About the studio
Named after my late godfather, Howard Talbot King, Talbot Studios is my recording and production studio in South Bermondsey, London. For me it is the realisation of a dream of having a space in which to record, produce and collaborate with other musicians and artists. Through studying piano and working extensively as a session musician, I had a growing collection of vintage keyboards, and also a number of vintage guitars. In 2014 I purchased a 1970s British recording console and a 24 track 2” tape machine and combined them with my musical instruments to create the studio. I have always been drawn to the more traditional recording techniques; firstly for the sound, but also the process, which I believe promotes a heightened level of detail and musicality when tracking. Due to my analogue approach I am regularly recording an array of musicians – from bassists and drummers to string quartets and horn sections. As a result Talbot Studios has developed an ever growing family of great musicians associated with it. I am very proud to be collaborating with an increasing number of artists who have been attracted to the studio by the equipment, instruments and production methods that I am using.
GEAR
CoNSOLE
1979 Raindirk Series 3- 26 input channels,
12 Echo Return inputs and 24 track monitoring
Multitrack recording
Otari MX-80 24 track
2” tape recorder
Logic X Motu 16A
Amplifiers
1966 Fender Princeton Reverb
Fender Twin Reverb
Ampeg ‘flip top’ B15
Leslie 145
Outboard effects and Compressors
2 x 1176 compressors
4 x Allison Research Gainbrain compressors (FET)
Warm Audio WA2A compressor
8 x Allison Research Keypex gates
Roland Space Echo RE-201
EMT 240 Gold Foil Plate Reverb
1964 Fender Spring Reverb Unit
Yamaha SPX 900
Sony MU R-201
Monitors
Focal twins
Yamaha NS 10s
Tannoy LGM
Instruments
1959 Gibson 125
1973 Fender Telecaster
Lakland Bass 1972
Fender Rhodes Mk 1a
Wurlitzer EP 200
Clavinet D6
Arp String Ensemble
Prophet 6 Juno-6
Hammond A100
Kaiser upright piano
Farfisa VIP
MICROPHONES
Valve:
Telefunken Copperhead
Dave Pearlman ‘Church’ Mic - Valve U47 style mic
Condensors:
AKG C414 xlii stereo pair
Shure Beta91A
AKG C451EB stereo pair CK1 & CK3 capsules
4 x AKG C418
AKG 214
Oktava MK 012 matched pair
Aston Spirit
Ribbon:
Coles 4038 stereo pair
Beyerdynamic M160
Royer R-121
Dynamic:
Beyerdynamic M201
NS10 Subwoofer
EV RE20
Shure SM7B
AKG D12
2 x AKG D112
Sennheiser MD 441
Sennheiser MD421
4 x Shure SM57
Shure SM7b
