The Armada House
Laren
Welcome to Studio 1 in Laren, our state of the art studio designed with one purpose: to have everything at your fingertips to create your next big hit. Featuring a full PMC Speaker Dolby Atmos setup, the space offers an exceptionally rich and immersive sonic environment.
Inside the studio you'll find world-class gear such as the Moog Matriarch, Prophet Rev2, Nord Stage Keyboard and Waldorf Iridium Synthesizer.
For vocal sessions we offer the incredible Josephson Engineering C705 Microphone that you can hook up to the Heritage Audio PreAmp and compress it with the TubeTech CL1B analog compressor for a larger than life sound.
For the guitar players and songwriters, we have a multiple guitars available to accompany and fortify any song.
The Laren Studio Complex offers peace and quiet for a fully focussed and dedicated session working in top level quality studios.
PMC MB3s XBD-A – Wall Mounted Monitors (Main stereo monitors)
Avantone Pro MixCubes – Alternate Cube Reference Speakers
Crane Song Avocet IIA Monitor Controller – for in-and-output selection
DAD DX32R - routing all digital in-and-outputs for the Dolby Atmos setup
Additional Dolby Atmos Speakers:
PMC CI65
PMC6
PMC6-2
DAD DX32R – Dolby Atmos Monitor Controller
Universal Audio Apollo x6 – Delivers studio‑grade audio clarity with pristine unison preamps, ultra‑low-latency UAD DSP processing, and top-tier conversion.
Prism Sound - Titan – World class multi-track interfaces offering flexible expansion and unsurpassable sonic clarity.
Josephson Engineering C705 – Large Diaphragm Cardioid Microphone that delivers silky‑smooth, highly detailed sound with a rich low-end and extended, non‑sibilant high end—combining a precision 5‑micron gold‑sputtered single‑diaphragm capsule to offer pro‑level versatility.
Microphones upon request:
AEA NUVO N22 – Active Ribbon Microphone
Josephson e22S – Close-Range Pickup Microphone
Josephson Engineering C705 – Large Diaphragm Cardioid Microphone
Heritage Audio HA-73 EQ Elite – mono PreAmp and Equalizer
Lydkraft Tube-Tech CL1B – High end Mono Compressor
Pre-Sonus HP60 – For 6 extra headphone ouputs to monitor with the whole crew
Instrument and Microphone XLR Patch Bay – Input selection for both soundards
Kemper Profiling Amplifier Head & Remote – Leading-edge digital guitar amp and all-in-one effects processor
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Hub - Smooth connectivity to all hardware that also charges your laptop!
Clavia Nord Stage 3 – the ultimate stage piano for the performing musician.
Waldorf Iridium Rack Synthesizer – Digital and analog modern synth
Moog Matriarch – Patchable 4-note paraphonic analog synthesizer
Sequential Prophet Rev2 – the Prophet re-imagined
Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 – A great and versatile MIDI keyboard
Gibson Electric Guitar
Gibson Acoustic Guitar
Fender Player Bass Guitar