
Studio equipment
EMS has seven studios with different setups. Here, you can learn more about our studios and our equipment.
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Our studios
Technical questions can be addressed to: teknik@elektronmusikstudion.se. Or call +46 70 306 60 95.
Studio 1
Avid HDX and a 15.1 Genelec sound system, arranged in a 10-channel array of 8350A at listening level and a 5-channel array of 8340A in the ceiling, plus a subwoofer 7380A.
Studio 1 is also equipped with an 8-channel Audient microphone preamp, a dbx 160 compressor, two Heritage Audio 81A preamps and two stereo reverbs – EMT 140 plate and a Micmix SC-3A spring. There is also a stereo pair analog Meyer rig.
Studio 2
Avid HDX and a 15.1 Genelec sound system, arranged in a 10-channel array of 8350A at listening level and a 5-channel array of 8340A in the ceiling, plus a subwoofer 7380A. There is also an analog 4ch Meyer rig.
Studio 3
Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out and Dante compatibility, so that you can work from your own computer via DVS), 2-channel full range Ino Audio sound system as well as a pair of Genelec 8341 near-field monitors and a pair of Genelec subs.
Audient ASP008 preamp, a small Buchla 200 system and a clone of a Buchla 100 system made by The Human Comparator, Jon Nensén, which can interface with the studio computer/other devices through an Expert Sleepers ES-8. An AKG BX20 spring reverb is also available from this room.
Studio 3 is also equipped with a 500-rack containing a pair of Heritage Audio EQ73 JR, an SSL Ultraviolet stereo EQ and an SSL 500 stereo bus compressor.
Studio 4
Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out and Dante compatibility, so that you can work from your own computer via DVS) and 2/4/8-channel Ino Audio sound system, with two main speakers and six small surround speakers. This system can also be used as an 8-channel system, though calibrated as a 4-channel.
Two Genelec 8341 near-field monitors are installed in the studio as well as a pair of Genelec subs. An AKG BX20 spring reverb is also available from this studio. Studio 4 is home to our Buchla 200 modular synthesizer, which can interface with the studio computer/other devices through a Buchla 225e MIDI/USB decoder module or Expert Sleepers ES-8. Studio 4 is also equipped with an Audient ASP008 preamp.
Studio 5
A recording room shared between studios 1 and 4. The recording room has eight microphone connections to Studio 1 and to Studio 4, respectively. Talkback is available from both Studio 1 and Studio 4.
Studio 6
Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out and Dante compatibility, so that you can work from your own computer via DVS) and 2-channel Ino Audio sound system. Studio 6 is home to our Serge modular synthesizer which can interface with the studio computer through a Kenton Pro 2000 mk II MIDI-CV-interface.
A pair of Genelec 8341 near-field monitors and a single Genelec sub are also installed in Studio 6, as well as two Genelec 8030 monitors positioned for 4-channel listening. Also available in Studio 6 is a SYNTRX made by Erica Synths and a Nord Wave.
Studio 7
RME Fireface audio interface, a pair of Genelec 8341 speakers. The computer has Da Vinci, Final CutX.
Other equipment
A mobile synth rack is available through the booking system, an assortment of hardware synthesizers and effect units; two Yamaha TX81Z, a Nord Modular, a Nord Rack 3, Waldorf XT and a Lexicon PCM80.
Our softwares are:
- ProTools, Ableton Live
- Reaper
- Logic
- Reason
- SuperCollider
- Max/MSP and Waves
- Fab Filter
- GRM plugins
- Izotope (only in S3)
Our microphones are:
- Neuman KM-183+184 (matched stereo pairs)
- AKG C414 (matched stereo pair)
- Ehrlund EHR-M
- Neumann KM-100
- Electro Voice RE-20
- Sennheiser 421
- DPA 4060 core
- SE Electronics S8 (pair)
- SE Electronics SE4400A
- Samson CL2 (pair)
- Oktava MK-012 (pair)
- SM58, SM57
- Röde NT-SF1 (ambisonics mic)
- Line Audio OM1
- Aquarium Audio hydrophone
- SOMA Ether
- LOM Elektroslush 3+
- DodoTronic- Ultramic250K
- LOM Geofón
For field recording we have:
- Line Audio CM3 (mounted in a zeppelin)
- Telinga disks
- Sennheiser 416 MKH
As mobile recording equipment we can offer:
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- Zoom H4N
- Zoom F6
- Zoom H8
- Elektron Analog Rytm
- Teenage Engineering OP-1 field
- TX-6
- Erica Synths Percons HD-01
- THC Rundgång
External audio interfaces are and RME Digiface and Motu Ultralite. In addition there is a Neve 4081 Quad mic Preamp