Gear

Wherever we’re recording I’ll bring some toys, such as my mobile recording rack, rather heroically in action here. High quality gear makes for some nifty sounding recordings!

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Interface:

  • Solid State Logic AlphaLink AX (24 inputs – 24 outputs of excellent conversion)

Mics:

  • Blue Baby Bottle
  • Neumann TLM 103
  • Behringer B2
  • Audio Technica AE3000 (2x)
  • Audio Technica AT4041
  • Audio Technica ATM25 (4x)
  • Oktava MK-012 (2x)
  • Shure Beta 58
  • Shure Beta 57
  • Shure SM 57 (3x)
  • Shure Beta 52
  • Beyerdynamic M 201 TG
  • Sennheiser E604 (4x)
  • Sennheiser E906
  • Golden Age Project R2 ribbon mic (2x)

Outboard:

  • Solid State Logic (SSL) X-rack with..
    • SuperAnalogue EQ module (3x)
    • VHD Mic Pre module (2x)
    • E-Series Dynamics module
    • SuperAnalogue Dynamics module (2x)
  • GSSL Bus Compressor
  • Audient ASP008 (8 preamps)
  • Line Audio OMP (8 preamps)
  • FMR Audio Really Nice Preamp
  • FMR Audio Really Nice Compressor
  • FMR Audio Really Nice Levelling Amplifier
  • 500 series Lunchbox with..

Monitoring

  • Dynaudio BM5A nearfields
  • FAR Audio nearfields
  • Don’t-know-what-brand computer speakers for cross-checking on small speakers
  • Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones
  • Audio-Techinca ATH-M30 headphones
  • Behringer HA-4700 headphone distributor

Instruments

  • Korg MicroKorg synth
  • Roland RD-300SX digital piano
  • Roland Juno-D synth (Rompler)
  • Fender Hot Rod Deville guitar amp
  • H&K Trilogy guitar amp with Celestion V30-loaded cab (other amps can be arranged on request)
  • Fender Telecaster USA
  • Squier Telecaster
  • Paul Reed Smith Custom 24
  • LTD Phoenix
  • Shitload of guitar pedals by Zvex, Empress, Lehle, Guitar Lab, T-Rex …

Storage

  • All recordings are stored on a RAID-equipped NAS with daily backups