Gear list

STUDIO A | STUDIO B

STUDIO A GEAR LIST

Recorders

• Studer A80 2” 16 Track Tape Machine (circa 1973-fully reconditioned)
• Pro Tools 24 bit Mix Plus system (2 cards)
• Version 5.1.1 and 6.4.1 Software
• 888 24 bit 8 I/O audio interface (x2)
• 882 20 bit 8 I/O audio interface (x2)
• Apple Macintosh G4 1.25Mhz 768meg ram (Mac Os 9.2 and OSX)
• ACER 24” LCD Monitor
• Plenty of hard drive space.
• Lacie DVD 12x Burner
• Tascam DA 20 mkII dat player
• Fostex D5 dat player

Console

• AMEK Big by Langley, 44 ch fully automated with total recall.

Monitors

• Yamaha NS-10m studio monitors
• Dynaudio Bm6a powered motitors
• JBL 4412 studio monitors w/ alesis RA300 watt amplifier

Preamps

• JLM mp-8A rack of 8 preamps (A class)
• Vintage Quad 8 Channel (x2)
• TLA dual valve equalizer/pre amp
• DBX 386 tube preamp w/digital out

MIC’s

• Neumann U47 fet (Stephen Paul Audio modified)
• AKG 414 B-ULS
• AKG C3000
• AKG D190C
• Rode classic II valve
• Rode K2 valve
• Rode NT 2000 (x2) – Matched pair
• Rode S1 condenser (x2)
• Rode NT5 stereo mic
• Audio technica AT 3528 (x2)
• Sennhiser MD 421 (x2)
• Sennhiser MD 420-2T Nr.
• Shure SM 58
• Shure SM 57 (x4)
• Shure Beta 57
  
• Shure SM 7
• Shure 55c
• Beyer Dynamic M 69
• Beyer Dynamic M 88
• Beyer Dynamic M 410
• Beyer Dynamic M 610
• Sans Amp Bass driver DI
• Beringer ultra DI (x2)
  
• Radial J Di, passive Di.

Compressors/ EQs

• UA 1176 compressor blackface
• UREI 1176 compressor silverface
• Empirical Labs Distressor EL8x (x2)
• Smart C2 Stereo Buss Compressor
• Smart C1 Stereo Buss Compressor
• J.L.M voc-2 Valve stereo opto compressor
• J.L.M peq-1 A class Passive equalizer (x3)
• TLA c 2021 stereo valve compressor
• Tube Tech PE-1B Tube Equalizer
• SPL Tube Stereo Vitalizer
• SPL MKII Stereo Vitalizer
• dbx 160 x over easy compressor (x2)
• dbx 163 over easy compressor
• Berhinger MDX 2100 composer

Effects Processors

• Lexicon PCM 91
• Lexicon MPX 100
• Lexicon LXP 1
• Yamaha SPX 90 (x2)
• Line 6 Echo pro
• Line 6 Mod pro
• Alesis Qaudraverb (plus)
• Alesis Quadraverb
• Roland SDE 1000 delay
• Roland SDE 2000 delay
• Roland Space echo RE-201
• Roland DC-50 Digital Chorus
• Boss DM-100 Analog Delay
• Ursa major SST-282 Space Station Delay
• Korg Kaos pad
• Alesis airFx

Headphones

• Mackie HM 6 (6 send head phones matrix mixer)
• Sony MDR 7506 headphones (x2)
• Beyer Dynamic DT 150
• Beyer Dynamic DT 770
• Vic Firth Isolation Headphones
• AKG K-55 (x2)
• JVC ha-g77 headphones

MIDI/Keyboards/Drum Machines

• Akai s3000xl Sampler (32Mb of RAM / 8 outputs) (x2)
• Akai ME 35T Audio/MIDI Trigger
• Alesis D4 16 bit drum module (8 trigger inputs)
• Alesis SR 16 Drum Machine
• Roland CR 66 Drum Machine
• Korg Rythmn 33 Drum Machine
• Roland Juno 106 Analog Synth
• Roland M-VS1 Vintage Synth Module
• Nord Lead Virtual Analog Synth
• Teisco Analog Synth
• Acetone Organ
• Acetone Organ w/ draw bars

Guitars

• Gibson 1970 SG
  
• Gibson 1977 TV Special Les Paul
• Gibson 1974 G3 Bass
• Gibson 1974 Hummingbird acoustic
• Fender 1995 Standard USA Telecaster
• Fender 1965 Music master
• Fender Squire Saprano Strat (Nasville Tuning)
• Fender Squire 1987 Japanese Strat
• Fender VI Barritone guitar (B to B)
• Ernie Ball Musicman Eddie Van Halen signature model
• Kramer w/ Floyd Rose locking tremelo system
• Charvel Model 1A
• Rickenbacker
• Kasuga 1981 Les Paul
• Gianni Hollow Body
• Seagul Acoustic
• Yasuma Acoustic

Guitar Amps

• Fender Prosonic 60 watt tube head
• Fender Tone Master 100 watt tube head
• Fender Twin silver face combo
• Orange AD 30 tube head
• Orange PPC 412A Quadbox (4x vintage green back 25 w celestion speakers)
• Marshall JCM 900 50 watt tube head
• Marshall 1960a Stereo Quadbox
• Hi Watt 20 Watt custom head
• 1 x 12 Vintage Celestion Rola Speaker box (open back)
• Marshall 8008 Stereo Power Amp
• ADA mp-1 Midi Preamp
• Lennard 200 watt Valve Head
• Vase PA 60 Valve amp w/ speakers
• Leslie Speaker

Pedals

• Line 6 POD Amp simulator
• Line 6 DL4 Delay modeler (x2)
• Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler
• Sans amp gt-2 Amp simulator (x2)
• Boss BF-1 Vintage Flanger
• Boss CE-3 Chorus
• Boss CS-1 Compressor
• Boss CS-3 Compressor (x2)
• Boss DD-2 Delay
• Boss DF-2 Distortion Feedbacker
• Boss DM-1 Vintage Analog Delay
• Boss DM-2 Analog Delay
• Boss DS-1 Distortion
• Boss FT-2 Dynamic Filter
• Boss GE-7 Equalizer
• Boss GE-10 Equalizer
• Boss LS-2 Line Selector
• Boss OC-2 Octaver
• Boss ODB-3 Bass overdrive
• Boss RV-2 Digital Reverb
• Boss TR-2 Tremelo
• Boss TU-2 Tuner
• Boss TU-12 Tuner
• Boss TW-1 Touch Wah
• Boss PH-2 Phaser
• Boss VB-2 Vibrato
• Danelectro Dan Echo
• Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus
• Danelectro Fabtone
• Ibanez FC10 Fatcat Distortion
• Ibanez Thrashmetal Distortion
• Ibanez TS-9 Tube screamer
• Ibanez TD-10 Sonic Distortion
• MXR Blue box
• MXR Micro amp
• Hot Cake Distortion Box
• Vox V810 Distortion
• Mohley Wah
• Tech 21 XXL Distortion
• Vesta fire Vital spark Phasor
• Vesta fire Life saver Compressor
• Jim Dunlop JD-4s Roto vibe
• Jim Dunlop GCB-95 Wah
• Roland Phase II
• Digitech Whammy 1
• Marshall ED-1 Compressor
• Melos Funky Filter
• Electro Harmonix Small Clone
• Electro Harmonix Big Muff
• BBE 601 Stinger
• Voodoo Labs power supply

Drums and percussion

• Vintage Pearl Drum kit (5 piece)
• Mapex Snare Drum
• Glockenspiel
• Tamborines (x2)
• Shakers - multiple
• Guiro
• Maracca’s
• Cabassa

 

STUDIO A | STUDIO B

STUDIO B GEAR LIST

Recorders

• Protools HD 1
• Version 7.4.2 Software with heaps of plug-ins including Waves w SSL and V classic series.
• 192 24 bit 8 i/o audio interface
• 888 24 bit 8 i/o audio interface (x2)
• Apple Mac Pro 8 x 2.8 GHz processor, 4 gig of ram, OS X
• ACER 22” LCD Monitor

Console

• TAC Scorpion 16 channel desk w extensive modifications (available @ Applewood only)
• Mackie 32.8 buss mixing desk
• Mackie 24e expander

Monitors

• Yamaha NS-10m studio monitors
• Dynaudio Bm6a powered motitors

Preamps

• AMEK 9098 Stereo pre
• Avalon 737

MIC’s

• Neumann U87 (Battery Model)
• AKG 414 B-ULS
• AKG D112
• Rode Classic Valve
• U87 clone, JLM Modified (x 2)
• Audio technica AT4041 (x2)
• Sennhiser e609
• Sennhiser e509 blackfire
• Shure sm 57 (x2)
• MXR Bass DI +
• Little Labs Red Eye

Compressors/ EQs

• UA 1176 compressor blackface
• Empirical Labs Distressor EL8 (Brit Mod)
• Avalon 737 (as mentioned)
• Chameleon Labs 7740 Stereo Buss compressor
• JLM PEQ
• Alesis 3630 compressor with gate

Headphones

• Q Mix HM-6 (6 send head phones matrix mixer)
• Beyer Dynamic DT 150
• Beyer Dynamic DT 770
• Extreme Isolation Headphones
• AKG K-55

MIDI/Keyboards/Drum Machines

• Roland CR 68 Drum Machine
• Roland CR 5000 Drum Machine
• Farfisa Bravo Organ
• Korg X5-D
• Novation Remote LE USB Keyboard

Guitars

• Gibson 1975 SG w mini humbuckers (@Applewood only)
• Ephiphone Serento w P90 pickups (@Applewood only)
• Takaminie Acoustic
• Yamaha Nylon string

Guitar Amps

• Fender Vibrasonic Reverb Twin combo (@Applewood only)
• Fender Deluxe combo (@Applewood only)

Drums and percussion

• Vintage Drouyn kit (22” Kick, 15 x 3” Snare, 12” Tom, 13”Tom)
• Tambourines x 2
• Glockenspiel
• Shakers - multiple

 

 

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