The studio

Two rooms in an old piano workshop

A big wooden live room, a control room built around a 1988 console, and two booths so the band can play together and still fix parts later.

The big wooden live room at Fernhill Sound, with the grand piano, drum kit and tall windows
The live room, empty and ready for a session
The drum kit miked up in the live room
A band mid-take in the live room

46 m²

Live Room

4.2 m ceiling

A big, warm wooden room for bands who want to play together. High ceiling, movable baffles and a 1972 Yamaha grand.

Fits

A five-piece band, a string quartet, or a drum kit with room to breathe

Key gear

Yamaha C3 grand piano Ludwig Classic Maple kit Ampeg SVT and Fender Twin Six moveable acoustic baffles

The control room from behind the console
The 16-track tape machine beside the console
Studio monitors above the console

28 m²

Control Room

Window into the live room

The heart of the studio: a 24-channel analogue console, a 16-track tape machine and monitors you can trust.

Fits

Engineer, producer and up to four listeners on the sofa

Key gear

24-channel analogue console Studer A80 16-track tape machine ATC SCM45 and NS10 monitors Pro Tools HDX for editing

The wood-lined vocal booth with a vintage microphone
A singer recording in the vocal booth
A large-diaphragm condenser microphone in the booth

9 m²

Vocal Booth

Floated floor

A dry, quiet booth with a window to the control room and the good microphones already on stands.

Fits

One singer, or a voice and an acoustic guitar

Key gear

Neumann U47 FET Shure SM7B Own headphone mix

The iso booth with a guitar amp and microphone
An electric guitar against a valve amplifier
A guitarist playing through the amp in the iso booth

6 m²

Iso Booth

Tie lines to every room

A small isolated room for loud amps or a second voice, so the band can still play live together.

Fits

Guitar and bass cabinets, or a second vocalist

Key gear

Marshall JTM45 reissue Orange 2x12 cabinet Sennheiser MD421 pair

Threading two-inch tape onto the 16-track tape machine

On request

Two-inch tape, sixteen tracks, no undo.

Our Studer A80 makes a band commit to a take, and makes the take sound bigger. A reel holds about four songs and costs £180. We transfer everything to Pro Tools for mixing.

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Booking now:

November

Bring the demo. We’ll make the record.

Tell us what you want to record and when. We reply within one working day with dates and a quote. A 25% deposit holds the days.

Fernhill Sound

A two-room analogue recording studio in a former piano workshop in Stokes Croft. Recording, mixing, mastering and production since 2011.

Visit

Unit 4, Hamilton Yard, Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY

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0117 496 0384

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Fernhill Sound

Fernhill Sound

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Fernhill Sound

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Sessions 10:00–22:00, seven days a week

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