The Dub Cavern Studio

The Dub Cavern Studio is a vibey recording and mixing space set in the grounds of a country hall just 15-20 minutes from the city of Norwich.
Run by Engineer and Producer Mikey Shaw, the space offers affordable rates with no compromise in sound.

The studio comprises of a hybrid set up of vintage analogue recording gear, handmade 'one offs', and high quality converters set within a digital interface/multitracking system.

Whilst Mikey's specialty is reggae and dub, there is no limit to the studio's applications in terms of genre! The vintage warmth and beefiness of valve and tape based recording/mixing equipment lends itself to just about all forms of music.
And if you just want clean and sparkly... Well, that's fine too!

All kinds of work can be undertaken, band/artist recording/mixing, post-production/stems work (for producers/artists wanting to add the finishing touches), spoken word, vocal overdubs etc.


Past artists include:
Solko
The Piratones
Dr Clyde
Tallowah
Moco Lotif
Polly Violet Collective
Jack Pout
Kolin Druier

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Equipment List:

Microphones:-

Condenser Microphones:
Avantone BV-1 Valve Mic
Neumann U-47 FET
Neumann U-47 valve clone
Rode NT2000 (Pair)
Avantone CK-1 Pencil (Pair)

Ribbon Microphones:

- Coles 4038 Microphone (Pair)
- Cascade Fathead II (Pair)

Dynamic Microhpones:

Vintage Sennheiser MD 421-N (x2)
Audix D6
Shure SM7B
Shure Beta 52b
Shure Beta 57a
Shure SM91 Boundary Mic
Shure SM57's
Shure SM58's

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Outbard/Hardware:-

Audio Interface/Converters:
Universal Audio Apollo

Microphone Preamps:
UA Apollo pre's
Audient ASP008 pre's
Warm Audio WA12 pre
Vintage Valve 'Joe Meek style' British Handmade Pre
Vintage Stereo Valve (Dual Triode) British Handmade Pre

Dynamics Outboard:

DBX 160x Compressor
Warm Audio WA76 Compressor
Warm Audio EQP-WA Pultec Valve EQ

Effects Outboard:
(Above valve pre's as distortion)
Roland Space Echo RE-201 Tape Echo
Vintage Valve Spacexpander Spring Reverbs (x2)
Korg SDD1000 Digital Delay
Troots FT1 Dub Filter
Vintage Leslie (Hammond Organ) Rotary Cabinet

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Instruments:-

A Canadian Maple drum kit is also available to use in house, handmade by Sam Buckland in Shropshire.
Various Percussion
Hang Drum
Tank Drum
MicroKorg Analogue Synth
Axiom Pro 49 Midi Keyboard
Guitars, amps etc. can be sourced easily if required.

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Full band recording rates start at £100 per day

Mixing is negotiable depending on the size of the project and production etc and deals for entire projects, EP's and albums can always be made.