Top Quality Studio Equipment

The following list of equipment is only a rough guide of our sonic capabilities. We are continually upgrading software, hardware, and musical instruments. Let us know your individual needs: from glockenspiels to analog Moogs - if we don't have it, we can get it. And at a sane price. We're here to help - just give us a call! 615.297.8602 robbearls@soundvortex.com

Console

Monitors

  • 32 channel inline (64 input on remix)
  • Full meter bridge (24 led VU on all channels - VU's on mains)
  • D & R AVALON (BUILT IN HOLLAND)
  • 8 aux sends
  • 562 point t.t. patchbay built in
  • 562 point t.t. patchbay built in
  • 4-band full parametric E.Q. (Sweep on all bands)
  • UREI 811
  • KEF C-55 with Subwoofer
  • Yamaha NS-10
  • Auratone 5C SOUND CUBE
  • Event 20/20 bi-amplified monitors
  • Event S250 15 Inch Sub

Pro Tools HD

MOTU Digital Performer

  • Pro Tools HD Software v7.3.1
  • 2) 192 I/O (16 Analog I/O)
  • Macintosh Dual 2.7 G5, Tiger OS
  • Sync I/O
  • MIDI I/O
  • various plugins
  • MOTU 1224 24 bit 10 in /12 out digital interface
  • MOTU MIDI Time Piece / AV (word-clock synchronizer)

MCI JH-16-24 Analog 24 Track

Guitars, Amps

Machine totally rebuilt - including the following:
  • New playback and record heads.
  • "Quick Punch Mod"
  • All capacitors on audio boards replaced.
  • Power supplies rebuilt.
  • Reel motors rebuilt.
  • Capstan replaced - motor rebuilt.
  • Meter buffers installed.
  • Fender Telecaster
  • 60's Bobbi Thomas National
  • Martin D-16
  • Jerry Jones 6 string bass
  • 60's Eko Bass Semi-hollow body
  • Ampeg B-15 50 watt with E.V.
  • Ampeg Superjet
  • Ampeg Jet II
  • Gibson SG Special
  • ESP Archtop Eclipse
  • Huges & Kettner Tube 100 Head
  • Huges & Kettner Triamp Cab w Greenbacks
  • Soldano SP-77 Pre-amp

Microphones

Effects, Stompboxes

  • Neumann U-47 (FET)
  • Neumann U-87
  • Neumann KM-84
  • E.V. RE-20
  • (4) Sennheiser MD-421
  • (4) Shure SM-57
  • (2) Shure SM-58
  • (2) Shure SM-81
  • Shure VP-88 Stereo
  • Shure CM-9AB CB Mic
  • (Shure 520DX Green Bullet
  • Stedman N-90
  • (3) Sennheiser e604
  • Sennheiser e602
  • 60's Tube Echoplex EP2
  • 1981 Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
  • Electro Harmonix Big Muff
  • Boss Super Distortion and Feedbacker
  • 60's Boss Tone Fuzz
  • 60's Voxx Fuzz-Wah
  • 70's Mutron Phaze Shifter
  • Boss GT-5 Effects Unit
  • Ibanez Bi-Mode Chorus
  • Boss DSD2 Digital Delay
  • Boss CE2 Compressor
  • Electro Harmonix Talking Pedal
  • Morley Panner
  • Morley Volume Wah
  • MXR 10-band graphic

MIC Pre-Amps

Keyboards, Synths

  • (2) Focusrite ISA428 4 channel
  • (4) API 312
  • Focusrite Red 7 Mic Pre/Compressor
  • Drawmer 1960
  • Crookwood Paintpod w/control pot
  • Yamaha Motif Workstation with Output Expander
  • Ensoniq EPS16 Turbo
  • Korg S-3 Rhythm Workstation
  • Melodigrand Acoustic Piano
  • Korg K770 Mono Synth

Compressors, Gates

Drums, Percussion

  • Di Maria 1000 Tube Compressor
  • (2) UREI LA-3A
  • (2) UREI LA-4A
  • UREI 1176
  • UREI 1178
  • (2) Valley Gain Brain
  • (2) Valley Kepex II
  • Valley 4 ch Gatex
  • Pearl Master Custom Drum Kit
  • full compliment of cymbals
  • Remo Bongos
  • Xylophone
  • Tree-Works Chimes
  • Remo 10" djembe
  • Remo 20" frame drum
  • shakers, rattlers, cocopods

Processing

 

  • Lexicon Model 200
  • Eventide H3000 D/SE
  • Yamaha SPX-900
  • Ensoniq EPS +16 24bit Audio In
  • (3) Korg SDD-2000 DDL
  • Electrix Mo-Fx
  • Echoplex EP-2 Tube Tape Delay
  • (2) UREI 545 EQ
  • Sontec 5-band stereo parametric EQ
  • (4) Valley Maxi-Q EQ
  • Electrix Filter Factory
  • Electrix Warp Factory Vocoder
  • TC Electronic Finalizer Plus
  • (Banner 1232 Real Time Analyzer
  • Cranesong HEDD A/D-D/A 48khz