Equipment

Recording is done on our
Digital Audio Workstation
(DAW)

  • Intel Core i5 2400 Processor
  • M-Audio Delta-1010 Sound Card/Interface (8 audio inputs + midi)
  • Event TR6 reference monitors
  • Carvin SRS reference monitors
  • Steinberg Nuendo 5.5 (high-end professional audio engineering software comparable to ProTools, from the makers of Cubase - virtually unlimited number of tracks)

Microphones:

  • Shure KSM27 (I use this mostly for vocals, but it's a great mic for just about anything)
  • Rode NT1-A (another lg-diaphragm condenser, great for vocals and many instruments)
  • Kel Audio HM-1 (sm diaphragm condenser mic)
  • Superlux SMK-H8K (matched pair - great for acoustic guitar)
  • Behringer C-2 (matched pair)
  • MXL 990 & 991  (lg/sm diaphragm condensers)
  • MXL R144 (ribbon microphone)
  • Shure SM57  (the venerable good-for-everything dynamic mic)
  • Superlux S241
  • Audix D6
  • Audix i5
  • Sennheiser e609
  • ...plus Peavey Diamond Series PVM22, Sennheiser MD518, Shure PG56 and more

Preamps:

  • SM Pro Audio PR8E mic preamp
  • Aphex Tubessence 107
  • M-Audio AudioBuddy dual preamp
  • Behringer V-Tone BDI21 Bass Modeler

Instruments available for use:

  • Larrivee OM-03 acoustic guitar
  • Tacoma DR-20 acoustic guitar
  • Yamaha RBX-250 bass guitar
  • Squier Precision bass
  • Gibson S-1 electric guitar
  • Fender Squier Stratocaster electric guitar
  • Roland A-80 keyboard/midi controller
  • Bongos, Claves, Tambourine, Cabasa, Shakers, other percussion

(note: available gear subject to change without notice)

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