Attica Audio

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About us

Attica Audio Recording is a rural residential recording studio located in the rolling hills of north-west Co.Donegal, Ireland.

Owned & operated by Tommy McLaughlin originally from the attic of his home, the current studio opened in 2012 & was built & designed from the ground up to be an exceptional acoustic space creating a unique and fully-featured recording environment.

Our 3000 sq.ft facility is home to a beautiful recording studio together with our client lounge, office and equipment stores. A separate 1500 sq.ft building is home to our onsite artists residence & a Studio B mix room.

Have a look about the site for everything you might need to know to plan a session here & feel free to get in touch for any advice or help we can offer.

Let's make some records.

Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphone

Studio tour

Swipe through to explore the studio and our surroundings.

Control Room 1
Control Room 2
Gear Rack A
Gear Rack B
Control Room Front Wall
Console 1
Console 2
Parkhead 1
Parkhead 2
Parkhead 3
side view of a grand piano with a reflection of the outside view
Tubetech PE1C
RE201
Rhodes
Gretsch WMP
View 1

Equipment

Console

Attica is home to a beautiful 1978 Harrison 3232b console. This 32 channel console is maintained to the highest standard and was installed by Harrison. Our console has 28 B-series modules with transformer balanced pre-amps & 4 C-series modules with transformer-less preamps.

Front on view of a Harrison 3232b recording console
Microphone cables and headphones hanging on a brick wall

Accommodation

Our onsite artists residence can accommodate up to 8 people in 4 twin/double rooms alongside a spacious living area with a fully equipped kitchen. There is also a private outdoor decking area & garden. There are plenty of lovely walks nearby & we are very close to the beautiful Glenveagh National Park & a 10 minute drive away from some stunning beaches.

We can also provide full catering services during your session, just enquire at the time of booking to arrange.

Artist Residence
Kitchen/Living Area
Artist Bedroom 1
Artist Bedroom 2

Rates / Bookings

Item Cost
Studio daily rate €350 Assistant available at additional cost.
Engineer daily rate €200 - €350 Depending on chosen engineer.
Accommodation €150 - €200 Depending on party size / room requirements.
Catering Please contact us for up to date costs. Includes lunch & dinner/dessert.
Piano tuning Please contact us for up to date costs. Per tuning / piano.

All prices are subject to 23% VAT excluding accommodation which is inclusive.

Hard drives / guitar strings / drum heads etc. are available at cost. Please enquire at time of booking.

We require a 50% deposit to confirm any booking & all balances are due on or before the last day of session.

Attica welcomes all freelance engineers. Our rates are very transparent and we’re always happy to help you accurately budget a record or project.

Vintage drums on shelves in storage

FAQs

Closeup of a Rhodes Mark 1 Stage Piano

Client records

A selection of records that have been recorded or worked on here at Attica.

Niamh Regan
Come As You Are
ASIWYFA
Megafauna
ASIWYFA
Jettison
SOAK
If I Never Know You Like This Again
SOAK
Grimtown
Soak.
Before We Forgot How To Dream
Ailbhe Reddy
Endless Affair
Ailbhe Reddy
Personal History
Pillow Queens
Leave The Light On
Pillow Queens
Rats
Pillow Queens
In Waiting
Villagers
Awayland
Villagers
Becoming A Jackal
In Their Thousands
Acrasia
AVEC
Heaven/Hell
Bell X1
Arms
Erland Cooper
Folded Landscapes
Erland Cooper
Hether Blether
Erland Cooper
Sule Skerry
Foy Vance
Joy Of Nothing
Hannah Peel
Awake But Always Dreaming
Just Mustard
Heart Under
Luke Sital-Singh
A Golden State
Luke Sital-Singh
Time Is A Riddle
Robocobra Quartet
Living Isn't Easy
ROE
That's When The Panic Sets In
Driven Snow
A Kind Of Dreaming
The Henry Girls
A Time To Grow
Ro Yourell
Commencer
Kingfishr
Shadow EP
Photo of the console meter bridge.

Contact us

To work with Tommy please email - constance@atticaaudio.ie

For all other enquiries/bookings please use the contact details below.

Attica Audio Recording, Drumdeevin, Termon, Co Donegal, F92 XA40, Ireland
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