Oxygen Recording Studios, the beautiful Italian residential studio, has just had a serious injection of new equipment!
Firstly, the rig has been upgraded to a brand new Mac Pro Xeon E5 Quad-core (pictured below), with a Lync Aurora 16 HD interface, an Apogee Big Ben master clock, Pro Tools 12 software and a load of new plugins. Having traditionally been centred around the stunning Ampex MM1200 tape machine, the studio is now ready to work completely in Pro Tools. The Ampex stays of course, for those still looking for an analogue recording experience!
The monitoring has also had a serious upgrade with a pair of Avantgarde Solo monitors with 231 Sub. New outboard purchases include a couple of Altec 16128s and a pair of DBX 160 compressors. The star of the show however must be the vintage Neumann valve U47 microphone. That along with a pair of Coles 4038s, Royer R-121, beyer M380, Sennheiser 409, Nevation MC48, and a pair of AKG C414 B-ULSs have really bolstered the mic list.
Last but not least there is a new Gem Deluxe 50R guitar amp (pictured below), adding to the already impressive selection of backline at the studio.
Check out the full range of goodies on offer at Oxygen on the studio’s full equipment list. If you’re interested in booking a session here, please contact our bookings team at bookings@miloco.co.uk.
Browse our directory of Italian partner studios here.
Posted in Uncategorized |If there’s one way to beat away the Winter blues, it’s with the BRIT Award nominations!
All nominees for the BRITs were announced on Monday 16th on January, and boy are we pleased with what we saw! Among the many artists and the brilliant albums they released, Miloco is very proud to have been involved with five of them.
Check out the list below, and click on each artist to read more about our work with them.
Skepta, Konnichiwa – British Breakthrough Act, MasterCard British Album Of The Year, British Male Solo Artist
Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate – MasterCard British Album Of The Year, British Male Solo Artist
Emeli Sandé, Long Live The Angels – British Female Solo Artist
Lianne La Havas, Blood– British Female Solo Artist
Bastille, Wild World – British Group
The awards will be held in London on February 22nd, where Emeli Sandé, Little Mix and The 1975 have already been confirmed to perform.
We wish the best of luck to all the nominees!
Posted in Uncategorized |Sprinkling some magic into January, we have added an incredible new partner studio to our USA directory with Make Believe Studios!
Make Believe is a spacious 3800 sq. ft. studio facility in the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, in America’s midwest, owned and run by engineers Rick Carson and Jeremy Deaton. The three studio rooms have all been designed by Rod Gervais, who placed an emphasis on “concept, implementation and execution.”
The studio as a whole is made up of the large live room of Studio B, complete with isolation booth and an API control room, Studio C‘s SSL room, ideal for tracking and mixing, and the smaller production suite of Studio D, which includes identical monitoring to that of Studio C. Take a virtual tour of the rooms with this interactive floorplan.
In addition to these three incredible rooms, the studio offers a vast collection of vintage outboard gear and new and vintage synths. Knowing how every project has it’s own set of challenges, from an equipment standpoint Make Believe Studios was designed to be as flexible as possible. All three studios are equipped to track and monitor between rooms and most of the outboard gear lives in mobile racks that can be used interchangeably between all three studios. Browse through the rest of the impressive equipment lists for each studio and the equipment closet here.
With plenty of things to do and places to stay in the surrounding area, this is the perfect destination studio that can facilitate any kind of recording or project.
Browse through our other USA studio locations, and contact our bookings team at bookings@miloco.co.uk to enquire about your session today!
Peckham’s finest recording studio, 123 Studios, has just had a huge update to its equipment list. First and foremost, the control room is now centred around an incredible cut down 24-channel SSL 6k E-Series console. The 6000 E consoles are a real rarity, with three mix busses and the classic E-Series sound that changed mixing forever.
The monitoring has also had a major upgrade, with a pair of ATC SCM50 monitors. ATC have long been at the forefront of studio monitor technology and these three-way monitors with soft-dome mid drivers sound absolutely incredible.
Furthermore, the outboard at 123 has been bolstered with Chandler TG1, Curvebender and Little Devil EQ units, a Urei 1176, 1178 and LA2, API 550 and 560 EQs and 2500 compressor, and a Harrison EQ. And that’s not it, there’s a new Flea 47 and Bock Ifet microphones and a Zod bass DI.
Last but not least, there’s a new Lavry Gold convertor to ensure all this superb new analogue gear is converted at the highest possible quality! Explore the studios full equipment list here.
Contact bookings@miloco.co.uk to enquire and book your session!
Posted in Uncategorized |At the end of last year, we took delivery of a stunning Mellotron 4000D at Livingston Studios, the digital keyboard featuring 100 original Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds based on the legendary M400 model from the 1970s.
With the 4000D model the Mellotron has well and truly been brought into the digital age, and in the few short years since its introduction it’s fast become a hugely popular and sought-after piece of kit. Users include the likes of Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Noel Gallagher and Foo Fighters.
The uncompressed 24bit audio files sound incredible, and the expansive library combined with the nifty ability to blend the Mellotron and Chamberlin samples together makes this a hugely versatile instrument. Beat the two-month waiting list and come and have a play!
Contact our bookings team bookings@miloco.co.uk to enquire
Posted in Uncategorized |A Sharp Recording Studios in sunny Sydney has got us wanting to pack our bags and whisk off to down under. Our newest Australian partner studio was opened in the 1970s, before being totally refurbished in late 2014, and holds the title of the oldest independent recording studio in Sydney.
The studio complex features designer working space, incredible acoustics and enhanced equipment specs, accompanied by an impressive list of mics, outboard, SSL AWS948 and impeccable monitoring. The impressive gear list features backline and instruments from the likes of Ludwig, Fender, Marshall and an Alex Steinbach Grand Piano.
The various recording spaces include a 50m2 oak wooden floor main live room and two isolation booths, all of which are visible from the spacious SSL control room. The main live area is installed with Flutter Free acoustic walls, designed for high frequency sound diffusion, as well as acoustic curtains to provide a variety of sonic options.
Found in the south-west suburbs of Sydney not far from the airport, A Sharp is conveniently located close to Riverwood train station, and benefits from free all day parking (a rarity in Sydney!)
With all this and more, it’s no surprise A Sharp has hosted client such as Birds of Tokyo, Mental As Anything, The Screaming Jets, Universal Music, ABC Music and more.
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Christmas has come early at Miloco, with the addition of yet another incredible facility to our directory of partner studio locations, Maltbarn Studios.
An isolated residential studio located in the middle of the beautiful Welsh countryside, Maltbarn Studios offers an inspiring retreat perfect for writing sessions. The stunning on site accommodation allows clients to relax while they concentrate on writing great music!
The studio consists of an open plan vaulted control room and recording room. The equipment centers around a vintage 1977 24 channel Neve Melbourne console and a ProTools / Ableton rig and PMC monitors. The room comes with a great collection of backline, including synths, keyboards, guitars, amps and effects making it the perfect location to write a new record. Check out the full equipment spec here.
The complex includes a Welsh Longhouse built in 1555 which houses the studio and the main house, as well as a separate cottage. The quiet surrounding hills will make you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere, but there is a nearby town for shops and entertainment just a short while away for down time.
Maltbarn provides complete flexibility, allowing clients to book the main studio along with the two bedrooms, or alternatively they can rent just the cottage which has room for you to arrange your own ‘pop up’ writing studio. Or for larger groups they can rent the whole lot! Just don’t forget to feed the chickens…
Check out Maltbarn’s full studio page, or contact bookings@miloco.co.uk to enquire about sessions.
For one of our favourite West London recording studios, Sleeper Sounds, Christmas has come early with a fresh injection of new gear! The already impressive gear list, which includes items from the likes of Avid, Universal Audio, Chandler and Neve, has welcomed pieces from Mellotron, Fender and AEA.
Below is the wonderful white Mellotron MD4000D.
Joining the Mellotron is this gorgeous Fender Telecaster vintage 1974 in a tobacco brown finish.
We also have the AEA RPQ500, Radial Space Heater & EXTC ReAmp.
And lastly, the Oberheim OB6. With its X-Mod & thickness it makes for great leads & basses!
To take these toys for a spin boo your session at Sleeper Sounds with our office today! Contact bookings@miloco.co.uk or call +44 (0)21 7232 0008
Posted in Uncategorized |We are very excited to reveal that we have recently completed a cosmetic, acoustic and equipment upgrade in our flagship Orinoco Complex writing studio, The Bridge, in London’s SE1.
At the centre of the room is a brand new 24 channel Audient ASP8024 Heritage Edition console. The Audient console is a great console for the writing room, offering clean sound with a retro touch and plenty of routing flexibility. Miloco Gear will be demoing the new Audient console to prospective clients.
We want to say a big thanks to Audient for the help in installing this beauty of a console. On top of the console we have also improved the monitoring with a significant upgrade. Firstly, we added bass absorption in the rear and front of the room. This has helped deaden the control room but also tightened up the bottom end response.
Just to make sure that the sound is truly great in there, we have installed a pair of Augspurger Solo-12 mid range monitors with two 12” subs. Like all the Augspurger speakers we have installed in many of our rooms, they sound incredible! They really have perfect stereo imaging, plenty of power and accurate response. Once again these can be demod with an option to purchase through Miloco Gear.
Finally, a Miloco room would not be complete without our signature Hue lighting system. You can control the lighting of The Bridge to suit your mood, and all from your phone. Any colour, any brightness, with endless combinations to choose from!
We didn’t think this writing room could get any better, but it did! Book now or come and check it out by calling +44 (0) 207 232 0008 or emailing bookings@miloco.co.uk
Miloco has welcomed another fabulous location to our directory of UK recording studios this week with The Cold Stores.
The family-run studio is a state of the art writing, recording and rehearsal complex located in the heart of the Kent countryside. Comprised of Studios A and B, Studio A has a large live room, drum room, and is complete with control room and a vocal/live booth. It can comfortably cater for large bands, choirs and small orchestras. Studio B has a smaller live room, control room and vocal booth, perfect for recording small bands. The complex also features a large recreation room and a modern kitchen for artists to take a break and relax between takes.
Owners Clive and Sue Thomas acquired the former apple store and went to great lengths to design and build the fully floating, acoustically treated studio complex inside, and recruit a fantastic young team of talented engineers and producers for recording and mixing.
Located just 40 minutes from London it is the perfect recording retreat within easy reach of the city, where clients can relax and focus on their projects. Secure on site parking and disability access/toilet facilities make The Cold Stores easily accessible for all clients.
The meticulous attention to detail has resulted in a fantastic family run studio complex which takes pride in producing impeccable quality recording and providing top of the line services, which includes equipment hire and catering, and can be arranged at an extra cost.
Though a relatively young studio, The Cold Stores has already had the pleasure of hosting artists such as Jeff Beck, Pino Palladino and Olly Murs to record.
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