Source-Connect
Record and monitor from anywhere in the world.
We are open Monday to Sunday from 6am to Midnight GMT.
Health & Safety First
ALT Network is 100% open for business, however the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, clients and their families take priority.
In this respect we have taken a number of measures, based on advice from the UK Government and Public Health England, to ensure everyone passing through our studio is as safe as possible. Please read our Covid-19 Guidelines.
Reliable & Hassle-free
- No cancellation fees.
- Pre-session connection rehearsal free of charge.
- Book by the hour for £85.00 inc VAT flat rate.
Work Remotely with Source Connect.
ISDN quality audio recording from anywhere in the world with internet access. Directly pull your audio files into Pro Tools.
A Unique Studio
We are all aware that to help reduce the spread of coronavirus we need to stay apart. Luckily our unique studio lends itself perfectly to social distancing. Our studio used to be a Lloyds Bank and our spacious Live Room, the Vault.
Source-Connect the industry-standard
While ISDN has been the industry standard for more than 30 years to digitally connect and take part in a recording sessions from remote locations across the globe, Source-Connect is now the new industry standard replacement for ISDN.
Source-Connect enables its users to bridge into any ISDN line, making the need for an actual ISDN line obsolete. It also boasts audio quality on par with that of an ISDN line, enabling every user to achieve the connectivity required for smooth audio project management.
Source-Connect makes remote recording sessions reliable and hassle-free from anywhere in the world with internet access. It even offers a plugin to connect directly to Pro Tools that allows users to directly pull audio files into Pro Tools for post-production work.
A Selection of Our Happy Clients
Record and monitor from anywhere in the world.
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Studio Facilities
The combination of a private entrance, 1 meter thick reinforced concrete walls, CCTV connection to the Control Room and fully adjustable sound treatment, make the ALT Network an unrivalled experience in sound isolation.
The ALT Network control room is bright and spacious, which can comfortably accommodate eight or more clients plus engineers. Equipped to the highest professional standard the studio has been designed to cope with even the most demanding sessions.
In addition to the Pro Tools HD3 system and C24 control panel the studio also offers Multi screen AV syncing, 5.1 surround sound mixing, top end Mastering and ISDN Broadcast Recording.
Technical Overview
- Digidesign® C|24® control surfaces
- Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel Systems
- Pro Tools® 8 Software
- ISDN – ProntoNet LC+
- A full array of plug-ins inc Waves Gold , V-Series and more
- Genelec 8040s Monitoring
- Extensive selection of backline and synth applications
- Every video format including Quicktime/MPEG, Digibeta/SP/IMX & HD
- Multi-screen visual formatting (42″ LCD and Plasma)
- Dolby Stream delivery
- Allen & Heath GL 32 Trk for analogue mixing
ALT Network hosts a unique Live Room connected via CCTV to the control room. The building used to be a bank and this spacious live room is in fact the old vault. This subterranean room benefits from 1 meter thick reinforced concrete walls. In combination with the fully adjustable sound treatment, this live room offers a unrivalled experience in sound isolation.
Whether laying crisp voice over at extremely low thresholds or attempting to capture the feel of extremely loud live sound of percussion, this live room can be utilised to offer a faultless recording experience. Moveable isolation screens and adjustable reflective tiling are used to ascertain the exact degree of brightness demanded by your precision recording.
ALT Network Covid-19 Guidelines
Overview
We are closely monitoring all the advice from the government and will update our guidelines as soon as we make any changes to our business practices.
The guidelines presented here only apply to people who are physically attending ALT Network.
We recommend you read the Musicians Union Guidance on Recording session safety advice for freelance musicians during Covid-19.
These guidelines were last updated on Monday 14th September 2020 @ 12:25 am.
Pre-Visit Requirements
To enable the ALT Network team to properly prepare for your visit we need you to confirm:
- The number of people you wish to attend the recording session.
- The contact details for each person attending the recording session.
- That none of your party has or has had COVID-19 symptoms 10 days before your visit.
- That none of your party is from a household where someone is self-isolating.
This information will be collected before you attend your recording session.
Travelling
To protect personnel at ALT Network and help reduce transmission in the wider community:
- We ask everybody to follow GOV.UK and TfL guidance, particularly on public transport, when travelling to and from ALT Network.
- ALT Network does not cover cab charges for engineers or assistants to and from the studio.
Face Masks, PPE & Personal Hygiene
We ask that all clients, crew, visitors & musicians supply their own face coverings or PPE and that face coverings are worn when using the communal areas of our premises during your recording session.
To reduce the possibility of transmission on-site we are providing:
- Sanitising stations and signage at external entry and studio entry points.
- Advisory / guidance hand wash signage in all bathrooms.
- Single use paper towels in all toilet facilities.
- Pedal operated waste bins in all areas.
Please use the Hand Sanitiser provided upon entry and when leaving the studio. We encourage their regular use during your recording session.
Staff Training & Communication
To keep all personnel informed and ensure safe practice:
- All our staff have been briefed thoroughly on hygiene and cleanliness and the increased need to uphold this throughout the studio and in communal areas.
- All our staff members adhere to the government guidelines of isolating themselves for 14 days if they are experiencing any signs associated with Covid-19, we will inform clients immediately if this occurs.
- Signage reminding staff to wipe down kitchen touch points (i.e. kettle handles/coffee machines) to be clearly displayed and antibacterial spray provided to do this.
- Assistants and engineers who are asked to do food runs by clients should not handle cash, payments should be made by card only.
- All our staff are committed to washing their hands at regular intervals, particularly when entering, or re-entering buildings.
Catering
To keep all personnel safe during breaks:
- Kitchen facilities only to be used by ALT Network staff.
- No food preparation to be done by clients, all refreshments e.g. tea/coffee to be be made by staff) and clearly marked as such.
- Musicians are asked to bring all food/drink that they require for the day with them.
- Clients and musicians are asked to eat at their seats/station or in space provide outside.
- Musicians are asked to take all their waste/rubbish home with them or use pedal bins provided.
COVID-19 Specific Cleaning
To remove possible contamination of surfaces and equipment ALT Network will:
- Disinfect common touch areas, in the morning and throughout the day after session breaks.
- Perform deep cleaning of the studio between projects and sessions.
- Specific cleaning of musician equipment: chairs, headphones, music stands.
- Specific cleaning protocols for personnel responsible for studio equipment.
During Your Recording Session
- You will be responsible for managing your own people, equipment, and activities inside the studio space in accordance with the Government’s requirements for hygiene and distancing procedures.
- Clients to limit the number of people attending sessions to the absolute minimum in order to streamline the number of people passing through the studio.
- If clients are feeling unwell on the day of the session or are exhibiting any signs associated with Covid-19 please do not attend the session and contact us immediately either by email on support@wapp.altrecordingstudios.com or call +44 (0)1273 711 749.
- Session start times are staggered to avoid unnecessary contact.
- All attendees names and contact details to be provided before the session.
- Non-essential parties are able to join the session via Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet.
- Only those on the booking form will be allowed access to the building. Identify may be required.
- Clients are encouraged to bring their own keyboard and mouse to use in the studio if preferred.
- A separate toilet has been allocated to the studio and is clearly signposted.
- In the event of clients not adhering to these guidelines the session may be stopped and clients will be asked to leave the building. In this event the session costs will be non refundable.
After Your Recording Session
If you or anyone who you have brought to the studio develops COVID-19 symptoms within 14 days of the date of the visit, or if you are advised to self-isolate during that period, please let us know without delay.
Should you have any questions on our Covid-19 procedures or require further any information please contact us on support@wapp.altrecordingstudios.com or call +44 (0)1273 711 749 or complete the form below.