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Equipment List

Mixing consoles:
Mackie D8B (Digital Eight Bus) Version 5.1 OS, 56 input, 72 channel, fully automated with moving faders, Massenberg EQ, Antares AutoTune, TC reverb plus Mackie effects, and 48 channels of dynamics and morphing EQ.
Mackie1604 VLZ PRO
Mackie 1202

Multi-track recorders:
Mackie HDR 24/96 24 track (192 virtual tracks), 24 bit removable hard disk recorder and editor with 1.4 OS, BIOS upbrade and HDR Pro (ADAT interface available)
Steinberg Cubase SX 3.1
Mackie Tracktion 2
(total over 48 tracks of 24 bit recording available at mixdown)

2-track recorders:
Steinberg WaveLab 6
Alesis MasterLink 24bit/96kHz hard disk/CD recorder/editor
Sony PCM500 DAT
Tascam 122 cassette
JVC dual cassette

Analog/Digital/Analog converters:
Apogee PSX100 (96 kHz, UV-22HR)
Lynx L22 (192kHz)

Monitors:
Mackie HR824 active
Aurotone 5c, Kenwood amp
(6) Sony 7506 headphones, Behringer headphone amp

Microphones:
AKG: C414EB, D112, (3) CE1
Audio Technica: (2) AT4050
Audix: D4
Cascade: (2) Fathead (ribbon)
Electro Voice: RE20
Neumann: M147 (tube), (2) KM184
MXL: 990
Royer: R122 (ribbon)
Sennheiser: MD421, E609
Shure: Beta 58, Beta 91, (3) Beta 98, (3) SM 57,
(2) SM 58, (2) SM 81
Misc: various Radio Shack and Nady cheap dynamics.

Analog signal proccessing:
Amek/Neve 9098 DMA dual mic preamp
DBX 160SL (Blue Series) stereo compressor/limiter
(2) Avalon VT-737SP discrete class A, vacuum tube based
mic/line/instrument preamp, opto compressor, 4 band EQ
Symetrix 201 parametric EQ, 206 dynamics processor, 202 dual mic preamp
BBE 882 Sonic Maximizer
Behringer UltraBass subharmonic synthesizer
(2) Behringer MDX 2200 Composer Pro dual compressor/limiter/gate
ART Tube MP mic/instrument preamp

Digital signal proccessing:
TC Electronic Finalizer 96k
TC Electronic M-One dual effects
Lexicon PCM 91
Lexicon Vortex
Yamaha SPX900
D8B internal plug-in processing: Massenberg, Antares, TC, Mackie, Acuma, IVL

Computer based recording / editing / mixing / M.I.D.I.

hardware:
Intel Pentium 4, 2.5 GHz, 1.5 GB ram, over 600 GB hard drives, internal CD-R.
Lynx L22 192 KHz audio interface (analog and AES/SPDIF+ 16 channels of ADAT lightpipe I/O)
Sony DVD R+/-RW external USB backup drive.
Steinberg Midex8 M.I.D.I. interface
KMX 15x16 M.I.D.I. patchbay

software:
Steinberg CubaseSX 3.1
WaveLab 6
Mackie Tracktion 2
Diamond Cut DC5 restoration software
VST plugins from Antares, Bias, izotope, Mackie, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments and Steinberg

Synths

hardware:
Roland RD700 88 key weighted action keyboard
Korg EX800 analog
E-mu Proteus 2000, Audity
Roland R8m percussion module with sound cards
Kawaii K1

software:
Steinberg The Grand 2
Native Instruments B4
Garritan Personal Orchestra
FXpansion BFD
LinPlug Cronox sampler
LinPlug LM IV drum machine
Sample Tank sampler

Guitars:
Gretsch 1965 Nashville 6120
Ovation 1969 12 string (formerly owned by Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
Carvin DC127
Carvin C780S jumbo 6 string acoustic with Fishman pickup
Fender Squire Stratocaster
Fender Jazz Special (P/J) bass
Epiphone 70’s steel string flat top
Hofner nylon string
Ekin custom Ukulele

Guitar amps/preamps:
Carvin XV112 with EV 12”
Peavey Backstage plus with JBL 10”
GK R800 bass amp
Hartke 4x10”bass cab
Line 6 POD XT Live pedalboard/amp modeler
Boss ME30 pedal effects
Community Light and Sound C100 instrument preamp
Radial Engineering X-Amp re-amp interface

Misc:
Aardsync II word clock distribution
Primera Bravo CD Publisher
Neutrik TT balanced patch bay
Furman PB40 unbalanced patch bay
(7) Furman power conditioning and light modules
Hollywood Edge, BBC, CBS pro sound effects library
IsoRaxx computer isolation cabinet
Custom floating drum riser
Acoustical treatment materials from Auralex, Markertek, and custom built.
Mogami analog cable, Apogee digital cable on all critical paths

Rehearsal PA :
Mackie analog 12 or 16 input mixer
ART 355 dual 1/3 octave graphic EQ
(2) Behringer Composer Pro dual compressor/gate
Behringer Muilticom 4 channel compressor./gate
(2) JBL Eon G10 powered speakers
Alesis PicoVerb
Behringer EX800