The Control Room & Recording Space are a Westlake / Sierra design by Tom Hidley.

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MCI JH-536D Recording Console

• 36 Channel, 32 Buss, 76 Total Mix Inputs
• Quad & Stereo Output
• Plasma PEAK & VU Meters
• Spectra-Vue Spectrum Analyzer
• VCA & Mute Automation

• Apogee Rosetta 200 AD/DA Converter / Clock
• MCI JH-24 2" 24 Track Analog Tape Machine
• Digidesign ProTools HD2/Accel system with:
  • Macintosh G4 Dual 1.25 GHz
  • (3) 192 I/O with expansion cards
  • 32 IN / 32 OUT
  • SYNC I/O
  • (2) NEC 1700V 17" flat display
  • Pioneer 16X DVD/CD Burner
• Mitsubishi X-400 16 Track Digital Tape Machine
• Otari UFC-24 Universal Format Converter
• Denon DN-T620 CD/Cassette
• Panasonic SV-3700 DAT Machine
• Sony MZ-R70 MiniDisc Recorder
• Windows XP Audio Workstation
• Alesis 32 Track ADAT-Type II system with:
  • (4) ADAT XT-20, BRC, LRC
• Yamaha PX-3 Phonograph

• (2) Neumann U87
• (2) Neumann U47 F*
• (2) Neumann M149*
• (2) Neumann TLM103*
• Neumann TLM170*
• (2) Neumann KM184*
• BLUE "Blueberry"
• (2) BLUE "Baby Bottle"*
• (2) Lawson L251/L47 Tube/FET Combo*
• Lawson L47 F*
• (2) CAD Equitek E-100
• CAD Equitek E-300
• CAD 95Ni
• (2) Royer 121*
• (2) Coles 4038*
• (2) AKG C-414 TLII*
• (2) AKG C-414 EB (matched pair)
• (2) AKG C-451 EB (matched pair)
• (2)AKG C-535 EB
• (2) AKG C-2000B
• AKG C-1000S
• AKG D-112
• AKG C-410 Q
• (2) AKG D-1000E
• AKG D-130
• AKG D-170E
• (2) AKG D-190ES
• (2) AKG D-200E
• (8) AKG D-330BT
• (2) AKG D-310S
• (2) Bruel & Kjaer 4011*
• (2) Earthworks M-30*
• (2) BeyerDynamic M-69
• BeyerDynamic M-111
• BeyerDynamic M-422
• (6) Shure SM57
• Shure SM58
• Shure SM59
• (4) Shure Beta56
• Shure Beta52
• Astatic 901 PZM
• (2) Astatic 820S
• Audio-Technica 4033
• Audio Technica 4060*
• ElectroVoice RE20*
• ElectroVoice 627B
• ElectroVoice 631A
• ElectroVoice 664A
• ElectroVoice 729
• Omnicraft OM924
• (3) Sennheiser 421-II*
• Sennheiser MD-518

• (4) API 512c*
• API 3124+ (4 ch.)
• Manley Dual Mono (tube, 2 ch.)*
• Vintech 1272 (2 ch.)
• (2) Avalon VT-737sp (tube)*
• (2) Amek 9098*
• Bellari RP520 (tube, 2 ch.)
• Focusright ISA 430*
• Focusright ISA 428 (4 ch.)*
• (2) Focusright ISA 110*

• Macintosh OS 10.4
  • Digidesign: ProTools 7.3, Reverb One, Bruno/Reso, D-Fi, Maxim, Sound Replacer, Impact
  • Apple: Logic Audio Platinum 7, EXS24 mkII, Space Designer, Evoc20, Evb3, Evd6, Evp88, Garage Band, iTunes
  • Propellerhead: Reason 3.0, Rewire
  • Waves: Platinum Bundle
  • Bomb Factory: BF-3A, Cosmonaut Voice, Fairchild 660/670, JoeMeek SC2/VC5, Pultec MEQ5 / EQH2 / EQP1a, Purple Audio MC77, SansAmp PSA-1, Tel-Ray Variable Delay, VOCE Spin/Chorus/Vibrato
  • Moogerfooger: 12-Stage Phaser, Analog Delay, Lowpass Filter, Ring Modulator
  • Antares Auto-Tune, Sony Oxford R3, Focusright d2/d3, Access Virus Indigo, Line6 Amp Farm, SoundToys Speed HD
  • Roxio Toast 8
• Windows XP PC
  • Sony: Sound Forge 6.2, CD Architect 5.2, Noise Reduction 2.0, Batch Converter, Acoustic Mirror
  • Apogee: FireMix
  • Analog X: Vocoder, SayIt, Scratch

• Dynamics Processors:
  • UREI Teletronix LA-3A (leveling amplifier)
  • (2) UREI 1176 LN (peak limiter)
  • (5) UREI LA-4 (compressor/limiter)
  • (2) Valley People Dyna-Mite (dual dynamics)
  • Manley "El-Op" (dual limiter)
  • Manley "Vari-Mu" (dual dynamics)*
  • (2) Empirical labs "Distressor" (compressor/limiter)*
  • (2) DBX 165A (compressor/limiter)
  • (4) DBX 904 (gates)
  • DBX 902 (de-esser)
  • Drawmer MX30 (dual compressor/expander)
  • Aphex Dominator II (dual dynamics)
  • Aphex Compellor (dual dynamics)
  • Aphex Dual Expander (w/key shelving)
• Outboard Equalization:
  • UREI 565 "Little Dipper" (filter set)
  • UREI 546 (dual parametric)
  • Orban 622A (parametric)
  • DBX 905 (parametric)
  • Manley "Massive Passive" (dual parametric)
  • (2) Amek 9098
• Effects Processors:
  • Lexicon 224 (quad reverb)
  • Lexicon PCM-70 (fx processor)
  • Lexicon PrimeTime (dual delay/envelope)
  • Master Room XL-305 (spring reverb chamber)
  • Eventide Harmonizer H949 (fx processor)
  • Yamaha SPX-1000 (fx processor)
  • Yamaha SPX-90 (fx processor)
  • Alesis Quadraverb (fx processor)
  • Sony R7 (fx processor)

Our main monitor system is a Westlake/Sierra design by Tom Hidley:

• T.A.D. speaker components
• (2) White Instruments 4001 (room EQ/crossover)
• (2) MacIntosh MC-2300 (amplifier)

Also:

• Genelec 1030A monitors
• Yamaha NS-10M monitors
• Yamaha PC5002M (near-field amp)
• (2) Yamaha 2200 (cue amps)
• Headphones by AKG, Sony, BeyerDynamic, Sennheiser
• Audicon Cue Boxes
• NEC 3PG (multisync 28" crt display)

• (2) Dorrough Loudness Meter
• Emagic Unitor 8 mkII (8 X 8 MIDI/Sync interface)
• Radial X-Amp (2 channel re-amping device)
• Radial SGI (guitar routing device)
• (2) BSS AR-133 (active DI boxes)

• Keyboards:
  • Baldwin 7ft. baby grand piano
  • Hammond M3 Organ with Leslie 122 Cabinet
  • Rhodes Electric Piano ("Suitcase 73"-1978)
  • Wurlitzer Electric Piano ("Model 100"-1970)
  • Roland JV-2080
  • Yamaha S80
  • Roland D-50
  • Roland S-760 Sampler
  • Casio VL-TONE
• Guitar/Bass/Amplification:
  • Marshall 1960BV 4x12 Cabinet
  • Klemt "Echolette M100" Amplifier (w/4 Telefunken tubes!! -early 60's)
  • A/DA Flanger
  • Whirlwind A/B Switch
  • SWR "Workingman's Fifteen" Bass Amplifier
• Drums/Percussion:
  • Gretsch Drum Kit (5 piece-vintage 1984)
  • A. Zildjian cymbals-various
  • K. Zildjian cymbals-various
  • LP Mini-Conga
  • Assorted Hand Percussion