TECH SPEC // STUDIO KITMANCHESTER // REMOTE // WORLDWIDE

STUDIO // EQUIPMENT

Access to professional tools, accurate monitoring and a deep software environment, backed by the experience to know when and how to use them.

01 // MONITORING
02 // RECORDING // ADDITIONAL
03 // PRODUCTION
04 // DJ
05 // SOFTWARE

[ 01 ] MONITORING

HEAR WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

The studio is built around accurate monitoring so low-end, balance, dynamics and stereo decisions can be made with confidence.

MONITORING // ×2

ADAM

AX77H

Primary monitoring for the room. Horizontal cabinets and ribbon tweeters give a wide, honest picture of the mix rather than a flattering one.

01Production
02Mixing
03Mastering decisions
04Critical listening
05Stereo imaging
06Low-end balance
07Translation checking

PRODUCTIONMIXINGMASTERINGPRODUCTION TUITION

MONITORING // ×1

ADAM

10-INCH SUBWOOFER

Extends the monitoring system downwards so sub content is heard, not guessed at.

01Sub frequencies
02Kick and bass relationships
03Low-end balance
04Club translation

PRODUCTIONMIXINGMASTERING

MONITORING // ×2

ADAM

8-INCH DJ MONITORS

Dedicated monitoring for DJ practice and tuition, set up to feel like a proper booth rather than a laptop-and-controller corner.

01DJ practice
02DJ tuition
03Booth-level monitoring
04Club-style listening

DJ TUITION

[ 02 ] RECORDING // ADDITIONAL

CONVERSION AND ROUTING

AUDIO // ×1

UNIVERSAL AUDIO

APOLLO X6

The centre of the studio. Everything routes through it: conversion, monitoring, recording and outboard.

01Professional conversion
02Recording
03Monitor routing
04Low-latency workflows
05External hardware integration
06Studio signal routing

PRODUCTIONMIXINGMASTERINGPRODUCTION TUITION

[ 03 ] PRODUCTION

HANDS ON THE MUSIC

PRODUCTION // ×1

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS

MASCHINE MK3

Hands-on drum and sample work away from the mouse.

01Drum programming
02Sampling
03Chopping
04Sequencing
05Groove creation
06Finger drumming

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION TUITION

PRODUCTION // ×1

DJ TECHTOOLS

MIDI FIGHTER TWISTER

Sixteen encoders with LED feedback for tactile control of anything in the session.

01Plugin control
02Ableton macros
03Automation
04Effects control
05Sound-design parameters
06Performance workflows

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION TUITION

PRODUCTION // ×1

AKAI

APC CONTROLLER

Grid control for session work. Exact model to be confirmed before launch.

01Ableton control
02Clip launching
03Arrangement
04Performance
05Mixing
06Session workflow

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION TUITION

[ 04 ] DJ

DJ EQUIPMENT // PRACTICAL WORKFLOW

DJ tuition is delivered on the professional equipment currently available in the studio, with practical attention to booth workflows.

DJ // ×2

PIONEER DJ

CDJ-2000NXS2

A professional media player used for hands-on DJ tuition and focused booth-workflow practice.

01DJ tuition
02Professional CDJ workflows
03Rekordbox USB preparation
04Beatmatching
05Cueing
06Loops
07Browsing
08Phrase mixing
09Track selection
10Troubleshooting

DJ TUITION

DJ // ×1

ALLEN & HEATH

XONE:96

Analogue six-channel mixing with the filter section that defined a generation of underground sets.

01Professional DJ mixing
02Gain structure
03Four-deck workflows
04EQ
05Analogue filter technique
06Cueing and monitoring
07Send // return workflows
08External effects

DJ TUITION

DJ // ×1

PIONEER DJ

RMX-2000

Effects and performance processing for sessions that go past the crossfader.

01Effects processing
02Performance technique
03External FX routing
04Creative transitions
05Rhythmic effects
06Build-ups
07Live manipulation

DJ TUITION

LEARN ON EQUIPMENT BUILT FOR CLUBS.

[ 05 ] SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE // DIGITAL TOOLSET

A deep collection of professional production, mixing, mastering and sound-design software, used selectively rather than stacked for the sake of it.

MIX // MASTER

WAVES

FULL COLLECTION

Deep coverage across the whole chain, from surgical correction to analogue-modelled colour.

EQCompressionDynamicsAnalogue modellingSaturationLimitingMasteringEffectsRestorationStereo processingMetering

PRECISION

FABFILTER

FULL SUITE

The precision end of the toolkit for detailed mix and master work.

Precision EQDynamic EQCompressionMultibandLimitingSaturationFilteringReverb

INSTRUMENTS

ROLAND

ROLAND CLOUD

The machines house, techno, electro and acid were built on, plus the modern instruments that followed.

HouseTechnoElectroAcidBreaksAmbientElectronic drumsSynthesisBass

INSTRUMENTS

KORG

LEGACY // SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTS

Classic synthesis character for bass, pads, leads and texture work.

SynthesisBassPadsLeadsSequencingTexturesSound design

AN EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL PLUGIN LIBRARY

The headline collections below are only part of the available toolkit. The wider library spans every stage of the signal chain.

Parametric EQ
Dynamic EQ
Linear phase EQ
Analogue-modelled EQ
Filters

VCA
FET
Opto
Bus compression
Multiband
Transient design
Gating

Transparent limiting
Clipping
True-peak control
Streaming loudness

Valve
Transformer
Harmonic exciters
Sub harmonics

Bit reduction
Waveshaping
Amp modelling
Lo-fi

Tape machines
Console emulation
Channel strips
Noise and wow/flutter

Plate
Spring
Hall
Chamber
Convolution
Algorithmic

Tape delay
Digital delay
Dub delay
Ping-pong
Diffusion

Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Ensemble
Rotary

Mid/side
Width control
Mono-maker
Imaging
Correlation

LUFS
True peak
Spectrum
Correlation
Dynamic range
Reference matching

De-noise
De-click
De-hum
Spectral repair

Analogue modelling
Wavetable
FM
Granular
Physical modelling
Modular

Samplers
Slicing
Time-stretching
Loop mangling
Field recording tools

Drum machines
Layering
Transient tools
Groove and swing
Percussion libraries

Spectral processors
Convolution design
Resampling chains
Pitch tools

Mastering EQ
Bus dynamics
Loudness
Dither
Vinyl preparation

Glitch
Stutter
Reverse
Freeze
Beat repeat

Gain staging
Routing
Phase alignment
Test tones
Reference players

[ 06 ] FUTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

INSIDE THE ROOM

ROOM // WIDETBC

MIXING POSITIONTBC

DJ SETUPTBC

HARDWARE // DETAILTBC

SYNTHS // CONTROLLERSTBC

STUDIO // DETAILTBC

[ 07 ] FUTURE VIDEO

SEE THE SPACE IN USE

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STUDIO WALKTHROUGH

VIDEO TBC

EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATION

VIDEO TBC

PRODUCTION // DJ // LESSON FOOTAGE

[ 08 ] WHY IT MATTERS

WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR MUSIC

MIX WITH CONFIDENCE

Accurate ADAM monitoring, extended low-frequency response and professional Universal Audio conversion create an environment where detailed mix decisions can be made with confidence.

BUILD SOUNDS FROM SCRATCH

Access a broad synthesis environment across Roland, KORG, sampling tools, drum programming and modern software instruments.

GET HANDS-ON

Maschine, APC and MIDI Fighter control allow production sessions to move beyond purely mouse-and-keyboard workflows.

LEARN ON THE STUDIO SETUP

Practise on CDJ-2000NXS2s and a Xone:96 using the equipment and routing available in the studio.

EXPLORE ADVANCED DJ TECHNIQUES

The RMX-2000 and Xone:96 allow sessions to explore external effects, routing, filters and more advanced performance techniques.

THE TOOLKIT IS LARGE. THE POINT IS KNOWING WHAT TO REACH FOR.

Access to more equipment is only useful when it leads to better decisions. LOW END THEORY combines a broad technical toolkit with practical experience in production, mixing and DJing.

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