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OUTBOARD/SUPPORT
GEAR
Tracking
Mixer
Mackie
8 Bus (32 channels) with meter bridge.
Specs
from Mackie
Great
results from a clean board with 22db of head room
pushing enough signal to "fill the bits"
without distortion.
Mixer
with rack of compressors, exciter, preamps, reverbs,
delays, etc
MICROPHONES
Collecting
a wide variety insures flexibility in obtaining a
desirable sound. Proper microphone selection and
placement makes for a happy mix down. Using
the same mic (especially a cheapo) will give your
recordings the same EQ curve of that mic. It's a
mastering nightmare.
The
MICROPHONES:
We use dynamic, ribbon, and condenser -
solid state and tube types. Neumann, Sennheiser,
Audio Tech, EV RE-20, Royer, Shure, AKG, and GT, are some of the
models used. Each has its own sound and
characteristics giving much flexibility.
Cardioids, super-cardioids, omni-directional, and
figure 8 patterns in microphones also help to
make a recording sound its best using more of the
frequency spectrum.
Examples
of a "good" mic:
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Neumann
U87:
Popular
in professional studios for a reason.
It's just a very well built mic that captures
details smoothly and offers great flexibility.
You may notice that there are many imitators
(Nady, Marshall, etc) that all are designed to
"look" like the U87, but have a poor
performance. You get what you pay for!
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Royer
R121:
A
very warm microphone. Ribbon microphones
have been around since early radio (1930s).
People who are concerned
about brittleness with digital need to hear
this one! There are many useful
applications for this microphone.
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Electro
Voice RE-20
Favorite
among broadcasters and sound engineers
worldwide
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Shure SM-7
This
dynamic microphone has a smooth, flat,
wide-range frequency response appropriate for
music and speech in all professional audio
applications
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Drum
Machines
Alesis
SR16
Roland
TR-626 drum machine
An
oldie but goodie... This unit sets up rhythm
patterns quickly. It also triggers other MIDI
devices
such
as computer work stations, keyboards, and drum modules
for different sounds.
Drum
Module w/Triggering
Hundreds
of drum and percussion sounds each capable of pitch
changing. Triggers available for drums, body
pads, and
adjustable
trigger inputs for any audio.
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