About studio two

Intro and studio rates

Floorplan

Local hotels and B&B's

Places to eat and takeaway menus


Equipment

  • Desk, Computer & multitrack and Mastering
  • Microphone preamps and Equalizers
  • Compressors / limiters, Other outboard and Effects
  • Microphones
  • Synthesizers, Vintage drum machines and Other instruments
  • Guitar amps, Pedals and Tuning

 


Heart of Gold studio two

Studio two is under construction but will be a fully spec-ed production and editing suite, with tie lines to the much larger main studio. As it'll be tied, its equipment list mirrors that of the larger studio. A fuller description will available very soon, check back. Or please get in touch with any questions.


Rates

Please get in touch for more information. Or check back here again soon.

Floorplan

 

How to get here

 
We're less than 5 mins walk from Acton Central Overground station.

Our nearby tube stations are Acton Town, Turnham Green, and Shepherds Bush.

Buses that drop you almost on the doorstep: 207, 266, 70, 607 and UL2.

Local hotels and B&B's

 
Brook Hotel
52-54 Stamford Brook Road, W6 0XL Tel: 020 8743 2000
www.thebrookhotel.co.uk

A good value small mid-range hotel comes . The bedrooms are kitted out with standard facilities, and the hotel also has a beautiful garden at the back.

 

Chiswick Court Hotel
39 Bath Road, Chiswick, W4 1LJ Tel: 020 8995 9903
www.chiswickcourthotel.co.uk

A small, clean and comfortable hotel at the budget end, situated on a quiet residential street near Turnham Green station. It has the benefit of a free private car park.

 

Chiswick Hotel
73 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 2LS Tel: 020 8994 1712
www.chiswickhotel.co.uk

This 4-star hotel is set on a tree-lined stretch of Chiswick High Road, close to all the amenities. Bedrooms from double and singles at competitive prices to luxury apartments. All rooms include Sky TV, broadband connection, en-suite bathrooms, etc.

 

Chiswick Moran Hotel
73 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 2LS Tel: 020 8994 1712
www.chiswickmoranhotel.com

This spectacular 4-star hotel contains 116 luxurious rooms. It is well-located to the studio and all the amenities of Chiswick.

 

Her Majesty Hotel
49 Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8PS Tel: 020 8746 2191
www.hermajestyhotel.com

Low-budget accomodation in Shepherds Bush. It's a good value B&B with 16 rooms, each with an en-suite shower, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Only a short bus ride to the studio.

 

Hilton Kensington
179-199 Holland Park Avenue, W11 4UL Tel: 020 7603 3355
www.hilton.co.uk/kensington

Located in the 'classy' Holland Park, the Hilton Kensington is one of the more upmarket options. Luxurious rooms, ranging from Junior to Executive Suites. There are a selection of high standard bars and restaurants in the building too.

 

K West
Richmond Way, Shepherds Bush, W14 0AX Tel: 0870 0274343
www.k-west.co.uk

Situated in Shepherds Bush, K West is another nearby 4-star hotel and. This one has become particularly synonymous with music industry folks - cool, contemporary, luxurious and the 'hippest' in town.

 

Novotel London West
1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, W6 8DR Tel: 020 8741 1555
www.novotel.com

A large (630 rooms) 3-star hotel in Hammersmith, well located for an easy commute to the studio, as well as central London. It has two restaurants, two bars, a gym and beauty salon.

 

St Peters Hotel
407-411 Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith, W6 OSA Tel: 020 8741 4239
www.stpetershotel.co.uk

A small and friendly family-run hotel located on a border between Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush and Chiswick. Conveniently placed for getting to the studio and for central London and Heathrow links. All rooms include en-suite bathroom, TV, telephone and tea making facilites.

Places to eat and takeaway menus

 

Laveli Bakery
5 Churchfield Road, W3 6BH020
Tel: 0208 993 6490

Absolutely first class. Hard to walk by without going in and buying something.

"... you will be amazed by an exquisite display of pastries, cakes and bread. Twelve different sorts of bread, pastry, savouries and sweets, from Framboise tartlets to Clafoutis ... This is a display which you might expect to see in Harrods."

 

The Rocket
11-13 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6BD.
Tel: 020 8993 6123
www.therocketw3.co.uk
Menu: here

Nice local gastro pub. "Had lunch there and it was the best food ever. West End stuff at good prices."

 

Firezza
48 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 1SZ.
Tel: 0208 994 9494
www.firezza.com
Menu: here

Very good pizza, made by the ½ metre!
Eat in (12 seats), take out and delivery.

Minato
169 King Street, W6 9JT.
Tel: 0208 741 7916
Menu: here

The best Japanese and Korean food in the area. The sushi deliveries are formidable. You can eat in too.

 

More Munchies
113 The Vale, Acton, W3 7RQ.
Tel: 020 8742 9026
Menu: here

The local cafe - lunchtime and breakfast snacks, fry ups, Jacket potatos, sandwiches, Cornish pasties, cakes.

Oliva Dolce
106 Goldhawk Road, W12 8HD.
Tel: 020 743 4500
www.olivadolce.co.uk
Menu: here

Another great pizza delivery place which does a great sideline in foccacia.

" ***** Gourmet Pizza at its best! The selection you have here defies the norm and is just mouth-watering, including delights such as brie and pesto!"

 

Deliverance
Tel: 0844 477 1111
www.deliverance.co.uk
Menu: here

The all-in-one portable restaurant that covers all tastes. Italian, salads, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai, whatever you're after.

 

 

Desk, Computer & multitrack and Mastering

 
Desk:
• Studer Series 900 console 32/8/2 (30 mono channels with compression + 2 stereo A channels -+ 4 built in limiters) / Ex Berlin Opera House
• Soundcraft 20:4 sub mixer

Computer & Multitrack:
• Apple Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz with 2GB of RAM running Logic Pro 8.02, Protools TDM HD2 and
other pro audio software and plug-ins
Lynx Aurora 32 I/O , Rosendahl Nanosync word clock and Unitor 8
• Studer A-800 MKIII analogue 24-track tape machine
• 24 Channel Dolby SX

Mastering:
• Studer A810 1/4" tape machine
• Aiwa AD-F 910 cassette deck
• Sony CDP-2700 CD player
• Tascam DA-40 Dat

Monitors:
• Quested HM-415 main monitoring system
• APS Aeon active
• Yamaha NS-10m + Bryston 4B amp
• Auratones 5c
• B&W Matrix 801 MKII, Yamaha 4002m amp (in lounge)
• FAR Tsunami SCS D10 active
• KRK 6000 + KRK subwoofer, Klein+ Hummel SB280 amp
• KEF Model 103 biamped
• Lake People & Samson S-phone headphone amps x2, Beyerdynamic HD250 x4, Extreme Isolation EX29 x5 and var. other headphones

Microphone preamps and Equalizers

 
Microphone Preamps:
• Altec 1567A
• API 3114
• Inward Connections Vac Rac
• Siemens/Telefunken V72 (valve)
• SPL Mikeman
• Symetrix SX302
• Electro Harmonix 12AY7 (with vintage GE tubes) x2
• Telefunken V676a x2
• TL Audio C1

Equalizers:
• Alice 8015 Equalizer
• BSS FSC-916 Preamp/Equalizer
• Focusrite Liquidmix
• Klark Teknik DN 22 Equalizer
• Klein & Hummel UE400 Equalizer
• Manley Massive Passive
• Multi-Track Vari-Band Parametric Equalisers x2
• Rane GE27 Equalizer
• Siemens ELA 75-06b x2
• TL Audio EQ 3012 Equalizer
• Tube Tech PE-1A valve Equalizer
• Multi-Track Vari-Band Parametric Equalisers x2

Compressors / limiters, Other outboard and Effects

 
Compressors / limiters
• ART Dual Levelar valve compressor/limiter
• Ashley SC-50 compressor
• Dateq Dymand DNT compressor
• DBX 160X Compressor x2
• DBX 263A De-esser
• Drawmer DL241 Compressor
• Elysia Mpressor
• Inward Connections Vac Rac stereo limiter
• SSL G-4000 compressor
• TL Audio C1 preamp / compressor
• UREI 1176 blackface
• Symetrix 522 Compressor
• SPL Transient designer 4

Other outboard:
• Behringer SNR 2000 Multibanddenoiser
• Glockenklang Double Two S Noisegate
• Klark Teknik DN 510 Advanced Gate
• Rebis phono preamp
• SPL Vitalizer XLR

Effects:
• Bell Delay
• Bell Stereo Flanger
• Digitech Vocalist II Harmoniser
• Great British Spring (stereo)
• Korg DRV 3000
• Korg SDD 2000 delay
• Lexicon PCM 80 Reverberator
• Nomad Axxeman
• Paice Automatic Double Tracker
• Roland RE 501 Space echo (tapedelay)
• Roland SRV 2000
• Roland SDE 3000
• Roland/ Boss RE 1000
• Sony HR MP5
• Sony DPS-V55M
• TC Electronics M3000
• WEM Copycat IC300 (tapedelay)
• Yamaha SPX1000

Microphones

 
• Acos Mic 22
• ADK S-7
• AKG C1000 x2
• AKG C414 x2
• AKG C451EB and AKG C452EB
• AKG D19 C
• AKG D190C
• AKG D12E
• AKG D112
• AKG D222 x2
• Audio-Technica Pro 44 x2
• Beyer M-201
• Beyer M88 x2
• Beyer M100
• Beyer M119
• Blue Kickball
• BPM CR-73
• Calrec CM 652
• Cascade M20
• C-Ducer CP8 stereo
• Electro Voice DS35
• Electro Voice RE20
• FAR 47 (U47 Type Valve mic)
• Fostex M77RP
• GA R1 active ribbon
• Grove Tubes AM-40
• Neumann CMV 563 (valve) with M55K, M7, M8, M9 capsules
• Neumann KM 67 decca FET mod x2
• Neumann KM 84i x2
• Neumann KM 86i
• Neumann M149 Tube
• Neumann U87i
• Pearl LD-7
• Pearl Type RD-34
• Pete’s Place Blast Pad
• Realistic PZM x4
• Reslo Studio Ribbon
• RFT DM266
• RFT DM622
• Rode NTK (valve) x2
• Schoeps CMC5 x2
• Sennheiser MD 413 U
• Sennheiser MD421 x4 & MD521 x2
• Sennheiser MD441 x2
• Shure SM57 x4 & Shure Beta SM57 x2
• Shure SM58 x4
• STC 4038
• Studio Electronics SE3 x2 & SE2a
• SE Reflexion Filter

Synthesizers, Vintage drum machines and Other instruments

 
Synthesizers:
• Alessis Andromeda
• ELKA Synthex (one of 1250!)
• Korg Micro
• Nord Lead
• Philips Philicorda organ
• Roland Alpha Juno 1

Vintage Drum machines:
• Boss DR 55
• Conrad Electronic Drummer
• Eko Rythm Box
• Keynote Auto Rythm Mark XX
• Korg KPR 77
• Korg KR 55
• Korg Minipops Junior
• Roland CR 1000 (modded)
• Roland CR 8000
• Rythm Ace FR-8L
• Rythm Ace FR-2L
• Vermona ER9

Other Instruments:
• Ludwig drumkit from 1964 (22", 13", 16")
• Neumann Upright Piano
• Pearl Maple shell (20” 16” 15” 14” 12”)
• Premier Concert Glockenspiel
• Premier Jazz kit (20", 12", 14")
• Oscar Schmidt Autoharp
• Sonor Metallophone
• Sonor Phonic drumkit (22", 13", 15", 16")
• Sonor Performer, Sonor Signature 6.5”, Sonor Lite piccolo, Ludwig Acrolite, Ludwig Black Beauty, Ludwig Super Sensitive, Besson
and Premier snare drums
• Fender Jaguar with Curtis Novak custom pickups
• Roland GR 300 & GR 100 analogue guitar Synthesizers with Roland guitar
• Ibanez Custom 'Les Paul'
• Ibanez ATK active bass
• Fender Stratocaster & Ludwig Super sensitive Snare available on request

Guitar amps, Pedals and Tuning

 
Guitar Amps:
• Ampeg SVT B15 bass combo
• Ampeg B-15 flip-top combo
• Ampeg SVT 610 HLF bass cab
• Fender Deluxe Reverb II combo
• Fender Bandmaster
• Hughes & Kettner Quantum 600 Bass head
• Marshall 1936 2x12 cab
• Marshall lead bass 50
• Park Vintage L.E. 20watt valve combo
• Selmer Truevoice Zodiac Twin 50 combo
• Sovtec Midget 50H
• Vox AC10

Pedals:
• Boss AD-5 Acoustic Instrument Processor
• Boss DS1 Distortion
• Boss GE-10 Equalizer
• H&K Tubeman
• Ibanez PhaserTone
• Roger Mayer splitter A/B or A+B
• Sansamp bass pedal
• Sovtec Big Muff distortion
• ProCo RATT – vodka modded
• Coloursound Trem-tone

Tuning:
• Korg DT-100
• Peterson Strobe Tuner ST-490