Recording/Gear

I work in two rooms:

The Big Room:

The Big Room is approximately 900 sq. feet, very live, and features Ohio’s only API Vision console, a Yamaha mini-grand piano, a Hammond BC organ, a Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 and two iso booths.  Dates here need to be arranged well in advance.

Best for:

  • Tracking a full band/ensemble simultaneously
  • Big drums!

 

The Cave:

Cueva del Fuego is a VERY well-equipped project studio with a cozy tracking room featuring an SSL Matrix 2 console, 11 amps, 40+ effects pedals, and a Wurlitzer 200 electric piano.

Best for:Microphones

  • Producing: working on arrangement, working on TONES
  • Overdubs
  • Vocals
  • Tight drums

 

Both Rooms:

Both rooms are equipped with world-class microphones and outboard gear – the best in the area, by far – and Aviom cue mix systems.

Rates:

Go here for rates.

Gear: The Cave

CONSOLE:

  • Solid State Logic Matrix (API Vision available for tracking)

CONVERTERS / CLOCKING:

  • AVID HD I/O, Apogee Rosetta 200
  • Grace m905 DAC
  • Antelope Isochrone OCX

MONITORING:

  • Ex Machina Pulsars
  • Grace m905 Monitor Controller

DAWS:

  • Pro Tools Ultimate 2022
  • Logic Pro X
  • Presonus Studio One

PLUGS:

  • ALL UAD plugs
  • All SoundToys
  • Some Sonnox
  • A ton of Waves
  • All Eventide
  • Exponential Audio reverbs
  • iZotope RX audio restore/repair

DELAYS / REVERBS / FX:

  • Eventide H3000 (Eventide enthusiast?  Contact me for maintenance info.)
  • Lexicon PCM 42
  • Lexicon PCM 60
  • Lexicon PCM 70
  • Line 6 Echo Pro
  • MicMix Master Room XL-305 Spring Reverb
  • Pioneer “Hi-Fi” Stereo Spring Reverb
  • Roland SDE3000
  • t.c. electronic M5000 (x2)
  • Yamaha SPX900
  • Yamaha D5000

DYNAMICS:

  • ACME Opticom 500
  • API 525 (x2)
  • BAE 10 DC Compressor/limiter (x2)
  • Chandler RS-124
  • Chandler Limited TG-1
  • Daking FET Comp (x2)
  • dbx 160x (x2)
  • dbx 263x De-Esser (x2)
  • EL Distressor (x2)
  • EL DerrEsser
  • Landmine Custom Electronics LFC-7 FET Limiter (x2) – Vance Powell has one.
  • Landmine Custom Electronics LVLA-2 Stereo Tube Limiter
  • Manley ELOP+
  • Manley Vari-mu
  • Millennia TCL-2 Stereo Optical Compressor
  • Retro Instruments Sta-Level
  • Smart C1 LA
  • Smart C2
  • SPL Transient Designer
  • Valley People Stereo Dynamite

EQ:

  • Alta Moda AM-25
  • API 560 (x2)
  • API 550b (x2)
  • Chandler Limited Curve Bender
  • Chandler TG12411 (x2)
  • Neve 8803 Dual Parametric
  • Tube Tech PE 1C Pultec
  • Solid State Logic 611 (x2)

MIC PRES:

  • AEA RPQ Ribbon Mic Pre
  • API 212L (x4)
  • Avalon U5 DI
  • BAE 1073D (x2)
  • Chandler TG12411 Channel (x2)
  • Manley VoxBox
  • Millennia HV-3D (8 ch.)
  • Retro Instruments Powerstrip
  • Vintech 273
  • Landmine Custom Electronics “Tubenstein” prototype mic pre, line amp, DI, distortion generator with tone controls.

MICROPHONES:

  • AEA N8 active ribbon (x2)
  • AEA N22 active ribbon (x2)
  • AEA R44 CXE
  • AKG D12VR
  • AKG D112
  • AKG C414 (x2)
  • AKG C451 (x2)
  • Audio Technica AT4047 (x2)
  • Audio Technica AT4051 (x2)
  • Audix D6 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M201 (x2)
  • Beyerdynamic M88
  • Chandler TG Microphone
  • DPA 4099
  • Ehrlund EHR-D (x3)
  • FLEA 251
  • FLEA U47
  • FLEA M49 (x2) with K49s skinned by Thiersch
  • Microtech Gefell m930 (x2)
  • Microtech Gefell UMT70S
  • Neumann KM84 (x3)
  • Neumann KM86
  • Neumann SM69 stereo TUBE mic
  • Neumann U87 (x2)
  • Sennheiser MD421-U5 (x5)
  • Shure 556S (x2) ca. 1952
  • Shure Beta 52
  • Shure SM57 (x3)
  • Shure SM61
  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure Unidyne III 545

PEDALS – OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION:

  • Boss DS-1 (x2, modded)
  • Boss SD-1
  • Boss MT-2
  • Ceriatone Centura KLON
  • DOD Boneshaker
  • DOD Classic Tube
  • DOD Overdrive 250
  • DOD Overdrive Plus
  • DOD Gunslinger
  • Dunlop Germanium Fuzzface
  • Earthquaker Cloven Hoof
  • Earthquaker Terminal Fuzz
  • Earthquaker Eruptor
  • EH Big Muff – NYC Big Box
  • EH Big Muff – Russian Black Box
  • EH Big Muff – Op-Amp Reissue
  • Fortin 33
  • Fulltone CS Ranger
  • Fulltone Full Drive 2
  • Fulltone OCD
  • Fulltone Plimsoul
  • Greer Lightspeed
  • Ibanez TS-9
  • Jext Telez Dizzy Tone v. 1
  • Maxon OD-808
  • MXR Bass Distortion
  • ProCo RAT (1987)
  • Stone Deaf FigFumb
  • TubeWorks RealTube
  • Wampler Pinnacle Deluxe
  • Wampler Thirty Something
  • Wampler Triple Wrecked
  • Xotic BB Pre
  • ZVex Mastotron
  • ZVex Woolly Mammoth

PEDALS – DELAY / MODULATION / PITCH:

  • Boss CE-2
  • Boss OC-2
  • Caroline Kilobyte Lo-Fi Delay
  • Digitech Whammy (original version 1)
  • DOD Rubberneck Analog Delay
  • DOD DFX9 Digital Delay
  • DOD 575-B (big box) Flanger
  • Earthquaker Bit Commander
  • Earthquaker Disaster Transport
  • Fulltone Deja Vibe 3
  • EH Small Clone
  • EH Q-Tron+ Big Box
  • EH Microsynth Big Box
  • EH Micro POG
  • Eventide H9 MAX
  • Eventide TriceraChorus
  • Eventide Ultratap
  • Landmine FX Optical Tremolo
  • Landmine FX Phaser/Vibrato
  • Strymon El Capistan (x2)

PEDALS – COMPRESSION:

  • Boss CS-3
  • Landmine FX Ross Comp
  • Landmine FX Special Sauce
  • MXR Super Comp

PEDALS – WAH:

  • Dunlop Crybaby – Red Fasel
  • Dunlop Crybaby – Yellow Fasel
  • Fulltone Clyde

AMPLIFIERS:

  • Ampeg (Trinity Amps Custom) B15 Fliptop
  • Egnater Tweaker 15
  • Fender Bassman – 1967
  • Fender Deluxe Reverb – 1973, Blackfaced
  • Friedman BE-100
  • Friedman Mini Dirty Shirley
  • Fryette/VHT Pitbull Fifty/212
  • Marshall 1987x
  • Marshall Vintage Modern 50W
  • Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb
  • Peavey 5150 (OG Signature)
  • Valco Oahu – 1952
  • Vox AC 15

CABINETS:

  • Ampeg 1×15
  • Ampeg Classic 4×10
  • Egnater Rebel 1×12 Closed-back
  • Marshall 4×12 w/Greenbacks/V30s
  • Fryette/VHT Fatbottom 4×12
  • VOX open-back 2×12 w/G12-Hs