WELCOME TO THE URBAN KARMA RECORDING STUDIO 

 WE ARE A PROFESSIONAL HIGH QUALITY MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO BASED IN HARWICH ESSEX, EQUIPT WITH SOME OF THE LATEST HIGH END RECORDING TECHNOLOGY TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS OF THE MODERN DAY RECORDING MUSICIAN.

OUR STUDIO HAS BEEN PLANNED AND ENGINEERED AROUND ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST QUALITY END PRODUCT ALONG WITH KEEPING IT A STUDIO THAT IS  SUPERB VALUE FOR MONEY.

WE STARTED LIFE AS A RECORD LABEL  MAINLY REGGAE BASED WITH DARREN MAKING INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS FOR DIFFERENT ARTISTS BASED AROUND THE GLOBE TO VOICE ON, SOME OF THE ARTISTS HAVE INCLUDED THE LATE BINGIMAN SINGJAY (BOB MARLEY MAKING OF A LEGEND DOCUMENTARY), ANDRAE  CARTER (GUITARIST/VOCALIST  FOR DAMIAN MARLEY, JAH CURE, CHAKKA DEMUS, ROMAIN VIRGO), JOHN EARL (BROOKLYN/NEW YORK), JABESH (GUADALOUPE), DI’ASKEL (JAMAICA), IRIEMIAH BENJAMIN (DOMINICA) & MANY OTHERS.

BEING KEEN TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT BANDS & ARTISTS LOCALLY I DECIDED THAT I WOULD START TO USE THE STUDIO NOT JUST FOR MY OWN MUSIC BUT TO TURN IT INTO A COMMERCIAL STUDIO OFFERING SERVICES RANGING FROM RECORDING/MIXING/MASTERING/DUPLICATION/DISTRIBUTION/VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPHY.

WE WANTED TO COVER A FEW DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND OFFER A ONE STOP SHOP SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN TAKE YOUR PROJECTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF IN HOUSE SERVICES.

FOR VOCAL TRACKING WE DESIGNED AND BUILT AN AMAZING  VOCAL BOOTH, NOT JUST A BOOTH FULL OF FOAM OR LINED WALLS WITH CARPET HIDING AN OLD DUVET BUT A REAL HIGH SPEC PRO VOCAL BOOTH.

WE USED 8 DIFFERENT ACOUSTIC LAYERS TO ACHIVE  ISOLATION THAT WAS IDEAL FOR TODAYS MODERN MICROPHONES WHICH AS YOU KNOW WILL PICK UP EVERYTHING.

INSIDE THE BOOTH WE HAVE 6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOAMS/TRAPS AND ACOUSTIC TREATMENT TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES WHEN VOCAL/INSTRUMENT TRACKING, FITTED WITH A VICOUSTIC ACOUSTIC CEILING SUSPENDED AND SCATTERED VICOUSTIC WAVEWOOD PANELS ON THE WALLS WE DONT JUST DEADEN THE SOUND WE USE PRODUCTS THAT ENHANCE THE SOUND AND THAT HELPS US TO CAPTURE THE PERFECT PERFORMANCE WITHOUT HAVING TO USE EQ TO MAKE UP FOR A POOR QUALITY RECORDING SPACE WE CAPTURE IT RIGHT AT THE FRONT LINE.

OUR CHOICE SELECTION OF MICROPHONES AND PRE AMPS ALSO HELPS A GREAT DEAL WITH ACHIEVING A HIGH QUALITY SOUND RECORDING, NO ASPECT OF OUR RECORDING CHAIN HERE IS WEAK WE START IN A GREAT RECORDING SPACE THROUGH GREAT MICROPHONES LIKE THE S.E GEMINI MK2 DUAL VALVE OR OUR U.S.A IMPORTED  MICHAEL JOLLY ENGINEERING HULK 990 KM47, S.E 3300A, S.E 2200A   SENT  THROUGH AMAZING PRE AMPS FROM SOLID STATE LOGIC & UNIVERSAL AUDIO WHICH CAPTURE THE PERFORMANCE WITH CLARITY, DEPTH AND A/D CONVERT YOUR AUDIO INTO THE DIGITAL DOMAIN.

FOR OUR MAIN RECORDING DAW (DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION) WE USE A PRO TOOLS 12 SYSTEM ON A MAC PRO 6 CORE 16GB RAM/16TB/ OSX 10.10 MACHINE. WE ALSO USE OTHER DAWS LIKE   LOGIC PRO X, REASON 8, SONAR PRODUCER,NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE 2, SO WE CAN OFFER A SERVICE WHERE THERES A GOOD CHOICE SO WE CAN USE A DAW YOUR FAMILIAR WITH IF REQUIRED.

IF THERE IS ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS YOUR LOOKING FOR WHEN YOUR RECORDING PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO GIVE US A CALL TO DISCUSS WE ARE VERY FLEXIBLE AND AIM TO PLEASE  TEL:07786 443221