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ABOUT
SOLITAIRE
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The studio is
based in the 3125 sq/ft building below. Situated 1 hour from Dublin airport
( via the M1), and 90 minutes from both Dublin City and Belfast City,
it is based nearby the picturesque village of Kingscourt, on the Meath/Cavan
border.
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Solitaire
Recording Studio, is a digital studio, designed and built to the specifications
of renowned Irish engineer and producer, Alan Whelan.
Overseen by an engineer/producer with 20 years experience, the facility
was designed to give the best quality at affordable prices, with the added
benefits of advise from one of the music industries most respected professionals.
Alan Whelan and Solitaire specialise in all aspects of professional
audio. Alan is a full member of the Audio Engineering Society.
From the highest quality recording and mastering at the studio, to location
recording.
Solitaire Recording Studio Ltd. would like to thank the Dublin
City Enterprise Board for their assistance and advise during the set up
of this company.
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The control room
at the studio is a spacious 25sq/m room with large bay windows at one
end allowing lots of natural daylight in, and giving a relaxing view,
looking out.
The room has been
acoustically treated to give a very natural balanced mixing environment.
The control room
also has an ensuite shower/wc.
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The studio
facility has 4 dedicated recording rooms, fully separated from each
other. However the entire building is wired for recording and it is
actually possible to use 9 fully isolated rooms if the need ever arises.
The facility
is stuated in a quiet area and there is absolutely no external noise
interference.
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Room 1 above,
is a spacious 35 sq/m room with hardwood floor. This room is outstanding
for acoustic instruments or drums. The room has a remarkable natural warm
reverb. This room is big enough for a small choir, string section or for
a live, all in one room recording if preferred.
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Recording room
3 is a large 20 sq/m room with hardwood floor. Screens are used to vary
the acoustics. When completely open, this is a great room for bright recordings
such as acoustic guitar, mandolin etc. It's also big enough to do group
vocals or string quartets.
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Recording Room
2 is an 8 sq/m hardwood floored room. The left and right walls are completely
deadened. The room is especially good for tight sounding vocals and lead
instruments.
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Recording
Room 4 is an external building with a high apex ceiling. The ceiling is
made up of cedar wood paneling. The room is designed for drum recording
and has a hard wood floor as with the rest of the facility and 2 deadened
and 2 live walls to give a great balance of punch and warmth to the natural
acoustics of the room.
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Official website of
Solitaire Residential Recording Studio Ltd. Copyright 2005.
All information, photo's
and soundbites used by kind permission.
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