Gear
The studio is built around an ADK custom-built Intel Q6600 quad-core processor PC. The system uses one Seagate 450 GB SATA drive for Windows 7 (x64) OS and system files, One Western digital caviar black 1 terrabyte audio drive and 1 350 gig Seagate sample drive and another external Seagate for daily backups. It has 8 GB of DDR2 800 RAM, one 27 inch and one 22 inch widescreen monitors
The computer is dedicated to Audio/Video Production and does not have access to the Internet for security purposes.
Our software of choice for DAW: Pro-Tools 9 , Cakewalk Sonar 8.5.3 Producer Edition and Reaper
Our software of choice for Audio editing: Sony Soundforge 9 + CD Architect
Our software of choice for Video editing: Sony Vegas Studio + DVD Architect
Other processing software and plug-ins:
Universal Audio – UAD2 Duo
Waves SSL
URS
FXpansion
Voxengo
Celemony Melodyne
Kjaerhus Audio
Native Instruments
Wusik
Stillwell Audio
Audio Damage
OtiumFX
Sony
SimulAnalog
Ugo
IK Multimedia
KV331 Audio
Big Fish Audio
Camel Audio
Elemental Audio
Florida Music Co
Sonitus
Linplug
Line 6
Rayzoon Technologies
…and many,many more!
Hardware:
Conversion:
Lavry Blue
Black Lion Audio – Tango 24
RME Multiface II
Monitors:
Dynaudio BM5A
JBL LSR4326
BeyerDynamic DT 880 Pro
Pre Amplification:
Daking Mic-Pre One
Universal Audio Solo 610 (w/ RCA Blackplates & Tung Sols)
Yamaha PM 1000 (Customized with an API 2623 output transformer)
Joe Meek VC6 British Channel
Tech 21 Sansamp RBI
Microphones:
Shure SM7b
Oktava MK319 (w/Michael Jolly premium mod)
Rode NT1A
Shure SM57
Audix i5
Controllers:
Kush Audio Main Gain + Coleman LS3 Monitor Controller
Mackie MCU Pro + Extender
Yamaha KX88
Roland D-5
Basses:
Fender Artist Series Geddy Lee Jazz
Fender Artist Series Reggie Hamilton P/J (Strung w/ Chrome flats)
Schecter Studio 5
Guitars:
1957 Silvertone Hollowbody
Fender Fat Strat
Ibanez Artcore Hollowbody
Fender DG8 Acoustic
Signal Processors:
Five Fish Studio PEQ-503 (x2)
FMR Audio PBC-6A Compressor (x2)
ART PRO VLA II Compressor (x2)
FMR Audio RNC 1773 Compressor
Kurzweil Rumor
Line 6 POD XTpro w/ POD Farm
Roland JV1010 Synth
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
Tech 21 Sansamp GT2
Boss DD3 Digital Delay
Boss TR2 Tremelo
Boss BD2 Blues Driver Overdrive
Amplifiers:
Trace Elliot GP7SM
Peavy Classic 20 (w/Weber California 10 & JJ tubes)
Additional Hardware:
Mackie 1402 (Phone Mixes)
Senheiser HD280 Headphones
Sony 7506 Headphones
Pioneer PR500 CD Recorder
Furman Power Conditioners
…and much more!
All critical patch points are handled by Mogami Cable, and the room is acoustically treated by the terrific people at GIK Acoustics and Primeacoustic.