A studio needs to be comfortable. If it isn't I don't want to be there, and it's one of the reasons we designed such a large control room - relatively speaking. There will be basic panel heaters in each room to regulate the temperature, which is obviously key to providing comfort, but also to create a consistent climate for our instruments to reside. The last thing we want is wild temperature changes when recording drums over a period of a few days. We also need a ventilati

We're not electricians, and that's precisely why we need a professional on-board to help supply mains power to the recording studio... It's dangerous stuff! It's important for a recording studio to have a properly supplied mains power in order to minimise various noise problems in the recording equipment and instruments. The way to achieve this involves separating the various things that require power across a 3-phase supply. The above plan, completed in consultation with

An architect, electrician, and a plumber walk in to a bar... No they didn't, actually they came down to the unit to consult our plans for the new recording studio. The first obstacles are afoot and there are some pretty radical changes needed to tackle them. Firstly the architect discovered that the rainwater pipes that run through our unit feed a well that is just underneath our floor, covered only with a wooden lid. Obviously our biggest concern is flooding, we don't want

Last week we signed the lease, now this week we're mobilising the contractors. This is a new venture for us both and we are under no illusions about the challenges ahead. First up was the architect and he's already enlightened us to some issues about our plans. But we're unfazed and determined to continue. The electrician, ventilation, and plumbing contractors are due to make an appearance in the coming weeks. This book has been our holy grail for the past few months, an

ProRec Productions and Unlimited Productions have joined in partnership to bring a new recording studio to Manchester's music scene. It's taken 6 months of blood, sweat, and 16 revisions of a business plan to finally get a lease on a property for our new studio project, and we are finally in a position to begin the build. Our main mission in this project is to establish professional recording facilities in a more accessible way than ever. Not only are we building a new reco