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ANALOG RECORDING

Ampex MM1200 16 track 2” (15,30ips) ^
Ampex 440B 2 track (1/4” 15ips)
Ampex 351 tube 2 track (1/4” 7.5, 15ips)

DIGITAL RECORDING

Pro Tools Ultimate HD Native (64ch IO)
Ableton Live Suite
Finale notation software

CONTROL SURFACES:
Avid S3 & Dock
Ableton Push
Native Instruments Maschine

Plugins / VI's:
Waves Diamond, NI Komplete Ultimate, Slate Everything Bundle, Sonnox, Softube, Altiverb, Autotune, Melodyne, Sound Toys, McDSP, Izotope, Eventide, Plugin Alliance, MDW, Exponential Audio and more

AD / DA CONVERTERS

64 CHANNELS IO:

- JCF Audio AD8 (transformer based AD) (2 units)
- JCF Audio DAV8 tube DA
- JCF Audio 8 ch custom built DA (discreet transformer based)

- Apogee Symphony
- Dangerous Music Convert 8 DA
- Dangerous Music DAC DA (2ch DA)

MONITORING

ADAM S3A
Focal Alpha 65 (Keyboard Room)
Mackie HR 824
Yamaha NS10m Studio
 
Subwoofers: dual 15” in wall custom,  Adam Sub 10
 
Monitoring: Dangerous Music Monitor ST
Dangerous Liaison (switcher)
 
Studio Headphone System: (6) Furman HDS16 / HRM 16 (16ch headphone mixers)

MIC PREAMPS

8 API 312 (vintage)
6 Neve 1290 (vintage 1073 w/out EQ)
2 Neve 1272 (vintage, converted to mic pre’s)
2 Mastering Lab (tube)
2 Langevin AM16 (vintage)
2 Langevin 116 (vintage tube)
2 Langevin 117 (vintage tube)
2 RCA BA 73 (vintage germanium)
2 RCA BA 31 (vintage germanium)
1 Universal Audio 610 Solo (tube)
2 AEA RPQ 500
1 Golden Age Pre 73 MK III

COMPRESSOR / LIMITERS

Manley VariMu Limiter (6386 tubes, hi pass sidechain mod)
Pendulum 6386 Vari Mu Limiter
Urei 1176 blackface (vintage D model)
Urei 1176 silverface (vintage, Steve Haselton mod)
RCA BA6b (vintage)
Thermionic Culture Phoenix
Chandler TG-1(EMI recreation)
Focusrite Red 3 (VCA w/ transformers)
Dangerous Music Compressor (VCA)
Tube Tech SMC 2B
Elysia Mpressor
Summit TLA-100
Drawmer 1968 Mercenary Edition
Empirical Labs Fatso
Altec 436A (original)
Altec 436a (Abbey Road RS124 mod)
(2) DBX 160
Valley People Dyna-mite (stereo)
SPL Transient Designer TD4

EQUALIZERS

Pultec EQP 1A (vintage)
Manley Massive Passive (tube EQ)
Sontec MEP250 (vintage)
Amek Medici (stereo mastering EQ)
(2) API 550a (vintage)
(2) Altec 9061 (vintage)

EFFECTS

EMT 140 Plate (Martinsound upgrade)
Live Chamber
Bricasti M7 Reverb
Lexicon 480L
Lexicon PCM60
Eventide 2016
AMS RMX16
Ursa Major Space Station (vintage)
Demeter Real Reverb (tube spring)
Sony R7 Reverb
Sony M7 Multi Effects
TC Electronics 1210 Spatial Expander
Roland RSP-550 Multi Effects
BBE 422 Sonic Maximizer
MXR Digital Time Delay
Neve Portico tape simulator (2 channels)
RSP Saturator (tape, distortion effect)
Motion Sound R-3 147 rotating speaker
Echoplex tube tape echo (vintage)

GUITAR EFFECTS

ADA flanger (vintage), Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (vintage), Analog Man stereo chorus, H & K Rotosphere, Heil Talkbox, Maestro Phase Shifter (vintage), Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe, MXR Flanger (vintage), Foxx Tone Machine (vintage), Roland Dimension C (vintage), TS7 Tube Screamer, Dunlap Rotovibe, Dunlap Wah, RMC3 Wah

GUITAR / BASS AMPS

Marshall JMP (vintage 1969)
Marshall JMP (vintage 1974)
Fender Deluxe Reverb (vintage 1965 blackface)
(2) Fender Bassman (vintage mid 1960’s blackface)
Fender Twin Reverb (vintage 70's silverface with blackface mod)
(2) Ampeg Gemini (mid 1960’s)
Ampeg V4 (mid 1970’s)
Ampeg VT-40 (combo 4x10” version of V4)
Ampeg Reverbrocket (mid 1960’s)
(2) Ampeg Jet (mid 1960’s)
Silvertone Twin 12 head (mid 60's)
Magnatone combo (1956)
THD UniValve
Plush 50w tube head with cabinet (70's botique amp with Fender vibe)
Ampeg B15N fliptop bass amp (mid 1960’s)
Ashdown EVO II 500
Marshall 4 x 12 cab (mid 1970’s greenbacks & JBL silver bell alnico)
Marshall 2 x 12 cab (Vintage 30’s)
Mesa Boogie 1x12 cab
Eden 1x10 w tweeter bass cab

MISC

- Speck Electronics Xtramix mixer (keyboard mixer)
- Tonelux 16 x 2 OTB Summing Mixers
- Grenier Engineering (8ch vca’s controlled by Pro Tools)
- Radial JD7 Guitar DI, reamp, splitter
- DBX 120xp subharmonic synth
- JCF custom 4 channel guitar reamp for using guitar fx boxes with DAW tracks.
- Direct Boxes made from vintage UTC and Lagevin  transformers.
- Midi Interfaces: Iconnectivity interfaces via ethernet allow large Midi setups to be put in any of the live rooms (in addition to the keyboard room).
- Inter Room Communication: A multi camera system (30fps wired) along with Furman HDS-16 mixer stations allows musicians to see and hear each other between rooms with near 0 latency.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Good sound starts with clean power and grounding.  The studio has it's own dedicated electrical system utilizing a military grade computer controlled motorized variac that maintains precise voltage (+-1%) with 0% distortion, Equitech balanced power, thick guage electrical wire and multiple grounding rods.

AUDIO WIRING

Our facility is wired primarily with oxygen free copper Mogami Cable and uses Audio Accessories patchbays to insure the highest quality sound.

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