FIRST BRITISH INDEPENDENT STUDIOS - CHINATOWN, LONDON.

Christian's large scoring facility is based centrally off Shaftesbury Avenue in the heart of Soho in London's West End. It offers a professional, but relaxing atmosphere in a spacious environment that includes screening capabilities with true 5:1 playback, Wi Fi with onsight catering and washing facilities. In addition to it's proximity to literally hundreds of restaurants/ bars, FBI is also in the centre of London's media district within walking distance of a wide range of facilities houses, duplication companies, international couriers, and screening cinemas. FBI studios also offers exclusive access to a large roof garden that over looks Leicester Square. Please note this studio is a private facility and is not available to hire, but is merely offered as part of Christian Henson's service to his clients and colleagues.

SPECIFICATION

Main System:

G5 Mac Dual 2GHz running Logic Pro7, Cubase SX, DP4.5, MachFive, EXS24, Native instruments "Komplete" package, Arturia CS80, Korg Legacy, Camel Audio, Waves Platinum, BFD XL, Ivory, RA, Stormdrum, Sculpture, ES1, ES2, B3, Vocoder, EVP88, Melodyne, Ableton Live. RME fireface soundcards and Emu Unitor MIDI interfaces. Waves rennaissance package, TC Powercore and TC VSS3 reverb.

Mixdown:

G5 Mac Dual 2.6GHz Pro - Tools HD3 System (v7) with 3 X 192s, SYNC I/O and Midi Sync, Waves Platinum & Digipack Plugins. Picture from firewire to Canopus box.

Outboard Samplers:

7 X Intel Pentium 4 PC's running Tascam GS3, with Miroslav, Sonic Implant, Garritan, Ultimate Percussion, GigaPiano, GigaHarp, Christian Lane Percussion, Deagan Percussion, Symphony Of Voices. Christian is a member of the 10 man "Moscow Consortium" of fellow composers which has funded the recording of a private sample library of the Russian National Orchestra, programmed by Spectrasonics, in LA. PC's use Hammerfall Digital Interfaces.

Outboard Synths & Processing:

Moog Voyager, Vintage Wurlitzer Stage Electric, Mooger Fooger Lo Pass, Ring Mod & Murf, Mindprint & Focusrite Pre Amps, Apogee Big Ben Word Clock.

Mixing:

5 X Dynaudio BM15s with Dynaudio Sub bass woofer, near fields: Yamaha NS-10ms.

Other:

Hi Def digital projector providing cinema sized screen presentation. Sync to picture via DV or Quicktime. Wi Fi network in place with FTP site access and delivery.

And of course, the "Colonel":

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