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STUDIO C

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STUDIO C AT THE BARBERSHOP STUDIOS

Studio C is my personal mix room located at the legendary Barbershop Studios in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. Studio C is a Frances Manzella Designs built mix room based around my fully recallable Hybrid workflow. Incorporating 64 channels of analog outboard gear via a fully loaded Avid Pro Tools HDX 2 system running the latest version of Pro Tools software.

GEAR

DAW:

  • Avid HDX 2, Pro Tools Ultimate 2023 Software, Mac Studio Ultra, Too Many plug ins to list.                                       

  • Digidesign D-Command 24 Fader Surface Controller

MONITORING:

  • Trinnov ST-2 Pro

  • Digidesign X-Mon Controller

  • Focal Audio Trio 6 3-Way Powered Monitors

  • Dynaudio 9S Active Subwoofer

  • Avantone Mix Cubes

  • Behringer Powerplay P-16 16 Channel Headphone System

MIC PRE AMPS:

  • Chandler TG-2 Abbey Road Edition 2 Channels

  • Phoenix Audio GTQ-2 MKII (1073 Clones) 2 Channels

  • Grace Design M-802 Remote Mic Pre 24 Channels

  • Digidesign PRE 8 Channels

  • Yamaha PM-400 8 Channels

EFFECTS:

  • Eventide DSP-4000B

  • Yamaha SPX-2000

  • Electric MO-FX

  • Realistic Spring Reverb

  • Sansui RA-700 Spring Reverb

  • Premier Spring Reverb

  • Lafayette Echo-Verb

Mics:

  • AKG D12

  • AKG D112 x2

  • AKG 451 x2

  • AKG 414x2

  • Audio Technica ATM-25 x3

  • Beyer Dynamics M88

  • Blue Dragonfly x2

  • Electro Voice EV-3 Ribbon

  • Electro Voice RE-20

  • Electrovoice RE-30

  • Nady RSM-2 Ribbon x2

  • Neumann SM-69

  • Neumann U-67

  • Neumann TLM-170

  • Octava MC-012 x2

  • RCA 77dx

  • Sennheiser MD-421 x2

  • Sennheiser Vintage Shotgun

  • Shure Green Bullet

  • Shure SM-57 x6

  • Shure SM-58 x2

  • Sony C-37a x2

  • Studio Projects C1 x2

  • Warm Audio 47jr

DYNAMICS:

  • Smart Research C2 Stereo Compressor

  • Manley Labs Vari-Mu Mastering Edition

  • Manley Labs Vari-Mu Rev 4A

  • Solid State Logic Fusion Buss Processor

  • Bettermaker Mastering Limiter

  • Radioman F600 (ADR F600 Clone) (2 Channels)

  • Aphex Domminator II Stereo Limiter

  • Empirical Labs Distressors (Brit Mode) (2 Channels)

  • Buzz Audio SOC-M Stereo Mastering Compressor

  • Audioscape D-Comp Stereo Compressor

  • Neve 33609/C Stereo Compressor

  • Neve 33609/JD Stereo Compressor

  • Audioscape Rev F (1176 Clone)

  • Audioscape Rev A (1176 Clone)

  • Audioscape Rev D (1176 Clone)

  • Stam Audio SA-76 (1176 Clone)

  • Blackpade Audio BS-176 (UA 176 Clone) Prototype 1 of 2

  • Locomotive Audio Weight Tank Tube Compressor

  • Grove Hill Audio Liverpool Tube Compressor

  • Marti CLA-40H Limiters (2 Channels)

  • Audio Design Research F-601FX Limiter

  • Dizengoff D-864 Tube Compressor (Federal AM0864 Clone)

  • Audioscape Opto Tube Compressor (LA-2A Clone)

  • Audioscape V-Comp Tube Compressor (Gates STA-Level Clone) (2 Channels)

  • Federal AM-864 Tube Compressor

Amps:

  • 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb

  • 1967 Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue x 2

  • 1967 Fender Bandmaster (Modded)

  • 1972 Fender Twin Reverb

  • 1982 Fender Deluxe Reverb II (Paul Riveria Designed)

  • Ceritatone OTS Dumble Clone

  • Marshall Valvestate

  • Marshall 4x12 Cabinet

  • Fender 4x12 Cabinet

  • Fender 1x12 Cabinet​

  • Over 30 Guitars from Fender, Gibson, PRS, Gretsch, Ibanez, Martin, and others. 

  • Over 30 pedals

  • SJC Custom Drumset

  • Yamaha Stage Custom Drumset

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