Magpie Studios - Ashford

Magpie Studios in Ashford, set in the beautiful Kent countryside, is our preferred live session partner. We have developed a highly efficient and effective production flow that will compliment any recording or performance perfectly. Together we have produced a variety of live studio sessions for bands, solo singers and musicians alike - the videos proved to raise the profile and image with great success! Together Visual Line Ltd and Magpie Studios have the experience and resources to create a truly unique and powerful studio live session.

the gear

In House Instruments & Amps

• 5 Piece Mapex Drum Kit with Remo Clear Heads

• Marshall 1960a Lead 300w 4 x 12 Guitar Cabinet w/ Vintage 30s'

• Blackstar HT Club 50 Valve Amp Head

• TC Electronic RS 2 x 12 Bass Cabinet on request

• TC Electronic RH450 Bass Amp Head on request

• 49 Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

• Korg MicroKorg Synthesizer on request

• Native Instruments Synthesizer Bundle

• Native Instruments Massive Synthesizer

• Waldorf Nave Synthesizer

• 6 String Electric Guitars from Fender, Schecter & Ibanez

• 4 String Fender Jazz & Precision Bass Guitars on request

• 6 String Acoustic Guitars

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Outboard & Preamps

• Audient ASP800 8 Channel Mic Pre

• RME Fireface 802

• Slate Digital 'VMS One' Mic Pre

• Tech21 Sansamp RBI Bass Mic Pre

• Tascam DM3200 Class A Console Mic Pre

• Stam Audio SSL G Series Bus Compressor

• Stam Audio SA76 (Bluestripe 1176)

• Warm Audio WA76 ( 1176 RevD Blackface )

• Warm Audio EQP-WA ( Pultec EQP1A Clone )

• DBX 160a Compressor

• DBX 266 XS Compressor, Gate

• Radial Engineering Pro DI 

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Microphones

• Audix D6

• Audix D3

• Audio D4

• Lewitt LCT340

• Neumann U87ai ( on request )

• Slate Digital VMS System

• Sennheiser E906

• Shure SM57

• Shure SM58

• Shure SM7B

• SE Electronics R1 Ribbon

• SE Electronics Z5600a mkII Tube Mic

• Telefunken / AKG D19 Vintage Dynamic

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Monitoring, Console & Software

• Apple Mac 3.33GHz 32GB RAM

• RME Fireface 802 Interface

• Tascam DM3200 32 Channel Console

• ADAM A77x 2.5 way monitors

• ​Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro

• DS Extreme Isolation EX-29 

• Pro Tools 12

• Logic Pro X

• Waves Bundles

• Slate Digital Everything Bundle

• Soundtoys Bundle

• Fabfilter Bundle

• Oeksound Soothe

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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.