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Gear & Recording Equipment

Compound Recordings is equipped with a wide array of professional studio equipment including cutting-edge digital recording gear, quality analog outboard equipment, top of the line plugins and a large selection of microphones, amps & instruments. Everyone who records at the studio is both welcome and encouraged to use our studio gear to it's fullest potential.

 

Please note that not all of our instruments are always in the studio. If there are specific amps or instruments you would like to use please let us know in advance and we will make sure they're here for you.


Take a look at our ever-expanding list:

RECORDING

Pro Tools HD2 Accell w/ 7.4 Software (The latest version of Pro Tools)
Macintosh G5 - 3 gigs of RAM and over  600 gigs of Storage Space
Dell PC featuring WaveLab (used for stereo Mix-Downs and Mastering)
(2) UAD1 Card's by Universal Audio
Digidesign Sound Replacer
Drumagog
Waves Ultra Pack Plugins
Universal Audio and NEVE Plug ins Pro Tools HD2  
HARDWARE

Soundcraft Ghost LE 24 Channel Mixing Console
2 Pro Tools HD 192 Interfaces
JBL LSR4328P 8" Monitors
Yamaha HS50M 5" Monitors
Universal Audio 4110 Class A Analog Preamp
Universal Audio 2-610 Analog Tube Mic Preamp
Universal Audio LA/610 Mic Preamp/Compressor
Focusrite ISA428 4-channel Neve-Style Mic Preamp
Universal Audio 2192 AD/DA converter
Soundcraft Ghost / HS50 Studio Monitors
MICROPHONES

  • Neumann U87
Rode NT5s (Matched Pair)
Cascade Fat Head || Ribbin mics (Stereo Pair)
AKG D-112
Sennheiser MD 441
Sennheiser MD 421 (2)
Sennheiser e602
Sennheiser e609 Silver
Audio Technica Pro 37Rs 
Audix D2
Shure SM57 (2)
Shure SM58
Shure SM7 (a hand full)
Shure Beta 56a
MXL 991 (1)
sm57
AMPLIFIERS

Marshall JCM 800
Orange Tiny Terror
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Marshall 4x12 Cabinet w/ Celestion Speakers
Marshall 4x12 Cabinet w/ Vintage Green Back Speakers
Behringer Ultrabass BX300T - 300 watt Bass head
Ampeg 8x10 Bass Cabinet

 
INSTRUMENTS

Gibson Les Paul Standurd
Gibson SG 1960s Re-Issue
Fender Telecaster
ESP featuring EMG Pickups
Washburn WI64 (one single-coil, one humbucker)
Fender Jazz Bass
Fender P-Bass
4-piece Drum Kit w/ all hardware and cymbals

 

 

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