Equipment

Recording Equipment
Console
Monitor system
MIDI System
Microphones
Outboard


Recording Equipment

Multi track

2x Alesis HD24 Direct to disk recorders with remote.
Each contains 24 tracks at 24 bit 48/44.1 Khz, or 12 tracks at 96/88.2 Khz.

3x Alesis ADAT digital tape (24 tracks) with Remote Meter Bridge and BRC autolocator/remote controller.

These can be synchronised to give up to 72 tracks if necessary.

AI1 ADAT to AES/EBU & S/PDIF digital interface and sample rate converter.

Digital Audio Workstation

Sonar 7 Producer PC based DAW - 24 track non-linear editted audio recorder :Protools compatable.

Stereo Mastering Machines

PC running Wavelab over M-Audio interface.
Tascam DA-20 MkII DAT recorder.
OTARI CDR 18 professional CD recorder
Kenwood DMF 9020 Minidisc recorder

Editing suite

1.4Ghz PC running Steinberg Wavelab 4 stereo and multitrack montage
Various hardware interfaces including Tascam US-122 and Alesis connect

Cassette Recorders

Tascam 103 stereo cassette with Hxpro
Tascam 102 stereo cassette (x2)
Pioneer CTW 500 dual dubbing cassette.
DBX 200 Program Route Selector

Console
Mackie Digital 8 Bus
The latest and greatest OS version 5.1.
Massively powerful 56 input 72 channel digital console with total recall moving fader automation. Masses of plugins including Final mix, TC electronic reverb and Antares Autotune. Can also use hardware outboard. 4 band EQ, compressor and gate available on every input and recorder return. HUI mode for use with the DAW.

Monitor System
Main Monitors: Alesis Monitor Twos
Near field monitors: Yamaha NS10M Studios
Edit suite monitors: Alesis M1 Active Mk2
Studio Monitors: KEF 103s/B&O Beovox S45s
Headphone system: MTR HP06 six channel+ Thomann quadfone 4 channel
Amplification: Samson servo 170, 3G studio 200, JVC A-X2

MIDI System
1.4GHz PC running Sonar 7 and Cubase VST synchronised from the ADAT BRC, MIDI merge and thru expanders. Akai S3000SL and Akai S612 samplers + MD 280 disk drive. Roland M-GS4(SC88) and Roland D110 expanders.

Microphones
Neumann: M147 Valve microphone
AKG: C4000B, C3000B (x2), C414(x2),
C1000S (x2), C418 (x3) C408, C409, C419, C747, D1000, D202 (x2), D224E, D190E, D 112, D90, D65S,
Audio Technica: AT4033 x2, AT2020
Shure: SM85(x2), SM58(x4), SM57(x2), S545 (x2), Unidyne III (x3)
Countryman: EM-101 miniature Condenser(x2)
Realistic: PZM (x2) phantom powered
Thomann: CD55 Percussion mics (x5)
Sony: ECM-33F capacitor
Conrad: DM16M '60's sound'
Reslo: ribbon (x2)

Outboard

Mic pre-amp   

Focusrite trackmaster pro

D8B plug-ins   

Final Mix - Mastering Suite
Antares Autotune
Delay Factor - Delay FX
Filter Machine
Saturated Fat - Cab Modeller
TCFXII Multi FX
RTA31 - GE
Mono Delay
DSR-1 De-Esser
Time Pak-Time mod FX

Digital Reverb   

Lexicon PCM 91
Roland SRV2000

Multi-effects   

ART Multiverb Alpha
Zoom Studio 1201
Alesis Microverb III
Boss ME10 guitar effects
Tascam GS-30D simulator
Various Guitar pedals

Spring reverb   

2x Torque T2500R

Digital Delay   

Ibanez DM2000
Powertran delay

Exciters   

Behringer dualfex II
Slapback Scintillator

Gates   

LA audio 4G
Accessit

Graphic EQ   

Alesis M-EQ230
MXR 32 channel GE x 2
Behringer Ultracurve Pro
Behringer DSP 1100
Maplin stereo 10 channel GE

De-essers   

DBX 263X
DBX 263A

Compressors   

Joe Meek pro VC3
Audio Logic MT66 stereo
DBX 160X
Behringer Composer Pro (x3)

Vocal effects   

Digitech Vocalist VHM5