Last Updated : 2007-12-11 11:13:55 (10834 read)
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My Home Audio
Production Facility
My
personal studio is used for audio production for various songwriting projects
for myself and my co-writers, audio testing for new publications for the
ArtistPro books and videos I publish, as well as editing and mastering of live
recordings I've worked on for myself or clients over the years.
The studio
is now built around a Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz running three operating systems, including OS X Tiger, OS X Leopard, and Windows XP. It has four hard drives, one for each OS and one for audio file and other media storage, The machine has 5GB of RAM and 256 Video RAM. I use a Tascam US-2400
Control Surface and it works wonderfully. I use the TC Electronic PowerCore
FireWire system of plug-ins and it is living in perfect harmony with the UAD1
card from Universal Audio, giving me a nice suite of toys to enjoy while
recording and mixing. I now work primarily in Pro Tools 7.4 LE, but also have Logic Express 8, and Digital Performer 5.5 installed along with the other apps listed below. I recently connected the Mac Pro to a projector mounted to the ceiling that shoots the monitor to the wall for my second monitor, which is great for scoring video!
I don't
hire out the studio and wouldn't know where to find the time if I wanted to
hire it out. I like to record my music, songs I've co-written with others, etc.
and have enough to do with those projects to keep the dust off the gear.
Additionally, it really helps to understand the technology and processes behind
modern-day recording if you want to publish books on the subject! The studio is
set up in the bonus room at our home in Williamson County, TN. This is most of the stuff in the studio, but things are always getting added, taken away, yada yada yada.
Computer
Recording System Hardware
Apple
Mac Pro 2.66GHz w/ 5GB of RAM (Internal 500GB, 500GB, 320GB and 250GB
drives)
20" Apple Cinema Display
US-2400 DAW Controller with 25 10-bit
Resolution 100mm Moving Faders
Digidesign 002R
LaCie 500 gig Firewire External Drive
Bravo CD/DVD Disc Duplicator/Color Disc Printer
Omnirax ProStation MC Studio Desk
15" Apple MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2GB RAM, 200BG 7200 RPM hard drive and Superdrive
Digidesign Pro Tools M-Box2
Computer
Recording System Software
Pro Tools LE 7.4
Digidesign Music Production Toolkit
MOTU Digital Performer 5.5
MOTU
MachFive Sampler Software
Reason 3.04 Software Syntheses
Sonic Reality's Sonic ReFills for Reason
Vols. 01-15
TC Electronics PowerCore Firewire Plug-in Suite
- 24/7_Compressor/Limiter, Chorus_Delay, ClassicVerb, EQSat, MasterX3
mastering processor, MegaReverb, PowerCore 01 mono-synth, Tubifex guitar amp
simulator, Vintage CL, Vintage Compressor/Limiter, VoiceStrip voice processing
channel, Assimilator EQ
IK Multimedia: Miroslav Philharmonik Orchestra, CSR Reverb Suite, T-Racks Mastering Software, AmpliTube LE
Live 5 Real-time Music Production Suite
Universal Audio UAD-1 Plug-in Suite:
1176SE Limiting Amplifier- Optimized DSP Version of the Classic Compressor,
1176LN Limiting Amplifier- Definitive Vintage FET Compressor Emulation, LA-2A
Leveling Amplifier Emulation- Optical Compressor, CS-1 Channel Strip, RealVerb,
Nigel- Amp/Cab & FX for Guitar, Pultec EQP-1A- EQ, Pultec Pro- Vintage EQ,
Cambridge EQ, Fairchild 670 & 670M Tube Compressor, DreamVerb and others
Steinberg Halion 2.0 Software Sampler/Synth
Steinberg Groove Agent
Steinberg Xphrase
Native Instruments Electrik Piano
Native Instruments Kontact 2
Sampler Software Suite
Apple Garage Band
Apple Soundtrack
Apple Final Cut Pro HD
Apple Motion
Apple DVD StudioPro-3
Digidesign Producers Pack Plugins
DrumCore
LIVE 6
Reason 3
Guitar Rig II
NI Essentials Pack
NI Elektronik Piano
NI Kontakt 2
NI Absynth 3
NI Kompakt
NI TraktorDJ Studio3
NI Battery 2
NI Pro-53
IK Multimedia's T-Racks Mastering Suite
IK's Miroslav Philharmonik
SpectraFoo Complete
There is really a lot more stuff on the drives, but that's what I could remember now. Its always changing, anyway.
I also got over 100,000 various audio production loops from Sonic Foundry, M-Audio, Cakewalk, Apple,
Hal Leonard, and several other companies. Far too many to ever use, unfortunately.
Studio
Monitor System
Tannoy PBM 6.5 Limpet Powered monitors
JBL 4208 Studio Monitors
MO-Pads from AURALEX
Rolls RA62 6 Channel Headphone Amplifier
AKG K240M Professional Studio Monitoring
Headphones (2)
Signal
Processors and Effects (outboard)
M-Audio Tampa Mic Pre-Amp
ART Pro Channel Tube Mic Pre-Amps
SansAmp rack mount guitar pre-amp
ART FX-1
M-Audio MIDISport 8x8
TC Helicon VoiceLive Vocal Processor
Recording
Decks
3 Alesis ADATs (XT20, XT, Blackface)
Fostex D5 DAT Recorder
Microphones
Joemeek
original JM47 "Meekrophone" Large Diaphragm Studio Condenser
Microphone (2)
Equitek CAD E-100 Microphones (Matched
Pair) of 2)
ADK Hamburg Condenser Pressure Gradient
Fixed-Cardioid Microphone (2)
ADK A-48 Class A tube switchable 9-polar pattern
condenser mic
ADK SC-1 True condenser small capsule wide Cardioid
mic
ADK A-51 Solid state Cardioid 1-inch diaphragm
condenser mic
Shure SM-48 (2)
Shure SM-57
Shure SM-58 (2)
Oktava MK-319 Studio Condenser Microphone
RODE NT3 Small Diaphragm Studio Condenser
Microphone (2)
Shure KSM27 Studio Condenser Microphone
Studio Projects B1 Large Diaphragm Studio Condenser
Microphone
Studio Projects B3 Large Diaphragm Studio Condenser
Microphone
MXL V6 Silicon Valve Microphone
I've got some great new microphones from Violet that are mostly what I'm using right now, because I loaned my ADK's to a studio owning pal in Nashville who can't seem to let go of them he likes them so much. Read about the microphones here.
Keyboards
Korg SP-100 Weighted 88 key digital
piano/MIDI Controller
Amplifiers/Cabinets
1965 Fender Twin Reverb re-issue
Marshall MG15CDR Guitar Combo Amplifier
Guitars/Basses
Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus
Gibson Les Paul 1959 Re-issue
Gibson Les Paul Special
Gibson Les Paul Signature Model
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Gibson Hound Dog Dobro
Fender American Standard Stratocaster
Novax Fan-Electro
Epiphone Rivera Electric 12-string
Epiphone Jorma Kaukonen Model Rivera
Epiphone Jack Casady Model Bass
Gibson J-160E Acoustic
Gibson J-200 Acoustic
Fender Precision Bass
Yamaha Classical Acoustic
Electra Phoenix X-150 Electric Guitar
Fender Squire Strat Mini
Guitar
Effects
TS-9 Ibanez Tube Screamer
TS-10
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Boss Flanger
Boss Chorus
Dunlop Crybaby
Boss Digital Delay
Boss Dynamic-Wah
Boss Tuner Pedal
Ibanez
Compressor
Furman Power Stereo Effects Board
Boomerang Sampler/Loop Phrase Processor
Other
Instruments/Equipment
Crate PX900DLX 9-Channel Dual Powered
Mixer
Crate PE-15H PA Cabinets (2) |
