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CONSOLE:
(also see 'Analog vs digital mixing' quotations from the pro's here) 1996 Lafont Audio Labs 'Chroma' series class A solid-state analog console with fader/mute automation, LCRS monitoring and SSL sounding EQ's (designed to replicate SSL's famous E/G series). 60 inline channels (120 inputs), 24 busses, 56 compressors, and 56 four band EQ's with dual parametric mid's plus high & low shelving or bell, high & low pass filters, and 4 stereo FX returns. (Note: this is the actual console that was used to mix 'This Is Spinal Tap' as well as many other famous movie DVD soundtracks such as Stanley Kubrick's movies) MICROPHONES:
Blue Baby Bottle - large diaphragm F.E.T. condenser (similar to original Neumann U87/CMV 3) APEX 460 (2) - medium diaphragm tube condensers (similar to vintage AKG C12) Shure Beta 52 - large diaphragm dynamic Shure Beta 57 - medium diaphragm dynamic Shure Beta 91 - pressure zone condenser Shure SM7 - large diaphragm dynamic Shure SM81 (2) - small diaphragm condensers Shure SM57 (4) - medium diaphragm dynamics Shure B56 (4) - medium diaphragm dynamics Peluso R14 ribbon microphone
PREAMPLIFIERS:
Wunder Audio PEQ1R (2 channels) hot-wired version of famous Neve 1073 preamp and EQ Universal Audio 6176 (famous Bill Putnam 610 mic pre with 1176LN compressor) Ward Beck M460 (2 channels) with 3 band EQ's (very Neve-like sound) TLA Audio Tube mic pre's (4 tube channels) Universal Audio 8110 (8 Class A preamps that switch between transparent 'IC' or warm transformer based circuitry) RACK-MOUNT ANALOG PROCESSORS:
Manley Variable-Mu stereo tube mastering limiter
Manley Massive Passive stereo tube mastering equalizer (favorite of professional mastering engineers) Avalon 747SP stereo tube mastering compressor (optical cell plus EQ) API 2500 stereo bus compressor (with SSL & Fairchild settings) Universal Audio 6176 (1176LN VCA compressor) Empirical Labs EL7 Fatso (2 channel multi-purpose solid-state compressor with tape simulation) Aphex Aural Exciter (stereo mastering processor) Meyer Sound stereo parametric room equalizer
DIGITAL CONVERTERS:
Apogee AD16X - 24 bit 96KHz (Mix guru Bob Clearmountain's prefered unit)
Apogee DA16X - 24 bit 96KHz (clocked by C777 in AD16X above) MOTU 2408 MKIII - 24 bit 96KHz (8 analog plus 16 digital in's & out's for the Nuendo rig) Digidesign 888/24 (2) - 24 bit 44.1/48KHz (16 in's and 16 out's for the Pro Tools TDM rig) (total of 40 analog outputs for mixdown) SOFTWARE & DSP CARDS:
Steinberg Nuendo VST (1.6 & 2.0) Pro Tools TDM MIX 3 (c/w expansion chassis with Core card plus 2 extra DSP Farm cards) Universal Audio UAD-1 card (with LA2A, Fairchild, 1176, Pultec EQ, etc.) Emagic Logic Audio Platinum Waves Diamond Bundle Native Instruments Blue Tubes bundle TC bundle Sample tank Halion Autotune Amplitube Amp Farm Aphex Master X GRM Tools Reason The Grand B4 Etc, etc. MONITORING:
Paradigm Reference Studio 100 large monitors (bi-amplified with 500 watts each) Klipsch RSW12 Reference subwoofer (625W continuous & 2400W peak) Yamaha NS10M PRO near-field/center reference monitors (powered by vintage Sony amp) JBL surround speakers Sony headphones (4 assorted) MISCELLANEOUS:
INSTRUMENTS etc: (Note: all guitars have been set-up by a professional luthier) Yamaha 7 piece maple drum kit with metal snare Taye 7" Sugar Maple snare Bogner Ecstacy 101B amp with Class A/AB option
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