STUDIO
1

Whitewood’s main recording space, designed for full-band tracking, live recording, and analogue production workflows.

A large-format control room with natural daylight connects to a fully treated live room, creating a flexible environment for capturing performances with both power and precision.

Studio 1 is built for:

  • Full band recording
  • Live tracking
  • Multi-room production sessions
  • Analogue-heavy workflows
  • Large-scale recording projects

CONTROL ROOM

Spacious 8×7m non-square control room with natural daylight.

Acoustically treated with bass traps, broadband absorption, and PSI Audio AVAA active bass control, providing a balanced and reliable monitoring environment for critical decision-making.

LIVE ROOM

7×8m non-square live room designed for flexible recording.

Features include:

  • Brick walls for natural energy
  • Treated acoustic surfaces
  • Controlled diffusion and absorption
  • Flexible baffling for dry or live capture

A room designed to move between tight, controlled recordings and open, live performances.

Studio 1 Gear

  • Avid S1 Control Surfaces
  • Pro Tools | HDX systems
  • Avid MTRX Studio / AVID I/O system
  • Apple Silicon-based production systems (M1 ultra/Apple Studio display)
  • Extensive analogue I/O (up to 48 channels depending on configuration)
  • Plugin platforms: Avid, UAD, FabFilter, Plugin Alliance, Waves, SSL, Sony Oxford, Massey and more

  • ATC SCM50ASL 
  • PSI a17m
  • Yamaha NS-10M reference monitors (Quad 50E amplification)
  • PSI Audio AVAA active bass trapping system
  • Multiple headphone systems including Beyerdynamic, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and Audeze
  • Behringer P16 personal monitoring system

Condenser Microphones

  • AKG C451 (CK1 x2, CK3 x1)
  • Blue Baby Bottle
  • Brauner Phantom
  • Flea 47 (x2)
  • Josephson e22S (x4)
  • Neumann KM84 (x2)
  • Neumann KM184 (x4)
  • Neumann U47 FET (x2)
  • Neumann U67 (x2)
  • Universal Audio Bock 251

Dynamic Microphones

  • AKG D230
  • AKG D130 (x2)
  • AKG D19 (x2)
  • AKG D119E (x2)
  • Audix D6
  • Beyerdynamic M88
  • Beyerdynamic M69 
  • Beyerdynamic M380 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M201 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M55
  • Electro-Voice RE20
  • Electro-Voice PL6
  • Sennheiser e906
  • Sennheiser MD509
  • Sennheiser MD441 (x2)
  • Sennheiser MD421 (x3)
  • Sennheiser MD221 (x2)
  • Shure SM7
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • Shure Beta 58
  • Shure 520DX “Green Bullet” (x2)
  • STC 4105

Ribbon Microphones

  • AEA A440
  • AEA R84 (x2)
  • AEA R88A
  • AEA KU5A
  • Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M260 (x2)
  • Coles 4038 (x4)
  • Royer SF12
  • Royer R122 (x2)
  • Neve 1073 DPX (x4 total)
  • AEA RPQ3 (x2)
  • Amek System 9098 (x2)
  • Siemens V72 (x2)
  • Siemens UA Mic Pre (x2)
  • Chandler TG2 (x2)
  • API 512c (x4)
  • Neumann V475b (x2)
  • Summit Audio TPA-200 (x2)
  • Calrec S2 (x20)
  • Avid MTRX Mic Pre (x4)

  • Fairchild 670 MkII (x2)
  • Neve 33609JD
  • Retro Instruments Sta-Level (x2)
  • Retro Instruments 176 Limiting Amplifier (x2)
  • Universal Audio 1176
  • Universal Audio LA-2A
  • API 2500
  • Empirical Labs Distressor (x2)
  • Empirical Labs PUMP (x2)
  • Chandler TG1
  • UREI 1178
  • Alan Smart C2
  • Chiswick Reach Stereo Valve Compressor
  • Rupert Neve Designs Portico 543 (x2)
  • Rupert Neve Designs 542 Tape Emulator (x16)
  • Audio & Design F601-RS
  • AML 54f56 (x2)
  • Roger Mayer 456HD (x4)
  • Elysia Envelope (x4)
  • Calrec DL3678 (x3)
  • SPL Transient Designer (4-channel)
  • BSS DPR-502 Noise Gate
  • Drawmer DS201
  • Chandler TG12345 Curve Bender
  • Manley Massive Passive
  • API 5500
  • API 550b (x2)
  • API 560 (x2)
  • Neve 1073 DPX EQ(x2)
  • Neve 8803 (x2)
  • SSL 611EQ (x4)
  • Harrison MR3EQ (x2)
  • Langevin Pultec EQP-1A (x2)
  • Calrec C2 (x20)

Rack Effects

  • Thermionic Culture Culture Vulture
  • Roland RE-201 Space Echo (x2)
  • Lexicon PCM90
  • Lexicon LXP-15
  • Fender Oil Can Delay
  • AKG BX5 Spring Reverb
  • Klark Teknik BBD320
  • Chandler Tube Driver (x2)

Pedals & Creative FX

  • Electro-Harmonix Memory Man
  • Strymon Timeline
  • Strymon BigSky
  • Hologram Electronics Chroma Console
  • Analog Man King of Tone, Sunbender
  • Chase Bliss Lossy, Generation Loss II
  • Diamond Pedals Chorus, Tremolo, Vibrato, Phaser, Compressor 
  • Extensive additional guitar pedal collection available
  • KHE Audio amp switching system (11 amps / 7 cabs)
  • BSS AR133 active DI
  • EMO passive DI box
  • Orchid Electronics amplifier interface
  • Radial J48 (x3)
  • Radial JDI (x2)
  • Radial ProRMP (x2)
  • Radial Pro D8
  • Radial X-Amp

Whitewood features a large selection of instruments and amplifiers available for recording sessions, with additional equipment available on request.

Amplifiers & Cabinets

Fully integrated switching system including:

  • Ampeg SVT / 8×10 systems
  • Fender Bassman, Twin Reverb, Super Reverb
  • HiWatt Custom 100
  • Marshall JCM800
  • Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
  • Orange AD140
  • Vox AC30
  • Selmer Treble & Bass 50
  • DWJ Caroline 50
  • WEM Westminster
  • Various 4×12 and 2×12 cabinets (Celestion/Jensen-loaded)

Keyes & Synths

  • Yamaha U3 piano
  • Fender Rhodes 73 (1973)
  • Farfisa organ
  • Moog Minitaur
  • Sequential Prophet 10
  • Roland Juno-6 (MIDI modified)
  • Korg MS20
  • Behringer Solina, Vocoder, Model D and Ms1

Guitars & Basses

  • Fender Telecaster (x2), Stratocaster (x2), Mustang, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Bass VI, Jazz Bass, Precision Bass, Villager 12 string
  • Gibson 160E,Les Paul, 335, SG, Nighthawk 
  • Rickenbacker 330, 360 (12 String)
  • Martin D28
  • Norman 6 and 12 String Acoustic Guitars
  • Alhambra 5P Nylon 
  • Sigma 12 String Acoustic
  • Harmony Sovereign

Drums

  • DW Black Badge kit (22/10/12/13/14/16)
  • Ludwig 1966 Hollywood Bass drum
  • Ludwig Black Beauty, LM400, LM 402, Acrolite, 
  • WFL/Ludwig Swingster Dance Snare (1959)
  • Pear Free Floater
  • Yamaha Oak Custom
  • Roland / Behringer drum machines
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