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Click here to take a studio tour today! View our facilities and equipment below.

Our Studio

     
  The Console

Neotek Elite w/ 64 inputs on mix equipped
   with Audiomate moving fader Automation

Recording Devices & Such

Pro Tools TDM: v.6.4 on OSX / v.5 on OS9
Analog 24 track: Studer A-80 mk IV;
   2" @ 15 or 30 ips
Apogee Rosetta 24-bit/96K A/D converter
Alesis Masterlink 24-bit/96K
    hard disk recorder/CD-burner
Rosendahl Nanosyncs Audio Clock

Audio Monitors

Yamaha NS-10
Yamaha NS-20
UREI 809

Microphones

Neumann U47 Longbody
AKG
414 (2)
391 (2)
D112
SE 300b
Audio Technica
AT4047
AT3525 (2)
AT4051 (2)
Beyer M69 (2)
EV PL-20
RCA
77-DX (2)
44
Sennheiser MD421 (3)
Shure
SM57 (3)
SM58
SM81
SM94
VP88 stereo
Royer SF-12 Stereo Ribbon
Coles 4038 (pair)
AEA R84 Ribbon
Milab DC-96b
various "weirdos" as well.

Sound-Altering Contraptions

Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer
Yamaha SPX-90 II & SPX-90 (Multi-effects units)
Lexicon
PCM-42 Digital Delay
PCM-70 Digital Effects unit
PCM-90 Digital Reverb
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Echoplex Tape Delay
Audicon Reverb Plate w/remote control
Rupert Neve Design Portico 5042 Tape Emulator
Maestro Rover Spinning Speaker
others, including a whole slew of stompboxes
    ranging from mundane to bizarre.

Preamps/DIs/EQ's/Compressors/Gates

Telefunken V-72 Mic Pres
EMI 2-chan console strip(mic pre/EQ/comp/limiter)
EMI TG1 'Beatle' Limiter
Chandler TG Channel Strip
API 3124 4-Channel Mic Preamp
Rupert Neve Design
Portico 5012 Duo Mic Pre
Portico 5032 Mic Pre/EQ
Portico 5043 Duo Comp Compressor
Nice Pair 2-Channel Mic Pre
Tube-Tech CL1A Tube Compressor
Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor w/mods (pair)
Manley ELOP 2-Channel Compressor
UREI/JBL 7110 comp/limiters (2)
UREI
LA-4 comp/limiters (2)
545 4-band parametric EQ's (2)
530 Stereo Graphic EQ
dbx
165A compressors (2)
166 2 channel compressor/gates (2)
160x compressor
172 Super Gate
363X 2 channel gates (2)
263X de-esser
SansAmp Rackmount guitar processor
Blonder-Tongue Audio Baton tube graphic EQ
Little Labs DI/Re-amper
Radial JDI MK3 DI w/Jensen transformer
Counrtyman DI
additional doo-dads are apt to be available from time to time.

Instruments

Mellotron Model 400
Optigan w/ various discs
Hammond M-3 organ
Wurlitzer Funmaker organ
Baby grand piano
Fender
Telecaster Custom 1971 electric guitar
Precision electric bass guitar
Gretsch
Duo Jet 1959 electric guitar
Nashville 1967 electric guitar
Gibson Firebird 3 1967 electric guitar
plus a large assortment of guitars and other stringed instruments...

Drums

1962 Ludwig Downbeat 4-Piece drumkit
Tama Rockstar 4-Piece drumkit
Snares
Gretsch 1958 5-1/2"x14" Snare
Ludwig Acrolite 5-1/2"x14" Snare
Magstar 6-1/2"x14" Maple Snare
4"x14" Picolo Snare

Amps/Speakers

various Vox, Fender, Ampeg, a Roland JC-120, a Leslie cabinet and others...