Wonka Sound
Here's a semi-complete listing of my stuff (although it tends to change sporadically - call if there is something you REALLY need) - I think the photos and audio samples do better justice - but for those of you who are geeky enough to care - here goes...
Recording Equipment:
Computer + Software:
MacIntosh MacPro / dual 3GB / 2 GB RAM
30" Apple Cinema Display
Digidesign Pro Tools HD 3 Accel
w/ currently installed plug ins:
Waves 5 Platinum Bundle (superb EQs/ compressors/ effects / reverbs)
Bomb Factory Plutonium Bundle (great vintage EQ/ compressor/ random effects emulators)
Antares Auto Tune (fix that out of tune vocal! ... not that any of you need it... um... yeah...)
Antares Mic Mod (simulates the characteristics of all major microphones)
Antares Tube (can warm up "digital" sounding tracks)
Antares Kantos (bizarre virtual "synth" - sort of)
Reverb One (quality lush reverb)
Line 6 Amp Farm (guitar amp simulator)
Line 6 Echo Farm (vintage echo/delay simulator)
TC Master X (multiband compressor - can help a mix or track sound louger and bigger)
Sound Replacer (great for drum triggers + enhancing poor drum sounds)
DINR (noise reduction - removes tape hiss, noise, + ground/amp buzz, etc... pretty amazing)
Synchro Arts VocAlign (matches layered vocals syllables together - great for all you lazy rappers)
Audio Ease Altiverb ("convolution" reverb - your new big word for the day - I still don't know what that means - but it sounds good!)
Reason 3.0 (great virtual synth sounds and drum looping software - w/ most of the current refill sounds)
Peak 4.1 (two track editing software)
Toast 8 (professional CD burning software)
Hardware:
Digidesign Control/24 - Mixing "console"
Digidesign 192 interface (16 channels of 24 bit A/D)
(2) ADAT bridge interfaces (add. 16 channels of A/D)
(2) ADAT XT 20 (16 channels of 20 bit conversion)
(1) ADAT XT (8 channels of 16 bit conversion)
Alesis BRC
Apogee Rosetta Stereo 24 bit Analog/Digital converter
Tascam DA-30 DAT tape recorder/player
Tascam 122 MK-III cassette recorder/player
(2) Glyph Trip SCSI hard drives (17 GB / 10,000 rpm each)
2 CD burners + DVD burner
VXA tape backup drive
plenty of hard drive space for projects and backups
Mic Preamps:
(2) Avalon VT-737sp (all tube mic pre-amp/compressor/EQ)
Focusrite ISA 430 "Producer's Pack" w/ 24 bit digital out (solid state mic-pre/EQ/compressor)
Mackie ONYX 800r 8 channel mic preramp with digital outs
16 Focusrite mic preamps built into the Control/24 console
Microphones:
Neumann U87 ai
(2) AKG 414 B-ULS
(3) Sennheiser MD421
Groove Tubes MD-1A (tube mic)
(2) Oktava MK 012
Oktava MK-319
(2) Shure KSM 32
(6) Shure SM57
(2) Shure SM58
(2) Shure SM 81
Shure SM 94
Electro-Voice RE-20
Electro-Voice D112
Electro-Voice N/D 357
random assortment of "junky" mics
Rackmounted:
Roland XV-3080 synth module with "Keyboards of the 60s + 70s" expansion card + MIDIMAN USB Keystation MIDI controller
MOTO/MicroExpress MIDI Interface
BBE Sonic Maximizer
Alesis Midiverb III
Alesis 3630 stereo compressor
Ashley CL52E stereo compressor
Ashley CL50E mono compressor
Lexicon MPX-1
Boss SE-70
Rolls RA62 6 channel headphone amplifier
(5) Neutrik 1/4" patchbay
Alesis RA-100 power amp (used with NS-10s)
Monitors:
KRK V88 / self powered
Yamaha NS-10m
Musical Instruments:
Vintage 70s Slingerland Silver Sparkle 5 pc. drum set
Vintage 70s Pearl Red Sparkle 5 piece drum kit
Various new and vintage Zildjian cymbals
Gibson Les Paul Custom (circa. 1974)
Fender Telecaster Custom (circa. 1978)
Rickenbacher JG-30
Stratocaster copy (fake - but plays nice + warm)
Eko 12-string electric (kind of crappy but makes interesting sounds)
Fender Super Reverb Amp (circa. 1972)
Peavey T-40 electric bass
Peavey Classic 50 guitar amp (looks + sounds like a fender tweed - sort of)
Wurlitzer 200A electric piano
Wurlitzer stand up acoustic piano
Hammond organ with small built in rotary speaker - sounds cool
(2) Tympani
Various concert bells
Misc. air organs/keyboards/toys/shakers/tambourines/percussion/etc...