With London 2012 wrapped up and assigned to the history books it is time to turn our attention to another part of the world entirely, and so this month we are pleased to be launching the very special Karma Sound Studios in Thailand.
Karma Sound is a breathtaking studio paradise set in the heart of Thailand’s Chonburi province, which is only an hour and a half drive south of Bangkok. It comprises two studios – a state of the art SSL recording and mixing facility and a smaller writing / production suite.
Studio 1 offers 1,000 square meters of recording space split between a large day-lit live room, three isolation areas and a vocal booth. Here you have a huge variety of acoustic options available thanks to a high ceiling, a combination of padded, wooden and stone walls, and the ability to split the main live room into two by using its large glass sliding doors.
The spacious control room is centred around a SSL 4056 E/G+ console that used to belong to UB40. It features Pro Tools HD3, Genelec monitoring and a good choice of outboard.
Also on site is Studio 2 – a smaller writing, overdubbing and mixing/mastering space. It has a comfortable control room and its live space is perfectly suited to recording vocals and guitars.
Find out everything you need to know on both studios at Karma by visiting www.miloco.co.uk/studios/karma-sound-studios/studio-overview/.
Click the following link to view the full Karma Sound equipment specification.
The Karma Sound Residential
The accommodation at Karma Sound takes luxury to a new level. This 6-bedroom villa boasts a contemporary, minimalistic Thai chic throughout, which creates light and airy spaces for clients to relax and unwind in. Five of the guest rooms have an en suite and four have balconies overlooking the private swimming pool, the outdoor barbecue and dining area and the large tropical gardens that bask in sunshine.
Also on site are a massage room, small gym and private bar for guests, as well as access to TVs, DVDs, game consoles and a table tennis table. The beautiful local beach and other amenities are only a short walk away in the sleepy fishing town of Bang Saray.
Find out much more on the Karma Sound residential facilities by clicking here. You can view a gallery of the accommodation here.
What they are saying about Karma…
“The studio had exactly the same mixing desk as we’ve got at home, and it was less expensive to go there, food, all-in, everything included, than it was to carry on in England and sit in miserable British February drizzle!” – Jay Kay, Jamiroquai
“Amazing Studio….Truly Paradise!” – Enter Shikari
“..Best Studio EVER!” – Bullet For My Valentine
“We’re delighted to be working with Miloco and proud to be represented by them. As a Miloco client when I’m hiring studios in the UK, I know the level of professionalism they adopt matches the unique and special environment and facilities we’ve created at Karma. For bands or artists wanting to get way from the ‘real world’ and record away from the distraction of city life, Karma, I think, is second to none in vibe – at least that’s what our clients tell us!”- Chris Craker (Producer and Karma Sound Studios owner).
To find out everything you need to know about Karma Sound Studios, including information on equipment, floorplans, the residential, image galleries, Chris Craker, location and much more, visit www.miloco.co.uk/karmasound.
For all bookings enquiries, call the Miloco office on +44 (0) 207 232 0008 or email bookings@miloco.co.uk
Posted in Mixing Studios, Residential Recording Studios, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios | Tagged bangkok, karma sound, Miloco, recording studio, residential, thailand |
Here is some exciting news on the chance for you to win a 4-day session at the brilliant La Chapelle studio in the Belgian Ardennes, to celebrate their fast-approaching 1000th booking.
To enter the competition, all you have to do is simply click through to La Chapelle’s Facebook page and upload a video of one of your songs. You then need to get your fans to vote – the video with the most votes as counted on the 21st September will win 4 days in this amazing recording studio.
La Chapelle is a high end facility that boasts of one of the biggest recording rooms in Europe, a large control room and several isolated booths. The recording room is big enough to record a symphony orchestra but also tight and compact enough to handle rock, pop or jazz music. Clients have use of a charming 5-bedroom farmhouse surrounded by the stunning views of the Ardennes region.
To enter the La Chapelle 1000th Session competition, please click here.
To find out more on La Chapelle, please click here.
A recently refurbished long-term let studio is becoming available in our Hornsey complex in North London. This is a great space for writers, producers and musicians, and consists of a daylit control room and booth.
The studio also benefits from having air-conditioning, 24 hour access and monitored alarm system. The complex contains shared amenities including a kitchen and rec room.
If you are interesting in this great dry-hire space in North London, contact the office on +44 (0)207 232 0008 or email bookings@miloco.co.uk. You can also find out more on the studio by clicking here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Long-term Let Recording Studios | Tagged dry-hire, hornsey, london, long-term let, Miloco, studio |
Miloco is excited to announce a brand new partnership with Drumdrops, the internationally renowned drum sample library founded by producer Mike Pelanconi. Having teamed up to launch a new and improved Drumdrops website and download store, we have set out to build the pre-eminent rhythmic resource for producers – over 300 dedicated multitrack drum tracks across a number of acclaimed albums spanning dub, disco, funk, rock and a host of other genres.
Drumdrops is now the one-stop online shop for crate-digging sample fiends hunting for killer loops, through to primetime producers looking for the best multi-tracked drums money can buy…
The Brand New Drumdrops Website
Months have been spent developing a brand new, powerful and intuitive Drumdrops website that puts you the user fully in control. Every single drum track we have produced is now available to download on a track-by-track basis direct from the Drumdrops site in a number of formats or you can purchase as albums. Flexibility is the key. As well as introducing three of four new albums, the entire catalogue has been fully remastered meaning those tracks sound even better.
We have also introduced the innovative ‘Drumdrops Audition’ feature. Upload your track, search the entire Drumdrops library by genre or tempo, and then play Drumdrops loops alongside your own work to see what works best. Click to view our full series of drum beats here: http://drumdrops.com/downloads
Visit the Audition Feature here: http://drumdrops.com/downloads/audition
At Drumdrops, Quality is Key
The sheer quality of Drumdrops’ recordings is one of the main reasons why this library is a breed apart. The tracks are played to perfection on vintage Sonor, Ludwig and Gretsch kits by some of the best drummers in the business, amongst them reggae greats Style Scott and Horseman, Nasser Bouzida from the cult Blow Up recording stable, Jan Kincaid of Brand New Heavies fame, and London-based session drummer Tim Weller.
All tracks are available as fully downloadable multi-tracks offering supreme flexibility for your own productions – you’ll be given total control at your fingertips. Many of the titles in the series offer additional formats such as stem files that are perfect for getting the drums into a mix quickly, or, if you are a laptop supremo looking for the ultimate breaks and beats, import loops straight into your DAW and get jamming.
Everything is recorded on vintage Neve, API, Helios or Focusrite consoles with Pultec and Lang EQs, Neve, Pye and Fairchild compressors alongside some other classic esoteric outboard, plus a veritable arsenal of vintage AKG, Neumann and Telefunken mics. It is all recorded to 2” tape for a 100% pure analogue production.
Find out more on our Products, Formats and Recording Specs here: http://drumdrops.com/about.html
Expert Tips from the Drumdrops Pros.
There is an entire section on the new Drumdrops website dedicated to providing customers with invaluable drum sampling tips. Written by a selection of the expert engineers who work on Drumdrops’ titles, you can read useful advice on recording and mixing drum tracks, dub mixing, digital editing and looping techniques, as well as key information on time stretching and tempo warping.
You can visit the Tips section to the website by clicking here: www.drumdrops.com/tips.html
Find out why this hugely acclaimed sample library has attracted artists, producers and song writers from around the world, including UNKLE, Manu Chao, Lilly Allen, Hans Zimmer, Guy Chambers, Stephen Street, Chris Potter, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent and many more, by clicking the following link: www.drumdrops.com/downloads
Posted in Drumdrops | Tagged drumd multitracks, drumdrops, loops, Miloco, royalty free download samples, stem packs |
Anyone who flicked through the terrestrial channels on Sunday night (8 July) may have noticed that weekend family TV has reached a whole new level of greatness by coming to one of Miloco’s luxury studios. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s search for the next Jesus Christ Superstar, as documented on the ITV show, ‘Superstar’, has landed on Osea Island, Miloco’s exclusive retreat off the coast of Essex.
This is great stuff. ‘Jesus Bootcamp’ is being broadcasted from the beautiful shores of Osea, re-dubbed ‘Superstar Island’ for the purposes of the programme, even if Lord Lloyd Webber himself momentarily forgot the pseudonym at 3:35 in, one of many highlights which also include:
a) One contestant’s remark on Osea’s isolated position in the Blackwater Estuary; “Ironically, the only way we seem to be able to get off this island is to actually walk across water”
b) The look on Lloyd Webber’s face at 25:36 when a participant desecrates one of his famous melodies with an inexplicable attempt at beatbox.
Taking part at ‘Jesus Bootcamp’ is clearly not for the fainthearted. Several Christ hopefuls found this out in merciless fashion, amongst them: an extremely vain Aberdonian guy called Ross, a man who once acted the role of Simba in the West End production ‘The Lion King’, and Jonathan Ansell from G4 who is accused of making the lyrics ‘orange trees’, “smell like farts” by one especially cordial acting coach named Donna.
Also starring: Melanie “I’m not sure Andrew will see the funny side to this” Chisholm, Jason “I like the idea of having fun” Donovan, and Amanda “his eyes are bloodshot and he has red wine stains on his lips” Holden.
If this interests you at all you can catch up with the latest episode of ‘Superstar’, filmed on Osea Island on ITV Player for a limited time only: http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=320795.
Posted in Mixing Studios, Recording Studio Videos, Residential Recording Studios, SSL Recording Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged amanda holden, andrew lloyd webber, itv, jason donovan, jesus christ superstar, mel c, osea island, superstar island |
The good news from our main HQ building in London SE1 is that we’ve been on a healthy equipment splurge in both The Engine Room and The Bridge and continue to enhance both studios’ specs further.
Firstly, we have installed the super fast Pro Tools HDX in The Engine Room and East Point Studio. Avid’s groundbreaking system provides faster and higher quality ways to record, mix and edit with more tracks, more headroom and up to 5x more dedicated DSP power. It means our both these fantastic mixing studios are now running the latest cutting edge technology. Initial impressions are that it makes an amazing difference; it’s very fast and running Pro Tools now is a breeze. Over the coming months we shall be upgrading all of our rigs to HDX. Check it out at www.miloco.co.uk/engineroom and www.miloco.co.uk/oseaisland.
Next door in The Bridge, our newly refurbished and luxurious writing studio, we have added all sorts of new toys to the spec. Firstly we have purchased the Avid Pro Tools HD 16×16 I/O, the absolute highest quality Pro Tools HD Series audio interface. We have also added a beautiful Fender Rhodes 73 Mark II Stage Piano, a Vox AC30 amplifier and a fantastic selection of guitars: 1960s Epiphone Sorrento, 1968 Fender Mustang, 1970s Fender Stratocaster and a 1969 Fender Telecaster. Enjoy! www.miloco.co.uk/bridge.
Posted in Mixing Studios, Neve Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, Residential Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged bridge, east point studio, engine room, epiphone sorrento, fender mustang, fender rhodes, hd 16 x 16 i/o, hdx, miloco studios, osea island, pro tools, stratocaster, telecaster, vox ac30 |
We have just relaunched The Bridge – an amazing writing studio in Miloco’s HQ in London SE1. It has been completely refurbished and re-equipped and now offers a new, large control room and two overdub booths, one of which can record drums.
The Bridge is the perfect studio to start making a record on. It features the newly-released Audient ASP4816 console, one of the first two to be sold in the UK, a range of the best microphones and pre-amps, and a choice of backline including some beautiful analogue keyboards and Fender guitars. The recent installation of Avid’s groundbreaking Pro Tools HDX – which brings all the benefits of this powerful hardware system running Pro Tools 10 – means that The Bridge also serves as a powerful ‘mixing in the box’ room.
The new makeover gives the room a more relaxed homely feel. There is a large leather sofa and armchair, coffee table and atmospheric lighting to give the space a really creative vibe. All sessions since the refurbishment have given us great feedback.
Read everything you need to know about the all-new Bridge writing studio here.
In other news, another one of our luxury writing studios, Musikbox, has new and improved rates. This secluded studio in Kentish Town, which features a Neve VR60 console and many great synths, can now be hired for £400.00 / day. Visit the Musikbox web pages to view more information.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged audient asp4816, musikbox, The Bridge Studio, writing |
This May we have some exciting news about a brand new residential writing studio. The Summerhouse is located on the exclusive Osea Island. This great space offers a control room, a recording room large enough for drums and a smaller overdub booth.
The Summerhouse’s spec features one of the first two Audient ASP4816 consoles to be sold in The UK, Pro Tools HD Native plus plenty of Mic Pre’s, EQs and Dynamics. The choice of backline includes a Pearl Export Series drum kit, Schmidt Fleur upright piano and numerous guitar and bass guitar amplifiers by Fender, Vox and Rolnand.
Summerhouse clients will have the sole use of the beautiful Laurels Cottage which sleeps up to six people. The Laurels has a large living room, kitchen and dining area as well as a private garden. It is well furnished throughout with large and comfortable sofas, antique double beds and a rolltop bath. You will also of course thrive off the unique atmosphere of this stunning island retreat in the Blackwater Estuary.
The Summerhouse can be booked for just £1750.00 + VAT / week including accommodation.
In other Osea Island news, the East Point SSL mixing studio in the manor house has upgraded from Pro Tools HD3 to Pro Tools HDX.
Posted in Mixing Studios, Residential Recording Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged audient asp4816, east point studio, osea island, the summerhouse writing studios, writers retreat |
We have some very exciting new equipment additions down at Lightship95, our recording studio on a boat permanently moored in the London Docks. The studio’s owner, Ben Phillips has been enhancing his spec with a lot of great new gear
In the control room, there are four new mic pre’s: 2 x AEA TRP’s and 2 x Helios Type 69’s. These are joined by two compressors; a Purple Audio Action 1176 and a Standard Audio Level-Or.
Supplementing the mic pre’s are some fantastic additions to the mic collection: A Neumann U47 Fet, Brauner Valvet X, 2 x Royer 121s, 2 x Neumann KM184s, Sennheiser E902 and E906, and 2 x Gefell MV692s with UM70 capsules.
Lightship95 is an exceptional drum recording room, and Ben has now acquired a Sonnor HiLite 80’s maple drum kit which joins the Yamaha 9000 to give clients two brilliant kits to choose from. The Protools rig has been upgraded with an Intel Apple Mac Pro 2 x 3GHz Dual-Core running Pro Tools 10 and last but not least the studio has acquired a new Radial Active DI-box.
You can check out the studio’s full equipment spec, plus lots of other useful information by visiting the Ligthship95 pages on the Miloco website.
Call +44(0) 207 232 0008 or email info@miloco.co.uk for all bookings enquiries.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, Tracking Studios | Tagged Gear, Lightship95, miloco studios, Studio Equipment |
21 years since their debut record, and the first since 2004’s Blue Album, Orbital are back once again with their eighth LP, Wonky, which follows their brilliant live comeback in 2009. A long hiatus has obviously re-energised Phil and Paul Hartnoll who have created a triumphant return to form. Wonky, which features guest vocals from Zola Jesus and Lady Leshurr, was mixed by Flood in Assault & Battery 1.
Released April 2nd 2012. Orbital Website.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged flood assault and battery, flood mixer, flood producer, miloco mixing studio, miloco studios assault and battery 1, new orbital album, orbital wonky | ← Older posts Newer posts →
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