Sound Recording Services

I've been recording audio professionally since the early 1970s, mainly for TV (at Granada TV) but also as a hobby, recording music for my friends. As such, I've a very wide range of professional experience of recording all sorts of audio in all sorts of environments.

After 30+ years I still enjoy recording good quality sound (and hate recording bad sound!), no matter how trivial the job may appear, and I will always endeavour to get the best possible recording. Getting good sound is not just about having the best recording equipment, it also requires awareness of the acoustic environment, something I always take into consideration. Whilst I may not always go the same lengths, for The Jewel In The Crown I had a set of 6'x3' acoustic control panels constructed which were carried with us around India to improve the sound in some of the filming locations. 

Indoor / Outdoor

For recording outdoors and on the move, I have a fairly standard "audio for video" PSC/ENG sound recordist kit, with SQN mixer, 416 gun-mic on a panamic boom pole, Rycote gag, plus Audio & Micron radio mic kits. This would be suitable for typical dialogue & effects recording for most types of video.

For indoor recording I also have a couple of 6 & 8 channel mixers and a further selection of microphones, cables & stands, well suited for recording speeches, presentations, discussions, and acoustic music.    

based in Manchester, UK

Voice / Music / Effects

A selection of recording scenarios that I cover (too many to list, really). Many of these can be carried out at our premises as well as on location.

• Spoken word / voice-over / talking book
• Interviews / discussions
• Presenter to camera
• Stand-up comedy
• Lectures / speeches
• Podcasts
• Drama recording
• Vocalists / choirs
• Orchestras / ensembles
• Solo instruments
• Folk groups
• Sound effects acquisition

Audio Editing

All recorded sound can be delivered raw (on CD), or edited & mastered into a final production track, encoded for the web if required. This may also include any existing audio that you already have.