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Although small in size, modern technology means no longer needing a large space to nail that big, professional sound. With our focused, knowledgeable and bespoke approach, NRSIX has been delivering that sound since 2012, and is now one of the most highly regarded and sought-after recording studios in East Anglia. Whether you’re looking to record from scratch; have an existing project that needs to
be mixed or mastered; are seeking the perfect choice for podcasts, voiceovers & audiobooks; or simply need help with a song you’re writing, we’ve got you covered. With over 20 years recording experience, we know how important it is to showcase your music in the highest quality sound, and we’ll work closely with you to ensure this, all delivered with a friendly and professional service. Rock, pop, rap, jazz, folk, you name it...with thousands of recordings across many genres under our belts, we adapt our ears to the direction the music requires, providing it with the sizzle and polish it deserves. Contact us today, and take the next step in your recording adventure.
Spent the day checking out the Angry Box modern reference speakers from - And these things sound GREAT!!❤️
A huge thanks to Tom & Jasper for taking time out of their busy schedule to make the trip, I can’t wait to get stuck into mixes with these bad boys!🔥
🤓Sharing some love for my birth year 1979 Les Paul Custom for ❤️
Combined with the H90, EF-P2, and TS-808 TubeScreamer through a Quick Rod this sounds absolutely KILLER!!!🔥
And the Polytune 3 Tuner keeps everything nice and in tune, especially that wandering G-string…the guitar, not mine…😂
Some swap outs on the pedalboard today. The H90 & EF-P2 Spring Reverb make for beautiful additions.❤️
🤓I recently had the pleasure of checking out the Dolby Atmos room at and hanging out listening to some mixes on some beautiful sounding monitors!❤️
Am I converted to Atmos? Well, it was my first time hearing it…and…it sounded decent! Certainly when we switched back to two-channel stereo it sounded a bit messy and boring in comparison…😂
Huge thanks to James & Mark for the hospitality (and the ☕️!!), and a massive thanks to for capturing these great snaps as I came away without any decent pics and I’ve been kicking myself since!🤓🙌🏻
The Spring Reverb & Vibrato Chorus pedals. Beautiful.❤️
Little photo update of some of my favourite things in the studio right now.❤️
1. The Ampmaker SE5-A. I posted a video about this last week as my Facebook marketplace bargain. It’s a stunning little 5w amp. Breaks up when it’s cranked, incredibly clean and warm when it’s down low. £100 very well spent.❤️
2. H90. I’m absolutely in love with this thing. I’ve been playing it through the Ampmaker SE5-A and it sounds absolutely stunning. The reverbs and delays are to die for, but the Weedwacker drive sounds SO good!🙏🏻
3. Kraken Preamp. This thing is SO GNARLY!!!! OMG it sounds ridiculous!! I got it because is one of my favourite guitarists from both a playing and tone pov. I’ve used it through my Splawn amps with the 4-cable method and it’s just insane. Big, thick, and heavy. Hits you right in the chest! Definitely need to start incorporating this into some of my videos in the future.👊🏻
4. Console 1 & Console 1 Fader. The centrepiece of my Studio. This is the MKII version, and I have the Console 1 MKIII still in the box ready to set up asap - Just sorting the studio aesthetics first!😍 This thing completely changed my workflow by putting my hands in control of what I’m listening to. Naturally when the MKIII came out I was gagging to get my hands on it. Videos to follow on this. The stand is from and we’re currently in talks to get something that will hold the MKIII and the Fader 1 MKII.
5. Quick Rod. I’ve been a Splawn user since 2011. If you’ve never heard one of these before - Imagine a hot rodded Marshall that just cuts the through the mix every time! It’s incredibly versatile too. And this one has been used on SO many of my recordings!🤓
6. My 2015 30th anniversary Custom 24. Now this one has a hell of a story behind it, but it’s also such a beautiful guitar. I’ve been playing this through the SE5A with the H90 and the tones have been amazing. All being well I’ll be shooting a video next week where I will feature this setup. Can’t wait.❤️
Friday thoughts…🤔
🤓What are your goals for 2024?❤️
Just had an extension on this until Wednesday if anyone fancies it? I can provide you with Tea, Coffee, biscuits, and my company for the duration of the recording!😁
No experience required!🤓
Hi all.🤓
I’m looking for volunteers for a recording project that I’m currently involved in on behalf of a major car manufacturer for an AI study.🚙🤖
I’ll just need you to record a number of short sentences over the next few days (Thursday deadline) - Aged between 17-55 - Takes about 35-45 mins - No experience necessary!😃
If anyone fancies it please get in touch!😃🙌🏻
😬Bit of a long shot but does anybody have a USB audio interface that I can borrow for about 3-4 weeks please?🙏🏻
Thanks!
Due to the cost of living crisis and the rising energy costs we are now charging £1,000,000 per hour for recording.😂
Thanks for your support in these tough times.😩🙏🏻
📸Photo dump from the weekends session with - Cannot wait for this one!😬🔥
✍🏻 And the reviews keep on coming…
🤓Customer satisfaction has always been my priority since day one of opening a Recording Studio. Being able to make a living and pay the bills doing something that I love is such a blessing, but NOTHING beats receiving these kind of messages from clients that have trusted me with their music.🤩
😍Love this!!❤️🙏🏻
🤓Putting the finishing touches to a very special up and coming track today in the Studio…🎄🎅🏻
🎚️Mixing in some gorgeous Hammond organ courtesy of the Waterfall B3 plugin - Wow!!😮❤️
🎉 Congratulations to on the release of his debut EP “Conspire”🥳
🎚️Recorded at NRSIX Studios with my good self and plenty of fun was had along the way - Always great to work with Tom!🙌🏻😃
➡️Go check it out now on Spotify or hit Tom up for a physical copy!💿😃
🔥Fantastic session in the Studio today with putting the finishing touches to two great tracks!🎛️🤓
😃We were also we joined by who was keen to see behind the scenes and witness the “magic” that goes into recording a song.🪄🧙🏻♂️🙂
😎Cheers guys! 🍻👍🏻
🤓HUGE congratulations to for the release of the new single “Ich Liebe Dich”🎉🥳
🎛 Mixed & Mastered by and on all streaming platforms now!💪🏼😃
🤓Always a great session with and today was no different!🙌🏻🔥
🤝Great to work together in the Studio again and put the finishing touches to two new tracks.💪🏼😃
👊🏻MTOX - “Keep It Real” drops later today on YouTube and on all streaming platforms soon!😎🚀
📲10 years ago I posted this on my social media...😬
🗓10 years later and not much has changed!!🖱🤓😂
🎉 Congratulations to .deo on the release of the latest EP “Midnight Escape”😃🔥
💪🏼Mixed & mastered by and available on all streaming platforms now!🤓
😃A MASSIVE congratulations to .official for the release of her brand new EP “hope u love her” which is release on all streaming platform and digital stores TODAY!!!🥳🎉🍾
🤓💪🏼We worked SO hard on the production of this EP and it’s so good to see it finally released - Go check it out!😃
🤓Ever since day one I’ve always taken great pride in my reviews. Today I received this one, and it might just be my favourite one of all time…😂❤️🙏🏻✍🏻
🤓That’s it! Six deadlines smashed this week in the form of six tracks mixed, mastered, and signed off!🥵💪🏼
☀️So with that I’m off on holiday/vacation for a week to soak up some sun, kick back and relax, and spend some well deserved time with family!🏕👨👩👧👦
🙏🏻Thanks to all of the great Artists who have been working with me recently, and to everyone else I’ll catch up with you when I’m back!😃
🥳 Congratulations to & .records with their release “Up Again”‘ which is out today!🔥🙌🏻 Mixed & Mastered by and available on all streaming platforms NOW!💪🏼 Great to collaborate with these guys!🤓
🫢The social media has been quiet around these parts for a little while whilst our new addition has been settling in - But we’ve been SUPER busy!!🥵😃
🤓Just want to give a huge shout out to some of the great artists we’ve been working with over the past couple of months - Thank you for entrusting me with your mixes and I hope that your releases are getting the listens that they deserve!🙏🏻🔥😃
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😃Little bit of help in the Studio today from this guy. Something tells me the mixes will be strong with this one…😊
Happy Star Wars day folks! 🤓
❤️Today was a great day to welcome a new recruit to the NRSIX team!😊
🥰Super proud of my good lady and totally blessed and in love with another beautiful daughter. 💖
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😃Had a GREAT day in the Studio yesterday with , recording three fantastic acoustic songs. 🎸
🗓A little bit of NRSIX history - was a member of the first band I ever recorded in the Studio back in 2012, shortly after the Studio was built. So it was great almost 10-years later to be back at it and to have a really good catch up! 😄😃
Always a fun time with Tom, and it was a pleasure to be involved in his project. 😊
😃GREAT to have Laurence Elley from RETRO - Norwich Rockband in the Studio today, laying down some awesome tones on this BEAUTIFUL fretless ‘79 Music Man Bass! 🎸
💪🏼Combined with a John Feldmann Ampeg profile for the Kemper Profiler, we captured some absolutely epic bass tones! 🔥
I’ve always said that the best things were made in 1979…😄
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➡️Here’s one for my fellow mixing engineers…although this never happened, right?😁🙌🏻 #producer #musicproducer #mixingtips #musicproduction #mixingengineer #producermemes
🎸Some great free guitar amp plugins available nowadays - Here’s a roundup of my top 5.🤩 @ikmultimedia @ikmultimediaes @igniteamps @mlsoundlab @audioassault_mx #guitarist #guitar #guitarporn #guitarpedals #guitarpedal #recordingstudio #producer #guitaristsofinstagram #freeplugins
Maybe just one more plugin…?😂 #producer #musicproducer #mixingtips #musicproduction #mixingengineer #producermemes
❤️One of my favourite delay plugins - Yak Delay by @safaripedals - Literally sounds great on everything!🔥 ➡️Plenty of options to dial in the perfect delay for any source. Grab it on its own or as part of the ‘Everything bundle’.💪🏼 #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #guitarist
🤙🏻2022 called - It wants its audio back…😁 I think I have an obsession with @splawnamplification … not that that’s a bad obsession to have!😂❤️ #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #producermemes #guitarist #guitaristsofinstagram
➡️ Tag a friend who does this…👇🏻😂 🔴Red light fever? Yeah, never happened…🤥😂 #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #producermemes #guitarist #guitaristsofinstagram
➡️Five mixing tip for better sounding final mixes…👇🏻🔥 1. The Starting Point. Take some extra time to make sure that whatever you’re recording is captured in the best and clearest way possible. A better captured piece of audio usually means easier and less processing, and will help you achieve a better end result. Remember: You can’t polish a 💩! 2. Panning + EQ = Space. Pan tracks to create space when positioning your audio, and focus on cleaning up any conflicting eq frequencies so that everything sits in its own place in the mix. This will prevent your instruments and vocals fighting with each other to cut through the mix which should give a wider and clearer end result.❤️ 3. Mixing Volume. Don’t mix with your monitors or headphones too loud. Doing this can tire your ears out and trick you into making what could be potentially bad mixing decisions. Mixing at lower volumes also means that you will be able to mix for longer periods of time, reduce fatigue, and mix with more accuracy.🔊🎧 4. Take Regular Breaks. If you’re mixing for long periods of time, it’s possible that you might forget what good sounds like, and before you know it you’ve spent a lot of time making something actually sound worse! By taking regular breaks it will give your ears a chance to recover and enable you to be much more accurate with your mixing decisions.☕️ 5. Trust Your Ears. If you can’t trust what you’re hearing because you don’t know the sound of your monitors, or you have a bad listening environment, you’ll always struggle to get the mix right. Learn what other music sounds like through your monitors or headphones, and regularly reference other tracks to make sure that your mix is heading in the right direction.👂🏻 I hope this helps!🤓🙏🏻 #producer #musicproducer #mixingtips #musicproduction #mixingengineer
🤓I’ve recently been checking out two awesome pedals from @echofixaustralia - The EF-P2 Spring Reverb & the EF-P3 Chorus Vibrato.❤️ The Echo Fix EF-P2 is a real Spring Reverb pedal that features a three-spring reverb tank, adjustable Spring Drive, Bass / Treble EQ controls, and Reverb Volume control.🤯 The Echo Fix EF-P3 Chorus Vibrato pedal is an analog BBD Chorus pedal, designed to be the ultimate chorus pedal and each control has been extended in range for sonic flexibility. From subtle pitch glides to fast Leslie-style wobbles, the wide range of controls makes this pedal extremely versatile and creative.🔥 Two absolute beauties!😍 #guitarist #guitar #guitarporn #guitarpedals #guitarpedal #recordingstudio #producer
🎛️Five FREE Plugins every music producer should own…PT.2!👇🏻🔥 1. Surge XT: One of the most powerful free synthesizers, Surge XT comes loaded with a wide range of wavetables, offering all kinds of different tonalities. featuring many synthesis techniques, a great selection of filters, a flexible modulation engine, and lots of effects and routing options. 🎹 2. @nativeinstruments KOMPLETE START is a bundle that includes 6 virtual synthesizers, 9 sample-based instruments, 2 effects, over 1,500 audio loops, and freeware Player editions of Kontakt and Reaktor. The updated Komplete Start now includes the Ozone 11 EQ from iZotope’s mastering suite.❤️ 3. @izotopeinc Vocal Doubler is a free plug-in designed to enhance your vocal with a natural doubling effect, adding richness and depth. It is a very simple intuitive interface whereby you can rotate the dot for more variation and move the dot further away from the center to get more separation.💪🏼 4. @spitfireaudio BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover - 34 instruments, brought to life inside a free, easy-to-use plugin, compatible with any major music creation software – from Garageband to Pro Tools. A whole orchestra at your fingertips. Write music with the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra — now including a concert grand piano.🙏🏻 5. @kazrog KClip Zero is a rock-solid clipper and arguably one of the best free ones on the marketMastering-grade clipping at your fingertips. KClip Zero includes the same revolutionary clipping algorithm as its paid sibling KClip 3, as well as variable control + oversampling up to 16x. And it’s 100% FREE.🔥 #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #logicprox #logicprotips #freeplugins
➡️One of the hardest things about shooting an unboxing video is having to leave the product in the box until I’m ready to shoot. And when it’s something as cool as the @eventideaudio H90 Harmonizer pedal, that’s really hard to do!😂 Since filming this I’ve been having a great time with it. It. Sounds. PHENOMENAL!! And the unit is much smaller than I thought it was going to be. It’s actually the same height as my H9, just a tiny bit wider.😃 Def gonna follow up soon with a play through of a few of the sounds. Stay tuned!📺🤓 #eventide #eventideh90 #guitarist #guitar #guitarporn #guitarpedals #guitarpedal #recordingstudio #producer
💾Save this post for later and follow me for more tips!🤓🙌🏻 1. Soothe2 from @oeksound This one mainly sits on my bus groups. Particularly guitars. If I’m getting a build up of resonance, I can clean it up mega quickly with Soothe2. I’ll also use it as a desser on vocals and fix the sibilance. There’s a reason this one is used by top engineers. I saw it described as “If time is money, you’ll get your money back on this with the time it will save”. Couldn’t be anymore true…🔥 2. Decapitator from @soundtoys Absolutely stunning saturation plugin which I use to add grit, distortion, warmth and who host of other benefits to most sound sources. Sounds great on drums, bass, and can really drive a vocal to cut through the mix. And don’t get me started on what this can do to 808’s…😂 3. Bus Processor from @softubestudios This is my go to bus compressor, or “Processor” as the name suggests. I can compress, dial in parallel compression, add saturation, add air in the top end, as well as push the bottom end to mono if I wish, and drive in more stereo width - All with one plugin! This one hasn’t left my buses or stereo output since I got it when it was released. 👏🏻👏🏻 4. Metric AB from @adptr_audio Absolutely beauty this one. The A and B are your mix and a reference mix. So I’ll add a track I’m using as reference and with the click of a button I can switch between the two. Gain matching is super easy, and there are a whole heap of other useful graphs and information to keep you mixing in the right direction.💪🏼 5. Loudness Meter 2 Free from @youlean.software One of the most important things with the final mix is that it’s hitting the right loudness levels that it needs to. This plug-in has the ability to tell me so much that I need to know from both something being too quiet that needs to be pushed more, or alternatively something that may be too loud and can be dialled back slightly. it’s a great pl
🎛️Five Pro Mastering plugins that sound incredible…👇🏻🔥 1. Flow Mastering Suite by @softubestudios VERY cool collection of unique signal chain Flows built by mastering professionals. 16 high-end mastering plug-ins that you can also use as separate plug-ins in your DAW. Pay monthly, get access to several thousand dollars’ worth of mastering grade tools, and earn credits you can use to buy the plug ins perpetually.🔥 2. Ozone 11 Advanced by @izotopeinc Ozone 11 Advanced is an all-in-one pro mastering suite, with intuitive features and everything you need to get your tracks release ready. Whether you’re putting the finishing touches on the next chart-topping hit or producing your first song, Ozone 11 Advanced delivers cutting-edge processing and Al-powered workflows.🔥 3. Lurssen Mastering Console by @ikmultimedia The Lurssen Mastering Console comes with 40 mastering templates, called “Styles,” that custom tailor its mastering processing chain for hip-hop, hard rock, heavy metal, country, and more. Just load in a track, choose a template and you’re ready to start with mastering your music.🔥 4. Master Plan by @musikhack_ Designed to be the only plugin that you need to get professional quality and LOUD masters for your music. Eq, Limiting, Compression, Tape, Multiband Compression, Width enhancement, and multiple referencing and monitoring options - All in one INCREDIBLY powerful plugin.🔥 5. Mastering Plugin Pro by @landrmusic The LANDR Mastering Plugin gives you fast, pro-level Al masters while you work in your DAW and make revisions without disrupting your workflow. The plugin also runs in real time on your mix bus to let you always hear how your mix affects the master.🔥 I hope this helps!🤓🙏🏻 #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #logicprox #logicprotips #mastering
🎛️Five FREE alternatives of popular paid plugins…👇🏻🔥 1. FabFilter Pro Q3 vs TDR NOVA by @tokyodawnrecords 2. XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Colour vs Vinyl by @izotopeinc 3. XFR Records Serum vs @matttytel Vital 4. Autotune Access vs MAudioPitch by @meldaproduction_official 5. Universal Audio LA2-A vs @analog_obsession LALA I hope this helps!🤓🙏🏻 #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #logicprox #logicprotips #freeplugins
🤓What are your goals for 2024?❤️ #producer #musicproducer #recording #musicproduction #logicprox
🤓2021 is over - Let’s welcome 2022 with open arms for a better year!🙌🏻 🙏🏻Thank you to everyone we worked with throughout this year - Have a great New Years night and hope to see you soon!🥳🎉 #recordingstudio #guitar #newyear #auldlangsyne
🎸Saturday morning solos for Red Ant Band and the upcoming release ‘In The Cold Light Of Day’😃 💪🏼Unleashing the fine tones of the PRS Custom 24 through a self-made Splawn Quick Rod profile on the @Kemper using Get Good Drums IR’s - BEAUTIFUL!!🤓 ☀️Have a great weekend folks!😎
Artists worked with: Astral Void, The Art Of Escaping, Red Ant Band, Dirty Rotten Cash, Wicked Faith, Hot Smoke & Danger, Dead Red, Matt Watson, Falling From Trees, Abigail Blake, Maria Gardener, Skylar Fox & Miss Anarchy (Bohemia Theatre Of Varieties), Chad Mason, David Jones, Floorboy, Adam Meek, King Dinosaur, The Tesla Jets, Aphra, Can't Surf, Zacharie Lambert, Lucy Grubb, Harriet Couzens, Jim Higgs, David Donley, Section IV, Adam Moore, Our Time Is Now, DangerRoad, Norwich Community Band Project, Frocked Up, Jade Murray, Tsunami Jets, Palladino, CC41, Jack Stiles, Paul Fawcett, Justin Brand, Henry Barham, Pout At The Devil, Feed Me To The Villains, Pull33r, Wattz, JdotKid, Krookid Kontent, Heat, Breeze, Elskin, JDoubleS, Clickz.
