Flipside Recording Studios

The Charmers, Debut Video

2012-01-09T06:57:00.000-08:00

The Charmers - Midlands band.

We know you'll like these guys, who recorded with us a few months back, and went on to be featured on our Flipside Showcase event

you should check them out at http://www.facebook.com/TheCharmersBand

Studio Gift Ideas

2011-12-13T08:18:00.000-08:00

Vocal Star Package - (1 song - 1.5 hour) - £59

Super Star Package - (2 songs - 3 hours) - £99

Mega Star Package - (3 songs - 4 hours) - £129

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These prices include

* A Gift boxed certificate to give to your special someone.* Use of Flipside Recording Studios professional Facilities
* An experienced Vocal Producer to guide you in the process
* Full Mix and Master
* We can provide backing tracks or bring your own (Please arrange in advance)
* Take away the finished CD the same day
* 2 can share the experience for no extra cost.

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Merry Christmas From Flipside Recording Studios!

2011-12-13T08:03:00.000-08:00

We don't do Christmas Cards, but what we do really well is Christmas songs.

So grab a glass of your favourite tipple, sit by an open fire, hug someone you love (or want to love) and listen to this.

Click the Santa

November Studio Update

2011-12-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

Last Chance : Mercia Boyband

The newest boyband on the block dropped by with upcoming producer Paul Morrell to record their charity single "Hold On". check it out here

The Charmers

With a Distintive, but familiar sound, the Charmers are a band worthy of the title "Up and Coming". These guys are a pleasure to produce and we reccommend you check them out! see them on our soundcloud

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Defeat from the jaws of Victory video

2011-09-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

Here at Flipside we have a community of engineers and producers all working together with a mutual respect for each others work.

Pete Dowsett is an emerging talent and his own project "Defeat from the jaws of Victory" have just recorded their debut release with us. Here's their first video, I recommend you check these guys out!

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August at Flipside Recording Studios

2011-09-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

wow, We've been really busy. Here's a few of our latest clients and lovely media type things for you to enjoy.

FREE TRACK from Lee Mitchell

http://www.whoisleemitchell.com/whisky/

lee came to record his major debut release, a double EP, if you like mumford and sons, you'll like this.

Debut Go Primitive album

with a distinctive rock style, these boys have made a solid album, and you can check out their debut video too.
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New Studio courses!

2011-09-13T07:09:00.000-07:00

If you're serious about recording and production, then why not come and learn straight from the professionals! Here at Flipside Recording Studios, Coventry.

our new family of courses will be running over the following dates. and best of all, they're at a great price!

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New Course - an Introduction to Mixing

2011-09-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

Course Title : An introduction to mixing

Date : Saturday 8th October 2-5pm

Class size : Maximum of 6 students

Content: This course is an introduction to the mixing process

In the first hour you will have the opportunity to hear the unmixed tracks and to learn the basic first steps to the mixing process. Setting levels, identifying problems and solving them.

In the second hour you will be shown EQ/Panning and how to mix elements together to occupy different sonic spaces.

In the third hour you will be shown compression, and effects to master the depth and power of your mixes.

Our Approach : Our teaching style is relaxed and friendly. The course will take place in flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk professional facilities. You will get hands on experience using the equipment and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like.

Cost : this course is £50 for 3 hours.

To book : contact us at studio@flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

New Course - Recording Vocals

2011-09-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

Course Title : Recording Vocals

Date : Saturday 8th October 10am-1pm

Class size : Maximum of 6 students

Content: This course is an in depth look at the Vocal recording process.

In the first hour you will have the opportunity to meet the vocalist and learn about the pre-recording process, what you can suggest to vocalists to prepare them for the session, before moving on to mic auditioning/selection and the importance of this choice.

In the second hour you will have hands on experience in recording a vocal take, communicating with the client and working them to their highest standard. You will learn how to select good takes and how to keep track.

In the third hour you will learn about Vocal comping and editing as well as a basic introduction to autotune/Melodyne and some cool tricks to making great harmonies.

Our Approach : Our teaching style is relaxed and friendly. The course will take place in flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk professional facilities. You will get hands on experience using the equipment and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like.

Cost : This course is £50 for 3 hours.

To book : contact us at studio@flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

New Course - Recording Guitar

2011-09-07T08:33:00.000-07:00

Course Title : Recording Guitar

Date : Wednesday 5th October 7-10pm

Class size : Maximum of 6 students

Content: This course is an in depth look at the Electric guitar recording process.

In the first hour you will have the opportunity to meet our session guitarist, who will talk you through the guitar/amp selection process. You will hear boutique amps and classic guitars and learn the distinct flavours of different sounds and how they are beneficial in a track. You will then be shown the importance of distortion and talked through the guitar effects rack.

In the second hour you will learn about mic technique for guitar cabs as well as learn key tips and tricks for getting great sounding takes.

In the third hour you will hear the flexibility of Guitar amp modelling and learn about the reamping process.

Cost : this course is £50 for 3 hours.

To book : contact us at studio@flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

New course - Recording Drums

2011-09-07T08:05:00.000-07:00

Course Title : Recording Drums

date : Thursday 29th September 7-10pm

Class size : Maximum of 6 students

Content This course is an in depth look at the drum recording process.

In the first hour you will have the opportunity to look at tuning drums, why and what might effect your choices at this stage, as well as what your options are with drum choices for different genres.

In the second hour you will have a whistle stop tour of drum mic placement, including what different mics are used for and how they are used on the kit. We will show several micing options and you will have hands on experience in mic placement, dealing with phase etc.

in the third hour you will experience the tracking process, communicating with the drummer to get the best results, how to communicate feel issues, problems to watch out for when tracking.

Our Approach : Our teaching style is relaxed and friendly. The course will take place in flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk professional facilities. You will get hands on experience using the equipment and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like.

Cost : this course is £50 for 3 hours.

To book : contact us at studio@flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

New Course - Studio 101

2011-09-07T07:50:00.000-07:00

Course Title : Studio 101

date : Wednesday 28th September 7-10pm

Class size : Maximum of 6 students

Content This course is an introduction to all things studio. after an initial tour of the Flipside facilities you will be taught about the equipment, techniques and skills you'll need in the professional audio environment before the talent arrives for the second hour.

In the second hour you will have hands on experience using the studio to record a musician where you will learn about mic technique, foldback, working with clients and basic production.

In the third hour you will be show a basic mix/master process from start to finish including how to composite takes, processing and mastering.

Our Approach : Our teaching style is relaxed and friendly. The course will take place in flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk professional facilities. You will get hands on experience using the equipment and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like.

Cost : Our introduction course is ONLY £25

To book : contact us at studio@flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

Where's your media player?

2011-07-14T06:04:00.000-07:00

Yea yea, where is the music player on our site? We totally intended to put one up, in fact we got one coded, but we never got a chance to update the site (that's coming soon!) but for now you can follow the soundcloud link.

We've been really busy, and our sound has really improved over the last year! Without wanting to brag (well, okay, a little) We're really enjoying the quality of our work and we think you will enjoy the extra level of quality we can offer. What with a few extra bits of gear and really settling in to the setup, we're confident we can stick by our tagline and "take you music to the next level"

Go Primitive Album Showreel 1 by Flipside Studios

Live lounge with Kidpest and Kerry Louise

2011-06-29T06:08:00.000-07:00

check this video out, just a quick LIVE video of 2 of upcoming local artists.

What a great way to document your time in the studio, why not book your own video today!

We do studio videos now

2011-06-29T05:16:00.000-07:00

The reality is people don't just want to hear you, they want to see you!

Flipside can now help you singers, rappers and songwriters take your lovely faces to the audience! Who knows, maybe you could be the next Rebecca Black (only with good tunes.. )

check out our first effort here....

For a singer/songwriter we now offer this service for a complete production service for just £250 start to finish. You get to experience :

* Time in our pro recording facilities, with a producer.

* Make an HD music video to accompany your track

* Finish the day taking your track away on a cd

* the video will be edited and sent to you the next day.

if you're really serious, at an additional cost, we can also arrange :

* A professional image consultancy - Hair and Makeup

* A professional photoshoot with b72imaging.co.uk

* a catered lunch

We're so excited by the new service,that we can't stop telling everybody about it. Please spread the word!

The flipside team

Some information for the recording studio

2011-06-28T01:54:00.000-07:00

Here at Flipside we have a lot of people booking studio time for the first time. We get a lot of the same questions and comments and I thought it would be useful to give you all an idea of what to expect when using our studio, and in fact, any studio!

Who will I meet in the studio?

There are many people working in a studio environment, its important that you understand who does what so that you know you are talking to the right person. Here is a list of the most common people and what they do.Bear in mind that in smaller studios multiple roles may be done by one person.

Studio Manager/Owner

You'll meet them : When booking and when paying

This is the person responsible for taking the bookings and covering the contractual/legal side of the business. They may well be your first contact. They will give you the full run down of the studio and if you need something doing, this is the main boss man. If you want to negotiate rates/terms this is the guy to speak to. Bear in mind, he is also the one with the bottom line in mind, so is least likely to budge.

Recording Engineer

You'll meet them : When recording

The engineer is responsible for operating the studio equipment and capturing the sounds you make. He will know how to get the most out the system and will get things done quickly and efficiently whilst sounding great. He is well versed in mic placement, playing styles, Frequencies, compression etc. He can give advice on guitar amps, Drum heads etc. needed to achieve a certain sound. His creative input is limited however, as it is the job of a producer to give overall sound advice.

Mix Engineer

You'll meet them : During the mixdown

The Mix engineer is responsible for taking what the Recording Engineer has captured and putting it together to sound perfect. On projects with a big enough budget the producer will have helped the band work out how the instruments and frequencies work together, the mix engineers job is then to bring them together in one stereo file. On a smaller project, the mix engineer works with whatever is recorded to try and blend the frequencies together so that everything can be heard and the end result is epic/beautiful/soulful/magical in equal measure.

Producer

You'll meet them : Before recording and throughout thew process to the end.

The Producer is responsible for making sure the whole vision goes smoothly from start to finish. This begins at the practice rooms where a good producer will help the band in their composition and structuring ready for the studio. During the studio prep the producer will advise on equipment and timings for the studio and then help throughout recording, making sure that the sounds are all correct. They will work with the engineers to make the whole project come together, on time and on budget (although this is held in tension with the fact that they will also push for the very best quality).

Beat Producer

You'll meet them : possibly never

For urban artist, you may have the opportunity to work closely with a beat producer, advising them on a sound and feel for a track. however, most beat producers sell their instrumentals without ever meeting their artists

Macks in for a recording session

2011-02-09T12:03:00.000-08:00

Mackson has been working frantically on his new album here at flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

We're excited to see that things are really coming together. Here's some pics.

Competition winner and Equipment list.

2010-10-11T09:08:00.000-07:00

We've got some news.. (we always have really.. things are really moving fast!) But we're fast approaching our relaunch! You're going to want to stick with us as we are launching some pretty cool initiatives over the next few weeks!

The competition winner
So my @Ilurkah, a Coventry Emcee won our competition and will be joining us shortly for his 4 hours of recording time! Congratz!

Equipment list

a few people have asked what we've got in the studio. I figured it was about time I put a nice list of it all on here for you.

MICROPHONES
apex- Tube mic 1 mod (Peluso Capsule), 1 original,
Violet Design the globe x 1
4033 x 2
nt1a x 2
re18 x 1
sm57 x 2
sm53 x 1
pl10 x 1
re15 x 1
sm58 x 1
se1 x 2
d112 x 1
sm57 x 1
goose neckcondensor x 1
akg tom mics x 4
Wierd Harmonica mic x1
c1000 x 2
1 ribbon T-Bone.

MONITORING
unerty audio rock's
event 20-20s
hitachi stereo speakers,
beyer dt100 x 6
sony mdp-xd200 x 4

OUT BOARD
audient asp800
cln db8000 (original)
TL AUDIO 5050 VALVE PRE/COMP X 2
POWERCORE RACk X 2
LEXICON MPX550/ MICrOVERB
SAMSON STEREO COMP
TC Helicon VOICE ONE
RNC STEREO COMPRESSOR
RADIAL PHAZER
KORG DT2000 TUNER

RECORDING SETUP
QUAD CORE MAC PRO
PROTOOLS LE 9
CUBASE 4
REASON 4
APOGEE BIG BEN CLOCK
EUPHONIC MC MIX
EUPHONIC MC CONTROL
AVID 003 RACK

INSTRUMENTS
FENDER TELECASTER
M-AUDIO KEYSTATION
YAMAHA P-90 STAGE PIANO
HAMMOND ORGAN
DJEMBE DRUM
YAMAHA STAGE CUSTOM DRUM KIT
MOUTH ORGAN
TAMBOURINE
SHAKER

PLUGINS
AS WELL AS BUILT IN PLUGINS-
WAVES SILVER
SONALKSIS BUNDLE
BLUE TUBES CREATIVE KIT
POWERCORE BUNDLE
DVR2- REVERB
DRUMAGOG
T-RACKS BUNDLE
MASSEY DE- ESSER
ELEVEN AMP MOD
MELODYNE PLUGIN
MAXIM
VACUUM
XPAND
DIGI TRANSLATOR
ULTRA ANALOG
SANSAMP
NOMAD FACTORY
and a stack of others I can't be bothered to find out..

Free Studio Time.

2010-10-01T05:54:00.000-07:00

A little while ago I made an outrageous claim that I would give away a half days recording when we hit 400 followers on Twitter.

Well, we only flipping went and did it... so we're giving away 4 hours of studio time to the person or group who enters our little competition.

in order to win, simply :

1) Follow @flipsideaudio
2) Tweet "I'm in the running for FREE Studio time at @flipsideaudio, enter here http://bit.ly/c6wb8n"
3) leave a comment on this blog.

That's it!

the winner will be picked at random on the 8th October! Only one entry per person will count :)

Good luck.

The Flipside team

The most important thing when recording...

2010-09-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

Here at Flipside we're constantly trying to serve our artists needs. While we were doing the refurb and trying to work out where to place our cash we had to consider what artists REALLY value in their recording experience.

We made a list of the priorities that we, as musicians ourselves, have when getting our tracks sorted. See waht you think and add your own by commenting.

5) - A great Environment
Relaxed and vibey, a place you can really get creative and have fun!

4) - No wasted time
All the equipment working, fast working experienced engineers, quick setup, well prepared and ready to roll

3) - Experienced, friendly feedback
Someone who can work with you to make your music sound better, experience and skill really count!

2) - A good price
Something that won't break the bank! But you get what you pay for..

1) - A good quality result
The most important thing is walking away with something you're proud of at the end of the day, that makes people go "wow!"

We're working hard to meet all of these needs, and at flipside we think we've got a pretty good balance of all of these.

Comment now and tell us what you think!

Please let us know about your experience in studios, what really annoys you, or what do you really value when recording.

thanks,

the flipside team

New equipment, Shots of the studio

2010-09-21T05:07:00.000-07:00

We've been doing a lot of work here at flipside to make sure we keep ourselves ahead of the game!

We've demoed and purchased our new Unity Audio Rock monitors (incredible Hi tech Ribbon tweeter designed monitors), Are currently demoing a new set of Audient preamps (Premium quality Solid State preamps) and have very nearly finished the refurb!

Here's some pics of the new setup in action as Breaks and myself work on a new song for an up and coming artist who has an incredible fresh sound. (I'm contractually obliged to not tell you who yet, but you'll hear it soon enough!)

We also had Andy Baines, the no.1 Photographer in the midlands to drop by and have a coffee, he was loving the track and couldn't help but whip out his camera... check him out at www.b72imaging.com

Just wanted to share our new ad design.

2010-09-17T03:51:00.001-07:00

We're gonna be rolling these out as Car magnets and stickers, if you want one just get in touch through our website.

Oh.. and feel free to reproduce this anyway you see fit as long is it will bring us new clients ;)

www.flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

Reverbnation

2010-09-14T04:47:00.001-07:00

Hey guys and gals, you can now check out some of our stuff on Reverbnation

at this link

Why not become a fan and we'll become yours and I'm pretty sure we'll all feel lovely.

The Flipside Team

Refurb nearly complete

2010-09-14T04:30:00.000-07:00

We've been busy!

We're constantly reinventing new ways to get your music sounding freaking incredible!!!

Lately we've invested in a whole new Monitoring lineup in the shape of Unity Audio Rocks, and they do exactly that... Rock!

But we've also been building a whole new, cleaner, fresher Desk for all our high end gear. We thought we'd share the build with you all.. So here is a quick Photo diary of the build.. All the ups and downs.. Hope to see you soon to try out the new and improved setup!

Pre build plans yeah.. I really built from this!

Wood cut by B&Q and ready to slap together

First steps

Coming together

Putting the racks in.. and realising they're wonky..

The moment I realised that I'd not put the support struts in.. Whooooops! you can see it sagging!

Leather Vinyl on rest and back and L.E.D lights in...

The desk is nearing completion, Can't decide whether to leave the sides as plain wood, to varnish or to paint it all black!

www.flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

Busy Busy B flat

2010-07-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

Well it's been hectic at the Flipside, Lots of new faces and some incredible old faces too.

Firstly, Rtkal a rapper from birmingham (I thought this guy had peaked with Wa gwan.. but I was soo wrong!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuD91-iO5og

Working with this guy reminds me why I love music so much. Not to mention @breakablebreaks, the resident flipside Hip Hop producer who can't help but squeeze out hits left right and centre. I'm sure he sometimes goes to the toilet and accidentally drops a banger.

Anyway.. Keep your ears out for RTkals new album coming.. when you least expect it.

Then theres Tammy a conscious emerging rapper from Coventry looking to stamp her authority on her own brand of intense and moving music.

then we've had Toke'n from Kombat breakers (BGT finalists), Harmony Hood (X factor boot campers) and now Nu Status (in X factor this year!!) popping in to stir up trouble and to flex his incredible hook writing talents in our general direction. He's preparing for a 6th August performance at the http://www.kasbahnightclub.com/ and the tunes we're working on are flat out bonkers...

Hell.. I'm sure there's more besides.. but that'll be for another update!

Johnty mongan recording acoustic beauty..

2010-06-29T09:41:00.001-07:00

Johnty came in with a few of his own creations and we were only too pleased to help him get his ideas out of his mind and into his ears.

He (and we) were really please with the results!

Off Licence Producer in the studio

2010-06-28T03:58:00.000-07:00

J. Ice the producer from Off Licence was in the studio on the weekend working on a new release. Check them out at http://www.offlicencemusic.com/

We did some simple vocal recording to follow up on the previous vocal production. I'm sure this is gonna be another hit for the guys, so get out and show your support.

Also consider buying their previous smash - Maar Glassi, it's a jam!

Blogging from my iPhone

2010-06-26T01:34:00.001-07:00

This whole blogging thing would be a lot easier if there was a decent iPhone blogging app.. I've tried a few and they all seem a bit... Tosh (poorly designed, badly implemented and lacking decent media features)

So now I'm gonna try to upload a recent studio pic, just to see how it handles it

How about a video too. Hip hop artist Rtkal @Rtkal8 on twitter

Oh fail on the video... Boo..

The search goes on..

Cool images.

2010-06-26T00:51:00.000-07:00

These are just some of the cool images from the new site. None of this library nonsense, actual pictures from the actual studio... Lovely..

I'll blog about some of the cool sessions we've been running soon. There's a heck of a lot going on here at the moment!

as always. Check out www.flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk for more info

New Blog. Tweet me, Visit me, me.

2010-06-25T23:54:00.001-07:00

So I figured it was time to do a blog.

I admit it's partly peer pressure, @b72imaging and @Breakablebreaks (the @ denotes that that's they're Twitter ID's) both have cool blogs and I was beginning to feel left out...

The second, and better reason, is that this might drive some more traffic to the studio site, highlight some of the cool work we're doing and allow me to vent some literary nonsense. (I apologize in advance, there seems to be rather alot!)

so in conclusion to the first ever post, let me shamelessly promote 2 businesses.

First, my own :

Flipside Recording Studios. : www.flipsiderecordingstudios.co.uk

The best Recording Studio in Coventry offering Mixing, Mastering, EP, Album and Single Track recordings at reasonable rates.

secondly :

B72imaging : www.b72imaging.com

An incredible photographer in Coventry. Check out the site and see what I mean!

Peace.