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
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