Our Equipment at Costa Mesa Studios.
Our extensive recording and studio equipment is available for you to use during your session times at Costa Mesa Studios.
Here is a list of our gear. Please note that we add new items continually.
Michelle Oglevie Before We Kissed solo instruments
Pro Tools HD 10, Waves Mercury, Melodyne, Antares auto tune, Sound Toys, Eventide TDM Pluggins
• (4) Lynx Aurora 16′s = 64 i/o
• 32 input Analog Focusrite mixing console
• 2 bus insert: Maselec MLA-2 and Neve 33609 or Allen Smart c2 or Manly Vari-Mu Mastering issue
• Pre’s and EQ’s: (12) API 312′s, (2) 550a, (4) 550b EQ’s, (8) Shaddow Hills Gamma, (5) matched Avalon vt-737sp, (4) vintage Ampex mx-10, (2) Chandler Germanium, (2) Drawmer 1960, plus a couple point to point custom tube mic pre and eq’s, Avalon U5 DI
Compressors:
• Manley Vari-Mu, Neve 33609, (2) Distressors, Allen Smart c2, Vintage Urie 1176′s, DBX 160a, L2
FX: Several Lexicon PCM’s in stock, Tape echo
Microphones:
• Neumann: U87′s , U47 , U47fet, UM-57′s, km54′s
• Several matched and maintained Pairs of vintage Neumann and AKG tube microphones
• Sony C800 tube microphone (Revised c37a)
• Copperphone, Vintage EV, Vintage Shure, AEA R-84, Royer R-121
• Large inventory of studio staple mics from Shure, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser and AKG
Backline:
Fender: Custom Shop Strat, Tele plus, ’73 American P-Bass, 2011 American deluxe J Bass, ’71 American Mustang Bass
Gibson: ’63 Advanced Jumbo Acoustic, 2009 SG, ’97 Studio
Martin: ’63 D28, ’82 HD-28
Carvin: Custom Shop Carvin (body like a PRS/Gibson)
Amps: ’72 Princeton Deluxe Reverb, ’72 Bassman 100 and 2×12 cab, vintage Marshall Plexi and 1960a cab, Mesa Boogie Tripple Rectifier, Peavey XXX, ’69 Ampeg B-15n, Ampeg B4 Pro and ’84 USA Ampeg 8×10 cab
Pedals: Wah, blues driver, metal muff, carbon copy, fuzz, phaser
Piano:
• Yamaha WX7 Upright Piano – listen to it here:
Yamaha WX7 Upright Piano at Costa Mesa Studios
Synth:
• Triton ProX 88 Weighted keys
• Novation Ultra Nova
• Roland V-Synth
Percussion:
• Standard size Mapex Orion drums, large size Tama kit, small DW kit, vintage Gretsch kit, Vintage Zildjian A and K Cymbals, Ludwig Superphonic and hammered bronze snares, deep unlisted drum, cymbal and hand percussion, inventory. No conga drums in stock, but available with notice.
