About The Studio
RDS Music’s recording Studio is located at our RDS Studios complex in North Acton, London, along with several other recording studios.
The Studio itself presents a modern, vibrant and dynamic atmosphere with it’s lovely design and state of the art recording, producing and mixing facilities.
Other features include a live room/vocal booth, accurate sound treatment, air conditioning (with climate control), high speed wifi internet connection, waiting area, kitchen and toilets.
The studio is extremely easy to get to with North Acton Underground station nearby, a Bus stop right outside and easy access to the A40 and A406 if driving.
RDS Music Studio Equipment
Computer
Mac Pro (3.2 GHz Quad-Core intel Xeon)
Microphones
Neumann U87ai
Peluso 2247LE
Akg c214 x 2 (matched pair)
Shure SM57 x 3
Shure Beta 52a
Audix i5 x 1
Interfaces
RME Fireface 800
Motu Midi Express 128
Outboard/Preamps & Channel Strips
Universal Audio 6176
Focusrite Isa 428 (4 preamps)
Presonus ADL 700
RME Fireface 800 Preamps (4 preamps)
Anthony DeMaria Labs 1500 (stereo tube compressor)
UA 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (6176)
Warm Audio Wa2a Optical Compressor
Elysia Xfilter EQ
Monitoring
Mackie HR 824s (Main Monitors)
Yamaha HS5s (Reference Monitors)
Personus Central Station Plus (with CSR-1 remote and talkback)
Various studio headphones (Beyerdynamics, Shure and Sennheiser
Desk
Mackie Control Universal plus 2 x Extenders (24 channels)
Keyboards/Synthesizers
Yamaha Motif XS6
Korg M50
Studiologic SL88 (controller)
Instruments & Backline
Fender Stratocaster USA
Gear4Music 4 string Electric Bass
Yamaha Acoustic
Tekamini Classical Guitar (semi-acoustic)
Pearl Escort Drumkit (Remo heads)
Shakers
Marshall MG50DFX
Boss M-70 Effects Pedal
Daw
Logic Pro X
Logic Pro 9
Software and Plugins
NI Komplete 9 & 10
Waves Complete 9
Lexicon Reverb Bundle
Antares Complete Plug-in Suite (including Autotune EVO)
East West Hollywood Strings Gold
Sonic Academy Nicky Romero Kick
Synthology Ivory 2 (American Concert D)