Studio 1: Live Room

  • Live room of the studio with rugs and microphones set up for a session

    Spacious Performance Area

    Our live room is 10m x 5m, with ample room to comfortably fit your band, string section or choir.

  • View through the window into the vocal booth whilst a musician performs inside

    Isolated Vocal Booth

    Our spacious vocal booth allows comprehensive isolation whilst maintaining clear sightlines with the live room and the control room.

  • Keys of the Hammond Organ

    Vintage Instruments

    Our collection of unique vintage instruments and backline is available for your session, including our Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer 140B, Rhodes MkII, Fender amps and Ludwig drum kit. See more on the equipment page.

  • Neumann TLM170 microphones in action recording a piano

    Classic Microphones

    Capture your performance with our unique collection of mics from RCA, Neumann, AKG & more

  • Microphones lie inside the tiled reverb chamber on board the ship

    Natural Reverb

    Built into the hull, our echo chamber provides a natural reverberation in the style of the classic chambers of the 50s and 60s.

  • A drum kit is mic’d up in the studio

    Extensive Backline

    Vintage drums from Ludwig, amps from Fender, Ampeg, Traynor and more.

  • Earmix 16 monitoring system

    Control Your Own Mix

    16-channel monitor mixers to tailor your headphone sound to your precise requirements

  • Broadwood upright piano sits open in the live room

    Upright Piano & Classic Keyboards

    Our Broadwood upright piano has a great action and a clear, bright tone that sits perfectly in the mix.

The live room is the main performance area of Studio 1, augmented by our vocal booth and connected with sight lines to the control room. Comfortably large enough for most ensembles, it features it’s own reverb chamber, natural light and our unique collection of vintage instruments.