Confidence Records

general info

Breathtaking Power and ultimate clarity

Studio A includes 1,470 square feet of wood flooring, on which our Steinway Grand Piano takes centre stage, and a recording booth measuring 200 square feet. This unique, awe-inspiring space can accommodate large ensemble groups and orchestras of more than 80 musicians.

Based around a Neve VR Legend with a breath-taking collection of equipment, Studio One is where the world-famous Riverdance, and the soundtracks to My Left Foot and Mission Impossible among others, were recorded.

  • Task:
    Overdub, Editing, mixing
  • Engineers:
    Raul Faulkner, Ray Barry, Johanna Huffman

floor plan

Backgroup
living area
Sound studio
Kitchenette
Office
Bedroom

EQUIPMENT LIST

Speakers
  • 1 Pair of Matched Barefoot MM27s
  • 1 Pair of G-Tone Reference Monitors
  • 1 Pair Augspurger Duo 15’s with matched 18″ subs
Outboard Gear
  • Preamp + compressor + EQ
  • Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor compressor
  • Vintage Pultec EQP-1 equalizer
  • Vintage Pultec MEQ5 equalizer
  • Vintage Neve 1073 microphone preamp
  • Tubetech CL1B Compressor
  • 2 dbx 160 compressor/limiter
  • SSL 4000 type microphone preamps
  • SSL 4000 type equalizers
  • SSL Master bus compressor
  • 2 SSL G series compressors
  • 1 API 512C 500 Series Preamp
  • 1 Universal Audio Satellite (fully loaded)
  • 1 Heritage Audio BT-500 Bluetooth wireless
  • Streaming device
  • Focusrite ISA 220 channel strip
Microphones
  • 1 Sony C800G
  • 3 Neumann U87-AI
  • 1 AKG c414
  • 1 Blueberry Blue
  • 1 Sennheiser MK4
  • 2 Shure SM 57
  • 1 Shure SM 7
  • 1 Shure SM 58
  • 1 Audix DP7 Plus Bundle, Drum Mic Kit
  • Telefunken Elam 251
  • 1 Neumann u67 reissue
  • 1 Neumann m49v reissue
  • 1 Neumann m149
  • 2 Neumann KMS 105 handheld microphone
  • 1 Neumann TLM 102
  • 1 Chandler Limited Redd microphone
  • 1 Chandler Limited TG microphone
  • 1 Flea 47 (Neumann u47 clone)
  • 1 Tonelux JC37 (Sony C37a clone)
  • 1 Microtech Gefell m92.1s (Oliver Archut mod)
  • 1 Mojave MA1000
  • 1 Lewitt LCT 1040
  • 1 Lewitt LCT LCT 540 S
  • 1 Beyerdynamic M 88 TG handheld microphone
Console
  • 2Hear Technologies Hearback
  • SSL AWS900 Superanalogue DAW Controller
Plugins
  • Waves Mercury Bundle
  • SSL 4000 Collection
  • UAD Ultimate 8
  • Autotune (EFX+, Access, Pro, Auto-Key)
  • Soundtoys 5 Bundle
  • Fab Filter FX Bundle
  • Mixed In Key 8.5
  • Melodyne 5 Editor
  • Vocal Align Pro
  • Valhalla Vintage Verb
  • Ozone Mix and Master Bundle Plus