About Me
La Chunky Towers is a treasure trove of vintage analogue audio gear and esoteric & rare musical instruments  much of it restored by our own fair hands. Our Philosophy is to produce recordings with character, warmth and humanity while retaining the convenience of digital. Yes we record to hard drive like everyone else but we do so via analogue signal paths of the highest quality.
Mixing
We also prefer not to mix "inside the box" believing this to be one of the prime causes of soulless, bland recordings. We take faders and knobs over mouse clicks everytime  and we love to get our hands dirty on real audio equipment. Check out the photos and gear list for some real gems from the past.
Facilities
Our facility in Glasgow's West End is a unique combination of advanced digital trickery and classic analogue audio warmth. In addition we have a large live room and an inspiring control room - it's a genuine creative environment!
Technophobes?
We are not luddites however - we love technology! That's why our studio PCs are chock full of choice plug-ins and utilities and we also have a rack full of midi gear and classic samplers packed to the gunnels with memory. Looking for a sample of a 16 th century Sackbutt? We probably have it…
Recent Clients & Fellow Travellers
Future Pilot AKA, The Pastels, Stevie Jackson (Belle & Sebastian), Jack Butler, Iscoseles, Champagne Socialists, Burns House Songwriters, Odeon Beat Club, The Blizzards, BBC Radio 4, BBC1, A Band Called Quinn, Amplifico, Injuns.
Equipment
Desk: Soundcraft TS12 Analogue
Microphones: Neumann M147 Valve, Neumann KM84, SE Electronics Gemini Valve Mic, STC Ball & Biscuit, SM57 x 2, SM58 x 2, vintage Beyer M160 Ribbon x 2, Beyer M201 x 2, New! vintage 1960’s white Senneiser MD241 x 3, AKG SE300B Bodies x 4 with CK91 cardioid capsules, CK92 omni capsule and CK94 fig-of-8 capsule, AKG C414EB x 2, vintage AKG C414 x 2, AKG C451CB, AKG D19e (Beatles mic), AKG D202 x 2, Calrec CM1050c x 2, Calrec CC50 x 2, Audix D6 bass, Shure Beta 52A, Blue Baby Bottle.
Compressors/Limiters: 2 x Neve 3314a Compressor/Limiter, 4 x Calrec DL1656, 1 x DBX 160A, 1 x Klark-Teknik DN-504 Quad Compressor, 1 x Summit MPC-100A Valve Compressor, 2 x AMEK CL01, 6 x Amek 2520 compressor/expander/gate, Universal Audio 2-1176 Stereo Limiting Amplifier.
Mic Pre-amp: 2 x Calrec 1061 with custom-wound Sowter transformers, DAV Broadhurst Gardens no. 1u, 8 x Calrec PQ-1253 with custom-built mixed-feedback transformer drive circuit (Lundahl Transformers), 1 x Audix AM8/15, Focusrite Octopre, Avalon U5 DI, Universal Audio Solo 110, BSS DI x 3, Summit Audio MPC-100A valve mic pre (with Jensen mic input transformer).
Effects: Eventide Harmonizer H3000, Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo Tape Delay & Reverb, Lexicon PCM70 Reverb, Lexicon PCM80 multi-effects, Yamaha SPX990 multi-effects, Yamaha REV7 Reverb, Ensoniq DP4 multi-effects, Ibanez Flange/Delay, Bel BD-320 Delay/Modulation, Line 6 Guitar Pod, Watkins Copycat tape delay, Various vintage and esoteric guitar pedals.
Recording & Playback: Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core 3.0GHz running Logic Studio 8, Lynx AES-16e soundcards, Lynx Aurora 16 converters, Lucid 88192 converters, Pro Tools HD, 192 Digital I/O, Studer A807 1/4" Analogue Mastering Tape Machine, Soundcraft Series 760 Analogue 24 Track 2-inch Tape Machine, Tascam ATR-60 ½†Analogue Stereo Mastering Tape Recorder, Sony DAT, Sony CD-Player, Technics SL-1210 direct-drive turntable.
Guitar Amplifiers: Fender Twin Reverb (1971), Selmer Vintage Valve (1966), Orange OR80 Head (1973), Nolan 4x12 Cabinet (1970), Ampeg 200R bass amplifier.
Instruments: Fender Rhodes Stage Piano 73, Wurlitzer200A Electric Piano, Welmar Acoustic Piano, Pump Harmonium, Nord Lead Mark 1, Fender Telecaster Guitar, Tanglewood hand-made acoustic guitar, Korg x3 keyboard, Roland JX-8P keyboard, Suzuki Omnichord, Hammond XB-2, EMU E6400 Sampler, Akai S3000XL Sampler, Roland Variphrase Sampler, Roland RD-500 Digital Piano, Roland JV-2080 Sound Module, Logan String Machine, GEM vintage organ, Jupiter Trombone, Yamaha Flute, Alto Melodica, Boosey & Hawkes Euphonium, two drawers packed with percussion instruments  Latin, African  you name it we have it.
Plug-ins: Waves SSL bundle, Waves Mastering bundle, Sonnox Elite (Sony Oxford) complete plug-in suite, PSP Vintage Warmer, Abbey Road Plug-Ins TG12413 EMI Limiter, Arturia V soft synths, Arturia Brass + many, many more.
Monitoring: Genelec 1029a nearfields + 7050b sub, Yamaha NS-10 nearfields driven by Hafler amp, BBC Rogers LS5/9 driven by H&H Amplifier.
