My gear has recently been upgraded with a FireFace 800 audio interface, an APB ProRack House mixer, a MBP with Logic 8 with loads of nice & expensive plugins.
Microphones
Mixers
- AKG 451:. Classic small diameter condenser.
- CAD M179: Two of these flexible multi-pattern large diameter diaphragm condensers.
- Groove Tubes GT 33: Two of these ludicrously nice cardioid medium-diameter condensers.
- Neumann KMS 105: Three of these stage vocal condensers much beloved by musicians and live recording engineers
- Heil PR35: Four of these new mics renowned for reducing stage-spill and feedback on loud live recdordings while sounding top-notch
- Sennheiser 421: Three of these fine dynamic mics. Classic mic for drums.
- Shure SM 57: Four of these dynamic mics often used for drums, amps and instruments.
- Shure SM 58: Four of these dynamic mics. A classic mic for live vocals.
- Ted Fletcher TF 27: Two fast-sounding small diameter condensers
- Any extra mic/s needed, such as super-directional types, or dedicated stereo mics, will be hired in.
Computer & software
- Alice 828 eight channel broadcast mixer, which has lovely vintage transformer mic-amps which give a warm open sound.
- APB ProRack House 20 channel mixer, the best compact mixer there is; an upgrade from the Mackies, which are no slouches...
- Mackie Onyx 16 channel mixer
- Mackie Onyx 32 channel live mixer
- Soundcraft 8-channel mixer
PA Equipment:
- MacBook Pro
- Logic Pro 8
- Altiverb, a specialist plug-in for realistic reverbs and ambiences, and also re-creates most of the classic reverb units out there.
- More specialist plug-ins, for tone control, dynamics and vintage gear emulation.
- Logic Ethos CA 10 arrayed rigs, up to 10 k
- Logic Ethos Nd215 subs, four
- HZ SB 600 subs, two
- Logic LM12 Monitors, five mixes
- MC2 E45 and E25
- Carver 1200w amps, five
- Eq and anti-feedback on all mixes
- Reverb two
- Delay two
