Recording room & booth
Private studio time in our Cardiff Bay space, including the dedicated vocal booth.
Recording studio dry hire · Cardiff Bay
Your session.
Your engineer.
Our studio.
Use the Silkcrayon recording space without a Silkcrayon engineer. Built for producers, engineers and experienced artists who already know how they want to work.
£40/ hour
2-hour minimum · £80
2-hour minimum · £80
Engineer-free studio hire
Take the room.
Run the session your way.
Dry hire is for people who do not need Silkcrayon engineering. Bring your own engineer, producer or operate the session yourself. You get the studio environment, booth and installed equipment while keeping control of your workflow.
Lead hirer must be 18+. If you are not already verified, Silkcrayon will send a secure photo-ID check after booking. The ID image is deleted after verification.
What is included
Installed studio setup
Use the studio monitoring and agreed installed recording equipment as part of the hire.
Your own workflow
Bring your own engineer, producer, laptop, drives and sessions. No Silkcrayon engineer is included.
Studio access
Silkcrayon manages access to the premises and may remain on-site while you work.
Best for
You already know what you need.
Independent engineers bringing an artist.
Producers who need a treated recording space.
Artists experienced enough to run their own recording session.
Podcasters and spoken-word creators with their own operator.
Before you book
Dry hire means responsibility comes with the room.
No engineer included. Silkcrayon will not operate your recording session unless separately agreed and paid for.
Booked time includes setup and pack-down. Overtime is chargeable and depends on availability.
You are responsible for guests and equipment. Negligent or deliberate damage may be charged to the booking customer.
Bring what your workflow needs. Session files, drives, adapters, laptops and specialist accessories are your responsibility.