Equipment
Over the course of 15 years recording music, you tend to collect some gear. Here’s mine. Some of the pieces here I’ve had as long as I can remember and some are still new to my rig, some are mid-century vintage and some are decidedly modern. I cultivated and refined (and no doubt will continue to cultivate and refine) this collection as I learned and grew as a producer and engineer, and the result is an amply equipped studio, capable of authentically capturing all kinds of sounds. Cumulatively, I’ve spent thousands of hours with these tools, and can use them to make any source sound its best.
Microphones
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FLEA M49
Sony C-38B
Soyuz 017 Tube -
AKG C 451 E/EB (2)
Shure SM81
Schoeps CMC6 MK4 (2) {matched} -
AEA R88
Beyerdynamic M160
RCA 44-BX
RCA 74-B Junior -
Beyerdynamic M88 TG (2)
Beyerdynamic M201 TG (2)
Electro-Voice 635A (2)
Electro-Voice RE20
Sennheiser MD 421/9
Sennheiser MD 421-N
Sennheiser MD 441-U
Sennheiser e906
Shure Beta 58A (2)
Shure SM7B
Shure SM57 (3) -
Aquarian H2dX hydrophone
Placid Audio Copperphone AV20
Shure Beta 91A
Trash Talk Audio Payphone Mic (2)
Zeppelin Design Labs Cortado MKIII
Various lo-fi microphones
Preamps
Chandler REDD.47
Chandler TG2
Millennia HV-35 (2)
Neve 1073LB (2)
Universal Audio 2-610S
Dynamics
API 2500
Highland Dynamics BG2
Retro Instruments 176
Summit Audio TLA-50 (2)
Universal Audio 1176LN
Equalization
API 550A (2)
Dangerous Music BAX EQ
elysia xfilter 500
Signal Processing
Overstayer NT-02A Saturator
Rupert Neve 542 Tape Emulator (2)
SPL Vitalizer MkII
Reverb & Effects
Chase Bliss/Meris CXM 1978 Reverb
Fender Reverb
Hologram Microcosm
Neon Egg Planetarium 3
Roland RDE-1800 Echo & Reverb
Roland RE-150 Space Echo
Vongon Polyphrase
Yamaha FX-500
Yamaha SPX90
Assorted new and vintage guitar pedals
Conversion & Monitoring
Universal Audio Apollo x16
ADAM A77X nearfield monitors
SPL MTC Mk2 monitor controller
Beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones (2)
Beyerdynamic DT 990 headphones
DAWs & Software
Ableton Live
Ableton is my home base. This is my primary DAW for production, songwriting, recording, arrangement, and sound design.
Avid Pro Tools
Pro Tools is ubiquitous - it’s the industry standard for recording and mixing. It also allows for easy sharing of project folders, stems, and arrangement data between engineers. It allows for complex signal routing, and always retains maximum fidelity for summing and mixdown.
Logic Pro
Logic isn’t my primary DAW, but it’s an industry standard for a reason. It’s also great for sharing multitracks and creating unprocessed stems with minimal effort.
I also support plugin collections from most major developers, including Universal Audio, Soundtoys, FabFilter, iZotope, Native Instruments, Waves,
Valhalla DSP, Melodyne, Antares, Softube, and many more.
