Our technical equipment

The following page lists (almost) all of our technical equipment. More things are constantly being added. If you have questions or special requirements, please send us a message with our contact form.

 

  • Workstations:
    • Studio PC w/ Intel i7 (6x3,4GHz), 32GB RAM & UAD-2 DSP (Windows 10 Pro)
    • Apple MacBook Pro for mobile & live recordings
  • Software/DAW:
    • Avid Pro Tools 10, 11 & Studio
    • Arobas Music Guitar Pro 7
    • HOFA CD-Burn.DDP.Master
  • Monitoring:
    • Klein + Hummel O300 + O810 Studio Monitors
    • Avantone Mixcubes Studio Monitors
    • Neumann KH120A Studio Monitors
    • Audio Technica ATH-M50 X Studio Headphones
    • Vic Firth SIH 1 Drum Headphones
    • Beyerdynamic Custom Studio Headphones
  • Mixers:
    • EMT A 100 Multioutput Mixsystem (20 Ch.)
    • Allen & Heath GL2200 (32 Ch.)
    • Tascam Portastudio 464 (12 Ch.)
    • Ibanez RM-60 + RM-100EX (16 Ch., Hi-Z)
    • Boss KM-600 (6 Ch., Hi-Z)
    • digital mixing desk on request (e.g. Yamaha TF5)
  • Dynamics, EQ & FX:
    • PCB Grinder MS4k Stereo/MS Bus Compressor
    • PCB Grinder PQ2 Stereo Mastering Pultec EQ
    • 2x Sound Skulptor TS 500 Tape Simulation
    • Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO
    • 2x Studer 169 EQ
    • 2x Link Audio SLQ51X EQ
    • 2x Garash G.TEN EQ
    • 2x BFE SB3/LAWO V975 Limiter
    • Hairball Audio FET/Rack 1176 Rev. A Compressor
    • 2x Hairball Audio FET/Rack 1176 Rev. F Compressor
    • 2x AML 52F50 Diode Bridge Compressor
    • Blackhole Custom Audio Opto Compressor
    • AML EZ627 Tube EQ
    • FMR Audio RNLA 500 Compressor
    • dbx 160A Compressor/Limiter
    • 2x dbx 163X Compressor/Limiter
    • dbx 263X De-Esser
    • Klark Teknik KT-2A
    • Dynacord Echocord Mini Tape Delay
    • Ibanez DMD2000 Digital Delay
    • Yamaha SPX 90 II Multi-FX
    • Soundtech ST200CL Compressor
    • Rocktron RX2H Stereo Exciter/Imager/Hush II
    • Ibanez PQ104 Parametric EQ
    • dbx 266xs Compressor/Gate
    • PMG E-777 Harmonic & Phase Exciter
    • many more on request (e.g. Tegeler Audio Manufaktur, SPL, Focusrite, Yamaha, Drawmer, etc.)
  • Mic-Preamps:
    • 4x Neumann OV56
    • Sound Skulptor MP 5.12
    • Sound Skulptor MP 5.66
    • Neumann V476B
    • TAB V376a
    • 6x EMT A 111 Channel Strip
    • Tegeler Audio Manufaktur VTRC
    • Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity
    • SPL Gold Mike
    • HRK MPQ568C
    • 4x RME Preamps
    • Triton Audio FetHead Phantom
    • 16x Ibanez RM-60 Preamps (Hi-Z)
  • Microphones:
    • Lewitt LCT 840
    • 2x Neumann TLM 103
    • 2x Neumann KM184
    • 2x Sontronics STC-1
    • 2x Shure SM7B
    • Townsend Labs Sphere L22
    • AKG C414 XLII
    • Shure Beta 91A
    • Audix D6
    • Shure SM58S
    • 3x Shure SM57
    • Shure Beta 58
    • Shure Beta 57
    • 4x Sennheiser MD421
    • Sennheiser MD441
    • Neumann Gefell/RFT MV692 (M94 capsule)
    • Blue Baby Bottle
    • Audio Technica AT4040
    • Bumblebee Pro Audio RM-5 1.8
    • DIY Subkick Microphone (10")
    • Sennheiser MD2
    • Sennheiser MD918
    • 3x CAD e70
    • CAD E-200
    • 4x Rode NT5
    • 2x Rode NT1
    • Sennheiser e902
    • Sennheiser e609
    • Sennheiser e855
    • 2x Sennheiser e845
    • EV PL33
    • 3x EV PL35
    • EV PL37
    • 2x RFT DM622
    • Telefunken TD25
    • 2x Shure 545SD
    • Shure 588SB
    • Audio Technica MB2k
    • many more on request (e.g. Neumann, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Shure, etc.)
  • Interface/Converters:
    • RME Fireface UFX+
    • Ferrofish A 16 Mk-II
    • Focusrite Liquid Saffire Pro 56
    • Behringer ADA 8200
  • Guitars, Basses and other stringed instruments:
    • Ibanez RG-721 (Bare Knuckle Aftermath Set)
    • Gibson SG Firebrand (1980)
    • Dingwall NG-2
    • Fender Player Series Jaguar Bass
    • Ibanez Custom Roadstar II (1981)
    • Ibanez IC-350
    • Ibanez RC-320 (Railhammer Anvil Bridge)
    • Ibanez RGR-808 (Seymour Duncan Blackout)
    • Guild Surfliner
    • Fender Meteora Bass
    • Ibanez TR-70 (EMG GZR PJ)
    • Epiphone SG Junior (Seymour Duncan P-Rail)
    • Fender Sonoran Mini
    • James Neligan Cask Hogscoal
    • Epiphone Thunderbird IV
    • Ibanez RG-8
    • Gewa Pro Natura Silver Series Mandolin
    • Hopf Zither
  • Amplifiers:
    • 2x Kemper Profiling Amplifier (+ Expr. Pedal)
    • ENGL e850 Rackhead
    • Fender Super 112 Red Knob Combo
    • Tube Town Lummerland-Express (Ken Fisher Trainwreck Express Clone)
    • ADA MP-1 MIDI Preamp
    • Tube Town TT66
    • Marshall Valvestate 8100
    • Orange OR15
    • National GA920P
    • Marshall MS-4
    • Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Greenbacks)
    • Orange PPC112 (Celestion Vintage 30)
    • Fender 2x12
  • Keys & Synth:
    • Roland Juno-106
    • Moog Grandmother
    • Akai MPC One
    • Doepfer MS-404
    • Arturia Keystep
    • Eurorack Modular System (Erica Synths, Doepfer, Dreadbox, Befaco, Expert Sleepers, RYO, Sonic Potions, Music Thing Modular, Mutable Instruments, Make Noise, 2hp, Music Thing Modular...)
    • Roland TR-606
    • Casio VL-1
    • Koma Elektronik Field Kit FX
    • Yamaha EMT-1 & EMT-10
    • Korg Volca Sample
    • Korg Volca Keys
    • Korg Volca Drum
    • Korg SQ-1
    • Behringer TD-3
  • Miscellaneous:
    • Sommer Cable w/ Neutrik & Amphenol connectors
    • lots of guitar FX pedals (tc electronic, EHX, Boss, Catalinbread, Darkglass, etc.)
    • Palmer DI- & reamping boxes
    • Link Audio Design DI's
    • 51x Audio & Fredenstein API 500 Lunchboxes
    • MEINL Percussion instruments
    • Plugins & Software-Instruments

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