Studio equipment

EMS has seven studios with different setups. Here, you can learn more about our studios and our equipment.

Become a Studio User

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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
  • 15.1 Genelec sound system:
     – 10-channel array of 8350A (listening level)
     – 5-channel array of 8340A (ceiling)
     – 7380A subwoofer
  • 8-channel Audient microphone preamp
  • dbx 160 compressor
  • Two Heritage Audio 81A preamps
  • EMT 140 plate reverb
  • Micmix SC-3A spring reverb
  • Stereo pair analog Meyer rig

Studio 2

  • Avid HDX
  • 15.1 Genelec sound system:
     – 10-channel array of 8350A (listening level)
     – 5-channel array of 8340A (ceiling)
     – 7380A subwoofer
  • Analog 4-channel Meyer rig

Studio 3

  • Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out, Dante compatible via DVS)
  • 2-channel full range Ino Audio sound system
  • Pair of Genelec 8341 near-field monitors
  • Pair of Genelec subs
  • Audient ASP008 preamp
  • Small Buchla 200 system
  • Clone of Buchla 100 system (The Human Comparator, Jon Nensén)
  • Expert Sleepers ES-8 interface
  • AKG BX20 spring reverb
  • 500-rack:
     – Pair of Heritage Audio EQ73 JR
     – SSL Ultraviolet stereo EQ
     – SSL 500 stereo bus compressor

Studio 4

  • Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out, Dante compatible via DVS)
  • 2/4/8-channel Ino Audio sound system (calibrated as 4-channel)
  • Two Genelec 8341 near-field monitors
  • Pair of Genelec subs
  • Audient ASP008 preamp
  • AKG BX20 spring reverb
  • Buchla 200 modular synthesizer
  • Buchla 225e MIDI/USB decoder module
  • Expert Sleepers ES-8 interface

Studio 5

A recording room shared between studios 1 and 4.

  • Connectivity:
     – 8 microphone connections to Studio 1
     – 8 microphone connections to Studio 4
     – Talkback from both studios

Studio 6

  • Antelope Galaxy32 (DC-coupled in/out, Dante compatible via DVS)
  • 2-channel Ino Audio sound system
  • Pair of Genelec 8341 near-field monitors
  • Single Genelec subwoofer
  • Two Genelec 8030 monitors (positioned for 4-channel listening)
  • Serge modular synthesizer
  • Kenton Pro 2000 mk II MIDI-CV interface
  • SYNTRX (Erica Synths)

Studio 7 

  • RME Fireface audio interface
  • Pair of Genelec 8341 speakers
  • Da Vinci and Final CutX software

Other equipment

A mobile synth rack is available through the booking system. Check with EMS staff.

  • Lexicon PCM80
  • Nord Modular
  • Nord Rack 3
  • Two Yamaha TX81Z
  • Waldorf XT
  • Ableton Live
  • Fab Filter plugins
  • GRM plugins
  • Izotope (only in Studio 3)
  • Logic
  • Max/MSP
  • ProTools
  • Reaper
  • Reason
  • SuperCollider
  • Waves plugins

Our microphones are (in Alphabetical order):

  • AKG C414 (matched stereo pair)
  • Aquarium Audio hydrophone
  • DodoTronic Ultramic250K
  • DPA 4060 core
  • Electro Voice RE-20
  • Ehrlund EHR-M
  • Line Audio OM1
  • LOM Elektroslush 3+
  • LOM Geofón
  • Neumann KM-100
  • Neumann KM-183 + KM-184 (matched stereo pairs)
  • Oktava MK-012 (pair)
  • Röde NT-SF1 (ambisonics mic)
  • Samson CL2 (pair)
  • Sennheiser 421
  • SE Electronics S8 (pair)
  • SE Electronics SE4400A
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • SOMA Ether
  • Line Audio CM3 (mounted in a zeppelin)
  • Neve 4081 Quad mic Preamp
  • Sennheiser 416 MKH
  • Telinga disks
  • Zoom F6
  • Zoom H4N
  • Zoom H8

 

    • Elektron Analog Rytm
    • Erica Synths Percons HD-01
    • Teenage Engineering OP-1 field
    • THC Rundgång
    • TX-6

 

  • Motu Ultralite