The recording industry has changed. The current landscape is almost unrecognisable from that of ten years ago. On one side, recording budgets have all but disappeared. On the other, everyone can now record to a reasonable standard at home.
Many studios have reacted to the growing instability by re-inventing themselves, fluffing up their service list, or trying too hard to be something other than what they really are. Underworld is different - we rely solely on the core values of quality, consistency, and the kind of expertise which can only be gained with two decades worth of experience. The origins of Underworld go right back to 1992. The studio has grown organically year by year since and has a rich heritage in terms of recorded output. Located in the very heart of Glasgow city centre, Underworld's extensive credit list covers the musical spectrum, from independent to major labels, television to film, radio networks, video games, new media and beyond. Underworld has a particularly potent equipment list. In the past 20 years we have painstakingly collected some of the most sought after, high-end, vintage and esoteric pieces of recording equipment and instruments ever made. From classic analogue synthesisers to quirky one-off pieces of outboard. All of this is married to a cutting edge front end with ultra-detailed monitoring. Things will continue to change for artists, bands and labels, but the ethos of Underworld as a studio will remain the same - originality, authenticity, and the provision of a unique service for all clients. If you care about your music, and want to achieve something which isn't possible elsewhere, Underworld is the studio for you. For studio enquiries please use the contact link at the top of the page. Equipment List ¬ Mixing & Conversion: Audient Zen analogue mixing desk with mic pre / automation pack Prism Orpheus A/D convertors x 2 API A2D dual pre/convertor Monitoring: Quested VS2108 active monitors Genelec 8020B active monitors Adam A5X active monitors Dynaudio BM5 passive monitors Dynamics: API 2500 stereo comp/limiter Neve 2254 comp/limiter x 2 Urei 1176 LN compressor Skibbe Red Stripe compressor SSL Super Analogue XR618 compressor x 8 Amek CM01 comp/limiter x 4 Elysia Xpressor compressor Empirical Labs Fatso Jnr Shadow Hills Optograph compressor Raytheon RL10 compressor BBC AM 6/8 comp/limiter x 2 BSS DPR-402 stereo compressor Valley People Dyna-Mite compressor x 2 Equalizers: Manley Massive Passive Pultec EQP-1A Amek PM01 EQ x 4 Amek BM01 filter x 2 API 560 EQ x 4 BBC Response Selection Amplifier EQ x 6 Urei 545 parametric EQ Orban 460b parametric EQ Urei 365 T Series fiter set Misc Outboard: Thermionic Culture Limited Edition Culture Vulture Standard Audio Level-Or AMS Neve Tape Phase Simulator Avedis MA5 Avalon U5 Effects Units: Eventide H3000 D/SE x 2 Eventide Eclipse Jomox T-Resonator Lexicon Prime Time Schipmann Ebbe Und Flut Sherman Filterbank II OTO Biscuit Roland RE-301 Space Echo Roland RE-501 Space Echo TC Electronic Fireworx Moog Moogerfooger Wasp Filter Korg KP3 Synthesizers / Keyboards: Moog Voyager Signature Edition Moog Little Phatty II Moog Source Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar EDP Wasp Octave Cat SRM II Roland Juno 106 Roland SH-101 Roland TR-808 Roland JV-1080 Roland JV-2080 Dave Smith Tempest Oberheim Matrix 6R Nord Lead 2X Nord 3 Rack Nord Drum Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Studio Electronics SE-1 Studio Electronics ATC Tone Chameleon Alesis Andromeda A6 Alesis Micron Korg MS20 Korg Kronos Waldorf Pulse Access Virus C Fender Rhodes 73 Mk 1 Yamaha DX7 FDII Microphones: Shure Beta 87A Shure SM58 x 4 SE Electronics Z 5600A Oktava 219 Oktava MK-012 MSP6 x 2 Sontronics Sigma AKG D112 AKG C430 x 2 AKG D40 x 3 |
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