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RECORDING

MIXING

Large live room with adjacent amp booths making it possible to record live with varying degrees of separation as required.

Analog /digital mixing performed with high end analog outboard and large plug in collections.

THE STUDIO

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Joe's Garage is a recording studio located right in Bedminster, Bristol specialising in capturing exciting live performances. Covering everything from a live 'band in a room' sound to more Hi-Fi results and recording all styles of music from Jazz, Blues and Folk to Rock and Metal.

 

We have two nice big live rooms and a great sized booth in between them with line of sight between all three spaces to accommodate a full band tracking completely live.

 

OUR EQUIPMENT

The studio houses a great selection of equipment and is constantly being upgraded
 

Thermionic Culture Little Red Bustard

(valve summing mixer)

SSL UF8 DAW controller
Antelope Orion 32+

 

Neve 1073 DPA (2 channel preamp)

Neve 33609 dual/stereo compressor

API 3124+ (4 channel preamp)

16 channels of Audient ASP preamps

500 preamps: 7x CAPI, 4x RND 511, 2x Louder than Lift Off Chroma

Focusrite ISA 428 (4 channel)

2x Universal Audio UA610 valve preamp

Universal Audio LA610MK2 valve channel strip

Universal Audio 1176LN

Empirical Labs FATSO

2x EL8 Distressor

TK Audio BC501s (SSL style bus comp)
2x DBX 160

4x AML ezP1-A Pultec EQs

2x Klark Teknik KT2A valve comp/limiters

SPL Transient Designer

Roland RE201 and SRE-555 Space Echos
Vesta Fire RV2 stereo spring reverb
Mac Studio  running Logic Pro X 10.1
Plug ins from Slate, Sound Toys, Waves and UAD among many others

 2x UAD Octo Satellite boxes

 

Neumann KH310a 3 way monitors

Auratone 5C monitors

Wide selection of mics including:

3x STC (Coles) ex BBC 4038 vintage ribbon mics

Neumann U87ai

Neumann KMS84i

3x Sennheiser MD421

4x Sennheiser MD441

Warm Wa251 valve mic

2x JZ V67
3x AKG C414ULS
2x Josephson C42s (MP)

2x Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina
2x EV RE20

2x AKG D12E

Solomon LoFReQ sub kick 
2x Shure SM7b

3X Telefunken M80

Telefunken M82

2x Audio Technica AT804

STC 4032 ball and biscuit
Realistic PZMs

2x Beyer M69
3x Beyer 201s
4x Shure SM57s
Beyer TGX-50

2x Bang & Olufsen BM3 (RCA ribbons fitted by Xaudia)

3x Beyer M260  ribbons (refurbished by Xaudia)

Radial JDX48 and Palmer speaker DI/sims
Rupert Neve, Sansamp, Orchid, Radial, EMO and BSS DI’s

 

6x P16M personal monitor mixers giving each musician control of their headphone mixes.

Audio Technica ATH M50x and Superlux 'Iso'  headphones  

Guitar/bass amps (usually many others to close from)
1970’s Fender Twin Reverb ‘silverface’ 

1990’s Fender Twin

1970’s Fender Vibro Champ

1976 Marshall JMP combo

1970's Laney LC60 (modded)
1970’s Burman Pro501 combo
1970’s Burman Pre/Power 100w head
1969 Ampeg SVT & Aguilar GS412
1970’s Ampeg V4 & 4x12
1970’s Ampeg B25B & 2x15

1970's Orange OR120 & 4x12

Matamp Jazz combo 

Roland JC80 combo 

Barefaced 2x15 cab

 

70’s Fender Rhodes

60’s Philips Philicorder

70’s Roland RS09

70’s Korg MS20

70’s Korg MF500 Micropreset

Moog Grandmother

Arturia Minibrute

Premier Genista drum kit

(22" kick, 12", 13", 16" toms)

Premier pre international vintage drum kit 

(20" kick, 10" and 14" toms with snare and bongos)

70’s Roger’s kit

70’s Ajax kit

 

Ludwig Supraphonic, Gretsch COB, Yamaha 9000, World Max and Big Dog snares

Loads and loads of FX pedals including pieces from Strymon, Bugbrand, Earthquaker Devices, Snarling Dogs, Proco, EHX, Catalinbread, Alesis, Boss, Vox, Jim Dunlop, DOD and Marshall among others


We also have some great contacts to hire in vintage amps, keys and drums when required.

CLIENTS

Some recent clients include:
Anthroprophh
Keir
Roly Witherow
Urzah
IDLES
Rose Kemp and Maddy Prior
Ogives Big Band
Run Logan Run
Wilderness Hymnal
Sugar moon
Kuro
Snails
Davey Woodward
Eddie Martin
Antoni Maiovvi
Warrior Pope
Vena Cava
ANTA
The Blunders
The Plainviews
 

 

 

37A Bedminster Down Rd, Bedminster, Bristol BS13 7AB

joe@joesgaragebristol.co.uk Tel: 07761471809

BOOK A SESSION

 
Have some questions or ready to book a session? 

Call us on 07761471809

or fill out the contact form & we’ll get you rolling

RATES

Anchor 3

The studio is available with engineer for £300 per day

 

Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss your session in more detail.

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