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Distant City Studios - Ripponden, Yorkshire

Distant City Studios is a custom built state of the art residential recording studio set in the rolling hills of picturesque Yorkshire village, Ripponden. The studio has a large collection of classic microphones, vintage gear and instruments.

Built with quality & flexibility in mind Distant City Studios boasts an abundantly stocked control room and a double height drum room with a motorised ceiling to adjust the room size to preference.

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Distant City Studios - Ripponden, Yorkshire
Distant City Studios - Ripponden, Yorkshire
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ACME Opticom XLA-3

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.