Hardware

Microphones

Neumann

U-87ai (2) multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
U-89i (2) multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
TLM-49 large diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
TLM-103 (3) large diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
TLM-93 large diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
KM 84 (2) small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
KM 184 (4) small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)

AKG

C 460 B small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
C 451 EB small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
C 451 E small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
SE 5 E small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
C 3000 (2) multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
D112 large diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)
D 12E large diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)
D 2000 E large diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)

Electrovoice

RE-20 large diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)

Beyer

M201 N(C) small diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)

M 201(c) small diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)

Countryman

Isomax II C miniature condenser (cardioid)

Shure

SM 57 (3) small diaphragm dynamic (cardioid)

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Hardware

Microphone Preamps

Summit Audio

TPA - 200A Tube, 2 channel
TPA - 200B Tube, 2 channel
MPC-100A Tube pre with tube compressor
2BA-221 (2) Tube or solid state (selectable) preamps with instrument input

Avalon VT 737 SP
Tube mic pre with compressor and EQ

Langevin DVC Dual Vocal Combo
Solid state, 2 channel with compression and EQ

API

Brent Averill API mic pres (2) from vintage API console

Altec
1567-A Tube mic pre with EQ
ART

Pro-MPA Tube mic pre 2 Channel
Tube MP Tube mic pre/DI

Digitech

VTP-1 Tube, 2 channel with EQ

Grace Design
M-101 (2 units)
John Hardy

M-1 (4 units with level LEDs and high gain option

Rane

DMS-22 Solid state, 2 channel with EQ

Focusrite

16 solid state mic preamps built into Digidesign/Focusrite Control/24 Console

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Hardware

console

Console

Digidesign/Focusrite
C|24

Compressors

Summit Audio

TLA - 100A (2) Tube

Urei

1176 LN

LA-4A (2 units)

DBX

160X (2)

163X (2)

150X

Eventide

Omnipressor

Orban

414A Stereo Compressor

Also see mic preamps listed at left, with on-board compression

EQ (Hardware)

UREI 564
2-channel 4-band parametric equalizer

Rane

PE-17

Reverbs (Hardware)

Lexicon

MPX-1

Software Plug-ins

Much signal processing is done at Highland Studios with software plug-ins within the ProTools system. To see our list of installed EQ, compression, pitch correction, and other audio processing plug-ins, click on: Software Plug-ins