It’s the sleeve you remember. The system you made your own. The feeling of being there.
We’re making software that gives your collection a place to live—with the warmth of classic hi-fi and the freedom to make it yours.
01 / COME ON ININ DEVELOPMENT · COMING SOON
The Listening Room.
A personal home for the whole album.
We’re building a home for your local music: choose your equipment, rediscover your albums and settle into your own room. Explore the browser preview while we finish the desktop release.
Keep your collection closeLocal importing, album artwork, credits and sleeve notes.
Build your listening ritualTurntables, cassette, CD and MiniDisc views; saved rooms and atmospheres.
Hear what changesNative desktop playback, EQ, clean comparison and a visible signal path.
02 / SOMETHING THAT FEELS LIKE YOUORIGINAL DESIGNS · COMING SOON
Your portable. Your signature.
Explore original finishes and preview their motion. Skin Studio and downloadable designs are coming soon.
A little movement. At your pace. Preview motion is visual only, with no audio or flashing. Reduced-motion settings are respected. These concepts are designed for The Listening Room’s cassette player. Device-specific skins will need compatibility testing.
MAKE IT YOURS
Meet Skin Studio.
Custom colours, illustrated materials, tape labels and saved designs. In development as part of The Listening Room.
DIAL INN STUDIOBig Gerry’s CornerCOUNTRY MUSIC · FAMILY · GOOD COMPANY
A PLACE FOR DAD / A PLACE FOR COUNTRY
Big Gerry’s Corner.
A tribute to my dad. A country musician. A country-music fan.
A corner of Dial Inn Studio dedicated to Big Gerry, with family photographs and country music chosen in his honour. Pull up a chair and stay for a song.
With love, Raymond
BIG GERRY’S COUNTRY STATION
A country station for the Big Man. Tune into the shared live stream, or choose a record from the shelf below.
REVERIE JUNCTION · COUNTRY GUY & JANE DOË · ALEXIS FYRE · MOLLY MUNRO
GOVAN ROAD / GLASGOW1974COUNTRY ON THE CLYDE
FROM THE COUNTRY MUSIC SCRAPBOOK
Country on the Clyde.
Glasgow has a country story of its own. Founded by Alex Fleming, Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry opened as a Country & Western club in 1974—a place for live bands, dancing and good company.
Before the country nights
The building became the Imperial Picture Hall in 1921, designed by William Beresford Inglis. The cinema closed in 1959 and the building later housed an Irish dancing club. The Opry’s history describes the old upper circle and projector area still visible inside: a little cinema history behind the country music.
Read the Opry’s own history ↗Historical details: Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry, official history. Included here in celebration of Glasgow’s country scene.
The country record shelfChoose a record from the house collection
Music selected for this tribute. These are recordings by the credited artists, rather than recordings of Big Gerry.
A photograph from the family album.Country music, played together.
A NAME WITH A MEMORY / GLASGOW
Before the stream, there were the stairs.
THE ORIGINAL DIAL INN4 West Regent StreetGLASGOW · OPENED AUGUST 1973*
*Opening date recorded by Glasband 80.
A door off West Regent Street. Music downstairs. A record you could ask the DJ to play.
Dial Inn Studio takes its name from the Glasgow venue remembered fondly by our founder. These fragments of its history explain the feeling we want to carry forward.
01Down the stairsThe room behind the name+
Glasband 80 dates the Dial Inn’s opening to August 1973. It describes two entrances: the restaurant to the right, and a door on the left leading downstairs to the Swiss-themed Heidi Lounge.
The address had a life before and after the Dial Inn. Old Glasgow Pubs records earlier names including Wyper’s and the Four A Snack Bar, and illustrates Drummond’s in 1991.
02Dial a recordA telephone. A request. Your song.+
The name had a wonderfully literal connection to the music. A 1973 report reproduced by Old Glasgow Pubs describes telephones on the disco tables: customers could call DJ Tom Cotcher and request a record.
The same report describes organist Ken Flower and drummer Mike Scott backing the lounge entertainment.
03The bands rememberAfternoons, audiences and familiar faces+
Glasband 80 collects photographs and recollections of bands including The Dolphins, Shoot The Moon and the Henry Gorman Band. Musicians remember afternoon gigs, welcoming audiences and the particular pressure of playing to fellow performers.
These are personal recollections, rather than a complete programme of the venue’s history.
Familiar company. Unexpected records. A reason to stay a little longer.
Historical research and memories: Glasband 80 and John Gorevan’s Old Glasgow Pubs. Our frontage is an original imagined scene informed by the old entrance and our founder’s memory. Dial Inn Studio is an independent software project.
04 / ON THE HORIZONIN DEVELOPMENT · NO RELEASE DATES ANNOUNCED
Good things. Worth the wait.
The lounge is open for a first listen. Our software and design collection are taking shape behind the scenes.
COMING SOON
The Listening Room
A personal music studio inspired by classic hi-fi. Your albums, your equipment, your listening rituals.
Planned for Windows, macOS and LinuxCOMING SOON
Skin Studio
Make your player feel like yours with original colours, materials and cassette designs.
Part of The Listening RoomCOMING SOON
Pocket listening
Cassette, CD and MiniDisc-inspired experiences, with foldable-phone ideas in development.
Android and foldable conceptsCOMING SOON
Player finishes
A collection of original skins and themes for compatible portable music players.
Supported devices to be confirmed after testing
Prices and availability will be announced when each product is ready. The music and browser preview are free to explore today.
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THE LOUNGE WALL / LEAVE A LITTLE SOMETHINGINTERACTIVE PREVIEW · PUBLIC BOARD COMING SOON
Good music. Good conversation.
A place for favourite records and unexpected discoveries. Try writing and placing a sticky note below. This is a preview: public posting will open once moderation is ready.
