"Bass drums and cymbals, guitars set up with strings, these are a few of our favorite things…"
Mickey Lobo
Gear
The real magic on any recording is the artist and the passion they bring to every note and word. That said, it sure does help to have the very best in equipment and instruments to inspire and capture the perfect take.
A List of Our Gear
Consoles & Computers
Consoles & Computers
Desktop DAW System
- 2019 MacPro 3.2 Ghz Intel Xeon 16 Core processor, 96GB RAM, 8TB SSD HD, Radeon Pro 580X 8GB GDDR5
- Logic Pro X recording software
- G-Tech Thunderbolt 3 RAID
Laptop DAW System
- 2019 MacBook Pro 15 inch, 2.4 GHz Intel Core i9, 32GB 2400 MHz DDR RAM, Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB + Intel UHD Graphics
Recording Electronics
- AMS Neve 1073s and 8803s (2 units)
- API 3124 mb+
- API 5500
- API 2500
- Grace M108 with Dante option
- Heritage Audio HA73EQX2 Elite
- Heritage Audio Successor
- Lynx Aurora 32 with Dante option
- Manley Massive Passive Mastering Edition
- Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition
- Raindirk RM8 Console (Hand built by legendary console designer Cyril Jones)
- Rupert Neve Designs Master Bus Processor
- Rupert Neve Designs 5043 Portico Compressors
- Rupert Neve Designs 5042 stereo analog tape unit
- Universal Audio LA 610 mk2s (2 units)
Monitoring
Monitoring
Audio Monitors
- Genelec audio monitors
- KEF Reference 203 audio monitors
Monitoring Components
- Benchmark studio grade headphone amplifiers (2 units)
- 30 channels of live recording headphone monitors
Headphones
- Audeze headphones
- Ultrasone headphones
Sound Reinforcement
- JBL Eon PA system
Drums & Percussion
Drums & Percussion
- Craviotto Kit 300: Flawless all steam bent maple shells- 22" BD, 18" BD/FT, 16" FT, 14" FT, 13", 12", with 6.5x14" maple and 4.5x14'' birch snares
- 1970 Ludwig Gold Sparkle kit: 3 ply maple/poplar/maple shells- 22", 16", 14", 13", 12", with 5.5x14" Ludwig Supraphonic snare
- Craviotto solid walnut 6.5x14'' snare
- Craviotto solid ambrosia maple 5.5x14'' snare
- Craviotto solid maple 8x14" snare
- Massive collection of Zildjian cymbals from the 1940's through today
- DW hardware and pedals
- Pork Pie Percussion thrones
- Cajon and cajon bass drum
- Ample percussion instruments
Guitar Equipment
Guitar Equipment
Guitars
- Fender American Pro Stratocaster
- Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
- Gibson Les Paul Custom Axecess
- 1963 Fender Jaguar
- 1966 Gibson 330
- Alvarez 1978 acoustic
Amplifiers
- Vox UK AC30 combo amplifier with Celestion Blue Back speakers
- 1962 Fender Princeton combo amplifier
- Vox 4 watt combo amplifier
Pedalboards
- Pedalboard A (Custom Made)
- Pedalboard B (Custom Made)
- Pedalboard C (Custom Made)
- Pedalboard D (Effectrode)
Bass Guitar Equipment
Bass Guitar Equipment
- Phil Jones Bass combo amplifier
- Fender P bass
- Rickenbacker bass
- Bass guitar effects pedals
Keyboards
Keyboards
- Moog One 16 keyboard synthesizer workstation
- 1966 Wurlitzer Model 140B
- Baldwin Accrosonic acoustic upright piano
Microphones
Microphones
- AKG 414 (matched pair)
- AKG DB25 (vintage)
- Beyerdynamic MC930 (matched pair)
- Coles 4050 Ribbon (matched pair)
- Earthworks QTC 30 (matched pair)
- Electro Voice Re27
- Neumann U67 (vintage)
- Neumann U47 FET
- Royer SF 24V Stereo Tube Ribbon
- Senheisser MD421 (3 available)
- Senheisser 441s (vintage, matched pair)
- Sennheiser 609
- Sennheiser 902s
- Sennheiser 904
- Shure 91 boundary microphone
- Shure SM57
- Telefunken Tube ELA M 260s (matched pair)
Microphone Additions
- JZPF pop filters
- Triad Orbit mic stands
Micellaneous
Micellaneous
Instruments
- 1918 Selmer Radio Improved saxophone
- Hohner harmonica collection
Audio/Visual
- High Definition LG video monitors & OLED Television
- Basis stereo turntable Hi-Fi system with Fosgate tube preamp and Parasound power amplifier
- Bluetooth audio receiver
- Sony PlayStation 4
- Video/photo equipment
Direct Input Interfaces
- API DI
- Heritage DI
- Radial DI
- Radial Reamp units
- Raindirk DI
- Universal Audio Tube DI