We're shining our Studio Spotlight (in association with AllStudios) on central London's Offtape Studios this month...

In the heart of London, only a few minutes' walk from St. Paul's and Farringdon Underground stations, lies Offtape Studios; a "state-of-the-art" recording facility owned and run by producer/engineer Ran Steiner.

Steiner’s passion for live music has fuelled 15 years’ work with up-and-coming artists, both on stage and in the studio; it has also helped him achieve his aim of creating a studio with a warm and relaxed atmosphere, providing a friendly, creative space for artists to make their recording experience "organic and stress-free."

"Offtape was built around the concept that artists should be able to track their projects in a live set-up with total amp/instrument separation if preferred; both to fit the vision of each artist and to help them achieve their best performance," commented Steiner.

"We understand that every artist is different, as are their needs and expectations. Therefore our packages include pre-production, tracking, mixing and mastering, tailored to each session's requirements. A great musician deserves to track in a great sounding room, with a clear line of sight to the control room.

"At Offtape our main recording space (7 x 5m) offers a range of controlled acoustics with excellent ambience, wooden floors, handmade Van Damme tie lines, isolated vocal booth (3.5 x 3.5m) and two isolated amp rooms. The tie-lines connect all our live rooms to our spacious main control room, which means we can accommodate any kind of session. We offer a unique collection of vintage analogue gear and high-end digital, making Offtape a great vintage / modern hybrid.

"The control room centres around a Toft ATB series mixing console, with Pro Tools 11 or Logic 10 available, as well as recording to analogue two-inch 24 track via an in-house Otari MX-80. Monitoring is via Barefoot MicroMain27s and Yamaha NS10Ms, while our outboard includes items from Manley, Urei, Tube Tech, API, Telefunken and UA.

"The mic cupboard boasts a versatile selection from Neumann (M149, U87, TLM49 and KM64), as well as Coles, AKG, Schoeps, Gefell, Sennheiser and Shure." You can see the full tech spec here.

Clients can also book Offtape's main live room as a band rehearsal space, or as a comfortable setting for pre-production before entering 'recording mode'. Included in the hourly rate are a full range HK Audio PA system, Soundcraft 200B 16/4/2 mixing desk, Yamaha Rock custom drum kit, two vintage guitar amps, Ampeg bass amp and mics.

Offtape also has an in-house video crew available to film in HD, capturing bands and artists in action while recording and mixing live performances.

Recent clients include Rizzle Kicks, Kat May, This Flight Tonight, Electric Suitcase, St. Agnes, Lost Souls Club, ReelWorld and Universal.

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Picture credit: Giora Hirsch

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