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                      | Studio 
                        II (SSL) - equipment list november 2003 |   
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 Mixing desk :
 SSL 4056 G plus with Ultimation : 56 channels with E type 
                        (32 channels) and G type filters (24 channels)
 
 Monitoring (3 circuits) :
 DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS M3 (active) - GENELEC 1031 A - YAMAHA 
                        NS-10s - AURATONES
 
 Pro Tools HD 48 channels :
 24 bit, up to 192 Khz Sampling Frequency
 Macintosh G4 with 3 X Digidesign 192 I/O interfaces fitted 
                        with 192 DA expansion cards giving a total of 48 analog 
                        outputs, plus SYNC I/O and MIDI I/O interfaces. Ultrafast 
                        backup on Sony AIT, CDR or DVD-R. Cubase VST or LOGIC 
                        AUDIO PLATINUM working with ProTools hardware (48 outputs)
 
 Multitrack :
 SONY PCM 3348 48 tracks digital with 40 seconds digital 
                        memory and chase synchronizer
 
 Two tracks :
 ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz 
                        mixing
 SONY PCM 7030 DAT machine with time-code and chase synchronizing.
 SONY PCM 7010 DAT machine with time-code and varispeed
 APOGEE AD-1000 & DA-1000E-20 20 bit converters
 STUDER A80 Mk IV 1/2 inch analog : the best in analog 
                        stereo sound !
 
 Microphones :
 NEUMANN U87 (X2),
 Brüel & Kjaer 4006 omni (X2)
 SONY C-800 G : the best vocal valve microphone !
 SANKEN CU-41,
 AKG C460B (X10) with CK-61 ULS (X10) & CK-63 ULS (X2) 
                        capsules,
 AKG D-112 (X2) & D-12E, AKG C 409 MicroMics (x4),
 SHURE SM-58s, SM-57s and beta 58, ELECTRO-VOICE RE-20,
 plus a collection of marvelLous vintage valve NEUMANNs 
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 one U-47, one U-49, one U-67;
 two U-269 and two KM-56 (miniature valve mics)
 
 D.I. Boxes :
 BSS, BOSS, Audio QQCH
 
 Reverbs :
 LEXICON 480L effects processor
 LEXICON PCM 80
 T.C. ELECTRONIC M-5000
 T.C. ELECTRONIC M-3000
 YAMAHA SPX990
 SONY R7 reverb
 ROLAND SRV-330 dimensional space reverb
 
 Compressors :
 DBX blue series 160S stereo compressor / limiter
 DBX 160 A compressors / limiters (2 units)
 LYDCRAFT TUBETECH LCA 2B stereo compressor
 UREI 1176 LN limiters (2 units)
 UREI model LA 22 stereo compressor / limiter
 TLA AUDIO dual valve compressor
 Multiprocessors, delays :
 EVENTIDE DSP-4000
 EVENTIDE H3000 SE
 EVENTIDE H3000 SE-D
 SONY D7 digital delay
 TC ELECTRONICS D-TWO digital multitap delay
 TC ELECTRONICS FIREWIRE multi-effects processor
 SONY M7 modulator
 SONY F7 dynamic filter
 ROLAND Dimension D
 
 Miscellaneous effects:
 APHEX type C aural exciter
 DRAWMER DS201 dual noise gates (4 channels)
 TLA AUDIO dual valve equalizer
 SONY CDP-9700 CD player
 SUMMIT AUDIO TPA-200 tube preamp / BSS & BOSS D.I. 
                        boxes
 To obtain the best audio quality :
 --- all wiring was done using MOGAMI best quality cables, 
                        including :
 --- microphones cables are MOGAMI oxygen-free cables;
 --- XLRs are NEUTRIK golden plated connectors
 
 Acoustic design :
 by Andy MUNRO and Phil PYATT from MUNRO ASSOCIATES.
 The control room and the two recording areas were built 
                        on separate floating floors.
 -- RT 60 of recording area A is 0,6 sec for all frequencies,
 -- RT 60 of recording area B is 0,3 sec for all frequencies.
 
 Instruments and amplifiers :
 HAMMOND C-3 with leslie
 upright piano (the piano of Thomas Dolby’s “I 
                        scare myself !)
 MARSHALL amplifiers (choice of vintage or modern head)
 MESA BOOGIE STUDIO 22+ guitar amplifier
 
 On request :
 choice of Bösendorfer or Steinway grand pianos
 
 Video players :
 SONY VO-7630 U-matic recorder (PAL, SECAM and NTSC)
 SONY PVM-201OQM trinitron professional monitor (PAL, SECAM 
                        and NTSC)
 VHS and Betamax video recorders - SONY PCM-601 ES + betamax 
                        hi-fi recorder
 
 Headphones :
 BEYER DT 100
 
 Great, but I miss my favourite valve EQ :
 No problem, just call us and we’ll arrange it for 
                        you !
 
 
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                      | Transfert room - equipment list november 2003 |   
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 Mixing desk :
 SONY DMX-R100 digital mixing desk fitted with one DMBK-R104 
                        and three DMBK-R106 interfaces giving 24 digital inputs 
                        and outputs of ADAT Lightpipe in 24 bits - APOGEE AD-8000 
                        with 8 channels inputs & outputs
 
 Monitoring (2 circuits) :
 JBL 4430 & 4425 speakers with C-AUDIO TR 850 amplifier
 DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS PPM1
 AURATONES
 
 ProTools 24 Mix :
 with a lot of plugins - interfaced digitally (24 in / 
                        24 out) with the SONY DMX-R100 console via one DIGIDESIGN 
                        ADAT Bridge and one APOGEE AD-8000 interface (complete 
                        with 8 analog in & outs)
 OPCODE Studio 64 XTC & Studio 4 MIDI interfaces
 
 Multitracks :
 MITSUBISHI X-880 32 tracks digital fitted with APOGEE 
                        944 filters
 OTARI MTR 90 24 tracks analog
 TASCAM ES-50 Synchronizer (MTR 90 slave from any master 
                        machine)
 SONY PCM-800 8 tracks digital (Sony version of Tascam 
                        DA-88)
 ALESIS ADAT LX-20
 TASCAM 80-8 8 track analog tape recorder with DBX noise 
                        reduction
 TASCAM 3344 4 track analog tape recorder
 
 Two Tracks :
 Sony PCM-R300 DAT machine
 OTARI MTR-10 analog 1/4 inch
 ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz 
                        mixing (when available from studio II)
 
 Reverbs :
 LEXICON 480L digital effects system
 LEXICON PCM-70
 
 Outboard gear :
 DBX 160X compressors - limiters (2 units)
 UREI LA-22 stereo compressor - limiter
 ROLAND SDE-3000 digital delay
 ROLAND SDE-2000 digital delay
 EVENTIDE H3000
 
 D.I. Boxes :
 BSS AR 116
 BOSS DI-1
 SCV Di2 Mk 3
 Instruments and amplifiers :
 MARSHALL amplifiers (choice of vintage or modern head)
 MESA BOOGIE STUDIO 22+ guitar amplifier
 
 Headphones :
 BEYER DT 100
 To obtain the best audio quality :
 --- all wiring was done using MOGAMI best quality cables, 
                        including :
 --- microphones cables are MOGAMI oxygen-free cables;
 --- XLRs are NEUTRIK golden plated connectors
 
 Acoustic Design :
 by Dan Lacksman (with a little help from Bart Willems)
 
 Decoration :
 by Marie Lacksman
 
 Sound effects and CD libraries :
 BBC, PHILIPS and VALENTINO (50 CDs !) sound effects libraries
 
 Housing :
 Forget about hotels ! We have three flats next to the 
                        studios, with two or three beds each, kitchen, bathroom, 
                        TV, at a very reasonable price.
 
 Catering :
 We can provide all kinds of food - from simple sandwiches 
                        to complete catering. Please contact us for more information.
 
 Great, but I would have liked more external gear :
 No problem ! This is just a basic setup. We have much 
                        more gear available in separate flight cases. We are currently 
                        setting it up, and a list will follow soon on our site. 
                        Do not hesitate to call us for more info.
 
 
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                      | Analog synthesizers corner 
                        - equipment list november 2003 |   
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 Mixing desk :
 SONY DMX-R100 digital mixing desk fitted with one DMBK-R101 
                        (8 ch analog inputs), one DMBK-106 (ADAT Lightpipe 8 in 
                        / 8 out) and one DMBK-R106 (8 channels analog inserts) 
                        interfaces.
 
 Monitoring :
 DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS AIR 15 stereo speakers
 
 ProTools DIGI 002 :
 interfaced both in analog and digital with the SONY DMX-R100 
                        desk (16 in / 16 out)
 DIGIDESIGN MIDI I/O interface
 
 Analog synthesizers :
 MOOG Voyager Signature edition interfaced via VX-351 CV 
                        Expander with :
 MOOG III P vintage modular synthesizer
 STUDIO ELECTRONICS MIDIMOOG (a Minimoog in a 19 inch rack, 
                        midified)
 MULTIMOOG
 MICROMOOG
 SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET VS
 ROLAND JUPITER 8 (with MIDI interface)
 ROLAND MKS-80 MIDI Super Jupiter with MPG-80 programmer
 ROLAND ALFA JUNO-1 (2 units)
 ROLAND MKS-10 piano module
 OBERHEIM MATRIX-6
 OBERHEIM OBX
 POLYMOOG
 EMS VCS 3 (Dan’s first synthesizer and Brian Eno’s 
                        favourite synthesizer for special effects)
 
 Virtual analog synthesizers:
 CLAVIA Nordlead I
 Acces VIRUS
 
 Digital synthesizers :
 NEW ENGLAND DIGITAL SYNCLAVIER II (16 VOICES)
 YAMAHA DX7 (2 units)
 YAMAHA TX816 (8 DX7 modules in a 19 inch rack),
 YAMAHA TX802 (DX7 II in module with 8 separate outputs)
 YAMAHA SY99
 YAMAHA SY77,
 ROLAND D-50 with PG-1000 programmer
 ROLAND MKS-20 MIDI digital piano
 CASIO CZ-101
 
 Samplers :
 FAIRLIGHT CMI Series III / MFX II hard disk multitrack 
                        (24 tracks)
 huge library of 16 bits digital sounds on 800 MB WORM 
                        optical disks providing instantaneous access with the 
                        whole library. Among this, the complete Master Sampler 
                        Collection from SOUND GENESIS Corp
 FAIRLIGHT CMI Series II X (MIDI / SMPTE / huge library)
 AKAI CD3000 (24MB)
 AKAI S1000 (6MB) with digital I/0 and complete AKAI library
 E-MU IV with 40 MB RAM + the whole E-mu library on CD-ROMS
 
 Miscellaneous :
 ROLAND MPU-101 MIDI/CV interface (2 units)
 ROLAND model 104 analog sequencer
 ROLAND MC-4 digital sequencer
 ROLAND MSQ-700 digital sequencer
 ROLAND SBX-80 sync boxes (2 units)
 
 Drum machines :
 ALESIS DM Pro drum module
 ALESIS D4 drum module
 Linndrum
 Linn 9000
 Roland R-70
 Roland TR-808
 Roland CR-78 (“Elona Gay”)
 KORG DMM-220
 
 Vocoder :
 SENNHEISER VSM201
 
 Two Tracks :
 SONY PCM-R300 DAT recorder
 SONY MDS-E12 Minidisc recorder
 OTARI MTR-10 analog 1/4 inch
 ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz 
                        mixing (when available from studio II)
 
 Reverbs :
 LEXICON PCM-60
 ROLAND R-880 Digital Reverb
 
 Some outboard gear :
 EVENTIDE H949 vintage Harmonizer
 LEXICON Prime Time vintage digital delay
 
 Acoustic Design :
 by Dan Lacksman (with a little help from Bart Willems 
                        from AMPTEC)
 
 Decoration :
 by Marie Lacksman
 
 Note :
 This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change regularly 
                        - Do not hesitate to call!
 
 
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                      | Brasserie - equipment list February 2005 |  
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 Surface : 240 m2, stage : 27 m2, bar and professional kitchen, toilets.
 Separate and very comfortable dressing room. Capacity : 150 - 200 people.
 
 Wired to the SSL studio (48 lines) and to the digital studio (32 lines). Video camera circuit.
 Equipped with a basic sound and light system for DJs. Ideal for private showcases or live recordings. la Brasserie have already   welcomed artists like Pascal Obispo, Stijn, Marie-Laure Béraud, Eurokids, Mark   Knopfler, Marc Moulin, Maurane, Raphaël, Daniel Powter, Jess, Ben Ricour, Cali, and   exclusive albums avant-première presentations of Bjork and U2. It has also been   used for strings overdubbing by Freddy Birset, Helmut Lotti, and live recording   by HLM (Steve Houben - Charles Loos - Maurane). Call us for more details ! 
 
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                      | More 
                        gear (list to be updated) regularly : |   
                      | ROLAND SBF-325 stereo flanger
 ROLAND DEP-5 digital effects processor
 ROLAND SDE-1000 digital delay
 ROLAND GP-8 guitar processor
 ROLAND DEP-5 digital effect processor
 ROLAND SDE-330 dimensional space delay
 ROLAND SDX-330 dimensional expander
 ROLAND SRV-330 dimensional space reverb
 DRAWMER M-5000 dynamics processor
 LEXICON PCM-70 digital effects processor
 LEXICON MPX1 multi processor effects
 YAMAHA SPX 90
 YAMAHA SPX 1000
 QUANTEC ROOM SIMULATOR
 KLARK TEKNIK DN504 quad compressor-limiter
 DBX 150X type 1 noise réduction (4 channels)
 VALLEY PEOPLE TR 804 noise gates
 ATARI 1040 ST computers (3 units)
 
 
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