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ABOUT OUR 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
D & R AVALON (BUILT IN HOLLAND)
32 channel inline (64 input on remix)
Full meter bridge (24 led VU on all channels - VU's on mains)
8 aux sends
562 point t.t. patchbay built in
4-band full parametric E.Q. (Sweep on all bands)


RECORDERS
PRO TOOLS HD 6.2
(2) 192 I/O (16 Analog I/O)
Macintosh G5, Panther OS
Sync I/O
MIDI I/O
Mackie Control
Plugins:
  Sony Oxford EQ
  AmplitubeLE
  Drawmer Compressor/Expander
  Focusrite D2/D3
  Eventide H949 Harmonizer
  MOTU MachFive
  Massenburg Parametric EQ
  Waves Mastering bundle
  various other plugins

MCI JH-16-24 ANALOG 24 track
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.

MOTU DIGITAL PERFORMER
MOTU 1224 24 bit 10 in /12 out digital interface
MOTU MIDI Time Piece / AV (word-clock synchronizer)


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) API 550A EQ
(2) API 554A EQ
(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


KEYBOARDS, SYNTHS
Yamaha Motif Workstation with Output Expander
Korg MS-2000 Analog Modeling Synth
Roland JD-800 Synth
Ensoniq EPS16 Turbo
Korg S-3 Rhythm Workstation
Melodigrand Acoustic Piano
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
Korg K770 Mono Synth


MONITORS
UREI 811
KEF C-55 with Subwoofer
Yamaha NS-10
Auratone 5C SOUND CUBE
JVC FS-7000 Micro System


MICROPHONES
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


MIC PRE-AMPS
Focusrite ISA428 4 channel, up to 96k
(4) API 312
Focusrite Red 7 Mic Pre/Compressor
Drawmer 1960
Crookwood Paintpod w/control pot


COMPRESSORS, GATES
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


GUITARS, AMPS
1973 Telecaster Thinline
1969 Les Paul Deluxe
60's Bobbi Thomas National
Martin D-16
Yamaha FG-60 12 string
DanElectro Baritone
Jerry Jones Electric Sitar
Jerry Jones 6 string bass
60's Eko Bass Semi-hollow body
Fender Jazz Special Bass
Marshall 50 watt Combo (2x12) Vintage
Marshall 4-12 w/Celestions
Ampeg B-15 50 watt with E.V.
Ampeg Superjet
Ampeg Jet II
Leslie 147 w/pre-amp


EFFECTS, STOMPBOXES
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
Boss GT-5 Effects Unit
70's Mutron Phaze Shifter
Ibanez Bi-Mode Chorus
Boss DSD2 Digital Delay
Boss CE2 Compressor
Electro Harmonix Talking Pedal
Morley Panner
Morley Volume Wah
MXR 10-band graphic


DRUMS, PERCUSSION
1980 Gretsch Drum Kit
- full compliment of cymbals
Remo Bongos
Xylophone
Tree-Works Chimes
Remo 10" djembe
Remo 20" frame drum
shakers, rattlers, cocopods


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