Gear

 

Recording:

 

Echo/Event Layla – Multichannel sound system.

Alesis HD24 – 24 Channel standalone digital recording system.

Tascam 2524 – 24 Channel analogue mixing board.

N-Track – PC Based multitracking application.

 

Recording and mixing is done on:

 

Intel Pentium 4 1.6Ghz PC

1Gb PC2700

Silicon Image IDE Raid Controller with 4 Striped 20Gb Maxtor drives.

Windows 2000 Professional SP4.

 

Microphones:

 

Shure SM57 – The workhorse of every studio. (3)

Shure SM58 – Another workhorse.

Shure Beta 57 – Dynamic cardiod vocal mic.

AKG D112 – Kick Drum Microphone.

CAD NDM10 – Drum Microphones. (2)

CAD NDM11 – Alternate kick drum mic.

MXL 603 – Mogami made small diaphragm condenser (3) .

MXL 2001 – Large diaphragm cardiod condenser.

Behringer B2 – Large diaphragm omni-directional condenser.

Behringer MX3800 – Dynamic Cardiod.

AKG D880 – Dynamic Cardiod vocal mic.

AKG H80ME – Dynamic Cardiod – Primarily used for Highhats.

Nady Crap-o-matic – Large diaphragm condenser.

Various additional microphones.

 

Assorted Toys:

 

Behringer Autocom Pro – 4 Channel audio compressor.

Behringer Composer – 2 Channel audio compressor.

Behringer Power Play – 4 Channel stereo headphone amplifier.

Aphex C2 – Harmonic enhancer (with “Big Bottom”)

Digitech DSP256 – Multieffects processor.

 

Instruments

 

Gibson Les Paul Custom. (1978)

Washburn Festival Series Accoustic/Electric guitar.

Fender Telecaster guitar.

DanElectro doubleneck 6/12 string guitar.

Westone 6 string guitar (“The Plank”)

Specter Q5 Bass Guitar.

Fender P5 Precision five string bass.

Fender Precision four string bass.

 

Drums

 

Slingerland 5-Pc.

Yamaha 5-Pc.