The original One Big Room
56-input Yamaha 02R96 Version 2 Digital Mixer is used as hardware router for all digital audio signals, which means NO LATENCY and excellent monitoring options with live effects.
Analogue channels by Focusrite, A.R.T, Black Lion Audio and Aphex are the main signal chain to provide a blend of modern and vintage sound.
All audio goes straight into Cakewalk Sonar by Bandlab, Harrison Mixbus, Cubase or ProTools at 24bit, 32bit or 64bit, 44.1 kHz – 96kHz, better than CD quality. The studio is also compatible with Logic, Nuendo, etc projects via OMF or Wav / AIFF transfer.
Recording Software
Cakewalk Sonar by Bandlab
Harrison Mixbus
Cubase 9.5 Pro
ProTools 9
Soundforge 14 Pro
Plugins
Plugin Alliance, NI Komplete Ultimate, Waves Platinum, Steven Slate Virtual Console Collection, Melodyne Studio, Nomad Factory Producer Pack 3, Guitar Rig, Overloud TH3, Izotope Nectar 2 Production Suite, Izotope Ozone 9 Advanced, RX9 Standard, Izotope Trash 2, Izotope Alloy 2, Sony Restoration, Lexicon, TC Electronics, SonitusFX, Over 2000 plugins and growing..
Drum programming
Should you prefer to program your drums, we like Addictive Drums 1 & 2, Steven Slate Drums, FXpansion, Battery, Cakewalk Session Drummer 3, Groove Agent
Software Synthesis
Over 200 virtual synths including NI Komplete Ultimate, Steven Slate Trigger Platinum, Halion Se, Izotope Iris, RapturePro, UVI, Xpand!2, Digital Sound Factory Vol 1 – 13 sample library, Digital Sound Factory EMU Proteus and MoPhatt Sets.
We also have the entire Computer Music VST Collection (150 synths) as well as Z3TA+, Cakewalk Studio Instruments, Dreamstation2 DXi, Triangle2 DXi, Pentagon 1, PSYN 2, Cakewalk TTS-1, Roland, Edirol VSC plus thousands of drum, bass, keyboard, string and world-music samples are loaded on the system, ready to be used.
Classic Sound Modules
Roland SC8820 and U220, Roland SPD8, Various toy keyboards incl Casio 1981 mini-keyboard, Yamaha V50 Vintage Synth.
Drums
1) Sonor
Original 1975 Sonor Phonic 100 Year Anniversary Edition (Birch)
Original Anniversary Snare
24″ Kick
Four toms – 13″, 14″, 16″ 18″
Made in Germany, 40 years old, Mint condition
Remo Skins
2) TAMA
TAMA Rockstar
Four toms – 10″, 12″, 13″, 16″ with floating-tom system.
DW5000 single pedal.
Original TAMA heavy-duty hardware.
Evans EQ3 bassdrum skins.
Remo Emperor Coated tom velums.
Evans and Attack snare velums.
Tama Tension Watch Tuning System
Snares
Sonor 1975 Anniversary Snare
Original Tama wood snare
Yamaha “Anton Fig” custom maple snare with wooden hoops.
Pearl “Chad Smith” signature snare.
Mapex Chromium 7″
Rides
Zildjian K-Series 20″
Zildjian Custom 20″
Planet Z 20″
Crashes
Zildjian 18″ Avedis A Custom
Zildjian 18″ Dark Thin Crash
Zildjian 16″ Avedis A Custom Crash
Zildjian 15″ Dark Thin Crash
Zildjian 14″ K Crash
Wuhan 16″ Rock Crash
Splashes
Sabian 12″
Zildjian 10″ Avedis
Zildjian 8″ K (x2)
Hi-Hats
Zildjian 14″ K Hats
Paiste 14″ Alpha Hats
Sabian 14″ Hats
Percussion
Full 4 piece LP Percussion set (2 x Bongos, 2 x Congas)
3 x Tambourines
Cabassa, African Rainstick
Several small African / World instruments such as Marimbas, Mbira, Shakers, Bells
Pre-1950’s Vintage American-made Washboard (with washing instructions :O)
Microphone List
Modern Mics
CAD GXL 3000 Large Condenser
CAD GXL 1200 Pencil Condenser
Alliance Audio (Prototype) Omni Mics x 3
(equivalent to Earthworks / DPA)
Alliance Audio (Prototype Version III) Omni Mics x 2
Rode K2 Valve Microphone (Condenser)
Rode NT1-A (Condenser x 4)
Rode NT1 (Condenser)
Rode NT4 (Stereo Condenser)
Rode S1 x 2 (Condenser)
AKG C1000 x 2 (Condenser)
AKG C418 x 4 (clip-on Condenser)
AKG D112 kickdrum mic
Audix D6 kickdrum mic
Audix F6 kickdrum mic
Audix F5 Snare mic
Audix F9 Condenser (x2)
Audix F2 Tom mic (x3)
Yamaha NS10 “Sub-kick”
Shure SM93 Micro-Condenser
Peavey PVM 520i
Classic and Vintage Microphones
Neumann U87 (x2)
AKG D12
AKG C451 (Condenser)
AKG D190
AKG D1200
AKG D202
Beyer Dynamic Ribbon M160
Beyer Dynamic Ribbon M260
Other very useful Microphones
Sennheiser 845
Shure SM58 x 2
AKG D770
SAMSON C01 & CO2 (Condensers)
Many other classic mics can be obtained at nominal rental fees from various of the studio’s affiliates.
Preamps, Converters and Effects (hardware)
AD/DA Converters:
RME UFX 28 Channel Preamp and AD/DA Converter
RME Fireface 800 26 Channel AD/DA Converter
Black Lion Audio 8 Channel Pre-amp and AD/DA Converter (Custom-built in Chicago)
Fostex AC2496 16 Channel Professional AD Converter
Preamps:
Studer 169 8 channel mixer with direct out modification
Black Lion Audio Auteur Stereo Preamp (API style transformerless design)
Aphex 107 Stereo Preamp
Presonus M80 (1990’s USA model with Jensen Transformers)
Focusrite VoiceMaster Pro Vocal Strip
ART PRO Channel Valve Channel Strip
ART PRO MPA Stereo Valve Preamp
ART SGX Nightbass Studio Edition Tube Bass Processor
Behringer T1953 Valve Preamp
Behringer Ultragain Stereo Valve Preamp (modified)
Yamaha i88X 18 Channel I/O Units (x 2)
PreSonus Digimax LT 8-Channel Preamp
Outboard Effects
TC Electronics Finalizer Pro (hardware mastering unit)
Tech21 Sansamp Guitar Preamp
Behringer V-Amp PRO Studio (rack)
Marshall DRP-1 Preamp (x2)
Various Boss, Ibanez, Dunlop etc bass and guitar effects pedals (Eq, Chorus, Compressor,
Wah, Overdrive, etc)
Symetrix Mono Analogue Compressor/Gate
Radial ProDI/Re-Amper
Guitar and Bass Amps
Hartke 500W tube/solidstate head
Ashdown MAG 300 EVO II Head with Subharmonic Generator
Trace-Elliot 4×10 300 Watt bass cabinet
Trace Elliot 1 x 10 Bass Extender Cabinet
Marshall Valvestate 8080 Guitar amp (original British model) – best sounding Valvestate ever made!
Monitoring: Recording & Mixing
Yamaha HS80M + HS10 Sub.
QUAD L2.
Alesis Monitor One
Kenwood Mini-HiFi Speakers
Amplification by RS Electronics, Pioneer and Yamaha.
OzAudio Q-Mix 6×6 Headphone matrix amp
Samson S-Amp
Rosendahl MIF LTC Clock
AKG, Fostex, Vic Firth, Sennheiser, Prodipe Headphones x 10.
Monitoring: Mastering
Yamaha, Quad Monitoring
Keyboards/MIDI Controllers
Yamaha P45 88 key Fully-weighted Stage Piano
Novation Launchkey 49 MKII Controller
Roland 49 Key Midi Keyboard
Roland SPD8 Drum Pad
Things with strings
Basses
Ibanez Blazer 4-string bass with DiMarzio pickups, HipShot D-Tuner and Maple neck, Ash body.
Fender Squire Standard PJ Bass. Alder body, HipShot D-Tuner.
Custom 4-string Fretless Bass with Polyester resin fretboard, HipShot D-Tuner
Ibanez circa-1976 short-scale “SG” bass. Lots of fun!
Cort T35 Active 5-string
Cort C4 Fretless
Guitars
Fender “1965 Kingman Reissue” Acoustic
Takamine G-Series 12 String
1981 Yamaha “Country Jumbo” Acoustic
Oscar Teller 1967 Hand Crafted Classical Guitar
1998 Mexican Squire Telecaster (EMG T-bar passives)
Fender Squire Bullet Stratocaster
Washburn J5 TS Hollow-body Electric
SX Acoustic Steel (made by Fender)
Morris Mandolin
Aria Ukele
Oddbits
Hohner Blues Harp Set
Hohner Larry Adler Chromatic Harmonica
1937 Hohner vintage Harp (Original)
*We have a growing collection of weird and wonderful toy keyboards and novelty noisemaking machines..
Cassette Decks: Yamaha, Akai and Tascam
DAT Decks: TASCAM, SONY
MiniDisc: SONY
Mastering
Ozone 9 Advanced, Izotope plugins, Sony SoundForge 14, TC Electronics Finalizer Pro.
Mobile / Location Recording of live concerts
Our highly reliable RME/ Black Lion Audio interfaces cater for as many audio tracks as you can dream of and has been used for eTV’s Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Unplugged series featuring Fourplay (USA), Oumou Sangare, Sadao Watanabe (Japan), Blk Sonshine and many more international stars, Agape Worshippers, Stephan R, Mnet Rockspaaider Competition, and many other live recordings of concerts for DVD and CD release.