Mastering the Art of Sound
About Us
Set in over an acre of private grounds, Crescent Records is a high-definition recording studio based in
“The Ancient County” of Wiltshire, close to the world-famous sites of Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury.
With over 2,000 sq ft of space, the studio features a stunning large live room with a 7m high vaulted ceiling, a beautiful and acoustically rich drum booth, a smaller vocal booth and a large control room.
The studio was designed by “The Richings Brothers”, James (EMMY award-winning innovator) & Rob (acclaimed singer-songwriter), along with Damon “The Grandmaster” Sawyer, a widely acclaimed drummer, producer and engineer with 30 years of experience.
We are known for our "BIG" but natural sound and work with clients to capture the essence of a performance. We cater for all music genres, but particularly specialise in jazz, blues and singer/songwriter.
The Studio
Take a look around our large Live Room with our Yamaha CFX Concert Grand, Hammond A100, our expanding drum library and all the other kit we have on offer.
Equipment List
Console
Mixing Desk
Solid State Logic AWS 948 delta
DAW
Nuendo 11
Network
Network Audio Interface
Merging - Horus
(Premium AD/DA cards with 24 highend preamps )
Behringer - P16-I Module
Monitors
Speakers
ATC - SCM25
Outboard
Effects
Lexicon - PCM 70
Lexicon - PCM 81
t.c electronic - D-TWO
EQ/Compression
NeVe MBP - Portico II
Kush - Clairphonic MS
AML - EZP-1A ( Pultec clone )
Bettermaker - Mastering Limiter
Chameleon Labs - 7602 MKII ( NeVe 1073 clone)
TFPRO - P8
TK Audio - BSC-1 II
Klark Teknik- 76-KT
Klark Teknik - 2A-KT
Audio Maintenance - 54F50 x 2 ( inspired by the NeVe 2254 )
Mic Preamp
Grace Design - M501
Darking - Mic Pre One
Instruments
Piano & Keys
Yamaha - CF3 Concert Grand Piano
Hammond (A100) with Leslie speaker (145)
Amp
WEM - Dominator II
Fender - Blues junior
SWR - Power 750 Bass Amplifier
SWR - Goliath JR speaker
Drums
Sjc custom - maple
(22"/16"/12")
Cambridge Custom - Mahogany
(5 piece kit ( 8",10"14",16", Bass Drum 22"x20")
Cambridge Custom - Snare (Beech)
(14"x5.5")
Cambridge Custom - Snare (Walnut)
(14"x5.5)
Tama - Snare (Maple)
(14"x6")
World Max - Snare (COB)
(14"x5")
Odery Brazilian Custom - Snare (Araucaria)
(14"x5.5")
Mapex - Heartbreaker - Snare (maple and walnut)
(14"x5.5")
TAMA/STARPHONIC- Snare - (STEEL)
(13"X7")
TAMA - Snare - SilverStar (Birch)
(14"x5")
Pearl - Snare (Maple)
(10"x6")
Prodipe - Snare (Maple)
(14"x5.5")
Cambridge Drums - Snare (Rosewood)
(14"x5.5")
Gretsch USA custom - Snare (Rosewood)
(14"x8")
Cymbals - assorted
(paiste signature/impression and zildjian)
Master Recorder and DA Converter
TASCAM - DA-3000
Microphones
Mics
Vanguard - V44S
Vanguard - V1 ( matched pair)
Lauten Audio - LT-386
Lauten Audio - LA120 ( matched Pair )
Neumann - U 87 Ai
Charter Oak - E700 ( Fet 47)
AKG - 414EB
Rode NTR Ribbon
Prodipe - RSL stereo ribbon ( Royer clone )
Aston - Sprite
Aston - Stealth
SE Electronics - R1
AKG - D112 x 3
Shure - SM58 x 3
Earth Works - DM20 x 4
BeyerDynamic - M201
Rode - NT5 ( matched Pair )
SE Electronics - Z5600a II
AKG - C214
Charter Oak - M900T
Facilities
Dry hire
The studio is available for dry hire. As displayed above we have a fine selection of equipment at your disposal. Please contact us to discuss your projects.
Location Hire
Our Live Room With its 7m high vaulted ceiling Provides a dramatic backdrop for impactful Music videos or photoshoots. Please contact us to discuss your projects.
Examples Below
Find Us
16 Belmont Crescent, Swindon, United Kingdom, SN1 4EY
We stay open until the job is done!
Opening Times
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