Gary, I love your studio more then anywhere else, either LA or Nashville.
- Mike Shipley, Producer/Engineer

Remember the standards we expected when we walked into a world class studio? Walk into House of Blues and find that those standards still exist.
 -Peter Collins, Producer

My favorite studio and people!
 -Greg Droman, Producer/Engineer

I have called this studio home since 1997.  The atmosphere is relaxed and private.  The gear collection is formidable, with lots of esoteric tube stuff to compliment the SSLs.  With rooms to fit my budget needs for tracking and mixing, this is the place for me. -David Leonard, Producer/Engineer

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Console

A 36 channel Neve 80 series. Assembled from 2 consoles for Great Lindfor Manor Recording Studio, it was also modified to give inline monitoring (for a total of 72 line inputs), 6 aux sends (assignable channel or monitor / pre or post ) and 32 busses. The preamps are 1073's with modified eq's. They have an added low/mid eq that gives +/- 12 dB @ 220Hz to 2K4Hz. Also the HF shelf is +/- 12dB selectable between 4, 8, 10 and 15kHz. Attached to this is an API 1604 sidecar loaded with 14 550A eq's, 2 560b eq's, and 2 525 compressors. All 52 channels are equipped with Flying Faders automation plus 7 group masters and a master stereo fader.

Pro Tools HD5

*1 HD Core Card
*3 HD Process Cards
*1 HD3 Accel Card
*3 MH 192 I/O
(expanded 32 in - 48 out)
*Sync I/O
*Apogee 16X converters
*Dual Glyph Hotswap
SCSI Bay
*Mac Pro Dual 3GHz
8Gb-ram
*Apple 23"
Cinema Display

EQ

*GML 8200
*2 Inward Connections TEQ-1's
*Lang PEQ-2
*Pultec EQh5
*Pultec EQP-1
*3 Pultec EQP-1a3's
*Summit EQP 200
*2 Tube Tec ME-1A's
*2 Tube Tec PE-1B's

Dynamics

*1 UREI 1178
*5 UREI 1176 black face
*5 UREI 1176 silver face
*1 Aurora Audio GTC2
*3 dbx 160A's
*1 dbx 160X
*2 dBx 165's
*1 EL8 Distressor
*4 EMI TG12413
*1 Fairchild 670
*1 Gates STA-LEVEL
*1 GML Series II
*2 Inward Connections TLM-1's
*2 JFL Audio CL F5
*2 LA2A's
*1 Neve 33609
*2 Neve 2254/A's
*2 Neve 32264a's
*1 SSL G384
*1 Summit DCL 200
*2 Summit TLA 100A
*1 Tube Tech CL-1B

Instruments

1 Yamaha C-7 Grand Piano
1 Hammond B-3
w/ Leslie model 122
1 Rhodes 73
1 Clavinet D6
1 Wurlitzer 200
1 Moog Minimoog
1 Ampeg B-18-N Amp

 

 
Pre Amps

4 GML Transformerless Mic Pre's
6 Neve 1073
4 Neve 1081

Tape Machines

1 Studer A800 Mk III 24 trk
*16 trk headstack available
1 Studer 1/2"
1 Ampex ATR 102 1/2"
1 Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
1 Tascam 112 Cassette
1 Aiwa AD-F810 Cassette
1 Alesis Masterlink

Mains

Ocean Way Custom Design utilizing TAD horns and JBL 2235 woofers, Meyer EQ, Custom Bryston crossovers and Bryston amplification.

 

Nearfields

Genelec 1032A
Yamaha NS-10M
Tannoy Little Gold Monitors with Mastering Lab Crossovers
Auratones
Cello, Hafler, or Yamaha amplification

 

FX

1 AMS RMX 16
1 AMS DMX 16
1 EMT 140
1 EMT 250
2 Eventide H3000
(1 w/ sampling)
1 Lexicon 480L
2 Lexicon PCM 41
1 Lexicon PCM 70
1 Lexicon Pcm 80
1 TC Electronics 2290
1 Yamaha Rev 5
1 Yamaha Rev 7
1 Yamaha SPX-90

 

Cues

Transformer isolated
M1-B 8-channel line mixers
Soundcraft EPM 16 channel mixers w/Stewart Audio PA-100 Amps

 


HOB Encino Mics
 
Tube Microphones

2 AKG C12
2 AKG C12A
1 AKG C24
2 Neumann M49B
2 Neumann U47
2 Neumann U48
1 Neumann UM57
2 Neumann U67
1 Schoeps CM66
1 Sony C800G
1 Telefunken ELAM 251
1 Telefunken ELAM 251 E (reissue)


Ribbon Microphones

1 AEA R92
1 B&O
2 Coles 4038
1 Royer SF12
2 RCA 77
1 RCA (44 Jr.?)


Other Microphones

2 AKG C412
2 AKG C414 EB
2 AKG C414 EB(silver)
3 AKG C414 ULS
2 AKG C451 E
2 AKG C451 EB
1 AKG C452 E
2 AKG C452 EB
2 AKG C460 B
1 AKG D112
2 AKG D12
1 AKG D224 E
1 EV 607
1 EV 676
2 EV N/D 408B
1 EV RE-10
1 EV RE-11
2 EV RE-20
2 Microtech-Gefell UM70
1 Microtech-Gefell UM71
1 Neuman 150
3 Neumann FET U47
4 Neumann KM84
2 Neumann TLM 170
5 Neumann U87
2 Sennheiser MD409
6 Sennheiser MD421
2 Sennheiser MD441
3 Shure sm 56
6 Shure sm57
1 Shure sm 58
1 Shure SM7
2 Shure SM81
1 Sony C37P
1 Sony C38B

 
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