Yiayia Sound Studio
RECORDING - VOICE OVER - PRODUCTION
About
Just a hop, skip and a jump from Hastings’ seafront, Yiayia’s Studio is packed with all the tools you need to produce, develop and record outstanding audio. Kitted out with a great selection of equipment, amps and instruments. Each room has been fine tuned with bespoke, hand-made acoustic treatment.
Rooms
Explore our sonically separated spaces, visually connected for all band members. The acoustic treatments in our live rooms are designed to make each space acoustically exciting and distinct.
Specs
| 2 x large live rooms |
| 1 vocal booth, |
| 1 ISO booth |
| All recording spaces are isolated from each other with full visibility to each space for all recording artists. |
| Over half a metre of soundproofing, floating floors and hung ceilings. |
| Fully ventilated and air conditioned. |
| 24 channels of xlr and 24 channels of trs in each of the 4 recording spaces. |
| Custom diffusion & acoustic treatment throughout. |
Wood Room
Using exposed wooden slats as diffusion is a simple and beautiful idea I don't think I've ever seen before...Your space is beautifully put together
Steve Albini
360 degrees of diffusion smooths sound to reveal a fullness and clarity of detail. Pine fresh!
Stone Room
High ceilings and a flagstone floor tamed by acoustic panels, delivers big and warm room tones. A large multi use recording space.
ISO Booth/Amp Shack
Small but mighty, this is the key to our live recordings, isolating the sound of amps from intricate instruments.
Vocal Booth
Fully treated with custom made acoustic panels and a video feed for ADR sessions. This room offers neutral recordings free from any room acoustics.
Control Room
The beating heart of the studio. All of the equipment had been carefully selected for its versatility and sound quality over a broad range of music genres. With a 24 channel hybrid mixer with flying faders and unlimited routing options, even the most demanding projects can be accommodated with ease.
The Lounge & Yard
Coffee and tea facilities, fitted kitchen with an oven. Kick back with a beer in our cosy lounge, or pass the time with a coffee and some fresh air in The Yard. Enjoy the sunshine! Or failing that (this is England after all) we have a canopy and some comfy garden furniture. A great place for a peaceful time-out.
Equipment
Control Room
| Mics |
|---|
| Neumann U87 |
| No Hype Audio CM47 |
| Seinheiser 421 |
| AKG C12 Clone (2) |
| SE 2200A (3) |
| AKG D112 |
| AKG D40 (3) |
| AKG C430 (2) |
| Neumann TLM 102 |
| LRM-2 Ribbon No Hype Audio (2) |
| Earthworks TC30 (2) |
| Earthworks SR25 (2) |
| Shure SM58 (2) |
| Shure SM58 Beta |
| Shure SM57 |
| Grampian DP4 |
| Wedstern Electric Ribbon Mic circa. 1920 |
| Various Assortment of Vintage Microphones |
| Amps |
|---|
| VOX/JMI AC30 1960 4 input Guitar Amp |
| Fender ‘65 Deluxe Reverb Vintage Reissue |
| Orange Rockerverb 50 MKII 2x12 Guitar Amplifier Combo |
| HH Electronic V-S Musician Guitar Combo 212 |
| Original SWR RedHead 2x10" 400 Watt |
| Bass Combo Amplifier |
| Mission Electric MK2 PRO 80 |
| Session FET 12” |
| Instruments |
|---|
| Tiki-Drum Kit: |
| Hi-tom 12” |
| Floor tom 16” |
| Kick 22” |
| Shallow snare 13” |
| Yamaha U3 Upright |
| Gitane D500 - Maccaferri style acoustic |
| 1990 Fender Telecaster |
| 1999 Fender Stratacaster |
| Novation Mininova Synth |
| Korg MicroKorg |
| Control Room |
|---|
| Mac Pro 6 core 32gb RAM |
| Logic/Pro tools |
| Packed with plugins & Software Synths: |
| Waves, Lexicon, Soft-tube, Soundtoys. |
| Allen and Heath GSR24M Inline Mixing Console |
| Otari MTR10 ¼” mastering tape deck |
| Adam Audio A77X Monitors (2) |
| Universal Audio 1176 LN |
| Focusrite ISA430 MKII |
| DBX 166XS |
| TL Audio Fatman |
| Behringer Powerplay 8 (3) |
Recording
Studio work featured on:
Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 4, Capital FM, BBC Introducing: The South, BBC London, BBC Wales, Storyville.
Labels: MRC Recordings, +1 Records, DLMDD, Stingray Records
| All recording days include an engineer. Access to all our instruments, amps and studio gear. If there is a piece of equipment you are particularly interested in let us know so we can ensure it is available. |
| Flexible time slots, book any time between 9.00am - 10.00pm (you can record outside of these times but these sessions are charged at time and a half) |
| Bottomless tea and coffee are always available. When the sun is out, we have been known to fire up the BBQ. We might even treat you to one of our home brewed beers at the end of the session. |
| Comprehensive covid policies in place. |
Get in touch for free, no obligation consultation, pop in for a cuppa and a chat with the team.
Bookings: Jessica Coode: jessica@yiayias-studio.co.uk
Voice-over
V/O - ADR - Remote interview - Audio Books - Video game dialogue
Past clients include: HBO, BBC 1, Channel 5, Channel 4, TalkSport, Nescafe, Hasbro, Prodigious UK, Boots, Sky
| Microphone: Neumann U87 |
| Custom treated vocal booth with video feed |
| ProTools HD12 |
| EdiCue/EdiPrompt. |
| Super fast fiber-optic broadband |
| Source Connect |
| All remote dialing in available, Skype, Google Hangouts |
| Onsite printing |
| Experienced detail focused staff |
| Refreshments available |
| Fully air conditioned and ventilated recording spaces. |
| Comfortable green room and outdoor space |
| 3 totally isolated spaces available, ideal for multiple cast members. |
| Comprehensive Covid policies in place |
TestimoniaL
Ahh the joy of Yaiyia’s… As a voice artist of 26 years or more I have worked mostly in London and have become accustomed to certain things from studios and am happy to say Yiayia’s tick all the boxes:
- Happy smiley face when you walk in.. tick
- Efficient and knowledgeable staff ....tick
- People who are patient but also fully aware of time.....tick
- Relaxed and pleasant surroundings....tickAll in all I can’t fault Yiayia's for anything and they have just done a ‘lockdown upgrade’ on their studios .... well it’s just sexy. P.s if you are very lucky you’ll get to meet George
Big Al - Yackety Yack All Mouth Ltd
Bookings: Jessica Coode: jessica@yiayias-studio.co.uk
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Contact
Bookings / General enquiries:
Jessica Coode: jessica@yiayias-studio.co.uk
Engineer:
Yioti Chapman: yioti@yiayias-studio.co.uk
01424 581581
64B Bohemia Road
Hastings
TN37 6RQ