The Lockup Recording Studio is a comprehensive production solution that will allow you to transform your musical vision into a reality. Situated 5 minutes from the M1 and is less than an hour's travel from Dublin.
The heart of our recording studio is a 24 channel Allen&Heath QU-24 mixing console providing 24 AnalogiQ preamps as well as direct DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) integration giving us full fader control over your mix, monitored back to our control room through class leading Apogee digital to analogue conversion and amplification.
The next key components of our studio are 4 class leading Apogee preamps (with ESS Sabre32 converters) that allow us to capture your performance with extreme focus and clarity.
Supplemented with 2 Focusrite Liquid Channel preamps and 6 Focusrite Saffire preamps (all with Cirrus Logic CS4272 converters) as well as 4 RME OctaMic preamps (with ADI-8 converters) and 8 MIDAS preamps (with AKM AK5393 converters) all interfaced through our RME Digiface we can live-track 32 channels simultaneously with zero latency.
The Lockup Recording Studio Dublin utilises a specialised range of recording equipment from leading industry brands including Allen&Heath, Apogee, RME, Focusrite, Aston, Oktava, AKG, Sennheiser and Shure that allows us to capture your performance with extreme focus and clarity.
We utilise a large mix of musical equipment, amplifiers from Orange, Marshall, Vox, VHT, Ampeg and Hiwatt, electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars from Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and Tanglewood as well as a full range of drum equipment from Premier, Natal, Pearl, Slingerland, Peavey, Zildjian, Paiste and Sabian.
Our philosophy in the studio is to get the sound perfect before tracking allowing us to be fully focused on performances during recording to provide maximum efficiency and value.
To help achieve this we offer as part of our recording packages pre-production and a full setup, drum miking, amp miking and headphone mixes the evening before the first day of tracking. This allows the artist to begin capturing their performance full of energy at the beginning of the recording day and to translate that energy into a finished production that realises their artistic vision.
Apple MacBookPro - i7 4870HQ 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD
Allen&Heath QU-24 mixing desk
Apogee Duet x2
RME Digiface USB
RME Fireface 800
Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56
Behringer ADA8200 Ultragain
We can record simultaneously up to 36 analogue inputs and 42 analogue outputs - 36/42 (2/4 2/4 32/34)
24 AnalogiQ preamps
4 Apogee preamps (with ESS Sabre32 converters)
4 RME OctaMic preamps (with ADI-8 converters)
2 Focusrite Liquid Channel preamps (with Cirrus Logic CS4272 converters)
6 Focusrite Saffire preamps (with Cirrus Logic CS4272 converters)
8 MIDAS preamps
Aston Spirit large diaphragm condenser
Oktava MK 220 large diaphragm condenser
Oktava MK 012 x2 small diaphragm condenser stereo pair
AKG C1000S small diaphragm condenser
AKG D112
Shure SM57 x2
Shure SM58 x4
Sennheiser e825
Orange Tiny Terror combo with 12” Voice of the World speaker
VHT Special 6 combo modded with Groove Tubes EL84 tubes and Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
Fender Rumble 100 solid state combo
Hiwatt solid state combo 2x12
Vox solid state modelling amp combo 2x12
Marshall solid state combo 2x12
Ampeg solid state combo 1x15
Vintage 1960’s Premier Recording Drumkit
Pearl Export Drumkit
Natal 13x6.5 Brass Snare Drum
Vintage 1977 Fender Stratocaster with Fender Pure Vintage 65’ neck, middle and Seymour Duncan Little 59’ bridge pickups
Fender Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan Five-Two neck, Twangbanger middle and JB JR bridge pickups
Gretsch G5445T Double Jet with Filter’Tron Black Top Pickups
Tanglewood Jumbo Acoustic
Tanglewood Dreadnought Acoustic
HB12 Twelve String Acoustic
Marshall JCM800s
Marhsall JCM900s
Marhsall JCM2000s
Marshall JVM410
Orange OR 120
Orange Rockerverb 50 MKII
Mesa Boogie DR100
Marshall 1960A Cabs
Marshall 425 Cabs
Marshall 1960 Flats
Marshall 1936 212s
Mesa Boogie Rectifier 412a
Orange 212
Vintage Orange 412
Fender HR Deluxe
Fender HR DeVille 212
Fender HR DeVille 410
Fender Blues Jnr
Fender Pro Jnr
Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
Fender Bassman 410 '57 reissue
Fender The Twin 212
Fender Twin Reverb '74 Silverface
Fender Twin Reverb '65 Blackface
Fender Blues Deluxe Re-Issue
Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Vox AC30 Vintage '80
Vox AC30tb
Vox AC30cc
Vox AC30cc2x
Roland JC120 Vintage
Supro Coronado
Supro Royal Reverb
Crate Acoustic 60
Fender Acoustasonic 150
Boss Katana 100w 1x12
Gibson Les Paul Custom Classic
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut- Away
Epiphone Sheraton Hollow Body
Fender US Strat Highway 1
Fender US Tele Highway 1
Fender Mex Strat
Fender Mex Std Tele
Fender Mex Tele Deluxe
Martin D16
Avalon Acoustic
Sigma SDM 15 Acoustic
Ampeg SVT CL
Ampeg SVT 4 Pro
Ampeg SVTii
Ampeg B4r
Gallien Krueger 700RBII
MarkBass T800
SWR SM1500
Ashdown EVO900
Aguilar DB751
Aguilar TH500
Aguilar DB810
Aguilar DB410
Aguilar GS212
Ampeg SVT810
Ampeg SVT HLF 4ohm 410
Ampeg SVT 8ohm 410
Ampeg SVT15
MarkBass 410
SWR Goliath 410 8ohm
Ashdown ABM 410
Ashdown ABM 15
Ashdown ABM500 15" Combo
Hartke 3500 410 Combo
Hartke KickBack
Gallien Krueger 700RBII 210 Combo
Fender US P Bass
Fender US J Bass Highway 1
Yamaha TRB1005 5 String
DW Collectors 20 x 18, 12 x 8, 14 x 14
DW Collectors 22 x 20, 10 x 8, 12 x 9, 14 x 11, 16 x 13
DW Collectors 24 x 18, 12 x 9, 14 x 11, 16 x 16, 18 x 18
C&C Player Date 1 'Mahogany' 22 x 14, 12 x 8, 16 x 15
Pearl Reference 22,10,12,13,14,16
Pearl Masters Silver 22 x 16, 10 x 10, 12 x 10, 14 x ,16 x 14
Pearl Masters Premium 20 x 16, 10 x 8, 12 x 9, 14 x 14
Pearl SBX 22 x 18, 10,12,14 x 11,16
Yamaha Maple Custom 24 x 16, 22 x 16, 10 x 8, 12 x 10, 14 x 12, 16 x 16
Yamaha Birch Custom 20 x 16, 10 x 9, 12 x 10, 14 x 12
Yamaha Oak Custom 22, 10, 13x 10, 16
Tama Starclassic Birch Bubinga 22, 10, 12, 14, 16
Tama Starclassic Maple 22 x 18, 12 x 10, 14 x 14, 16 x 16
Gretsch USA Custom 22 x 16, 10 x 8, 12 x 8, 15 x 13
Gretsch Brooklyn 20 x 14, 18 x 14, 10 x 7, 12 x 8, 14 x 14, 16 x 16
Gretsch Catalina Club Mod 22 x 20, 12 x 8, 16 x 14
Gretsch Catalina Elite Jazz 18 x 16, 12 x 8, 14 x 14
Vintage Ludwig Classic Maple (White) 22 x 14, 20 x 14, 12 x 8, 13 x 9, 15 x 14, 16 x 16
Vintage Ludwig Classic Maple (Black) 22 x 14, 12 x 8, 13 x 9, 16 x 16
Vintage Premier Elite 22 x 14, 22 x 14 , 13 x 9, 14, 15, 16 x 16
Mapex Saturn 22 x 20, 10 x 7, 12 x 8, 16 x 14
Natal 22 x 18, 10 x 8, 12 x 9, 16 x 16
Gretsch Brass 14 x 5
Gretsch New Classic 14 x 5.5
Gretsch USA Custom 14 x 6.5
Gretsch Catalina 14 x 6.5
DW Eco X 14 x 5.5
Ludwig Black Beauty 14 x 6.5
Ludwig Acrolite '79 14 x 5
Ludwig Black Magic 14 x 8
Ludwig Supralite 14 x 5.5
Ludwig Classic Maple 14 x 5
Pearl Masters 14 x 6.5
Pearl Reference Snare 14 x 6.5
Pearl "Steve Ferrone" 14 x 6.5
Pearl Masters Symphonic Snare 14 x 6.5
Pearl Brass F.F 14 x 5
Pearl Brass F.F Piccolo 14 x 3.5
Pearl Maple F.F Picccolo 14 x 3.5
Pearl Sensitone 13 x 5.5
Pearl FireCracker 12 x 5
Pearl Maple 12 x 7
Pearl Export 14 x 5.5
Yamaha Maple Custom 14 x 6.5
Yamaha Oak Custom 14 x 7
Yamaha Stage Custom 14 x 5.5
Yamaha Musashi 13 x 6
Mapex Black Panther 14 x 5.5
Mapex Warbird 12 x 5
Natal 14 x 5.5
Slingerland Radio King 14 x 6
WorldMax 14 x 6.5
Tama 10 x 5.5
KD Custom 10 x 6.5
Vintage Black Beauty 14 x 6.5
Vintage Rogers ‘64 Powertone COB 14” x 5”
SABIAN HI HATS
13" HHX X-Celarator Hats
14” AAX Stage Hats
14” AA Regular Hats
15” HHX Groove Hats
15” AA Metal X Hats
14” B8 Pro Medium Hats
SABIAN CRASHES
14” AA Medium Thin Crash
16” Xs20 Medium Thin Crash
16” Xs20 Rock Crash
16" HHX Ozone
16” HHX Evolution Crash
16” HHX X-Plosion Crash
16” AA Crash
17” Signature Fierce Crash
18" HHX Ozone
18” HHX Studio Crash
18” HHX Groove Crash
18” Xs20 Medium Thin Crash
18” HHX X-Plosion Crash
19” AAX Suspended Crash
19" AAX X-Plosion Crash
SABIAN RIDES
20” AAX Studio Ride
20” B8 Pro Medium Ride
20” AA Ride Stage Ride
20” HHX
21" AAX Raw Bell Ride
22" HH Liquid Ride
SABIAN CHINAS & SPLASHES
14” B8 Pro Mini Chinese
18” HHX Chinese
8” B8 Pro China Splash
8” AAX Air Splash
10” B8 Pro Sonix Splash
ZILDJIAN HATS
13” K Hats
14” A New Beats Hats
13" Remix Jungle hats (w/tambourine bells)
14" K Hats
15” K Light Hats
ZILDJIAN CRASHES
16” A Custom Projection Crash
16” Avedis Medium Crash
16" K Dark Thin Crash
17” K Medium Thin Dark Crash
18” Avedis Medium Crash
18" K Dark Thin Crash
19” K Thin Dark Crash
20" Avedis Crash/Ride
ZILDJIAN RIDES
20” A Medium Ride
20” Avedis Rock Ride
20" K Ride
20” K Constantinople Renaissance Ride (1898g)
21” Armand Ride
22” K Custom Ride
22” K Light Ride (2300g)
24" Z Ride
24" Avedis Ride
ZILDJIAN CHINAS & SPLASHES
20” China Low Boy
8” A Custom Splash
10” Armand Splash
10” A Custom Splash
12” A Custom Splash
Various ZIL Bells
Full selection of DW, Yamaha, Pearl and Gibraltar Hardware
Porter & Davies BC2
Roland SPD-SX
ClearSonic Drum Shield
'Dead heads & Cymbals' for TV or Movie work
Fender Rhodes Stage 73 MK1
Fender Rhodes Stage 73 MK2
Yamaha CP5
Yamaha P150
Yamaha S90
Roland RD800
Roland RD700
Roland RD700sx
Roland RG1
Nord Stage 3 88
Nord Stage 2 88EX
Nord Stage 88EX
Kurzweil CUP2
Roland Fantom X8
Roland Fantom G8
Roland Juno Di
Roland XP80
Roland Fantom X6
Roland Fantom X7
Roland Jupiter-50
Roland Juno 60
Roland A-800 Pro
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev2
Yamaha Montage 8
Yamaha Montage 7
Yamaha Motif ES8
Yamaha Motif ES7
Yamaha Motif XF8
Yamaha Motif XF6
Yamaha Motif Rack
Moog Little Phatty Stage 2
Moog Sub Phatty
Korg SV-1 73
Korg Kronos 88
Korg King Korg
Korg Triton 61
Korg Triton Rack
Korg Triton Extreme 61
Korg M3
Korg Ms2000
Korg Minilogue
Nord Electro 5D
Nord Electro 3
Nord Lead 2
Kurzweil PC3X
2 x Hammond C3
2 x Leslie 122
+ Trek Board available for use with guitars, keys etc
Roland VK7
Korg BX3
Roland KC550
Roland KC350
Vintage Shen 3/4 Double Bass w/David Gage & Underwood Pickup systems
Vintage Blonde Double Bass
Student Double Basses
Student Cellos
Istanbul Agop Orchestral 16" Cymbals
4 x Premier Copper Timpani Drums
Trixon Vibraphone
Adams Xylophone 3 1/2 Octave
Adams 28” Concert Bass Drum w/cradle
Musser Glockenspiel
28” Gong
Pearl Elite Series
Quinto
Conga
Tumba
Super Tumba with Baskets & Stands
Pearl Primero Pro Bongos & stand
Gon Bops 14" & 15" Steel Timbales w/stand
Remo Tunable Djembe & stand
Tunable Bodhran
LP 760A Percussion Table