My studio

The complete(ish) list of studio equipment, software and plugins at our disposal.

* = new items recently added.

Analogue

  • Vox AC30 C2 Guitar Amp
  • Sansamp RPM *new*
  • Fender Rumble 15 Bass Amp
  • Behringer Ultratone K900FX Keyboard Amp

Virtual

  • Amp / Bass Amp Designer
    (Logic Pro X)
  • Amplitube ’53 Fender Bassman
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Bandmaster
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Champ
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Deluxe
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Pro-Amp
  • Amplitube ’57 Fender Custom Twin-Amp
  • Amplitube ’59 Fender Bassman LTD
  • Amplitube ’64 Fender Vibroverb Custom
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Deluxe Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Princeton
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Super Reverb
  • Amplitube ’65 Fender Twin Reverb
  • Amplitube 360Bass Preamp
    (Acoustic 360)
  • Amplitube AD 200
    (Orange AD200B)
  • Amplitube AD 30
    (Orange AD30TC)
  • Amplitube AFD 100
    (Slash Marshall AFD100)
  • Amplitube American Clean MKIII
    (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Lead MKIII
    (Mesa/Boogie MKIII Combo)
  • Amplitube American Tube Vintage
    (Fender Bassman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage B
    (Fender Basman Silverface)
  • Amplitube American Vintage D
    Fender Dual-Showman)
  • Amplitube American Vintage T
    (Fender Twin Reverb Silverface)
  • Amplitube Bassman 300
    (Fender Bassman 300 PRO)
  • Amplitube British Blue Tube 30TB
    (Vox AC30 Blue Panel)
  • Amplitube British Copper 30TB
    (Vox AC30 Copper Panel)
  • Amplitube British Lead S100
    (Marshall 1959 JTM100 Super Lead)
  • Amplitube British Tube Lead 2
    (Marshall JCM900)
  • Amplitube Champion 600
  • Amplitube Custom Modern Hi-Gain
    (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Clean
    (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Fuzz
    (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Custom Solid State Lead
    (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Dual Rectifier
    (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Dual Terror
    (Orange Dual Terror Head)
  • Amplitube E650
    (ENGL E650 Head)
  • Amplitube Green BA250
    (Trace Elliot AH250)
  • Amplitube HiAmp
    (Hiwatt DR103)
  • Amplitube JCA100H
    (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA100H)
  • Amplitube JCA20H
    (Jet City Amplification 333 JCA20H)
  • Amplitube JCM Slash
    (Slash Marshall JCM SLASH 2555SL)
  • Amplitube JH 1200
    (Sunn 1200S)
  • Amplitube JH Gold
    (Marshall JTM 45)
  • Amplitube Jazz Amp 120
    (Roland JC-120)
  • Amplitube MAZ 18 Jr.
    (Dr Z MAZ 18 Jr.)
  • Amplitube MB 150 S
    (Gallien-Krueger MB150)
  • Amplitube MH-500 Metalhead
    (MH-500 Metalhead)
  • Amplitube Mark III
    (Mesa Boogie Mark III)
  • Amplitube Mark IV
    (Mesa Boogie Mark IV)
  • Amplitube Metal Clean T
    (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead T
    (Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead V
    (Peavey 5150)
  • Amplitube Metal Lead W
    (Randall Warhead 300)
  • Amplitube Modern Tube Lead
    (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier)
  • Amplitube OR 50
    (Orange OR50H Head)
  • Amplitube OR 120
    (Orange OR120H Head)
  • Amplitube Powerball
    (ENGL® Powerball Head)
  • Amplitube Fender Pro Junior
  • Amplitube Red Pig
    (Marshall MajorTM Head)
  • Amplitube RockerVerb 50
    (Orange RockerVerb 50 MKII Head)
  • Amplitube Soldano SLO-100
  • Amplitube SVX-15N
    (Ampeg HERITAGE B-15N)
  • Amplitube SVX-15R
    (Ampeg B-15R Portaflex “Flip Top”)
  • Amplitube SVX-4B
    (Ampeg V-4B)
  • Amplitube SVX-500
    (Ampeg BA500)
  • Amplitube SVX-CL
    (Ampeg SVT-CLASSIC)
  • Amplitube SVX-PRO
    (Ampeg SVT-4PRO)
  • Amplitube SVX-VR
    (Ampeg SVT-VR)
  • Amplitube SilverTwelve
    (Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484)
  • Amplitube Solid State Bass Preamp
    (Classic Amplitube Model)
  • Amplitube Fender Super-Sonic
  • Amplitube Fender TBP-1
    (TBP-1 Bass Preamp)
  • Amplitube THD Bi-Valve
    (THD BiValve)
  • Amplitube Thunderverb 200
    (Orange Thunderverb 200 Head)
  • Amplitube Tiny Terror
    (Orange Tiny Terror Head)
  • Amplitube TransAtlantic TA-30
    (Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic TA-30 Combo)
  • Amplitube Triple Rectifier
    (Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Head)
  • Amplitube Tube Vintage Combo
    (Supro ’50s)
  • Amplitube V3M
    Carvin V3M Head)
  • Amplitube Vibro-King
    (Fender Vibro-King Custom)
  • Amplitube Vintage Metal Lead
    (Marshall JMP100)
  • Amplitube Z Wreck
    (Dr. Z Z Wreck Head)

Analogue

  • Fender 60’s Classic Vibe Precision *new*

Virtual

EZ Bass

Bass production tool for songwriters which includes two carefully sampled bass guitars
– one vintage and one modern.

MODO Bass

14 physically modeled iconic electric basses in a hyper-realistic virtual instrument.

  • 60’s P-Bass
  • 60’s P-Bass (Fender Precision, Alder body)
  • 70’s J-Bass (Fender Jazz, Alder body)
  • 70’s P-Bass (Fender Precision, Ash body)
  • Bass Man 5 (Music Man StingRay 5-string)
  • Devil Bass (Gibson EB-0)
  • Flame Bass (Warwick Streamer)
  • Imperial Bass (Fodera Custom 6-string)
  • Japan Bass (Ibanez Soundgear)
  • Metal Bass (Dingwall Combustion NG2 5-string)
  • Modern J-Bass (Fender Jazz, Alder body)
  • Rick n’ Bass (Rickenbacker 4003)
  • Studio Bass (Yamaha TRB5P)
  • Thunder Bass (Gibson Thunderbird)
  • Violin Bass (Hofner Violin)

Digital

5 Piece Yamaha DTX8K-M:

  • Snare: XP125SD-M (12 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Tom 1, 2: XP105T-M (10 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Floor Tom: XP105T-M (10 inch) Mesh head 2-zone pad.
  • Bass Drum: KP90 (7.5 inch) rubber head with Multi layer cushion.
  • Hi-Hat: RHH135 (13 inch) 2-zone pad.
  • Crash Cymbal 1: PCY135 (13 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Crash Cymbal 2: PCY135 (13 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Ride Cymbal: PCY155 (15 inch) 3-zone pad.
  • Hi-Hat Stand: HS650A.
  • Rack System: RS8.
  • Drum Module: DTX-PRO.
Read more about the Yamaha DTX8, why I love recording with electronic drums, and why you’ll love them too.

Virtual

EZDrummer 2

  • Alt-Rock.
  • Indie Folk.
  • Modern.
  • Nashville.
  • Pop!
  • UK Pop.
  • Vintage.

EZDrummer MIDI packs

  • Acoustic Songwriter Grooves.
  • Monster MIDI Pack 4 Fills Odd Meters.
  • Session Drums.
  • UK Pop Grooves.

SampleTank

  • Billy Cobhan (Jazz-Fusion).
  • Cinematic Percussion (authentic sounds of blockbuster Hollywood movies).
  • Hugh Padgham (’80s punch and flair).
  • London Grooves (authentic drum sounds of legendary British drummers).
  • Neil Peart (clear, expressive punchy drums).
  • Orchestral Percussion (Dream collection of classical percussion).
  • Terry Bozzio (idiosyncratic styles from performances with Frank Zappa, UK, Jeff Beck and Missing Persons).

Analogue

  • Gulbransen Player Piano (Circa 1918, tuned to a semitone below concert pitch)

Digital

  • Roland FP-4

Virtual

EZKeys

  • Mellotoon
  • Vintage Upright

EZKeys MIDI packs

  • Keys & Strings
  • R&B

SampleTank

  • Alan Parsons Imperial Grand (Bösendorfer® Model 290)
  • Art Deco Piano (1930’s Blüthner® PH Grand Piano)
  • Electric Grand C70P
  • Electric Piano Bass
  • Fractured Piano
  • Shipwreck Piano
  • Stage 73 Mark V
  • Brandenburg Piano (1958 Bechstein 6’8”)
  • Wurly Model 120

Acoustic

  • Cole Clark Fat Lady FL1A
  • Tanglewood TW45-FC4

Electric

  • Epiphone Les Paul Studio
  • Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Bass

  • GT Status
  • AKG K240 MKII
  • Samson SR850 (x3)

Condenser

  • Behringer B-1
  • Jeanne Audio JA87F Fet
  • Samson C01 (x2)
  • iRig Studio XLR

Dynamic

  • Electro-Voice N/D967
  • Shure SM57 (x2)
  • Shure SM-58 (x2)
  • M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 (61 semi-weighted keys) *new*
  • Roland FP-4 (88 weighted keys)
  • Arturia Beatstep Black Edition
  • Yamaha DTX8K-M (see Drums)
  • IK Multimedia iRig BlueBoard
  • Fender Mustang MIDI Guitar Controller
  • Midibox 4×4 USB MIDI Thru/Merge 

Plugin bundles

  • Arturia Creative Suite
  • IK Multimedia Total Studio 2 Max
  • Plug & Mix VIP Bundle

Multi-Effect

  • iZotope Nectar 3
  • iZotope Neutron 3 Advanced
  • iZotope VocalSynth 2
  • SoundSpot Nebula
  • SoundSpot VoxBox
  • SoundToys Little AlterBoy
  • SoundToys PhaseMistress
  • SoundToys Tremolator

Pitch correction

  • iZotope Melodyne 5 Essential
  • Waves Tune

Reverb, Echo & Delay

  • Lexicon MPX Native
  • SoundToys Crystalizer
  • SoundToys EchoBoy
  • SoundToys EchoBoy Jr
  • SoundToys Little MicroShift
  • SoundToys Little Plate
  • SoundToys Little Primal Tap
  • SoundToys MicroShift
  • SoundToys Primal Tap
  • ValhallaDSP Freq Echo

Preamps and channel strips

Analogue

  • ART Pro MPA II (x2)

Virtual

  • Arturia Pre Trida
    (Trident A Range console)
  • Arturia Pre 1973
    (Neve 1073)
  • Arturia Pre V76
    (Abbey Road REDD console)
  • IK Multimedia British Channel
    (SSL 4000)
  • IK Multimedia EQ 73
    (Neve 1073)
  • IK Multimedia EQ 81
    (Neve 1081)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PA
    (API 550A)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PB
    (API 550B)
  • IK Multimedia EQ PG
    (API 560)
  • IK Multimedia White Chanel
    (SSL 9000)

Digital Audio Workstations

  • Apple Logic Pro X
  • Akai MPC 2 *new*
  • REAPER 6

MPC Expansions

  • Dynamic Soul
  • F9 Instruments
  • Fire Alert
  • Funkorama
  • Giltterball
  • Golddust
  • Lofi Vibes
  • Lowrider
  • Pad Thai Deluxe
  • Pad Thai Deluxe 2
  • Pad Thai Deluxe 3
  • Soulful Instruments
  • Neo Soulquest
  • Neo Sunset
  • OB Rising
  • Pure Platinium
  • Sleazy Beats
  • Soul Provider 2
  • Soul Provider 3
  • Tape Series
  • Vintage Legends
  • Presonus Eris 8XT’s

Virtual

  • Miroslav Philharmonik 2 (over 2,700 high-definition instruments)
  • Sonivox Orchestral Companion Strings

Virtual

  • Air Music Technology Hybrid 3
  • Air Music Technology Xpand!2
  • Syntronik – 99 (Yamaha SY99)
  • Syntronik – Blau (PPG Wave 2.3)
  • Syntronik – Bully (Moog Taurus I, II and 3)
  • Syntronik – DCO-X (Roland JX series)
  • Syntronik – Galaxy (Alesis Andromeda)
  • Syntronik – Harpy 260 (ARP 2600)
  • Syntronik – J-60 (Juno 60)
  • Syntronik – J-8 (Roland Jupiter series)
  • Syntronik – Minimod (Minimoog, Modular and Voyager)
  • Syntronik – Noir (Moog Prodigy, Micromoog and Multimoog)
  • Syntronik – OXa (Orberheim OB-X and OB-Xa)
  • Syntronik – Polymorph (Polymoog, Opus 3, Moog Rogue and Realistic Concertmate MG-1)
  • Syntronik – Pro-V (Prophet-5 and Prophet-10)
  • Syntronik – SAM (Oberheim SEM)
  • Syntronik – String Box (ARP, Elka, Honer and Roland string machines)
  • Syntronik – T-03 (Iconic bass sounds of the Roland TB-303)
  • Syntronik – V-80 (Yamaha CS-80, GX-1 and CS-01)
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