About Me
Lofi Studios is Scotland’s no.1 recording & rehearsal complex. Part of the historic Merchant’s House building, we are situated on the west side of George Square in the heart of Glasgow City Centre.
We currently have 9 professionally soundproofed & acoustically treated rehearsal rooms, all with top of the range gear, including Marshall, Ampeg, Orange, Vox, Ashdown, Line 6, Sound City, Roland, Tama and Pearl. Our day lit recording studio boasts the latest, state of the art equipment, a spacious control room, 2 large, acoustically treated adjacent live rooms, and 2 isolation booths. All recording and rehearsal facilities are fully air conditioned with comfortable seating and wooden floors throughout.
Live PZM to CD recording facilities are supplied, free of charge, in every rehearsal room. Spacious storage lockers are free to block bookers, and free broadband wifi internet access is available via our computer stations or personal laptops. A TV lounge is provided with drinks and snacks vending, and instrument hire and accessory sales are available from the front desk. Rehearsal prices start at £17, and digital recording prices start at £80, engineer included (see below for a full list of prices). We also have our own team of accredited musical instrument tutors, along with an in-house guitar repair service.
Open 7 days a week from 12pm - 12am (except Saturdays, 12pm - 9pm) for rehearsals, and 9am onwards for recording. Opposite shops, pubs, restaurants, fast food outlets, and hotels, with main bus, rail and subway links just minutes away. For more details, please check our website www.lofi.co.uk , or call 0141-248 5050 (rehearsals) or 0141-248 7444 (recording).
NOTE! Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made at least 4 FULL DAYS (96 hours) prior to a booking to avoid charges. All cancellations must be made in person or by phone. Email or Myspace messages will not be accepted. Thanks!
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Simple Minds
The Strokes
The Ting Tings
Twin Atlantic
Arca Felix
The Dykeenies
Amy MacDonald
Tommy Reilly
1990s
Jocasta Sleeps
Popolo
Tempercalm
Anna Meldrum
Brother Louis Collective
Fred Morrison
Yashin
Flood Of Red
Drive By Argument
We Are The Physics
Ross Clark & The Scarfs Go Missing
Healthy Minds Collapse
Sucioperro
Remember Remember
The Black Alley Screens
City Of Statues
Anavris
Oscar Charlie
Little Comets
The Cinematics
Pearl & The Puppets
Cities & Skylines
My Cousin I Bid You Farewell
Mitchell Museum
Lofi has a recording option to suit your needs, no matter what your budget or timescale. Check out samples on our Myspace player. Info and pricing below:
EQUIPMENT LIST
Recording Setup: Pro Tools HD3 7.4 (with various plug-ins), Digidesign 192s, TL Audio M4 24 Channel Tube Console, Mackie Control Pro etc
Outboard: Universal Audio 2-1176LN, Line 6 Pod XT Pro, Neve 8803, API R24, API 3124+, SSL Duende, Empirical Labs EL8SX Stereo Pair, SPL Transient Designer 4 etc
Monitors: APS Aeon & Yamaha NS10N
Mics: Neumann, AKG, Blue, Royer, Sennheiser, Audix, Shure, Beyerdynamic, Rode, Yamaha etc
Guitar & bass amps: Ampeg, Fender, Marshall, Orange, Mesa Boogie, Matchless etc
Drum kits: Tama, Pearl and Roland (V & D-Drum)
Guitars & basses: Fender, Rickenbacker, Gibson, Burns, Takamine etc
If interested, please message us for a full equipment list
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We now sell gift vouchers. Buy any amount, from £5 upwards, and it can be used for booking recording or rehearsal time, as well as music lessons, with no expiration date.
'Live at Lofi' is now off and running! Once a month, we will showcase some of the UK's best new talent, with live performances and interviews, filmed in our brand new, acoustically treated rehearsal rooms. First up we have Newcastle's Little Comets. Enjoy!
Healthy Minds Collapse
Popolo
Fleet Foxes
Paper Planes
The Xcerts
Union Of Knives
Anna Meldrum
In Case Of Fire
The French Quarter
The French Wives
Ross Clark & The Scarfs Go Missing
My Cousin I Bid You Farewell
We Hung Your Leader
Sucioperro
We Are Trapped In Kansas
A Still Frame Skyline
Frightened Rabbit
Death Cab For Cutie
Remember, Remember
The National
City Of Statues
Cities And Skylines
Brother Louis Collective
Nacional
The Velcro Quartet
Jocasta Sleeps
