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the studio

software
Pro Tools 11
  • Pro Tools® 11 redefines professional music and audio production for today’s workflows. From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged 64-bit performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows, Pro Tools 11 enables you to take on the most demanding sessions and maximize your creativity—without holding anything back.

Celemony Melodyne Editor
  • Celemony's Melodyne 4 editor software gives you the pitch and time correction tools to massage notes to perfection. It even allows you to fix audio buried within chords! You can access notes inside polyphonic material and make guitars, pianos, and other instruments shine. Plus, Celemony made it easy to work inside of Melodyne editor. You'll appreciate the intuitive user interface and the way you work visually with notes. 

Komplete Guitar Rig 5
  • Get perfect custom tone with a complete guitar studio in your computer. Stunning amps and effects – exquisitely modeled in a powerful and intuitive virtual effects rack. Premium sound quality, maximum flexibility, and total control for guitar, bass and more.

Toontrack EZ Drummer 2
  • Toontrack EZdrummer 2 builds on a decade of providing musicians, composers, and producers like you with the software you need to add realistic drums to your music. It's three amazing tools in one: a phenomenal drum and percussion virtual instrument, an expansive library of MIDI grooves, and an environment that lets you combine these sounds and MIDI grooves to create perfect drum tracks for any style of music.

Izotope Nectar 3
  • Introducing Nectar 3, the most sophisticated set of tools designed for vocal production. Address every part of your vocal chain and get professional-sounding vocals in seconds with new machine learning features, stunning visualizations, and more.

Izotope Vocalsynth 2
  • The perfect compliment to Nectar 3, VocalSynth 2 helps you find your sound in an immersive vocal experience that evolves with your production. A one-stop for past, present, and future vocal sounds, VocalSynth 2 features a Vocoder, Compuvox, Polyvox, Talkbox, and Biovox: a brand new effect based on the dynamic sonic qualities of the human vocal tract. 

Izotope RX7
  • RX 7 Breath Control can quickly and easily remove errant breath sounds. Melodyne 4 Essential adds surgical, intuitive, and truly transparent pitch adjustment capabilities that are an industry standard in professional studios around the world.

Waves Renaissance Bass
  • Renaissance Bass delivers richer, deeper lows that sound great on any system. Using Waves patented MaxxBass® psycho-acoustic technology, Renaissance Bass makes tightening up the low end easier than ever, thanks to its simple, intuitive controls.

microphones
Neumann U-87 Condenser Mic
  • The U 87 presents a wide range of features and versatility that make it to one of the most desirable mics available. Users are recognizing the microphone immediately by its distinctive design. Well-known for its warm and well balanced characteristics - your perfect choice as vocal microphone for all types of music and speech. The usage as main microphone for orchestra recordings or as spot mic for single instruments make it the most general-purpose microphone - in studios.

Sterling Audio ST59 Class A FET Mic
  • The ST59 multi-pattern professional recording microphone raises the standard for acoustic capture of vocals and instruments. Based on an ultra-thin 3-micron gold evaporated Mylar® diaphragm, the ST59 also features a Disk ResonatorTM that naturally extends high frequency response. Combined with Class-A FET circuitry, the ST59 provides incredible smoothness, detail and articulation for a wide variety of recordings.

Royer R-121 Ribbon Mic
  • Like many of the best classic ribbon mics, the R-121 has a figure-8 pattern, output level comparable to a dynamic mic, and a warm, realistic tone and flat frequency response. But that's where the similarities end. By using advanced materials and a blend of cutting edge and old-school, hand-build construction techniques, the R-121 is an extremely versatile and user-friendly ribbon mic that can stand up to the most demanding tasks. Cranked up electric guitars, close up brass, drums - you name it, the R-121 will help you record it with realism you have to hear to believe.

Sennheiser MD-421 II Mic (x2)
  • The MD 421 II continues the tradition of the MD 421, which has been one of Sennheiser's most popular dynamic mics for over 35 years. The large diaphragm, dynamic element handles high sound pressure levels, making it a natural for recording guitars and drums. The MD 421's full-bodied cardioid pattern and five-position bass control make it an excellent choice for most instruments, as well as group vocals or radio broadcast announcers. One listen and you'll know why it's a classic.

Yamaha "Sub-Kick" Mic
  • Yamaha Drum artist Russ Miller had the idea of taking old studio technology and packaging it in a unit that can be used in the studio or on the road. The SKRM-100 Subkick is a low-frequency capture device that picks up the low frequencies (100Hz-2000Hz) that a normal microphone can't. When used in conjunction with a normal internal microphone (for the attack), your kick drum has a jaw-dropping bottom end like you've never heard before. 

Sterling Audio ST31 FET Condenser Mic
  • The Sterling Audio ST31 is an FET small-diaphragm condenser microphone that features a mid-size (3/4") capsule to make it perfect for miking acoustic instruments, amplifiers, drum overheads, and more. (Stereo Pair)

Shure SM-81 Unidirectional Condenser
  • The Shure SM81 is a high-quality, unidirectional condenser microphone designed for studio recording, broadcasting, and sound reinforcement. Its wide frequency response, low noise characteristics, and low RF susceptibility have made it a standard for applications involving acoustic instruments, especially guitar, piano, and cymbals.

Shure SM-57 Dynamic Mic
  • The SM57 sounds great on a wide variety of sources. A large percentage of the snare drums and many guitar cabinets and vocal tracks recorded in the last several decades owe their sound to the SM57.

Shure SM-58 Dynamic Mic
  • Shure SM58 gives you three of the most important things a microphone can deliver: quality, consistency, and durability. In your hand or on a stand, in your studio or onstage, gig after gig, show after show, session after session, the Shure SM58 dynamic microphone will never let you down.

Shure Beta SM-58A Dynamic Mic
  • Shure Beta 58A is perfect for vocals in live environments, this go-to dynamic mic gives you the ruggedness you need while its supercardioid pickup pattern excels at keeping outside sound sources at bay. The Beta 58 has a very smooth frequency response, so it works well on all kinds of voices. 

mixer
Behringer X-32
  • The Behringer X32 Rack will change the way you think about digital mixers. It's packed with the comprehensive control and sound quality you want, such as audiophile-quality mic preamps, but all controls are accessible via your mobile device as this racked X32 has no faders. Every aspect of your mix can be adjusted using the controls on the front of the unit and viewed on the high-resolution 5" color TFT, and Behringer's free iPad and iPhone apps provide total remote operation with no host computer required. You can even use inexpensive CAT 5 cable to run your I/O. Embrace the future of live mixing with the Behringer X32 Rack.

instruments
Guitars, Bass, Keys, Drums, Percussion

      GUITARS:

  • Gibson Les Paul Special w/ P-90 Pickups

  • Gibson Les Paul Studio w/ P-90 Pickups

  • Custom "Flame Guy" Les Paul Lookalike w/ P-90 Pickups

  • Gibson "120th Anaversary" Les Paul Melody Maker

  • Kala concert Ukulele

  • Taylor C-214 Acoustic/Electric Guitar

  • Yamaha Acoustic Electric Guitar

  • Yamaha Classcial Acoustic Guitar

  • Yamaha Classcial Acoustic/Electric Guitar

      KEYS:

  • Nord Electro 5

  • Roland Lucina Keytar

  • Casio CZ-5000 Keyboard

  • Casio PT-100 Mini Keyboard

  • Wurlitzer Upright Piano

 

      AMPS:

  • Vox AD120VTH Valvetronix Amplifier (two 2x12 cabs)

  • Fender Champion 100-watt 2x12" Combo Amp

  • Komplete Guitar Rig 5 Pro

    

      DRUMS

  • Ludwig "Breakbeats" by Quest Love 4 piece kit

  • Yamaha V-drums

  • Roland SPD-sx Percussion Sampler

     

      OTHER:

  • Miscellaneous percussion instruments:  Shakers, tambourines, kalimba, singing bowl, small steel drum, didgeridoo, castinettes, kazoos, bells, whistles, etc.

  • Several Melodicas (small, medium, and large)

 

       HAVE ACCESS TO:

  • Mapex Saturn Series 6 Piece Drum Kit w/ cymbals and stands

  • Nord Electro 3 Keyboard

  • Roland Juno Di Keyboard

  • Schecter Studio 5 Diamond Series 5-String Bass Guitar

monitors
Mackie HR824 Powered Studio Monitors
  • The Mackie HR824 Studio Monitor is an active, biamplified speaker that delivers a wide, deep, and incredibly detailed sound field. You can actually hear distinct tonal qualities of an instrument's low end. High frequencies and midrange are clean and articulate. A low-frequency acoustic space control makes it easy to tailor the sound to your space. Internally powered by 2 smaller versions of Mackie's FR M¢1200 power amp, delivering 150W for the lows, 100W for the highs. Features a 1" alloy dome high-frequency transducer, an 8-3/4" low-frequency transducer, 1/4" and XLR inputs, overload/clip LED, and logarithmic wave guide. 34 lbs.

outboard gear
Avalon U5 Active Preamp
  • With the U5 high-voltage DI Preamplifier you can conjure the sweet, vivid sounds your recordings deserve. A unique combination of passive tone selector and variable gain preamp and filter, the U5 accepts a wide variety of signal levels and instruments, everything from acoustic guitars to active bass guitars and keyboards. You'll be astounded at the magic you'll be able to work with the U5 in your studio. Tons of sonic character!

LR Baggs Acoustic Preamp DI
  • The impact the Para DI makes on the sound quality of your acoustic pickups is simply profound. It's built road tough and versatile enough to run for up to 200 hours on a single, field changeable 9V battery power or to run off of +48V phantom power, and the signal of either active or passive electronics. 

FX Pedals
  • Earthquaker Afterneath V2 Reverb

  • Electro-Harmonix Memory Man with Hazarai Delay

  • Boss RE-20 Space Echo

  • Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter Pedal

  • Dunlop DB01 Dimebag Cry Baby From Hell Wah Pedal

  • Boss RV-6 Digital Reverb Pedal

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