STUDIO TOUR:
Mount Atlas Studio
Tell us about the space
The studio is primarily meant to be a Production/Mix/
Master setup with a live-sounding but small booth to do
vocals and also instrument recordings. I also see it as a space
available to musicians and producers to come and feel at
home, work on their music, where there is a nice hybrid of
top quality in the box and analog gear. It is not necessarily
like a typical studio where its hired by the hour with an
in-house engineer, but more like a self service space.
Take us through the process of setting it up
The space belongs to the Playback singer Anuradha Sriram.
The acoustics are designed by me and executed by a low-
cost acoustical solutions provider called Jugaad Factory.
The goal is to make the space that has a very homely/
chill vibe that feels accessible and not intimidating (as
studios can get sometimes). There is a large control room
with ample seating, a small booth for quick recordings
and an entrance lounge with board games, foosball and
an Xbox for gamers to take a break during sessions.
What are some of the Studio Essentials
you would recommend?
Good acoustic treatment, good pair of monitors, a good audio
interface, quality microphone and a powerful computer.
What Equipment do you use?
Studio monitors - Barefoot Footprints
01 and Neumann KH120a
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Audio Interface - Universal audio Apollo
16 + Apollo 8 + Apollo twin
Control Surfaces - SSL Nucleus, Softube Console 1
Midi Gear - Native Instruments s61, Maschine 3,
Launchpad pro, Roli Seaboard block, Hot
hands, Launch control XL and several others.
Analog Outboard Gear - SSL Super analogue Preamps,
Focusrite Clarett PreAmps , Neve 8816 summing
mixer with 8804 Faderpack, SSL Fusion
Microphones - Extensive mic collection with Everything
ranging from Neumann TLM 103, Townsend Labs
Sphere, Advanced Audio CM48 to Line audio small
diaphragm condensers and fathead ribbons.
5 Pieces of Gear You can’t live without
For me it's all about portability without
loss in production quality.
Apollo Twin - Incredible Portable with top quality preamps
and analog emulations for incredible sound on the go. I
travel a lot so this makes a world of a difference to me
ATH m50x headphones - My trusted pair of
affordable, comfortable for long term use and
incredible translation of mixes Macbook Pro 15 inch
with 4 TB external Ssd that has all my VSTs
Native Instruments Maschine Mk3 - for
portable beatmaking and performance