Our Equipment

We've been accumulating gear, vintage, modern, and hand built, and otherwise, for over 30 years. These pages list the main categories of gear we've got available for use in the studio.

Microphones
Condensers (lg): Neumann Gefell UM70, AT 4050 (multipattern), AT 4030 (cardiod), 1970s AKG 414 with Teflon capsule, Chameleon Labs TS1-MkII (tube), Warm Audio WA 87 (2), Warm Audio WA251 (tube), Red R12 (LD Capsule for Oktava MK012)
Condensers (sm): Neumann Geffel MV691s (pair with M94 cardiod capsules, and one m53 omni), Neumann MV582 (tube), Chameleon Labs TS1-MkII (tube), AT 4051, iAT Pro37r (2), Oktava MK012; AKG C1000 (2)
Ribbons: Royer R101, Cascade Fat Head mkii
Dynamics: EV RE20, AKG D112, Audio Technica ATM 230 (3), 1950s Shure 556S, Shure SM57 (4), Shure SM58 (2), Sennheiser E609 (2)

Outboard Gear
Mic Preamps (30 channels with 500 Series): Universal Audio LA-610, UK Sound 1173, Sebatron vmp 4000e (4 ch. discrete tube pre), Phoenix Audio DRS-8, Phoenix Audio DRS-Q4 mk2 with EQ, Custom Racked Auditronics 110B (2) with inductor EQs, Custom-racked Neotek Series 1E (3) with 4 band parametric eq, Warm Audio WA73EQ, Audient Mini-Me (2)
500 Series Mic Pres (running in an API 500-8 rack): Heritage HA73 (2), API 312 (2), Shadow Hills Mono GAMA (2)
Compressors: Audio-scape Buss Comp, Universal Audio LA-610, UK Sound 1173, Acme Audio XLA (500), Purple Action (500)
EQ: Speck ASC (parametric eq), API 550a (4), Kush Electra 500 (6), DIYRE EQP5 500. Phoenix, Neotek, and Auditronics units include robust EQ
Effects: Lexicon PCM-91, Lexicon MPX-100, Lexicon LXP-1, Yamaha SPX2000
Misc: Whirlwind/custom DIs, Walrus Canvas Stereo DI, Warm Audio Active DI, Korg DT1 Tuner, Sterling Headphone amp, Switchcraft and Redco patchbays, Mogami, Seismic Audio, and D'Addario cabling and snakes

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