Studio A

Studio A

The Main recording studio at Sensible consists of a control room and two booths making a total space of apx.500sq ft, and also has 56 direct tie lines linked to Studio 4 (Multimedia/Live Room - apx.1000sq ft). Perfect for Orchestral sessions.

Redesigned by Chris Walls of Level Acoustic Designs and implemented by Justin Spier of Studio Creations, an SSL Delta AWS948 sits at the heart of the room. The control room was specifically designed to house the behemoth PMC BB5XBD's which are soffit mounted into the back wall, providing you with a world-class monitoring set up that never disappoints.

To the left of the control room, sliding glass doors give access to the main booth, a fantastic room for drums, vocals and all types of instruments and performance. The booth has floating gobos that can be spun around to reveal a harder surface to provide a brighter and more lively tones.

An additional booth, which used to be our “tape” room, can now be used as a re-amping and a second performance room, or even as a separate suite for programming or writing. This room also has an upright Piano.

Sensible has a vast array of vintage to modern outboard hardware, microphones and backline. We also have a large selection of Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Synths, Percussion and much more.

OUR SERVICES AND RATES

Between 10am and 8pm
4 Hours Dry Hire: £225*
8 Hours Dry Hire: £450*
Send us an enquiry
*All prices exclude VAT.
There is a surcharge for sessions outside of normal business hours.
Need to hire the studio for 5 consecutive days? We can give you a 20% discount.

Floorplan

Diagrams not to scale

STUDIO SPECIFICATION

Console and Monitoring

  • SSL AWS 948 Delta
  • PMC BB5-XBD Three Way Active Studio Monitors
  • PMC TB2S+ Studio Monitors

Computing and Conversion

  • Apple Mac Pro "Trash Can" 12 Core with 64gb RAM
  • UAD Thunderbolt Satellite Octo
  • Avid Pro Tools HDX

Pre Amps and Channel Strips

  • SSL VHD Mic Preamp (x24)
  • Universal Audio 4-710D (x4)
  • Focusrite ISA428 (x4)
  • Focusrite Red 1 Quad (x4)
  • Neve 34128 (x8)
  • DBX 902 (x3)
  • DBX 929

Software

  • Avid Protools Ultimate 2024
  • Apple Logic X
  • UAD Ultimate 5
  • Waves Mercury
  • Fabfilter Essential Bundle
  • Valhalla Bundle
  • Izotope RX11 Advanced
  • Izotope Ozone RX11 Advanced
  • Izotope neutron 2
  • Celemony Melodyne Studio
  • Soundtoys 5 Suite
  • Arturia FX Collection 5
  • Native Instruments Komplete 10 Ultimate Collection
  • Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
  • Solid State Logic Complete Access
  • Slate Audio Complete Access
  • Harrison Complete Access

Outboard and FX

  • Tube Tech CL1-B
  • Chiswick Reach Stereo Valve Compressor
  • Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. G
  • S-Type Mix Bus Compressor
  • Rebis RA 302 Compressor Limiter
  • Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X
  • Rubber Bands Stereo Tube EQ
  • API VP26 (x2)
  • API VP312
  • Kush Audio Electra 500
  • AMS S-DMX
  • Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo
  • Yamaha REV7 Digital Reverb
  • Lexicon PCM 60
  • Lexicon PCM 80
  • Ursa Major Space Station SST-282
  • Drawmer Dual Gate DS201
  • Dynacord CLS 222

Amps (Available for hire)

  • Ampeg Reverberocket 212R
  • Ampeg SVT Pro 4 Bass Head
  • Ashdown ABM900 Bass Head
  • Ashdown MAG250 Combo
  • divided by 13 FTR 37
  • Eden D410XST
  • Fender Bassman
  • Fender Blues Deville
  • Fender Princeton Chorus
  • Fender Hotrod Deville 4x10
  • Fender HotRod Deluxe Combo
  • Fender The Twin (Red Knob)
  • Fender Vibroking
  • Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead
  • Mesa Boogie MK2
  • Schertler/Unico David
  • Schertler/Unico Freshman
  • SWR Workingman's 8004
  • Vox AC30
  • Yamaha B100 II
  • Yamaha B110 mk 2

Microphones

  • Neumann U87
  • Neumann TLM103
  • Neumann KMS105
  • Brauner VM1 Tube
  • AMS-Calrec ST-250 stereo/surround/soundfield
  • Calrec Soundfield Mk IV
  • Shure Super 55
  • Shure SM57 (x7)
  • Shre SM7b (x2)
  • Shure KSM 9 Condensor
  • Shure Beta 91 (x2)
  • Shure 181 beta supercardiod
  • Audix OM7 Dynamic
  • Audix D4 (x3)
  • Audix D2 (x5)
  • Audix ADX 51
  • Audix I5
  • Audix ADX 68
  • Audix D6
  • Audio-Technica ATM23HE
  • AKG D12
  • AKG C 451 B
  • AKG C 414 XLS
  • AKG C 414 B-ULS (x2)
  • Beyerdynmanic M88
  • Avantone CR14
  • Sennheiser E604 (x5)
  • Suter C-3 (x2 Matched Pair)
  • Advanced Audio CM414 (x2)

Guitars and Basses (Available for hire)

  • Grecco Speedway G1200 Electric Guitar
  • Epiphone Special II Electric Guitar
  • Danelectro Electric 12 String
  • Gibson G200 Acoustic Guitar
  • Fender Jazz Bass

Drum Kits (Available for hire)

  • DW Collectors Series and Breakables
  • Gretsch and Breakables
  • Signia Maple Kit and Breakables
  • Pearl Masters Kit and Breakables

Synths and Keyboards (Available for hire)

  • KeyB Organ Duo
  • Korg M3
  • Kurzweil K2600X
  • Korg Wavestation
  • Moog Little Phatty
  • Nord C2 Combo Organ
  • Rhodes Mk ii (1973)
  • Roland Juno G
  • Roland Juno Stage
  • Roland XP-80
  • Roland JV-80
  • Roland Xp-10
  • Roland RD-700GX
  • Wurlitzer 200 (1974)
  • Yamaha Motif XF6
  • Yamaha Motif XF8
  • ASM Hydrasynth
  • King Korg
  • Mellotron (Original)
  • Yamaha CP70 (Original)