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Hook Recording Studio is spacious, comprising of a large 40 square metres live room and control room. The studio is located on the top floor of The Hook Community Centre in Hook, Chessington. There is air-conditioning throughout and a cafe downstairs serving a range of hot and cold food and drinks.

The studio is available for commercial and public hire. It is also used as a teaching space and filming studio - and is a great resource for young people, schools and the community.  We offer very affordable rates on a wide range of services and have a team of experienced and helpful engineers, ensuring high a quality product and an enjoyable experience, whatever your needs.

• Recording
• Mixing
• Mastering
• Editing
• Music Production
• Voice Over Recording
• Audio restoration
• Duplication
• DJ services
• Garage Band Workshops
• Logic Software Training
• Bespoke Training

Monday to Friday
£36 per hour*

Saturdays
£38 per hour*

4 hours
£140*

6 hours
£205*

8 hours
£270*

£48 per hour (any time)

All recording rates include engineer

• Room:
  Large 40 sqm space capable of accommodating a 20 piece orchestra
• Console:
  Mackie 24:8
• Monitoring:
  Genelec 8040s + 7060 sub
• Recorders:
  Mac Pro with Logic Studio 9 and MOTU 24I/O converters
• Compressors:
  5021 TLA Ivory Valve Processor
  Drawmer DL441
• Effects/Plug-ins:
  Lexicon MX4000
  Alesis Midiverb
  UAD-2 plug-ins
  Melodyne
• Microphones:
  AKG 414
  AKG D112
  Audio-Technica 8004
  ElectroVoice RE20
  Rode NT2-A
  SE 2200
  SE 3300
  Sure KSM137 (stereo pair)
  Sure SM58 (x3)
  Sure SM57 (x3)
• Instruments:
  Yamaha P90 stage piano
  Roland Fantom X8
  Mapex drum kit with Paiste and Zildjian cymbals
• DJ equipment:
  Technics 1210s with concorde cartridges
  Numark AXIS 4 CD decks
  Pioneer DJM-400 mixer (x2)