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far heath recording studios northamptonshire
 


Far Heath is a world class recording studio? set in the lush surroundings? of rural Northamptonshire countryside. This competitively priced studio benefits from natural light in every room providing? an? ideal creative environment to record in.

The studio now boasts a Solid State Logic AWS 9OO+ console running with Pro Tools HD3 . There is a comfortable? client lounge and accommodation for 5 .

Over the years, Far Heath has played host to numerous bands such as the Prodigy, Spiritualized and the Fall. The studio has been the epicentre for groups and labels such as Creation, Polydor, Beggars Banquet, and Fierce Panda.

An eclectic array of musical styles has been created at Far Heath with its various live rooms, recording areas, and large microphone collection. It is capable and accomplished in recording all genres of live music – dance music has also regularly played a part in the history of Far Heath Studios with remix credits that include the Stranglers and Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Now in its eighteenth year, Far Heath Studios has unrivalled facilities (accommodation, lounge, kitchen) and professional experience that can only benefit you, the artist and the producer.

services


Recording / Tracking

Using the quality of Pro Tools HD you can achieve exceptional quality recordings, but here at Far Heath we blend the high end technology with valve technology to give your recordings the warmth and character that people so often miss in the digital age.

Mixing

The control room has been acoustically designed by David Bell from White Mark Ltd. His company has previously designed acoustics for the Hit Factory in New York and the Strongroom in London.

Sound Design / Music Composition

We are expert in audio post production, and produce sound for TV, film and multimedia. Our creative knowledge can help you set the sound of your production in minutes.

For our clients we use a huge online database that includes more than 100,000 different sound effects. All major libraries are present, including our own custom made libraries.

We have extensive knowledge of the film and advertising industry having worked on numerous productions for VW, Audi, Seat and the award winning commercial Habitat for Humanity.

Mastering

Experienced ears are everything. Sophisticated audio preparation for CD duplication performed in Pro Tools with 24 bit resolution using state of the art external analogue and digital signal processors. Attention to gain maximizing of tracks, equalizing of relative volumes between songs and various other processing, including necessary subcode information for replication.

CD Duplication

Far Heath offers highly competitive prices (please call for a quote).

Engineering / Production

Chief Engineer is Angus Wallace. Angus founded Far Heath Studios in 1987, having studied Audio Engineering and Production in London. Since then he and the other experienced sound engineers at Far Heath have been recording and producing bands such as the Prodigy, Spiritualized, the Fall, Love and Rockets and Natacha Atlas / Trans-global Undergaround. In 1992 Angus was awarded the Ampex Golden Reel Award and in 1998, a gold disc for his engineering skills on three Fall albums. In 2000 Angus pushed his knowledge of all things audio further by obtaining a masters degree in Sound Design. An excellent programmer, arranger and mixer, he has also been involved in co-writing with various artists, the most succesful being Wishbone Ash.









equipment (studio 1)

console :

Solid State Logic AWS 900+ console with AWSomation and Total Recall - Offering a unique combination of a world-class analogue mixing console and a comprehensive Pro Tools controller, SSL?s AWS 900+ provides everything you need to record, edit and mix professional audio.

monitoring:
 
Exigy 515s, Focal Twin 6s, Yamaha NS10s, Avantone MixCubes and Chevin Research amps - Monitoring is a critical part of the recording process, if you cannot trust what your ears are telling you then we all may as well pack up and go home. We have a number of monitoring options right from the soffit-mounted mains, to the all important miniature Avantones. It is vitally important to us that our recordings translate well onto all formats.
outboard equipment:
 
Neve 1081 Mic/Line Preamps (these are fantastic on everything), SSL K Series Channel Strip (truly classic EQ and compression)Lexicon 960 L (the king of reverbs), Lexicon PCM 70, Eventide H300 Ultra Harmonizer, Urie 1176 compressor, Avalon AD2044 Pure Class A Opto-Compressor (Stereo), Audio Design Vocal Stressor (vintage EQ and compression), Valley People Stereo D-Essor, Yamaha SPX 1000 (multi effects), Yamaha SPX 90, Alesis Quadraverb, DBX 160A Compressor, Drawmer Gates.
mics:
 
Neumann U47 Vintage Valve (truly one of the great vocal mics of all time), Neumann M149 Tube, Neumann U87 Ai, Neumann KM184, Royer R-121 Ribbon (warm smooth, natural sounding), Akg 414, Akg Solid Tube Valve, Akg D12e The egg, Akg D112, Akg C1000, Akg 451, Beyer 740, Sennheiser MD421, Bru & Kj4006, Shure SM57, Shure SM58, Audio Technica 4033
recording:      
Pro Tools HD2 Accel, Digidesign 192 I/O Interfaces (Expanded I/O 24 Channels), Apple Mac Pro, two 2.66GHz Dual-Core processors, 1GB RAM, 500GB SATA disk, Apple 20" Cinema Displays, Digidesign Sync Box, Emagic EMT8 Midi Interface, G-Tech G-Drive 250GB, Lacie 300GB drives, Tascam DA-40 DAT Machine
protools tdm plugins:      
Waves Gold Bundle, Pultec, Bombfactory, Cranesong Phoenix, Universal Audio, SSL 400 Collection (EQs and compression), Eventide, URS Bundle, TC Electronic MD3 Stereo Mastering software, TC Electronic MasterX mastering software, Antares Autotune 4, Line 6 Amp Farm (hefty guitar amp simulations), Sony Oxford EQs, Compressors, Transient Modulater, Inflator, Digidesign Massive Pack, Digidesign Revibe
headphone mixes:      
Dacs Headlight (4 separate mixes), Aviom Pro 16 Headphone System (6 individual mixes) - The Aviom system gives artists direct control over their own headphone mixes. It is intuitive and easy to use, so performers can jump right in and start adjusting their mixes, without waiting for an engineer and without interfering with any one else?s. Engineers are free to focus on what they do best: recording great tracks.
samplers / keyboards & instruments:      
Clavia Nord Lead, Juno 60 Vintage Synth, Roland JV1080, Roland SPD-20 Octopad, Akai S3000 Stereo Sampler, Korg Kaos Pad, ARP Quadra Vintage Synth, Reason, Digidesign Xpand soft synths, Zendor upright piano, Premier APK 5 piece kit (well maintained) with a 15" Sonor Maple Snare, Zildjian / Paiste crashes, rides and hats


clients:

Bands and Artists

  • The Prodigy
  • Spiritualized
  • The Fall
  • Wishbone Ash
  • Seafood
  • Love and Rockets
  • Alan Moore
  • Emerson Lake and Palmer
  • Toyah Wilcox
  • The Stranglers (remix)
  • Bob Marley and the Wailers (remix)
  • Albert Lea
  • Earl Thomas
  • Natacha Atlas / Trans-Global Underground
  • Sherman Robertson
  • Bill Nelson
  • The Telescopes
  • The Sweet (remix)




Record Labels

  • Polydor
  • Beggars Banquet
  • Creation
  • Fierce Panda


Sound Design Clients

  • Audi
  • Volkswagen
  • Seat
  • Mell Wade Films Ltd
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • HomeBuyer.com






contact information:


Far Heath Studios Guilsborough Northamptonshire NN6 8RH UK

Tel: +44 (0)1604 740739

Mobile: +44 (0)7866 485340

Website: www.farheath.com


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