Equipment
 

   TASCAM MS-16 with AQ-65 Auto Locater Sixteen tracks on one inch tape with DBX noise reduction. Yes we do
 use those rust colored strips of plastic !!  Many pro studios still track to analog tape first. Our clients love the sound.

 ALESIS HD24XR Twenty four track disc recorder. (prefer to save tape cost's ?) Record to standard IDE hard drives.

   SOUNDCRAFT GHOST LE Mixing Console Thirty two channels, eight busses, two independent stereo cue mixes,
 eight aux sends and four stereo returns for effects. Four band eq with two swept mid bands per channel.

   TASCAM Model 32 Master Stereo Recorder Half track stereo on quarter inch tape with DBX noise reduction.

   ALESIS MASTERLINK High resolution master disk recorder.

   MONITORING Mackie HR824’s, TOA sound cubes, Furman HDS-6/HR-6 headphone distribution system and AKG headphones.

MICROPHONES ....AKG C391 B(2), C414 B-ULS, C414 XL II, D390E, Audio Technica ATM-25, ATM-31(2),     
     Beyer M160, M201, M420, M422, M88TG, Mic Parts V-47 Tube Mic U47 flavor,
Sennheiser e602(2), e609, Shure Beta 98AD/C(4), SM7b, SM57(4), SM58 (2).       

    OUTBOARD ....Comp/Limiters....Drawmer 1968 Mercenary Edition Stereo Tube/FET Compressor, 
DBX 160A(2), Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor,  Symetrix 501, Vintage Urei 1176 rev F(2)
 UA 2-1176 rev D (Hairball Audio/Mnats Clone). Hairball Audio 500 series Rev A FET .          
    Expander/Gates....Aphex 612, DBX 902, 904's, Symetrix 562e, Valley People Gatex.                                        
 Reverbs and Multi FX....Alesis Midiverb II, Ibanez DM2000 Delay, Lexicon Alex, LXP-5, LXP15II, Yamaha Rev 500, SPX 900.
    Mic Pre's....In addition to the excellent preamps in our Soundcraft console, a Hairball Audio Lola 500 series,
     SCA Audio A12 (API flavor)(2), N72 (Neve flavor)(2) and J99 (Jenson Twin Servo) mic preamps are available.
          Misc..... Capi 500 series LC25 eq, JC DIY 500 series EQP5, DBX 500 series 520 De-esser,        
 Sans Amp Bass Driver, Countryman and Radial Pro DI's, Radial SGI(2) Guitar/Instrument Interface System.       

    Acoustic Treatment by Auralex and GIK Acoustics.

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