ScopeMedia StudiosBook

Hire · SE5 9HW, South London · from £35 · open 7 days

The music studio. A booth, a desk, an engineer if you want one.

Book it dry and run it yourself, or put an engineer on the desk. Neither costs you a full day.

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The music studio lit by violet LED strips, with the desk, monitors and vocal booth.

The room for it

The music studio lit by violet LED strips, with the desk, monitors and vocal booth.
Music StudioA treated vocal booth, a large-diaphragm condenser and nearfield monitors, in a room that is properly panelled and foam treated, not improvised.From £35

How it works

  1. 01Dry or engineeredDry hire starts at two hours. With an engineer it is hourly.
  2. 02Bring your sessionTell us what you are tracking and we will tell you honestly if the room fits it.
  3. 03Use the buildingKitchen and client lounge are in the same unit.

In the building with every booking

  • Kitchen
  • Dressing and prep room
  • Client lounge
  • High-speed Wi-Fi
  • Parking

Anything not listed — ceiling heights, cove dimensions, power, capacities — is on request rather than guessed at. Ask us and you will get an exact answer.

Worth reading first

Recording Studio Dry Hire vs an EngineerDry hire is £40 for two hours. An engineer is £35 an hour on top of nothing. The real question is whether the person on the desk is worth the difference.Recording Voiceover: The Booth or the Room?Scope has two rooms that record clean spoken word: a treated vocal booth and a sound-treated studio. Which one your voiceover session wants, and why.Podcast Recording: What You Actually NeedListeners forgive soft video and never forgive echo. Room first, mic technique second, gear last — and the recording mistakes no edit can undo.

Straight answers

What does recording studio hire london cost at Scope?
Music Studio starts at £35. Set-up and pack-down are inside your booked time.
What is the difference between dry hire and with an engineer?
Dry hire is the room and the gear, run by you, from £40 for two hours. With an engineer on the desk it is £35 an hour and someone who knows the room is tracking and mixing with you.
What is in the booth?
A treated vocal booth with a large-diaphragm condenser, nearfield monitors and acoustic panelling. Anything beyond that, ask before the day and we will confirm it in writing.

More in the full FAQ.

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