What we do
Quality Sound Recordings
We work closely with Artists and Bands to help create the highest quality recordings. We can also help with music production, CD duplication, music scoring, basic youtube video's. General help and advice in the music business, equipment and media.
the studio
Large and bright acoustically treated sound rooms and isolation booths
Great for recording drums, guitars and vocals.
about us
A Music Recording Studio
Whitby Studios ia an established recording studio trading from Ellesmere Port Cheshire for over 15 years. We have helped hundreds of Artists and Bands create great music over those years, and still continue to develope and support music throughout the UK.
Help and Advice
Being both experienced sound engineers and fully trained musicians, we can give help in all aspects of the recording process. Bands recording for the first time or professional recording artists with their latest project will all benefit from our vast experience, knowledge and expertise in the art of recording music.
The Full Package
Over the past year we have developed our business to include CD Duplication, YouTube videos, Photography and Sheet Music printing. We can now offer our clients a complete package designed to meet all requirements. With the music business being so competitive, we feel our clients will be better placed to promote their talent worldwide.
Songwriters and PRS
Lots of our clients write their own material. We believe songwriters should join the PRS-MCPS, and enjoy the benefits of their work being properly registered. We can give advice on how to join and also tag audio wave files with ISRC codes, so your tracks are instantly picked up by the PRS-MCPS when played on Radio or TV.
Year Placements
Since 2003 we have offered year placements at the studios. The Placement is part of a four year degree course, with the third year spent at Whitby Studios. Engineers who have completed the year placements, include Chris Fielding(Fold Studios), Gethin Davies, Miles Farrnell-Williams, Tom Wild, James Key, Clark Hind and this years placement Daniel Pybus. All placements have contributed greatly to the development of Whitby Studios.
Whitby Studios Training Courses
Designed to help Students Learn the Art of Studio Recording. From basic understanding of the Mixing Consoles right though to complex Digital Mastering and Editing. The Courses will cover all the different areas within the Recording Studio.
The Mixing Console
Recording Drums
Recording Guitars
Recording Vocals
Pro Tools HD
Music Production Software
Mixing Songs and Audio Material
Mastering and Editing
Each Training Course will focus upon important areas of the Recording Studio and last around 2 hours. When 4 Courses have been completed, Half a days Studio Experience will become available for Practical Skills Development. These Studio Sessions will advance practical understanding of the recording Studio Training Courses.
equipment
Quality analogue and digital recording.
Whitby Studios equipment list is a mixture of the latest technology plus all the tried and tested classic and vintage gear.
Excellent Studio Musical Instruments
Musical instruments are key to the studio sound. We have put together a fine collection of drums, amplifiers and keyboards. All available to use on any session.
Equipment List
Mixing Console
Audient ASP 8024 80 Input Analogue 24 Bus Mixing Console
Multitack Recorders
DigiDesign Pro Tools HD1 32 i/o 96 tracks
Mac Pro Intel Xeon 8 Core Processor
Tascam MX2424 24 track digital HDR.
MX View editing platform
Studer A80 2" 24 Track analogue multi-track
Autolocator and Remote Control Unit
Layla 16 I/O 24bit 96Khz Digital Card for Cubase 6
Studer A80 1" 8 Track analogue multi-track
Cubase 6 Music Production Software
Stereo Mastering
Steinberg Wav Lab Mastering Software
Tascam CD-RW 700 CD writer
Tascam DA 20 DatRecorder
Monitors
Tannoy System 800
Tannoy Active Monitors
Kef passive Monitors
Processors
TL Audio Valve Processors
dBx Compressors
Berhinger Valve Compressors
Berhinger Compressors and Gates
Alesis Compressors
Roland FX Processors
Yamaha SPX Processors
Alesis FX Processors
Antares Auto Tuner
Antares AutoTune Evo TDM
Microphones
Neumann U87
Audio-Technica 4033
AKG C1000s
AKG Audio-Technica Beyer Shure EV Microphones
Headphones
Beyer DT 100 Headphones
Drums
Yamaha Birch Custom Drum Kit
Roland V-Drums
Amplifiers
Fender Deville Guitar Combo
Marshall DSL 50 tube 4x12 Stack
Peavey Bass TNT Rig
Keyboards
Korg Kronos
Korg Triton Extreme
Korg Triton Classic
Roland FP3 Piano
Korg TR-Rack
Novation KS-Rack
Korg MS-20 Legecy
Hammond A100
Lesile 110 & 145
Viscount DB5 Organ
Musical Equipment
Yahama Birch Custom Absolute Drums
All Birch Shell. In production for over 25 years, the world famous Recording Custom series has given Yamaha craftsmen a deep understanding of the characteristics of birch. It is with that knowledge that Yamaha have been able to extract a richer sound from these new drums. The shells are manufactured using exclusive Air Seal System. This technique, while enhancing the characteristics of the wood, also ensures that every drum shell is perfectly round, of uniform thickness, and creates a stronger, more durable shell. Producing clear mid-and low-tones with sharp, solid highs, the Birch Custom Absolute is sure to create a new standard for birch shell sound.
Marshall DSL50 Tube Amplifier 4x12 Stack
Dual Super Lead comes with two footswitchable channels, Classic and Ultra. The Marshall DSL50 Amplifier Head is coupled with a 100% pure valve signal path (4 X ECC83s, 2 X EL34s), dual Reverb controls, a Tone Shift switch which 'scoops out' the mids and a Deep switch that adds a tight, low end boost. The Classic channel offers a Clean/Crunch option while the Ultra offers Lead 1 and Lead 2.
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212
60 watts straight into a pair of 12 inch Fender Special Design Eminence speakers, courtesy of two 6L6 Groove Tube output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes.Three channels give you a choice of normal (with bright switch), drive (with gain and master controls) and more drive sounds, with additional features including an FX loop, Fender long-spring reverb, external speaker jack, internal variable bias control and two-button, three-function channel select footswitch. The look is pure Fender chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, plus black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth
Peavey TNT 150 Bass Rig
15 inch black widow speaker, graphic EQ, low and high cut, passive and active inputs.
Korg Triton Xtreme and Classic Workstations
The Triton Xtreme features Korg's HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system and best PCM sounds. Its high-capacity 360 Mbyte PCM ROM, with 429 multisamples and 417 drum samples, covers every need imaginable. And, in addition to the classic Triton's complete ROM, the Triton Extreme also includes a new 16 Mbyte stereo acoustic piano with two levels of velocity switching. With room for up to seven PCM expansion boards and up to 96 Mbytes of sample RAM, you can expand the Triton Xtreme to a whopping 256 Mbytes of waveform data.
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