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Recording  
 

Equipment List

PIANO
Steinway D 9' (Hamburg) - completely rebuilt and maintained by Arlan Harris and Klavierhaus

 

MICROPHONES 

Condenser
(Tube)
- (2) Brauner VM1 (m.p. - consecutive)
- (1) Groove Tubes GT-44
- (2) Lucas CS-1 (m.p. - consecutive)
- (1) Telefunken USA ElaM260
- (1) Wunder CM7-GT (U47-inspired, w/ M7 capsule)

(FET)
- (1) AKG C 414 EB (w/ original "brass" CK12 capsule)
- (1) AKG C 414 EB (w/ teflon CK12 capsule)
- (2) DPA 4006 (m.p. with spheres and all grids)
- (2) DPA 4023 (m.p.)
- (4) DPA 4061
- (3) Gefell UMT-70s (near-consecutive trio)
- (1) Josephson C42
- (2) Kel HM-3C
- (1) Neumann Gefell MV-692/M70
- (2) Neumann KM-84i (m.p. - consecutive)
- (1) Neumann KM-88
- (2) Neumann KM-140 (m.p. - consecutive)
- (2) Schoeps CMT-341 (m.p. - consecutive)
- (2) Schoeps CMT-56n (m.p. - multi-pattern MK6 capsules)
- (2) Sennheiser MKH-8040s (m.p.)
- (1) Telefunken M280 (same as KM84, no pad)

Ribbon & Dynamic
- (1) AEA R84
- (2) Beyerdynamic M160
- (1) Coles 4038
- (1) Heil PR-22
- (2) Royer R121 (m.p. - consecutive)
- (1) Royer SF-12 (stereo ribbon mic)
- (1) Sennheiser MD-441
- (1) Telefunken USA RM-5C
- (1) Audix D6
- (3) Shure SM-57


OUTBOARD

Preamps & DI
- API 3124+
- API / ATI 8MX2
- (2) Avedis MA5
- Burl Audio B1
- John Hardy M-1 (4 channels)
- Millennia HV-3D (8 channels)
- Radial X-Amp (reamp)
- Shadow Hills GAMA (2)

Dynamics and EQ
- (2) Alta Moda AM-10 compressor/limiter
- Alta Moda AM-20 EQ
- (2) API 550A
- Crane Song IBIS stereo mastering eq
- Daking FET III stereo compressor
- DBX 165A
- Inward Connections DEQ-1 stereo mastering eq
- Inward Connections Opt1A optical limiter
- Pendulum OCL-2 stereo optical compressor / limiter
- Thermionic Culture Phoenix stereo vari-mu compressor
- TK Audio BC1 buss compressor
- TnC ACMP-81 (Neve 1081-inspired)
- Bloo LA-2A
- (2) G-1176 Limiting Amp
- (2) G-SSL Mixbuss Compressor
- Toft AFC-2 stereo Trident 80B-style EQ/mic pre
- (2) FMR RNC
- Purple Audio "Cans" (headphone amp)

Effects
- Bricasti M7
- 4ms Triwave Picogenerator
- MuTron Phasor II
- MuTron III+
- Roland Re20
- Orban 111b stereo spring reverb
- Ensoniq DP/4
- Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus
- Alesis Midiverb III
- Lexicon Vortex
- Misc. Software-based effects (see below)


MONITORING

- ADAM S3As

 

MIXING / DAW
- Speck LiLo 16/32 channel mixing console
- Pro Tools HD Accel - 32 i/o
- (2) Apogee AD-16X
- (2) Apogee DA-16X
- Apogee Rosetta 800
- Sound Devices 702
- Dangerous Music D-Box
- Lucid DA9624
- Mackie Control Universal
- Magma ExpressBox (for Mobile HD1 system)
- M-Audio Lightbridge
- M-Audio Firewire 1814
- Otari MX5050 (stereo 1/4")
- Tascam 122 mkIII
- Computers: Apple MacPro 8-core 2.8Ghz w/ 10GB RAM; MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo w/ 4Gb Ram

SOFTWARE

- Pro Tools HD 8
- Logic Pro 8
- Live 7
- Reason 3
- Sibelius 6
- Peak Pro 6
- Melodyne 3

Plugins and Virtual Instruments
- Altiverb 6
- Pro Audio DSP Dynamic Spectrum Mapper
- Abbey Road / Chandler Ltd EMI TG 12413 limiter, TG Mastering EQs, Brilliance Pack
- Massenburg Design EQ
- Sound Toys TDM Bundle
- Oxford Dynamics, EQ, Inflator, Transmod, Restoration, Limiter
- URS Classic Console Equalizers and Compressors
- Izotope RX (noise reduction / restoration), Spectron, Ozone, Trash, Vinyl
- Massey Tape Head, DTM, etc.
- AAS Modeling Instruments (Lounge Lizard, Ultra Analog, Tassman, String Studio)
- Arturia ARP 2600, MiniMoog, Analog Factory
- Bomb Factory plug-ins (all)
- PSP Delays / Nitro
- Antares Auto-Tune 5
- Focusrite D2 / D3
- Waves IR-1
- NI Kontakt 3
- Vienna Symphonic Library Opus 1, FX Percussion, Harps

 


OTHER INSTRUMENTS and AMPS


GUITARS AND BASSES
- Gibson J-45 ('05)
- Epiphone Sheraton (late '80s)
- Fender SRV Stratocaster
- Fender '72 Telecaster Custom reissue
- Fender '53 P-Bass reissue
- Paul Reed Smith McCarty (Indian rosewood neck)


PEDALS
- Fulltone Clyde Wah
- Home Brew (HBE) U.F.O., Tramp
- Ibanez TS9
- Marshall Bluesbreaker
- Menatone JAC JFET Compressor
- Mu-Tron III+ (re-issue)
- Mu-Tron Phasor II
- MXR Analog Delay, Phase 90 (original), Micro Amp (original)
- MXR (Dunlop) Jimi Hendrix Fuzz
- Boss CE-3 Chorus,CS-3 Compression, PN-2 Tremolo/Pan, BD-2 Blues Driver
- ProCo Turbo Rat
- Thomas Organ Co. Cry Baby

AMPS
- '68 Fender Super Reverb
- Weber 6A20 - BF Deluxe Reverb clone
- Fender Champion 600
- Orange Dual Terror / PPC112 half stack
- Fender Blues Junior
- Marshall JTM45 (1962 "Bluesbreaker") loaded with Weber AlNiCo "Bluedogs"
- THD Hotplate (8 ohm)


DRUMS and PERCUSSION

- '60s Ludwig Supraphonic Snare
- Yamaha 'Peter Erskine' 12" snare
- DW / Pacific wood hoop snare
- '70s Premier snare
- Gretsch Catalina Elite kit
- GMS 16" floor tom
- Sabian HHX 16 ‘Studio Crash'
- Zildjian A 12 ‘Special Recording' hi-hats, K 14 ‘Custom Dark' crash, K 16 ‘Dark Crash Thin', K 20 ‘Custom Dry' ride, K 20 ‘Custom Flat Top' ride
- misc. tambourines, shakers, one-shot, bells, etc.