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A studio's patchbay is part maintenance log, part confession and part map of every session that has passed through the room. Here's how UK artists and producers can read the wiring before they put down a deposit.
When Britain's studio doors close, the consoles do not always go quietly. This is a field guide to the Neve, SSL and EMI desks that have been rescued, stored, exported and sometimes brought home, and to the engineers who keep them alive.
From Victorian churches to cotton mills, the UK’s most characterful recording studios often hide inside listed buildings. We tour seven of them — not just for the gear, but for the lessons their stone, brick and timber offer any producer working in an unusual space.