MIX THIS! MIXING CONSOLE

Solid State Logic SL4072 G+
72 input professional recording console with 'Ultimation' moving fader automation

-By far the best analog mixing desk & automtion ever created.

OUTBOARD EQUIPMENT

2 x Digital effects processor - Yamaha SPX 990 - Great effects! Should have been 10 more than the SPX 1000, not 10 less!

2 x Digital effects processor - Eventide H3500 - Good old Harmonizer.

2 x Digital effects processor - Lexicon PCM 70 - Great "Concert Hall" 'verb with light chorusing

1 x Digital effects processor - Eventide DSP 4000 - Lots of really fun & useful effects in this old box!

1 x Digital delay - Roland SDE-3000 - Old standard delay. (Last one surviving.)

1 x Digital delay unit - AMS DMX 15-80S - My first piece of gear. Not working, no PS but it looks great!

1 x Dynamic equalizer - BSS DPR-901 - Like cheating for difficult, harsh vocals.

1 x Timing meter - Jeanius Electronics Russian Dragon - For syncing samples in the old days. No longer used.

1 x De-essor rack - DBX F900 ADO - Use this for de-essing BVs, delays and reverb.

3 x Equalizer - Pultec EQP 1A3 - The best classic EQ

2 x Equalizer - Pultec (reissue) EQP 1A3 - Exactly the same as above, but new!

1 x Equalizer - Klark-Teknik DN-410 - Only used to high-pass the side chain of the SSL Bus Compressor.

1 x Phaser/Flanger rack - MXR - For the classic 70's R&B Rhodes sound plus lots other of fun tricks.

2 x Headphone Distribution Amplifier - Furman HA-6AB - Great for driving headphones.

1 x Headphone Distribution Amplifier - Behringer HA4000 - Not so great for driving headphones.

1 x Compressor/limiter - Neve 33609 - Excellent for bass and guitars

4 x Compressor - Empirical Labs Distressor - Best compressor fo acoustic guitars and everything else

3 x Limiter - Urei 1178 - Love it for drums & sometimes vocals

4 x Compressor/Limiter - Urei LA-3A - Very transprent vocal compressor.

2 x Dual noise gate - Drawmer DS 201 - Problem solver gate.

1 x Guitar processor - Tech 21 Sans Amp - Sounds good but the plug-in is more relible

1 x Compressor - SSL FX G384 - Same as the one in the desk. Great for piano.

1 x Stereo Equalizer - Avalon AD2055 - I like it on bass with the 33609.

1 x Stereo Compressor - Chandler TG-1 - A copy of a copy of the Fairchild. Can't say I love it.

1 x Transient Designer - SPL 9842 - Handy for stubborn drums.

1 x Notch Filter - Urei 565 Filter Set - Pretty usless nowadays but it looks very cool, like from a 50's si-fi movie!

2 x Stereo Mic Preamp - Apogee Mini Pre - One of the best mic preamps but you can't get one now.

1 x Multichannel Monitor System - Grace Design m908 - Perfect for Atmos monitoring. Interfaces with Dante.

1 x (Remote Console for above) - - Lots of buttons and a nice screen. Quite versitile once programmed properly.

1 x Teleknobic Preampulator - Funk Logic Valvecaster 1960 - I put everything through this. It's a "Limited Edition"!

Computers

MACHINE ROOM

Computer - Apple Mac Mini - FTP Server

Computer (Phone Server) - Apple Mac Mini - Answers the phone and emails us an audio file with the message.

Computer - Apple Mac Pro (Trashcan) - Our ProTools Mix Print Rig

Computer - Apple Mac Pro (Trashcan) - Runs the Dolby Atmos Renderer

PCIe External Expansion Chassis - Sonnet Echo Express SE1 - Holds the Dante PCIe Network Card for the Atmos computer

Dante PCIe Digital Network Card - Audinet Dante - Connects the Dolby Atmos Renderer to the Dante Network.

Computer - Apple Mac Pro Tower 12-core - Our Main ProTools Multitrack Rig

20” Computer monitor - LG 20” display - For the FTP Server, the Archive G4, the Phone Server and the Dolby Renderer.*

Video Projector - Panasonic PT-AE8000U - For mixing to picture, mainly concert videos.

Color Inkjet Printer - Canon MX922 - Mainly for printing recall sheets and floppy disk (SSL) labels.

192 Khz DAW HDX Card - Avid HDX - ProTools in the Multitrack Tower

192 Khz DAW HDX Card - Avid HDX - ProTools in the Multitrack Tower

Synchronizer for ProTools - Avid Sync HD - On the Multitrack Rig

Synchronizer for ProTools - Avid Sync HD - On the Print Rig

PCI-X SCSI Card (in the G4) - Atto UL4S - Connects to the old AIT4 and even older VXA archive drives.

Audio Server 1 - QNAP UX-500P - 16 Terabyte - older stuff

Audio Server 2 - QNAP TS-853BU - 32 Terebyte - more recent stuff

Backup tape drive (AIT 4) - Sony Stor Station - What we used to back up audio files to. Very slow!

Backup tape drive - VXA - Same as above but way slower.

MIDI TC Synchronizer - MOTU MicroExpress - Connects the Multitrack Rig to the SSL via 2-Tools

2-Tools Interface - Smart Research 2-Tools - Connects the SSL computer to the Multitrack Rig via the Micro Express

CONTROL ROOM

Computer (C/R Symphony Control) - Apple Mac Mini - Connected to the C/R Symphony I/O MK II to control its Low-Latency Mixer

Laptop Computer (Bob) - Apple MacBook Pro 13" - Used for email, FaceTime with Bruce, ocassional Zoom interviews, etc.

27” flat screen computer monitor - Apple Cinema Display - For the Multitrack PT Rig Computer

22" flat screen computer monitor - LG Wide Flat Display - For the Print Rig Computer

Instruments

Fender Stratocaster - Electric Guitar - Robin Trower gave me this when I mixed a Bryan Ferry album he was producing.

Fender Jazz Bass - Electric Bass Guitar - Charlie Sexton gave me this after the one I had was stolen, and we needed one for his album

Guild 6-string - Acoustic Guitar - Bought this back in the 70's for $150. Actually records pretty well!

Moog Mini Moog D - Analog Synthesizer (rebuilt) - Betty bought this for me from Lucas VanDerMee who had rebuilt it to it's original perfection.

Bosendorfer 6' 9" - Acoustic Grand Piano - In the livingroom. Really records well. I wish I could play it!

Oscar Shmidt - Autoharp - Dolores Bennett, my wonderful mother-in law found this at a flea market in Cleaveland.

- We have lots more instruments over at the Apogee studio - a fantastic Rickenbacker Bass, a classic Wurlitzer Electric Piano, an amazing Hammond B3 & Leslie 122, a "Buddy Rich" signature set of Slingerland Drums with a Ludwig Black Beauty Snare, a Gibson J-45 Acoustic Guitar, A Gibson SG, a Gold-Top Les Paul, a set of DW drums, a Fender Vibrolux Guitar amp, a Mesa Boogie Bass Amp, A Black Volt guitar amp, a Vox AC30 (reissue) and a few other various fun items.

Microphones and Stands

1 x Cardioid condenser - AKG C 460 B - Bright but warm top-end. Discontinued years ago, unfortunately!

3 x Cardioid dynamic - Sennheiser MD-421 - The old work-horse. Standard tom tom mic.

2 x Cardioid dynamic - Shure SM 58 - Another workhorse. Pretty much indrusctable. Good on anything.

1 x Cardioid dynamic - Shure SM 57

8 x Black mic stands - AKG - Not great. Got a bunch of Triad-Orbit stands at Apogee - much better!

8 x 17"-32" Black boom (for above) - AKG

Bass Drum mic stand - AKG N/A

Speakers and Amplifiers

LOUNGE

1 x Power Amplifier - Hafler Trans-Nova 9500 - Outdoor Speakers

1 x Power Amplifier - Yamaha P3200 - Perfect for the NS-10Ms Standby

1 x Sound Bar - Sennheiser Ambeo - Great for checking Atmos mixes

1 x Sound Bar - Sonos Sound Bar - Also great for checking Atmos mixes.

LOUNGE CABINET

5 x Headphones - Sony MDR-7506 - For overdubs

MACHINE ROOM

1 x Power Amplifier - ART SLA4 - Overhead Speakers

OUTDOOR KITCHEN

2 x Speakers (pair) - Audix N5 - Sonos System

STORAGE

2 x Speakers - Mackie HR824 - Originally in Live Chambers

4 x Speakers - Yamaha NS-10M Studio - Old favorites, now standby

CONTROL ROOM

1 x Headphones - Sennheiser HD650 - Favorite Headphones

7 x Speakers - Dynaudio BM-15A - Great hi-fi speakers. Used for stereo & Atmos. Quite neutral, to me.

1 x Sub Woofer - Dynaudio S-12 - More bass at all frequencies!

2 x Speakers - Yamaha MSP7 - Better than the NS-10M but discontinued, unfortunately!

CONTROL ROOM CEILING

4 x Speakers - Sony SSCSE - Small enough to fit on my low ceiling and sound good

Digital Interfaces

O/B RACK

Master Digital Clock - Apogee Electronics - Big Ben - Keeps all the digital stuff running properly without jitter

ROLLING RACK

Portable stereo mic pre/A-D converter - Apogee Electronics - Mini-Me 021296 - Various uses

Portable stereo D-A converter - Apogee Electronics - Mini-DAC 001 - Various uses

MONITOR RACK

Analog to digital converter - Apogee Electronics - PSX-100SE - Currently driving the Dorrough Digital stereo meter (48K)

Digital to analog converter - Apogee Electronics - Symphony I/O MKII - It's low-latency mixer is used to mix effects returns to the SSL

MACHINE ROOM

Analog to digital converter - Apogee Electronics - AD-1000 - Various uses

Digital to analog converter - Apogee Electronics - DA 1000E - Various uses

Power supply for above - Apogee Electronics - PS 1000E - Various uses

Analog to digital converter - Apogee Electronics - Symphony I/O - First Multitrack Interface - 16 I/O

Digital to analog converter - Apogee Electronics - Symphony I/O - Second Multitrack Interface -32 D/A

Digital to analog converter - Apogee Electronics - Symphony I/O - Third Multitrack Interface - 32 D/A

Digital to analog converter - Apogee Electronics - Symphony I/O MKII - Print Rig Interface with a Dante card to interface to the Atmos System & Grace m908

Dual timecode distribution amp. - Brainstorm Electronics - SR-26 none - Helps to keep everythin in sync

Timecode distripalyzer - Brainstorm Electronics - SR-15+ 1244

SHOP STORAGE

Analog to digital converter - Apogee Electronics - AD-8000 SE 892 - The classic 8-channel Apogee Interface. No longer used (no 96K)