Castlesound Studios

16/03/2024

A new, FREE drum sample library recorded here by the brilliant Crow Hill Company. Go and download!

FREE to all members! Drum Studio is our latest 'Vaults Beta' plugin, an alt-rock-style drum kit loaded with '90s pop-punk charm, recorded at the well-loved C...

20/02/2024

I’ve got to know these young Ladies and Gents pretty well over the last couple of years and they’re a wonderfully talented bunch. If you can help them in any way, they would hugely appreciate it!

KEEPER - A Screen Academy Scotland Production - A short docu-drama exploring the experiences of professional youth football players.

03/08/2023

Keith Richards once got a turtle for his birthday.

He asked: "How old will it get".
They told him: "About 300 years".

He said: "Now you see why I'm against it, you get attached to such an animal and then it dies."

28/07/2023

Two fantastic recordings released today that have passed through the Castlesound doors…
Conciousology by Dot Allison and Hardly Surprising by Tide Lines.

Check them out, or better still… buy them! 🙂

28/06/2023

✨ Totally delighted to share that we’ve just finished recording our new album!! ✨ We’ve spent 5 days over the last couple of weeks under the mics and peerless ears of Stuart at Castlesound Studios. A total joy! Can’t wait to share more news about it with you later in the year
RANT x

19/04/2023

All set up for a string quartet recording.

Violins U67’s, viola U87, cello Fet47, main pair M49, high overhead AEA R88A and wide room mics DPA 4006.

08/02/2023

Our latest… a Neumann M49. Unbeatable on female vocals so far. Need a second one!

03/11/2022

New Dot Allison album taking shape…

30/06/2022

Spending the most incredible week recording the Benedictine monks of Pluscarden Abbey with composer Tom Donald. An absolute privilege.

03/05/2022

What a total pleasure it was to be involved with Spitfire Audio in the sampling of our beautiful Steinway grand piano. Released today!

https://youtu.be/peyJi0pJt8s

We're launching a NEW Originals — join us live for the release event and a chance to win the library!Tuesday 3rd May - 5pm (BST)🍿

08/07/2021

MusicTech have awarded Spitfire Audio’s Albion Solstice with a 10/10 Excellence Award. The studio even gets a mention in the review!

https://www.musictech.net/reviews/software-instruments/spitfire-audio-albion-solstice-review/

The latest addition to Spitfire Audio’s all-in-one Albion scoring series unearths rootsy folk, horror, noir and Celtic spirit aplenty.

22/06/2021

So pleased we’re able to talk about this now!

Recording Albion Solstice with Spitfire Audio was the absolute highlight of 2020. The amount of work and attention to detail that goes into a library like this is just incredible.

Many of Scotland’s finest musicians were employed at a time when few were able to work elsewhere, which made the experience all the more special. Their enthusiasm and talent can be heard throughout and make this something genuinely unique.

The walk through videos are definitely worth watching!

Recorded at the legendary Castlesound Studios in Edinburgh, Albion Solstice is an ultra-intimate and dynamic selection of uniquely workshopped ensembles, featuring highly specialised players and soundsmiths from a cross-section of classical, folk, Celtic, Gaelic, and other traditions.

Featuring strings, brass, and woodwind accompanied by unique instruments from nyckelharpa, Celtic fiddles, hurdy-gurdy, and modern synthesizers, percussion performances, and much more.

Learn more about our brand new Folk Noir library: https://bit.ly/3xy9Zk8

21/06/2021

PREMIERING TODAY ⏳ Join us on YouTube at 5pm BST / 9am PT for the launch of a brand new Albion with Christian Henson & Homay Schmitz — Tune in for a first look at the library and to find out how you could WIN it! 🧿

Set a reminder now: https://bit.ly/3gSGy5G

08/05/2021

Monday evening at 9.30 on BBC2, the first episode of a brilliant series. Music recorded here with composer Christian Henson.

Watch it!

29/04/2021

Recording this was great fun, and the best part is that you can download it free!

Download now for FREE: https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/autoharpExpand your sound palette with the autoharp, the new backbone to your folk-inspired score or tr...