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Recording  
 

Equipment List

MICROPHONES 

Condenser
- (2) Brauner VM1 (m.p. - consecutive)
- Brauner Valvet
- Wunder CM7-GT (w/ M7 capsule)
- (3) Microtech Gefell UMT-70s (near-consecutive trio)
- (2) Neumann KM84i (originals - m.p. - consecutive)
- Neumann U87 (original pre-AI)
- (2) DPA 4006 (m.p.)
- (2) DPA 4061 (SMK4061 - m.p.)
- (2) Schoeps CMT-56n (m.p.)
- (2) Sennheiser MKH-8040s (m.p.)
- AKG C 414 EB
- Josephson C42
- Peluso P-Stereo (stereo large diaphragm, like SM69fet)
- Charter Oak SA538
- Groove Tubes GT-44

Ribbon & Dynamic
- AEA R84
- (2) Beyer Dynamic M160
- (2) Royer R121 (m.p. - consecutive)
- Royer SF-12 (stereo ribbon mic)
- Audix D6
- EV N/D257
- (3) Shure SM-57
- (2) Shure Unidyne III PE54

OUTBOARD and EFFECTS

Microphone Preamps & DI
- API 3124+ 4 (channels)
- Chandler TG-2 (2 channels)
- John Hardy M-1 (4 channels)
- Millennia HV-3D (8 channels)
- Radial X-Amp
- Shadow Hills GAMA (3 channels)
- Toft AFC-2 (2 channels)

Dynamics and EQ
- Thermionic Culture Phoenix
- Pendulum OCL-2 stereo optical compressor / limiter
- (2) Chandler Germanium Compressor
- Crane Song IBIS stereo mastering eq
- (2) API 550A (originals)
- Shadow Hills Dual Optograph
- Bloo LA-2A (Teletronix LA-2A clone)
- DBX 165A
- (2) G-1176 Limiting Amp (DIY Urei 1176 clone)
- (2) G-SSL Mixbuss Compressor (DIY 4000-E clone)
- Toft AFC-2 stereo Trident 80B-style EQ/mic pre
- (2) FMR RNC

Effects
- 4ms Triwave Picogenerator
- MuTron Phasor II
- MuTron III+
- Alesis Midiverb III
- Ensoniq DP/4
- Lexicon Vortex
- Orban 111b stereo spring reverb
- Misc. Software-based effects (see below)


MIXING

- Pro Tools HD
- Dangerous Music Summing
- Soundcraft Ghost 32x8

MONITORS

- ADAM S3-As
- ADAM A7s


CONVERTERS and RECORDERS

Digital
- Pro Tools HD
- Apogee AD-16X
- Apogee DA-16X
- Apogee Rosetta 800
- Dangerous Music D-Box
- Lavry "Black" DA-10
- Magma ExpressBox (for Mobile HD1 system)
- Sound Devices 702
- M-Audio Lightbridge
- M-Audio Firewire 1814
- Computers: Mac G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz w/ 4.5Gb RAM; MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo w/ 2 Gb Ram; Mac G5 Dual 1.8 Ghz w/ 3.5 Gb RAM

Analog
- Otari MX-55 1/4"
- Sony TC-640 (1/4" stereo tape machine w/ echo...funky!)

SOFTWARE

- Pro Tools HD 7.4
- Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4
- Live 5
- Reason 3
- Sibelius 5
- Peak Pro 5
- Melodyne 3
- Project 5


Plugins and Instruments
- Altiverb 6
- Abbey Road / Chandler Ltd EMI TG 12413 limiter, TG Mastering EQs
- Massenburg Design EQ
- McDsp MC2000 multi-band comp.
- Sound Toys TDM Bundle
- Sony Oxford Dynamics, EQ, Inflator, Transmod, Restoration, Limiter
- URS Classic Console Equalizers and Compressors
- Izotope RX (noise reduction / restoration)
- AAS Modeling Instruments (Lounge Lizard, Ultra Analog, Tassman, String Studio)
- Arturia ARP 2600, MiniMoog, Analog Factory
- Bomb Factory plug-ins (all)
- Izotope Spectron, Trash
- PSP Delays / Nitro
- Antares Auto-Tune 5
- Focusrite D2 / D3
- Waves IR-1
- NI Kontakt 2
- Vienna Symphonic Library Opus 1, FX Percussion, Harps

 


MISCELLANIOUS

- Purple Audio "Cans"
- A-Designs 500HR
- A Designs ATTY passive attenuator
- AEA "Mini Decca-Tree"
- Beyer Dynamic DT770 headphones
- Digital Domain FCN-1 format converters (2)
- Extreme Isolation headphoes
- Mackie Control Universal
- MBHO Jecklin Disc
- Real Traps acoustic treatment
- Ultrasone HFI 2000 headphones
- (3) Ultrasone HFI 650 headphones
- Soundcraft Spirit Folio 8 x 2 mixer, Spirit Notepad mixer