Quad Recording Studios

Quad Recording Studios is a recording facility on the 10th and 12th floors of 723 Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan. It has four music rooms, Studio Q1 through Q4, and a podcast studio called Q12 Production, and it is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to Quad, records worked on here include Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN., Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V, J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, Migos’ Culture II and Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour.

Studios

• Studio Q1: the flagship room, built around a 64-channel Neve Genesys Black console and Augspurger dual 15-inch mains with 18-inch subwoofers. A large live room handles big tracking sessions, and the room has a private lounge with panoramic views of Times Square.
• Studio Q3: a room designed by Quad, with an Augspurger Duo 8 system and a 35-square-foot isolation booth for in-the-box production and vocal tracking.
• Studio Q4: the newest music room, on the 12th floor, with a Digidesign ICON console, a dual 15-inch Augspurger system and a mood lighting system that can change the room to any color.

Podcast studio

Q12 Production is a dedicated podcast facility with soundproofing, comfortable seating and industry-standard microphones, interfaces and mixing tools for solo shows, interviews and group discussions. Quad also offers technical assistance and content consultation for podcasters.

Engineers and booking

A roster of engineers works with Quad regularly. Sessions are booked by phone or text, and major labels with Quad accounts book with a purchase order.