Gear
Equipment.
A 26 microphone mic locker, 24 mic preamps, and a room wired for modular routing. Everything listed here is included in the session.
Microphones
Dynamic
- 3× Shure SM57
- 1× Shure SM58
- 1× Shure Beta 52A
- 2× Sennheiser MD 421
- 1× Sennheiser e 906
- 1× AKG D112
- 1× Audio-Technica ATM410
- 1× Solomon Mics LoFReQ Sub
Condenser
- 2× Audix F15
- 1× AKG C414
- 1× Audio-Technica AT4047
- 1× Shure Beta 91A
- 1× MXL 4000
- 3× Oktava MK-219
- 1× Oktava MK-319
- 1× Oktava MK-012
- 2× PreSonus M7
Modeling
- 2× Slate Digital ML-1
Front end
- PreSonus Quantum HD 8
- 8 mic preamps, dual ADAT expansion, master clock
- Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre
- 8 mic preamps over ADAT
- PreSonus DigiMax DP88
- 8 mic preamps over ADAT
24 mic preamps as standard. Additional channels available by running an aggregate device with the Axe-Fx III clocked to the Quantum.
Monitoring
- ADAM Audio A7X
- 2, primary nearfields
- JBL LSR308
- 2, secondary reference
- Klipsch KSF 8.5
- 2, floorstanding reference
- KRK V12S
- subwoofer
- Mackie Big Knob Studio+
- monitor controller and source switching
- Mackie HM-800
- 8 independent cue mixes, 16 headphone outputs
- miniDSP UMIK-1
- reference mic for room measurement
Power and conditioning
- Monster Power Pro 3500
- Monster Power Pro 1000
- Furman M-8x2
Guitar and bass
- Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III
- 260+ amp models, 2,200+ speaker cabinet impulse responses, 220+ effects, with reamping
- Avid Eleven Rack
- amp and cabinet modeling, reamping
- Music Man RD100
- guitar amp head
- Nemesis 8x10
- bass cabinet
What the Axe-Fx III covers
Everything below is modeled inside the Axe-Fx III, not hardware standing in the room: 260+ amp models, 2,200+ speaker cabinet impulse responses, 220+ effects. Model identifications come from Fractal's published reference documentation.
Amp models by manufacturer
Speaker cabinets and drivers
Microphones modeled in the cab block
- Shure SM57
- Shure SM58
- Shure Beta 87A
- Sennheiser MD 421 II
- Sennheiser e609 Silver
- Neumann U87
- Neumann U67
- Royer Labs R-121
- Electro-Voice RE16
- AKG D112
Overdrive, distortion, fuzz, and boost pedals
Instruments
- Tama Silverstar
- full drum kit
- Zildjian A New Beat
- hi-hats
- Zildjian A Fast Crash
- crash
- Zildjian K Custom Organic Ride
- ride
- Ibanez RG7421
- seven-string electric
- Ibanez RG421EXFM
- electric
- G&L ASAT Deluxe
- electric
- Squier Mini Stratocaster
- short-scale electric
- Seagull S6 Original
- acoustic
Control surfaces
- PreSonus FaderPort 8
- control surface
- Ableton Push
- pad controller
- Nektar Impact GX61
- MIDI keyboard
Software
- Recording and mixing
- Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Studio One Pro
- Restoration and mastering
- iZotope RX, iZotope suite
- Processing
- FabFilter, Slate Digital
- Pitch and timing
- Melodyne, Antares Auto-Tune Pro, Synchro Arts VocAlign and RePitch
- Virtual instruments
- Toontrack Superior Drummer 3, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Xfer Serum
Pro Tools certified through the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Common questions
Questions about the equipment.
How many microphones are available?
26 in the locker, across dynamics, condensers, and modeling mics, plus a sub-kick and a reference mic for room measurement. All of it is included in the session, with no per-microphone charge.
How many channels can you record at once?
24 mic preamps as standard: eight on the PreSonus Quantum HD 8, plus eight each on a Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre and a PreSonus DigiMax DP88 over ADAT. More channels are available by running an aggregate device with the Axe-Fx III clocked to the Quantum.
How many people can be on headphones?
A Mackie HM-800 provides eight independent stereo cue mixes across sixteen headphone outputs, so players can have their own balance rather than everyone sharing one.
Can I bring my own gear?
Yes. Let us know 48 hours ahead so the room is patched for it before the session starts.
Do you reamp?
Yes, through either the Axe-Fx III or the Eleven Rack.
Are instruments available to use?
Yes. A Tama Silverstar kit with Zildjian cymbals, electric guitars including a seven-string, bass amplification, and a Seagull acoustic. Amps and headphones too.