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Visual Line Ltd was founded in 2015 by George Shephard and James Parry. Fresh out of university with an ambition to start a video production company, the foundations were in place for Visual Line to become an industry leader in Kent. Their goal – make great video that’s affordable. And that is what they have been doing for the past 4 years! Having worked with hundreds of businesses, schools, artists, events and creative individuals across the globe, Visual Line has attained a wealth of experience working with an exceptionally diverse clientele.
Visual Line Ltd was founded in 2015 by George Shephard and James Parry. Fresh out of university with an ambition to start a video production company, the foundations were in place for Visual Line to become an industry leader in Kent. Their goal – make great video that’s affordable. And that is what they have been doing for the past 4 years! Having worked with hundreds of businesses, schools, artists, events and creative individuals across the globe, Visual Line has attained a wealth of experience working with an exceptionally diverse clientele.
Magpie Studios - Ashford
Anchor Baby Recording Company is set in it's own peaceful garden, overlooking one of the most picturesque areas of the Kent countryside. It consists of a large live room (4m x 5m), a large panelled booth, huge control room (8m x 5m), machine room, lobby, kitchen and bathroom. This vast studio space makes the studio a great location if you have a large band but would still like to involve all members in the live session. The studio offers a unique sound unlike many others combining the best of iconic, vintage and new technologies.
the gear
CONSOLE:
1988 DDA DMR12. This is a large format 88 input vintage analogue console with upgraded op amps and fantastic sounding mic pre's.
DIGITAL CONVERSION:
MOTU HD192 AD/DA Converters x 2
COMPRESSORS, EQ and FX:
EVENTIDE OMNIPRESSOR / UREI 1176 / DBX 163x / SHURE M63 VINTAGE EQ / DRAWMER 1960 / IGS AUDIO LA2 CLONE / YAMAHA REV5 / YAMAHA SPX90 / PIONEER SR60 (modded).
MIC PRE's:
EISEN AUDIO API 312 CLONE / GAP 1073 CLONE and 573 EQ/ RIGG 001 custom made 2 channel Neve style mic pre with Lundahl transformers / SHURE M67 vintage custom modded 4 channel mic pre, used to record Woodstock in 1969 / AUDIENT ASP008 8 channel mic pre.
COMPUTER:
Custom designed, water-cooled quad core PC, 32gb RAM. Running Cubase Pro9.5, with plugins from Waves, Slate Digital, Fabfilter, Soundtoys, Stillwell Audio, SSL, API, Abbey Road, Andrew Scheps and hundreds more.
DRUMS:
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Gretsch Catalina Club Rock, 5 piece kit with mahogany shells. Sizes are 26" kick, 13" rack tom, 16" floor tom, 18" floor tom.
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TAMA Starclassic, 5 piece kit with birch shells. Sizes are 22" kick, 10" rack tom, 12" rack, 14" floor tom.
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TAMA Superstar. 5 piece kit. Sizes are 22" kick, 12" and 13" rack toms, 16" floor tom.
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Various snares from Orange County Custom Drums, Pacific Custom Drums, Gretsch, Tama, Hollywood by Meazzi (vintage 1960's), Pearl Sensitone, Premier, Mapex Black Panther.
MICROPHONES:
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Condenser:
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Neumann U87 (available on request)
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AKG C414 B-ULS x 1
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Aston Origin x 2
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Octava MK012 x 2 matched pair
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Octava MK419 x 1
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SE Titan x 2
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Rode NT5 x 4 (2 matched pairs)
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Shure SM7b x 2
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Shure SM57 x 4
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Shure Beta57 x 1
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Shure SM58 x 5
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Shure Beta 52 x 1
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Electrovoice ND/468 x 2
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Sontronics Halo x 1
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Sennheiser e604 x 5
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Sennheiser MD421 x 2
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Sennheiser MD21 (1960's) x 1
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Audix i5 x 1
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Audix D6 x 1
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Heil PR48 x 1
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Beyerdynamic M160 ribbon mic
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SE R1 ribbon mic
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Shure Beta91 boundary mic
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3 x Pye Tulip 1950's mics
GUITARS/BASSES:
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Gibson Les Paul Standard (1997)
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Gibson SG Special - heavily customised with Bigsby trem &
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Seymour Duncan P-rail pickups
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PRS SE Custom 24
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Fender Jazzmaster (Jap 2010)
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Fender Telecaster (Jap 1989) fitted with Seymour Duncan Little 59 bridge pickup
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Fender Telecaster '72 Custom (reissue) fitted with Kent Armstrong Hotrail bridge pickup
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Fender Toronado (1998) - very rare
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Jedson Les Paul (Jap 1974) - very rare
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Kay Effector (late 70's) - very rare, with fully overhauled FX section and upgraded Tonerider pickups
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Teisco SSL 4-L 1960's guitar with 4 x Goldfoil pickups
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Danelectro Baritone guitar
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Martin acoustic guitar
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Fender Precision Bass (Roger Waters Signature) with Seymour Duncan SPB3 pickup
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Fender Jaguar Bass w/SPB3 and SJB3 pickups
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Fender Jazz Bass fitted with SPB3 and SJB3 pickups
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Ibanez acoustic bass
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Ovation acoustic bass
GUITAR/BASS AMPS:
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Marshall JCM800 2205 50w valve head
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Marshall JCM900 2500 SL-X 50w valve head
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SKOG JCM800 clone, 50w valve head
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Laney GH50L 50w valve head
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Cornford RK100 valve amp head
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Laney Supergroup 100w vintage valve amp head
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Laney Klipp 100w vintage valve amp head
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Peavey 6505 100w valve amp head
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Peavey XXL solid state amp head
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WEM Dominator III 15w 1970's valve guitar
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Sound City L120 120w valve head
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Selmer SV Treble n' Bass 50w valve head
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Selmer SV Treble n' Bass 100w valve head
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Fender Concert Rivera series 2x10 valve guitar
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Fender Quad Reverb 4x12 valve guitar combo
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Vox AC30 2x12 guitar combo
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Selmer Futurama 3w transistor combo
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2 x H/H IC100 guitar/bass amp heads.
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Maine 100w transistor guitar/bass amp head
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Cornford 4x12 speaker cab
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Orange 2x12 speaker cab loaded with Celestion
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Fender Deluxe 1x12 speaker cab
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Orange 8x10 guitar cab
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Hiwatt 4x12 bass cab
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Ampeg Heritage Series handwired bass head
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Ampeg SVT 4 Pro, rackmounted bass head
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Ampeg SVT200T vintage bass amp head
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Orange 4x10 and 1x15 speaker cabs
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Ampeg 1540HE 4x10/1x15 vintage bass cab
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Ampeg 4x10 half cab
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Leslie 825 speaker cab
MONITORING:
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EVENT ASP8 midfields
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Yamaha NS10-M nearfields (mk1 1978) powered by a QUAD 303 amp.
KEYS:
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Cresswell, Ball and Co upright piano.
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HH P73 electric piano (1970's) - Rhodes style
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Diamond 600 combo organ
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MicroKorg
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Hammond organ w/Leslie cab
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M-Audio MIDI keyboard
Sound good? Drop us a line
If you would like to work with us please feel free to use this contact form or give us a shout over on our contact page.