Regent Records Equipment

MICROPHONES AKG414ULS Multi pattern (4) B&K 4006 Omni (2) Neumann TLM170 Multi pattern (2) Neumann KM84i Cardioid Schoeps Colette Series, with  interchangeable capsules (2) Soundfield SP422B Jecklin Schneider disc

MIXERS Mackie 1604 16 channel mixer Mackie 1604-VLZPro 16 channel mixer Metric Halo MIO Software console 80 bit digital Mixer Yamaha O3D Digital mixer

RECORDERS Tascam MX2424 24 track hard disc recorder  (12 tracks at 24 bit, 96KhZ,) with 81Gb disc storage Genex GX2000 Magneto-optical disc recorder  (20/24 bit) Sony PCM2700A Professional 4-head DAT, with  off-tape monitoring Yamaha CDR1000 Professional CD/CD-RW  Recorder Meridian Professional Compact Disc  recorder Metric Halo MIO Mobile 8 channel 96/24 Firewire Interface Apple G4 PowerBook running Steinberg  Nuendo 3.1 (location recording only - not editing) Sony 1000ES DAT recorder

EDITING/POST PRODUCTION SonicStudioHD - the world's leading  high-resolution system for DVD audio editing, CD editing,  preparation and mastering, with 48-bit signal paths and double  precision filters, multi-channel 192 KHz support, Surround sound  editing and PQ encoding. The '4-point' editing model and crossfade editor of the Sonic Studio sytem allows sophisticated editing for Classical and acoustic music far beyond simple 'sequencer' style software such as Nuendo (which we use for location recording only). Sonic Studio soundBlade CD premastering system Teac Professional CD pre-mastering and editing single-speed CD writer Exabyte 8505 Tape Drive Compaq DLT Tape drive for back-up and DVD  Mastertape delivery Steinberg Nuendo Media Production System  for DVD post production Apple DVD Studio Pro - DVD Video authoring  software

MONITORING Genelec 8040A active Surround system B&W Matrix 801 (Studio) Quad amplification Sennheiser 540 headphones (2) Sennheiser 580 headphones (1) Sennheiser 600 headphones (1) Sennheiser 650 headphones (1) 6-way headphone distibution system

ANCILLARY High-quality cabling Wide range of microphone stands from  K&M, Beyer and Manfrotto Ambient 'jumbo' pole boom and Manfrotto base stand for organ recordings, giving 14m vertical or 11m horizonal reach. Custom built Studio talk-back and red light system (Main and satellite systems) Closed-circuit television Studio Lighting Portable heating Location Artist hospitality box (tea - various types, coffee, sugar, biscuits, soft toilet roll  etc)

DESIGN Design industry-standard Apple Macintosh G4  computers running OS X with professional software, including Quark  XPress 6.5, Photoshop 7 etc.

OTHER FACILITIES Sibelius 4 - music typesetting