Equipment
Tape machines
Otari MX-70 1″ 16-track
Tascam MS-16 1″ 16-track (decommissioned and replaced with Otari MX-70 03/2016)
Nagra IS-LT ¼” full-track
Technics RS1500US ¼” 2-track
TEAC A3340S ¼” 4-track (courtesy of our friends and ace technicians Mécanik Synthetik)
Tascam 122MKII 3-head cassette deck
Tascam 414 cassette 4-track
Roland Studio Capture 16-channel sound card plus computer
Compressors/Gates/De-essers
1176 Peak Limiter (Revision A circuit homebrew; built using MNATS P.C.B.) x2
1176LN Peak Limiter (Revision D circuit homebrew; built using MNATS P.C.B.) x2
PRR-176 Stereo Vari-Mu limiter (homebrew; built using AC Sound P.C.B) x2
LA-2A Levelling Amplifier (homebrew; built using Drip Electronics P.C.B.)
D-LA2A 2-Channel stereo linkable Levelling Amplifier (homebrew; built using [Silent:Arts] P.C.B.)
DBX 163X Overeasy Compressor
RNC1773–Really Nice Compressor
RNLA7239–Really Nice Levelling Amplifier
Valley Gain Brain II Variable Ratio Limiter
Valley Kepex II Keyable Program Expander/Gate X3
Valley 815 Dynamic Sibilance Processor
DBX 463X Overeasy Gate
DBX 263X De-esser
DBX 563X De-hisser
Reverberators/delays/other time-based effectors
Micmix Master Room XL515 spring reverb
Demeter RV1 Real Reverb spring reverb
Tascam RS-20 spring reverb
E1005 analogue delay line by Yamaha
E1010 analogue delay line by Yamaha
MF103 12-stage phase shift by Robert Moog
RE-201 Space Echo tape delay/reverb by Roland
Germanium spring reverb by Kitchener Electronics
Microphone preamplifiers
EMI REDD.47 type valve preamplifier (homebrew using Drip Electronics circuit board)
2 Channel EMI REDD.47 type valve preamplifier (homebrew using Guavatone circuit boards)
API 312 type with DI (Classic Audio Products of Illinois kits) x2
Mixers
Studer 169 (a pair of 10 channel 2-bus consoles interconnected for 20 channels and up to 4 busses)
Ampex MX-10 4-channel 2-bus vacuum tube mixer
McCurdy Radio Industries PE2600 6-channel 2-bus mixer (all discrete transistors/modified to allow direct outs)
Tascam M520 20-channel/8-bus console (now departed)
Microphones
C451-EB by Akustische und Kino-Geräte Gesellschaft: modular Field Effect Transistor small diaphragm condenser (we have the cardioid capsule)
C414-TLII also by Akustische und Kino-Geräte Gesellschaft: switchable pattern large diaphragm condenser
D190 again by Akustische und Kino-Geräte Gesellschaft: general purpose cardioid moving coil
MD441 by Sennheiser: hypercardioid moving coil with variable low frequency roll-off 2x
MD421 also by Sennheiser: cardioid moving coil with variable low frequency roll-off
MD421-II again by Sennheiser: cardioid moving coil with variable low frequency roll-off
SM7B by the Shure Brothers of Illinois: cardioid moving coil with switchable high-frequency emphasis and low frequency roll-off filters
SM57 also by the Shure Brothers of Illinois: cardioid moving coil
SM58 again by the Shure Brothers of Illinois: cardioid moving coil
RE20 by Electro Voice: cardioid moving coil
635A again by Electro Voice: omnidirectional moving coil
M380 TG by beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG: figure eight moving coil
M260.80 by beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG: hypercardioid ribbon microphone x2
M500 by beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG: cardioid ribbon microphone
PR20 by Heil Sound: cardioid moving coil with elegant “simulated gold” grille
BG12 custom made: vacuum tube variable pattern condenser
AT4047 by Audio Technica: FET cardioid condenser
ECM8000 by Behringer: omnidirectional measurement electret
Equalizers
API 550A equalizer by Automated Processes Incorporated
Studer 169-type equalizer (homebrew) x2
Monitoring
4311 3-way Control Monitors by the James B Lansing Sound, Incorporated
MC 2120 amplifier by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
NS10m speakers by Yamaha: powered a McIntosh Laboratory Inc. MC 2120 amplifier
VL-X5 by Tascam: self-powered (bi-amplification)
Headamp 6 by ART: headphone distribution amplifier
HM-54 by Mackie: headphone distribution amplifier
Backline
1960s orange sparkle 4-piece drum kit by Olympic
Bassman amplifier by Fender (1967)
Rebel II amplifier by Garnet
Solid state bass amp by Fender
ZB50 50-watt tube amp by Electrodrone
Square Four 4-watt tube amp/tube overdrive unit by Electrodrone
77R tube combo amp by Keil (Kitchener Electronics)
YC45D Combo Organ by Yamaha
YC-10 Combo Organ by Yamaha
RA-100 Rotating Leslie-style Speaker cabinet by Yamaha
Hammond S6 Vacuum tube oscillator organ
Pianet N electric piano by Hohner
Chopped home organ by Farfisa
Heintzman upright piano
Assorted percussion (concert tambourines; claves; cabasa; etc)
Sundry acoustic guitars, electric guitars and an electric bass
Synchronizers/Midi
TimeLine MicroLynx
JL Cooper PPS-2
M-Audio MidiSport 4X4
Evolution 49 key midi controller
Maintenance tools
Mighty Mite II vacuum tube tester by Sencor
200CD wide range vacuum tube oscillator by Hewlett Packard
Hand-d-mag demagnetizer by RB Annis
TD-B1 bulk tape degausser by Audiolab Electronics
HP 1222A oscilloscope by HP
Agilent u1251b DMM with variable impedance dBm readout
1″; 1/2″; and 1/4″ calibration tapes by Magnetic Reference Laboratory
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