Stag Studios is the first and largest established professional recording and rehearsal complex here in Witham, Essex. Situated conveniently just off the A12 makes us easily accessible from the North and South. We are close to the town centre making us ideally situated.
Our facility is in excess of 4000sq/ft housing FIVE high spec sound studios and contains at the heart a high spec Mackie/Nuendo recording suite for full control of at least 72-Tracks ensuring plenty of room for the full production. The control room is coupled to a 260sq/ft live area & a comfortable relaxing lounge.
Our control room and live area for recording has been specifically designed by professional acoustic consultants to give the best possible shape for recording live instruments, mixing and mastering. Our Auralex acoustic treatment has been carefully installed to fine tune the rooms as an extra layer onto the already treated walls; this treatment is specific to our room shape and structure.
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All five of our rehearsal studios are of a premium standard. They are acoustically tuned using our custom design, special dense acoustic panels to give a great mix of your live sound wherever you stand, allowing you to hear what you are playing and improve on your music. Each studio is isolated from the next one and soundproofed to a very high standard with floating rooms. This means you wont have to listen to the band next door while you are trying to concentrate on your session!
For the musician(s) this is the most enjoyable part and yet the simplest, you only have to know your music. We offer guidance and advice to ensure you get the best from your session(s). This will be explained in detail prior to your session, but quite simply you come in and enjoy the experience.
For us, capturing the sound and performance correctly is the most essential part of the process. Too often we hear, "You can fix it in the mix". This isnt strictly true; the absolute best way to get the right sound is to capture it right in the first place. We at Stag prefer to "enhance it in the mix!"
We do have the technology and skills to replace drum sounds or re-tune those vocals. In fact we could stitch together a whole tune given the bare essential notes if we wanted to, but we use these tools for what they are meant for and not an excuse for recording it badly in the first place.
Stag Studios take a different, more refreshing approach to Mixing and Mastering. We like to recommend that you do not choose to mix down the project at the end of the session; instead we suggest you go for the option of having it mixed down on another day in our own time. We add that body and shine, give you a copy to take away and allow up to seven days for you to listen to your recording on various systems to decide on any mix changes you may like to make. Please ask about this option, there is a small fee, but it is cost effective and guarantees your satisfaction.
We know how important your music is, that you will want to play it to everyone and may sell hundreds of copies, so we take just as much pride in it as you do. After all it is likely to be printed on the CD where it was recorded, so it is just as much in our interest for it to sound awesome as it is yours! These methods work well for us; we have many clients who come back again and again, and have many referrals.
How can we make minor changes to your mix one week later after we have worked on another ten to twelve songs since? Well, our high-end professional equipment allows us to store all the edits, volume envelopes, pan, mute and fader automation, effects settings etc. Our mixing desk has total recall and 'flying faders'. Its fun just to watch it working wonders! The flexibility allows us to perform the most complex of audio moves that wouldn't be possible on a standard mixer even with a hundred fingers!
Mastering is quite simply the process of optimising the sound quality. The mastering process has several stages of audio manipulation; it adds body, clarity and shine to the mix making the project a commercial standard of sound.
Should you have a project you recorded elsewhere that is missing that sparkle & punch then have us master it for you. In fact, we are so confident that you'll love it that we offer to do a FREE sample of one of your tracks for your evaluation. When you hear how much better it sounds you'll want to book us to do all your tracks, however if you decide not too then you have lost absolutely nothing at all!
Remember, when we quote for your project, we do not have any hidden costs. Your time you book is for recording your songs, what we recommend and quote you is for a finished product, you just need to choose what option you want.
Browse the website, explore the photos of the Studios, read the comments our clients have made and come down and check us out. You'll be back time after time!
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