Aardvark Music Services Recording Studio & Rehearsal Room In Kent

Band recording and rehearsal studio near Whitstable Kent UK

Rehearsal Equipment

Guitar Amps
Vox Night Train 15 amp head, + 4x12 cab
Fender Hotrod Deluxe (subject to availability, and for hire @ £5 a session)*
BASS AMP
Ashdown MAG 300 EVO 2 head + 4x12 cab

Drums
Pearl Export 5 drum kit
22" kick drum
16" floor tom
14" steel snare
13" & 12" rack toms
Pearl foot pedal, 2 x cymbal stands, high hat stand, and stool.

PA
Carvin 3 way PA speakers & power amp

Cymbals
1 x 20" Sabian XS ride, 1 x 16" Sabian XS crash, 1 x set of 14" B8 Hit hat cymbals for hire @ £5 a session*

Mixer
Mackie CFX 20 mixer with onboard effects

Mics
2 x Sure SM58's
2 x boom mic stands.

All equipment listed above included in rehearsal price unless otherwise stated*

RECORDING (equipment list)

MIXER
TL Audio M4 16 into 2 Valve /Tube Mixer

PRE AMPS
TL Audio 5052 2-Channel Valve /Tube Processor
TL Audio 5001 - 4-Channel Valve /Tube Mic Preamp

SOUND PROCESSING
1 x Drawmer LX20 (2 channels)
3 x alesis 3630 (6 channels)
(also 2 channels of compression /limiting via 5052 listed above)

MICROPHONES-CONDENSER
1 x AKG C4000b
1 x SE Electronics SE2200a
2 x SE Electronics SE2000
4 x Shure PG81

MICROPHONES-BOUNDARY
2 x Optimus – PZM

MICROPHONES-DYNAMIC
4 x Shure SM57's
2 x Shure SM58's
3 x Shure PG56's
1 x Shure PG52
1 x AKG D190
1 x AKG D80

HARDWARE
Custom built PC containing Phenom II 4 core processor, 8 gigabytes of Corsair DDR3 memory, 2 x internal 7200rpm hard drives (1000 gigabytes storage).

3 x M-Audio 1010 sound cards with break out boxes, 24 ins /outs.

SOFTWARE
M-Powered Pro Tools 8. 1 (loads of plugins and awesome plugin instruments)
Logic Audio 5. 5. 1 (again loads of great on board plugins and adding more all the time)

Recording Rates
Recording rates are calculated according to the requirements of each individual project For further details please contact us.

Lower rates can be negotiated for multiple sessions, lock-outs, or long term dry hire.

OTHER STUFF
We also have amps, drums, guitars, pedals, etc available on request on recording sessions.


REHEARSAL RATES

Monday to Friday
9: 30am - 1: 30pm £30
2: 00pm - 6: 00pm £30
6: 30pm - 10: 30pm £40

Saturday
9: 30am - 1: 30pm £40
2: 00pm - 6: 00pm £40
6: 30pm - 10: 30pm £40

Sunday
9: 30am - 1: 30pm £40
2: 00pm - 6: 00pm £40
6: 30pm - 10: 30pm £40

ALL PRICES INCLUDE DRUMS AND PA
Full drum kit (not including cymbals) and P. A. with 2 microphones provided. Also provided, two 4 x 12 full range cabinets. Bass and guitar amp tops available on request. Cymbal hire is £5 charge per session for hi-hats, 1 ride and 1 crash with £5 deposit.

EQUIPMENT

GUITAR AMPS
Vox Night Train 15 amp head, + 4x12 cab
Fender Hotrod Deluxe (subject to availability, and for hire @ £5 a session)
BASS AMP
Ashdown MAG 300 EVO 2 head + 4x12 cab

DRUMS
Pearl Export 5 drum kit
22" kick drum
16" floor tom
14" steel snare
13" & 12" rack toms
Pearl foot pedal, 2 x cymbal stands, high hat stand, and stool.

PA SPEAKERS
Carvin 3 way PA speakers & power amp

CYMBALS
1 x 20" Sabian XS ride, 1 x 16" Sabian XS crash, 1 x set of 14" B8 Hit hat cymbals.

MIXERS
Mackie CFX 20 mixer with onboard effects

MICS
2 x Sure SM58's
2 x boom mic stands