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Recording studio
The Edge Recording Studio is a creative hub where stories come to life in all their forms.
Whether you're recording a podcast, producing screen audio, crafting a compelling narrative, or laying down tracks for your next music project, the studio is equipped to support your creative journey.
With professional-grade equipment, The Edge is a place for storytellers, musicians, podcasters, and creators of all kinds to explore their ideas and share their voices.
The Edge's recording studio is available to be booked by State Library members if you have completed a recording studio induction.
Access
Explore and get support from staff during Open lab at The Edge, open every Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 5 pm, and Thursdays from 1:30–8 pm. You can join our Hack the evening community meetup every Thursday from 5 pm, where staff are on hand to help you access equipment as capacity and demand permit.
While State Library is pausing standard inductions during July and August, the recording studio will remain accessible during hack the evening starting 18 June, with a specialist facilitator available to assist with short projects in 1-hour slots (first-come, first-served basis).
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Explore our audio equipment that you can use for free during Open lab and The Edge’s general opening hours, including industry-standard audio and mixing software in the Digital Media Lab.
Check out getting started for further terms of use and FAQs.
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Equipment and software
Find out what equipment and software is available for use in the studio.
Main Recording Equipment Setup
- 2020 Apple Mac Pro
- MOTU 16A Audio Interferface
- Ableton Push 2
- Native Instruments Maschine
- Korg Triton Taktile Keyboard
- Denon CD/ Tape player
Other equipment available
- RODE Caster Pro II
- Round desk with desk mic stands for podcast and interviewing
- Sheet music stand
- Various mic stands
- Mic cables
Audio Monitoring
- Audient Nero Monitor controller
- Adam A8X Nearfield Monitors
- KRK S10 active subwoofer
- Sennheiser HD 280 pro headphones
- Denon DN-200BR Bluetooth Receiver
Microphone Pre-amplifiers
- JLM Audio 99v
- JLM Audo NV500
- JLM Audio TG500
- Behringer ADA8200 Microphone/Line Preamplifier (8 Channel)
Hardware Compressors
- JLM Audio LA500A
- JLM Audio FC500A
Analogue Synthesisers
- Behringer Monopoly
- Moog Grandmother
DAW Software
- Pro Tools 2020
- Ableton Live Suite 12
- Logic Pro X
- Reaper
- Izotope RX 7 Standard
- Garage Band
- Fruity Loops Studio Producer Edition
- Audacity
Virtual Instruments and Plug-ins
- CueMix Pro - Digital IO patchbay
- Native Instruments Komplete 12 Ultimate
- Slate Digital All Access pass (subscription)
- Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle (subscription)
- UAD Spark Plugins (subscription)
- Izotope Music Production Suite 3
- Shure SM7b cardioid dynamic (x2)
- Nuemann TLM193 cardioid condensor
- Nuemann TLM107 multi-pattern condensor
- AKG C414 XLII Matched Pair multi-pattern condensor
- RODE Broadcaster end-address broadcast condenser (x2)
- RODE Podcaster USB Broadcast condensor (USB connection with headphone output)
- RODE NT 5 compact 1/2“ cardioid condenser (pair) x 2
- RODE K2 - variable pattern dual 1” valve condenser
- RODE NT-SF1 soundfield ambisonic
FAQs
Refresh your knowledge with our troubleshooting FAQs.
If you don’t have booking permissions, you can still use the studio during Hack the Evening on Thursdays from 5 pm. A specialist facilitator is available to support short projects in 1-hour, first-come, first-served sessions.
To gain booking permissions, you'll need to complete an induction.
Yes. As long as an inducted State Library member makes the booking, you can bring up to 6 people into The Edge Recording Studio. The maximum total capacity is 10 people.
Please allow up to 48 hours for your induction to be processed before booking access is enabled.
No. The room provides strong sound isolation, but it is not fully soundproof. Some external noise may still be heard, and loud sounds from inside the room can also carry outside.
Recording studio resources
Explore our resource guides to learn more about using our Recording studio.
