The Rooms

Castle spaces

Treated rooms, an open-air courtyard stage and a zen garden at Casa BarAv · Pardes Hana-Karkur, Israel — surrounded by countryside silence.

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A string quartet recording with the garden beyond the windows
The live room under the wood trusses, mid-session
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The Live Room

Full bands tracking together under wood beams — amps stacked, instruments everywhere, room to move and fill the groove. The beating heart of the castle.

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A drummer mid-take at the kit
Close-up of the drum kit and overheads
The drum mic arsenal, laid out
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The Drum Room

A full drum kit and percussion station miked against bare stone, metal and glass walls — high ceilings that deliver punch and natural ambience.

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The control room with the engineer among the racks and monitors
The outboard racks wired with red patch cables
The Studer tape machine by the window
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The Control Room

A hybrid Neve mixing console, mastering-grade monitor sets and racks filled with Neve, API and SSL outboard — where it all comes together.

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A vocalist tracking through the booth glass
Guitar and bass amps set up in the iso booth
A gold condenser mic with the Alive Studio neon behind
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Vocal & Iso Booth

An intimate, character-filled booth for vocals and overdubs — doubling as an iso room for guitar and bass amps.

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The Solo Room mic and setup
Guitar and bass amps set up in the Solo Room
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The Solo Room

An intimate, acoustically-treated room for working on your own — take your time building your vision, until you're ready to move up to the big league. Your Solo Room has an SSL interface into pro-level Focal Trio monitors, an NI S25 keyboard, a range of mics — Neumann TLM67 and TLM103, Shure SM57/58 — plus guitar and bass with vintage amps. Everything you need to record, write and produce solo, at a professional level.

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The 1871 concert grand miked and wired in the castle living room
Little hands at the 1871 grand
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The Piano Room

The castle's living room — a magnificent 1871 concert grand, restored and tuned, ready to fill the room with your notes.

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The open-air courtyard — a huge grass field framed by the colonnade
The old tree and hammock in the courtyard
The castle courtyard with the old tree
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The Courtyard Stage

A huge open-air courtyard for live shows and full-band videos — a huge grass field, golden light, and nature all around.

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The studio dog resting in the zen garden among the plants and urns
The stone path under the old olive tree
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The Zen Garden

A fountain, fruit trees and horses — the quiet that resets your ears between takes, and the inspiration that ends up on the record.

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