Equipment & Instruments

API

2500+ – Stereo bus compressor with parallel blend
5500 Anniversary Edition – Dual equalizer/filter (dual-mono, stereo, or mid/side)

Manley Laboratories

Stereo Vairable Mu Limiter Compressor – “Version 4a”. Modified: Manufacturer-installed selectable high-pass side-chain.

Dangerous Music

BAX EQ – Stereo equalizer/filter
LIAISON – Analog relay-based insert switcher with parallel-blend
MASTER – Mastering transfer console and insert switcher (includes Dangerous SUM & MINUS (S&M) mid/side circuit)

Universal Audio

2-610 – Tube microphone/instrument/line preamplifier & EQ. Original early 2000’s blue-gray version.
Apollo x8p – Microphone/instrument/line preamplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor
Apollo x8 – Microphone/instrument/line preamplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor
Apollo x4 – Microphone/instrument/line preamplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor
Golden – Analog modeling reverb pedal
Starlight – Analog modeling delay pedal

Avalon Design

U5 – Class A Instrument & DI Preamplifier

Rupert Neve Designs

RNDI-S – Stereo Active Direct Transformer Interface (Instrument & DI Preamplifier)

Mammoth Cave Audio

Wooly Mammoth Deluxe (WMD-3) – Passive transformer, germanium diode, and rectifier saturation/distortion processor. Modified: Manufacturer-installed stepped controls, XLR inputs/outputs, and additional non-stock custom controls/settings designed by Tim Gerak & Ian Campbell.

TK Audio

S-Blender – Mastering console & parallel-processing insert-mixer

Yamaha

M406 – Microphone/line pre-amplifier & mixer

ATI Audio

DP100 – Transformer-coupled buffer-amplifier
MM100 – Transformer-coupled buffer-amplifier
MX100c – Microphone pre-amplifier, mixer, and limiter. Modified – Pre-amplifier & output op-amps: Analog Devices SSM2019 / Texas Instruments Burr Brown DRV134PA.
MX200c – 3x – Microphone pre-amplifier, mixer, and limiter. Modified – Pre-amplifier & op-amps: Texas Instruments Burr Brown INA217 / Texas Instruments Burr Brown DRV134PA.

Symetrix

SX202 – Microphone pre-amplifier
SX208 – Compressor/limiter

RTS Systems

465 – 2x – Microphone pre-amplifier/limiter. Includes Beyerdynamic transformers.

Vestax

PMC-270A – Analog DJ Mixer

Strymon

Iridium – Guitar amplifier and cabinet simulator with reverb
Volante – Stereo magnetic drum/tape-delay simulator
Zuma – Guitar pedal power supply

Boss

SD-1W – Waza Craft Super OverDrive

Electro-Harmonix

Op Amp Big Muff Pi – Fuzz / Distortion / Sustainer

Universal Audio

Apollo x8p – Microphone/instrument/line pre-amplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor
Apollo x8 – Microphone/instrument/line pre-amplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor
Apollo x4 – Microphone/instrument/line pre-amplifier, AD/DA converter, and computer audio plugin processor

TEAC

A-1250S – 1/4″ Reel-to-reel tape deck

Onkyo

Integra TA-2056 – Cassette tape deck (3-head)

Rolls

RS73 – Dual cassette tape deck

Sony

TC-366 – 1/4″ reel-to-reel tape deck
TC-RX311 – Cassette tape deck

Vestax

PDX-a1S – Direct-drive variable speed quartz-locked turntable (2x)

Ortofon

Pro S – Turntable headshell/stylus (2x)

Vanguard Audio Labs

V44S (Gen2, Eclipse Edition) – Dual-capsule/stereo, large-diaphragm, multi-pattern condenser microphone

Royer Labs

R10 – 2x – Ribbon microphone

AKG

C214 – Large-diaphragm condenser microphone

Beyerdynamic

M 201 – 2x – Dynamic microphone

Electro-Voice

RE20 – Dynamic microphone
RE320 – 2x – Dynamic microphone
N/D468 – 2x – Dynamic microphone
N/D308B – Dynamic microphone

Audix

i5 – Dynamic microphone
D6X – Dynamic microphone

Pearl

Masters Custom 20″x16″ Maple Bass Drum – 1990’s. Modified & custom refinished.
FFX 14″x10″ Maple Marching Snare Drum – 2011. Modified to include an adjustable batter-head felt muffler.
Free-Floating 14″x8″ Maple or Chrome-Over-Steel Snare Drum – 2015. Modified to include machined chrome-plated aluminum hoops and PureSound Pro snares. (Note: chrome-over-steel shell has also been modified to include a custom adjustable internal batter-head felt muffler and custom shell-dampening hardware).
Free-Floating 14″x5.5″ Maple Snare Drum – 1999. Modified to include PureSound Pro Snares.
4414 Snare Drum (Chrome Over Steel) – 1989. Modified to include die-cast chrome-plated steel hoops and PureSound Pro snares, includes adjustable batter-head felt muffler.

Zildjian

A 20″ Cymbal – 1960’s. Modified to include three rivets.
A 15″ New Beat Hi Hat Cymbals – 1960’s bottom, 1970’s top
A 14″ New Beat Hi Hat Bottom Cymbal – 2007
A 12″ Splash Cymbal – 2014
K 22″ Constantinople Medium Thin Low Cymbal – 2010
K 22″ Light Ride Cymbal – 2011
K 19″ Thin Dark Crash Cymbal – 2012
Kerope 14″ Hi-Hat Cymbals – 2015
L 18″ Cymbal – 2021
L 18″ Cymbal – 2023 (Zildjian’s 400th Anniversary)
L 16″ Cymbal – 2021
L 14″ Hi-Hat Cymbals – 2022

Ludwig

Acrolite 14″x5″ Brushed Aluminum Snare Drum – 1969. Modified to include PureSound Pro Snares.

Yamaha

Stage Custom 18″x15″ Birch Bass Drum – 2023
Stage Custom 16″x15″ Birch Floor Tom Drum – 2015
Stage Custom 14″x13″ Birch Floor Tom Drum – 2024
Stage Custom 14″x11″ Birch Tom Drum – 2015
Stage Custom 12″x8″ Birch Tom Drum – 2024

Gretsch

Energy 16″x14″ Poplar Bass Drum – 2016. Modified to include a custom adjustable internal felt muffler and customized mounting hardware to accommodate “jungle-kick” bass-drum spurs & a standard bass drum pedal mount.

Fender

Fender: Vintera 70’s Telecaster Deluxe Guitar – 6-striing, 25-1/2″, alder body, maple neck, mapel fretboard, 2x Fender® Wide-Range Humbucking pickups, 2023.
Fender/Squier: Classic Vibe Baritone Custom Telecaster Guitar – 6-string, 27″, nyatoh body, maple neck, Indian laurel fretboard, Fender-designed Alnico single-coil bridge and neck pickups , 2022.
Fender/Squier: Telecaster Custom Guitar – 6-string, 25-1/2″, agathis body, maple neck, maple fretboard, 2x Fender-designed Wide Range humbucking pickups, 2006. (Likely a “Vintage Modified” series – shares many features with the “”73 Telecaster Deluxe” and the “’72 Telecaster Custom”.)

Washburn Guitars

XB500 Bantam 5-String Bass Guitar – 34″, alder/ash top, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, WB 950 Series pickups, 1994. DR Legend polished stainless flatwound strings.

Sequential

Take 5 – Polyphonic analog synthesizer

Korg

Minilogue – Polyphonic analog synthesizer

Latin Percussion

Black Beauty Cowbell
Session 5″ Shaker
Egg Shaker

Meinl

CAX1 Caxixi, Small
CAX3 Caxixi, Large
HTHH1B-BK Brass Tambourine – Hi Hat mountable, hammered jingles
THH1BK Steel Tambourine – Hi Hat mountable
SH4CS Luis Conte Creamsickle Live Shaker
SH5R Luis Conte Red Studio Shaker

Rhythm Tech

DST11 Drum Set Tambourine with Brass Jingles

Remington Rand

Model 17 Typewriter – Full-size desktop model, black, 1940’s.

Steinberg

Cubase Pro – Digital audio workstation
WaveLab Pro – Digital audio workstation

Avid

Pro Tools Ultimate – Digital audio workstation

A/DA (Analog Digital Associates)

Flanger – Flanger
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

AKG

BX20 – Spring reverb
* Universal Audio UAD

AMEK

EQ 200 – Parametric equalizer
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

Ampeg

B15N – Bass guitar amplifier
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
SVT-VR – Bass guitar amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

Ampex

ATR-102 – Mastering tape recorder
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Antares

Auto-Tune Realtime Access – Pitch correction/shifting
* Universal Audio – UAD
Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced – Pitch correction/shifting
* Universal Audio – UAD
Auto-Tune Realtime – Pitch correction/shifting
* Universal Audio – UAD

API

2500 – Stereo bus compressor – Universal Audio plugin
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Vision Console Channel Strip – Console channel strip
– 212L Mic pre
– 215L Sweep filter
– 225L Compressor/limiter
– 235L Gate/expander
– 550L Equalizer/filter
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Arturia

Chorus JUN-6 – Chorus – Modeled after the chorus section of the Roland Juno 6 synthesizer
* Arturia
CS-80 V4 – Synthesizer – Modeled after the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
* Arturia
Filter MS-20 – Filter – Modeled after the filter section of the Korg MS-20 synthesizer
* Arturia

Avalon Design

VT-737 – Channel strip
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Brainworx

bx_blackdist2 – Distortion pedal – Modeled after the Pro Co RAT
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_bluechorus2 – Chorus pedal – Modeled after the Roland Boss CE-2
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_distorange – Distortion pedal – Modeled after the Roland Boss DS-1
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_greenscreamer – Distortion pedal – Modeled after the Ibanez Tube Screamer
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_megasingle – Guitar amplifier
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_metal2 – Distortion pedal – Modeled after the Roland Boss Metal Zone
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_meter – Meters
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_tuner – Tuner
* Universal Audio – UAD
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_opto Pedal – Optical compressor
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_rockrack v3 – Guitar amplifier
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_townhouse Bus Compressor – Compressor – Modeled after the SSL B-series bus compressor at Town House Studios
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
bx_yellowdrive – Overdrive distortion pedal – Modeled after the Roland Boss SD-1
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

Chandler Limited

Curve Bender – Equalizer (EMI TG12345 / Abbey Road Studios)
* Universal Audio – UAD

Dangerous Music

BAX EQ – Stereo equalizer/filter
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

DBX

160 – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Elysia

Alpha Master Compressor – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD
* elysia – Plugin Alliance
Karacter – Saturaton and distortion processor
* elysia – Plugin Alliance
Mpressor Compressor – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD
* elysia – Plugin Alliance
Niveau Filter – Tilt equalizer
* elysia – Plugin Alliance
Nvelope – Impulse shaper
* elysia – Plugin Alliance
Phil’s Cascade – Plugin – Saturation and distortion processor
* elysia – Plugin Alliance

Empirical Labs

Distressor – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

EMT

140 – Plate reverb
* Universal Audio – UADx

Fairchild

660 – Tube limiter
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
670 – Tube limiter
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Fender

’55 Tweed Deluxe – Guitar amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD

Helios

Type 69 Preamp & EQ – Preamp and Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Type 69 EQ – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD

Lexicon

224 – Digital reverb
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Lindell Audio

SBC – Compressor – Modeled after the API 2500 bus compressor
* Lindell Audio – Plugin Alliance

Little Labs

IBP – Phase alignment tool
* Universal Audio – UAD

Manley Laboratories

Massive Passive / Massive Passive Mastering Edition – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Reference Microphone Preamplifier / Tube Preamp – Preamp
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Variable Mu Compressor – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Voxbox Channel Strip – Preamp, compressor, equalizer, de-esser, limiter
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Marshall

Plexi Classic – Guitar amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD
Silver Jubilee 2555 – Guitar amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD

Native Instruments

Traktor Audio 6 – DJ AD/DA converter
Traktor Scratch Pro – DJ software, includes vinyl control v2

Neold

Warble – Tape machine, saturation, and distortion
* Neold – Plugin Alliance

Neve

1073 – Preamp and equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
1073SE – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD
2254 – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD
33609 – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD
33609SE – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD
88RS – Preamp, filter, equalizer, gate, compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD

Ocean Way Studios

Ocean Way Studios – Dynamic room modeling and reverb
* Universal Audio – UAD

Pultec

EQP-1A – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD/ UADx
HLF-3C – Filter
* Universal Audio – UAD/ UADx
MEQ-5 – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD/ UADx

Reason Studios

Reason – Instrument plugin suite and digital audio workstation software
Rebirth – Instrument plugin suite
Recycle – Digital audio editing software

SPL

Iron – Mastering Compressor
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance
Transient Designer– Dynamics processor
* Universal Audio – UAD

Solid State Logic (SSL)

E Channel Strip – Channel strip
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
G Bus Compressor – Compressor
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Studer

A800 – Multichannel tape recorder
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx

Tonelux

Tilt EQ – Equalizer/filer
* Universal Audio – UAD

Universal Audio

175-B – Limiting amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
176 – Limiting amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
610-A – Preamp & EQ
* Universal Audio – UAD
610-B – Preamp & EQ
* Universal Audio – UAD
1176 Rev A – Limiting amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
1176 Rev E – Limiting amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
1176 Rev AE – Limiting amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Brigade Chorus Pedal – Bucket-brigade chorus
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Capitol Chambers – Reverb
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Capitol Mastering Compressor – Bucket-brigade chorus
* Universal Audio – UADx
Century Tube Channel Strip – Tube preamp and channel strip
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Cooper Time Cube MKII Delay – Mechanical garden-hose delay
* Universal Audio – UAD
Dream 65 Reverb Amp – Guitar amplifier – Modeled after the Fender Deluxe Reverb
* Universal Audio – UADx
Electra 88 Vintage Keys – Electric piano – Modeled after the Fender Rhodes piano
* Universal Audio – UADx
EP-34 Tape Echo Delay – Tape echo – Modeled after the Echoplex – EP-34
* Universal Audio – UAD
Galaxy Tape Echo Delay & Reverb – Tape echo and spring reverb – Modeled after the “Roland – RE-201 Space Echo”
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Hitsville EQ / Hitsville EQ Mastering – Equalizer
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Hitsville Reverb Chambers – Reverb
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
LA-6176 Channel Strip – Channel strip
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Lion 68 Super Lead Amp – Guitar amplifier – Modeled after the Marshall Plexi guitar amplifier
* Universal Audio – UADx
Moog Minimoog – Synthesizer
* Universal Audio – UADx
Opal Morphing Synth – Synthesizer
* Universal Audio – UADx
Oxide Tape Recorder – Tape machine
* Universal Audio – UADx
PolyMAX Synth – Synthesizer
* Universal Audio – UADx
Precision De-Esser – De-esser
* Universal Audio – UAD
Precision Enhancer Hz – Low-frequency enhancer
* Universal Audio – UAD
Precision Limiter – Limiter
* Universal Audio – UAD
Precision Mix Rack – Channel strip
* Universal Audio – UAD
Pure Plate – Reverb
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Ravel Grand Piano – Piano
* Universal Audio – UADx
Raw Distortion – Distortion – Modeled after the “Pro Co – Rat” distortion pedal
* Universal Audio – UAD
Ruby 63 Top Boost Amp – Guitar amplifier – Modeled after the Vox AC30
* Universal Audio – UADx
Sound City Studios – Reverb
* Universal Audio – UADx
Studio D Chorus – Chorus – Modeled after the “Roland – Dimension D Chorus”
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Teletronix LA-2 – Leveling amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Teletronix LA-2A (Gray) – Leveling amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Teletronix LA-2A (Silver) – Leveling amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Teletronix/UREI LA-3A – Leveling amplifier
* Universal Audio – UAD / UADx
Topline Vocal Suite – Channel strip, effects rack, pitch correction
* Universal Audio – UADx
Topline Key Finder – Pitch correction
* Universal Audio – UADx
UREI Cooper Time Cube – Mechanical delay
* Universal Audio – UAD
Verve Analog Machines – Multi-effect
* Universal Audio – UADx
Waterfall B3 Organ – Electric organ – Modeled after the Hammond B3 Organ
* Universal Audio – UADx
Waterfall Rotary Speaker – Rotary speaker – Modeled after the Hammond Leslie rotary speaker
* Universal Audio – UADx
Woodrow 55 Instrument Amp – Guitar/instrument amplifier – Modeled after the 1955 Fender Deluxe amplifier
* Universal Audio – UADx
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Luna – Digital audio workstation

Vertigo Sound

VSM-3 – Saturation processor
* Brainworx – Plugin Alliance

Dynaudio

LYD 48 – 2x – 3-way full-range audio monitor (configured as part of a 4-way 2.2 stereo pair with the 18s subwoofers below)
18s – 2x – Subwoofer audio monitor (configured as part of a 4-way 2.2 stereo pair with the LYD 48 monitors above)

Auratone

5C Super Sound Cube – 2x – Single-driver sealed-cabinet “real world” audio monitor

Event Electronics

PS-8 – 2x – 2-way audio monitor
PS-5 – 2-way audio monitor​

Coleman Audio

M3PH MKII – Monitor switcher/router/passive-attenuator

Stewart Audio

PA-100B – 2x – Class AB amplifier
PA-50B – Class AB amplifier

Symetrix

506E – Headphone amplifier

Rolls

RA53b – Headphone amplifier

Beyerdynamic

DT 900 Pro X – Open-back headphones

Sony

MDR-V6 – Closed-back headphones

Sennheiser

HD280Pro – Closed-back headphones

Logitek

Bright-VU (BVD-6A) – VU meter
PRE-10 – Input/output-router/switcher/multiplexer

DBX

200 – Input/output-router/switcher/router

Onkyo

GXW5.1S – 2x – Reference monitor

Kurt Campbell Audio

Model 44 – 2x – Reference monitor
Model 64P – 2x – 3-way reference monitor

Lane-Campbell Designs

Three Way – Active buffered line level input switcher/router/multiplexer. Prototype unit – Designed by Michael Lane & Ian Campbell; custom built by Michael Lane.

Furman

Professional voltage regulators and power conditioners.