Pro audio specialist Audient has released behind-the-scenes details of one of its recent installations at Cube Studios in Cornwall, where it has provided music producer Gareth Young with a 72-channel Audient ASP8024 mixing console for his main Studio A.
“It’s always a wow!” says Young. “With the Audient we can track large ensembles and have 64 i/o to and from the desk for out-of-the-box mixing if required.” He refers to the feature set, including the automation on the Dual Layer Control (DLC) that originally drew him to the desk. Designed to integrate with the DAW, the DLC allows control of both the analogue and digital workflows on the ASP8024, giving complete hands-on control over the mix or recording session.
“We use the DLC a lot,” he continues. “We love the workflow on the desk and the clients are all happy with the sound achieved. The mic pres sound great and the EQ is really good at fine tuning the incoming signal.”
Studio B features an SSL Origin and there is also a programming room for smaller projects and editing. Clients who come to Cube Recording can also stay in the accommodation adjacent to the studios. “We have such a mixture of clients from voice over to thrash, and many artists stay with us and make the most of the surrounding area whilst they’re here.”
Whilst the pandemic kept a lot of the clients away, Young and his team were lucky to have a number of in-house mixing projects to keep them busy, with enough remote mixing and recording work coming in to allow them to carry on through.
Happily, things have started to get moving again since Covid restrictions in the UK have been eased. “We are busy now for sure,” he says. London-based The XX were tracking there recently and Gareth is currently working on Tom Meighan’s album. There have also been a host of talented, but ‘not so famous’ artists pass through recently too. “It seems all that locked up creativity needs to get recorded, so we are confident that the next few months – and years – will be busy. We are looking forward to hearing the results of 18 months of lockdown!”
