Partial Equipment List:
Production
- Nuendo 4, Logic Pro 6, Digital Performer 4.5, 24 channels digital i/o, SMPTE and blackburst lockup, pull up/down,
Powercore DSP, hardware controller
- Orban Audicy-VX 24-track Workstation. With latest software; full effects on each channel
- ProTools 7 LE with full DV capability
- Panasonic WR-DA7 32-input Digital Mixer. With complete automation package.
- Otari DTR90TC Timecode DAT
- Fostex D-25 Timecode DAT
- Panasonic SV3800 DAT
- Tascam DA-98 digital 8-track with confidence heads. Standard interchange format in Hollywood and NY.
- Marantz varispeed CD player
- Marantz CDR610 CD Recorder
- Marantz MiniDisc with AES/EBU i/o
- Panasonic and Tascam portable DATs
- Revox A700 analog tape Heavily modified.
- AKG, EV, Sony, Sennheiser, Countryman, Crown microphones
Processing Hardware
- Eventide H8000 DSP, eight-channel processor with custom software
- Eventide DSP4000 Ultra-Harmonizer
- TC Electronics Powercore DSP
- TC Electronics FinalizerPlus
- Dorrough and Metric Halo loudness monitoring
- Aphex, Orban, dbx analog compressors
- UREI, Crown analog equalizers
- Aphex, BBE, Orban analog enhancers
- plus, of course, a full range of plug-in software
Video
- Sony PVW-2800 Editing BetaSP with AFM
- Sony 32" 16:9 LCD Video Monitor
Separate 5" LCD monitor on talent's copy stand
- Doremi V-1 Hard Disk Video Recorder With AES/EBU audio
- Final Cut Pro with DV input/output, AES/EBU audio
- Real-time video DVD recorder
- JVC Editing 3/4" with attc
- VHS HiFi
- Rosendahl Vsync/Wordclock generator locks at all sample rates, frames rates, and pulldowns
- Flexible video patchbay for client DVcams (s-video, composite, or FireWire)
Support
- 900+ hours of cleared music on hand New material constantly being added.
- Online search and download privileges with major music suppliers
- 25,000+ digital sound effects on hard drive with SoundMiner instant searching
- Digital phone hybrid for highest quality traditional phone patch sessions
- Lighthouse 16x16 digital matrix
- Kurzweil, Roland, AKAI, and software synthesizers
- Variety of portable digital decks for location and sfx recording
- JBLPro and Auratone monitoring
- AKG and EV studio mics
- Sony, AKG and Countryman location mics
Computer
- Main Macs:
- Intel Core 2 duo 2.53 GHz
- G5 dual 2.7 GHz
- G4 867 MHZ
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rigged with:
multiple application monitors
S-video i/o to 32" main pix monitor
5" talent monitor
AES/EBU audio i/o
s/pdif coax and optical i/o
24 channels of TDIF i/o
fully locked to house blackburst
TC Powercore DSP processing
16x DVD, 52x CD burners
Compatible with Avid, Final Cut, Premiere, Media100, and other NLEs
- Compaq Pentium laptop
- Macintosh Intel MacBook laptop
- 10 megabit Internet connection
- Wifi and 100BT for clients
Amenities
- Client/talent waiting area
- Wet bar and snacks
- Microwave, Single-cup coffee maker
- Refrigerator stocked with juice, soda
- Reserved parking next to studio door
(In this part of the world, it's an amenity)