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Transducers, transformers, transistors, and transceivers.

Computer, interfaces, and control surfaces

Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz (details below)
MOTU 2408mkIII, 1224 (x3), MTP AV USB, and MTP AV
Frontier Tango 24 and Tranzport
Mackie Control and Mackie Control XT

Analog outboard and A/D converters

Aardvark Aardscape
Aphex Expressor
dbx 266XL
FMR RNLA
Focusrite ISA 430 mkII (x2) with A/D converter
Focusrite ISA 428 w/ 2nd gen. 8-channel A/D
Focusrite Green 5 channel strips (x3)
Symetrix 525

Effects

Eventide DSP7000
Korg OASYS PCI (x2)
Lexicon NuVerb (x2)
Rocktron Banshee talkbox
Roland SRV-330
tc electronic Fireworx
Vox ToneLab LE
Yamaha SPX900

Monitors

Mackie HR824 monitors and Big Knob
Cambridge Soundworks "smalls" (why simulate cheap speakers when you can get the real thing?)
Sony MDR-V6 headphones
Ultrasone Pro650 headphones
AKG K240 DF headphones
Aphex HeadPod 454 headphone amp
Roland KC-500 keyboard amp

Software

Music apps
MOTU Digital Performer
Logic Studio
BIAS Peak Pro
Jam 6
AudioFinder
Celemony Melodyne Studio
Propellerhead Reason and ReCycle
Peterson StroboSoft

Plug-ins
Waves Platinum Bundle
AudioEase Altiverb and VST Wrapper
Audio Damage Eos, Liquid, Dr. Device, Mayhem, Mayhem, Discord, Deverb, Reverence, Ronin, Dubstation, Phase Two, Automaton, 907A, and 914
Camel Audio CamelSpace and CamelPhat 3
Line 6 GearBox Gold and PodFarm
PSP Nitro and Vintage Warmer 2
Stillwell Transient Monster
T-RackS 3 Vintage Program EQ 1A, Vintage Compressor Model 670, Opto Compressor, Classic Compressor, and Classic Clipper

Microphones

Large Diaphragm Condensor
AKG C414 EB P48
AKG C414 B-XLS (x2, matched pair)
Manley Reference Cardiod
M-Audio Sputnik
Neumann U 87 Ai
Red R6 and R7 capsules (for AKG C480B)

Small Diaphragm Condensor
AKG C480B/CK61 (x2)
Audio-Technica AT4053a (x2)
Countryman Isomax II Omni
Earthworks QTC-1 (x2, matched pair)
Electrovoice Cardinal (x2)
Shure SM-81 (x2)

Dynamic
Electrovoice RE20 (x2)
Electrovoice RE10
Granelli/Shure G5790
Sennheiser MD 441U
Shure SM-57 (x2) and SM-58

Specialty
Audio-Technica ATM250DE
Cascade Fat Head ribbon
MiLab MP-30 boundary layer "pzm" (x2)
Shure KSM313 ribbon (aka Naked Eye Roswellite)
Yamaha Subkick

Group Buy
TNC ACM-583 (x2), ACM-1200 (x2), ACM-100, and ACM-200 ribbon

Mic Hardware
Grace Design Spacebar
Josephson Jecklin Disk
Latch Lake Xtra Booms
Soundmirror custom 40mm spheres for Earthworks QTC-1 pair
Ultimate Support MC125 boom stands

Other Gear

Mackie 1202VLZPro and extra 1202 (comes in handy!)
Panasonic SV-3700 DAT
EbTech Hum Eliminators (x3) and Line Level Shifter
Lucid ADA-1000
Radial stereo DI
Radio Shack sound level meter (ear protection)
Peterson Stroboflip and Strobosoft tuners (a different kind of ear protection)
Couch (comfy!)
Espresso machine (tasty!)


Computer Hardware Details

Main system
PowerMacintosh G5 dual 2.0, 4GB RAM, 2 x 1TB HD, OSX 10.5
MOTU PCI-424 with one 2408mkIII and three 1224 interfaces

OASYS PCI host
PowerMacintosh G4/800 (Sonnet processor upgrade), 960MB RAM, MacOS 9.2, Korg OASYS PCI

NuVerb host
Quadra 700, 20 MB RAM, MacOS 8.1
Lexicon NuVerb x 2

All computers routed through a Sony 21"
monitor via an IOGear 4xUSB KVM switch.