Recording Studio at Do It Ourselves Studios

Recording Studio
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Private space
Welkin Road, Manchester, SK6 2BH
Stockport Central

About this space

Our large live room, framed by huge windows provides a uniquely open and light space to capture and craft your recordings. Manned by our in-house engineer, with decades of recording, production and performance experience.

With our 4k multi-angle camera set-up, we scan also facilitate live performance video and audio recordings to help promote your live show.

Recording & Production Equipment
The Recording Studio at D.I.O. is a professional hybrid studio combining the convenience of a digital workflow with the sound of legendary analogue gear from the golden ages of recording.



Included during your booking you can access:

Toft ATB 32 track Mixing Desk

Ferrofish AD/DA & RME Interface

500 series and 19" rack mounted FX including:

SSL, Cranborne and ART Pre-amps

SSL EQ & Bus Compression

Roland Space Echo

AMS Neve RMX 16 FX Unit

IGS EQ & Compression

BBS Compression

Cranborne Harmonic EQ

Comprehensive Microphone selection incl.

Electrovoice

AKG

Shure

Sennheiser

Dachman

Rode

Cascade

Plugins Include;

Waves Mercury Suite

Native Instruments

Maschine

Kontact

Komplete

Izotope

Ozone

RX11

Fabfilter

Arturia

BFD

Mevo 4k Streaming camera system and Lenses


The in house engineer uses Reaper, but if you wanted to bring your laptop, our desk and outboard gear can be easily accessed on your DAW of choice over USB


Prices

Monday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Tuesday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Wednesday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Thursday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Friday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Saturday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Sunday
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per hour
12:00 – 20:00
from £50 hire fee per hour
Per day
12:00 – 20:00
from £350 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
The opening times are flexible, but the whole day price is for 8 hours, Any time over 8 hours will be charged at £25 per hour
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

Standing
up to 10

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
External catering allowed
Buyout fee for external catering
Kitchen facilities available for guests
No alcohol provided by the venue
BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi available
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
PA system / speakers
Conference call facilities
Air conditioner
Natural light
Free parking is available on-site (30 spaces)
Free on-street parking
Flipchart
Storage space
Quiet space
Alcohol licence

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music
Bring your own DJ
No noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets
Ground level
Accessible parking spot available
Lift to all floors
Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

No promoted and ticketed events allowed
No wedding licence
No temporary Event Notice (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building
Outside catering is allowed
No Parties, the studio is a professional creative space and should be treated as such
Treat other customers, the spaces and all equipment with respect
Leave the space as you found it and wash any pots you use during your stay
Any breakages must be communicated with the venue management as soon as possible
Access codes must not be distributed to anyone other than designated studio users

Cancellation policy: Very flexible

Show cancellation details

Whether you need Recording or filming, a space to rehearse or help with your live show or productions, Do It Ourselves embraces the spirit of community in our approach to music and audio. With decades of experience in the grass roots music industry, we believe we've crafted the best services to help you on your creative journey.

- Acoustically treated Rehearsal spaces for your band practice, equipped with industry standard equipment for you to rehearse your set ready for your gig. You can even demo your new songs with the mixer's inbuilt multitrack recording capability.

- A DJ studio (The Snug) equipped with club standard Pioneer flagship gear, in a soundproofed room, on a powerful, crystal clear system means you'll be able to perfect your selections, sets or scratches on the best equipment for a reasonable price. Our friends @thesnug.mcr will even livestream your set for you.

- The Recording Studio is the heart of Do It Ourselves with its beautiful 4m windows, tall ceilings and moody lighting. It's not all aesthetics though, our hybrid recording system hosts 32 channels of analogue goodness with the convenience of a digital setup, routed through multiple ADAT connections to many classic and cutting edge outboard units. Book in with our in house engineer for recordings and productions or plug in your laptop via USB and access the whole system to bring your music or project to life.

There's always someone on hand to help you hone your craft.

Remember it's not "Do It Yourself" - it's "Do It Ourselves", together as a community!


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