Old School Studios

Old School Studios Old School Studios is a mainly analogue recording studio based in Norwich in the UK. Established in 2005. STUDER: B62 ex-BBC mid-60s 1/4" reel to reel.

A mainly analogue recording studio housed in the last Cold War nuclear bunker built in Europe, which is in Norwich, UK. Here's an abbreviated EQUIPMENT LIST:

RECORDING
ALICE: 2008 8/2 1970s broadcast mixer (with 8 channel extender unit)
AMERICAN CONCERTONE: Series 90 1960s valve preamp (x2)
AMPEX: 601 1950s valve preamp (x4)
BOGEN: MXM-A 1960s 5/1 valve mixer
CLASSIC API: VP26 (x2)
CLASSIC API: V

P312 (x2)
MAGNECORD: PT6-6J 1950s valve preamp
RCA: BA21A 1950s valve mic preamp
RCA: BA73B 1950s germanium mic preamp (x2)
TASCAM: 388 1/4" 8 track reel to reel with built-in mixer. MONITORING
EPICURE EPI 100v monitors

MICS
AUDIO TECHNICA: ATM25
HDW: 203 (valve multi-pattern mic, modded with Peluso CEK67 capsule, better electronics, and Cinemag transformers) (x2)
N-SONIC: NS2 x 2 *ribbon mics) (modified with custom 2 micron ribbon & a better transformer)
RCA: MI-6203 Varacoustic - (Ribbon mic from 1940s)
RCA: LMI-6203 Varacoustic - Rare, UK-made version of MI-6203
SENNHEISER: MD421
SENNHEISER: E609 silver
SONY: C535P (fantastic small diaphragm condenser, with cardioid capsule)
SHURE: 545 Unidyne III x 3 (vintage (and way better) precursor to SM57)
SHURE: SM7b
SHURE: XL57 x 3 (rare short version of SM57, in special MAY shockmount system. Great for tight spaces)
T.BONE: RM700 ribbon mic (modified with custom 2 micron ribbon & better transformer)
T.BONE: SCT800 valve mics - modified with cryogenically aged valves & audiophile capacitors etc (matching pair of cardioid valve mics, made by SE mics)

OUTBOARD
ALLISON RESEARCH: KEPEX vintage 70s noise gates from MOTOWN's L.A STUDIO!) (x 4)
ALLISON RESEARCH: GAIN BRAIN vintage compressor from 70s. (the first FET compressor) (x 3)
ART: TCS dual channel tube/valve compressors (x 2)
FMR: RNC Really Nice compressor (stereo compressor) (in Funk Logic rack)
LINDELL AUDIO: 7X-500 compressor (similar sounding to 1176) (x 2)
4 x customized passive DI boxes with Sowter transformers
SOUND WORKSHOP: 242 stereo spring reverb
VESTA KOZO: RV3 stereo spring reverb

KEYBOARDS & STUFF
Upright Piano
GEM: Sprinter S49 combo organ
GODWIN: Supersonic (dual manual drawbar organ (with built-in Leslie rotating speaker), string synth, analogue monosynth, and pedals, and spring reverb)
KORG Polysix (analogue polysynth)
MULTIVOX MX-880 Duo (analogue monosynth)
RED SOUND Darkstar (virtual-analogue sound module)
ROLAND RS-09 (analogue organ & string synth)
ROLAND Saturn SA-09 (analogue organ synth)

DRUMS
HAYMAN/SUPREME DRUMS: rare 1973 red perspex 5-piece kit
and a variety of vintage drums of various sizes and colours from 50s-80s by various makes.. AMPS & SPEAKER CABS
FENDER London Reverb (vintage guitar amp head)
LANEY LC-30 (class A valve guitar amp)
MARSHALL JCM800 1x12 combo
MARSHALL 1936 2x12 (guitar speaker cabinet)
TRACE ELLIOT 4x10 (bass speaker cabinet)
VOX Valvetronix AD60VT guitar amp (1x12)
WEM Clubman MK8 5watt vintage valve amp (sounds great on organ & guitar)
WEM Dominator MK3 vintage valve amp

PA EQUIPMENT
DBX Driverack PA
MACKIE: 3 x C300Z PA Speakers/Monitors (12" & horn)
TURBOSOUND TXD-151 PA Speakers (1x15" & horn) x 2
TURBOSOUND TXD-115 sub bass bins (1x15") x 2

Address

The Emergency Centre, Thorpe Lodge, 1 Yarmouth Road
Norwich
NR70DU

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