The Farm Studio

The Farm (a.k.a. Fisher Lane Farm Studio) is an independent recording studio belonging to Genesis, which opened in 1981.

Genesis had bought Fisher Lane Farm in November 1980 along with an adjacent cowshed, which they chose to renovate into a recording studio. The studio was operational in March 1981, ready for Genesis to record Abacab.

In early 2022, the SSL console was put on sale by Essex studios.

Steinway grand piano

Equipment history
To start with, the studio's basic gear revolved around an AMEK M2000A mixing console, with Studer A80 24-track & 2-track tape machines, EMT Echo plate reverb, UREI monitors (powered by Crown amps) and an assortment of Beyer, Shure, Neumann & PZM mics.

1986/87
Mixing console
 * Solid State Logic SL4056E

Tape machines & mastering equipment Effects & processors
 * Studer A800 mk. III 24-track (x2) with Dolby SP24 noise reduction
 * Studer A80RC 2-track
 * Sony PCM-1630 (or PCM-1610)
 * Sony DAE-1100 editing system
 * Sony DMR-2000 U-Matic VCRs
 * various cassette and videocassette decks
 * Audio & Design Recording SCAMP rack units
 * AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay
 * AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
 * Drawmer noise gates
 * EMT Tube Plate reverb
 * Friendchip SRC
 * Lexicon PCM-41
 * Neve 1078 EQ
 * Quantec QRS Room Simulator
 * UREI LN1178 compressor/limiter
 * Valley People Dyna-Mite
 * Valley People Kepex II noise gates
 * Valley People Gain Brain compressors/limiters
 * Yamaha REV 7 digital reverb

Monitoring system
 * Acoustic Research AR18s
 * Auratone 5C monitors powered by Quad 520 amps
 * Wetlake HR-1 cabinets driven by Crown PSA-2 amps - probably acquired after recording Invisible Touch
 * Yamaha NS-10Ms

Sources:
 * Recording Engineer/Producer, July 1987
 * Studio Sound, September 1986 - mentions Fisher Lane Farm commissioning installation of Westlake HR-1 system

1991
Mixing console Tape Machines & mastering
 * SSL 4000E
 * Sony PCM-3348 digital 48-track
 * Sony PCM-3324A digital 24-track
 * Studer A800 Mk. III 24-track
 * Sony PCM-1630 + DMR2000 master recorder (x2)
 * Sony DMR-4000 decks
 * Sony DAE-3000 digital editor

Outboard gear:
 * AMS RMX-16
 * AMS DMX 15-80S delay
 * Focusrite EQs
 * Lexicon 480L
 * Lexicon PCM-70
 * Neve 1066

Monitoring:
 * Acoustic Research AR18s
 * ProAc
 * Westlake HR-1

"Scrapyard studio" equipment
 * Atari Mega S2
 * E-mu Emulator II with hard disk
 * E-mu Emulator III
 * E-mu SP-12
 * LinnDrum
 * Yamaha DX7
 * Fostex B16
 * Seck 18:8:2 desk

Sources:
 * Recording Musician, July 1992

Other

 * Steinway grand piano - it's unclear how long this piano had been housed at The Farm, but is mentioned here