EQUIPMENT / ROOMS

ROADSWEEPER STUDIOS is comprised of a large control room with live rooms situated on both sides. All rooms are fully soundproofed with partitioned glass between live rooms and control room. Live room 1 is acoustically treated so as to create a unique character and can be adjusted to create partitions and variable acoustics. Live room 2 is acoustically treated in order to achieve a sound that is ideal for vocals, acoustics and quiet sources that require minimal room ambience. 

DESK

40 x 40 Amek Mozart - analogue mixing desk with combined Atari computer for automation. Features 16 auxs, 16  groups, 8 aux returns, professional pre-amps and eqs on all 40 channels. All circuitry is Rupert Neve design.

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

• MacPro – 2 x Xeon Dual core processors, 2 GB RAM,
  equipped with latest versions of Pro Tools and Logic
• Alesis adat type II – 16 track 32-bit DAT recording
• Tascam CD/R 700
• (2) Motu 24 I/O – audio interface
• Digidesign 002 – audio interface for Pro Tools

PRE-AMPS and OUTBOARD

• Avalon 737 sp - valve pre-amp, compressor and 4 band eq
• (2) Focusrite Octopre – 8 pre-amps and compressors
• Joe Meek VC3Q – pre-amp, compressor and 4 band eq
• Yamaha SPX 900 – effects unit
• Alesis Midiverb – reverb unit
• Akai S5000 digital sampler
• Behringer 4 way headphone amplifier

MONITORS AND POWER AMPS

• Yamaha NS10M
• KEF 1C5 – farfield monitors
• Tannoy Reveal
• Fostex PM-1
• Hafler TA 1600 – 2 way power amp
• Quad – 2 way power amp

MICROPHONES

• Neumann TLM 103
• SE Z5600A Mark II – valve condenser with modified capsule
• (2) Sennheiser MD 421
• Audio Technica 4033a
• AKG D112
• (4) AKG C418
• (3) Shure SM58
• (2) Shure SM 57

PLUG-INS

• Sonnox
• Music Production Toolkit upgrade
• East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra
• Battery 3

INSTRUMENTS

• Yamaha Clavinova PF 100 keyboard
• Korg T3 keyboard
• Yamaha RX 5 drum machine
• Roland SPD 11 – drum pads
• Yamaha bass guitar