Happy Fun Time Recording!
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My modest collection of gear includes...

DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION
M-Audio ProFire Lightbridge - up to 34 tracks recorded at once. I currently have preamps for up to 16.
Mackie Control - mixing control surface with motorized faders
Mackie Control Extender - for more faders and knobs
Cakewalk Sonar 6.2 Producer Edition running on a custom Pentium 4 at 2.6GHz (w/ removable hard drive bays - use your own hard drive and keep your un-mixed tracks if you so desire)

ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT
RealTraps MiniTraps (x8)
RealTraps MicroTraps (x3)
Auralex Acoustic Products

SPEAKERS / MONITORING
Mackie HR824 studio monitors
Event PS-5 studio monitors
Cheap computer speakers with a sub-woofer (for double checking the low-end)

HEADPHONES
AKG K240DF headphones
AKG K55 headphones (x3)
AKG K44 headphones (x3)
Extreme Isolation headphones
Mackie HMX-56 headphone matrix mixer - allows each performer to dial in their own customized headphone mix
Behringer Powerplay Pro HA4600 - headphone amp - feeds 12 pairs of headphones

MICROPHONES
Studio Projects C1
Cascade MX11
AKG C1000S (x2)
Sennheiser E609
Shure SM57 (x4)
Shure Beta 52
Shure Beta 91
Samson C03
Digital Reference DR-VX1
Fender SP51

MIXERS / MIC PREAMPS / DIRECT BOXES / ETC
Soundcraft Spirit m12 mixer
Presonus Digimax FS - eight channel preamp with digital output going into the Lightbridge.
Behringer ADA8000 - eight more preamps going into the Lightbridge bringing my total to 16.
ART Tube MP-1 microphone preamp
Radial ProDI direct box
Whirlwind EDB1 direct box
Radial Bigshot ABY guitar amp switcher
Line 6 Pod Pro rack mount guitar processor
Line 6 Pod
Reamp - run recorded tracks back out to an amp or stompbox

COMPRESSORS
FMR RNC1773 "Really Nice Compressor"
dbx 163x Compressor/Limiter (x2)
Alesis Micro Limiter
Software compressor plug-ins are available for mixing

EFFECTS
Many software effects plug-ins are available - including high quality reverbs

ELECTRIC GUITARS
Fender American Standard Stratocaster (w/ Lace Sensor Pickups)
ESP LTD Explorer (w/ EMG81 and EMG60 pickups)
Squire Affinity Telecaster modified to have a seperate output for each string
Fender Bullet
Danelectro 56-U2
Hondo II Les Paul Copy

ACOUSTIC GUITARS
Martin D-15
Ovation 12-string
Silvertone 319 in "Nashville Tuning"
Decca

UKULELE
A cheap one

BASS
Fender Squier Precision Bass

DRUMS
A beat up old drum kit
Ludwig 14" x 5" Acrolite 1970's Snare

DRUM MACHINES
Software drum machines
Solton Arranger Plus

AMPLIFIERS
Marshall JCM 2000 Triple Super Lead 100 watt head
Marshall Valvestate VS100H 100 watt head
Epiphone Valve Junior Head
Marshall 4x12 Speaker Cabinet - 1972 (w/ 25 watt Greenbacks)
Marshall JCM 800 Series 4x12 Speaker Cabinet
No Name 2x12 Guitar Cabinet
Silvertone 1482 1x12 combo - 1960s
Peavy Backstage Plus
Roland 60 Watt Keyboard amp
Fender Mini-Twin
Fender Passport PA

STOMPBOXES
Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive
Boss Tuner [TU-2]
Boss Heavy Metal [HM-2]
Boss EQ [GE-7]
Danelectro Dan-Echo [DE-1]
Danelectro Cool Cat [DC-1]
Digitech Whammy II
Vox Wah
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Sovtek Big Muff Pi
MXR Phase 90
HUSH Systems The Pedal - noise gate

SYNTHESIZERS
Roland Juno 106 Analog Synth
Casio CTK-591
A few other toy keyboards!

MISCELANEOUS
THD Hot Plate (16 Ohm)
Samson S-Patch Plus - 48 point balanced patch bay
Furman PL-8 power conditioner
EBow
A tambourine!
Shakers and other bits of percussion equipment
Voice Mutator
Laser Guns
Some old harmonica

... and most importantly, a Lava Lamp!

Happy Fun Time Recording!
Portland, OR
Engineer: Ryan Ferris
(503) 999-1030