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SAN DIEGO’S FINEST RECORDING FACILITY

 
 

equipment overview

Effects:

        • Eventide H3000 (2)

        • TC Electronics 2290

        • EMT 140 stereo plate reverb

        • Lexicon 300 reverb

        • Yamaha Rev 7

        • Yamaha Spx 90

        • Roland RE-501 Chorus echo tape delay


Monitors:

        • Genelec 1032 (2)

        • Tannoy Pbm 6.5 (2)

        • Yamaha Ns-10m (2)

        • Auratones (available in 5:1 ala carte) (4)

        • The mains are custom made dual 15"/2"    

          TAD's with White Eq's and  Bryston

          amplification.


Guitar Amps:

        • Fender Blond Bassman (2)

        • Fender Deluxe (black face)

        • Fender Princeton (black face)

        • Vox AC15 (12" spkr, ef-86, copper top)

        • Vox Top Boost AC30 Trap. heads (1964) (2)

        • Vox Beatle amp (solid state)

        • Vox AC100

        • "Fox" Ac30 amp (very rare Vox incarnation)

        • Marshall Super Lead 100

        • Marshall 8 10" guitar cabinets (2)

        • Marshall 4 12" cabinets (3 types & vintages)

        • Fender blond 2 10" cabinet

        • Vox closed back 2 12" cabinet

        • Vox Beatle amp 8 12" cabinet

        • Magnatone Troubadour

        • Many more available. All amps/cabinets

          loaded with stock speakers  unless

          otherwise noted.

Guitars:

        Too many to list; some of the best guitars ever    

        made dating back to the 1950's. This

        collection is only available to clients booking

        extended projects and is subject to owner’s

        personal approval.


Dynamics:

        • 1176 (2)

        • LA2a

        • LA3a (2)

        • EL-8 Distressors (2)

        • DBX 161 (2)

        • DBX 165a

        • API 525 (2)

        • Manley Vari-mu stereo tube comp

          w/t-bar upgrade

        • Alan Smart C2


Microphones:

        • Telefunken 251 (original)

        • Soundeluxe Elux 251 (2)

        • Great sounding U67's (2)

        • Soundeluxe U195

        • Brauner VM-1

        • Royer 121 (2)

        • B&K 4011 (2)

        • AKG 414 (2)

        • SM57 (4)

        • SM7

        • Senn. 421 (2)

        • Senn. 441

        • Audio Technica AT25 (2)

        • D112

        • AKG 451 (3 currently in repair) (4)

        • KM84 (2)

        • And much, much more...!


Keyboards:

        • Original white Mellotron

        • Yamaha CF 9' grand piano (great history!)

        • Gibson G101 Organ (Doors)

        • Yamaha DX7

        • Yamaha TX816

        • Roland D50

        • EMU Sp12

        • Linn Drum w/midi

        • Hammond Organ/Leslie 147 available

Desk:

        • 40 channel API (circa 1972)

                - original 515a  modules

                - 550a eq's (28)

                - 500 eq's, (4)

                - the rest are 540/560's

                - P&G’s w/Uptown automation


Tape Machines:

        • Otari MTR-90 mkIII

        • Otari Mtr-12 1/2" 2 track


DAW:

        • Pro Tools HD3 system

    - Quad 2.5 ghz Apple G5

    - Apogee AD/DA w/ X-hd cards

       • Plug-Ins

    - Waves Platinum

    - Mcdsp Emerald Bundle

    - Sony Oxford Trio (dyn/eq/inflator)

    - Antares Auto-tune 4

    - Altiverb 4

    - Melodyne 3.1

    - Many software instruments


Pre amp/eq's:

        • Neve 1081 (2)

        • Neve 1272 racked by Boutique Audio (8)

        • Avalon 737

        • 24 Channels API w/Jensen trans.

        • 10 Channels API w/API Iron-core Trans.

        • 6 Channels API Mellenia 990 modified

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