Equipment
THE ROOMS:
Our live room is treated by ProSoCoustic, and is large enough for drum tracking, or recording an ensemble. Our iso-booth is also treated with ProSoCoustic Paneling, and is large enough to comfortably record a vocalist, acoustic player, or gang vocal. Both the live room and iso-booth are constructed with floating walls and a floating ceiling.
Our control Room is also treated with ProSoCoustic absorption and diffusion, and all three rooms receive power from an isolated ground source. There is audio and video communication back and forth between the live rooms and control room, simplifying the recording process.
THE CONSOLE: Midas Verona 320
Our console is configured as a line level mixer in our workflow. We do not use its internal microphone preamplifiers. We utilize its layout for analog grouping and summing in both the channel and monitor paths, sending to artist monitor mixes while tracking, taking advantage of auxiliary sends to monitor and/or print effects live while tracking or to route them into the mix later, and to utilize the channel strip EQs for analog boosts on elements in the mix. Our final mixes or stems are summed through the console and printed back to the DAW.
Equipment List
MICROPHONES and DI Boxes:
DI Boxes
Radial JDI Stereo w/Jensen Transformers (x2)
Countryman Type 10
Neve RNDI
MXR Bass DI+
Large Diaphragm Condensers:
Stam SA-47 mk2
Avantone CV12
Neumann TLM 103
Vanguard V4 (x2, sequential serial numbers)
Audio Technica AT4033
Small Diaphragm Condensers:
Shure SM81 (x2)
AGK C1000S (x2)
Dynamic Mics:
Shure Beta 52 (x2)
Shure Beta 56 (x6)
Shure Beta 58
Shure SM57 (x3)
Shure SM57 – Transformer Removed
Solomon Audio Sub LoFreQ Sub-Mic – Daru Jones edition
Sennheiser MD421 (x3)
Sennheiser e835
AKG D112
Oktava MK219
Audix i5
Ribbon Mics:
Royer R121
Reslo CR2
Lo-Fi Mics:
Placid Audio Copperphone
MICROPHONE PREAMPS:
Neve 5024 (x3, for 12 Neve preamp channels)
Stam 1073 EQ+ (x2, based on the original Neve 1073)
Art Pro MPA II
Universal Audio Solo 610
A/D and D/A CONVERTERS:
Universal Audio Apollo 16 Mk2 (x2, for a 32 in/out configuration)
SOFTWARE:
DAW: Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg WaveLab
Virtual Instruments: Reason, Kontakt, Steven Slate Drums, Avid
Plug-Ins: Avid, Fab-Filter, Universal Audio, Sound Toys, Waves, Vocal-Align, Melodyne, Steven Slate Trigger
OUTBOARD DYNAMICS:
Klark Teknik DN540 Plus (x2 with sequential serial numbers, for 8 compression channels)
Klark Teknik DN530 4 channel gate
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor (x2)
Joe Meek Sc2.2
DBX 160xt (x2)
Stam Audio SA-4000 MK2 (based on Solid State Logic G-series console center section bus compressor)
Stam Audio StamChild SA-670 (Based on a FairChild 670)
Warm Audio WA-76 (x2)
Hair Ball Audio Blue Stripe 1176
Klark Teknik KT2A (x2)
OUTBOARD EQ:
Midas Verona Channel EQs (x32)
Stam Pultec MEQP-1 (x2, based on the Pultec EQP-1A)
UBK Kush Clariphonic MK2 (with mid-side processing capability)
OUTBOARD EFFECTS:
Yamaha SPX 90
Line 6 Echo Pro
OTHER OUTBOARD:
Drawmer 1976 3-band Stereo Width and Saturator
Aphex Aural Exciter
PATCHING:
Redco R196 DB25 96-point patch bay (x3)
MONITORING:
Focal Alpha 80
Avantone Mix Cubes
Focal Sub6 11” Sub
Behringer Power Play 16 channel headphone Distro
Shure SRH440 Headphones
Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor Controller
BACKLINE:
Switching and Signal Distro:
KHE-ACS 4×4 w/loop switching
Radial Headlight
Amps
Mesa Boogie Mark V 90-watt head
Marshall JCM2000 Dual Super Lead
Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp/2:90 power amp
Mesa Boogie M-Pulse 600 Bass Head
Roland JC-120
Cabs
Crate 4×12 w/vintage 30s
Marshall 4×12 w/celestion
Mesa 2×15 bass cab w/Eminence Omega Pro
Pedals
Analogman King of Tone V4 (ch2 high gain mod)
Electro-Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb
Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar Stereo Tremolo
Ibanez AD-80 Analog Delay
Ibanez CS-505 Chorus
Ibanez CP-835 Compressor
Ibanez PT-909 Phaser
Digitech Whammy
Boss DD3 Delay
Boss BF2 Flange
Boss CE5 Chorus
Other
ISP Decimator Pro G Noise Gate
Dunlop Custom Shop DCR-2SR Rack Wah
Korg DTR-1000 Tuner
TC Electronic G-Major 2
Voodoo Labs Power Supplies