Recording studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Professional broadcast quality recording studio
Looking for the best broadcast quality recording studio in Mexico? Look no further. Troubled Clef Studios, nestled in the idyllic, peaceful and serene outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, offers clients the ultimate experience in bringing their creative ideas to life. We provide perfectly tuned acoustic rooms with over 7,500 square feet of recording space, designed by the world’s best acousticians, along with over 50 vintage and modern microphones, one of the few Neve 8232 vintage consoles and the best computer technology to ensure that your recordings are the best they can be.
Troubled Clef Studios is designed for audio professionals. This is not a home or project studio, but a serious & creative place where professionals come to record. In a world where anyone can claim to have a recording studio in a spare room in their house, Troubled Clef follows in the same path as the best large, professional recording studios in the world. Where hit records are recorded, feature films are scored and mixed, video game composers mix their best work, and audio narrators become famous.
We care about your recorded product – both the quality of the product, but the dedication to professional and timely delivery. Our decades of experience in the production world, from Hollywood to London, means that we can exceed the expectations of any discerning client. From music to film to TV to narration to video game audio production, we give you the best experience, equipment and environment.
Yet we are affordable. We benefit from the economic advantage of Mexico as well as not being in a city where a hotel room costs $500 a night to stay there. This is why clients from all over the world come to Troubled Clef Studios to record, and can stay as long as they need to get the product recorded that they really desire.
Our technology allows us to work with clients anywhere in the world. We use the best online collaboration tools that ensures that artists, producers, management, and any other stakeholders in your project can participate in real-time from anywhere on the planet, while any client in the studio gets to enjoy the benefit of being in the beautiful and artistically creative town of San Miguel de Allende.
Escape to Troubled Clef Studios and create the best work of your life.
Destination Studio
San Miguel de Allende
The recording studio is located in San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico. This is a destination city for worldwide travelers and is ranked #1 ‘Best small city in the world’ by Forbes Magazine, and similar ranking by Conde Nast traveler since 2014.
Our goals for Troubled Clef Studio are:
- To provide world class recording studio facilities that can rival any major Hollywood recording studio
- To provide a “destination” for worldwide artists to come and create their music in what could only be considered a musical utopia – a haven for quiet reflection,creation and in a city that is a traveler’s destination, which is only about a few hours flight from major music production centers in the USA (Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City), but also serviced through Mexico City airport to London, Tokyo, Sydney, etc.
When you come to San Miguel, you will be overcome with the sense of art. This is a city that resonates in art in all forms, and features some of the best in the world who come to San Miguel for a slower pace of life. The economics of Mexico really help take the pressure off of having to hustle all the time to just survive. Here in San Miguel, everyone is easy going, there is little to no crime, and with over 300 high quality restaurants and accommodation from 5-star luxury to affordable AirBnB's everywhere, there's something for everyone. Read More..
History
Record in a room designed like Sir George Martin's famous Montserrat studio
Our recording room has been designed like the famous recording room at Montserrat's most famous studio, in the Caribbean. This studio, AIR Studios Montserrat, built by Sir George Martin, producer of The Beatles, was responsible for over 70 albums and hits of the 1980s including Dire Straits, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Rush and many, many more.
Sir George's Caribbean studio may be long gone now, but the dream of Montserrat is not over. Our live room was built and inspired to the same dimensions, standards and materials of the original. You can record in the same room design as Mark Knofler recorded "Money for Nothing" or The Police recorded "Every breath you take". We also painstakingly found a vintage Neve recording console, to give you that classic warm analog sound as they had in Montserrat, but we use the latest modern Pro Tools powered systems. If you need tape, we've got that too. Read More..
Our Gear
We've outfitted Troubled Clef Studios with the great instruments, amps, mics, piano and even the latest personal mixing stations, and have over 15 terrabytes of sample libraries on hand. Add to this the latest synths, outboard gear, and a full fiber optic symmetrical Internet feed, so you can connect in real time with any other musician or studio on the planet through SessionWire software with no latency. Our tech team have over 40 years of computer technology experience on hand should you need some help too.
Here's a few highlights:
Neve 8232 Console
Mixing perfection
Vintage Mics
