Wee Studio
Wee Studio is an award-winning recording studio nestled in the north of the Isle of Lewis with breathtaking views over the wild Atlantic. Our newly designed space is designed to be a creative haven, with a unique layout that lets ideas flow. The desk is situated right in the centre of a spacious yet controlled live room with direct line of sight to two acoustically treated iso booths to the left and right. Here, the producer isn’t just some distant voice over the headphones - they’re together with the band in the space. In this unified space you can write, arrange, and compose like you would in a living-room rehearsal, but at Wee Studio you can hit record as soon as the magic starts happening.
The Live Room
Our name might be Wee, but this live room is anything but that. Our live room has been carefully treated for a natural, works-every-time room sound. Drums and vocals come to life without being boomy or cavernous; if this room were a plugin we'd have it on every track! The sheer size of the room allows for recording of large ensembles or choirs, with boundless options for microphone placements. And how about that view...
Iso-Booths
Our two acoustically treated iso-booths are nestled in the corners of the live room, with windows that look down to the Atlantic ocean and glass doors allowing for line of sight to the control area and the opposite booth. Put the fiddle player in one booth, guitarist in the other, and the drummer in the live room, and you've got a live tracking setup that feels like a rehearsal, but sounds like a studio recording. As well as being an essential tool for music production, these treated rooms are perfect for voice-over and audiobook recordings, producing dry, clean and even audio that creates a distraction-free listening experience.
Control Area
Another unique aspect of Wee Studio is the integrated control area, situated in the live room for seamless workflow between the producer and musicians. Recording through our Midas Heritage analogue console adds that elusive sonic character that separates the best from the rest. Our computer system is equipped with Pro Tools Studio, complete with all the plugins you'll ever need, from the likes of Waves, Slate Digital, Soundtoys, FabFilter, and loads more. We have three sets of monitors to switch between: PMC IB2s, PMC TB2s, and Yamaha NS10s.
Accommodation
The studio sleeps 6 in a bright and airy bunk room situated in a private corner of the building. It's also separated from the live room by a corridor and two walls, meaning you can get a quiet and early night even if your guitarist is going full spinal-tap next door.
There are two bathrooms: one with three cubicles and sinks, and one disabled toilet with a shower.
Just along the hallway is the kitchen / lounge area, complete with the following appliances:
-Electric oven & hob
-Fridge-freezer
-Kettle
-Toaster
-Coffee maker
-Air fryer
-Microwave
-50'' smart TV
Equipment list
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Microphones
Neumann U87ai x 2
Neumann U67
Neumann KM84i x 2
Sontronics Apollo Stereo Ribbon
Electrovoice RE20
Electrovoice 635a
Shure SM7B
John Bonnell Mic Mod LDC
Soundelux U195
Aston Starlight SDC x 2
Slate ML1 LDC Modeling Mic
Slate ML2 x 2
Aston Spirit
Aston Stealth
Audio Technica ATM33a x 2
Audio Technica AT4040
Audio Technica AT3035
Studio Projects C1
A weird pair of wooden bullet mics
Beyer Dynamic M88
Shure Beta 52a
AKG D112
Sennheiser MD421 II x 3
Shure SM57 x 4
Shure SM58 x 8
Shure Beta 58 x 2
Audix OM5
AKG D130
A weird wooden 4-capsule mic
Soup can mic
Rode NTG2
T-Bone RB500 ribbon mic x 4
Bock 151
Lewitt LCT540
AKG C451B x 2
Red 5 RV6
Red 5 RV15
Rode NT1-A x 2
Rode Classic II
Samson CM10B x 6
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Headphones
Beyerdynamic DT770 x 6
Sennheiser HD 600 Open Back
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Couches
Chesterfield 2-seater (v comfy) x 4
Chesterfield 3-seater (vv comfy) -
Drums / percussion
Mapex Horizon 5-piece drum kit
Tama Superstar 6-piece drum kit
Zildjian New Beat hi hats
Zildjian Fast Crashes 16" and 18"
Zildjian Sweet Ride 21"
More splashes, crashes, and hats
Alesis electric drumkit
Bodhran
Tambourines
Shakers
Hang drum
Djembe
Cowbell
Glockenspiel-
Guitars / basses
Gibson SG
Gibson "The Paul" Les Paul
Fender Traditional Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster (70s, MIJ)
Danelectro 12-string
Fender Coronado
Lowden O-25 acoustic
Seagull S6 Nashville acoustic
Double bass
Bouzouki
Eastman Mandolin
5-string banjo
4-string banjo
Uke Dream Ukulele bass
Ukulele
Martin LXK2 acoustic
Dell Arte DG-H1 acoustic
Freshman acoustic bass
Casio MG-510 Midi Guitar
Ibanez K5 bass
OLP Ernie Ball bass
Harley Benton 8-string guitar
Harley Benton 6-string bass-
Amps / pedals
Fender Blues Junior IV
Marshall DSL5
Marshall Mode Four head
Marshall vintage 4x10 cab
Harley Benton 2x12 cab
Vox AC30VR
Peavey Bandit 112
Blackstar 60TVP Head
Trace Elliott 4x10 bass combo
Rockman headphone amp
Dawner Prince RedRox drive pedal
Ibanez TS-9 drive pedal
Strymon Big Sky reverb pedal
Roland RE20 Space Echo pedal
Boss Metal Core pedal
Boss Metal Zone pedal
Vox wah
Dunlop wah
Boss OD-20 Drive pedal
Boss RC-30 Looper -
Outboard / misc
Midas Heritage 48 channel console
Behringer Wing controller
Behringer P16 personal monitoring system x 9
dbx 160a compressor x 2
Warm Audio WA273-EQ 2-ch preamp
Warm Audio WA76 compressor
Klark Teknik 3rd Dimension chorus
WEM Copycat
Rhythm Master 70s drum machine
Teenage Engineering EP-133 KO II
Roland TR-616 Drum Machine
Roland TR-707 Drum Machine-
Keys
Yamaha C7 grand piano
Cramer upright piano
Nord Stage 3
Harmonium
Hammond J-series organ
Bontempi chord organ
Crumar Mojo organ
Korg M50 electric piano
Moog Grandmother
Roland Juno-6
Roland JP-8000
Access Virus KC
Korg Z1 synth
Korg N1 synth
Casio CZ-1000
Korg DW-8000
Yamaha CS1X
Korg Poly-800
Kawai K1 II
Behringer Deepmind 12
Behringer Poly D
Behringer Model D
Behringer MS-101
Behringer Wasp
Behringer Pro-800
Roland D-50
Roland JP-3X
Yamaha Reface DX
Yamaha Reface CS
Yamaha Reface CP
Roli Seaboard Rise 25
Arturia Keystep