The Best Drum Room in St. Louis
The Live Room is the heart of Shock City Studios. With a footprint of 1,100 square feet and impressive 20’ high ceiling, this versatile and attractive space is the largest live room in the region. Its acoustic characteristics are highly customizable, including double-sided reversible sound baffles and large movable rugs. Its generous layout is especially well suited to large orchestras, choirs and bands, while warm colors and natural light make it a friendly and intimate setting for smaller groups. Shock City has often been told “it has a great vibe” and “it’s the best drum room in St. Louis.” They take great pride in recording fantastic performances in this beautiful space and love to show it to visitors.
“The wall of windows in the live room is broken into small panes that serve as diffusers, all angled for varying pitches and depths. Custom tunable panels attached below the window wall can be removed from the wall and used as acoustic scrims.”- Mix Magazine
Live Room Dimensions
Live Room
26’ x 21’
Booth 1
10’ x 10.5’
Booth 2
7’ x 4.5’
Booth 3
11’ x 7’
Booth 4
8’ x 5’
Live Room Equipment
AKG 460B CK91 ULS x2
AKG C414 B-XL II/ST x2
AKG D112 MKII
Audix D2 x2
Audix D4
Audix i5
Avantone CK-6 x2
Avantone CR-14 x2
Avantone CV-12
Blue Bluebird
Bock Audio 251
Cascade VINJET
Charter Oaks SA538B
Earthworks QTC-30 x2
Electro-Voice ND44
Electro-Voice ND46 x4
Electro-Voice ND68
Electro-Voice RE-20 x3
Electro-Voice RE-320
Fostex M77RP
Nady TCM 1050
Neumann KM184 x2
Neumann U87
Royer R-122 x2
Sennheiser E609 x2
Sennheiser MD-421 II x2
Sennheiser MD-441 U
Shure Beta 58
Shure Beta 91 x2
Shure SM57 x4
Shure SM7
Shure SM7b x4
Shure SM81
Warm Audio WA-47
Kustom K100B5
Marshall JCM800 Lead
Peavey Classic 50 Combo
Peavey Stereo Chorus 400 Combo
Ampeg SVT-VR
INSTRUMENTS
1985 Yamaha C7 7’6″ Conservatory Grand
Gretsch Electromatic Guitar
Ibanez Prototype Bass
CABS
Marshall 1960A 4×12
Peavey 5150 w/ 2 Sheffield 1290s
Ampeg 8×10
Hughes & Kettner 215H
Hughes & Kettner 410H
DRUM KITS
Gretsch Catalina Birch
Kick – 22″
Rack Toms – 8″, 10″, 12″
Floor Tom – 14″
Tama Starclassic Maple
Kick – 22″
Rack Toms – 10″, 12″, 14″
Iron Cobra Kick Pedal
dw9000 Kick Pedal
SNARES
Pork Pie 14″
Starclassic Maple 14″
Yamaha C/B Platinum Series 14″