Audio Services

Messing with a mouse can be frustrating, but modern recording demands the use of a Digital Audio Workstation.

From our ealy days with Cubase, we have always used motorised faders for mixing, once the audio is in the computer.

The current controller in the studio is the Qcon ProX, pictured. Along with a SoftTube Control 1 this speeds up work considerably.

Thirty Two stems can be fed back into the Trident for analogue summing, additional outboard processing etc, if required.

Along with the many keyboards, we have a good selection of guitars all available for use.

A few of the more interesting ones:

Gibson 335 1996 (with Bigsby trem)

Gibson SG 1971 (with Vibrolux trem)

Gibson LP Artist 1979 (with Moog electronics)

Fender Jap Strat 1986 (Lace Sensor pickups, 3mm copper lining)

Fender USA Tele (maple neck)

Fender 2016 Precision Elite Bass

Fender 1986 Jap Jazz Special

Aria 80s Strat (really crisp funky sound)

Ibanez 1986 Raodstar 440 superstrat.

Ibanez baritone guitar.

Godin A6, A12, Multiacc.

As with all large format mixing desks, this one has a history.

Custom built for Robert Ponger, this was the desk used for the early Falco albums.

We had it transported from Austria to the Isle of Man in 2015, and using a brand new power supply from Blue Dog the desk is 100% reliable and sounding superb.

Trident Studios were very prominent in the early 70s, and their engineers built the desks they needed, which developed into another company in its own right. 

Trident desks are well known for their sound, and the Series 80 (from 1980), with its huge vintage microphone transformers on every channel is a favourite, unless you have space for a TSM!