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The Beat Farm recording studio, London

A recording studio that has continually transformed and reformed in various central London locations to the present day.

nickmarco1.jpgStaffed by Nick Terry and Marco Perry within The Premises studio facilities. The Beat Farm offers an eclectic selection of vintage and modern recording equipment.

  • Customised 1979 Trident TSM mixing console with 60 mix inputs.
  • P+G moving fader Uptown outboard automation
  • 4 way ATC main monitoring with sub bass
  • Nearfield - Quested, Westlake, KRK, Yamaha,  etc
  • ProTools HD2 192 32 output DAW
  • 3M79 16 track 2” multitrack tape recorder
  • Ampex ATR 102 ½” 2track mastering tape recorder
  • Dolby A or SR Optional

Extensive range of outboard equipment including:

Entire Thermionic range: Culture Vultures x2, Mastering Vulture, Phoenix x 2, Mastering Phoenix, Early Bird 2.2 x 2,
Pullett x 2, The Rooster eq + mic pre, Exclusive Beat Farm mix bus blenders, plus The only Blackbird, various Thermionic prototypes. Siemens V76 valve pre. Urei LA4. 2 X 1176 comps, SSL Compressors x 2. DBX 165a, 160X x2, 166 x2, DBX Rack 902 x 3, 903 x 3, 904 x2, 120 sub, Neve stereo width, BASE Bedini audio spacial environment, Audio Design E560 Gates & Comps by Valley, Klark Teknik.

EQ:

Lang (Pultec style) PEQ-2. Trident rack parametric EQ x 2. MTA EQs x 16. Ashley EQ. Amek mic pre/EQ. Urei 545 Parametric EQ. V8 roadster Tonelux eq’s, Neumann mastering eq,
EMI Curvebender EQ. Exclusive Beat Farm valve equalisers

Reverbs and Delays:

AKG BX20 spring reverb, Eventide H3000 x3, Lexicon PCM60 x2. Lexicon PCM70 x2. Quantec Room Simulator. AMS RMX16. Various digital delays including SDE 3000, SDE 330, Tape delays including Echoplexes, Copicat, Roland 555

Filters and FX

Sherman filter banks. Mutronics Mutator. AS Filter Banks.
Ridge Farm, Overdrive and distortion units.
Roland Analogue Phase Shifter. Roland Analogue Flanger. 1977 Aphex Exciter 602, Little Labs IBD. Survival Auto Panners x2. Electrospace Time Matrix, plus various springs and boingy machines + Custom Beat Farm outboard and effects and overdub and re-amplification backline and microphones.
Full range of plug-ins including Waves Gold TDM bundle.

The studio benefits from a comfortable naturaly lit mixing room
Access to other recording rooms in the complex.
Also the use of The Premises licensed café.
Off street parking is available.
Nearest underground station Old Street (northern Line)

To book the studio or to receive more information contact:

The Beat Farm
Premises Studios
201-209 Hackney Road
London E2 8JL
England

Email: contact@thebeatfarm.co.uk