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The studio is in Wedel near Hamburg. I mainly work on projects remotely, but meetings and vocal recording sessions are possible by prior arrangement. Contact Edgar Studio directly for availability and details.
Explore the recording studioAre you in a band, looking for a rehearsal room or planning to record an instrument? You can use my recording room at weekends. It is fitted with sound-absorbing panels and several electric guitar amplifiers.
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The studio includes microphone preamps, mixers, Focusrite and ADAT interfaces, Akai studio monitors and Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones. For music production I use tools by Acustica Audio, Plugin Alliance, Eventide, Devious Machines, iZotope, IK Multimedia, NUGEN Audio, UAD and Waves, among others.
Large-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone, 20 Hz–20 kHz, XLR connection and phantom power. Part of the studio recording chain.
Cardioid condenser microphone; XLR version: 30 Hz–20 kHz, 48 V phantom power, maximum SPL 132 dB. A separate USB version also exists.
Version 2 software with its dedicated dynamic USB microphone. Control MIDI instruments with your voice in real time; DAW integration.
Adjustable microphone arm with desk clamp, cable routing and 5/8″ and 3/8″ thread adapters.
Folding acoustic shield with approximately 5 cm of absorbent foam. Adjustable 2.5–12.7 cm microphone distance and 5/8″ mount; suitable for a desk or compatible stand. Reduces reflections reaching the microphone during vocal and voice-over recording.
An auxiliary holder at the recording desk for a phone or text sheet. It makes lyrics, scripts and notes easier to read during recording and live streaming.
Akai MPK261 · Akai MPD232 · Akai Fire · Novation FLkey Mini · Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol · 61 keys
PCI Express interface, 24-bit/192 kHz, analogue stereo I/O, ADAT, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, MIDI I/O and a separate headphone output. TotalMix FX and SteadyClock FS.
USB interface with 18 inputs, 20 outputs, 8 microphone preamps, up to 24-bit/192 kHz, ADAT, S/PDIF and MIDI. Digitally expanded with ADA8200.
Active studio monitors in the main monitoring chain, with EQ / spectral enhancer in the studio setup.
Bass-reflex enclosure with two 10″ (25.4 cm) drivers; 600 W RMS / 1200 W maximum, nominal impedance 1 Ω. Approximate dimensions 79.1 × 33.3 × 38.4 cm (W × H × D). Connected to the speaker output of the BOSS AR4000D monoblock in the studio.
Class D mono amplifier, stable from 1 Ω, with RCA line inputs and a MOSFET power supply. 50–150 Hz low-pass filter, 15–40 Hz subsonic filter and 0°/180° phase switch. The advertised 4000 W is maximum power at 1 Ω. It drives the Rockford P2-2X10 system, powered by an industrial 12 V / 2 kW supply.
Industrial laboratory power supply, 12 V / 2 kW. It powers the studio’s BOSS Audio Systems AR4000D monoblock driving the Rockford Fosgate P2-2X10 subwoofer. Power section for the stationary bass system.
Oscilloscope for viewing the signal in the monitoring setup; 1 channel, up to 200 kHz bandwidth, up to 1 MSa/s and 12-bit resolution. A measuring instrument, not a sound generator.
ADAT converter with 8 inputs, 8 outputs and 8 Midas-designed microphone preamps.
Analogue mixer in the studio’s live stream chain and ASIO loop, with microphone preamps, tone controls and monitor routing.
Analogue mixer from the MG10 family for studio signal summing and routing.
Preamp / channel strip: 0–60 dB microphone gain, 48 V phantom power, compressor, de-esser, enhancer and expander/gate; insert for an external processor.
Vocal processor and microphone preamp, confirmed in the studio equipment and used for voice recording.
24-bit multi-engine rack effects processor, connected to an input channel in the studio setup.
Balanced 48-point patchbay with 6.3 mm TRS sockets. Normal, Half Normal and Thru modes simplify repatching without rewiring the entire system.
Rack dynamics processor: compressor/limiter, expander/gate and peak limiter, with external sidechain.
Multiband sound enhancement processor forming part of the studio’s hardware processing chain.
Sound enhancement processor with bass processing, enhancer/exciter and stereo widening.
Two-channel compressor / gate with sidechain input. Used with the studio microphone chain and an external control signal.
Selected effects, instruments and production software. Full list: 164 groups · 1,194 audio catalogue items and 1 purchased video application.
Studio edition: multitrack pitch and note timing editing, vocal correction and polyphonic material editing.
Production, arrangement and mixing with native FL Studio instruments and effects, including Harmor, Sytrus, Gross Beat and Maximus.
Diamond Dynamic Saturator and Indigo, MYSTIC, SALT and IVORY5 modules for sound shaping. SpaceControl2 Pro adds stereo width and phase control.
I use almost the full Plugin Alliance range: EQs, compressors, saturation and console emulations. The collection includes AMEK EQ 200, Black Box Analog Design HG-2MS and bx_digital V3.
AR TG Mastering, SSL EV2 Channel and Scheps Omni Channel 2, plus reverbs, compressors and vocal tools.
Audio restoration only: removing clicks, clipping and noise, and cleaning up voices. I use De-click, De-clip, Spectral De-noise and Voice De-noise, among others.
Arturia Pigments; Native Instruments — Reaktor 6, Kontakt 7 and other bundle instruments; Xfer Serum 2; Reveal Sound Spire; Waves CR8 Creative Sampler; IK Multimedia SampleTank 4 and Miroslav Philharmonik 2; Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra; XLN Audio Addictive Keys; u-he Hive; D16 Phoscyon.
UltraChannel is a channel strip with EQ, dynamics and effects. SplitEQ and Physion Mk II process tonal and transient components; Blackhole, MicroPitch and UltraTap provide space and modulation.
Bass and mono compatibility checks, and placement of frequency bands in the stereo panorama.
I use almost the full Devious Machines range: Infiltrator, PitchMonster, Texture, Duck, Multiband X6 and BassFocus. Creative effects, dynamics shaping and sound processing.
Mix bus processors: AMEK Mastering Compressor and Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A. Compression and dynamics control across the whole mix, with analogue-inspired character.
Channel strips including bx_console AMEK 9099, Waves SSL EV2 Channel and Scheps Omni Channel 2. EQ and dynamics in one tool, including emulations of analogue AMEK and SSL consoles.
1-inch Exmor RS CMOS sensor, 20.1 MP; 24–70 mm f/1.8–2.8 lens; 4K at up to 30 fps. Micro-HDMI output to Elgato Cam Link 4K. Continuous power through a dummy battery. The studio setup includes Ulanzi cooling, a temperature sensor and an extra fan.
HDMI capture over USB 3.0. The Sony ZV-1 chain supports up to 4K at 30 fps; the camera determines the maximum mode for this setup.
USB-C webcam with Sony STARVIS 2 CMOS 1/1.8″ sensor, 90° field of view and fixed focus. 4K at up to 60 fps over USB 3.0 in MJPEG; HDR up to 30 fps.
Webcam with 4K at 30 fps or Full HD 1080p at 60 fps, autofocus, two microphones and adjustable 40–73° field of view.
12″ / 30 cm RGB LED ring light, 24 W, 252 LEDs, 2500–10,000 K, 0–100% brightness, CRI 95+, TLCI 97+ and 18 lighting effects.
200 MP main camera with OIS; 12 MP ultrawide; 50 MP telephoto (5× optical zoom) and 10 MP telephoto (3×); 12 MP front camera. Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor.