Gecko Studio was designed and built to a high spec to provide a relaxed and creative facility. 

Gecko Studio was designed and built to a high spec to provide a relaxed and creative facility. 

 The Studio 

The custom designed air conditioned control room and spacious live room provide a truly creative space, bringing together the possibilities of musical exploration with sonic excellence. 
 
This is a truly creative space bringing together the possibilities of musical exploration with sonic excellence. 
 
The studio is not for hire in the normal way, it is a private studio where Mike takes on collaborative projects that fit well with his exploratory and creative ethos. 
 
 

 Microphones 

Neumann KM84s x2 
Neumann TLM102 x 2 
Telefunken valve TF29 Copperhead 
AKG 414ULS x 2 
Warm Audio WA 47 valve 
Warm Audio WA 87 x2 
Shure ’57 x3 
AKG D112 
Rode NT5 x2 
Studio Projects valve T3 

 Monitors 

ATC SCM20 
Tannoy Super Gold 
Tannoy System 600 
Avantone Mixcube 
JBL Control 1 
 
 
 

 Outboard & Desk 

Neve 1073 2 channel preamp 
Neve 8816 16 ch summing 
Amek/Neve 9098 preamp with EQ 
Audient Zen Desk 16-4-2 great preamps and automation 
Bricasti M7 reverb 
Warm Audio WA273 2 channel 1073 pre and eq 
Toft ATC2 2 channel pre comp eq 
TL Audio 2051 Indigo valve pre/comp/eq 
TL Audio C5021 valve compressor 
TC M1 multi fx 
Drawmer LX20 2 channel compressor 
 

 Recording 

Apple iMac running Logic 
UAD2 Satellite octocore running UAD plugins (Lexicon, SSL, Neve, API, 1176, LA2 etc) 
Wave platinum, Valhalla, Fab Filter, Isotope RX7, Iris etc. 
RME Fireface 800 x 2 
Logic Control surface 
NI Komplete and numerous other plugin instruments 
 
 

 Instruments and amps 

Bluthner 6’6” grand piano 
Arturia Matrix Brute analogue synth 
Yamaha AN1x 
Roland JV1080 
Big selection of guitars 
Roland JC50 
AER 
Linepod Flextone III 
Paiste gong, cajon, djembes, frame drums, hapi drum, shakers, cow bells etc 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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