The studio
A real creative environment without the pressure
A purpose-built control room and live room at Riverside Youth Hub on London Road, Bath.
Why the space matters
Exciting enough to inspire. Supportive enough to explore.
The Making Place was created to offer more than a laptop and a MIDI keyboard in a spare room. Young people have access to a purposeful studio where creative work feels real and worth taking seriously.
At the same time, the space is not treated like an intimidating commercial studio. Equipment is introduced in plain language, questions are welcome and young people can learn by trying things.
Control room
Recording, production, editing and mixing.Control room
Where ideas take shape
The control room is built around Logic Pro and a flexible recording setup capable of capturing multiple microphones and instruments. Young people can produce music, record voices, edit podcasts and shape film audio.
Rather than focusing on brand names, delivery focuses on what each tool allows a young person to do and why they might choose it.
Live room
A flexible space for performance and production
The live room can hold a band, a podcast setup or a filming area. It is separate from the control room, with a viewing window between the two spaces, giving young people the experience of working across a real studio setup.
Guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards and other equipment can be arranged around the needs of each project.
Live room
Music, podcasting, voiceover and film content.Inside the studio
Different tools, different roles
Young people can move between performance, recording, editing and production rather than being placed into a single role.
Studio terms explained
Useful language, without the jargon barrier
These are some of the terms young people may hear while using the space.
Control room
The room where recording, editing and mixing usually happen. It contains the computer, speakers, keyboard and recording equipment.
Live room
The space used to record voices, instruments and other sounds, separate from the speakers in the control room.
Audio interface
Equipment that connects microphones and instruments to the computer so sound can be recorded and played back clearly.
MIDI keyboard
A keyboard that controls sounds inside the computer, such as drums, synthesisers, strings and bass instruments.
Studio monitors
Speakers designed for recording and mixing, helping us hear the project clearly and make accurate decisions.
Plug-ins
Tools inside the music software that can create sounds, add effects, tune vocals and help mix a project.
Mixing
Balancing all the recorded parts so they work together, including volume, tone, effects and space.
Mastering
The final polish applied to a finished track so it sounds consistent and ready to share.
Experience the studio
Find a course or workshop
Explore the different ways young people can use the space.
What we offerFor organisations
Discuss a group project
Talk through a workshop, referral or commissioned programme.
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