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CARACOL

The studio is 70m2 of which 60m2 are available (the rest is used for Surnatural Orchestra backline storing). The ceiling height is 5m maximum, 4m50 minimum under the 3 beams. The room is acoustically treated and relatively well insulated. The acoustics are airy and rather dull. It’s not as isolated as a recording studio, you can hear street noise in ambient microphones, hear sirens, etc. However, it benefits from daylight thanks to two skylights of 4m2 each.

Here is the list of equipment permanently available:

Backline

• Kawai KGE2 1/4 grand piano, made in Japan (provided by Xavier Camarasa)
• battery:
– 4 Capelle drums (1984) 20″ / 14″ / 12″ / 10″ (white skins) + Premier wood snare drum 1970’s (5.5″)
– Stands: 2 stands (boom) Mapex cymbals / Charleston stand / snare stand Drum / GC pedal / Seat
– No cymbals
• 1 Conga (tumba)
• Laney VC15 – 15W guitar amp
• guitar amp / Rhodes Schaller KV50 – 50W
• Marshall Valvestate 8040 – 40W guitar amp
• Ampeg Portaflex 350 bass amp + Peavey TVX410 speaker – 4×10’’
• RTX keyboard stand
• Marcon VP400 vibraphone with K&K sensors (provided by Stéphan Caracci)
• 18 solid stands when Surnatural Orchestra is not on tour, otherwise 5/6 folding desks

PA System

• 1 Fohhn LX-100 stereo broadcast with Fohhn XS-4 18″ mono active sub
• 1 Midas Venice 160 console (16 inputs, 4 subgroups, 4 aux)
• 1 TC M-100 reverb
• 4 vocal microphones (1 x Shure Beta58A, 3 x Shure SM58)
• 2 Shure SM57 instrument microphones
• 2 Behringer DI-100 DI boxes
• 6 microphone boom stands + 1 small for bass drum + 1 without boom with heavy base
• 2 additional speaker stands (in addition to those for the main broadcast)
• 8 x 6m XLR microphone cables
• 4 x XLR microphone cables 10m
• 1 XLR multipair 8 pairs 15m on reel

Optional and on request : 4 Yamaha DXR8 amplified speakers (returns or multi-diffusion)

Accessories & fittings

• Oray projection screen 240x180cm
• ACER X 1126H video projector (HDMI / VGA / apple mini-display adapter)
• 2 seater sofa
• 1 seat & 1 bar stool
• 2 mats
• table
• 20 chairs (approximately)

Technical welcome

By default, no technical reception is provided. You receive the basic instructions at the time of rental and you are independent on the installation, proper operation and storage of equipment and space.
If you would like a technical welcome by a manager, we offer a fixed price of €150 excluding tax (total cost including contributions) for installation and start of the session and then for storage at the end of the session. This rate applies for 1 or more consecutive days only. For any other request, let’s talk about it!