Studio Equipment List
Below is a list of equipment in my private recording studio located just outside of Harrisonburg, VA. The list is kept current to the best of my ability.
Console
- Amek G2520 – 40 Frame Console, Loaded with 32 Channels.
- This console is Pre “Dead-Person-Era” for Amek and has a unique punchy sound, but is very versatile.
Recorders
- MCI JH-24 – 24tk 2″ Analog Tape Recorder
- Tascam DV-RA1000 – Stereo DSD Mixdown Recorder/Playback
Digital Audio Workstations
Main System
- Quad Core Mac Pro w/ 2 UAD-1e cards
- SSL Alphalink Converters – 24 channels
- Pro Tools 8
- Cubase 5
- Almost all of the Pre-UAD-2 Plugins
- Waves Plugins from the Ren Bundle, and a few select others
- Wave Arts Plugins
- Plugins for Brainworx
- Drumagog Sound Replacer
- Presonus Faderport for DAW Automation
- Custom RAID NAS for Session/System backup
Secondary/Transfer System
- G4 Mac Tower (Quicksilver)
- Used to transfer ADAT & Tascam DA recording formats to Broadcast Wav Files
- Cubase 5 for file acquisition/export
Monitoring
- Adam A7s
- Quad 12-L Actives
- Custom Coaxial 8″ Design (Bag-End-ish)
- Yamaha Bookshelf Speakers
- Sure Electronics & QSC Amplifiers
- Hear Technologies Hearback System for Cue
- Ultrasone and Audio-Technica Headphones
- Presonus Central Station for Transfer System
Outboard Gear
- DBX 900 Series Dynamics Rack with 4 Compressors & 2 De-Essers
- Innovonics 220 Compressor
- Audio Design Research Stereo Compressor
- Stereo Pico-Comp Buss Compressor
- Modified ART VLA Stereo Compressor
- 2 x RNC
- Aphex 651 Expressor
- 2 x Altec 1589s with 1588B Modules (Gain Mods)
- 2 x Yamaha Pro-R3
- Yamaha Rev-7 & Rev-5
- Ibanez SDR-1000 (Sony Reverb re-badged)
- Ibanez Rackmount Delay
- DeltaLabs Delay
Instruments
- Hammond M-101 Tonewheel Organ
- Korg SP-200 Digital Piano
- Hammond XB-2 Digital Organ (Sound Module Broken – Used as MIDI Controller)
- Midi-Bass Sound Module
- Metropolous Amplification 50/100W Tube Head (Marshall Copy)
- Custom Guitar & Bass Cabinets with Eminence Drivers
- Fender Deville 410
- Fender Champ 18 (Converted to Head)
- Crate V-15 (Original US Version)
- Guitars by Alvarez, Ibanez, Fender, and others
- Taye 6-Piece Drumset w/ Lots of Sabian Cymbals
- Taye, Cadesson, and Yamaha Snare Drums
- Lots of Percussion Accessories
Microphones
- 2 x Audio Technica 4047
- 2 x Audix CX-212
- 2 x Audix D2
- Audix D4
- Audix i5
- Heil PR-30
- 2 x Shure SM57
- 2 x Sony ECM Small Diaphragm Condenser
- Theile Tube Microphone (Vintage M7 Capsule with Modern U47 Amplifier, Korby PSU)
- Custom “Sub-Kick”
Other Stuff
- Custom DI Boxes using Cinemag Transformers
- Lots of Audio Adapters
- All Cabling made by Planet Waves or custom using Gotham Audio Wire