Studio Equipment

Computers

I use an Apple 20 inch iMac 2.0 ghz Core 2 duo as my main studio computer, I also have an older PowerMac G4, 1.2 ghz  I use as a backup machine just in case I need the extra resources it can give me. I also have a MacBook 13 inch,  2.4 ghz  laptop to use for remote sessions.  For I/O,  I use a Tascam FW-1804 firewire interface as the studio computer interface, and a Tascam FireOne interface to use with the MacBook for remote recording sessions or to do music on the road.

Tascam  FW-1804  Firewire Interface

Studio Hardware

I still have the Yamaha SY99 Synth/Sequencer and have added a Roland PC-180 to use for programing midi parts and for the excellent instrument voices in the SY99. I also have a Roland U-110, a Kawai K1m and an Edirol SC88vl Sound Canvas I use as sound modules along with the software instruments in Logic Express and Garage Band.

  For guitars I have a 1975 Fender F-35 acoustic,  a 1984 Takamine GX-200 solid body electric, an Ibanez RX-40 copy of a Stratocaster, and a Peavey Generation-EXP copy of a Telecaster. I also have a Yamaha RBX800A Bass. The studio amp I’m using is a Laney HCM65R 65W Amp with a 12' Celestion Red Dot. I usually  mic the Laney with an Electro-Voice ND-257-B dynamic  or Tascam PE-125 condenser mic. I can also go  directly into the system using my Tube-Works Real Tube overdrive unit as a preamp or use the FW-1804's  excellent guitar input.

For guitar effects I have an MXR-Phase 90 and a Danelectro FabTone stomp box as well as all the excellent effects that are available in Apple’s Garage Band and Logic Express, or Steinberg’s Cubase SE-3. 

For mics I have 2 Electro-Voice ND257B dynamics, an Audio-Technica AT4033a large diaphragm condenser with the spider mount, a Tascam PE-125 condenser, an old Electro-Voice 951 Crystal dynamic and several inexpensive Radio Shack mics. 

Monitoring and final mixing is done with an Onkyo Stereo amp into a set of JBL 4206 near field monitors and a set of  Realistic Minimus 7 bookshelf speakers.

Final mix-downs and mastering are all done on the iMac. I can also use the MacBook, or the PowerMac, for mixing. Safety copies and archiving are done on  a Fostex D-5 Digital Master Recorder, or a Technics SVDA10 DAT recorder.

Yamaha SY99 Synthesizer  Sequencer

MacBook 13” 2.4g laptop

iMac 20 inch  2.0 ghz  

Tascam FireOne Firewire Interface

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  PowerMac                                                    MacBook 2.4                                             iMac 2.0

Music Software Section

I use Apple’s Logic Express 8 as my main recording software with Apple’s Garage Band and Steinberg’s Cubase SE3 as alternates depending on what kind of project I’m working on. I have a lot of choices when it comes to making my final mix and sometimes I’ll do the mastering on Garage Band, which can be simpler than Logic or Cubase.  While Garage Band has distinct advantages because of it’s simplicity, it’s not nearly as powerful as Logic or Cubase for mastering. 

  Takamine GX200                               Apple’s Logic Express 8                     Peavey Generation EXP

Solid Body Electric Guitar                                                                                         Copy of a Strat