About
Studio Two was built in 1990 by Tom Hidley. Its design, warm acoustics and equipment have made it one of the most prestigious and sought-after studios in Russia. Mark Almond, Virgil Donati, Damon Eliott, Gintarė Jautakaitė have recorded tracks here.
Almost every famous Russian rock-band has mixed music here, but Studio Two is also well known for the works of such composers as Eduard Artemiev, Alexey Aygi, Ahmad Pejman, Yury Poteyenko. Russian versions of famous musicals, such as Chicago, Beauty and the Beast, Mermaid, Notre-Dame de Paris, Sleeping Beauty, Tanz der Vampire, Zorro were recorded in Studio Two.
Studio Two is best for recording rock, pop and jazz bands. Its sliding door system allows the space to be divided into three acoustically separated areas for rhythm sections and soloists. There is also a fourth room, 125 m3 in size, which allows separating musicians from the band and is perfect for overdubs. Kinoshita loudspeakers, a 48 channel Solid State Logic SL4000G console, Prism Sound converters and an Avid Pro Tools 10HD workstation offer a blend of classic analog and modern digital equipment and allow for recording and mixing music in stereo.
Equipment
Console
- Solid State Logic SL 4000G (48 channels)
Loudspeakers
- ATC SCM45A Pro
- Hidley/Kinoshita Model 5 with Accuphase A-200 Amplifiers
- Yamaha NS-10M with Bryston B3 Amplifier
- ProAc Studio 100 with Bryston B3 Amplifier
- Genelec 1031A
DAWs and Tape Machines
- AVID Pro Tools 2018 Ultimate
- Studer A820-24CH Tape Machine
Converters and Wordclock Generators
- Prism Sound ADA-8 (48 channels)
- Antelope Audio Isochrone 10M
- Antelope Audio Isochrone Trinity
Microphone Preamps
- API 512v (8 pc.)
- Brent Averill 1073 (8 pc.)
- Burl Audio B1D (6 pc.)
- Chandler Limited TG-2 500 (6 pc.)
- Millennia HV-3C
- Millenia HV-3D
- Millennia STT-1
- Neve 1073 (8 pc.)
- TubeTech MP 1A
Outboard
- Compressor API 2500
- Compressor Chandler EMI TG-1
- Compressor dbx-160A (4 pc.)
- Compressor Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X (2 pc.)
- Compressor Purple Audio MC77 (2 pc.)
- Compressor Summit Audio TLA-100A
- Compressor UA 1176LN (2 pc.)
- Compressor UA Teletronix LA-2A (2 pc.)
- Processor BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
- Processor Dolby System Model 361
- Effects Processor Ensoniq DP/4
- Effects Processor Eventide H3000
- Effects Processor Lexicon PCM 70
- Effects Processor Lexicon PCM 81
- Effects Processor TC Electronics 2290
- Effects Processor TC Electronics D-Two
- Effects Processor TC Electronics G-Force
- Effects Processor TC Electronics Fireworks (2 pc.)
- Reverberator EMT 140 Plate
- Reverberator Lexicon 224
- Reverberator Lexicon 480L (2 pc.)
- Reverberator Quantec QRS/XL
- Reverberator Yamaha REV5
- Reverberator Yamaha SPX 90 II (4 pc.)
- Equalizer Tube Tech EQ 1A (2 pc.)
Plugins
- Universal Audio UAD-2 Octo DSP Processor
- Audified, Celemony, Eventide, Fabfilter, Liquid Sonics, Slate Digital, Sound Toys, SPL, Universal Audio, Valhalla
Plugins
Audified
- Mix Checker
Celemony
- Melodyne 5
Eventide
- Blackhole
Fabfilter
- Pro-MB
- Pro-Q2
Liquid Sonics
- Reverberate 2
Slate Digital
- Virtual Console Collection
- Vitual Tape Machines
- Trigger 2 Platinum
- Black Bird Drums Expansion for Trigger
- CLA Drums Expansion for Trigger
Sound Toys
- EffectRack 5
- Crystalizer 5
- Decapitator 5
- Devil-Loc 5
- Devil-Loc Deluxe 5
- EchoBoy 5
- FilterFreak 5
- Little AlterBoy 5
- Little Microshift 5
- Little PrimalTap 5
- Little Radiator 5
- MicroShift 5
- PanMan 5
- PhaseMistress 5
- PrimalTap 5
- Radiator 5
- Tremolator 5
SPL
- Transient Designer Plus
Universal Audio
- AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb
- Ampeg SVT-3 Pro Bass Amplifier
- Ampeg SVT-VR Bass Amplifier
- Ampex ATR-102 Tape Recorder
- AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb
- API 2500 Bus Compressor
- API 500 EQ Collection
- API Vision Channel Strip
- Bermuda Triangle Distortion
- Brigade Chorus
- bx_tuner
- Cambridge EQ
- Chandler GAV19T Guitar Amplifier
- Cooper Time Cube Delay
- dbx 160 Compressor
- DreamVerb Room Modeler
- Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO Compressor
- Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
- EMT 140 Plate Reverb
- EMT 250 Digital Reverb
- ENGL 646 VS Guitar Amplifier
- ENLG 765 RT Guitar Amplifier
- EP-34 Tape Echo
- Fairchild 670 Legacy Limiter
- Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
- Fender 55 Tweed Deluxe Amplifier
- Galaxy Tape Echo
- Harrison 32C EQ
- Helios Type 69 EQ
- Korg SDD-3000 Digital Delay
- Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb
- Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment
- Little Labs VOG Bass Enhancer
- Manley Massive Passive EQ Collection
- Manley Variable Mu Limiter
- Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip
- Marshall JMP 2203 Amplifier
- Moog Multimode Filter Collection
- Moog Multimode Legacy Filter
- MXR Flanger-Doubler
- Neve 1073 Legacy EQ
- Neve 1073 Preamp and EQ Collection
- Neve 1081 EQ
- Neve 31102 EQ
- Neve 33609 Compressor
- Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection
- Neve 88RS Legacy Channel Strip
- Ocean Way Studios Room Modeler
- Oxide Tape Recorder
- Precision Buss Compressor
- Precision De-Esser
- Precision Enchancer HZ
- Precision Enhancer kHz
- Precision Equalizer
- Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery
- Precision Limiter
- Precision Maximizer
- Precision Mix Rack Collection
- Precision Multiband Compressor
- Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ
- Pultec Passive EQ Collection
- Pure Plate Reverb
- Putec-Pro Legacy EQ
- Raw Distortion
- RealVerb-Pro Room Modeler
- SPL Transient Designer
- SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Collection
- SSL 4000 E Legacy Channel Strip
- SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor Collection
- SSL 4000 G Legacy Bus Compressor
- Studer A800 Tape Recorder
- Studio D Chorus
- Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveler
- Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection
- Teletronix LA-3A Leveler
- Thermionic Culture Vulture Distortion
- Trident A-Range EQ
- TS Overdrive
- UA 1176 Limiter Collection
- UA 1176LN Legacy Limiter
- UA 1176SE Legacy Limiter
- UA 610-A Tube Preamp and EQ
- UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ
Valhalla
- Plate
- Room
- Shimmer
- Uber Mod
- Vintage Verb
Waves
- SSL 4000 Collection
Microphones
- AKG C12VR (4 pc.)
- AKG C414 B-TL II (4 pc.)
- AKG C451B (4 pc.)
- AKG C480B (7 pc.)
- AKG D112 (5 pc.)
- Audio-Technica AT4047MP (2 pc.)
- Beyerdynamic MPC 60 (2 pc.)
- Brauner VM-1 (2 pc.)
- Bruel & Kjaer 4010 (2 pc.)
- Bruel & Kjaer 4011 (2 pc.)
- Coles 4038 (2 pc.)
- DPA 4011 (2 pc.)
- DPA 4012 (2 pc.)
- ElectroVoice N/D 868 (2 pc.)
- ElectroVoice RE 20
- Neumann KM 184 (2pc.)
- Neumann M 147 (2 pc.)
- Neumann M 150 Tube (6 pc.)
- Neumann TLM 170 (20 pc.)
- Neumann TLM 50 (4 pc.)
- Neumann TLM 67 (10 pc.)
- Neumann U87Ai (23 pc.)
- Neumann U89i (4 pc.)
- Neumann USM 69 (1 pc.)
- Royer Labs R-121 (3 pc.)
- Royer Labs R-122 (3 pc.)
- Schoeps CMC-5U MK-4 (2 pc.)
- Schoeps CMC-5U MK-5 (2 pc.)
- Schoeps CMC-6U MK22
- Schoeps CMXY (2 pc.)
- Schoeps V4 U
- Sennheiser MD416 U
- Sennheiser MD421 (9 pc.)
- Sennheiser MD431 (2 pc.)
- Sennheiser MD441 (5 pc.)
- Sennheiser MKH 20 (2 pc.)
- Sennheiser MKH 40 (11 pc.)
- Sennheiser MKH 800 (10 pc.)
- Shure BETA 58A (2 pc.)
- Shure SM57 (6 pc.)
- Shure SM7B
- Solomon LoFreq
- Sony C-800G
- Telefunken ELA M 251E (4 pc.)
- Telefunken U47M
- Wunder Audio CM7 FET
Headphones
- Headphones AKG K240
- Headphones AKG K240 MkII (2 pc.)
- Headphones Beyerdynamic DT-100 (10 pc.)
- Headphones Beyerdynamic DT-102 (70 pc.)
- Headphones Beyerdynamic DT-150 (7 pc.)
- Headphones Beyerdynamic DT-770 (4 pc.)
- Headphones Fostex T40 (7 pc.)
- Headphones Sennheizer HD650 (3 pc.)
Musical Instruments
Pianos and Organs
- Steinway & Sons Upright Piano
- Hammond B3 + Leslie
- Farfisa VIP500
Keyboard Instruments
- Kurzweil PC3K8 Synthesizer
- Korg T3 Synthesizer
- Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer
- Ensoniq EPS-16+ Synthesizer
- Yamaha KX88 MIDI Keyboard
- Kurzweil 1000PX Rack module
- Kurzweil 1000SX Rack module
- Kurzweil 1000HX Rack module
Guitar Amps
For bass guitar:
- Ampeg SVT-2PRO Amplifier
- Ampeg SVT-450H Amplifier
- Ampeg SVT-CL Amplifier
- Ampeg SVT-810E (2 pc.) Cabinet
- EBS Fafner II Amplifier
- EBS ProLine 610 Cabinet
- Phil Jones M-500 Amplifier
For electric guitar:
- Fender HotRod DeVille III 410 Combo
- Fender Twin Reverb Combo
- VOX AC30 Combo
- Marshall JCM2000 Amplifier (2 pc.)
- Marshall 1960 Cabinet (2 pc.)
- Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Amplifier
- Mesa Boogie 4x12 Cabinet
Drums
Drum Kits:
- Drum Workshop Drum Kit
- Pearl Reference Series Drum Kit
- Yamaha Recording Custom Drum Kit
- Yamaha Power Recording Custom Drum Kit
- Snare Drum Workshop 13
- Snare Pearl Masters Custom 14
- Snare Gretsch Model 4166 14
- Snare Yamaha Recording Custom 14
- Snare Piccolo Ludwig 13
Drum Kits
Drum Workshop
- Tom 8"
- Tom 10"
- Tom 12"
- Tom 13"
- Tom 14"
- Tom 16"
- Kick 22"
Pearl Reference Series
- Tom 10"
- Tom 12"
- Tom 13"
- Tom 14"
- Floor Tom 16"
- Kick 22"
Yamaha Recording Custom
- Tom 10"
- Tom 12"
- Tom 13"
- Tom 14"
- Tom 15"
- Kick 22"
Yamaha Power Recording Custom
- Tom 10"
- Tom 12"
- Tom 13"
- Tom 14"
- Floor Tom 16"
- Kick 22"
Cymbals:
- Paiste 2002 China 18
- Paiste Dry Heavy Ride 20"
- Paiste Light Ride 20
- Paiste Sound Edge Hi-Hat 14
- Zildjian Constantinople 22 Medium Ride
- Zildjian Custom Projection Crash 20"
- Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash 16"
- Zildjian K Custom Fast Crash 18
- Zildjian K Custom Session Hi-Hat 14
- Zildjian Medium Crash 18"
- Zildjian New Beat Hi-Hat 14
- Zildjian Ping Ride 22"
- Zildjian Zil bel
Percussion:
- Cowbells Tama Black Cowbell (3 pc.)
- Congas Cosmic Percussion
- Tambourine
- Shakers
- Rain Stick Latin Percussion
- Talking Drum