Terms
of use
All audio, artwork and computer code collectively 'content', including
but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination,
expression and arrangement of such content, contained on the site
is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Lo-tek, and is protected
by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various
other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
Except
as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the site
and no content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded,
posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted or
distributed in any way including 'mirroring' to any other computer,
server, Web site or other medium for publication or distribution
or for any commercial enterprise, without Lo-tek's express prior
written consent.
You
may download MP3s and MP4s purposely made available by Lo-tek for
downloading from the Site, provided that you (1) not remove any
proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2)
use such information only for your personal, non-commercial informational
purpose and do not copy or post such information on any networked
computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications
to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations
or warranties relating to such documents.
Recording studios
Visiting
Studios:
Have a look around. Even if you're not technical,
see if you like the place and whether you think the engineer is
on your wavelength. Also see if they have equipment you can borrow/hire
(not all studios do, so don't assume anything) and whether or not
it's the sort of stuff you want. But don't hand over any money on
the spot - go away and think about it first.
If
you have a musician friend (or even a teacher) you trust and who
knows a bit more than you do, take them along with you. They'll
be in a better position to size up the place and give you some impartial
advice. If you can't find somewhere you like in your area, it's
worth travelling further a field rather than compromising. Remember,
you're going to have to live with this recording for a while (unless
you're very rich) so it'll save you 6 months of apologising for
your demo while you save up for the next.
"The
most important bit of equipment in a studio is the engineer. Don't
be fooled by lots of flashing lights and big mixers. An experienced
engineer in a chocolate-box sized, basic studio can easily get professional
quality results while a monkey let loose in Abbey Road will undoubtedly
produce rubbish."
Paul White - Editor, 'Sound on Sound'
"When
you're locked in the place for a day or two it's important that
you're comfortable. Make sure that it's a good, comfortable working
environment."
Paul Burns - Studio 64, Middlesbrough
The
Engineer:
The Engineer is an important part of the recording process so you
need to be able to trust them. Ask them about their taste in music
and chat to them for as long as you can to see if you think they're
the right person for you.
"You
probably don't need to ask loads of questions. Normally a gut reaction
will tell you within a couple of minutes whether the engineer is
the right one for you."
Paul Burns - Studio 64, Middlesbrough
"If
you don't like the engineer, it'll colour the whole session. It's
always going to make for a better session if there's a friendly
atmosphere in the studio and if you feel that they know what they're
doing. Demos can be pretty expensive and if the engineer doesn't
know what they're doing, you won't get anything out of it."
Guy Massey - Engineer & producer
(Groove Armada, Idlewild, Manic Street Preachers)
Lo-tek
studios is a purpose built digital recording facility in The Ashdown
Forest. We are located half way between Tunbridge Wells (West Kent)
and Crowborough (East Sussex) and record, programme mix and master
music. We help singers, bands, songwriters, musicians, producers,
dj's and rappers make high quality recordings of their music. Lo-tek
is a better place to make music whether it's a demo cdr, a mix tape
or an entire album for commercial release. We know how to give your
music a truly professional finish. The studio is primarily designed
for it's responses but it was also built with artists in mind -
the control room and live rooms are all visually interesting helping
singers and musicians stay focused without feeling any pressure
from being in a studio.
Getting to Lo-tek... from London to Tunbridge Wells or Crowborough
or station takes less than an hour. We are 15 minutes from Tunbridge
Wells, 5 minutes from Crowborough and within 30 from East Grinstead,
Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Uckfield.
Recording
equipment at lo-tek studios
Mixing console: Allen & Heath GS300 - 32 channel, 8 bus (plus
Soundcraft portable 12 channel 2 bus) monitoring Yamaha NS10’s
plus Sony 5.1 surround sound and sub woofer. Hardware includes:
Apple Mac G5 dual processor, Apple Mac G4, MOTU digital audio interface:
Further digital I/O is catered for by a pair of Toslink/ADAT lightpipe
input and output connectors, which provide eight channels at 44.1kHz
and 48kHz or four channels at high sample rates, and stereo S/PDIF
in and out on dedicated RCA phonos, which can also be duplicated
on the optical I/O. A standard ADAT 9-pin sync socket is provided
for the sample accurate sync'ing of an ADAT or ADAT-compatible recording/playback
device and there's now both word clock in and out on standard BNC
connectors, so if you have a master clock unit, there's now somewhere
to plug it. Usefully, the word clock circuitry can also follow and
generate high and low sample rates so that, for example, you could
be running at 44.1kHz but still lock to a double-speed 88.2kHz clock,
or vice versa as selected in the MOTU Firewire Audio Console. The
other welcome addition is a second Firewire socket, which makes
life easier when you need to chain peripherals. Fostex hard disc
recorder, e-magic midi converter. Logic Pro 6 - the most comprehensive
program for professional music and audio production. It contains
all Emagic plugins and software instruments, and full TDM integration.
Logic gives you more than any package on earth. You don't need more
plugins (though you can always add more if you want them) as the
emagic stuff is first rate - the best package bundled with any sequencer.
Logic Pro 6 is not a lot different than Logic Platinum 6. It looks
the same but does feel a little better and on my system it is quite
stable. You can check out my earlier review of Logic 6.3 to see
the changes that occurred since version 5 (which was the last PC
version).
As one package Logic Pro 6 gives you a massive set of sound generators
and processors. Bias, Roxio Toast. outboard Behringer compressors,
Behringer noise gates, Akai (S900 MPC 2000) samplers, Roland (S-750)
sampler, technics decks plus mixer, sony DAT recorder, Sony Minidisc
recorders, Technics cassette recorder microphones Vocal: Audio Technica,
Rode, Octava, Shure. Drums: AKG set (kick mic plus 3 drum mics).
Various: Realistic PZM contact mics, SM58s, Audio Technica Pro 78.
Our
key services:
- recording
studio
- cd
duplication
- mixing
- mastering
- sampling
- re-mixing
- audio
production
- sound
track production
- synthesizer
and sampler programming
- 5.1
surround sound
-
mastering for cd
- cd
replication
- cd
duplication
- demo
production
- recording
guitars
- recording
bass
- recording
vocals
- recording
drums
- recording
bands
- recording
singers
- recording
solo artists
lo-tek
studios are a recording studio capable of mastering, mixing and
audio production, for sound sanctuary, tommy evans or the corridor.
It's not chill out music but we do have chicks on vinyl and we do
hip hop production and put out electronica releases or acoustic
releases. We do blues recording, acoustic recording, and electronic
recording
|
