The Lodge Recording Studio, Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

<body bgcolor="#000000"> <table background="banner_top_new.jpg" height="137" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 787px;" id="table7"> <tr> <td width="54%" valign="bottom"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0"> <font size="2">Vintage Analogue and Warm Digital In The 21st Century</font></font></td> <td width="30%" valign="center"> <p align="right"> <font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2">The Lodge - 23 Abington Sq<br> Northampton NN1 4AE<br> 01604 475399  : Admin<br> 01604 516997 : Control Room<br> 07915 610735  : Max Read - Direct<br> <br> <a title="Contact Us By Email" href="mailto:info@lodgerecording.co.uk?subject=Studio Enquiry">info@lodgerecording.co.uk</a></font> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="770" height="646" id="table8">  <tr> <td valign="top" height="646" width="770">  <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="660" id="table9"> <tr> <td width="95%" bgcolor="#666666" align="center" height="43"> <p align="left"> <font color="#99CCFF" face="Tahoma"><span style="background-color: #666666; "><a name="about"><font size="5"> ABOUT THE LODGE STUDIO</font></a></span></font></td> <td width="4" bgcolor="#000000" rowspan="3" valign="top">  </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">A MAGICAL ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL STUDIO  IN THE MIDLANDS WITH STUDENT STYLE ACCOMMODATION AND <br> RESIDENTIAL REHEARSAL SPACE NEAR BEDFORD, CORBY, MK, KETTERING AND BANBURY IDEAL FOR RECORDING ANYTHING FROM A DEMO TO A LARGE SCALE ALBUM</font></p> <p align="left"> <span style="background-color: #000000"> <b> <font color="#CCFFCC" face="Tahoma">COOL ANALOGUE <br> HISTORY </font></b></span></p> <p align="left"> <span style="background-color: #000000"> <font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2"> The studio has always been run by musicians and our senior staff between them have had many years experience both in the studio and on the stage. This means that the music always comes first and the technology plays its role The Lodge was first established in 1979 by Robert John Godfrey and Stephen Stewart. Situated in a large farmhouse in the Suffolk countryside, it soon became one of the best known mid priced residential recording studios in the business with such artists as Kim Wilde, Katrina and the Waves, New Model Army, Mari Wilson, Marillion and Paradise Lost using it on a </font></span><font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2"> <img border="0" src="studio/images/studer800.jpg" width="113" height="124" align="left" hspace="7" vspace="7"></font><span style="background-color: #000000"><font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2">regular basis until 1988 when the owners closed it in order to concentrate on separate musical careers.</font></span></p> <p align="left"> <b><span style="background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#FF9999">WARM DIGITAL<br> FUTURE</font><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0"> </font></span></b></p> <p align="left"> <span style="background-color: #000000"> <font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2">In 1992, Robert John Godfrey reopened The Lodge in Northampton Northamptonshire where he, together with Max Read, have served the recording needs of the local community, particularly Kettering and Corby, ever since; offering very substantial discounts for young artists taking their first steps.<br> <br> Whilst The Lodge has kept up to date with all the latest technology and digital recording techniques, the studio has retained the best of the</font></span><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2"><img border="0" src="studio/images/lexiconlodge_vin.jpg" width="87" height="79" align="right" hspace="8" vspace="5"></font><span style="background-color: #000000"><font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2"> vintage gear, a decision which has turned out to be a good one! We do most of our work for locally based bands - it is our forte and it is what we do best. However, our current client list extends from the biggest labels such as EMI or Warner Music, wanting relatively inexpensive recording situations for younger signed artists such as The OnOff's and The Departure - smaller labels like BEM doing a full residential project for Rattlesnake Remedy - Voiceover productions for media houses such as ATS Heritage and Barclay Card and The Simpsons.</font></span></p> <table cellPadding="8" width="768" border="0" id="table26"> <tr> <td> <p align="justify"><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2"> The Lodge is a residential recording studio with student style accommodation and is situated at the studio in the spacious home of the owners, Max Read and Robert John Godfrey.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0"> It is clean and comfortable but certainly more like student accommodation than a hotel. In our experience it suits bands who get on well together and like each other's company. In other words, not suitable for all personalities.</font></td> </tr> </table> <p> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="8" cellpadding="9" id="table10" style="width: 786px"><tr> <td bgcolor="#999999"> <p align="center"><i><font face="Tahoma">Stress-free -  creative - comfortable and affordable</font></i></td></tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 786px;" id="table11"> <tr> <td width="28%" bgcolor="#0F140E" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="5">STUDIO ONE</font></td> <td width="60%" align="right"> <p align="left"> <font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tahoma" size="2">Large Live Room - Wonderful Vintage Desk - Ideal for full band line up and other large scale recordings</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%" bgcolor="#0F140E" valign="top" height="315"> <p align="left"><font color="#99CCFF" size="4" face="Tahoma"> <span style="background-color: #666666"> HIGHLIGHTS </span></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Digital and Analogue</font><p align="left"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Pro Tools</font><p align="left"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Apogee Rosetta</font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"><br> Cubase 4  & Nuendo</font><br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma"> <a target="_blank" href="studio/cadac.htm">Vintage Cadac</a> 72 Input Desk<br> 32</font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> Channel Digital I/O</font><font size="2"> </font></font> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma"><br> Accurate Monitoring<br> Studer 24-Track 2" Tape<br> Lexicon 480XL<br> Substantial Live Room<br> </font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Back Line</font><font size="2"> <br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Loads of Outboard</font><font size="2"> <br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Decent Mics</font><font size="2"> <br> </font></font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma">Air Conditioning</font></td> <td width="60%" align="right"> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="cadac2005.jpg" width="367" height="279" alt="Lodge Studio Control Room with Cadac and Studer" align="left"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" bgcolor="#0F121C" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="5">STUDIO TWO</font></td> <td width="60%" align="right"> <p align="left"> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma">Cutting Edge Digital Studio - Ideal for Tracking - Overdubbing - Mastering - Mixing</font><p align="left"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Surround Sound  5.1 Surroundsound</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" bgcolor="#0F121C" valign="top" height="315"> <p align="left"><span style="background-color: #666666"> <font color="#99CCFF" size="4" face="Tahoma"> </font><font color="#00CC99" size="4" face="Tahoma">HIGHLIGHTS</font><font color="#99CCFF" size="4" face="Tahoma"> </font></span></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Digital</font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"><br> Cubase SX - Nuendo -  Protools</font><br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma">Yamaha DM2000 VCM 96 Channels<br> 48</font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> Channel Digital I/O</font><font size="2"> </font></font> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma"><br> 5.1 Surround Sound<br> Very Accurate Monitoring<br> Mastering<br> Sound to Picture<br> Live Room with Vocal Booth<br> Grand Piano<br> Hammond<br> </font><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Back Line</font><font size="2"> <br> </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Decent Mics</font><font size="2"> <br> </font></font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Tahoma">Air Conditioning</font></p> <p> </td> <td width="60%" align="right"> <span style="background-color: #000000"> <font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2"> <img border="0" src="studio/images/DM2000b.jpg" width="300" height="214" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="8"></font></span></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="768" id="table12"> <tr> <td width="74%" bgcolor="#666666" align="center"> <p align="left" style="width: 776px"> <span style="background-color: #666666"> <a name="rooms0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF">LOCATION</font></a><font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF"> AND STUFF</font></span></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="13" cellspacing="9" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%;" id="table13" class="style1"> <tr> <td style="width: 98%"> <p align="left" class="style18"><strong><span class="style13">OUR CLIENTS</span></strong></p> <p align="left" class="style18"> </p> <p align="left" class="style19">Our local <font size="2"> area consist of the major market towns of Kettering, Corby, Leicester and Peterborough to the North East whilst to the South and West are located the county cities of Oxford and Bedford together with Coventry, Daventry, Milton Keynes and  Buckingham.</font></p> <p align="left" class="style19"> </p> <p align="left" class="style19"><font size="2">Because of the ability to provided accommodation for up to ten band members, The Lodge has many clients from the healthy Birmingham and Wolverhampton scene  as well Gloucester, Worcester, Cambridge, London and Sheffield.</font></p> <font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br> LOCATION<br> <br> The Lodge Recording Studio is actually located on the border where the East Midlands becomes West Midlands right on the M1. <br> <br> Joe Willes, Jason Ducker and Max Read are the main engineers. Lee Canham is the new Lodge sound engineer. He's not from Kettering. Elsa is our Doberman dog who also lives in the studio.<br> <br> We are actually in Northampton town centre, Northamptonshire <span class="style20">Northants</span> which shares its county borders with Cambridgeshire  <span class="style20">Cambs</span>   Bedfordshire <span class="style20">Beds</span> and Buckinghamshire <span class="style20">Bucks </span>and Warwickshire</font><p><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Studio A specializes in recording rock bands. Studio B is great for voice-overs and spoken word. Voiceovers require a sound proof booth, which we have. Voice overs are recorded straight to disk and can then be sent via FTP or Email to the client at the end of the session for quick turnaround. </font></p> <p> <span class="style22">We do quite a few bands from </span> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Oxfordshire -  Oxon area and make use of our student style accommodation. Warwickshire - Warcs is also nearby as is  Leicestershire  <span class="style21">Leics.</span><br> <br> Being a residential studio, we have many clients who visit regularly from further a field including Berkshire, Berks. Also from Sussex and Derbyshire <span class="style21">Derbys,  Derbs</span> as well as Staffordshire, <span class="style21">Staffs</span>. The Lodge have also had customers from Hertfordshire,  Herts, and Essex. Also Surrey and Worcester Worcs. In other words, we cover the whole central England area centred on The Midlands.</font></p> <p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tahoma" size="2">Our main competitors are Hot Rock Far Heath and Fitdog.  Rooksmere is a newish studio.  Parlour  - Parlour Sound - is a new facility opened in Kettering near Corby. </font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Logicom is in Milton Keynes. Lost Boys Studios is also nearby. React Studios are in Buckingham.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 789px;" id="table14"> <tr> <td width="91%" bgcolor="#666666" align="center"> <p align="left"> <span style="background-color: #666666; "> <font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF"> <a name="rooms">ROOMS</a></font></span></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 790px;" id="table15"> <tr> <td width="44%" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="2005Front_Shot_1.jpg" width="369" height="281" alt="The Lodge Studio Live Room"><p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">The Lodge is the only local studio with a truly purpose designed sound stage for recording drums and serious percussion, a fact which can make an enormous difference to the outcome of any recordings.</font></p> </td> <td width="35%" valign="top"> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#00CC99"> <span style="background-color: #000000">UNIQUE RECORDING ENVIRONMENT</span></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> <span style="background-color: #000000">GEARED UP FOR RECORDING BANDS WITH DRUM KITS </span></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">The main Live Room is geared up for bands. With 20 feet of space above the drum area and a ceramic ceiling the naturally created ambience gives a superbly huge sound.<br>  </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">***</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">There are also two quadruple-glazed, nested dead rooms having visual contact with all areas enabling unparalleled separation when recording all-at-once performances.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="44%" valign="top" align="left"> <p> <img border="0" src="garden_2.jpg" width="375" height="299" alt="The Lodge Recording Studio Gardens"> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <span style="background-color: #808080">THE ROOF GARDEN</span></font></p></td> <td width="35%" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="Live_Room_Tall_X.jpg" width="232" height="299" align="bottom" alt="The Lodge Studio Live Room"><p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <span style="background-color: #808080">THE LIVE ROOM</span></font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="44%" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="green_room_2004_smaller_arty.jpg" width="364" height="272" alt="The Lodge Green Room"></td> <td width="35%" valign="top">  <p align="left"><span style="background-color: #808080"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#99FF99">THE GREEN ROOM</font></span><p><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">The new chill out room is very popular. Providing a home from home space in which to relax and collect your thoughts. To eat and drink. To have a smoke and a chat with friends. To make and take those inevitable calls. To take a break.</font><ul style="font-family: Tahoma"> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Cable TV</font></li> <li><font size="2" color="#C0C0C0">Home Cinema (10ft Screen)</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Hi-Fi</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Broadband</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Email</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">DVD</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Kitchen</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Bathroom</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Roof Garden</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 790px;" id="table16"> <tr> <td width="83%" bgcolor="#666666"> <p align="left"><span style="background-color: #666666"> <font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF"><a name="console"> CONSOLE</a></font></span></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 791px;" id="table17"> <tr> <td width="87%"> <o:p> <p align="left"><o:p><span style="background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#000000"> <a style="background-color: #666666;color: #999FF; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Amerigo BT; font-weight:700" target="_blank" href="studio/cadac.htm"> <font color="#FFCC00"> VINTAGE CADAC</font> </a></font></span></o:p><br> <font size="2" face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0"><br> </font><o:p> <img border="0" src="studio/images/deskfromtop2005.jpg" width="357" height="268" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="8"></o:p><font size="2" face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0">72 Channels At Mixdown, 32 Channels Of Automation, Full Parametric EQ, 10 Sends, 32 Track Routing.<br> <br> A Vintage CADAC is probably the best recording console ever produced. In its day, it was also the most expensive to produce. Now, they rarely come onto the market and are much sort after.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0"><font size="2">You only have to hear a CADAC recording to appreciate that cheaper modern consoles like Audients, or budget project desks like Mackies are just not in the same league. The nearest thing to a vintage CADAC is a NEVE of the same era or a modern SSL.<br> <br> The CADAC in The Lodge was originally commissioned in 1976 and installed at the famous Battery Studios in North London where it was used to record some of the greatest recordings of the day (The Sex Pistols, The Police, Queen, The Who, Def Leppard and Duran Duran). It was acquired by The Lodge in 1986 for £55,000 and has remained our most valuable asset.<br> </font><a href="studio/cadac.htm"><font size="2">more>></font></a></font></p> </o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="766" id="table18"> <tr> <td width="65%" bgcolor="#666666"> <p align="left" style="width: 777px"><a name="equipment"> <font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF">E</font></a><font face="Tahoma" color="#99CCFF" size="5"><a name="equipment">QUIPMENT</a></font></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 794px;" id="table19" height="510"> <tr> <td width="41%" height="19" align="left"> <b> <font color="#808080" face="Tahoma">RECORDING</font></b></td> <td width="48%" height="344" align="left" rowspan="2"> <b> <font face="Tahoma" color="#808080">MAIN MICROPHONES</font></b><p class="MsoNormal"> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Tahoma"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.neumannusa.com/pages/products/micProduct.asp?microphone=U87a">Neumann U87 (2)</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.akg.com/products/powerslave,mynodeid,186,id,781,pid,781,_language,EN.html">AKG 414 (2)</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.akg.com/products/powerslave,mynodeid,186,id,223,pid,223,_language,EN.html">AKG 451 (4 inc CK22)</a><br> <a href="http://www.akg.com/products/powerslave,mynodeid,186,id,261,pid,261,_language,EN.html">AKG D112</a><br> AKG D12 Vintage<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.akg.com/products/powerslave,mynodeid,186,id,230,pid,230,_language,EN.html">AKG SE300B (CK93 & CK91)</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.audixusa.com/products.html">Audix D1</a> (3)<br> Shure SM58 (4)<br> Shure SM57 (6)<br> Electrovoice RE20 (2)<br> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=000984"> Sennheiser MD421 II</a></font><br>  </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" color="#999999">MONITORING</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Tannoy Super Reds<br> Yamaha NS100 Near Fields<br> JBL 4850 Studio Monitors<br>  </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="41%" height="325" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Cadac Console<br> Cubase SX4 DAW<br> 32 I/O of 192KHz 24bit<br> Studer A800 2" - 24 Track Tape Recorder<br> Studer A80 1/4" - 2 Track Tape Recorder<br> Pioneer D-05 DAT Recorder<br> Sony MiniDisc Recorder<br> CDR Burners<br> DVD Data Archiving</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <font face="Tahoma" color="#999999">DAW</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Silent PC System With 240 Gigs<o:p> + </o:p><br> Cubase SX4<o:p> or Nuendo<br> </o:p>Wavelab (Red-Book CD Mastering)</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="41%" height="19" align="left"> <b> <font face="Tahoma" color="#808080">REVERB & DSP</font></b></td> <td width="48%" height="19" align="left"> <b> <font face="Tahoma" color="#808080">DYNAMICS</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="41%" height="325" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Lexicon 480XL<br> Lexicon PCM60<br> Lexicon PCM70<br> Lexicon PCM91</o:p><br> Lexicon MPX1 <br> Yamaha REV7<br> Yamaha SPX90 (2)<br> Roland SDE3000</o:p> <br> TC Electronics 2290 </o:p> <br> Ursa Major Space Station</o:p> <br> Ursa Major Stargate 626</o:p> <br> Ursa Major MSP 126 </o:p>  <br> ZOOM 9010</o:p> <br> DeltaLab Acoustic Computer </o:p> <br> EcoPlate Plate Reverb</o:p> <br> Aphex Aural Exciter<br> MXR Delay Lines (2)</font></p> </td> <td width="48%" height="469" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Aphex 661 Expressor (Valve Compressor) (2)<br> TLAudio Ivory Series C-5021 (Valve Compressor)<br> Focusrite Platinum Compounder  (2)<br> Valley People 440<br> Valley People Dynamite<br> DBX Dual Comp/Gate/Lim<br> Drawmer Compressors (2)<br> Drawmer Gates (8) <br> Cadac Compressors (4)<br> </font> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Tahoma"> <img border="0" src="lex_black.jpg" alt="Lexicon 480L Digital Reverberator owned by The Lodge" width="209" height="101"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" color="#808080">AMPLIFICATION</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Marshal Orange Crunch JCM 1000 DSL 100 + 4x12</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Line6 Pod Pro + FloorBoard <br> Slimline Marshall 4 x 12<br> 400 watt Crown Power Amp</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">30 Watt Marshall Valvestate<br> 200 Watt Marshall Valvestate<br> 300 Watt Peavey Bass Stack<br> Pearl Export Drum Kit<br> Fender Strat (Mexico custom)</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="41%" height="88" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" color="#808080">INSTRUMENTS</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Yamaha Grand Piano C3<br> M100 Hammond Organ & Leslie<br> Technics Digital Piano<br> GigaStudio<br> E-mu Systems  e-64 Sampler</o:p> <br> E-mu Systems Proformance<br> Korg Mono Poly <br> Yamaha KX88</o:p> <br> Yamaha DX7</o:p> <br> Rhodes Chroma<o:p> <br> </o:p> Novation Super Bass Station</font></p> </td> </tr> </table></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 794px;" id="table20" height="30" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr> <td width="92%" bgcolor="#666666" height="30"> <p align="left"><a name="studio_b"> <font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF">GRAND PIANO</font></a></td> </tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 796px;" id="table21" height="30" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr> <td width="83%" bgcolor="#000000" height="30"> <b> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#999999">Orchestral Library</font></b><p> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Studio B features a massive Symphonic sound library. Built by Robert John Godfrey using Vienna Ensemble + Native Instruments. The system is now </font><span class="style22">running on four Windows 64bit servers. </span> <p> <font face="Tahoma" color="#999999"><b>Yamaha G3 Grand Piano</b></font><br> <img border="0" src="piano2.jpg" align="left" alt="The Lodge's Yamaha Grand Piano" width="275" height="202" hspace="7" vspace="8" longdesc="Yamaha G3 Grand Piano owned by The Lodge Recording Studio"> </p> <p> <p> <p> <p> <p> <p> <font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> The Lodge's Yamaha grand piano is played daily and tuned regularly. Balanced tie - lines enable recording of the piano from either studio at the Lodge, but sadly not from Kettering or Corby. </font></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 796px;" id="table22" height="30" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr> <td width="748" bgcolor="#666666" height="30"> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF"> <a name="RATES">RATES</a></font></td> </tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 798px;" id="table23"> <tr> <td width="51%" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <span style="background-color: #333333; font-weight:700"> DISCOUNT RATE </span></font> <p> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2"><span style="font-weight: 700"> For</span><span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: #000000"> Students - Very Small Labels - Unsigned Bands - Bona Fide Charities and Modest Self Financed Recording Projects:</span></font></p> <p><span style="background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">10 Hour Day (Mon-Fri) ~ £195<br> 10 Hour Day (Weekends) ~ £225<br> Hourly Rate ~ £27.50</font></span></p><hr color="#666666" size="1"> <p><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: #333333"> SPECIAL RATES  FOR LOCAL BANDS </span></font> <ul style="color: #99CCFF; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 2mm; float: left"> <li><font size="2" face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="main" href="studio/only_150_per_day.htm">Introductory Rate</a></font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="main" href="studio/lodge_recording_studio_news.htm">Guinea Pig Rate</a></font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><a href="studio/why_two_rates.htm">Why have two different rates? </a></font></li> </ul> </td> <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF"> <span style="background-color: #333333; font-weight:700"> STANDARD RATE </span></font> <p> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2"><span style="font-weight: 700"> For</span><span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: #000000"> </span> </font><span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">Businesses, Bigger Labels,<br> Major Record Companies<br> and Signed Bands:</font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">10 Hour Day (Mon-Fri) ~ £350<br> 10 Hour Day (Weekends) ~ £400<br> Hourly Rate ~ £45</font></span><p><span style="background-color: #000000"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">Haggling Welcome - Block bookings and Lockouts are negotiable.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a target="_blank" href="studio/terms.htm">Terms And Conditions Of Business</a></font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="51%" align="left" valign="top">  <p>  </td> <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"> <a name="contact"><span style="background-color: #333333; font-weight:700"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#99CCFF">CONTACT</font></span></a><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: #FF7777"><br> </span></font><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0"><br> Max Read or Robert Godfrey<br> 23 Abington Sq<br> Northampton NN1 4AE</font></b><p> <font color="#C0C0C0" face="Tahoma" size="2">01604 475399  : Admin<br> 01604 516997 : Control Room<br> 07915 610735  : Max Read - Direct</font></p> <p> <a href="http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&db=pc&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=NN14AE&quicksearch=NN1+4AE&cidr_client=none"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">M</font></a><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><a href="http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&db=pc&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=NN14AE&quicksearch=NN1+4AE&cidr_client=none">ap</a></font></p> <p><a href="studio/directions.htm"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">D</font></a><font face="Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"><a href="studio/directions.htm">irections</a></font><p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tahoma"> <img src="http://cgi.www.lodgerecording.co.uk/cgi-bin/www.lodgerecording.co.uk/Count.cgi?df=lodge.dat" align="absmiddle" width="78" height="18"></font><p>  </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="759" id="table24" height="30" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr> <td width="91%" bgcolor="#666666" height="30"> <p align="left" style="width: 784px"><a name="links>"<font face="Tahoma" size="5" color="#99CCFF">LOCAL LINKS</font></a></td> </tr></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="9" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 798px;" id="table25" height="278" cellpadding="8"> <tr> <td width="88%" height="42" colspan="2" align="center"> <font face="Tahoma"> <span style="background-color: #333333"><b><a name="links"> <font color="#99CCFF"> LOCAL SITES</font></a></b><font color="#99CCFF"> </font></span> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="88%" height="30" colspan="2" align="center"> <font face="Tahoma"> <a href="http://www.northamptonbands.co.uk" target="new"> <img border="0" src="nb_link1.gif" align="center" hspace="0" width="165" height="30" alt="Northampton Bands Web Site"></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="88%" height="47" colspan="2" align="center">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="88%" height="47" colspan="2" align="center"> <a href="http://musicmk.org.uk"> <img border="0" src="mumkstraight.gif" width="334" height="43" alt="Music MK"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="88%" height="47" colspan="2" align="center"> <font face="Tahoma"> <span style="background-color: #333333"><b><a name="links0"><font color="#9999FF"> LOCAL MUSIC SHOPS </font></a></b></span> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="47" align="center"> <font face="Tahoma"> <a target="new" title="Northampton" href="http://www.st-giles-music.freeserve.co.uk/"> <img border="0" src="studio/gilesmusic.jpg" align="right" alt="St. Giles Music Shop" width="165" height="47"></a></font></td> <td width="39%" height="47" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Northampton</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="48" align="center"> <font face="Tahoma"> <a target="new" title="Earls Barton Nr. Northampton" href="http://www.phoenixsoundworks.com"> <img border="0" src="studio/psw_onorange.jpg" align="right" alt="Phoenix Soundworks" width="165" height="48"></a></font></td> <td width="39%" height="48" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Earls Barton</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="74" align="right"> <a title="Rushden" href="http://www.rushdenmusic.co.uk/"> <img border="0" src="studio/rushden_music.jpg" alt="Rushden Music Shop" width="316" height="50"></a></td> <td width="39%" height="74" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Rushden</font></td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="74" align="center"> <a title="Bedford" href="http://www.musiccentre.co.uk/"> <img border="0" src="studio/music_centre_bedford.jpg" align="right" alt="The Music Centre Bedford" width="258" height="61"></a></td> <td width="39%" height="74" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Bedford</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="74" align="center"> <a title="Kempston, Bedford" href="http://www.temamusic.co.uk"> <img border="0" src="studio/tema_music_logo.jpg" align="right" alt="Tema Music Shop, Kempston, Bedford" width="151" height="80"></a></td> <td width="39%" height="74" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Kempston</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="74" align="center"> <a title="Kettering" href="http://www.patrickreedmusic.co.uk/"> <img border="0" src="studio/patrick_reed_music.jpg" align="right" alt="Patrick Reed Music Shop Kettering" width="237" height="51"></a></td> <td width="39%" height="74" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Kettering</font></td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" height="74" align="center"> <a title="Intersales Music, Kettering" href="http://www.intersalesmusic.co.uk/"> <img border="0" src="studio/intersales_logo.jpg" align="right" alt="Intersales Music Shop, Kettering" width="215" height="60"></a></td> <td width="39%" height="74" align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#C0C0C0" size="2">Kettering</font></td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#C0C0C0">Done by Max Read</font></p>