About the Studio

The brand new Studio 2, features a 35 square metre live recording space with three isolated areas and an adjoining purpose built 45 square metre control room housing an SSL 9000 K series console.

Featuring tier one acoustics and custom PMC monitoring, overall the sound is more intimate than Studio 1 and perfect for indie, rock, pop and folk bands which can record together live but still maintain good separation between instruments by utilising the booths. The studio is great for recording vocals, killer drums, percussion, amps and acoustic instruments. Additionally, the two smaller booths are well suited to amp isolation or very dry vocals.

SSL 9000 K

SSL has shaped the sound of almost every notable record in the last 30 plus years and Sydney’s SSL 9000 K continues that tradition with its upfront, responsive and punchy sound. Utilising both vintage and modern gear, additional Neve preamps sit alongside a desirable outboard collection in the control room, the latest iMac Pro, Apogee converters and award-winning PMC MB3S-XBD-A monitors.

Studio Hire Inclusions

• 301 assistant engineer
• Access to:
  • Extensive selection of 140+ microphones
  • Outboard gear and monitoring options
  • Guitars
  • Amplifiers
  • Fender Rhodes
  • Additional hired equipment Available on request by BHSS, stocking Australia’s largest backline hire inventory range
• VIP options available on request including catering, refreshments and valet service

Key Technical Features

• Console:
  • SSL 9000 K 48 channel
• Monitoring:
  • PMC MB3 XBD-A
  • Yamaha NS10M
• Headphone system:
  • Hearback Pro 16ch
• Computer:
  • iMac Pro 10 core 3 GHz Intel Xeon W with 64GB RAM
• Interfaces:
  • 48ch Avid HD I/O
  • Antelope Pure 2
  • Avid Sync HD
• Tape Machine:
  • Ampex ATR-102 (Available to book on request)

Outboard Gear & FX

• 8ch Neve 1084 rack (8 units)
• Urei 1176 (x2)
• Urei 1178 (x2)
• Teletronix LA2A
• Empirical Labs Distressor ELX-8 (x2)
• Amek 9098 Limiter
• Studios 301 SSL Bus Compressor
• Transient Designer 4
• DBX 160x
• Valley People Dyna-mite
• Sansamp
• Drawmer DS201 (x2)
• GML 8200
• Pultec EQP1A3 (x2)
• Pultec EQP1A
• Eventide H3000
• TC Electronic 2290
• AMS RMX16
• AMS S-DMX
• Roland Dimension D
• Lexicon 480L reverb
• Bricasti M7 reverb

Plug-Ins

• UAD Ultimate 95 classic effects
• Waves Mercury
• Studio Classics Abbey Road
• Fabfilter
• Melodyne
• Autotune 8
• Vallhalla DSP
• Soundtoys 5
• Vocalign Pro
• Altiverb 7 XL
• iZotope RX6 Standard
• Komplete 11

Studio 2 drum recording

Red Bull 64 Bars in Studio 2

“I Am Woman” trailer (filmed at Studio 2)