A good recording needs more than a microphone and a quiet room.
You need controlled acoustics. Broadcast-quality gear. Lighting that works on camera. Enough privacy to let the conversation move without interruption.
That is what the dedicated studio room at @38 is built for.
Based in Clapton E5, the room is designed for interviews, livestreams, corporate video, podcasts and media production. No white box. No temporary set build. No sharing the space with another booking while you record.
Studio Room: From £175
Half Day: Up to 4 hours
Full Day: Up to 8 hours, from £300
Location: Clapton · Hackney · London E5
A recording studio that already has a look
Most recording rooms solve one problem: sound.
That matters. But if you are filming the session as well, the room becomes part of the production. The background, lighting and seating all appear in the final edit. A blank wall can make a strong conversation look like a video call.
The @38 studio room gives you a visual starting point from the moment you arrive.
Two Wassily chairs. Twin boom-arm microphones. Purple and red studio lighting. Dark industrial details around the frame.
The room looks considered without looking over-designed. It gives your interview or livestream a clear identity before you add graphics, titles or branded overlays.
What you get in the dedicated studio
The studio setup is designed to keep the recording process direct.
- Twin broadcast-quality boom-arm microphones
- Controlled acoustics for clean speech
- Adjustable purple and red studio lighting
- Two Wassily chairs for interviews and conversations
- A dedicated room independent of the main floor
- Full privacy during your booking
- Access from 08:00, Monday to Sunday
- Space for long-form conversations, solo shows and panel recordings
The controlled acoustics help reduce the problems that make speech difficult to edit later: echo, room reflections and unwanted bleed.
That gives you cleaner source audio from the first take. Less repair in post. More time focused on the conversation.
For livestreams and filmed interviews, the lighting is already part of the room. You can work with the existing purple-red wash or bring your own camera and lighting team to shape it around the format.
This is the useful difference between a room that is merely available and a room that is ready.
For interviews that need room to breathe
The best interview setup makes the guest forget the equipment is there.
A mic should be close enough to capture clean speech, but not dominate the frame. Chairs should be comfortable enough for a long conversation. The room should feel private, not like a corridor between sessions.
At @38, the two-chair layout gives you a straightforward interview format without making the conversation feel formal or stiff.
Use the room for:
- Founder and brand interviews
- Artist conversations
- Documentary-style talking heads
- Podcast episodes
- Panel recordings
- Press and media content
- Internal company interviews
- Long-form creator formats
The industrial background gives the frame some weight. It works for music, fashion, culture, design and brand-led content without forcing you to build a set around every guest.
You can keep the camera locked for a direct, editorial look. Or add a second angle for cutaways and short-form clips.
The important part is that the room gives you a stable base. Your guest, your questions and the exchange between them stay central.
For livestreams without the usual scramble
Livestreams expose weak setups quickly.
A room that sounds fine in a short test can become tiring over a two-hour stream. Poor lighting creates flat footage. Uncontrolled background noise makes monitoring difficult. A last-minute furniture move can leave the whole frame feeling improvised.
The studio room is designed to reduce that friction.
Start with a simple format:
- Position the host and guest in the two-chair setup.
- Check mic placement and monitoring before the stream.
- Frame the main shot around the seating and industrial background.
- Add your cameras, capture system and streaming workflow.
- Run a short technical rehearsal.
- Go live.
You can use the space for a live podcast, product conversation, artist Q&A, launch stream or panel discussion.
If your production needs multiple cameras, a separate vision mixer, a dedicated streaming operator or additional lighting, bring your own team and confirm the requirements before booking. The room gives you the controlled environment. Your crew can build the rest of the workflow around it.
For a guide to planning a filmed podcast, read Multi-Camera Podcast Setup: How to Capture Broadcast-Quality Video in Hackney.
For media production beyond podcasts
The studio is not limited to one format.
You can record a podcast in the morning, film interview cutdowns after lunch and capture a series of short social clips before the session ends. The same room holds the visual language together across every deliverable.
That makes it useful for teams producing:
- Social-first interview series
- Video podcasts
- Brand documentaries
- Livestreamed media
- Recruitment and employer-branding films
- Educational content
- Artist and label interviews
- Product explainers
- Internal communications
- Short-form content packages
The room is also independent of the main floor. If you need a second look during the same booking, Content @38 gives you access to the wider industrial space as well. Switch from the controlled studio environment to exposed surfaces, darker textures and a larger frame without moving to another venue.
One address. More than one visual direction.
Why controlled acoustics matter
You can fix some visual problems in post-production. You can crop a frame. Adjust colour. Add graphics.
Bad audio is less forgiving.
Echo sits underneath every word. Background noise competes with the guest. Uneven microphone distance changes the level between speakers. The result can sound unfinished even when the conversation is strong.
Controlled acoustics give your editor cleaner material to work with. They also make the session easier to monitor in the room. You can hear the guest clearly. They can hear the host. Your team can make decisions while recording instead of discovering problems after the shoot.
That is why acoustic control should be one of the first things you check when searching for a recording studio in Hackney.
The room should not only look right on arrival. It should hold up through the edit.
Plan the booking around your deliverables
Before you book a studio, list everything you want to leave with.
One interview may become:
- A full YouTube episode
- An audio podcast
- Three vertical clips
- A quote graphic
- A behind-the-scenes edit
- A short teaser for launch day
That changes how much time you need.
A half-day studio session gives you up to 4 hours. It is enough for one focused interview, a solo recording sprint or a small batch of short-form content.
A full-day session gives you up to 8 hours. Use it to record multiple episodes, change formats, bring several guests or capture a complete content package in one go.
Studio Room : From £175
Up to 4 hours.
One episode, one interview format or a focused recording session. You get exclusive use of the studio room from your agreed start time.
Full Day : From £300
Up to 8 hours.
Record a series, bring multiple guests or build several edits from one production day.
If you need a recurring slot, @38 also offers series bookings and monthly blocks. That gives you a consistent room, repeatable framing and a more stable production routine.
See the full Podcast @38 setup and rates.
What to bring
Bring the parts of the production that are specific to your format.
That may include:
- Cameras and lenses
- Tripods or camera supports
- Recording media and spare batteries
- Laptop and capture hardware
- Livestream encoder or vision mixer
- Branded props
- Additional practical lighting
- A producer or floor manager
- Guest notes and release forms
The studio provides the room, the core podcast setup, controlled acoustics and the visual foundation. Confirm any specialist technical requirements before the booking so the session starts cleanly.
No set build required.
Book your recording session in Hackney
If you are looking for podcast studio hire in London, the right room should make the work easier.
At @38, you get a dedicated studio recording setup in Clapton E5, built for interviews, livestreams and media production. Broadcast-quality microphones. Controlled acoustics. Adjustable lighting. Full privacy. A background with some character.
From £175. Up to 4 hours. Full-day sessions available.
Tell us what you are making and when you need the room. We respond within 24 hours.
What is the best interview you have ever recorded : or watched? Tell us in the comments below. Then DM @38 to book your session.
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