Studio B is the second of two tracking rooms at Metropolis. The 35m2 control room features an SSL G series 4064 console with Genelec 1035A monitoring.
The studio is very self contained and is ideal for album sessions at any stage from conception to tracking and mix. A great feature of this studio is its private lounge and dining/kitchen area, which can be effectively incorporated into the control room environment by opening the two large acoustic doors at the rear of the control room.
The space can be used yet more economically by utilising the mobile outboard racks, allowing efficient placement of outboard and computer equipment during recording and mix sessions as projects dictate.
The live are comprises a central live area (30m2) flanked by two isolated areas (20 & 12m) with more controlled acoustics. The dead corridor between control & live rooms has tie lines and is a useful amp/vocal space.
Equipment:
SSL 4064 G series console (60 mono / 4 stereo channels)
Genelec 1035A main monitoring
Yamaha NS10 or Auratone nearfield monitoring
Quad 520F amps
Aardsync house sync
Central live area and two separate booths with additional ties in corridor and lounge
Private reception area, lounge and toilet
Custom 8-way foldback system
Prism AD1 / DA1 convertors
Protools HD3 or Otari MTR 100 (with dolby A or SR)
Timeline Lynx 2 syncronisation
Panasonic 3700/3800 DAT machines. HHB CDR / Denon CD
Ampex ATR 100 1/2″ or 1/4″ with dolby A or SR
Yamaha C7 7’6″ grand piano
Comprehensive analogue and Z systems digital routing
Moveable outboard racks for efficient use of control room space
Outboard:
Lexicon : 480L, 224X, PCM 70
T.C. M5000, 2290 Panninr delay
AMS : DMX delay x2, RMX 16 reverb
Yamaha REV 5, SPX 90mk2, 900 multi FX
Roland : DimD, SDE3000x2(with analogue trigger)
Maselec Prism : EQH-2 eq, MLA-2 compressor
Manley variable MU stereo valve compressor
DBX : 2x 160, 2x 165
Tube Tech : CL1A valve compressor, PE1B valve eq
Urie 2x UA 1176
GML 8200 stereo EQ
Neve 2x 2254 stereo compressor
SSL rackmount stereo compressor
Focusrite 115HD 2channel mic amp / eq
Panscan panner
SPL Tube Vitalizer
Eventide H3000 S
Sans Amp PSA-1
Drawmer DS 201 gate
Chandler : Germanium Mic Pre/D
