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:

  • 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