We use world class valve, digital and analogue equipment. Some of the same studio-classic tools deployed in recording your favourite albums.
These will not only produce the best sound quality: they'll influence how you perform, providing inspiration and new creative possibilities.
However room acoustics, dedication, creativity, understanding of the production process and the ability of establishing good working relations are indeed as important. All the right elements are in place here.
Please find full details below (all photos are of our actual equipment).
Microphones
VALVE:
- Wunder Audio CM7-GTS
- Telefunken AR51 LARGE DIAGPHRAM:
- Neumann U87
- AKG 414b xls (two) SMALL DIAGPHRAM:
- Neumann KM184 (stereo pair)
- Shoeps cmc5 with MK4 capsule (stereo pair) RIBBON MICROPHONES:
- Coles 4038
- Beyerdynamic M160
- Beyerdynamic M260 DYNAMIC MICROPHONES:
- Shure SM7b
- Sennheiser 421
- Sennheiser 441 (pair)
- Electrovoice RE20
- Shure SM57
- Shure SM58 Clip MICROPHONES:
- DPA Dvote 4099 Back to Top
Outboard
MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS:
- Neve 1073 DPA
- Universal Audio LA-610
- DAV Electronics BG2
- A-Designs Pacifica COMPRESSORS AND LIMITERS:
- API 2500 stereo bus compressor
- Neve 535 (two)
- SSL G 4000+ compressor clone
- Manley "Vari Mu" compressor
- Mohog Audio Mofet76 compressor
- Pendulum Audio ES8 tube limiter
- Pendulum Audio PL2 limiter
- BAC 500 compressor (two)
- Valley People Dyna-mite compressor
- Leviathan APA opto compressor (two)
SPECIAL PROCESSING:
- Portico 542 tape saturator (two)
- Little Labs VOG 500
- Zulu by Handsome Audio (passive tape simulator)
- Kush Audio "Fatso"
- Overstayer Saturator NT-02a EQUALIZERS:
- Portico 5033 parametric EQ (two)
- Neve 551 (two)
- SSL 611 EQ
- Kush Audio Clariphonic (two)
- Kush Audio Electra (two)
- Chandler "Little Devil" EQs (two)
- A-Designs EM-PEQ2 stereo equalizers (two)
- API 550b (two) REVERB UNITS:
- Bricasti M7
- Klark Teknik DN50 (spring reverb)
- Demeter Real Reverb (spring reverb) DI BOXES AND REAMPING:
- A-Designs Reddi
- Little Labs - Redeye 3D
- Radial JDI stereoBack to Top
guitars
ACOUSTIC:
- Martin D28
- Gibson Hummingbird
- Martin 00015m
- Martin 00018
- Gibson j45
- Taylor GS5
- Larrivee P03z
- Guild M120
[more details in the new acoustic guitars page] ELECTRIC GUITARS and BASSES:
- Fender Stratocaster American Special
- Fender American Stratocaster Standard
- American Standard Telecaster
- Japanese Fender '52 Telecaster reissue
- Gibson Les Paul Studio
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Epiphone Casino
- Fender American Standard Precision Bass
- Fender Jaguar Bass
- Taylor GS Mini bass
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GUITAR and bass amps
- Fender '57 Tweed Twin (handwired, custom shop series)
- Watkins Westminster (vintage amp, 1959)
- Fender Vibrochamp (vintage amp, 1978)
- Fender Princeton (vintage amp, 1979)
- Vox AC15 H1TV (hand-wired series)
- Fender '57 Tweed Champ (handwired, custom shop series)
- Fender '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb (handwired, custom shop series)
- Ceriatone JTM45
- Mesa Boogie Mini Head
- Modulus Amplification Handwired JCM800 clone
- Orange OR15
- Mark Bass Mini CMD 121p All amplifiers are fitted with the best quality, military grade vintage valves from 1950s, 60s and 70s. Those deliver a sound that no modern production valve can get even near to. Back to Top
guitar pedals
SATURATION:
Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer (original version), Chandler Germanium Drive, Boss Superoverdrive SD1 (1990s version), Wampler Ecstasy DISTORTION AND BOOST
Boss DS1 Distortion (original "black label" version), Zombie Klone, William Ranger Tonemaster, The Rat (original version) FUZZ
Electro Harmonix Big Muff (first Russian version), Electro Harmonix Big Muff (Version 4, "OP-AMP" version - 1978), Analogue Man Sun Face, Fulltone '69 MKII, Williams Stone Bender MKIII, Throbak Fuzz Haze, Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz, Dunlop Fuzz Face (Jimi Hendrix Special Edition) COMPRESSORS:
Keeley Compressor Pro, Barber Tone Press
DELAYS:
Boss DM2 (original "black label" version), Vintage Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, JHS Panther Cub, DOD FX90 TREMOLOS:
Diamond Tremolo, White Whale Tremolo, Roger Mayer Tremolo PHASERS:
Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe, Vintage Electro Harmonix Small Stone, Maxon Rotary Phaser, Vintage MXR Phase 90 REVERBS:
White Whale spring reverb, Carl Martin Spring reverb, ScreamingFX Uverbia spring reverb, Strymon Big Sky CHORUS AND FLANGERS:
MRX analogue Chorus 234, Ibanez FL9 (original 1980s version), Boss BF2 (green label)Back to Top
Drums and keyboards
- Yamaha SY55 keyboard, 61 keys
- Studiologic SL990 PRO keyboard, 88 fully weighted keys
- Custom built hybrid drum kit [more details HERE] Back to Top
converters, monitoring and software
CONVERTERS
- Mytek 8x192 ADDA- Burl Audio Bomber DAC and ADC
- RME RayDat PCIe card
MONITORING
- Monitors: PSI Audio A17-m, Kef LS50- Headphones: Sennheiser HD650, 3 x Sennheiser HD280, Beyerdynamic DT770m
SOFTWARE and HARDWARE
Custom built PC with Intel i9 10900x ten cores processor (3.7 ghz), 64 gigabytes of RAM and solid state drives.Pro Tools 11
Cubase Pro 10 Plugins by Waves, Softube, FXpansion, Sound Toys, Native Instruments and Fabfilter Back to Top