Free House Studios is a state of the art, boutique recording studio in Bristol City Centre, run by me - engineer/producer Sam Dyson, offering the highest quality analogue and digital recording. The live room is the perfect space for recording drum kits, guitar and bass amps and vocals as well as horn and string sections and less traditional, acoustic instruments.
The vocal booth is an acoustically 'dead' space and suits rap vocals, sound design and voiceover recordings. My selection of industry standard microphones, DI boxes, preamps and converters ensure flawlessly transparent recordings. Come and make your music in a relaxed, professional environment designed to draw the creativity out of a performer for the best possible recording.
The vocal booth is an acoustically 'dead' space and suits rap vocals, sound design and voiceover recordings. My selection of industry standard microphones, DI boxes, preamps and converters ensure flawlessly transparent recordings. Come and make your music in a relaxed, professional environment designed to draw the creativity out of a performer for the best possible recording.
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Oliver Cant
Jul 27, 2021
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Our band, Civil War Ghost, did a drum session here only a few days ago. I have say I'm honestly blown away. Sam, who runs the place (presumably) by himself, is an absolute pro who knows his gear, more importantly how to use it, and is so easy to get along with.
We initially picked the place as it was a small, heavily deadened space that was ideal for recording drums. What surpassed all our expectations was Sam's vast array of knowledge, professionalism and patience. He got the sound of the drums so on point that we're likely to not even touch them that much, come mixing time! Such a great place
We initially picked the place as it was a small, heavily deadened space that was ideal for recording drums. What surpassed all our expectations was Sam's vast array of knowledge, professionalism and patience. He got the sound of the drums so on point that we're likely to not even touch them that much, come mixing time! Such a great place
Clare Brophy
Apr 08, 2021
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James Tomlinson
Jan 27, 2019
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Leah Paul Burling
Nov 20, 2018
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Edward Lawrence
Oct 09, 2018
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Rose Sumner
Sep 13, 2018
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Thomas Boord-James
Nov 12, 2017
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Liz Smalldridge
Aug 30, 2016
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Stuart Saint
Nov 15, 2015
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I had the greatest time at Free House Studios, recording the soundtrack to my new theatre production. Such a brilliant, relaxed environment to be free and creative. Sam looked after us very well and was extremely accommodating to what was required. The results being a higher quality recording than I could of imagined. Sam has the patients of a saint and is uber skilled. Technical wiz! Overall a flawless experience and we shall be returning without a doubt, I couldn't recommend Free House & Sam Dyson more. Plus endless cracking cuppa's on tap, which made the stay even more delightful.
Simon Cooper
Oct 08, 2015
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Dean L.
Sep 14, 2015
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We spent a Sunday afternoon at free house studios recording our demo and had an absolute blast! We’d never recorded as a band before and it had been several years since any of us had recorded in other bands but Sam made us feel comfortable and welcome straight away. Sam understood our musical style as quickly as our sense of humour and when he wasn’t giving us his input on the track he was joining in on the banter and jokes. Sam was also able to figure out quick solutions to recording obstacles (such as whether to use a click or not) in order to make the most of our time in the studio and was
Foxo Health
Jul 23, 2015
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Two thumbs up! I spent the day recording in Free house Studios and had an excellent experience. Sam gave a fantastic service and managed to produce the sound I was looking for. In particular I was looking to produce a unique vocal sound and the finished product is perfect. Sam knows his stuff and is clearly experienced. He has very good ear and his mixing of my track was spot on. He made me feel very relaxed and there was no hint of impatience as I recorded re take after retake trying to deliver the right expression. As well as understanding the right track mood I was looking for (which was had
Little Moon
Jun 02, 2015
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Free House was incredibly welcoming and willing to put in as many hours as it took. Excellent value for money, and it goes without saying that a friendly attitude and the maintenance of enthusiasm (for basically a straight 48 hours) go a long way in making the whole enterprise fun and productive. Even the pre-mix sounded amazing and can't wait to hear the final result! Sam has a diverse knowledge of music and does his recordings well (drums fully mic'd up etc).
Tom Levy
Jan 01, 2015
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The studio is modest, but on being welcomed in and starting the recording we found it was thoroughly enjoyable. Sam was very understanding when mistakes were made and we had to start all over again: he calmly told us what to do and was very patient. The wait for the songs to be fine-tuned and finished wasn’t long and soon enough it was done. We took the disc home and listened. We recorded four pieces in total. Two of them were perfect and the other two not quite up to the same standard, although still good. So we emailed back asking if Sam could change some things for us and he happily did so
