-power-
All studio electronics running with electricity provided through EQUI=TECH ET 2R - balanced power supply - This source of clean, consistent, stable electricity is an essential detail in the constant battle against the voltage curveballs thrown at us in New Orleans
- console -
TRIDENT - SERIES 24 console (1979) - 36 channel, 24 bus, 8 aux. With 36 channels of Uptown 990 moving fader automation. Grace audio electronic upgrades throughout.
- recording -
PRESONUS QUANTUM 4848 - 48 channel interface as A/D & D/A
Pro Tools 12
Apple Mac mini i7 3.5ghz - studio machine: only running as pro tools computer
STUDER A827 - 24 track 2" reel/reel recorder - Monster balanced power supply
TC ELECTRONICS Finalizer Plus ( 24/96 output )
ALESIS ML9600 - the Masterlink 24bit/96khz Stereo recorder (2)
PANASONIC SV-3800 - DAT recorder
TASCAM 122 - Studio Cassette recorder
NAGRA IV-L - portable 1/4” stereo recorder
REVOX 1/4" stereo recorder
WOLLENSAK 1/4" tube reel/reel recorder
AMPEX - Mono Cassette recorder
- monitoring -
FURMAN HDS6 Multichannel Headphone system - with 6 remote stations
Headphones - Sony, Sennheiser, AKG (16 pairs)
PRESONUS SCEPTRE 8 - powered coaxial monitor pair
Yamaha NS-10MC vintage monitor pair with Yamaha M65 amp
Yamaha HS8 - powered monitor pair
AUDIX - 6" powered monitor pair
AUDIX - PH250 passive studio monitor pair with Hafler amps
- microphones -
FOR DETAILS & DESCRIPTIONS, GO TO "TALE OF 100 MICS" IN THE MAIN MENU!
AEA KU5A - active ribbon mic
AEA N8 - active ribbon pair (2)
AEA R92 - ribbon mic
AKG C451e - vintage condenser
AKG D-12 - vintage dynamic
AKG D-15 - vintage dynamic
AKG C414 B-ULS - condenser matched pair (2)
AKG C414 EB - condenser
AKG C214 - condenser matched pair (2)
AKG C214 - condenser (another one...)
AKG C4500 - condenser
AKG C519 - condenser
AKG D-99 - vintage dynamic Harry Kunstkopf head - stereo
AKG D900 - vintage dynamic shotgun hypercardiod
AKG DX11 - vintage dynamic mic with built in Fender spring reverb tank
ALTEC 677 - vintage dynamic lavalier
AMPEX 702 - unbalanced dynamic pair (2)
AUDIX D1 - dynamic (2)
AUDIX D2 - dynamic (2)
AUDIX D4 dynamic (4)
AUDIX i5 - dynamic (2)
AUDIX D6 - dynamic (2)
AUDIX Fireball - dynamic
AUDIX SCX-ONE - condenser pair (2)
AUDIX CX-111 condenser matched pair (2)
AUDIX SCX25 - condenser matched pair (2)
AUDIX ADX-20 - miniature condenser
AUDIX VX-5 - condenser 'vocal mic'
AUDIX VX-10 - condenser 'vocal mic'
AUDIX OM 5 - dynamic
AUDIX OM 7 - dynamic
AUDIX micro D - very small condenser mic for those hard to reach spots
B.L.U.E. - THE BALL - active powered dynamic
B.L.U.E. - THE 8 BALL - condenser
B.L.U.E. - DRAGONFLY - condenser
B.L.U.E. - bluebird - condenser
BEYERDYNAMIC M88 - dynamic
BEYERDYNAMIC M300 - dynamic
BEYERDYNAMIC MCE 10 - lavalier condenser
BEYERDYNAMIC M55 - vintage dynamic
BEYERDYNAMIC M64 N - vintage "small" dynamic
COLES 4038 - ribbon pair (2)
COLES 4104 - vintage ribbon "commentators mic" pair (2)
COPPERPHONE - handmade dynamic "lo-fi"
ELECTROVOICE Cardinal - condenser
ELECTROVOICE DS35 - dynamic
ELECTROVOICE RE10 - dynamic
ELECTROVOICE 647A - dynamic lavalier
ELECTROVOICE 646 - dynamic lavalier
ELECTROVOICE - unknown # - dynamic lavalier
FAO SCHWARTZ - battery powered "karaoke" mic with built in echo and self contained amp/speaker!
GROOVE TUBES MD1a - original issue Tube condenser pair (2)
GRUNDIG - GDM15 - dynamic
LEWITT RAY - modern large diaphragm condenser with "aura" sensors and mute by distance technology
OKTAVA MC 012 - condenser pair (2)
OKTAVA Mk012+ - custom Joly modified condenser pair (2)
OKTAVA ML52 - custom Joly modified ribbon
NEUMANN TLM 103 - condenser
NEUMANN KM-84 - vintage condenser pair (2)
MICHAEL JOLY v250 - custom made condenser
RCA - vintage dynamic mic w/ volume control
REALISTIC 33-1049 - dynamic reverb mic - spring reverb (2!)
SCOPELABS PERISCOPE - Handmade condenser with built in compressor - Finland 2021
SENNHEISER K3-U - condenser with lavalier & ME-20 capsules
SENNHEISER K3-U - condenser with ME-40 & ME-20 capsules
SENNHEISER MD-400 - "dynamic amateur microphone"
SENNHEISER MD-408 N - dynamic "gooseneck"
SHURE BETA52 - The ubiquitous kick drum mic...
SHURE SM57 - dynamic (5)
SHURE SM57+ - dynamic mic with custom ouput transformer (2)
SHURE BETA 57 - dynamic
SHURE SM 58 - dynamic (3)
SHURE SM58+ - dynamic mic with custom output transformer
SHURE UNIDYNE III - unbalanced dynamic pair (2)
SHURE KSM32 - condenser matched pair (2)
SHURE KSM32 - condenser single
TELEFUNKEN - TD 25 ts - Dynamisches Mikrofon
SEARS - vocal mic for guitar amp
RAULAND-BORG 1146b - broadcast dynamic
TANNOY - vintage broadcast dynamic
WASAPHONE - custom made "lo fi" carbon mic (2)
UNBRANDED - plastic bodied dynamic 'vocal' mic with XLR connector - a $3 thrift store mic for handling potentially dangerous situations
- preamps -
AVALON 737SP - Tube channel strip
API 3124+ -2 x 4 channel mic preamp (8 channels)
FOCUSRITE - ISA 2 - (2 channels)
DBX 786 - 2 x 2 channel mic preamp (4 channels)
NEOTEK SERIES 1 - console strip - custom rack/power (2 channels)
GROOVE TUBES - "the brick" - mono tube mic. preamp
A.R.T. PRO MPA - tube mic. preamp - Revive Audio modded (2 channels)
A.R.T. DUAL MP - tube mic. preamp (2 channels)
ASHLY DPX-200 - mic preamp / parametric EQ
AUDIX U.K.- vintage bbc console strips - custom rack/power (2 channels)
FOCUSRITE Tone Factory - channel strip - mic. preamp with EQ, comp, gate
EVENT MPA-1 - rare 1990's super-clean mono mic preamp ( 2 separate channels )
PRESONUS Digimax - 2 x 8 chan mic preamp with lightpipe output (16 channels)
- audio interface -
RADIAL JDI - passive direct box - original 1990's issue (3)
Countryman type 85 - active direct box (2)
Groove Tubes - GT1 - passive direct box
Radial X-Amp - 're amp interface'
A.R.T. - balanced/unbalanced 2 chan interface
RADIAL JDX - speaker level direct box (2)
CUSTOM UTC - vintage transformer equipped hand built direct box
TRITON AUDIO - FetHead Germanium - Phantom powered dynamic/ribbon mic preamp "booster" (3)
WHIRLWIND - passive di (2)
- comps / gates / EQ -
AVALON 747 - Stereo EQ / compressor
UREI LA2A - tube compressor (2)
UREI LA4 - silverface compressor
UREI LA4 - blackface compressor - Revive Audio modded
UREI LA12 - stereo compressor - Revive Audio modded
UREI LA5 - silverface compressor (3)
PACIFIC RECORDERS - multilimiter
CBS LABRATORIES - 410 "fm volumax" compressor
DBX 160A - compressor (2)
DBX 163X - compressor (2)
FOCUSRITE - compounder - stereo opto-compressor
ART PRO VLA - stereo tube compressor
FMR RNC - stereo compressor (2 units)
FMR PBC-6A mono compressor
PIONEER RG-1 - dynamic processor
SHURE TONE-LOC - the legendary mic level compressor
DBX 363X - 2 channel noise gate unit (2)
DBX 563X - "the silencer" (2)
RSP - Saturator - stereo tube driver
UREI 555 - parametric EQ
UREI 545 - parametric EQ (2)
KLARK-TEKNIK DN405 - parametric EQ
ELECTRIX EQ KILLER - Stereo EQ processor
ASHLY PQX-571 - parametric EQ
MOOG - 10 band graphic EQ
MOOG - parametric EQ
- processing -
EMT 140 - plate reverb - ( yes, the real thing... ) - Came from the hit factory in NYC when it closed down. A giant.
AKG BX5 - stereo studio analog reverb - the little brother to the BX 20 & BX 15 - an austrian built rack mount spring reverb with swichable delay times.
LEXICON PCM60 - vintage digital reverb - the simplest, darkest, and richest of the classic Lexicon reverbs - 1984
YAMAHA REV7 - classic digital stereo reverb - 1985
PIONEER SR60 - stereo analog reverb - was designed to make your home hi-fi sound 'bigger'...
TASCAM RV1 - stereo analog reverb - great early 'prosumer' rack gear - 2 spring reverbs in a metal box with an on/off switch.
ORBAN 111b - stereo analog reverb - designed for broadcast - a great stereo rackmount spring reverb, in classic Orban baby blue.
ZEROTRONICS - mini le - passive stereo analog spring reverb tank - a beautiful modern/vintage build. magic vocal verb...
Roland SRE555 - Studio tape delay unit with analog reverb / chorus - the rackmount 'pro' big brother of the ubiquitous RE-201
YAMAHA E 1010 - Analog delay - a dark and unpredictable 1970's bucket brigade beast
KORG - SD 400 - bucket brigade analog delay - made in Japan, 1978 - dark brown plastic visually & sonically! Has period-correct cigarette burn on top of faceplate.
ROLAND SDE 3000 - digital delay - ( might be the piece of pro-audio gear I have owned the longest - in the 80's it was the deepest digital delay out there )
CRAFTSMEN XOPHONIC - 1950's tube powered analog delay line - an incredible wooden box with a tiny speaker that feeds into about 50 feet of coiled tubing, with a microphone to capture the delayed signal at the other end. A home hi-fi version of the legendary Cooper Time Cube. an amazing device...
UNIVOX - tape delay - a solid state tape delay that uses little endless loop cartridges
LEXICON PCM41 - vintage digital delay - very early digital delay ( 1980 ) - a rock n' roll staple
LEXICON JAM MAN - digital looper/delay with 32 sec. chip upgrade - mid 1990's looping delay with as many memory chips as lexicon could cram into it!
EVENTIDE HM-80 - harmonizer/delay - one of the earliest digital pitch shifter / delays - 1978! - unpredictable, mysterious & rare!
EVENTIDE H949 - harmonizer/delay - the follow up to the groundbreaking H910 - a 1970's marvel.
EVENTIDE H3500S - stereo multieffects unit with sampling option - The most classic Eventide unit...
ROLAND - DC50 - ‘digital’ chorus box - 1976 - A very strange beast that is actually an analog bucket brigade delay/chorus trying to tap into the excitement of the 'digital' space age world of sound!
TC ELECTRONICS FIREWORX - stereo multi fx - a hugely underrated 1990's multi effects unit with an architecture like nothing else - 20 years later, they would have labled it "XTREME"!
ELECTRIX MO-FX - stereo multi fx
ELECTRIX WARP FACTORY stereo 'vocoder'
ELECTRIX FILTER FACTORY - stereo analog filter
PEAVEY SPECTRUM - mono analog filter - The best thing Peavey ever made, in my humble opinion...
PIONEER RG1 - stereo dynamic expander
DBX 500 'boom box' - Vintage subharmonic generator - stereo - In telltale vintage 1970's brown finish. - has the word "disco" right on the faceplate!!
DBX 120xp - 'subharmonic synthesizer' - stereo - Was Daniel Lanois' secret weapon... I'm not so secretive about it.
EXR - sp II - Psychoacoustic projector
ACOUSTILOG - IE100 stereo enhancer
HUGHES - AK100 SRS stereo enhancer -
( 3 convoluted boxes of mysterious phase trickery... )
LINE 6 POD PRO - rack - An amazing 1990's rack mount digital guitar amp emulator. Sounds great on pretty much everything, except guitar...
HAMMOND INNOVEX CONDOR - Late 1960's 'horn effects processor' - amazing "multieffect" box designed for horn players! works with guitars, or with a 1/4" input dynamic mic.
UREI 962 - digital metronome - By "digital", they mean it has a 3 digit click wheel to set tempo. Makes a convincing electronic "click" sound.
OLSON TE-209 - tube powered tone generator - Need nice warm sine waves?
- pedals -
BOSS BASS SYNTH
BOSS SLOW GEAR
BOSS TW-1 -'touchwah'
BOSS DSD2 - delay
BOSS FT-2 - dynamic filter
DIGITECH - whammy - original issue pedal
DUNLOP - stereo trem.
SANS AMP - original issue
IBANEZ - bi mode chorus
PRO-CO - RAT distortion
DOD - gonkulator - ring mod distortion
VOX - vintage distortion
Z-VEX SEEKWAH - pedal
DAN ARMSTRONG - orange squeezer
FULLTONE - supa-trem
BSS - boosta grande
BSS - opto stomp
- instruments -
FISCHER - full size upright piano - 1909 (NYC)
MUSSER - M51 concert marimba
ADAMS - AV1 -Artist series vibraphone
LUDWIG - orchestral tympani pair
YAMAHA - "Stage Custom" full, functioning, drum kit - 20" kick/3 toms/floor/ various hardware / high hat stand / cymbal stands / etc...
Sabian cymbals - standard kit assortment. - also a few wildcard cymbals of various makes...
Various snare drums - wood / metal / marching / piccolo
a bunch of metal dumbeks & hand drums
MAESTRO RHYTHM KING - drum box
ROLAND TR 707 - drum machine (1980's)
WURLITZER SIDE MAN - tube powered electro-mechanical drum machine with built in speakers (1959)
WURLITZER swingin’ rhythm 5020 drum box
WHIPPANY ELECTRONICS - vintage drum box
SIDE-KICK-ER - ‘automatic rhythmer’
ROLAND TR 505 - the circuit-bent drum machine of doom
HAMMOND AUTO RHYTHM FR-2D drum box
RIYAZ - the tabla drum machine w/ speaker
RAAGINI - Indian electric drone box w/ speaker
SEARS - rhythm matic 257 - vintage drum box
ACE ELECTRONICS - the rhythm ace FR6 - drum box
PANASONIC RD-9844 - rhythm machine
MATTEL - synsonics drum pad recorder w/ footswitch ( 1982 )
MATTEL - bee gees rhythm machine
SUZUKI omnichord system one - OM-36 - The original...
KORG ER-1 rhythm box (1990's)
KORG EA-1 analog synth box (1990's)
Yamaha SU10 - sampling unit / pads
INDIAN ACOUSTIC REED DRONE INSTRUMENT - the 'shruti box'
AMAZING - 6 string electric guitar - (1980's )- Canada
DANELECTRO - Longhorn 4 string electric bass - original issue
HAGSTROM - 8 string electric bass guitar - (1970's)
ROLAND - RD 150 full sized weighted keyboard controller -
HAMMOND M-101 - 'baby b3' tonewheel tube organ
HAMMOND L-112 - 'baby b3' tonewheel tube organ with built in rhythm box
OPITIGAN - 35001 Polyphonic keyboard - The Mattel 'mellotron' - reads prerecorded sounds from optical discs -
WURLITZER 4022D - solid state console organ with rhythm box, chord buttons, bass pedals, and cassette player (??!!)
WURLITZER - 3 keyboard solid state organ w/ rhythm orchestra & bass pedals & "ORBIT" monophonic analog synth!
Fender Rhodes electric piano w/ stereo cabinet (rumored to have once upon a time been Ernie K Doe's touring Rhodes...)
HOHNER PIANET T ( also used with Rhodes stereo cabinet )
KORG - poly/ensemble P synth - 1976 analog synth
KORG - minilogue - polyphonic analog synth
MULTIVOX - MX 440 STRINGS/HORNS KEYBOARD ( a back-in-the-day copy of the Roland RS-202, which was itself a version of ARP Solina String Ensemble )
Realistic/Moog - MG1 monophonic analog synth ( a rebranded Moog Rogue sold through Radio Shack in 1982/83 )
ONDE MAGNETIQUE OM-1 - analog tape based keyboard instrument
BLEEPLABS - THINGMAGOOP - Original version - analog optical sensor synth box with speaker & 1/4" output
BLEEPLABS/DAM-FUNK - DAMDRUM - lo-fi programmable minimalist drum machine
MOOG etherwave theramin - Moog music's faithful reproduction of their real theramin
DE ARMOND - Freta Phone - vintage electromechanical keyboard - Ultra rare and amazing!
CASIO VL-1 Keyboard - 1979 - the first digital synthesizer ( also has a built in calculator ) "da da da"
CASIO PT-10 - a mid 1980's version of the VL-1 - slightly bigger, no calculator, 'proper' keys...
CASIO EP-10 - 1987 - another VL-1 chip version keyboard, but with integrated handle & Jim Henson 'muppet babies' graphics!
CASIO SK-1 - the 1985 8bit "toy" sampling keyboard - with built in microphone and speaker!
Yamaha PSS-130 (1987) - the most basic digital "synthesizer" with 8 rhythm options, 8 orchestra sound options, and a "melody memory" recorder
'chinese banjo' - Indian acoustic string instrument
assortment of acoustic toy pianos / xylophones / kalimbas
cowbells / shakers / tamborines / random sticks & brushes etc
usually a trombone, and accordion or two, a banjo and a random acoustic guitar around. Given a day's notice, we can usually drum up pretty much any musical instrument around here...
amps:
FENDER - princeton - vintage combo amp - 1967 - silverface/blue font tremelo version
AMPEG SB-12 BASS AMPLIFIER - vintage flip top amp
( the 12" speaker version ) original, NOT reissue
SUPRO - "bantam" - vintage tube combo amp
EPIPHONE - valve junior head
AMPEX - modded tape machine - all tube gtr amp head
SILVERTONE - vintage combo amp
SILVERTONE - 'home reverb chamber' cabinet - modded into handbuilt "CHAMP" by Paul Webb
ROLAND KC500- keyboard amp - multichannel workhorse
GALLIEN KRUEGER 400RB - bass amp head
STROMBERG CARLSON - open back speaker cabinet
ORANGE - Terror Stamp - tube/solid state amp head
ORANGE - mini closed back single speaker guitar cabinet
EPIFANI - T-112 - closed back bass cabinet
SAWTOOTH - "ST-AMP-10" the worst sounding chinese made solid state guitar amp ever!
various Peavey / Fender / Kustom / Roland solid state combo amps
A couple of JBL 15" powered monitor speakers always come in handy...
