Back in Business!

The 72 Channel SSL Duality Console in Studio One

After months of renovation and refurbishment, The Downtown Studios, boasting the best recording equipment this side of the continent, is back in business.

Not that we ever completely closed our doors but after 35 years in the South African music industry, it was time for a face-lift, courtesy of the National Arts Council and Department of Arts and Culture.

The Downtown Studios which form part of The Downtown Music Hub, an initiative by the Department to create a creativity hot-spot for the music industry, are made up of three recording studios, namely Studio One, Studio Two and Studio Three. While most of the DTMH building has received a complete overhaul, all the studios with the exception of Studio Three have remained pretty much the same. The upgrades have taken place in the form of new “state-of-the-art” equipment.

Studio One, the largest of our three studios, is freshly kitted out with a brand new 72-channel SSL Duality console, a 64-channel Avid HDX system with MADI I/O, SSL MX Alpha Link converters, Adam S3x monitors and an Apple Mac Pro to run the recording software.

Studio Two has remained largely unchanged with the original Harrison MR-series. However, a Pro Tools system, SSL MX Alpha Link converters and an Apple Mac Pro have been installed.

Studio Three, the smallest of the three studios, has undergone a complete facelift. The control room has been redesigned for better acoustics and offers a 48-channel SSL AWS 948 II mixing console and Pro Tools HDX, MADI and Alpha Link.

And as part of our relaunch, we’re offering you the chance to book a session in one of our studios at our pre-refurbishment prices until the end of August!

Studio One will you cost you R388 per hour or R4 147.60 for a lockout (12 hour session)

The rates for Studio Two are R265.60 per hour or R2 858 for a lock out and Studio Three at R242.60 per hour or R2 528.60 for a lockout.

Digitial mastering is R144.40 per hour and sound engineers range between R100 and R250 per hour.

We also have a number of rehearsal rooms of different sizes available to you from between R245 and R350 per day.

Contact Levy Mhlongo on 011 334 7230 or email: levy@dtmh.co.za to discuss your requirements and to book your spot.