Technical

Trend Studios have completely refurbished and modernized its recording studios. Fitted with the latest in recording technology, our studios will meet the needs of our clients and we welcome new ones to our unique facility.

Our professionally updated studio will ensure the highest quality recording experience available today.

Our main studio control room is now equipped with:

  • Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 DAW system
  • Sadie DAW system
  • Digidesign C|24 digital mixing console
  • with 16 analogue inputs
  • Neve 1073DPA preamp
  • Focusrite Red Dual Compressor/Limiter
  • Rosendahl Nanosyncs
  • Sony PCM-R700 DAT machine
  • Tascam 112
  • Sony MDS-JE520 Mini-Disc recorder
  • Marantz PMD 321
  • Quested VS2108 active monitors
  • Yamaha NS-10m studio monitors
  • Samson S Phone 4 channel headphone amp (X 2)
  • Universal Audio 2-610 Dual Valve Mic Preamp
  • Avalon VT-747 SP Twin Signal Path Opto-Compressor-Equaliser

For the highest quality recordings, our studios use the following microphones:

  • Neumann U87 (X 2)
  • Audio Technica 4050 (X 2)
  • Rode K2 Valve microphone
  • Rode NT5 matched pair condenser microphones
  • Sennheiser 421-II-4 (X 3)
  • Shure SM57 (X2)
  • Shure SM58 (X2)
  • Shure D112 (X2)

Also available in our main studio are the following:

  • Sennheiser HD 280 headphones
  • Roland U-20 keyboard
  • M-Audio Axiom 49 MIDI controller keyboard
  • M-Audio MIDI/USB interface

At Trend, we have our main studio live room and also a recently installed dedicated drum room.

Main studio specifications:

  • 17” x 15 ½” (5200 x 4750mm)
  • Completely acoustically treated to suit all recording needs
  • Customizable acoustic RPG panelling for absorption or reflection
  • Removable RPG Biffusors for diffusion or absorption (1200x600)
  • Acoustic screens (1800x1200)
  • Custom made soundproof acoustic door
  • Partly timbered floor

Drum room specifications:

  • 13” x 13” (4000 x 4000mm) approx. irregular shaped room
  • Customizable acoustic RPG panelling for absorption
  • Removable RPG Biffusors for diffusion or absorption (1200x600)
  • Acoustic screens (1800x1200)
  • Automatic acoustic door seals
  • Isofloor acoustic floor panelling
  • Solid timber flooring

Also available for both live rooms are:

  • Sorber S5-2 freestanding split acoustic panels (1676mm high) (X2)
  • Clearsonic acrylic freestanding acoustic panelling with customizable

Sorberabsorption panels (X2)

Trend Studios are equipped with a second control room for offline editing and mastering.

This control room is equipped with:

  • Sadie DAW system and Cedar noise reduction plug-ins
  • Amek TAC Bullet analogue console
  • Quested VS2108 active monitors
  • Yamaha NS-10m studio monitors
  • T.C. Electronic Finalizer Plus
  • HHB CDR-800 CD recorder
  • Sony PCM-2700 DAT machine
  • Panasonic SV-3700 DAT machine
  • Sony CDP-XB920E
  • Sony MDS-JE520 Mini-Disc recorder
  • Tascam 112
  • Tascam MX-55 Ό inch tape machine
  • Studer A80MR MkII tape machine

Our Pro Tools HD3 system contains a large array of plug-ins for use in the studio.

Just some of these include:

  • Abbey Road/Chandler Limited TG Mastering Pack
  • Brainworx Suite
  • SPL Transient Designer
  • Softube FET Compressor
  • Sonnox Inflator
  • SPL EQ Rangers Vol. 1
  • TC Electronic VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb
  • URS N4 Series
  • Eleven
  • Impact Compressor
  • JOEMEEK Bundle
  • TL Space Reverbs

Our exclusive Green Room allows our clients to relax and further enhances our guests’ experience.

As well as being a home away from home, our Green Room is fitted with studio tie lines so that recording can also take place in this acoustically treated room.

  • 17” 9’ x 14” approx. irregular shaped room (5420 x 4300mm approx)
  • Automatic acoustic door seals
  • Solid timber flooring

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