Studio 1 features a Pro Tools control surface built upon rock solid Pro Tools HDX system.
Genelec near field monitoring and JBL Control 1's for TV backup. Large Monitor for client viewing.
Loaded with pre-digitized - fully searchable sound effects system for instant sonic gratification.
Comfortable control room area, with desk for working and vocal booth.
Studio 2 also features a Pro Tools control surface built upon a rock solid Pro Tools HDX system.
Genelec near field monitoring and JBL Control 1's for TV backup. Large Monitor for client viewing.
Loaded with pre-digitized - fully searchable sound effects system for instant sonic gratification.
Comfortable control room area and vocal booth.
Studio 3 features an expanded Avid S6 console, Pro Tools HDX system and Genelec 5.1 surround sound system.
The large control room was designed for 5.1 surround mixing and has all the gizmos needed for High Def delivery formats.
The large booth is a custom designed space built by IAC Acoustics, has multiple Mic sources and can accomodate up to 10 people.
Tracklaying is an affordable way to prepare projects for studio mixing.
It has access to the same huge bank of sound effects as the studios and can also access our whole projects archive to find any sound at our fingertips.
Tracklay is best suited to long form projects like drama, animation but is also suited to intense sound design on short form projects.
We have completed ADR work for a number of high end TV drama & film projects, including Dr Who, Line of Duty etc.
We offer multiple mic setups including 416, COS-11d along with visual and audio cue aids for the artists, beeps and/or wipes.
We would require cues before the session in either writtten PDF form or MIDI file exported from EDi Cue or similar.
For connections to other studios we use Source Connect Pro or a variety of browser based VOIP applications, eg Zoom, Teams etc.
We can record with talent based elsewhere or connect to other studios with an artist present at our facilities.
Our Source Connect ID is crancaudio.
We can accept and ingest material from a variety of tape or file based formats.
Picture sources can be from H.264, DNxHD, MXF files or other codecs, as long as the audio is sent separately as OMF or AAF.
We can output Final mix files and full stem mixes such as Mix minus and/or individual dialogue/fx/music elements.
We have on site Digibeta, HDCAM and HDCAM SR VTRs.
Cranc is located in Llandaff, Cardiff.
It has good links with the M4, both east and westbound and is close to Cardiff city centre.
We do offer some parking on site and there is additional free parking located nearby.