INSIDE THE STUDIOS

Ariwa Sounds
A well equipped air conditioned control room especially designed for mixing. Approx 6m X 6m. Located on the ground floor, it is ideal for loading. Connected by lines to a live room and a cozy custom designed Vocal booth. Also tied by lines to the Are we Mad? control Room.
	1 x Otari MTR 90 24 track analogue tape machine 1 x Otari MX80 24 track 2" analogue tape machine 3 x MCI Sony 24 track 2" analogue tape machine 1 x 1/2 " Fostex 16 track analogue tape machine 3 x Alesis Adat Digital machines 1 x Alesis HD 24 Hard disk 24 track recorder 1 x Soundcraft 52 channel Recording console with Gates 2 x Lynx syncronisers lock to analogue, digital, video. 1 x Lexicon 480L Reverberation System 1 x Lexicon pcm 80 1 x Digitec Studio Vocalist 1 x TC fireworks 1 x TC D1 Delay unit 1 x TC M2 Multieffect unit 2 x Eventide HD 3000 4 x Drawmer Gates 3 x DBX 166 Compressor 1 x DBX 119 Compressor 1 X Urei Compressor LA 4 1 X Urei Compressor 1178 2 x Electrospace Spanner 3 x Roland SDE 3000 Delay 1 x Roland SDE 330 Delay 4 x MXR phaser / Flanger 1 x Sherman filter bank 1 x PR 99 Revox Tape Machine 1 x G4 Mac w Logic Audio 1 x Protools 1 Tannoy 15 Studio Monitors 1 x Aurotones 1 x tannoy 8 Nearfield Monitors 1 X Crown DC 300 Loads of Keyboards & Modules & Samplers Neuman U87/ 89 TL93 Microphones AKG D12, D414, D451,D90, C3000 Shure SM 57, SM 58 CD and Minidisc recording is available with Hard disc editing and 1/4 inch mastering still available.

Mad Prof with Joe and Kamal at Ariwa Studios, April 1987.

Are We Mad?
Located adjacent to the main Ariwa Studios, Are we Mad? consists of equipment from the original Ariwa Sounds. The desk was built by Mad Professor in 1979 and more channel were added as the facilities grew. After starting in Bruce Road SE25, the Studios moved to Gautrey Rd in 1982 remaing there for 4 years, producing many lovers rock and roots hits. Relocating to the present address in 1986 the desk and the the sound of the studios was further refined, producing even bigger, more sophisticated hits. The studio spent three years in the basement of Bridgstock road, it was then rechristened Are we Mad? .The facility continued it's hit making sound with the number one album "Ghetto Youths Livity" from Chukki Starr. The new facility also contains two rehearsal rooms, one Preprogramming suite, and a dancing room.
	1 x SSL SL 4000E 48 channel, 96 input console 1 x Otari MX 80 mk 2 24 track 2" audio recorder 1 x Studer A800 24 track 2 inch machine 1 x Roland SDE330 Delay 1 x Roland SDE 3000 Delay 1 x Lexicon PCM 80 1 x Lexicon 224 classic Reverb 1 x Lexicon 480L Reverb 1 x Electrospace Spanner 4 x Drawmer Gates 2 x DBX 160 Compressor 1 x MXR Pitch Transposer 1 x TC electronics D1 1 x TC electronics M2 1 x Alesis Masterlink Hard disk Machine 1 x Sony Dat machine 1 x Tascam Da 30 dat machine 1 x tannoys 15 inch Monitors 1 x Aurotones 1 x Crown DC 300 Amplifer 3 x Adat XT digital Recorders 3 x Bel DBX Noise Reduction units 1 x Yamaha SPX 990 1 x Yamaha SPX 1000 1x Furman Spring Reverb 1 x MXR Phaser 1 x Great British Spring 1 x AMS Phaser 1 x Survival Spanner 1 x Roland SRV 3030 1 x G4 Mac with Protools, Reason and Logic Audio 1x Alesis Hard disk HD 24 recorder. Various top quality Microphones and Analogue to Digital / Midi Locking devices.

Mad Professor... taking a break.