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STUDIO A
STUDIO B
MICROPHONES
COMPRESSORS/ PREAMPS
INSTRUMENTS

STUDIO A TRACKING ROOM

CONSOLE:  SSL (Solid State Logic) 9000J analog 56x48 with producers desk

AUTOMATION: SSL Ultimation moving fader

AUDIO RECORDERS:
Avid PRO TOOLS HD with LYNX AURORA convertors 
Sony PCM-R500 DAT
Alesis Masterlink 24bit digital two track
Marantz CDR-631 CD recorder
Tascam 202 mk3 cassette recorder             


​EFFECTS:
TC Electronic M-3000 reverb                                                                
TC Electronic M-One digital reverb

YAMAHA SPX-90 II digital effects
LEXICON ALEX digital effects
LEXICON MPX-500 digital effects
YAMAHA REV-500 digital effects
ROLAND SRV-330 dimensional space reverb
SONY MUR-201 digital reverb                                               


OTHER OUTBOARD GEAR:
DBX 160 VU compressor/limiters (2)
UREI 1176LN peak limiters (2)
UREI LA-4 compressor/limiters (2) 
ART Pro VLA tube compressor (2)
Joe Meek VC-1 mic pre/compressor
TL Audio tube two channel mic pre
Antares ATR-1A intonation processor (2)
Mackie Control Universal DAW Controller
UREI 545 Parametric EQ (2)
Valley People Kepex II noise gates (4)
Focusrite Mixmaster 24 bit mix processor
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STUDIO B OVERDUB/MIX ROOM

CONTROL SURFACE:Digidesign C-24, total recall automation, 5.1 Surround Monitoring and DAW control in custom Argosy desk.

AUDIO RECORDERS and INTERFACES: Pro Tools Ultimate with Lynx Aurora converters 
Alesis Masterlink 24 bit digital two track
Sony PCM-R500 DAT
Marantz CDR-631 CD recorder


DAW SOFTWARE: Pro Tools Ultimate
 

COMPUTER: Mac Mini M1

DAW EFFECTS: UAD, Waves, Softube, Plugin Alliance
Digidesign plugs include Smack, EQ3, Dymanics3, Joe Meek EQ and Compressor
URS API 550B EQ, Neve 1084 EQ
Izotope Ozone 3 mastering processor
Antares Autotune 7 pitch corrector 
Steven Slate Blackbird Drums                                                                 
Dolby Digital 5.1 encoding/decoding
This is just a small sample of available plugins…more are added consistently


ANALOG OUTBOARD GEAR:
 
DBX 160x Compressor/Limiter

MICROPHONES

ADK 51 Condenser
ADK Area 51 TUBE
​AKG C-414 TLII (2)
AKG C-451 (4)
AKG D-12E 

AKG C-3000 (2)
AUDIO TECHNICA 4060 TUBE
AUDIO TECHNICA 4033 (3)
Audix D6
Audix D2 D4                                                                                   

Badaxx Ribbon
EV RE-20
LAWSON TUBE MIC
MILLS "LITTLE MIC" (2) 
​MIKTEK CV4 TUBE MIC

MXL V69 TUBE MIC
Nady RSM-2 Studio Ribbon (2)
Nady SCM-900 (4)
NEUMANN KM-84 (3)
NEUMANN U-87
Octava MC012 (2)
RCA 77-DX Ribbon
SENNHEISER MD-421U
SHURE SM-5B (3)
SHURE SM-7B

SHURE SM-56 (3)
SHURE SM-57 (4)

SHURE SM 58
SHURE SM-98A (4)
SHURE SM-81 (2)
SHURE KSM-32 (2)
SHURE BETA-52 Kick Mic 

SHURE BETA-56AS
SONY ECM-22P (4)

SONY ECM-50 (2)
SOUNDELUX U-195
WARM AUDIO U87 (2)


COMPRESSORS/PREAMPS

Universal Audio 6176 tube mic pre and 1176 limiter
Avalon 737 tube mic pre/eq/compressor
TL Audio tube two channel mic pre
Tubetech CL-1B compressor

Avalon 737 SP tube mic pre, eq, compressor 
Focusrite ISA 428 four channel preamp
HHB four channel tube mic pre
DBX 160x Compressor/Limiter 
NEVE 1272 (BAE) discreet mic preamp

​Joe Meek VC-1 mic pre/compressor 
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TRACKING ROOM INSTRUMENTS

Yamaha 7'6" C7 Concert Grand Piano            
Hammond CV Organ (B3) with Leslie 122 cabinet
Yamaha Motif Rack synthesizer
Drum Workshop (DW)  6-piece studio Drum Set with Zildjian Cymbals

Peavey bass combo amp
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