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Strongroom 4

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Strongroom 4

Introduction

New to 2024 and centred around a punchy API 1608, Strongroom 4 is designed for today's generation of engineers, producers and self-producing artists in mind. It is fast, fun, simple, clean and creative. A fantastic range of outboard mic pres, compressors and EQs make it ideal for writing & production, recording and overdubbing.

Floor to ceiling windows overlook the courtyard filling it with abundant natural light. The live room houses a characterful vintage Chappell upright piano, a vintage Beverly Galaxy 21 drumkit courtesy of producer/engineer drew BANG and is renowned for producing an intimate, snappy sound.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT Strongroom 4

  • SR4 is an outstanding accomplishment in modern studio design; perfect for all your needs from production through to mixing. Being able to plug my rig straight into an API console to track and mix is game changing.

    Matt Hua
    Mix Engineer
    (Boy George, Ellie Dixon, JME, Lancey Foux)

  • Studio 4 is my favourite studio to record an album in. It has the perfect amount of gear, vibe and natural daylight. Also the drum sound is impeccable!

    Steph Marziano
    Producer / Mixer / Writer
    (Hayley Williams, Mumford & Sons, The National)
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Technical Specifications

Centred around a stunning API 1608 and a Thunbderbolt 4 bridge, the room is designed for ease of use either with the Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra or your own computer. The adjoining live area provides excellent line of sight to the mix position and corner sofa make this a perfect collaborative, co-writing space drenched in light thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows.

Additional to the range of valve and vintage pre-amps and compressors, FX and backline include a vintage Beverly Galaxy 21 drumkit, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim Martrix-1000, Nord Rack synth, a vintage plate reverb and a raft of premium & classic digital multi-fx processors. The live room can be used as an additional tracking area for larger recording sessions in Strongroom 3, leaving the control room available for editing and mixing on larger multi-suite bookings.

Equipment List

    Console
  • API 1608
    Monitoring
  • Barefoot Footprint 01
  • Yamaha NS10
  • Hear Technologies HearBack personal monitoring system
    Pro Tools & Converters
  • Antelope Orion 32+ (32 in / 32 out)
  • Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6(4 in / 4 out)
    Computer Specs
  • Apple Mac Studio
  • M2 Ultra 60-core
  • 128GB RAM 1TB SSD
  • macOS Sonoma
    Mic Preamps and EQs
  • Avalon VT737sp
  • Neve 1073 DPA
  • Summit Audio TD-100 DI
  • Tubetech PE-1C
    Dynamics
  • dbx 160
  • 2x dbx 900 de-essers
  • 2 x Empirical Labs Distressor
  • Manley Vari-Mu
  • Tubetech CL-1B
  • UREI 1178
    Reverbs & Effects
  • Eventide H3000
  • TC Electronics M2000
  • Sound Techologies Plate Reverb
    Backline
  • Beverly Galaxy 21 3-piece drumkit (22×17, 13×9, 16×16) mic'd up with 5 x Slate ML1 & ML2s (plus all emulation software)
  • Chappell upright piano mic'd up with Slate ML2 stereo pair (plus all emulation software)
  • Yamaha DX-7
  • Nord Rack synth
  • Oberheim Matrix-1000
  • Powertran Transcendent 2000
    Software and Plugins
  • Antares Auto Tune Evo
  • Apple Logic X
  • Audio Ease Altiverb 7 XL
  • BombFactory all bundles
  • Celemony Melodyne Editor 4
  • Digidesign Re-Vibe
  • Eventide Anthology II
  • Fabfilter Total
  • FXpansion BFD 2
  • iZotope RX6
  • McDSP Filterbank
  • Melodyne Editor 4
  • ProTools HD 10/11/12
  • Slate Digital Virtual Buss Compressors – Virtual Mix Rack – Trigger
  • Softube Studio Collection
  • Serato Pitch n Time Pro
  • Sonnox EQ w/GML option
  • Soundtoys 5
  • Synchroarts Arts Vocalign
  • TC Master X3
  • UAD Octo card with pretty much everything
  • Valhalla DSP Room – VintageVerb – Shimmer – Ubermod – Freq Echo – Plate
  • Waves Abbey Road Collection – Center – CLA Classic Compressors & Signature Series – In-Phase – Platinum – Tape, Tubes & Transistors – Vocal Rider

Studio Photos

The Strongroom 4 Playlist

A selection of instant classics (and a few legendary anthems) made recently in this very room!

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