VIBE Studios

General information

Our mixing desk is a very rare, 1976, hand built to order, MIDAS recording console with 18 channels of class-A preamp, featuring a distinctive, classic British EQ. The 005 and 003 MIDAS channel strip hand-wired circuitry, that both feature on our console, is as sought after as the higher end vintage Neve and SSL channel strips. Together with outboard class-A preamps we are able to offer 24 tracks of simultaneous recording at 192khz

AKG D112
AKG SE 300 B (x2)
AKG C 1000 S (x2)
Neumann U87
Rode NT-1
Rode K2 (valve)
HDW203 (valve)
Sennheiser MKH (x2)
Sennheiser MD421-2
Sennheiser e606
BeyerDynamic M201 (x2)
Shure Beta 58
Shure SM57 (x2)
Shure SM58 (x4)
Audio Technica AT4033
West/East Live Room PZMs

TLAudio C1 tube compressor (x2)
Joemeek VC3
TLAudio 5021 tube compressor
Yamaha Rev5
UAD 1176
Pultec EQP-1A
Focusrite Voice Master Pro

Antelope Orion 32

Genelec 1031a Monitoring

Legendary recording studio owned by Martin Coogan and formerly owned by New Order (See "Perfect Kiss" video directed by Jonathan Demme)

Martin Coogan (The Mock Turtles and Radio DJ) provides a full production service including pre-production, all calling upon his expertise and years of experience in the music industry.

Full 24 channels of analogue class-A pre-amps, centred round a 1976 hand-built custom-commissioned MIDAS mixing desk. VIBE also uses top of the range industry standard recording equipment from the likes of Sennheiser, Shure, Neumann, Rode, Beyer, TL Audio, Joe Meek and more

Large 32 by 24ft fantastic sounding live room with a separate acoustically dead booth for vocals etc.

There's a "chill-out" area including kitchen, sofas, TV as well as a bathroom fully equipped with a shower. Loads of free parking and hotels within walking distance, plus only five minutes away from Manchester city centre.