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‘Studio Engineer of the Year’ Nomination!

Nominated for ‘Studio Engineer of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards!

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Rose Croft Studio

rosecroftstudio

Home studio for Recording, mixing, mastering, post production. Based in the Highlands. Run by engineer, producer and musician Barry Reid.

Rose Croft Studio
Amp service done today! The old valves in my VOX A Amp service done today! The old valves in my VOX AC15  had started to sound weird and bit rubbish and so it was time to install some new ones… plus the reverb tank had gone faulty too so I installed a new replacement from MOD, which sounds huge 💥 

This amp made an appearance on a track from Lauren MacColl’s album ‘Landskein’ but it wasn’t used in a conventional way… By using a freeze pedal, I grabbed a bit of Lauren’s fiddle sound and created a drone, then played this through an octave pedal and then into the Vox, which was placed in the middle of a lovely wooden village hall in Abriachan… the volume was turned up loud to make the walls of the hall vibrate. The resulting sound was then recorded back into the pro tools session using various room mics and used as the background drone for Lauren’s performance of the melody A’ Cheapsch na Fàsach. 

New valves and reverb tank from @watfordvalves
Hökköpolska, the third single from the band FEL Hökköpolska,  the third single from the band FELL LINE is out now! 

Lovely sounds coming from Chlöe Bryce, Megan Macdonald and Calum McIlroy. Big thanks to Fell Line for asking me to mix their recent releases! 

Recorded by @andreagobbimusicproduction at GloWormRecording, Glasgow
Mixed by @barryreidmusic at @rosecroftstudio, Muir of Ord
Mastered by @chriswaitesounds at Gran’s House Studios, Biggar

Artwork by @orlastevens 

Distributed by Glo Music
Fantastic to have Maia Eden in the studio today, r Fantastic to have Maia Eden in the studio today, recording a couple of songs for upcoming new album. Sounding great!
Very pleased with my three newly constructed floor Very pleased with my three newly constructed floor standing  sound dividers, made especially for the recent location recording for Grace Stewart-Skinner’s upcoming album. These are ideal for live recordings when all the musicians are in the same room, isolating the individual instruments for better sound but also allowing musicians to have a clear line of sight with each other whilst they play. They took a bit of time to build but worth it in the end! The recording took place at the Old Storehouse by Evanton and was a lovely setting to record an album.
Working on album mix revisions today, with the sto Working on album mix revisions today, with the stove on… even though the sun is out (still that time of year 😂)
A wee look back to recording and mixing Iseabail S A wee look back to recording and mixing Iseabail Strachan’s album, here at Rose Croft Studio and also Stiùidio Ostaig in Skye. The album features Iseabail’s lovely singing, along with banjo, guitar, accordian and also some special guest musicians joining too 👍
I’ve been able to bring in a few new additions t I’ve been able to bring in a few new additions to the studio over the course of this year, including the latest purchase of a Stam 87i microphone, a superb copy of the original vintage Neumann U87. I’ve used the vintage U87 many times over the years and the Stam sounds exactly how i remember it! A hugely useful microphone for any situation. 
An Audient ASP880 now takes its place in the rack for 8 mic pre amps either in the studio or easily taken away for location recording which is super handy. 
Other useful pieces of kit include a classic AKG D112 kick drum mic, a nifty wee sample player/drum machine by Elektron called the Model Samples, an SSL plugin controller by Rocksolid Audio and finally a patch bay for accessing all the studio pres quickly and efficiently! Looking forward to the next few sessions and getting to use the new kit!
CHURCH STREET SHUFFLE | The 5 day Weekend Out now CHURCH STREET SHUFFLE | The 5 day Weekend

Out now and available on Bandcamp and iTunes so get yourself a digital download or order the CD!

Brilliant tunes and arrangements from Neil Ewart on fiddle and Ali MacQuarrie on guitar. 
I had a load of fun adding some synth keyboards and beats to the tracks too. All recorded and mixed here at Rose Croft Studio. 

BANDCAMP
churchstreetshuffle.bandcamp.com/album/the-five-day-weekend

ITUNES
music.apple.com/gb/album/the-five-day-weekend/1744328993
Looking back at the start of recording the album w Looking back at the start of recording the album with @fromthegroundband with this amazing team! 
Initial recording took place at Gorbals Sound Studio One in Glasgow and what a fantastic studio to engineer in - A stunning custom Neve 5088 in the control room and a bunch of really nice sounding rooms and mics including a vintage Neumann U67. We had not one but two different drum kits setup by @itspauljennings so we had two different styles of drum sound to play with on the album… one ‘tight’ kit and one ‘big’ sounding kit! I had a LOT of mics setup and pretty much used all the channels on the Neve!! It’s such an enjoyable console to use👌
Laura-Beth Salter | Ali Hutton ‘FROM THE GROUN Laura-Beth Salter | Ali Hutton 

‘FROM THE GROUND’

“an ode to nature and its infinite power to heal”

GET THE NEW ALBUM and order a T-shirt! ⬇️

fromtheground.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-ground
Delighted to have been working with Rachel Campbel Delighted to have been working with Rachel Campbell on what will now become an album!! Still a bit of work to do on ‘A Garland of Bluebells’ but we already have a wonderful collection of tunes and songs recorded. Can’t wait to get back to it!
An absolute pleasure to work on this album with @ An absolute pleasure to work on this album with 
@fromthegroundband !! Looking forward to the release of the album! 
Brilliant music and great times engineering the recordings @gorbalssound and @granshousestudio 

@barryreidmusic
HEISK’s new album HEADSTRONG will be out on the HEISK’s new album HEADSTRONG will be out on the 26th January 2024! 

Pre Order the CD and 
VINYL NOW >>> Link in @heiskmusic bio <<<

Mixed at Rose Croft Studio by @barryreidmusic 
Recorded at Glo-Worm recording by @rossdavidsaunders 
Produced by @krayg_miqman_music 
Mastered by @katietavini 
Album artwork @mollyhankinson.studio 

#newalbum #albumlaunch #newmusic #celticconnections #womeninmusic #badbitches #studiomixing #scottishmusicscene
UDDEVALLA, will be released on Friday 15th Decembe UDDEVALLA, will be released on Friday 15th December 2023! 

Pre-orders are available now from Laurencollier.co 

On Uddevalla:
Lauren Collier: Fiddle, Vocals + Production
Calum Muir: Guitars + Synths
@itspauljennings: Drums + Percussion
@jameslindsaymusic: Bass + Moog
@rossainsliepipes : Whistle + Bansuri
@barryreidmusic : Production + Mix
@chriswaitesounds: Mastering
@mushetofernandez: Artwork

📷 @itspauljennings
Just finished mixing an album with the fantastic d Just finished mixing an album with the fantastic duo @churchstreetshuffle which we’ve been recording over the last few months. Really brilliant performances and arrangements from Neil Ewart and Ali MacQuarrie on fiddle and guitar! They also gave me free reign to add keyboards, moog synths, drums, percussion and other production too which was LOADS of fun! Really happy with how it’s turned out! Now just the mastering process to go 👍 

📷 @ivansteele_
Lauren Collier’s debut album will be released on Lauren Collier’s debut album will be released on the 15th of December!! 

Pre orders are available from Lauren’s website. 

We recorded the album in Glo-Worm Studios Glasgow, followed by post production and mixing here at Rose Croft Studio. 

Lauren Collier: Fiddle + Vocals
Calum Muir: Guitars + Synths
Paul Jennings: Drums + Percussion
James Lindsay: Bass + Moog
Ross Ainslie: Whistle + Bansuri
Barry Reid: Record + Mix/production 
Chris Waite : Mastering

📷 Paul Jennings
Latest single from HEISK is OUT NOW! . . Mixed at Latest single from HEISK is OUT NOW! 
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Mixed at Rose Croft Studio by Barry Reid
@heiskmusic @barryreidmusic 
Recorded @glowormrecording by @rossdavidsaunders 
Produced by @krayg_miqman_music
This was totally epic to mix here at the studio!! This was totally epic to mix here at the studio!! Absolutely banging! Check it out on all the major streaming services. Such an incredible band 🔊 Thank you to @heiskmusic @krayg_miqman_music @rossdavidsaunders @katietavini
Great to have Brian and Orla recording here in the Great to have Brian and Orla recording here in the studio today! New song sounding fantastic 👍 @brianoheadhra @orla_nieadhra
A vocal recording setup in the control room of Ros A vocal recording setup in the control room of Rose Croft Studio. Lawson L47 microphone, with p16 headphone mixer. I’ve used these mixers countless times in Glo-worm studios and find them to be indispensable now as they give all the control of headphone balance to the performer. The L47 FET microphone suits many vocalists and has a lower noise floor than other mics which can be very useful, particularly on quiet vocalists. Also fantastic on kick drums 💥@barryreidmusic @lawsonmicrophones @behringer @glowormrecording
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Barry Reid Music

barryreidmusic

Musician and producer based in the Highlands of Scotland. Get my album ‘Breathing Space’ from bandcamp via link below 👇

Barry Reid Music
This SATURDAY!! Croft No. Five will be playing at This SATURDAY!! Croft No. Five will be playing at the Old Fruitmarket as part of Celtic Connections! Tickets still available so come down for a dance!
Soo…. on the 31st of January at Celtic connectio Soo…. on the 31st of January at Celtic connections i’ll be playing with a brand new band FROM THE GROUND  and the music is EPIC! So come and see us at the Òran Mór!!
Looking forward to playing with this amazing band Looking forward to playing with this amazing band at Celtic Connections! Laura-Beth Salter and Ali Hutton’s ‘FROM THE GROUND’ at Òran Mor 31st Jan.
@skyelivefest was some craic!! Back on the festiva @skyelivefest was some craic!! Back on the festival circuit with Croft No.Five and it was a banging night. Sad to see @niteworksband last gig in Skye but it was an absolute blinder. The weather did not disappoint either and we were even treated to the northern lights!
It was an absolute pleasure to work on this album It was an absolute pleasure to work on this album with @fromtheground !! 
Brilliant music and great times engineering the recordings in @gorbalssound and @granshousestudio

@rosecroftstudio
Looking forward to performing on this special gig Looking forward to performing on this special gig at Celtic Connections with the wonderful poet Jim Mackintosh on the 24th of Jan! 
A stellar lineup including Ali Hutton Patsy Reid Fiona Hunter & special guests Doli MacLennan & Margaret Bennett.
The Banes o the Turas - a weave of tunes & words inspired by Hamish Henderson.
I have a new addition to the pedalboard / studio, I have a new addition to the pedalboard / studio, called the microcosm! Creating beautiful soundscapes has never been more enjoyable, with seemingly endless options… I’ll be putting audio through this at every opportunity! 

TUNE: ‘Breathing Space’ from my album of the same name - link in bio. 

@rosecroftstudio 
@hologram_electronics 

#microcosm #pedals #guitar #reverend #neumann #scottishmusic
It was great to do a wee performance of one of my It was great to do a wee performance of one of my tunes at Storylands Sessions with Hamish Napier! We played one off the album called Ùine a Dh’fhalbh’ (Times gone by)

Big thanks to @hamishgrantnapier and @merrynglover What a lovely night of stories, poems and music! 

@storylandssessions
Very much looking forward to playing a few festiva Very much looking forward to playing a few festivals again with Croft No. Five next year! Including Belladrum, The Reeling, Skye Live and the Gathering. Should be lots of fun! Maybe see you there?
Latest single from HEISK is OUT NOW! . . Mixed at Latest single from HEISK is OUT NOW! 
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Mixed at Rose Croft Studio by Barry Reid
@heiskmusic @barryreidmusic 
Recorded @glowormrecording by @rossdavidsaunders 
Produced by @krayg_miqman_music
SOUND ON 🔉 The sounds of my local woods, as f SOUND ON 🔉 

The sounds of my local woods, as featured at the end of the title track of my album ‘Breathing Space’. It takes time to capture sound recordings like this and usually takes a few attempts to get the desired results. Once the recording has started, you need to stay really still as absolutely everything gets picked up by the microphones. It becomes a mindful task and it really focuses your hearing. At other times there would often be the very distant hum of road traffic or a plane in the sky… however this was captured not long after lockdown and so road and air traffic was much lower. I went back to the woods on several other occasions to get the timelapse clips, which take even longer to do… with a 10 second clip taking around an hour of photos. A bit of prediction is required to judge where the sun rays go as they pass through the trees. @rosecroftstudio #mindfullness #scottishhighlands
The sound of Loch nam Bonnach, with roaring stags The sound of Loch nam Bonnach, with roaring stags on the distant hillside. This is one of the sound recordings featured on my album ‘BREATHING SPACE’. This loch is one of my favourite places and i’ve been visiting since I was young. The album is available on all platforms, including Bandcamp (best), iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon music. See bio for bandcamp link.
That’s the new Daimh album ‘SULA’ released! That’s the new Daimh album ‘SULA’ released! Thanks again to the band for asking me to record and mix the album. This time we recorded up at the amazing Black Bay Studio on the island of Great Bernera, Lewis. Additional recording at Glo-Worm studios Glasgow and here at Rose Croft Studio. Mixed at Rose Croft Studio 👍 @daimhmusic @black_bay_studio @glowormrecording
This was such a beautiful album to be a part of! A This was such a beautiful album to be a part of! A huge thank you to Lauren for asking me to record and mix the album ‘HAAR’. Out 2nd June!  Incredible playing from @maccolllauren @rachelnewtonmusic @annamassie @mairearad @jofaustin @alice_in_cello_land @jameslindsaymusic
IT'S BANDCAMP FRIDAY! And its also a whole year si IT'S BANDCAMP FRIDAY! And its also a whole year since I released my album BREATHING SPACE! It's still available on my bandcamp page so get yourself a CD or download the digital album. www.barryreid.bandcamp.com

It's been great to hear from you all and that you've been enjoying the album - Thank you for the lovely messages and comments.
Well it's an honour to be nominated for 'Studio En Well it's an honour to be nominated for 'Studio Engineer of the Year' at the Scots Trad Music Awards! I've been working on a number of albums this year with some really fantastic musicians, including Fiona Mackenzie, Lauren Collier, Iain Fraser, Olivia Ross, Fin Moore, Laura-Beth Salter & Ali Hutton, Emma Tomlinson, Tina Jordan Rees... and I even released my very own debut album 'Breathing Space'! Best of luck to all the nominees 🙂
Big thanks to The Living Tradition Magazine and Iv Big thanks to The Living Tradition Magazine and Ivan Emke for this excellent review of Breathing Space! Featuring in their June/July issue. 

‘This is a deftly-produced release with an intricate
layering of sounds, and a charming dance of the
interplay of nature, melody and electronics’

BREATHING SPACE: link in bio.
A track from my new album BREATHING SPACE was play A track from my new album BREATHING SPACE was played on the Radio 2 Folk Show this week! ‘If Six was Twelve’ featuring Hamish Napier on flute. 

You can catch it again on BBC Sounds, Radio 2 ‘The Folk Show’ 

Buy the album - link in bio. 

Thanks Mark Radcliffe @bbcradio2 @hamishgrantnapier
‘BREATHING SPACE’ barryreid.bandcamp.com #b ‘BREATHING SPACE’

barryreid.bandcamp.com 

#bandcampfriday
It was great to chat with Bruce on Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk Show about the new album ‘Breathing Space’ last night! 

Thanks @blazinbruce_ and @greenladybroadcasting 

Bandcamp Friday is here again so head over to barryreid.bandcamp.com 

#bandcampfriday
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