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STUDIO A

Based around a heavily modified and updated MCI JH542C console, this is our premier Studio A. This MCI JH542C is a fully featured dual inline 42 channel console, with amazing warm vintage inductor EQs, transformer ins and outs, Jensen microphone transformers, discrete API type mic preamps. Quad into stereo discrete Class A mix buss. 96 inputs during mixdown. ProTools-controlled discrete-VCA group automation. 4 faders per channel. 5 sends, 1 stereo. This feeds two recording setups, or both simultaneously; a Studer A80 MkIV 24 track tape machine, and an Apogee Symphony I/O MkII with 50 ch of mkII and SE converters, and the DAW of your choosing, featuring a huge selection of industry standard plug-ins by Universal Audio, SSL, Autotune, FabFilter, Soundtoys, Waves, and Celemony.  

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Our spacious tracking room features 13 ft ceilings, acoustically designed and treated hardwood pine walls, a beautiful vintage Persian carpet centerpiece, and is filled with a selection of vintage classics.  Included for all clients is a collection of vintage guitar and bass amps, a rare and classic Hammond organ, a great rock and roll grand piano, two different types of Fender Rhodes, a Wurlitzer, some quirky vintage combo organs, multiple Leslies, a handful of classic drum kits, timpani, and a wealth of whacky percussion options.  Inside this is a large iso booth, dubbed the "acoustic room", containing a second smaller grand piano and an acoustic harpsichord, a wide selection of acoustic guitars, and a classic late 40s RCA 44bx mic set up as the go to vocal option.  This allows for live tracking piano and drums with a great drum room tone, but still isolated live piano or acoustic guitar, as well as lead vocal.  All this can be rearranged to meet the demand of any specialized set up such as string and brass ensembles, choirs, or left in place for quick set up and transition times to get the most out of your studio time and budget.

 

Analog mixing or summing is done to a number of rare vintage tape machines (stereo, quad or parallel stereo mixing), or back into ProTools through our high end Burl and Apogee SE mastering converters. Featuring a well curated set classic outboard preamps, compression, and EQ, and a huge amount of analog effects supplied by a large Eurorack modular system with over a dozen specialized effects modules, a wide variety of possibilities are avaliable in both production and mixing.

 

Because of the modular system and workflow, we opted for mostly Eurorack effects devices to allow more possibilities, more control, often better sound (analog when possible), and more fun and integration into the analog hands-on mixing domain. Rather than just setting and forgetting a patch in a Harmonizer, all sounds and parameters can be manipulated in real time by hand, or joysticks/faders, or automated with CVs and recorded in the computer using an Expert Sleepers CV control system.  It's even possible to patch Euro CVs into the console VCA automation!  All Eurorack effects boxes are easy to access so the mix workflow is logical, and the modular is not faraway and difficult to reach like in many studios.

Feel free to contact us with technical questions or for more information on anything!

The gear list is updated every few months, but always subject to change!

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Console:

  • 1978 MCI JH542C 42x4x2 Quad Console w/Discrete API type Preamps and Class A Discrete Summing Buss

  • PT controlled VCA/Mute automation.  PT recallable.  Eurorack CV interface available

  • Neve type Class A discrete quad into stereo summing bus. (vintage 70s MCI summing module still available)

  • Stereo mix output switchable between discrete Neve type or API 2520 opamps with a single switch 

  • Mix output transformers switchable between vintage MCI/API-type EA2503 High Nickel/Carnhill/UTC

  • Discrete Sonic Imagery Labs 312a VCAs on main mix channels.  

  • 12 echo returns, 8 VCA controllable – can program to reduce noise floor when using vintage reverbs

  • 96 inputs upon mixdown

  • Transformer Line ins and outs

  • 42 vintage MCI inductor EQs

  • Discrete API preamp circuits ft. all vintage Jensen JE-115 KE transformers and various select opamps

Tape Machines:

  • 1984 Studer A80 MkIV 24 track 2” running ATR at +6

  • 1961 Ampex 351-2 ¼” 2 track completely rebuilt, Mint condition, matched - NOS tubes.  

  • 1965 Studer J37 1” 4 track

  • 1971 Ampex AG440C  ¼” mono echo machine

  • 1968 Scully 284 4 track ½” (quad or stereo mixdown)

Conversion:

  • Apogee Symphony I/O MkII Thunderbolt

  • 2x 16x16mkII 

  • 1x 8x8x8 mkII

  • 1x 2x6SE monitoring/mastering card

  • 50 in - 54 outs for mixdown

  • Burl B2 Bomber ADC

DAW:

  • Protools Ultimate 2024

  • Protools HD 10 Native still available 

  • Logic X Pro

  • Luna 

  • Ableton 11 Suite

  • Reaper (all updated frequently)

Monitors:

  • Adam Audio SX3

  • Thiel Dual Stereo Passive Sub w/Carver amp

  • JBL 4430 w/ 600 watt JBL 2622H LF drivers w Crown amps

  • Yamaha NS10

  • JBL LSR2623 (rear quad set up)

Cue system:

  • Hear Technologies 8ch Cue System, w/ 5 remote mixers, individual control fed by standard MCI cue system from assignable via console, (can be used to track via tape only) or additional Apogee Rosetta 800- digital cue outputs fed by internal Symphony routing

Pres:

  • 6x Langevin AM5116-b Tube Mic Preamp clones (designed by us!)

  • 2x Langevin AM5116A Tube Mic Preamp clones

  • 2x 1960 Ampex 351 Tube Mic pres

  • 2x Tree Audio The Branch Tube Pre/Channel Strip

  • 1x Avalon 737

  • 2x Spectra 1964 C610

  • Altec 438A Tube mic pre/RS124 compressor

  • 32x API 312 preamps ft. mix of CAPI, JLM 99V, Jensen 990, and early 70s API 2520 opamps

  • 10x BAE 1073 Neve Preamp Clones

  • 1968 Altec 342b (ala 1567) tube mic pre

  • 6ch 1973 Altec 1599/88 all discrete Mic Preamps (Peerless Transformers, Stancore (MCI) Output transformers)

  • 4x 1967  Scully 280 (all discrete germanium, w/ UTC transformers)

  • 4x Cloudlifters

Dynamic Processing:

  • 1966~ Altec 436C (full RS124 conversion)

  • 1959~ Altec 438A (full -RS124 conversion, matched to 436 for stereo)

  • Universal Audio LA2A

  • 1973~ EMT 156 PDM Compressor/Limiter

  • Chandler Zener Limiter TG121413

  • 2x Spectrasonics 610 CompLimiter stereo pair

  • 2x Retro Instruments 176 Tube Limiter/Compressor Stereo Pair

  • ADR F760X Compex Stereo FET Compressor/Gate/Expander

  • API 2500 Stereo Buss Compressor w CAPI 0252

  • Manley NuMu Stereo VariMu Tube/Solid State Hybrid Buss Compressor

  • 2x Empirical Labs Distressor Stereo Pair

  • 2x Hairball Audio FET500A 1176 Rev A Modules

  • 2x Hairball Audio FET500D 1176LN Rev D Modules

  • 3x JLM LA500A ~ LA3A Style Discrete Optical Compressors

  • 3x DBX 160XT 

  • 5x DBX 902 De-Essers (classic smooth, simple de-essing)

  • 4x DBX 903 Compressors (Vintage w/ gold can VCAs)

  • 4x DBX 904 Noise Gates

EQ:

  • 42x MCI JH500 EQs 4 band Inductor EQs

  • Manley Massive Passive

  • Alice 500 Stereo Baxandall EQ w/MS dedicated to EMT140

  • TK Audio TKLizer Stereo Equalizer and Mid/Side Processor

Time-based and special effects:

  • 1963 EMT 140 Solid State Stereo Plate (Approx 1963)

  • AMS Neve RMX16 Reissue Reverb Module

  • Echo Fix EFX-2  Tape Delay/Spring

  • 1982~ Lexicon Model 200 Vintage Digital Reverberator

  • Eventide H969 Harmonizer 

  • Surfy Industries Spring Reverb

  • 2x Hammond A-100 Tube Spring Reverb (set up as line-level stereo studio effect in console) 

  • Eurorack Special Effects:

  • Cwejman QMMF Quad Multimode Analog Filter

  • Strymon Magneto Stereo Tape-Echo Emulation Module w/sync

  • Strymon Starlab 96k Reverberator and Time effects Processor

  • Make Noise Echophon Pitch Shifter/Syncable Digital Delay Line

  • Rossum Instruments Panharmonium Spectral Resynthesizer

  • Mutable Instruments Clouds Stereo Granular/Pitch/Delay Processor

  • Mutable Instruments Beads Stereo Granular/Pitch/Delay Processor

  • Make Noise Morphagene Stereo Sampler/Granular resynthesizer

  • Frap Tools Fumana 16-band Spectral Transfer Processor/Vocoder/Graphic EQ

  • 2x Erica Synths BBD Flange/Delay vintage BBD chips

  • 2x Expert Sleepers Beatrix Discrete Analog Phaser

  • Analogue Systems RS-310 BBD Chorus

  • Analogue Systems RS-120 BBD Comb/Flanger x2 for stereo

  • Analogue Systems RS-290 Stereo Delay/Sampler/Chorus 

  • Analogue Systems Multimode Filters x2 (EMS style)

  • Analogue Systems 3-way Multimode Resonator (EMS style)

  • Analogue Systems Moog Ladder type Low-Pass Filter

  • Harvestman Malgorithm Stereo Bitcrusher

Plugins:

  • Melodyne 5 Studio

  • Autotune PRO

  • UAD Plugins on 2 Satellites ​​(Including UAD Ultra + most Ampeg amps, AMS, TubeTech, Autotune X, ALL UA SPARK)

  • SSL Native Bundle

  • Waves Diamond Bundle + extras

  • Waves Abbey Road

  • Soundtoys 5

  • Ozone

  • Isotope RX

  • Oek Sound

  • FabFilter EQ

  • IK Complete TRacks bundle

  • Slate Everything  Bundle

  • Keyscape

  • and too many to list

Microphones:

  • 2x Pearlman TM2 Tube Mics (matched pair)

  • U47 Handwired Replica w/ Theirsch M7 Blue PVC Capsule

  • 1949~ RCA 44bx Ribbon

  • 1960~ RCA 77dx Ribbon

  • 1970s Neumann U87i 

  • 2x Neumann TLM 103

  • 2x Coles 4038

  • United UT47FET

  • 2x AEA R84 Ribbons

  • 2x Cascade Fatheads (matched pair)

  • 2x AKG C414 XLII (Matched Pair)

  • 2x AKG C414XLS

  • 2x AKG D58 Small Diaphragm Dynamic Mics

  • Beyer m380  (vintage)

  • 2x AKG C451b -Matched Pair

  • AKG C414b ULS

  • 3x Sennheiser MD421 black 

  • 2x Sennheiser 421 vintage white version

  • 2 x AKG D12VR

  • 2x AKG D112

  • Audio Technica D series (complete drum mic set)

  • Beyer M500N Ribbon Mic (Early 70s Vintage)

  • 5x EV RE20

  • 3x EV RE320

  • 2x EV RE10

  • 4x EV RE660 (rando vintage)

  • 2x Earthworks Omni Pencils

  • 4x Shure SM7b

  • 2x Shure Unidyne III

  • 2x Shure SM81

  • Sennheiser E906

  • 8x Shure SM57

  • Shure Beta 52

  • 3x AKG D1000E (rando vintage)

  • 1950s EV shotgun mic

  • Various random vintage dirt mics

Keyboards and Synthesizers:

  • 1901 Starr 6ft Grand Piano (tuned for sessions, please call ahead, tuned monthly, but check for status)

  • 1970s Schumann Baby Grand 5’7”

  • 1956 Wurlitzer 700 w tube preamp

  • 1977~ Dyno Mark 1 Rhodes Pro Piano

  • 1976 Fender Rhodes Suitcase 73 Electric Piano (Janus preamp)

  • 1970s Acoustic Harpsichord

  • 1937 Hammond Model BC w/ real chorus, Trek II Percussion, waterfall keys

  • 1965~ Lowery DSO 1 Tube combo organ (Lucy in the Sky!)

  • 1960s~ Fender Contempo Combo Organ

  • 1960s~ Farfisa Mini Performer Combo Organ

  • Oberheim OBX8

  • Roland Juno 106

  • Sequential Prophet 10

  • 70s Hohner String Performer

  • 70s Casiotone model 700

  • Moog Matriarch

  • Mellotron M4000 Micro

  • Ashun Sound Machines Hydrasynth and MPE controller

  • Modal Cobalt 5S

  • Spectrasonics Keyscape (all other piano types)

  • (Multiple other Hammonds available for lockouts upon request)

  • Analogue Systems French Connection CV Keyboard/Controller set up as Martenot

  • Analogue Systems French Connection CV controller set up as standard CV keyboard

  • Analogue Systems RS Integrator + Eurorack Specialty sidecar Modular Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer w/double sequencer, Expert Sleepers Automation, Mixing Console fader control of modular Cv parameters, recordable DAW automation ready at all times.

Full eurorack modular synthesizer system can be used for studio effects during mixdown or tracking, as noted above, not excluding any non effect modules, such as sequencers, or filtering effects, ring mods, etc. All can be accessed within the patchbay tie lines, and analog and midi clock are supplied to all synth stations for complete synchronicity and integration. They can also be synced during tape mixdown with SMPTE if you are wanting to go completely analog.  Also interpatchable with MCI console VCAs for interesting mixdown effects/panning/tremolos/sequencing ducking/sidechaining.

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Complete Module List:

  • RS370 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator - 6 Voice Additive Synth - 6 channel MIDI/CV conversion with Envelope/Harmonic Expander

  • Cwejman QMMF Quad Multimode Analog Filter

  • Expert Sleepers FH-2 Midi/CV Converter + 3 Expanders total of 24 CV+8 Gate outs

  • RS 95e Oscillator x4

  • RS60 Envelope Generator x3

  • RS180 VCA x4

  • RS110 Multimode Filter x2

  • RS100 Low Pass Filter

  • RS360 3 part multimode filter/resonator

  • RS20 Ring Mod

  • RS290 VC Sampler/Delay +Midi expander

  • RS80 LFO

  • RS 200 8 Step 3 Bank Sequencer x2

  • RS420 Octave Controller

  • RS150 Sequential Switch x2

  • RS230 Clock Divider

  • RS40 Noise/Clock/S&H

  • RS165 Signal Mixer

  • RS160 CV Mixer

  • RS340 Gate Delay

  • RS260 Voltage Quantizer

  • RS310 Reverb Chorus/BBD

  • RS120 Comb Filter x2

  • RS35 Frequency/Voltage - Envelope Follower

  • RS170 Mults

  • RS230 CV Buffer/Inverter

  • Moog Mother 32

  • ADDAC Intuitive Quantizer

  • ADDAC Floor Controller (expression/sustain pedal inputs)x2

  • Buchla 281t Quad Function Generator

  • Mutable Instruments Clouds Texture Synthesizer

  • Mutable Instruments Beads

  • 2x Erica Synths BBD Flange/Delay

  • 2x Expert Sleepers Beatrix Discrete Analog Phaser

  • Make Noise Morphagene Sampler

  • Make Noise Echophon (pitchshifter/echo/osc)

  • Rossum Panharmonium Spectral Mutating Resynthesis Engine

  • Strymon Starlab 96k Modular Reverberator and Time effects Processor

  • Strymon Magneto 96kHz Tape Echo Emulation

  • Harvestman Malgorithm Bit Crusher

  • Frap Tools Fumana Spectral Processor/Vocoder

  • Rossum Assimilator 

Amps:

  • Marshall Super JH100 + full stack (jtm100 reissue Marshall made, Drake transformers) (triode mod for reduced SPL) 

  • Lord Valve JTM 45 Replica -  Celestion G12H30 (triode mod for 15watt operation and live tracking)

  • 1976 HIWATT DR103

  • 1974 Ampeg V-4

  • 1970 Ampeg VT-22

  • 1960s Ampeg Gemini I

  • 1969 Ampeg SBT Solid State Bass Preamp (SVT tone straight into the board)

  • 1975 Ampeg V-9 (SVT with Reverb/Guitar preamp)

  • 1969 Sunn 2000S Tube Bass Amp x2

  • 1968 Sunn Solarus 2x12 combo

  • 1970 Sunn Sentura II Guitar head

  • 1967 Sunn Spectrum I Bass/Guitar head

  • 1961 Gibson (Maestro) GA-1RT ReverbEcho

  • ’57 Tweed Deluxe Clone (exact replica/mint vintage Jensen P12)

  • 1960 Fender Blonde Tremolux 

  • 1960 Fender Brownface Super w Harmonic Tremolo/Vibrato

  • 1969 Fender Champ

  • 1967 Fender Super Reverb (blackface)

  • 1969 Fender Super Reverb Head (in CRM A)

  • 1968 Fender Super Reverb (drip edge- w/ blackfase phase inverter)

  • 1974 Fender Super Six Reverb (blackfaced/ch 1 Bassman circuit))

  • 1960s Bell and Howe Projector Amp

  • Peavey Decade

  • 1965 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve

  • 1959 Silvertone Model 1392 Guitar Combo

  • Lord Valve Napper  (Not A Princeton Reverb, NAPR) (Dumble/fender concoction, super smooth/ JBL D130

  • 1991 Fender M80 Stereo Chorus

  • 1970s Yamaha Fifty410 x2

  • 2x 37 Electronics Custom designed line level tube amps for reamping, particularly special for analog synths or modeling keyboards needing some tube warmth and overdrive, such as Nord, Hammond XK, etc.

  • 1965 Altec 342b 4 channel tube mic preamp/amp head (for synths/hammond/leslie

  • Vox AC30 Reissue Head

Cabinets:

  • Marshall stacks -Celestion G12C and Fane F70s

  • 1x15 JBL D140F (bass or guitar)

  • 1x15 JBL D130

  • 2x12 Altec 417C-8

  • 4x10 Weber DT10 (Super reverb)

  • 4x10 Eminence Alnico Blue or Celestion Vintage 10s

  • 4x10 Eminence Delta 10 (bass cabinet)

  • 8x10 Ampeg SVT  cabinet

  • 2x12 Vox Cab w modern Greenbacks

  • 2x12 Bluesbreaker cab Celestion G12H30/Weber DT12

  • Leslie 120 - passive with Celestion Vintage 30/Hellatone

  • Cordovox Leslie Cabinet for low-power guitar amps

  • Leslie X77 modded into a 122 with dual Jensen horns at different speeds/3way crossover and Altec 342B amplifier

  • 2x Weber Z-Matcher 100watt (invent your own tone)

Guitars:

  • 1959 Fender Jazzmaster

  • 1979 Martin J-40 Jumbo

  • Guild 12 String

  • 1969 Mosrite Jazz Box

  • 1960s Epiphone 12-String 

  • Mitchell 12 String

  • 1960s Silvertone Hollowbody

  • 1960s Harmony Nylon

  • 1960s Harmony Hollowbody

  • 1965 Fender Villager 12 string

  • 1960s Harmony Parlor size acoustic

  • Guild Parlor Acoustic

  • Fender Custom Shop 1960 Relic Strat

  • Fender American Deluxe Strat w/vintage mods/pickups/Roller nut

  • Fender American Deluxe Strat w/ Bareknuckle VHIIs

  • Fender 52 American Reissue Tele

  • Fender Squier Jazzmaster 12 string w Novak bridge

  • Squier Jazzmaster

  • Fender Jap. Jazzmaster with Novaks/Mastery set up

  • Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass w rounds

  • Fender AVRI 60s 5-string Jazz bass w flats

  • Fender JMJ Signature Mustang Bass w flats

  • Fender Bass VI w flats

  • Teisco Baritone

  • Guild Starfire Bass (reissue) w flats

  • Gibson Les Paul Studio

  • Custom 8 string jazz guitar bass thing

  • More vintage guitars available, feel free to ask!

  • ***MOST GUITARS ON ROTATION, ASK IN ADVANCE****

Pedals:

  • Strymon El Capistan

  • Empress Tape Delay

  • Ross Flanger  (80s)

  • Pigtronix Envelope Phaser

  • Vintage Mutron Octave Divider (70s)

  • Roger Mayer Rocketship Octavia (90s)

  • Dunlop Octavio OC–1

  • Thunderbird Tonebender mkII clone

  • Surfy Industries Surfy Spring Reverb

  • Fulltone Deja Vibe 2 Stereo Univibe Reproduction

  • Chase Bliss Overdrive

  • Morley Pro Flanger (70s)

  • Digitech Whammy DT

  • Earthquaker Pitchbay

  • Digi tech Whammy 5

  • Digitech Whammy Ricochet

  • Chandler Tube Driver

  • Earthquaker Rainbow Machine

  • BK Butler Real Tube

  • 2x Lord Valve Roogalator Tube Drive/preamp (custom designed driver)

  • GameChanger Plasma Pedal (drive/higher gain plasma fuzz/distortion)

  • Analogman Sunface NKT275 White Dot Germanium Fuzz

  • Analogman Sunface BC108 Classic Silicon Fuzz

  • Analogman Beano Boost (dallas rangemaster)

  • Analogman King of Tone 

  • Stone Deaf PDF-1 Parametric EQ/Driver/Booster

  • 1973 Vox Wah

  • Ibanez FP777 Flying Pan Stereo Phaser

  • 1977 EHX Small Stone Phaser

  • EHX Freeze

  • EHX PolyChorus (vintage)

  • Heavy Electronics Saturn Ring Modulator

  • Pigtronix Ring mod

  • Earthquaker Bit Commander

  • 37 Electronics Feedback Looper

  • Mooer Shimverb Pro

  • Various other homemade or boutique fuzzes

  • More select pedals available, feel free to ask!

Drums:

  • Ludwig Centennial Zep (26” Kick+ 2 floor 1 rack)

  • Pearl Session Custom 5pc 24” kick

  • 1960s Pearl President 3pc 20” kick

  • 1970s Pearl Japan 3 pc 22" kick

  • Ludwig 60s Timpani

  • Rototoms

  • LP Conga

  • Vintage 50s gretsch wood snare

  • CB shit snare

  • Pork Pie Pure Copper Alloy snare

  • Pearl Steve Ferone Signature Snare

  • Yamaha Wood Snare

  • Ludwig Supraphonic

  • Pearl Brass Snare vintage

  • Huge selection of Vintage 50s/60s Zildjian cymbals, as well as a whole line of K cymbals

  • Several select Istanbul options

  • Other options available on request

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MISC:

  • Persian Santoor

  • Real Indian  Electric sitar

  • Acoustic sitar

  • Swarmandal

  • Raagini Electronic Tanpura

  • Roland TR 78

  • Elektron Analog Rtm mkII

  • Mouth harp

  • Train Whistle

  • Vibraslap

  • Flextone

  • Lots of other standard percussion, maracas, gueros, tamborines, Cabasa, shakers, and more​

We do not have bongos, timbale, tablas, double conga set, double timpani set, or celeste.  

We can get a Deagan ElectraVibe vibraphone if necessary, but must be requested, and additional fee will apply.  One of our staff is a skilled 4 mallet player if a player is needed. 

Have A Nice!

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