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Toe Rag Studios

Toe Rag Studios

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Toe Rag Studios is an analogue recording studio located in Hackney, London, England.

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History

The studio was founded in 1991 by Liam Watson and Josh Collins in the Shoreditch area of London. In 1997, the business relocated to Hackney due to rising overheads.[1] Although the studio didn't open exclusively in the analogue market, it was formed to eventually only use analogue equipment (despite the cost), as "there were loads of [cheap digital studios] opening up all the time and then closing down every week because they didn't really offer anything unique".[2]

Facilities

Toe Rag offers clients music production using eight-track multitrack recording technology, and all recording media is magnetic tape.

Equipment

Recording is centred on an EMI REDD.17 mixing console (originally from Abbey Road Studios)[3] and Studer A80 tape machine, as well as microphones by Neumann, Reslo and STC. Monitoring is performed through Lockwood Major loudspeakers. Vintage backline includes Vox and Fender amplifiers, and instruments include Farfisa and Hammond organs, as well as a 1965 Ludwig drum kit.[4]

As well as hardware, the studio's live room was specially built to maximise the acoustic properties. In addition to this, the studio makes use of echo chambers.

Notable clients

References

  1. [1]
    Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    James, Daniel (October 2003). "Liam Watson & Toe Rag Studios". soundonsound.com. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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    Inglis, Sam (March 2013). "Waves Abbey Road REDD". soundonsound.com. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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    Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Bacigaluppi, John; Crane, Larry (March 2012). "Liam Watson: Toe Rag Studios in London". tapeop.com. Tape Op. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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