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First and
Foremost..
Equipment is part of the recording
equation. An experienced engineer, with good ears, that
understands how each piece functions and incorporates into a session
is needed. At
Electric Canyon, Dale Price makes
every effort to help musicians forget about the technical aspects of
recording and concentrate on what truly matters most... capturing good
performances with quality sound and mixing them into the artists'
vision (not the engineers').
Gear
Philosophy...Digital-Analog Hybrid
Electric Canyon records in digital format, usually to
computer using ProTools with Apogee analog to digital converters. There are many advantages to recording digital, such
as on board effects (plug-ins), powerful editing capabilities,
no rewinding and huge storage capabilities. We also use
quite a bit of analog standalone equipment, like vintage and new
effects, compressors and equalizers, Class A tube and discrete
microphone preamplifiers, a large format mixing console and
great analog to digital converters. This analog-digital hybrid
of gear combine with a great sounding rooms and an experienced
engineer creates the ultimate professional recording environment of
today. (Check out some of the bigger studios websites to see
what were getting at.)
Below is a somewhat dry itemization
of equipment that may bore some... however gear-head types will
probably enjoy.
Recorders
Hardware/Software
Digidesigen ProTools LE 8.0 with Digi002, Alesis
HD 24 Hard Disc Recorders(48 tracks) 24 bit, Sony DAT
PCM-R300, Apogee Rosetta 24bit analog/digital converters (10 channels), Big Ben word
clock, Apple MacPro, PC computers with CD / DVD burners using Sony
Vegas 5.0, DVD Architect 2.0, Sonic Foundry CD Architect 5.0, Technics turntable, Universal Audio UAD-1
and UAD 2 Powered
plug-ins including software based NEVE, Pultec, EQ's, Fairchild, 1176, LA-2A
comps, and many effects and modelers.
Mixer
TAC Matchless by AMEK 26channel 24buss In-Line
Recording Console-modified Burson Audio discrete outputs & Burr-Brown
IC's.
Mobile Mixer-Allen & Heath GL2800 40 Channel
Preamps
Summit MPC-100A(2ch), John Hardy M-1 (4ch),
Geoff Daking Mic Pre IV (4ch), ATI M100-1, ART PRO-MPA,
TAC(28ch), Allen & Heath GL2800 Series(40), Tapco, Mackie(60+ch)
Microphones
Schoeps MK-4, MK-6, Inner Tube Audio/Schoeps
MK-4 custom tube mic, Rode NTV, Shure: KSM-32(2), SM57(6), SM58(8),
Beta58, Beta57(2), Beta 52, Beta Green(4), AKG: 414, D112, C1000S(2), C3000,
Sennhieser 421, 431(2), ME40, Miniflex, & some funky consumer
mics
Outboard/Effects(Hardware)
Lexicon PCM-70, PCM-41, LXP-1, Roland
Chorus Echo, Roland SDE-2000, DeltaLab Effectron I, Ibanez DM-1100,
Yamaha SPX 90II and SPX 90, Antares ATR-1 (auto-tune), Aphex Type C &
Behringer Ultrafex aural exciters, Korg DT-1 rack tuner
Compressors/ Gates (Hardware)
Empirical Labs Distressor EL-8, Summit MPC-100A
Tube Compression(2ch), dBx 166(6ch) 166A (2ch), Symetrix 501, 525, ART Pro VLA (2ch), Aphex 105 quad gate
Equalizers (Hardware)
Summit EQP-200A Dual Program EQ, Klark Technic 30 band graphic EQ(2 ch),
Direct Boxes
Custom Dean Jensen Passive Dis Countryman 85, Whirlwind Di(6), ProCo Di(2)
Monitoring
Tannoy 115DMT II Dual Concentric & 900 watt
power amp, Mackie HDR24, Minimus 7, misc. little speakers, Yamaha
SM12HII pro-audio wedge monitors (4+), SW118 subwoofer, Sony Consumer
5.1 Monitoring System, 30in and 15in. dual VGA computer monitors
Headphones/Headphone
Mix Stations
Sony(5), AKG(2), KOSS(2), Direct Sound Extreme
Isolation Headphones
Tapco 6306 micro-mixer stations(3), Furman HA-6
Instruments/Amplifiers
AMPEG Model V-9 SVT bass amp, Pearl maple
7-piece drum kit, Ludwig brass piccolo snare, Korg N364 keyboard,
Roland E-20, U-20 keyboard, Alesis D4 with triggers, Boss DR-660 drum
machine, O.C. Smith acoustic guitar, Generic bass
Wiring
Custom wired with low resistance Belden, ProCo,
and Cardas cabling, Neutrik, Alcatel, and Switchcraft connectors,
Incandescent dimmable direct, indirect, and mood lighting.
Air Conditioning/Heating
An over specified 2 1/2-ton blower can turn the
complete studio air over several times an hour. The very large
ductwork allows the unit to operate silently even while recording
'quiet' stuff. The custom system easily keeps studio warm in the
winter and cool in those
Chico summers (crucial).
List subject to upgrades and modifications...
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