Studio equipment
EMS has seven studios with the following setups:
Studio 1: ProTools 12 HDX and a 15.1 Genelec sound system, arranged in a 10-channel array at listening level and a 5-channel array in the ceiling, plus a subwoofer. Studio 1 is also equipped with an 8-channel Audient microphone preamp, two Heritage Audio 81A preamps and two stereo reverbs – a plate reverb and a spring reverb.
Studio 2: ProTools 12 HDX and a 15.1 Genelec sound system, arranged in a 10-channel array at listening level and a 5-channel array in the ceiling, plus a subwoofer.
Studio 3: ProTools 12 HDX, Audient ASP008 preamp, a small Buchla 200 system and 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. An AKG BX20 spring reverb is also available in this room. Studio 3 also houses a mobile rack containing an assortment of hardware synthesizers and effect units; two Yamaha TX81Z, a Nord Modular, a Nord Rack 3 and a Lexicon PCM80. The newest additions to Studio 3 are the following: a 500 rack containing a pair of Heritage Audio EQ73 JR, an SSL Ultraviolet stereo EQ and a SSL 500 stereo bus compressor, as well as a clone of a Buchla 100 system made by Jon Nensén.
Studio 4: ProTools 12 HDX and 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 in this room. 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. Studio 4 is also equipped with an Audient ASP008 preamp.
Studio 5: Recording room shared between studios 1 and 4. The recording room has eight microphone connections to Studio 1 and to Studio 4, respectively.
Stereo talkback is available from both Studio 1 and Studio 4.
Studio 6: ProTools 12, Avid Omni interface and 2-channel Ino Audio sound system. Studio 6 is home to our Serge modular synthesizer which can be interfaced with from 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 positions for 4-channel listening. Also available in Studio 6 is a SYNTRX made by Erica Synths.
Studio 7: Pro Tools 12 and Final Cut X, RME Fireface sound card and a pair of Genelec 8341 speakers.
Our main software are ProTools, Ableton Live, Reaper, Logic X, SuperCollider, Max/MSP and Waves, Fab Filter, Izotope, Ircam and GRM plugins.
Technical questions can be addressed to: teknik@elektronmusikstudion.se