QDS Studios

Iso Booth: 3m x 1.5m (4.5m sq)

EMI Neve

This 72 channel vintage EMI Neve console is the only one of its kind in London. Comprised of two halves – one which lived in Abbey Road where it recorded hits such as Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, and the other from the famous Pathe Marconi studios in Paris – this is an incredible piece of kit. The size of it alone is a sight to behold, but the quality it produces - vintage Neve warmth at its supreme best - is what's causing a real fever pitch among producers and engineers.

Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube Passive Monitors

Made famous in the 70s and the 80s, the Auratone is the original super cube, used in nearly every commercial recording facility the world over for real world referencing. They’re now making quite the comeback.

Bryston 4B Power Amp

Custom TAD+ATC Main 2x15" Speakers

Genelec 1031A Studio Monitors

Genelecs 1031A are a classic near field reference monitor system. These compact monitors boast impressively accurate imagery.

Yamaha NS10M Monitors

A prominent mid range and incredibly focused sound monitoring system.

Dangerous Music Monitor ST Monitor Controller

Avid HDX

Avid Pro tools 2020.6 Ultimate

Lynx Aurora 16 16 Channel AD/DA Converter

32in/32out

Universal Audio UAD-2 Quad Octo Core

API 212L Mic Preamp

API 550A

API 554 Vintage EQ

API 560 Graphic EQ

Originally conceived for use in API consoles of the ’60s and ’70s, the API 560 is a unique device designed to accomplish tasks that no other EQ can. Extremely fast to set and reset using accurate zero detents, the curve shaping potential of the 560 remains unmatched.

Ampex 351 Tube Mic Preamp

Millenia HV-3D 8 Channel Mic Preamp

Pultec EQH-2 EQ

Telefunken V76/80 Mic Preamp

Telefunken V77 Mic Preamp

Altec 436 Compressor with EMI Mods

DBX 160 VU Mono Compressor

Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor with "British Mode" Compressor/Limiter

There are few studios in the world that haven’t had some form of Empirical Labs’ Distressor sat in their racks at some point. Miloco alone have distressors of varying generations in Livingston, The Bridge, The Square, The Engine Room and many more! The latest incarnation of EL’s flagship product is the Empirical Labs EL8 X Distressor. It features the 1:1 “British Mode” compression ratio as standard.

Gates SA38 Vintage Tube Limiter

Gates SA39B Tube Limiter

Neve 33609/C Stereo Compressor/Limiter

Teletronix LA2A Leveling Amplifier

Tube Tech CL1-B

Urei 1176 Black Face Compressor

Solid State Logic FX G384 G

EFX Reamp

EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverb

Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer

The Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer is a family of products based around a multi-purpose programmable, digital audio signal processor. The Eventide H3000 is fully MIDI controllable, with click less, real-time MIDI control. This amazing device has all these effects, and more, at your finger tips.

Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System

Usually seen sitting on top of the console in many studios, the 480L reverb was released in 1986. Lexicon are considered to be the pioneers of digital reverb, so you can expect some excellent sounds from this unit.

Lexicon PCM 42 Digital Delay Processor

Yamaha SPX90 MKII Multi Effects Processor

The second version of the Yamaha SPX90 offers a digital FX unit from the 80's. It has real nice reverb sounds and has a clean digital sound, but creates good placement in every mix, when used the right way.

AKG C414 EB Brass

AKG D 20

AKG C422

AKG D 112

AKG D 12

AKG's classic mic. It brings the full solid thud sound which was very popular with drummers in the 50's.

AKG D19C/200

Audio-Technica ATM25

Beyerdynamic M 160 Ribbon

Beyerdynamic M 201 N

The specs for the 2001-era M 201 N(C) give a sensitivity rating higher than the currently shipping model — 2 mV/Pa rather than today’s version at 1.2 mV/Pa.
Useful for snare drum, freak high-SPL situations where you still need good midrange clarity.

Beyerdynamic M 88

Calrec 1051

Coles 4038

The Coles 4038 Studio Ribbon Microphone is a British Broadcasting (BBC) design favourite for broadcasting and recording applications. It is used where a clear smooth wide range frequency response, absence of transient distortion and relatively high sensitivity is essential.

Electro-Voice 664

Electrovoice RE 20

A firm favourite among broadcasters and sound engineers alike, the RE20 is a dynamic cardioid microphone with variable-D design, a heavy-duty internal pop filter, and an internal element shock-mount which reduces vibration-induced noise.

Melodium 42B Ribbon

Neumann KM 184

The KM 184 has a gentle rise at about 9 kHz, a characteristic that was introduced very successfully with the KM 140. The result is a tonal balance that is fresher and livelier when compared to the KM 84 with its flat frequency response in that band.

Neumann KM 56 Valve

Neumann KM 84i

The KM 84i is a small-diaphragm FET condenser with a fixed Cardioid pickup pattern. It was the world’s first phantom-powered microphone, built to run on 48v DC. Its design goal was to be as small as possible; the model name ‘KM’ stands for Kleine Mikrofon (“small microphone”). Although discontinued in 1992, the KM-84i remains a favorite of vintage mic enthusiasts for drum overheads and hi-hat applications.

Neumann KM 86

Neumann U 47 FET

An essential contributor to sound recordings of the 1960s and 1970s this microphone decisively affected the spatial dimension of the sound and the tonal depth of countless productions.

Neumann U 67 Tube

The Neumann U 67 is a multipattern large-diaphragm condenser microphone with a tube-and-transformer topology. It was introduced by Neumann in 1960 with the intention of replacing the U 47 in Neumann’s product line.

Neumann U 87

The Neumann U87 features 3 switchable polar patterns and has a -10dB pad. A very popular microphone.

Neumann U 47 Tube

Neumann SM 69 Tube

RCA DX77

RCA R44 Ribbon

Royer R-121 Ribbon

Unlike classic ribbon mics, the R-121 withstands close proximity to cranked up electric guitars and drums, whilst sharing similarities such as the figure of 8 pattern, warm tone, and a flat frequency response.

STC 4035

This mic can be seen often in news footage from the 1950's and 60's. It has been one of the best and most reliable microphones the BBC ever used during this period.

Schoeps CMC 5U

Sennheiser Blackfire 509

Sennheiser MD 421

Sennheiser MD 421 Mk1

Sennheiser MD 441

The MD 441 U is a microphone of exceptional quality: its acoustic properties come as close as possible to those of a condenser microphone. Accurate signal response and low distortion are ensured, even with the highest sound pressure levels.

Shure 520DX Green Bullet

Shure SM57

The legendary SM57 is an industry-standard, highly versatile cardioid dynamic microphone tuned for the clean reproduction of amplified and acoustic instruments. The SM57 is ideal for sound reinforcement and recording applications.

Shure SM58

The legendary SM58 is an industry-standard, highly versatile cardioid dynamic vocal microphone, tailored to deliver warm and clear vocal reproduction. The SM58 is consistently the first choice for vocal performances around the globe.

Shure SM7B

Shure Unidyne 545S

Fazioli F183

Farfisa Combo Compact Organ

Fender Rhodes 73 Mark I Suitcase

Hammond B3

The Hammond organ (or more often, emulations of its sounds using newer technology) remains the distinctive instrument for certain styles of music to this day, even though the original electro-mechanical rotary-tone-wheel Hammond organs ceased to be manufactured altogether in 1974.

Hohner Clavinet E7

Legnica Upright piano

Leslie 147 Speaker Cabinet

Studiologic Fatar SL990 Pro (master midi keyboard)

Wurlitzer 200A

Yamaha CP-70 Electric Piano

ARP Solina String Ensemble

Arturia MicroBrute

Korg MS-20 Monophonic Synth

Moog Minimoog

Since its introduction forty years ago, musicians have used the Minimoog, the world’s first portable synthesizer to express their creative muse in live performance and recordings. The Voyager is the definitive American synthesizer, a lovingly hand-crafted, monophonic, monotimbral high performance instrument with enormous sonic range and possibilities.

Oberheim Matrix-1000

Roland Juno 106

Roland Juno-6

Roland TR-808 Drum Machine

Ampeg B-15S

Ampeg SVT-810E Bass Cabinet

Ampeg SVT-II Bass Head

Fender '59 Bassman

Fender 2x12 Cab

Fender Band Master

Fender Champ 600

The original Fender Champ 600, released initially in 1949, predates even the Esquire guitar, and this modern tribute apes the classic two-tone livery to perfection. The overdrive is subtle yet warm and the clean tones clear and sparkling, and putting a good boost in front gives even more possibilities with the level of bottom-end quite staggering for such a small amp.

Fender Princeton Reverb Silverface

Fender ProJr

Fender Twin Reverb Silverface

Manhattan 6024 reverb

Marshall 1960AV 4x12"

Marshall 1963 Cab

Marshall JCM800

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Vox AC30

DW Collectors Series Drum Kit

Ludwig Drumset

(24" Bass Drum / 16" Floor Tom / 13" Rack Tom)

DW BRASS 14' x 5'

Ludwig 400 Supraphonic snare

Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum

Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum

Ludwig Pioneer (14×5)

Premier Classic Maple Snare

Tama Vintage Metal Snare

Assorted Percussion

Fender Banjo

Gibson J200 Acoustic

Gibson Kalamazoo Acoustic

Guild 12 Strings F112

Martin Acoustic

Danelectro DC-12

Danelectro U2

Dusenberg Star Player

Fender Duosonic 59

Fender Precision Bass

Fender Stratocaster

Fender Telecaster '72 custom

Fender Telecaster

Gibson Firebird

Gibson Les Paul

Gibson SG

AKG BX10 II Spring Reverb

Fulltone Tube Tape Echo

Great British Spring Reverb

MXR Limiter

OTO Machines Biscuit 8-Bit Effects Box

Roland RE-201 Space Echo

Over the years, Roland has created a significant number of products that have gone on to become legendary. One of the earliest examples is the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, a combination tape echo and reverb introduced in 1974. While Roland didn’t invent the tape echo itself, they took a fragile and often unreliable technology and turned it into something robust and roadworthy and the RE-201 immediately became the touring and recording studio standard in portable tape echo.

Radial JDI Passive DI Box

API 205L Discrete Input DI

Avalon U5 Preamp/DI

Little Labs PCP Instrument Distro 3.0 Instrument Splitter/DI/Re-amper

Little Labs Red Eye 3D Phantom DI/Re-amp Box

Ridge Farm Gas Cooker Mic Preamp/DI

Analogman Bean O Boost

Boss CE-2 Chorus

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal

Boss VT-1 Voice Transformer

Chandler Limited Tube Driver

Colorsound Fuzz Box

DOD 640 Flanger

Danelectro Free Speech Talk box

Danelectro Psycho Flange

Digitech Whammy

Electro Harmonix Bass Balls

Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi USA

Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro Harmonix Graphic Fuzz Effects Pedal

Electro Harmonix Holier Grail Reverb

Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff

Electro Harmonix Memory Man

Electro Harmonix Poly chorus Chorus/Flange pedal

Electro Harmonix Pulsar

Electro Harmonix Small Stone Analog Phase Shifter

Flip Metal Monster

Fulltone Choral Flange

Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Overdrive

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Jim Dunlop Cry Baby 535

Knas Reverb Pedal

Korg DT-10 Tuner

Lafayette Echo verb II Reverb

Line 6 D14 Delay Modular Pedal

Line 6 Echo Pro Delay

MXR Phase 90

Maestro Rhythm 'N Sound for Guitar

Marshall The Guvnor

Mojo Drive

Moog Lowpass Filter

Moog Ring Modulator

Mutron Bi-Phase

Mutron III+

Pro Co Rat Distortion

QDS A/B box switcher

QDS Dying battery Dead simulator

QDS Mammoth

QDS Rangemaster

Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe Pedal

Roger Mayer Octavia

Schaller Tremolo

Snarling Dogs Mod Spore

Tech 21 SansAmp