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Castle Sound Studios - Pencaitland, Scotland

Castle Sound Studios have been established for over 25 years and offer an amazing range of recording spaces with a very high specification of recording equipment. We think it's one of the nicest and most comfortable studios in the UK.

Few studios that we know offer the range of spaces to record anywhere near to the price bracket and we feel that it has a lot in common with some of the classic LA studios.

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Castle Sound Studios - Pencaitland, Scotland
Castle Sound Studios - Pencaitland, Scotland
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ACME Opticom XLA-3

Leveling Amplifier
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D.W.Fearn VT-7

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Helios EQ1 Lunchbox

Classic British input module
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Rupert Neve Designs 5088

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Recording Engineer Tips and Techniques

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Acoustic guitar microphones compared

Mike Exeter met up with Barry Bayliss at Gospel Oak Studios near Birmingham, UK, to compare a range of microphones for recording acoustic guitar. Some of the microphones were very affordable and a few more expensive mics were thrown in too.
Tips & Techniques

Drum Recording with Dan Weller

Dan Weller gives us a behind the scenes look (and listen) at his drum recording setup  on a session at VADA Studios in the heart of the UK.
Tips & Techniques

Recording and mixing drums with Mike Exeter

Mike Exeter shows how he mixes drums, playing the tracks individually and in context with the rest of the kit. Later he demonstrates how he recorded those sounds, showing where he placed the microphones, discussing what they are capturing and which microphones he chose.
Tips & Techniques

Acoustic guitar recording with Sean Genockey

Sean Genockey demonstrates how he records acoustic guitar and discusses microphone selection and positioning. Seven different techniques are compared with audio examples.
Tips & Techniques

Several mic techniques for recording piano including Mid/Side

George Shilling & Neil Pickles compare piano recording techniques March 2017 - We were at Rimshot Studios recording some production videos in our series for the site with musician Nigel Powell, pop producer superstar Gary Stevenson and ace engineer / producer George Shilling.