STUDIO A
Analog workflows featuring the Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Console.
Vintage Tones. Modern Reliability.
Studio A, our flagship studio, featuring a beautiful, spacious, and inspiring tracking space and two large isolation booths. At the heart of the control room, a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 32 Channel console, flanked by impressively acurate Ocean Way HR3.5FL Monitors, brings all of the sonic bliss an artist could dream of.
The ability to track large sessions, with up to 64 inputs into our Avid Pro Tools MTRX converters, gives this space the ultimate flexibility.
Our large selection of backline, including a Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, Hammond B3, massive collection of drums and cymbals, amps from Fender, Diezel, Soldano, Friedman and many more, allow for you to find inspiration in our space.
Studio A is also where we host our popular workshop and master classes. Attendees can fit comfortably in our spacious control room, get a view of what’s happening both in the recording space and on-screen with the aid of a large projector setup, and learn how to record different types of music from award-winning professionals during a live recording session.
Console / Summing
- Rupert Neve Designs 5088 32-channel Analog Mixing Console
- Rupert Neve Shelford 5052 Preamp/EQ (30)
- Rupert Neve Shelford 5051 Compressor/EQ (7)
- Rupert Neve Portico 5012 2 Channel Preamp
- 34 Line inputs for mixdown
- Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Orbit 16-channel Summing Mixer
Recorders
- Apple Mac Studio
- Avid MTXR Converters (3) 64-in/64-out – Dante Enabled
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate/HDX2
- MCI Mara Machines JH-110 1″ 8 Track Tape Machine
- Otari MX-80 2” 24 track tape machine
- Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO (2)
Outboard
- ADR Compex F760X
- AEA RPQ3 2-channel Ribbon Microphone Preamp and EQ
- AEA RPQ500 – Series 2 Microphone Preamp
- AEA TRP500 500 Series Microphone Preamp
- API 2500 Bus Compressor
- API 512c Mic Preamp (2)
- API 527 Compressor/Limiter (2)
- API 550A EQ (2)
- Chandler Limited TG 1 Limiter
- Chandler Limited TG2-500 Mic Preamp (2)
- DW Fearn VT-2 Dual-channel Microphone Preamp
- Earthworks 1022 2 Channel Mic Preamp
- elysia xpressor neo Class A Stereo Compressor
- Empirical Labs El8-X Distressor Brit Mod (2)
- Eventide H9000 Multi FX Processor
- Focustrite ISA110 (2) Vintage
- Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
- GML 8200 2-channel Parametric EQ
- Grace Design m801mk2 8-channel Microphone Preamp
- Great River MAQ-2NV Stereo Mastering EQ
- Maag Audio EQ4M Mastering 6-band Parametric Equalizer
- Maag Audio PREQ2 Dual Mic/Line/DI Preamp with EQ
- Neve 2264ALB Limiter/Compressor 500 Module
- Neve 33609/N Discrete Stereo Compressor/Limiter (2)
- Orange County Vocal Stressor (2)
- Purple Audio MC77 Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Retro Instruments 176 Tube Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Retro 2A3 Stereo Program EQ
- Roland RE-201 Space Echo
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Bus Processor
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5024 4-channel Microphone Preamp (2)
- Rupert Neve Designs 535 Diode Bridge Compressor (2)
- Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph Compressor
- Solid State Logic 611EQ (8)
- Solid State Logic 611DYN (8)
- Solid State Logic XLogic G Series Compressor
- Tube-Tech CL 1B Compressor
- Tube-Tech MP2A 2-channel Tube Microphone Preamp
- Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Universal Audio LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Keys
- Apple Mac Studio
- Avid MTXR Converters (3) 64-in/64-out – Dante Enabled
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate/HDX2
- MCI Mara Machines JH-110 1″ 8 Track Tape Machine
- Otari MX-80 2” 24 track tape machine
- Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO (2)
Vintage Tones. Modern Reliability.
Studio A, our flagship studio, featuring a beautiful, spacious, and inspiring tracking space and two large isolation booths. At the heart of the control room, a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 32 Channel console, flanked by impressively acurate Ocean Way HR3.5FL Monitors, brings all of the sonic bliss an artist could dream of.
The ability to track large sessions, with up to 64 inputs into our Avid Pro Tools MTRX converters, gives this space the ultimate flexibility.
Our large selection of backline, including a Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, Hammond B3, massive collection of drums and cymbals, amps from Fender, Diezel, Soldano, Friedman and many more, allow for you to find inspiration in our space.
Studio A is also where we host our popular workshop and master classes. Attendees can fit comfortably in our spacious control room, get a view of what’s happening both in the recording space and on-screen with the aid of a large projector setup, and learn how to record different types of music from award-winning professionals during a live recording session.
Equipment List
Console / Summing
- Rupert Neve Designs 5088 32-channel Analog Mixing Console
- Rupert Neve Shelford 5052 Preamp/EQ (30)
- Rupert Neve Shelford 5051 Compressor/EQ (7)
- Rupert Neve Portico 5012 2 Channel Preamp
- 34 Line inputs for mixdown
- Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Orbit 16-channel Summing Mixer
Recorders
- Apple Mac Studio
- Avid MTXR Converters (3) 64-in/64-out – Dante Enabled
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate/HDX2
- MCI Mara Machines JH-110 1″ 8 Track Tape Machine
- Otari MX-80 2” 24 track tape machine
- Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO (2)
Outboard
- ADR Compex F760X
- AEA RPQ3 2-channel Ribbon Microphone Preamp and EQ
- AEA RPQ500 – Series 2 Microphone Preamp
- AEA TRP500 500 Series Microphone Preamp
- API 2500 Bus Compressor
- API 512c Mic Preamp (2)
- API 527 Compressor/Limiter (2)
- API 550A EQ (2)
- Chandler Limited TG 1 Limiter
- Chandler Limited TG2-500 Mic Preamp (2)
- DW Fearn VT-2 Dual-channel Microphone Preamp
- Earthworks 1022 2 Channel Mic Preamp
- elysia xpressor neo Class A Stereo Compressor
- Empirical Labs El8-X Distressor Brit Mod (2)
- Eventide H9000 Multi FX Processor
- Focustrite ISA110 (2) Vintage
- Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
- GML 8200 2-channel Parametric EQ
- Grace Design m801mk2 8-channel Microphone Preamp
- Great River MAQ-2NV Stereo Mastering EQ
- Maag Audio EQ4M Mastering 6-band Parametric Equalizer
- Maag Audio PREQ2 Dual Mic/Line/DI Preamp with EQ
- Neve 2264ALB Limiter/Compressor 500 Module
- Neve 33609/N Discrete Stereo Compressor/Limiter (2)
- Orange County Vocal Stressor (2)
- Purple Audio MC77 Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Retro Instruments 176 Tube Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Retro 2A3 Stereo Program EQ
- Roland RE-201 Space Echo
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Bus Processor
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5024 4-channel Microphone Preamp (2)
- Rupert Neve Designs 535 Diode Bridge Compressor (2)
- Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph Compressor
- Solid State Logic 611EQ (8)
- Solid State Logic 611DYN (8)
- Solid State Logic XLogic G Series Compressor
- Tube-Tech CL 1B Compressor
- Tube-Tech MP2A 2-channel Tube Microphone Preamp
- Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (2)
- Universal Audio LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Monitoring
- Ocean Way Audio HR3.5FL Powered Studio Monitors
- Amphion Two18 Dual 6.5″ Passive Studio Monitors
- ATC SCM150ASL Pro 15-inch 3-way Powered Monitors
- ATC SCM0.1/15ASL Powered 15-inch Subwoofer
- Focal Trio11 Be 10-inch Powered Monitors
- Lake LM44 Processor
- Aviom A360 Personal Mixers (12)
- Aviom D800-Dante 16-channel Headphone Distribution System (2)
Keys
- Apple Mac Studio
- Avid MTXR Converters (3) 64-in/64-out – Dante Enabled
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate/HDX2
- MCI Mara Machines JH-110 1″ 8 Track Tape Machine
- Otari MX-80 2” 24 track tape machine
- Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO (2)
Layout
Featured Gear
Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Console
Studio A centers around a Rupert Neve Designs 5088. The 32-input console, fully-loaded with Rupert Neve Designs 5052 Mic Preamp & Inductor EQ and 5051 Inductor EQ & Compressor modules, brings high-end analog sound and hands-on control to the recording experience — elements that have been signatures of Sweetwater Studios’ artist-focused workflow since its inception.
The Amp Wall
Quickly patch into a collection of guitar amps that covers everything from crystal clean to the dirtiest growls.
Vintage ISA 110s
If modern recreations aren’t your thing, you can run through a number of vintage pieces, including Sweetwater veteran Lynn Fuston’s coveted pair of ISA 110 channel strips.
