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"Genesis of a Jingle!"


"Never trust a musician in a clean overcoat!"*

Studio Equipment List

  • Primary Recording Gear

          Macintosh Dual Processor 1.25 ghz G4 with...
              Digital Performer 5.11
              Pro Tools 7.3
              2 2408 Digital I/O's
              MOTU 24i I/O
              MOTU 24I/O
              Waves Bundle
              UAD-1 Card and bundle
              Antares AutoTune

              (VI=Virtual Instrument)

              Ivory VI
              Trilogy VI
              Stylus VI
              BFD Drums VI
              East West SO Gold Orchestra
              Real Guitar VI
              Atmosphere VI
              Mach Five VI

              Reason
              Adaptec Toast
              Finale 2005
              2 (MOTU) Midi Time Pieces


          Mackie Onyx Console (more ITB Mixing, nowadays)
          Genelec 1029A's (primary studio monitors)
          Yamaha NS-10's (legendary studio monitors)
          Radio Shack Minimus 7 ("real world" speakers)
          Canton Sub-Woofer
          Tascam DA-88 (for transfer)
          Tascam DA-30 DAT Recorder
          Panasonic SV-3700 DAT Recorder
          Pionerr DVD/CD Burner

  • Microphones, etc

          Blue Woodpecker (enhanced ribbon) (crisp, warm vocals and brass!)
          Groove Tube (warm vocals!)
          Pre Sonus ADL 600 (mic pre)
          2 AKG C-414s (studio standards)
          2 Octava Condensors (overheads, acoustic instruments)
          Sennheiser 421 (kick drum)
          2 Audio Technica ATM33a's
          AKG C-3000
          2 Shure SM-81s
          2 Rode NT-5s
          Audio Technica AT871 R
          Audio Technica AT3035 R
          Rode NT1-A R
          Aphex 207 (mike pre)
          Aphex 107 (mike pre)
          dbx 576 Preamp/Compressor (mike pre)
          PreSonus Digimax (8 channel mike pre)

  • MIDI Modules/Keyboards

          Emu E4XT Ultra
          Technics WSA 1R
          Roland JD-990
          Roland JV-1080
          Roland D-550
          Roland SE-1 (Strings)
          Roland M-BD1 (Bass/Drums)
          Roland M-DC1 (Dance)
          Roland P-330
          Yamaha P-50
          Yamaha TX-7
          Alesis QS-7
          Emu Proteus 1
          Emu Proteus 2
          Emu Proteus 3
          Emu Proteus 2000
          Emu Procussion
          Alesis DM5
          Peavey Bass
          Voce DMI-64
          Korg M-1 (keyboard)
          Roland JV-90 (keyboard)
          Yamaha KX-76 (controller)
          Yamaha Grand Piano
          Hammond B-3 with Leslie

  • Outboard Gear

          Lexicon PCM 70
          Lexicon "Alex"
          Digitech TRS 24
          (2) dbx 163's
          Alesis 3630 Compressor
          Rolls Headphone Amp

  • Miscellaneous


          Classic Conn Strobotuner
          Assorted stuffed animal bees
          LGB Train
          A fiddler and a good luck fairy
          Assorted reference materials


  • * Paraphrasing "Cannonball" Adderley circa 1962
    Buzz Smith Music  Houston, Texas  (281) 879-4484