Tape Vault Studio
This is my personal studio and workspace. This is all my own equipment, and I have 24-hour access to work any time. It's a two-room studio, with a soundproofed window. One side is the tracking room, where I keep a drum set mic'd up permanently, along with guitar amps and an iso booth.
On the other side is the control room with Pro Tools, Cubase and Wavelab DAWs. A singer/guitarist can set up in here for further isolation during band tracking.
Full production to overdubs, mixes, mastering. I have made entire albums in here with a 5-piece band. If we need more space, I'll schedule time in one of the larger rooms in the building.
On the other side is the control room with Pro Tools, Cubase and Wavelab DAWs. A singer/guitarist can set up in here for further isolation during band tracking.
Full production to overdubs, mixes, mastering. I have made entire albums in here with a 5-piece band. If we need more space, I'll schedule time in one of the larger rooms in the building.
Equipment list (partial)
Platform
2 PCs running Windows 10
Pro Tools 2019, Cubase Pro 10.5, Wavelab Pro 10, Nuendo 4, Sound Forge 11, iZotope RX7
VST Connect software, enabling remote sessions via internet connection
32 channels of Universal Audio Apollo
16 channels of RME I/O
Apogee AD-500 2-ch a/d converter
Plug ins and virtual MIDI instruments
Time code option for tape machine sync and VSO
Touch screen DAW for mixing, Mackie MCU Pro
Monitoring
Klipsch Epic CF-4; optionally NS-10M, Meyer HD-1 monitors
McIntosh MC250, QSC power amp
2 Polk PWS300 Subs
Headphones
Direct Sound EX-29 Isolating Headphones
AKG K240 Monitor Headphones
Behringer P16‑M 16 mixer for each performer (4)
Tape Formats (for digital transfers)
1/4" 2-track, 4-track, 8-track, all speeds
1/2" 2-track, 4-track, 8-track, 16-track
1" 8-track, 16-track
2" 16-track, 24-track
Decoding noise reduction: Dolby type A, Dolby SR, dbx type I and II
ADAT; DAT
Effects
Eventide H3000 D/SE
Lexicon PCM60 Reverb
Biamp Spring Reverb (2)
Roland DEP-5
Digitech 256XL
Mic Preamps
2 Siemens v72 tube mic pre
RCA OP-6 tube mic pre
2 Ampex 351 tube mic pre
2 Audix mic pre, BBC-Neve style EQ
8 Grace 801 mic pre
4 Warm Audio WA-412 (API 312 preamp style)
4 Golden Age Pre-73 Jr w/Carnhill xfmr (Neve 1073 preamp style)
Dynamics
Empirical Labs FATSO Jr
4 Urei LA-4 comp/limit
API 2500 bus compressor
Voce EVC-1 tube compressor
Aphex Dominator II Model 720
Valley People Dyna-mite compressor gates
Mics
Many useful mics by Neumann, Sanken, Royer R-121, Stam,
Oktava, Lomo, CAD, AKG, Shure, Sennheiser
Instruments
Drum set (Yamaha, Ludwig, Premiere, Craviotto...it changes), variety of snare drums and cymbals
Native Instruments S88, S61, Kurzweil PC88 keyboards
Fishman TriplePlay MIDI guitar controller
Fractal Axe Ultra and Axe-III guitar processors
Guitars, basses, percussion instruments
Fender and HIWATT amps, bass amp, stomp boxes, other music-making stuff.
2 PCs running Windows 10
Pro Tools 2019, Cubase Pro 10.5, Wavelab Pro 10, Nuendo 4, Sound Forge 11, iZotope RX7
VST Connect software, enabling remote sessions via internet connection
32 channels of Universal Audio Apollo
16 channels of RME I/O
Apogee AD-500 2-ch a/d converter
Plug ins and virtual MIDI instruments
Time code option for tape machine sync and VSO
Touch screen DAW for mixing, Mackie MCU Pro
Monitoring
Klipsch Epic CF-4; optionally NS-10M, Meyer HD-1 monitors
McIntosh MC250, QSC power amp
2 Polk PWS300 Subs
Headphones
Direct Sound EX-29 Isolating Headphones
AKG K240 Monitor Headphones
Behringer P16‑M 16 mixer for each performer (4)
Tape Formats (for digital transfers)
1/4" 2-track, 4-track, 8-track, all speeds
1/2" 2-track, 4-track, 8-track, 16-track
1" 8-track, 16-track
2" 16-track, 24-track
Decoding noise reduction: Dolby type A, Dolby SR, dbx type I and II
ADAT; DAT
Effects
Eventide H3000 D/SE
Lexicon PCM60 Reverb
Biamp Spring Reverb (2)
Roland DEP-5
Digitech 256XL
Mic Preamps
2 Siemens v72 tube mic pre
RCA OP-6 tube mic pre
2 Ampex 351 tube mic pre
2 Audix mic pre, BBC-Neve style EQ
8 Grace 801 mic pre
4 Warm Audio WA-412 (API 312 preamp style)
4 Golden Age Pre-73 Jr w/Carnhill xfmr (Neve 1073 preamp style)
Dynamics
Empirical Labs FATSO Jr
4 Urei LA-4 comp/limit
API 2500 bus compressor
Voce EVC-1 tube compressor
Aphex Dominator II Model 720
Valley People Dyna-mite compressor gates
Mics
Many useful mics by Neumann, Sanken, Royer R-121, Stam,
Oktava, Lomo, CAD, AKG, Shure, Sennheiser
Instruments
Drum set (Yamaha, Ludwig, Premiere, Craviotto...it changes), variety of snare drums and cymbals
Native Instruments S88, S61, Kurzweil PC88 keyboards
Fishman TriplePlay MIDI guitar controller
Fractal Axe Ultra and Axe-III guitar processors
Guitars, basses, percussion instruments
Fender and HIWATT amps, bass amp, stomp boxes, other music-making stuff.
Tape Vault control room. Analog hardware with a digital session for total recall DAW mixing with moving fader automation control. The 32 analog I/Os can be patched to hardware inserts and the summing mixer.
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Tape Vault tracking room with drums ready to record, amps in iso room, wired and available.
It really is a tape vault, as well. 2" tapes stacked on shelves from floor to ceiling.