Smokestack Studios
Studios in Cardinia

Smokestack Studios Gembrook offers local and visiting musicians a state of the art, sound-proofed and acoustically treated rehearsal and pro recording room, in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges town of Gembrook. We offer daytime and night-time solo rates, as well as group rates and lock-in weekend packages. The studio is easily accessed via a flat entry, and is fully isolated and ventilated for your comfort. We also offer guitar lessons using all available studio equipment so you can learn not just to play, but how to sound your best and make the most of today's technologically advanced musical equipment. This provides clients with a minimum of 16 live recording channels. Pro Tools operates in tandem with the RME Fireface UFX Firewire 60 channel audio interface with FX and Superior Drummer 2.0 software, plus the RME OctamicII 8 Channel Mic Pre, all running on the latest 27â?³ iMac. Our brand new performance room features state-of-the-art acoustic treatments, and is connected to a professional control room utilising Pro Tools 11, the most powerful digital audio workstation available. Smokestack Studios is now available for recording bookings every day and night of the week. Room hire includes use of all Sennheiser pro vocal mics, guitar and bass amp isolation risers and a Mackie 16 channel PA with FX. There's also extra equipment available for hire including: drum kit, Auralex drum, cymbals and more. The room features reverse cycle heating/cooling, a super comfy Natuzzi leather lounge and separate bathroom. Owner and operator Paul Andrews takes pride in the personal atmosphere on offer; the main performance room is decked out with many extras not seen in standard rehearsal venues. (more).