The underlying philosophy of Studio-A is a dedication to recording acoustical music.
Five unique recording rooms each with their own acoustic signature carefully elaborated for maximum phonic isolation while offering a direct view on the concert pianos in the loft and thus creating a better live musical sensation. Our experienced sound engineer combines the highest quality numerical material with a wide selection of microphones and pre-amps for all your recording needs. We have also invested in a headphone monitoring system with personal mixers for the maximum comfort of the musicians. We work with concentration, but we also know how important it is to be able to relax the time for a break between sets, hence the garden, the billiard and ping-pong tables, the fire place in the living room…
THE LOFT
A 95m² loft space with a ceiling height of 4.3m naturally lit by large overhead skylights is set up around the concert pianos, the Steinway and the Fazioli.
The loft is the perfect place for solo piano sound-takes, in a natural and a clear acoustical setting. It is also the ideal room for recording acoustic groups, from duets to big bands, to a string octet, to a forty piece orchestra and this in all musical styles…
THE TWO BOOTH
The two recording booths each 9m² are isolated and acoustically treated.
Greatly appreciated for their precision and dull matt sound, these cabins allow for the isolation of the drums, a voice, an amplifier, a bass…all the while offering the comfort of live playing because of their direct view on the loft.
THE BAR-BILLIARD
The 40m² bar-billiard is not only a place to have drink or to play a game of pool, but it is also used as a fourth recording room because of its stone walls that restitute a reverb sound giving air to the instruments which might need it such as brass, bass, drums…the reverb sound also applies to the upright piano in this room.
THE LIVING ROOM
The 40m² living room is a great place to relax by the fireplace, eat, have a coffee break, but also for specialized acoustic recordings again with its direct view on the loft. This fifth room makes for a good alternative between the dull matt sound of the cabins and the more reverb sound of the bar.
THE GARDEN
The garden is a privileged place to relax outside whether just lounging in the sun, sitting in the shade, grilling at the barbecue or playing at the ping-pong table.
THE CONTROL ROOM
Studio-A’s 28m² master control room is considered the central nervous system with its direct view on the cabins, the bar and the loft. The work space has been thought out so the sound engineer has everything at his fingertips as well as the artistic director at their side.
TECHNIQUE
Microphones
Microphones électrostatiques à lampe
DPA 4041 T2 x2
Schoeps à lampe M221 x5
Neumann U367 (67 série Radio France) x2
Neumann U67 x2
Neumann KM56 x 2
Neumann M149 x4
Neumann UM 57 x3
Neumann U47 x1
Soundelux E47 x1
Studio Project T3 x1
Microphones électrostatiques
Neumann U47 fet x1
Neumann KM184 x2
Neumann U269 x1
Neumann U87 x4
Neumann/Geffel M94 x2
Josephson C700 x1
Earthworks TC25 x2
Soundelux iFet x1
Mallet cardio (différentes capsules) x10
Mallet cardio/omni x2
DPA 4023 x2
DPA 4006TL x2
AKG C414 XLII x4
AKG C451 x2
Audio-Technica AT4033 x2
ADK A51s x3
Calrec CM1051 x2
Shure Beta 91×2
Microphones à ruban
RCA Type 77 x1
RCA Stereo 1 x1
RCA Type 74 junior x2
Sontronics Sigma x2
LMT 3630 x2
Coles 4038
Royer R121
AEA R84
Microphones dynamiques
Audix i5 x1
BeyerDynamic M88 x2
Electrovoice RE20 x2
Sennheiser MD421 x6
Sennheiser BF509 x1
Shure Beta52 x1
Shure Beta57 x1
Shure SM57 x4
Shure SM58 x1
Shure SM7 x2
Telefunken TD11 & D11B x1
AKG D12E
Préamplis
Préamplis à lampe
Manley Dual Mono (mic/instru) x2
Millenia STT-1 (mic/line/instru; comp; eq) x2
A design MP-2A (Taylor Made Edition) x2
Ampex 350 x2
Préamplis à transistor
Neve VR Legend (mic/line; comp/gate/exp; eq) x4
John Hardy (Jensen transformers) M-1 x4
Millenia HV3D x8
BAE 312 x2
Focusrite ISA 215 (2 ch.) x1
Schlumberger x2
Telefunken V72T x2
Neve Melbourne 33115 x12
Rupert Neve Portico (2 ch) x1
Seventh Circle x4
EQ, Dyn et FX
Traitement fréquentiel
Trident CB9066 x1
API 550A x2
Pultec EQH2 x2
Pultec MEQ5 x1
RCA passive filter x1
Traitement dynamique
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X x2
Neve 33609 x1
Universal Audio LA-2A Teletronix Limiter x1
ALSO DYNAX x1
Altec 436C x1
AWA 2G58250 x1
Neve 2254a x2
Raytheon RL10 x1
FX
Reverb Sony DRE 777 x1
Eventide H8000 x1
Système d’enregistrement
Interfaces & machines
Macintosh Mac Pro Intel OS Sierra
Protools 12 HDX 2
3 unités Digidesign 192 I/O
2 Convertisseur Apogee AD16x
WordClock Antelope Isochrone OCX
Console Yamaha DM1000 (Routing AES)
Patch analogique et numérique Ghielmetti
Plugins (RTAS et/ou TDM)
Altiverb
AutoTune
Fairchild
Focusrite
Waves pack Renaissance
Flux du pack mastering
Monitoring
Ecoutes
Dynaudio acoustics Air20 (A/D)
Trinov optimizer
Retours casques
Convertisseur AVIOM 16 ch.
Mixettes individuelles x8
BeyerDynamic DT770
BeyerDynamic DT102 (une oreille)
Senheiser HD202
Vidéo
Un écran dédié sur le plateau
Un retour dans la régie