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LIVE ROOM

MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO & PRODUCTION ROOM

• Conveniently located within the Leeds City Region and under an hour drive from Sheffield and Manchester
• Equipped with a classic 48 channels SSL 4000 E series mixing desk and vintage high-end outboard gear
• Impressive selection of microphones and instruments
• Inspiring and homely atmosphere in a spacious 50m2 live room with 50m2 of extra booth area
• Affordable rates with options for dry-hire and bulk discounts for added flexibility and value
• On-site accommodation sleeping comfortably up to 9 people

Buffalo Studio offers a versatile range of services, including professional mixing, recording, production work, writing, and even photoshoots, all within its inspiring and creative environment.

THE SOUNDS WE DO ▼

THIS IS
BUFFALO
STUDIO.

EQUIPMENT

Console

• 48 channels SSL 4000 E series mixing desk
• SSL 4000G+ bus compressor
• THD Labs Tangerine Automation Interface

Conversion

• 4x Prism Sound ADA-8XR

Monitoring

• ATC SCM25A speakers
• Harbeth M30
• Yamaha NS10
• Hear Technologies Hearback monitoring system x8

Software

• ProTools Ultimate 2023
• Plugins : Waves, Softube, Soundtoys, Brainworx, Oeksound, Magic Death Eye, Shadow Hills, Vertigo, Lindell Audio, Neold, SPL, Arturia, etc…

Outboard

• Neve 33115 x2
• Neve Portico 5012 dual preamp
• NUniversal Audio 610 valve preamp
• Altec 1566A valve preamp
• Telefunken v672 x4
• Shure M67 4 channel mixer/preamp


• Neve 2254/R mono compressor
• DBX 162 stereo compressor
• Empirical Labs Distressor
• Empirical Labs Fatso Jr EL7
• Summit Audio EQF-100 (matched pair)
• Hermit Circuits Level-Loc stereo compressor

Effects

• Evan Super Echo SE810 tape delay
• Hawk Echo Unit HR40 spring echo
• Pioneer SR101 valve spring reverb
• Bricasti M7
• TC Electronic M5000

Condensers

• Neumann U87 P48 (1971)
• Sony C38-B x2
• Calrec CM652 x2
• Sontronics DM1B
• AKG C451E
• JZ Vintage 67
• Earthworks PM40 stereo piano bar

Ribbons

• Beyerdynamic M160 x2

• Sontronics Sigma x2
Sontronics Delta

Extinct Audio BM9 custom x2
• Reslo RB BBC specs x2

 

Dynamics

• Shure 545SD Unidyne III
• Shure SM57
• Shure SM7B
• Sennheiser MD421 x4
• Beyerdynamic M88
• Beyerdynamic M101
• AKG D190
• AKG D130
• ElectroVoice RE20
• Audix D6
• Mélodium 75A
• Wasaphone MMXIV

Instruments

• Premier 202 Transition drumkit 20/16/12 (1969)
• Premier PD101 Resonator snare (1976)
• Rogers Dynasonic snare (1971)
• Ludwig Acrolite snare (1967)
• Junk Snare 70s boomer (1991)
• Pearl Export drumkit 20/16/12
• Gretsch Blackbird bass drum
• Selection of vintage cymbals and hihats (Paiste, Zildjian, Zyn, Ajax, Dream)
• Selection of percussions (congas, tambourines, shakers, claves, cowbell, etc…)

 

• Selection of nice electric guitars (Fender, Höfner, Gretsch, Gibson etc…) and acoustic guitars (Yamaha)
• Selection of pedals (Catalinbread, MXR, Vox, Strymon, Fender, Electro Harmonix, etc…)

 

• Fender Super Sonic 22
• WEM Dominator Mk III (1960s)
• Acoustic Control Corp 125 combo (1970s)
• Ampeg B-100 (1970s)
• Ampeg SVT-CL + 810E cabinet
• Fender Hot Rod Deville 4×10″
• Selmer Treble’n’bass guitar/bass head
• Vampower cab 2×15″
• Zilla cab 2×12″ Celestion Creamback
• Marshall Class 5, RadValve mod
• Vox AC4TV
• Carlsbro TC60

 

• Yamaha C7 conservatory grand piano
• Rogers of London 1920’s upright piano
• Hammond C3 organ & cabinet
• Hammond L122 organ
• 716 Leslie + preamp
• Fender Rhodes suitcase
• Roland RS202 string machine
• Roland Juno 6 synthesizer
• Yamaha DX7 synthesizer
• Hohner Pianet T
• Suzuki Omnichord
• Dubreq Stylophone
• Marimba
• Sonor Bass Metalphone
• Sitar
• Oddities

B ROOM

production / mixing / mastering room

Buffalo Studio's B Room is perfectly equipped for overdubbing and mixing, with a booth and seamless connectivity to the main room for versatile recording setups.

Monitoring

• Amphion One15

• Adam Sub7

Interface

• UA Apollo x8p

• Apogee Rosetta 800

Software

• ProTools 2020
• Plugins Waves, Softube, Soundtoys, Brainworx, Magic Death Eye, Shadow Hills, Vertigo, Lindell Audio, Neold, SPL, Arturia, etc…

Outboard

• Siemens W295a x2
• IGS Rubber Band 500 series
• 500 series MIDAS chassis
• 500 series API chassis
• SSL Fusion
• Phoenix Audio DSRQ4 MkII
• DBX 560a 500 series
• General Audio Neve pre 500 series
• Altec 1567a valve mixer
• UA LA610mkII
• Telefunken v372
• Orban 111b reverb
• Orban 672a EQ
• DBX 263x de ess
• DBX 118

Instruments

• Philipps Philicorda
• Farfisa VIP 500
• RD808 Drum machine

• Selection of nice electric guitars (Fender, Höfner, Gretsch, Gibson etc…) and acoustic guitars (Yamaha, Epiphone)
• Selection of pedals (Catalinbread, MXR, Vox, Strymon, Fender, Electro Harmonix, etc…)

Effects

• Maestro Echoplex EE3 tape delay
• AKG BX-20 spring reverb

Tapes

• Otari MX-55
• Fostex A80

+ Floating equipment from the main room

WE DO

recording mixing producing arranging composition

CLIENTS

    Get In touch

    CONTACT DETAILS

    hello@buffalorecordingstudio.com
    07944221580

    Location

    Morrison Street
    WF10 4BE
    CASTLEFORD

    HOW TO GET THERE ?

    BY TRAIN ►

    Buffalo Studio is only 10 minutes walk from Castleford train station. With trains running every 30 minutes it’s also only 25 min away from Leeds and 3 hours from London.

    BY CAR ►

    We are literally minutes away from two of UK’s best motorways, the M62 and the M1 ! Leeds is 30 mins away / Sheffield 45 mins / Manchester 1 hour / Liverpool 1 hour 45 / London 3 hours 30

    BY TAXI ►

    We can arranged for you to get picked up from anywhere. Ask us about it.

    DON’T COME AT ALL !

    We also offer remote sessions via HD audio streams.