SophiaHat Studios - gear listing

Gear

Multi Format Digital Recording

We are a digital based 24 track studio and offer several recording mediums. Most of the work we do however is in ProTools, since that is somewhat the standard between most commercial studios. We can also handle projects in Tascam and Mackie formats, Sonar, Live, Digital Performer, and ADAT. Projects going out the door can be delivered in these formats as well as all other standard mix formats. For stereo mixes we use either Adobe Audition or an Alesis Masterlink.

Both locations use digital mixers for monitoring during tracking and to sum the outputs during mixing. We have a Mackie digital 8 buss and a Tascam DM 24. For monitoring we have Event PS-6, Mackie HR824, and Genelec 1031s.

We have a six foot grand piano at the main studio. as well as various guitar amps and effects for your project as well.

Mics, Preamps and Effects

Our mic locker includes: AKG 414, 2-Josephson C42s, Rode K-2, Neumann TLM 103, 2-Earthworks TC40k, 2-AKG C3000s and D112, AT-4033, Sennheiser 421, EV ND 468 and 358, 2-SM57, AKG C451, and 2- AKG C1000.

Preamps by Daking, Focusrite and Presonus, and direct boxes by A designs and Radial.

Our outboard gear includes compression by DBX, Cranesong and Presonus, reverb by Lexicon and TC electronics and a BBE sonic maximizer. We also have a Roland SDE330 and SRV330, a Lexicon Vortex, Frostwave Resonator, and a Hughes and Kettner Replex Delay.

For plugins w e have the Waves Diamond bundle as well as Antares Auto-Tune and mic modeler, along with Bomb Factory compression.

MIDI Keyboards and Modules

For you gearheads out there, here's a list of our MIDI gear:

EMS Synthi AKS
Oxford Oscar
Sequential Circuits Pro One
Novation Supernova II Pro X
Ensoniq Fizmo
Studio Electronics SE1
Yamaha FS1R
Yamaha DX7
Future Retro 777
Korg Wavestation SR x2
Korg Wavestation A/D
Korg Prophecy
Roland D550
Technics WSA1
Kurzweil K2000s
Akai S6000
Emu Planet Earth
Roland R70
Kat Trapkat
Zendrum

Guitar Amps and Effects

1977 Marshall JMP 100watt
1976 Hiwatt Custom 50watt
Demeter Silent Speaker Cabinet
Hughes and Kettner Access Preamp
Framptone Talkbox

Individual Monitors

One trait that sets us apart from other small studios is our individual monitoring setup. Headphone mixers by Aviom and video camera/monitor stations for visual contact. The avioms give every musician (up to five) up to 16 channels of audio for them to mix to their own taste. Most people find this quite liberating when tracking or doing overdubs. It also frees us up to work exclusively on the sounds rather than futz with everyone's headphone mix. On top of that it cuts back on setup time which makes everyone happy!