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THE EVER GROWING GEAR LIST

There is plenty of fun gear to play with here at Earthstar Creation Center. Mics, instruments, outboard hardware, plugins, and maybe even a few ACTUAL toys.

RECORDING SYSTEM

  • Abelton 12
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Mac Pro (2013)
  • Pro Tools HD3 - 32 in

MIC PRES

  • Alice 501T
  • AMS/Neve 1073 LB's
  • API 512c’s
  • BAE 1073
  • Daking Mic Pre II
  • DIYRE CP5 (Royal Blue 1081 colour - Louder than Liftoff))
  • DIYRE CP5 (9.4 k ohm impedance/gain boost)
  • Focusrite ISA828 (x8)
  • Focusrite Octopre MKII Dynamic (x8)
  • Great River MP500W’s
  • Manley Mono Tube Mic Pre
  • Rupert Neve Portico 5012 Dual Mic Pre's
  • Rupert Neve Portico 5032’s Mic Pre/EQ's
  • SSL XR 621’s
  • SSL XR 627 VHD

COMPRESSORS/LIMITERS/EQs

  • AML 52F50 Compressor
  • API 550A EQs x2
  • dbx 160X Compressor (vintage 80's)
  • dbx 160XT Compressor (Revive Audio Mod/Cinemag)
  • Empirical Labs Distressors x2
  • Rupert Neve Portico 5043 Dual Compressor
  • SSL XR618 X-Rack Dynamics
  • SSL XR625 X-Rack EQ
  • SSL XR626 Stereo Buss Compressor
  • Universal Audio LA-2A
  • Universal Audio 1176LN

MONITOR/CUE

  • ADAM A8X Powered Monitors
  • Avantone Powered Monitors
  • Barefoot Audio MM27 Powered Monitors
  • Dangerous Monitor ST
  • Eve Audio SC203
  • HEAR Technologies HEAR Back System
  • QSC K8 Powered Monitors (live room)

MICROPHONES

Tube Mics

  • Telefunken E LAM 250 (vintage)
  • Peluso 22 47SE Tube

Condenser Mics

  • AKG 451
  • AKG C 414 XLS/ST Matched Pair
  • AKG D12 VR (hybrid – can be condenser or dynamic)
  • CAD CM217's
  • Equitek E100S –Matched pair (mounted to ceiling)
  • MXL 990 - Modified with Mic-parts Neumann circuit & K47 capsule
  • MXL 991 - Modified with KM84 circuit/capsule mod
  • Neumann U87
  • Neumann KM184 Matched pair
  • Oktava MK-012-01
  • Rode NT1-A – K47 capsule mod
  • Rode NT1-A – stock
  • SE Electronics SE3
  • Shure SM81's
  • Stam Audio SA47 FET

Ribbon Mics

  • beyerdynamic M160
  • Cascade Fathead Ribbon Mic – Lundahl & grilll mod - Matched pair
  • Coles 4038 Ribbon Mics
  • Royer 121 Ribbon Mics

Dynamic Mics

  • AKG D12 (vintage)
  • AKG 790
  • Aston Stealth
  • Audix D6’s
  • Audix I5
  • Sennheiser e609
  • Sennheiser e904 (x 2)
  • Sennheiser e935
  • Sennheiser MD 421
  • Sennheiser MD 441
  • Shure 545S Model 2 vintage 70's
  • Shure Beta 52A
  • Shure SM7B's
  • Shure SM57's
  • Shure SM58's
  • Shure Super 55
  • STC 4021F Vintage "Ball & Biscuit" mic
  • Tin Can mics - for the strange

DIRECT BOXES

Active DI

  • Countryman Type 85S Dual DI
  • Radial J48
  • Telefunken TDA-2 Dual Active FET Transformer DI

Boosters, etc.

  • Cloudlifter CL-2 (x2)
  • Cloudlifter X
  • Klark Teknik CT 1 (x 2)
  • Sescom Ghost

Passive DI

  • BAE PDIS Dual DI
  • Bumblebee BB-D2 Discrete Opamp DI (handmade)
  • Cinemag CM-DBX (x2 - handmade)
  • FAB Love Box - FAB DI 1 transformer (handmade)
  • Motown Wolf Box - Triad A11J Dual channel (handmade)
  • Radial PRO RMP Reamp Box

Transformer Color Boxes

In a world of digital audio & algorithmic processing, there's nothing like some bona fide analog mojo - great for overdubs as well as mixes.

  • 51X Transformerbox - Neumann 90421 (handmade)
  • Big Noise MPC - Audio Magic XFB9071 (Carnhill VTB9071 - handmade)
  • The Poodle (Lundahl 1521 handmade)
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INSTRUMENTS

  • DanElectro 6 string
  • DanElectro Vintage 12
  • Deering Banjo
  • Epiphone Acoustic Guitar
  • Fender P-Bass
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • Gibson Les Paul x 4
  • Gretch Catalina Drum kit
  • Octave Mandolin
  • Larrivee Acoustic Guitar
  • Ludwig Stainless Steel Snare
  • Martin Acoustic Guitar
  • PRS

AMPS

  • Fender Champ
  • Fender Princeton
  • Fender Rumble 200
  • Roland Kitana Guitar Amp
  • SWR California Blonde Acoustic Instrument Amp
  • Vest-Tone (handmade)

PLUGINS

AAS

  • Lounge Lizard Session 4
  • Strum Session 2
  • Ultra Analog Session 2

Acoustica

  • Ash
  • Erin
  • Fire the Gold
  • Fire the Pump
  • Gold 5
  • Grey
  • Olive
  • Tan 2
  • Tulip
  • Water 3

AIR Music Technology

  • Air Instruments Bundle

Ample Sound

  • Ample Guitar T (AU)

Antares

  • Auto-Tune Unlimited

Apogee

  • Bob Clearmountain’s Domain

Arturia

  • Augmented BRASS
  • Augmented STRINGS
  • Augmented VOICES
  • Pigments
  • Spark 2
  • V Collection 9

Audioease

  • Altiverb 7

Audiomovers

  • Listento

Audio Thing

  • Megaphone

Avid

  • Complete Plug-in Bundle

Baby Audio

  • Comeback Kid
  • Transit

Boz Digital Labs

  • Das Boot
  • El Clapo
  • Le Snappet

Celemony

  • Melodyne

Cherry Audio

  • Voltage Modular

dear Reality

  • dear VR PRO
  • Exoverb

Eiosis

  • AirEQ
  • E2 De-Esser

Eventide

  • H3000 Factory
  • Instant Flanger Mk II

Fabfilter

  • Pro-C 2
  • Pro-DS
  • Pro-L 2
  • Pro-MB
  • Pro-Q 3

IK Multimedia

  • Amplitube 4 & 5
  • Lurssen Mastering Console
  • MixBox
  • MODO BASS 2
  • MODO DRUM
  • SampleTank 4
  • Syntronik & 2
  • TONEX
  • T-Racks

Impulse Record

  • Convology XT

Inspired Acoustics

  • Inspirata Lite

Izotope

  • DDLY
  • Insight 2
  • Nectar 2 & 3
  • Neutron 1, 2 & 3 Advanced
  • NIMBUS by Exponential Audio
  • Ozone 7, 8 & 9 Advanced
  • R4 by Exponential Audio
  • Stutter Edit
  • RX 6, 7 & 8 Standard
  • Trash 2
  • Vocal Doubler
  • VocalSynth & VocalSynth 2

Kazrog

  • True Iron

Kiive Audio

  • Complexx

Korneff Audio

  • Micro Digital Reverberator

LiquidSonics

  • Lustrous Plates

Mastering the Mix

  • Bassroom
  • Levels
  • Mixroom
  • Reference

McDSP

  • Futzbox
  • ML 4000 ML1 & ML4

Native Instruments

  • Komplete 14 Ultimate Collector's Ediition

Oeksound

  • Soothe2

Output

  • Arcade

Overloud

  • THU-Slate

Plugin Alliance

  • MEGA Bundle + more
  • Maor Appelbaum Mastering & Hendyamps THE OVEN

Polyverse Music

  • Wider

Process Audio

  • Sugar

PSP Audioware

  • Old Timer
  • Piano Verb

Purafied Audio

  • Death Western

Rhodes

  • Rhodes V8 Pro

SK Note

  • Disto-S

Slate Digital

  • All Access Bundle

Softube

  • Saturation Knob
  • Tube Tech CL1B Mk II

Sonarworks

  • Sound ID Reference

Sonic Academy

  • ANA 2

Sonicouture

  • Hammersmith
  • Music Boxes
  • RMI Rocksichord
  • Tape Choir
  • Thunder Drum

Sonnox

  • Oxford Inflator

Sound Particles

  • Energy Panner

Sound Radix

  • Auto Align 2
  • Muteomatic

Soundspot

  • Glitch
  • Kara

Soundtoys

  • Soundtoys bundle

Spectrasonics

  • Omnisphere
  • Trillian

Spitfire Audio

  • LABS

Splice

SSL

  • Almost Everything

Steven Slate

  • Revoice Pro
  • VocAlign Project 5

Sugar Bytes

  • Effectrix

Synchro Arts

  • SSD Sampler 5
  • Trigger 2

TAL-Togu Audio Line

  • TAL-Chorus-LX

Toontrack

  • EZ Player
  • Superior Drummer

Traktion

  • Biotek 1 & 2

UJAM

  • BM Dope
  • FIN - MICRO
  • USYNTH
  • MELLOW

UNIVERSAL AUDIO

  • UAD-2 Quad Omni Octo Hardware
  • 1176LN
  • 1176SE
  • Ampex ATR-102
  • Brigade Chorus
  • Cambridge
  • Capital Mastering Comp
  • Cooper Time Cube MkII
  • dbx 160
  • Dreamverb
  • EMT 140
  • EMT 250
  • EP-34 Tape Echo
  • Fairchild (Legacy)
  • FATSO
  • Electra 88 Vintage Keys
  • Galaxy Tape Echo
  • Harrison 32C
  • Helios Type 69 EQ
  • LA-3A Audio Leveler
  • LA2A
  • Lexicon 224
  • Little Labs IBP
  • Manley Massive Passive
  • Moog Multimode Filter
  • MXR Flanger-Doubler
  • Neve 88RS
  • Neve 1073 EQ & 1073SE EQ
  • Neve 1081 EQ & 1081SE EQ
  • Neve 31102 & 31102SE EQ
  • Neve 33609 & 33609SE Compressor
  • Precision Buss Compressor
  • Precision De-Esser
  • Precision Enhancer Hz
  • Precision Enhancer kHz
  • Precision Equalizer
  • Precision Limiter
  • Precision Maximizer
  • Precision Mix Rack Collection
  • Precision Multiband
  • Pultec-Pro
  • Pultec EQ Collection
  • Pultec
  • RealVerb-Pro
  • SPL Transient Designer
  • Roland CE-1
  • Roland Dimension D
  • Roland RE-201 Space Echo
  • SSL E Channel Strip
  • SSL G Bus Compressor
  • Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder
  • Studio D Chorus
  • Trident A-Range
  • UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ
  • Waterfall B3 Organ

UVI

  • Falcon

Valhalla

  • Delay
  • Plate
  • Vintage Verb

W.A. Production

  • Sphere Delay

Waves

  • Abbey Road Chambers
  • Abbey Road Saturator
  • Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain
  • Abbey Road Vinyl
  • API Collection
  • Bass Rider
  • Berzerk Distortion
  • Brauer Motion
  • Chris Lord-Alge Signature Series
  • CLA Classic Compressors
  • CLA MixDown
  • Cobalt Saphira
  • Eddie Kramer Guitar Channel
  • Eddie Kramer Signature Series
  • Greg Wells Signature Series
  • GTR3
  • H-Comp Hybrid Compressor
  • Infected Mushroom Pusher
  • Inspire Virtual Instruments Collection
  • JJP Analog Legends
  • Kaleidoscopes
  • Kramer HLS Channel
  • Kramer Master Tape
  • Kramer PIE Compressor
  • Lil Tube
  • Lofi Space
  • Manny Marroquin Distortion
  • Morphoder
  • NLS Non-Linear Summer
  • OneKnob Phatter
  • Platinum Bundle - 60 additional plugins
  • PRS SuperModels
  • Reel ADT
  • Scheps 73
  • Scheps Omni Channel
  • Scheps Parallel Particles
  • SSL 4000 Collection
  • The King's Microphones
  • Torque
  • Vocal Rider
  • Waves Harmony
  • WLM Plus Loudness Meter
  • X-Noise

XLN Audio

  • RC20

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