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The Banhoek Valley
Sunset Recording Studios are located on Wechmarshof
Estate in
the Banhoek valley just outside Stellenbosch.
(approximately 60km from Cape Town).
Wechmarshof estate was born in the early 1930's by Bernard and Edith
von Wechmar and transformed form a dairy and cheese farm with its legendary Wechmarshof
Camembert and Brie cheeses into a leader in the production and research of bio-organic
compost. The estate's European look and feel make it a world renown filming
location. Michael Schumacher, Hugh Hudson and Michael Serrason amongst others, have all agreed that the farm is one of the most beautiful
places they have ever visited.
In 1995 the old cheese factory was converted into Sunset Recording Studios, which
has become one of South Africa's most famous and respected recording and mixing
facilities.
The studio complex is housed in the old
Wechmarshof cheese factory of which the internal structure
was customized and acoustically treated in order to obtain the right room acoustics.
Adjacent to the studio building is Tim Lengfeld’s mastering studio.
Control Room
In order to provide an accurate and detailed monitoring environment the
room was designed according to the symmetrical LEDE (live end dead end) principle.
Lots of daylight and air-conditioning.
Main Studio
Wooden Helmholtz Slat Resonators and Absorber/Diffusers gives this room controlled live characteristics
perfect for recording drums, piano and other acoustic instruments. Also daylight and air-conditioning.
Isolation Room
This room is quite dead and normally used for basic vocal recording during tracking. Also
with daylight and air-conditioning
Amp Room
This is the place where we fry up the Marshall's.
Savannah Sunset Lounge
Open plan chill-out area consisting of a terrace with magnificent view and bar.
In summer you can relax in the Sunset Garden or go for a short hike on the farm's walking trail.
Munchoek
Armanda's private bistro catering for our
clients on request. Dining inside the art gallery or outside in the Sunset
Garden.
Private Wine Cellar
We have an extensive wine cellar sporting rare and interesting wines
from local and neighboring wine
estates.
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