
STUDIO A
STUDIO A DETAILS
1,269 sq ft Tracking room (27 x 47 x 18)
600 sq ft Control Room Adjacent
Features a Steinway B grand piano, and Masters of Maple drum kit. The 64 channel room is acoustically versatile and equipped with broadband gobos and broadband diffusion lending itself well to virtually any production style. Featuring no discernible latency 64 i/o Pro Tools Ultimate (previously known as HDX), PMC IB2S-A Monitors, and both large Augsburger and Tannoy Main Speakers. Recording and mixing with both API and Neve recording Equipment.
Control Room (16 x 18 x 12)
64 ch
Mobile Cart DAW with Grace m905 Monitor control
Pro Tools Current
Melodyne
UAD and more
Extensive Mic Pre's, EQ's and Dynamic hardware
Augsburger Left and Right 18" subs
Tannoy DMT 215II Mains
PMC IB1s-AIII Midfield Speakers
Genelec 1030a Nearfiled
Mobile cart Stacked Keyboard Cart with Juno 88 and Moog bass
Recording Studio (18 x 42 x 18)
30ch
Steinway B
DAW Mult from Control Room
Hearback System
Broadband Gobos / Broadband Diffusion
Room partitioning via Gobo
Technical
Small Computer, amp room through hallway
Current model Intel Mac Pro 12 core 256GB Ram, 2 HDX Card System
Guest Boot-disk Welcome!









STUDIO B / PRODUCTION LOFT
STUDIO B DETAILS
17 x 14
Featuring an adjacent bathroom, an unparalleled listening experience and SSL 2+ for both headphones and speaker control; Studio B / Production Loft situated on the second floor above the green room is perfect for Plug-and-Play Laptop Producers and affordable modern production techniques.
(2) Chris Pelonis 4288 w/Dual CP-42 Subs
(1) Choice of Sony C800, vintage u87, sm7
(1) Great River ME1-NV
(1) DBX 160a
75” Sony Display, Apple iMac 4.2 w/40GB Ram, Pro Tools Current, Native Instruments s61 or s88 Keyboard
INSTRUMENTS & GEAR
No Backline Included. Rentals By Request.
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Fender Guitars
‘62 Tele
'64 American P-Bass 8.4 lbs
’73 American P-Bass A Neck 8.3 lbs
'63 JazzmasterGibson Guitars
2010 r8
'01 Standard
Billie Joe Jr
Gibson Advanced Jumbo
'73 Gibson j45
‘04 Rosewood SJ200Martin
’63 D28
’82 HD-28 (c#-D Standard)Matty Barratto
CigFiddle -
'64 Deluxe Reverb Blackface
’72 Twin Deluxe Reverb
’72 Bassman 100 w/ 2×12 cab
‘85 Marshall JCM 800
’69 Ampeg B-15n FlipTop
Ampeg vintage Tube SVT
’84 Ampeg 8×10and some Secret Sauces..
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Meticulously maintained:
1936 Steinway B Concert Grand
1954 Steinway L*Piano Tech available on request.
$225 to Tune / Voice - Drop Adjustment +$300 -
Moog Sub Phatty
Roland Juno 88
Novation Ultra Nova
Roland vintage V-Synth and VoCode -
Masters Of Maple 22x18, 16x18, 14x16, 12x14, 10x10
Mapex Orion drums 22x20, 16x16, 14x14, 12x12, 10x10
‘64 vintage Ludwig 22×14, 16×16, 14×14, 12×9
Zildjian A crash ride
K 17 Crash and 24 Ride
A Custom 14, 16, 19, 19, 20, 20 Crash
Zidjian Z Ride
Zildjain Ping Ride
Zindjain sweet Ride and more..
SnaresLudwig Superphonic hammered
6.5x14 bronze
Ludwig Black Beauty 5.5x14
Ludwig Black Beauty 3x13
Mapex Maple Orion 5.5x14
DW Custom Shop 6.5x12 and 7.5x10 Soprano*Drum Tech Available on request.
< $750 depending on who's available in town -
Mastering
Maselec MLA and MPL Limiters with MEA-2 EQ
Compressors(4) Neve 2264's
(2) API 525's
(2) Allen Smart c2
(2) Maselec MLA-2
(2) Urie 1176 REV F (vintage and pristine)
(4) Emperical Labs Distressors
(2) Manley Vari-Mu with MS Mod
(2) Chandler Zener
(1) Tube-Tech CL1B
(1) DBX 160a
(2) Emperical Labs Derressers
(2) Daking Comp 500
EQ’s
(2) Masselec MEA-2 EQ
(2) Neve 1084’s
(2) BAE 1084’s
(2) BAE 1028's
(2) BAE 1073 MPF
(4) Neve Shelfords (1073 eq & 2264 comp)
(2) Vintech x73
(2) API 550a
(6) API 550b
(8) Melcor GME 20 EQ's
(2) Daking pre/Eq/compressor chains
(3) Tube-Tech PE 1C
(2) Daking EQ 500
(2) Pultec EQP-500-X (Stepped)
Outboard FXLexicon PCM 81
Lexicon PCM 91 -
80 Microphones
(1) Telefunken ELAM 251e
(2) Telefunken C12's (pair)
(2) Telefunken ELAM 260's (pair)
(1) Telefunken u47
(1) BOCK U47
(1) Bock 47 ifet7
(1) Neumann U47 Fet
(1) Neumann m149
(4) Neumann U87′s VINTAGE
(4) Neumann UM-57’s VINTAGE
(1) Neumann TLM-170r
(4) Neumann km-184
(1) Sony c800
(1) Sennheiser 416
(1) AEA R-84 (Mono Ribbon)
(1) AEA R-88 (Stereo Ribbon)
(1) Royer R-121
(5) Earthworks DM20
(2) Earthworks QTC50's
(3) Earthworks QTC25's
(2) Earthworks PM40's
(2) Earthworks DP30/C's
(6) AKG 451 with CK1 (-10,-15, -20 pads)
(2) AKG 414 buls
(16) Sennheiser 421's
(8) SM57's
(1) Beta 52
(1) Beta 91
(4) Beta 56’s
(6) SM7B's
(1) D112
(1) Telefunken m82
(2) Telefunken m80 / m81 capsule swap
(1) Yamaha NS10 (Kickdrum-mic)
(1) Shure Beta 58 Wireless
(1) Beyerdynamic mc 201
(2) Contact microphones
(2) Copperphone -
52 Channels
(2) DW Fearn VT2 VINTAGE
(2) Neve 1084’s VINTAGE
(2) BAE 1023
(2) BAE 1084
(2) BAE 1073 MPF
(8) Shadow Hills Gamma 8
(4) Neve Shelfords (1073 eq & 2264 comp)
(2) Vintech x73's
(8) API 512’s
(2) Daking pre/Eq/compressor chains
(2) Great River ME-1NV's
(2) Peavey/Urie VMP2
(4) Ampex MX-10 *DanAlaxander VINTAGE
(2) AEA Ribbon Mic Pre's -
109 dB Distortion Free Reproduction (40Hz-24kHz)
Talent Monitoring(16) Hearback Pro Channels
MainsTannoy DMT 215 Dual Concentric 15's with Dual 15" Subs - Bryston Amplifier
Dual 18” Augsburger Subs (1200 Watts per side) and 96k 32 Bit DSP
Mid fields
PMC IB1S-AIII (25hz-25kHz)
Near fields
Chris Pelonis Model 42’s with single 42LF sub (79 dB Max Distortion Free Reproduction)
Monitor Controller
Grace m905
NOTE: The Control Room is treated, Bass Traps all around the floor, Dead Trap. LiveDesign (front to Back)
Also available on site
NS-10's
Genelec 1029a's
Chris Pelonis 4288's with (2) Subs
Chris Pelonis model 42 w/sub -
2019 Mac Pro 12 core, 256GB Ram,
Pro Tools Ultimate Current
Melodyne
Waves Horizon
Antares Suite
Izotope
Sound Toys
Eventide Anthology XI
Lexicon Total
Arouser
SSL
Relab Suite
(2) DAW workstations in Control room / mirrored in studioAD/DA
(2) Lynx Aurora (n) 32’s = 64 i/o
(2) Lynx Hilo Mastering converters with Thunderbolt or USB (example...ideal for running your personal laptop / Logic rig into the system) = +4 i/o
Contact us
“Nick's vast knowledge as an engineer and his easy to work with vibe makes Costa Mesa Recording Studio special. His particular Steinway B is one of the finest pianos one can ever find around, anywhere!"
Dan Delaney • Study with Dan