KEY FEATURES

  • uNRESTRICTED PARKING

  • GROUND FLOOR (EASY ACCESS)

  • Beautiful recycled Blackbutt flooring throughout

  • Silent Daikon ducted heating and cooling

  • Best-Practice acoustic rooms inside rooms with angled walls, angled windows and angled ceiling for premium acoustic response - superb for monitoring, recording, critical listening and mixing.

  • Rooms all wired for microphone lines and returns.

  • Clean, safe and leafy surroundings

  • Situated next door to vinyl record store with over 10,000 records and Hollywood Memorabilia

  • A premium selection of recording equipment and instruments including a vintage Hammond Organ with Leslie Cabinet

a creative sanctuary

Every detail of the space was designed to be the ultimate creative sanctuary for creative collaboration, performance, recording and production. 
Dare Studios is a place where expressive performances can be captured in the most inspiring and acoustically optimal environment and where sonic excellence is enhanced at every stage of production. 
Dare Studios was designed in consultation with renowned studio architect Peter Brown and also incorporates a classic recording room designed and tuned by legendary acoustician Richard Priddle (Alberts Studios, Tiger, 2UE, Sony Studios, Milk Bar, 301, Rhinoceros) and built under his supervision by master-craftsman Holger Schumann.
The control room and tracking room are completely isolated from the existing structure via Embleton rubber floor pads. The Studio features natural light and line of sight for instant human connection between musicians, performers and the engineer. The structure incorporates rooms within rooms for complete sonic isolation with tuned abfusers and absorbers on the walls and ceiling for optimal reflection control. Silent ducted air-conditioning with expertly crafted plenums provide a constant supply of fresh air ensuring a constantly refreshing and nurturing atmosphere. 
It is a superb environment for capturing video and photography with controllable natural light.
The studio is fully equiped with a premium selection of microphones, recording equipment and instruments including a vintage Hammond Organ with Leslie Cabinet.

equipment list

  • MONITOR SPEAKERS

    • Neumann KH120a + KH750 DSP Subwoofer
      (Aligned with Neumann MA1)

    • Genelec 8020a

    • Avantone Mixcube

    MONITOR CONTROLLERS

    • SPL 2Control Monitor Controller

    • Hearback Headphone mixing system
      (6x personal monitor mixers)

    HEADPHONES

    • ATH m40x

    • SENNHEISER HD280

    • BEYERDYNAMIC DT700Pro x

  • CHANNEL STRIPS

    • Neve 1064 - 2 channels

    • MCI JH500 - 8 channels

    • Aurora Audio GTQC - 1 channel

    TUBE/SOLID STATE PRES

    • SPL Gainstation 8 MKii - 8 channels

    • Chandler Germanium - 2 channels

    • Lynx Aurora (n) Preamps - 4 channels

  • COMPRESSORS

    • Empirical Labs - Fatso (Tape sim + compression)

    • Aurora Audio - GTQC (Fet + Opto compression)

    • Ross Giles VPC-1 (Opto Valve compression)

    • Stam Audio - 1176 a (Fet compression)

    EFFECTS

    • Studiomaster SE4200
      (Spring reverb and Bucket Brigade delay)

    • Benson Amps Studio Tall Bird
      (Stereo Tube Spring Reverb)

  • Condenser Microphones

    • 1x Neumann m149 (tube, multi-pattern)

    • 2x Neumann KMi/85 (cardioid, hpf)

    • 1x Neumann KMi/83 (omni)

    • 2x AKG CK451

    • 4x Audio Technica AT871r (Boundary mics)

    • 2x Line Audio OM1 (Omni)

    • 1x Sennheiser e965

    Ribbon Microphones

    • 4x Coles 4038

    • 2x Beyerdynamic m130

    • 1x Beyerdynamic m160

    Dynamic Microphones

    • 1x Sennheiser MD441

    • 2x Sennheiser MD421

    • 2x Beyerdynamic m201

    • 2x Beyerdynamic M88TG

    • 1x AKG D112

    • 1x Sennheiser e602

    • 2x Shure Unidyne 545 mkiii

    • 2x Shure SM57

    • 1x Shure SM58

    • 1x Shure Beta 57a

    • 1x Electrovoice 635a

    • 1x Audio Technica ATM25

    • 2x Audio Technica PRO25

    • 1x Uher m534

    • 1x Uher m531

    • Lynx Aurora (n) 16TB-4Pre (20x AD, 16x DA)

    • Universal Audio Apollo x4

    • Audient ASP800

    • OTARI Tape Machine

    • Mac Mini 2020

  • KEYS/PIANO

    • Wurlitzer 203w (with suitcase speakers)

    • Hammond (A100) + Leslie

    • Gors & Kallman Upright Piano (Vintage German built)

    • Yamaha C108 Upright Piano (Made in Japan Circa 1979)

    DRUMS/PERCUSSION

    • Pearl 1968 President Deluxe drum kit - (22, 16, 13, 14 Snare)

    • LP Bongos

    • Various percussion

    SYNTHS/ELECTRONIC

    • Moog Minitaur

    • Roland MKS-7 (Juno 106 + TR707 in rack form)

    • Roland MS101

    • Novation Launchkey 37 Midi Controller

    GUITARS/STRINGS

    • Cole Clark Custom Culprit
      (Tele with middle pickup and 5 way switch)

    • Squire 40th Anniversary P-Bass

    • Epiphone Mandolin

    • Various other electric and acoustic guitars

  • GUITAR AMPS

    • Original Vox AC-30 Made in UK early 1960's

    • Diason (Goldentone) Tallboy Valve Amplifier (AUS circa 1973)

    • DSM & Humboldt - Simplifier Classic (Zero watt amp)

    BASS

    • SWR LA15 Bass combo

    KEYS

    • Tallboy Leslie Cabinet 122 (USA circa 1965)

    EFFECTS PEDALS

    • Morgan Fuzz

    • Moog MF Drive

    • Way Huge Pork & Pickle

    • Analogman Bi-Chorus

    • Supro Tremolo

    • Pigtronix Constellator

    • MXR Dynacomp

    • Tape Audio TWO

    • UAD Golden Reverberator and more…

    • 2 X Furman Pulse II Power Supply Conditioners

    • Stanton Turntable STR-8 150

    • Sony Bravia 40” LCD TV

  • The following gear is not included in a regular hire but is available for hire by separate arrangement (on a case by case basis):

    • Steinway Grand Piano - Model ‘O’ made in Hamburg Late 1940's Model

    • VintaVintage AKG Vintage C-12 Microphone

    • Neumann M147 Studio Condenser Microphone

    • Hammond Organ L122 Circa 1965

    • Original Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer

    • Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesizer

    • Hohner Pianet Clavinet Duo

    • 1970’s Classic Fender Rhodes

    • Roland Analogue String Synth RS-202

    • Over 30 Various Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Basses

    • Various Musical Curiosities

TRACKING ROOM

  • Wide 900mm super-isolated glass doors with Raven seals/sound locks

  • Generous dimensions - spacious and comfortable for ensembles to perform and communicate with inspiration and Ease

  • Two superb acoustic pianos

  • amazing drum tracking setup

  • Line of sight to control room and additional sonically isolated recording spaces

  • Separate vocal booth with line of SIGHT to both control room and tracking room perfect for Vocal Recording and Voice Over

  • Angled walls and ceiling for optimal sonics

  • Natural Light and Skylight in main tracking room and light from both ends of the studio - a real luxury in an optimal acoustic space and a must have for the morning after late night sessions. 

CONTROL ROOM

  • Excellent Tracking and Mix Environment with flat response at all frequencies

  • Tuned absorbers on walls and ceiling

  • Line of sight to main tracking room, booth and additional recording spaces

  • Natural light

  • Keyboard nook as additional performance and production space

KITCHEN & RELAXATION

  • Skylight/ Natural light in the kitchenette

  • Chill-out area - totally sonically isolated from tracking room so TALKING will not disturb the sessions

  • LINE OF SIGHT TO TRACKING ROOM - SO YOU CAN WATCH THE RECORDING WITHOUT DISTURBING THE SESSION

  • Kitchen facilitIes and Coffee machine

  • Modern Bathroom with hand DRYER

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TRACKING ROOM

TRACKING ROOM

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