Equipment

Recording Gear

Interfaces

Microphones

  • Townsend Labs Sphere modeling mic (Models over 50+ vintage microphones)
  • Neumann TLM-103
  • Neumann KM-184
  • Oktava MK012 small condenser (2x)
  • Mojave 301-FET (2x)
  • AEA N22 ribbon (2x)
  • Sennheiser 421 (2x)
  • Golden Age R1 ST stereo ribbon
  • Warm Audio WA87 (2x)
  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure Beta 87A
  • Shure Beta 57
  • AKG D112 (2x)
  • Warm Audio WA47 FET
  • Avantone CK-40 stereo large condenser
  • Yamaha Subkick
  • Sennheiser e609
  • Electro Voice RE320 (3x)
  • Shure SM57 (8x)
  • Audio Technica 2050 (2x)
  • Audio Technica 2020 (2x)
  • Samson VR88 ribbon mic (2x)
  • Shure PG drum mic kit

Preamps & outboard

  • Neve 1073OPX 8-channel preamp
  • Universal Audio Unison (20x)
  • (2) Focusrite Clarett OctoPre (16x)
  • Presonus XMAX (32x)
  • Rupert Neve Designs RNDI active direct box
  • Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-S stereo active direct box
  • Cloudlifter 2-ch. microphone activator
  • ART Pro-VLA II 2-channel opto tube compressor
  • Moog 500 series Analog Delay

Live Recording

  • Neve 1073OPX w/DANTE networking
  • Presonus Studiolive 32R 32-channel rackmount mixer
  • Seismic Audio 32-channel splitter snake

Monitoring & Headphones

  • Neumann KH120 active monitor speakers
  • Presonus Temblor T10 subwoofer 
  • Yamaha NS-10MC
  • Avantone Pro CLA-100 studio reference amplifier (for NS-10s) 
  • JBL LSR4326P active monitors with Room Mode Correction
  • IK Multimedia iLoud Micro monitors
  • Presonus Monitor Station
  • Sonarworks Reference 4 room acoustics correction system
  • (2) Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones
  • Sony MDR-7509HD headphones
  • AKG K240 headphones
  • (2) Presonus HP60 6 channel headphone amplifiers (12 channels total)
  • Hear Technologies HEAR BACK system with 6 personalized headphone mixers

Tech

Digital Audio Workstation

  • Presonus Studio One v5
  • Logic Pro X
  • Universal Audio LUNA
  • iZotope RX8
  • iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced

Computer

  • Mac Mini 2018 (2x)
  • Mac Mini M1 2021
  • MacBook Pro 2012
  • UAD-2 OCTO DSP card
  • UAD-2 OCTO Satellite DSP
  • 33 total UAD-2 SHARC DSP chips

 

    Software plugins

    • Universal Audio (100+)
    • Waves (50+)
    • Slate Digital
    • Softube
    • iZotope
    • Soundtoys
    • Plugin Alliance
    • Eventide
    • Kush Audio/Sly-Fi
    • IK Multimedia
    • Arturia V-Collection 4 (models 11 classic analog synthesizers)

    Control surfaces

    Instruments

     

     

     

     Amplifiers & cabinets

     

    • Marshall Origin 20 guitar amp
    • Fender Super-sonic 1×12 combo amp
    • 1969 Fender Bassman cabinet
    • Fender DT 4-12 cabinet
    • Ibanez TSA15H guitar amp
    • Hartke 3500 bass amp

     

    Pedals & FX

     

     

    • Moog Moogerfooger 101 low pass filter
    • Electro Harmonix V256 vocoder
    • Electro Harmonix Key 9 Electric Piano Machine
    • SansAmp GT2 

     

    Keyboards 

     

    • Yamaha YC20 electric organ (1970s)
    • Kustom 88 electric piano (late 70s/early 80s)
    • Arturia MiniBrute analog synthesizer
    • M-Audio Oxygen 49 MIDI controller

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Drum Kits

      • Ludwig maple John Bonham Zep Set (26/14/16/18)
      • Ludwig Vistalite John Bonham Zep Set (26/14/16/18)
      • Ludwig stainless steel John Bonham kit (26/15/16/18)
      • Ludwig maple green sparkle John Bonham kit (26/13/14/16/18)
      • Slingerland 1961 gold sparkle kit (22/13/20)
      • C&C maple purple sparkle kit (formerly owned by & custom built for J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.) (28/14/18) (click for video)
      • Ludwig 1966 maple red sparkle kit (22/20/13/14/16)
      • Ludwig amber Vistalite 1970s drums (22/13/8/10)
      • Ludwig green sparkle custom kit (24/15/18)
      • Ludwig Questlove Breakbeats kit (16/10/13/14)
      • Yamaha DTX 450 electronic drum kit

         

         Snare Drums

        • Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5 x 14 (hand hammered w/tube lugs)
        • Ludwig LM402 6.5 x 14 (John Bonham snare)
        • Tama Stewart Copeland 5.5 x 14
        • Slingerland 1961 gold sparkle 5.5 x 14
        • Premier Olympic early 70s 5 x 14
        • Ludwig 1965 maple red sparkle 5.5 x 14
        • Ludwig Carl Palmer Venus 3.7 x 14
        • DW Collector’s Series Concrete 6.5 x 14
        • Tama 1982 8 x 14
        • Tama brass 8 x 14
        • Pork Pie Zebrawood/Rosewood 7 x 13
        • Ludwig 1970s amber Vistalite 6.5 x 14 (click for video)
        • Ludwig classic maple red sparkle 6.5 x 14
        • Ludwig 1980s green sparkle marching snare 10 x 14
        • Ludwig stainless steel marching snare 10 x 15
        • PDP maple snare w/wood hoops 5.5 x 14
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