This place is under new management and has improved immeasurably since I was last there a few years ago. The new boys have tidied up, re-painted, decorated and installed new recording and rehearsal gear and the place now feels really cosy and inviting. I (well, my band and me) did a recording there last week and both of the new engineers attended the session, assisting each other with setting up and tracking, which really made the whole session much more cost effective as it was smooth and productive. (and when either of them wasn't busy wiring mics or eq-ing guitars, he was making tea for everyone!)
The sound from the live room is snappy and punchy and they have had a new amp/speaker isolation box built which helped enormously with separation, allowing us to record the whole band simultaneously with negligable spillage (which we loved as the results had so much more 'feel' than usual!)
We're definitely going back there the recording process was a pleasure, it never felt hurried or careless. Plus they have a permanent introductory rate for any band's first time, which is pretty cool!
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