Studio Equipment List
Studio A: (Multitrack recording and mixing)
Console, recorders and monitors
· 72 channel, 48 bus Neve VRSP console, with 8 surround mixing buses, flying fader automation
and recall.
· 18 additional Neve 1073 discrete class A preamp/EQs
· 2 x Sony APR24 2", 24 track analogue recorders with timecode lock
· Pro Tools HD system with 24 A/D and 48 D/A converters. For 44.1 and 48kHz sessions, this can
be expanded to 48 inputs and 72 outputs via 24 channels of Apogee A8000 converters.
· Video capture card with PAL output for non-linear lock to picture, and dual flat screen displays.
Record to multiple external hard drives plus Mammoth high speed, high density Exabyte backup.
· Sync I/O for locking 2” recorder to Pro Tools.
· Sony PCM 7030 DAT, Sony APR 5000 1/2” 2 track & Otari MTR 10 1/4” 2 track mastering
decks. Tascam 122 Mk III cassette deck.
· ATC SCM-300 main monitors powered by ATC SPA 24-850 active crossover & power amp
block. NS-10 and ATC SCM-20 near field monitors. 3 x stereo headphone mixes.
Sony MR-7506 headphones.
Outboard
· Lexicon 480L & PCM 70 reverbs
· Eventide H3000S
· Sony S777 digital reverb
· TC Electonics M3000
· Yamaha REV 5, REV 7 & SPX 90 reverbs.
· 3 Pultec EQP1A valve equalizers.
· 3 Urie 1176 compressors
· 2 LA-4 compressors
· 1 BSS 402 stereo compressors
· 1 Aphex Compellor
· 1 valve LA-2A valve compressor
· 3 UA-175 valve compressors
· 1 dBx 160x compressor
· 1 Smart stereo compressor
· 1 Drawmer DS301 dual midi gate
· Note also that the Neve console has dynamics control on every channel
Mics include:
2 x Sanken CU44X's
3 x Neumann TLM-170's, 2 x TLM 103’s, 2 x M147’s (valve), 2 x KM-84's, 1 x U-47 fet,
1 x U87, 2 x valve U-67's and 2 x M149’s (valve)
2 x Royer R-121, 2 x Coles 4038 and 2 x RCA 77 ribbon mics
2 x Electrovoice RE-20's,
4 x Sennheisser MD-421's and 2 x MD-441's,
2 x Shure Beta-57's 5 x SM57’s and 2 x Beta-58's,
1 x AKG C-12VR, 1 x D-12, 1 x D-112 and 2 x C414’s,
1 x Rode Classic valve mic,
2 x B&K 4011’s and
1 x Beyer M88, 2 x M201's and 1 x M69.
18 x SCV active DI’s
Miscellaneous
· We have a Yamaha C-7 grand piano and Hammond RT-3 organ with 122RV Leslie.
Studio B: (Digital recording and mixing with Recording Booth)
· Sony DMX-R100 48 channel digital console with automation of all parameters.
· ProTools 24 TDM recording system (3 Mix cards) with 24 channels of 888/24 I/O. (24 extra
channels of Apogee AD8000 are available on request) and dual 19” displays.
· Record to multiple external hard drives plus Mammoth high speed, high density Exabyte backup.
· Universal Slave Driver and video card with PAL output for time code and non-linear picture lock.
Rosendahl Nanosync for total system digital lock.
· Sony PCM 7030 DAT recorder
· Genelec 1032A and ATC SCM 20 & SCM 100 monitors with Dourrogh loudness meter
· Sony CDR-W66 CD recorder/player
· Focusrite ISA 115 stereo preamp and equalizer
· TC Electronics Finalizer Plus and Sony V77 mastering processors
· Teletronix LA-2A & Prism Masselec stereo compressor
· 2 x Pultec EQP-1A3 valve equalizers
· Sony DRE-S777 sampling reverb
· TC Electronics Fireworx and M3000 digital effects processors.
· Lexicon PCM 91 digital reverb unit
· Sony APR 5000 1/2” 2 track, Otari MTR 10 1/4” 2 track mastering decks and Tascam 122 Mk III
cassette deck, if required.
Microphones are shared with the main studio, with the exception of an additional pair of Sennheiser
416s, which are sometimes used for voice-over recording.
Studio A: (Multitrack recording and mixing)
Console, recorders and monitors
· 72 channel, 48 bus Neve VRSP console, with 8 surround mixing buses, flying fader automation
and recall.
· 18 additional Neve 1073 discrete class A preamp/EQs
· 2 x Sony APR24 2", 24 track analogue recorders with timecode lock
· Pro Tools HD system with 24 A/D and 48 D/A converters. For 44.1 and 48kHz sessions, this can
be expanded to 48 inputs and 72 outputs via 24 channels of Apogee A8000 converters.
· Video capture card with PAL output for non-linear lock to picture, and dual flat screen displays.
Record to multiple external hard drives plus Mammoth high speed, high density Exabyte backup.
· Sync I/O for locking 2” recorder to Pro Tools.
· Sony PCM 7030 DAT, Sony APR 5000 1/2” 2 track & Otari MTR 10 1/4” 2 track mastering
decks. Tascam 122 Mk III cassette deck.
· ATC SCM-300 main monitors powered by ATC SPA 24-850 active crossover & power amp
block. NS-10 and ATC SCM-20 near field monitors. 3 x stereo headphone mixes.
Sony MR-7506 headphones.
Outboard
· Lexicon 480L & PCM 70 reverbs
· Eventide H3000S
· Sony S777 digital reverb
· TC Electonics M3000
· Yamaha REV 5, REV 7 & SPX 90 reverbs.
· 3 Pultec EQP1A valve equalizers.
· 3 Urie 1176 compressors
· 2 LA-4 compressors
· 1 BSS 402 stereo compressors
· 1 Aphex Compellor
· 1 valve LA-2A valve compressor
· 3 UA-175 valve compressors
· 1 dBx 160x compressor
· 1 Smart stereo compressor
· 1 Drawmer DS301 dual midi gate
· Note also that the Neve console has dynamics control on every channel
Mics include:
2 x Sanken CU44X's
3 x Neumann TLM-170's, 2 x TLM 103’s, 2 x M147’s (valve), 2 x KM-84's, 1 x U-47 fet,
1 x U87, 2 x valve U-67's and 2 x M149’s (valve)
2 x Royer R-121, 2 x Coles 4038 and 2 x RCA 77 ribbon mics
2 x Electrovoice RE-20's,
4 x Sennheisser MD-421's and 2 x MD-441's,
2 x Shure Beta-57's 5 x SM57’s and 2 x Beta-58's,
1 x AKG C-12VR, 1 x D-12, 1 x D-112 and 2 x C414’s,
1 x Rode Classic valve mic,
2 x B&K 4011’s and
1 x Beyer M88, 2 x M201's and 1 x M69.
18 x SCV active DI’s
Miscellaneous
· We have a Yamaha C-7 grand piano and Hammond RT-3 organ with 122RV Leslie.
Studio B: (Digital recording and mixing with Recording Booth)
· Sony DMX-R100 48 channel digital console with automation of all parameters.
· ProTools 24 TDM recording system (3 Mix cards) with 24 channels of 888/24 I/O. (24 extra
channels of Apogee AD8000 are available on request) and dual 19” displays.
· Record to multiple external hard drives plus Mammoth high speed, high density Exabyte backup.
· Universal Slave Driver and video card with PAL output for time code and non-linear picture lock.
Rosendahl Nanosync for total system digital lock.
· Sony PCM 7030 DAT recorder
· Genelec 1032A and ATC SCM 20 & SCM 100 monitors with Dourrogh loudness meter
· Sony CDR-W66 CD recorder/player
· Focusrite ISA 115 stereo preamp and equalizer
· TC Electronics Finalizer Plus and Sony V77 mastering processors
· Teletronix LA-2A & Prism Masselec stereo compressor
· 2 x Pultec EQP-1A3 valve equalizers
· Sony DRE-S777 sampling reverb
· TC Electronics Fireworx and M3000 digital effects processors.
· Lexicon PCM 91 digital reverb unit
· Sony APR 5000 1/2” 2 track, Otari MTR 10 1/4” 2 track mastering decks and Tascam 122 Mk III
cassette deck, if required.
Microphones are shared with the main studio, with the exception of an additional pair of Sennheiser
416s, which are sometimes used for voice-over recording.
