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Console:
Soundcraft TS-12
Recorders:
Otari MTR90 MKIII (2” 24 track w/ Dolby SR XP noise reduction)
MCI JH-110A (1/2” 2 track)
Studer Revox A77-HS (1/4” 2 track)
Conversion:
Dangerous Music CONVERT AD+
Schiit Modius Maximus DAC
[multitrack stemming capabilities available for extra charge via Antelope Orion 32+ Gen 4]
Monitoring:
Genelec 1031A (w Genelec 1092A sub)
Yamaha NS10M (w Hafler TransNova P4000 amp and Yamaha YST-SW315 sub)
JBL 4612OK (w The Fisher X-101-D tube amplifier)
Sennheiser HD600 (x2)
Beyerdynamic 770 (x2)
Sony MDR7506 (x2)
Furman HDS-6 (x6)
Microphones:
Coles: 4038 (x2), 4021G ‘Ball & Biscuit’
Beyerdynamic: M160 (x2), M201 (x2), M88 (x2), MC930
RCA: 44, BK-5B, Varacoustic *in repair
Steve Sank: RCA44BX Copy
Neumann: U87Ai
Gefell: UM70, M70 (x2)
Wunder: CM7 FET S
Pearl Microphone Lab: DC-96 (x2)
Blue: B1 [Schoepps 221b]
AKG: 414B-ULS (x2), D19C
Stam: SA-67 (x2)
Earthworks: TC40K (x2)
Sennheiser: MD441, MD421 (x2)
Telefunken: TD200
Electrovoice: RE20, RE10
Shure: 55S, SM7B, Unidyne iii (x3 565, SM57 and SM58), Beta91a
DrAlienSmith: Alien8
Preamps/EQs:
Coil CA-70S (x2)
Mercury M72s stereo
Manley Mic/Eq500
Manely Dual Mono Mic Pre
Manley Enhanced Pultec EQP-1A (x3)
Capi VP28 Pre (x2)
Capi BT50 EQ (x2)
Summit Audio MPE-200 (x2 Pre/EQ)
Stam Audio 1073EQ+ (x2)
RCA Orthophonic LMI-32215A (Joe Meek "cooker" eq with added UTC LS-12X input transformer for mic pre)
Altec 1561A/1563A Pre (x6)
Altec 1562A EQ (x3)
Sync Audio Big Bottle
Oracle RTD 1960s Tube Mic Pre (x2)
AEA TRP "The Ribbon Pre" (x2)
Realistic 40-2010 EQ
Radial JDI Duplex
Cloudlifter (regular, X and Z type)
Soyuz Launcher
Altec 1608A (5 channel mixer/power amp)
Heil HM88 (8 channel discreet mixer)
Dynamics:
Neve Portico II Master Buss Processor
Universal Audio 1176LN
Manley Variable Mu (2 channel)
Manley ELOP (2 channel LA-2A)
EL8 Distressor (x2)
Audioscape D-Comp (2 channel)
CAPI FC526 XFMR (x2)
Stam Audio SA-3A+ (2 channel LA-3A)
Stam Audio SA-78T+ (2 channel 1178)
Stam Audio SA4000 Bus Compressor
Standard Audio Level-Or (2 channel Level-Loc)
Valley People Dyna-Mite 410 (2 channel)
Spl Transient Designer (x3)
Inovonics 220 FET
Dbx 903 compressor (x2)
Dbx 902 deesser
Dbx 904 noise gate (x2)
Effects:
Ecoplate Stereo Plate Reverb
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Multivox MX-201 Tape Echo
Revox A77 HiSpeed (Slap Back Delay)
Ibanez AD202 Analog Delay
Demeter Real Spring Reverb
Deltalab Effectron II ADM1024
Alesis Midiverb II
Keyboards:
Baldwin Acrosonic Upright Piano
Hammond A100 Organ
Fender Rhodes Stage Eighty-Eight Mark I
Wurlitzer 200 Electric Piano
Hohner Clavinet D6
Hohner Pianet N
Simone Vibra Celeste (4 octave - 1940s)
Mellotron M4000D
Roland Juno-60 Polyphonic Synth
Siel DK600 Polyphonic Synth
Sequential Prophet Rev2 Polyphonic Synth
Selmer Clavioline (50s mono synth)
Crumar Orchestrator Analog String Synth
Yamaha YC10 Organ
Suzuki Omnichord OM-100
Suzuki Omnichord OM-27
Hohner Melodica
Bass:
1968 Hofner 500/1
Rickenbacker 4001S
Fender P-Bass Custom Shop '62
Japanese Short Scale Jazz-style
Hans Kroger solid wood 3/4 upright bass
Electric Guitars:
1967 Hofner 4700/V2
1967 Ovation Thunderhead Deluxe (w/ DeArmond Dynasonic pickups)
Fender Telecaster (w/ Seymour Duncan Antiquity ii Pickups)
Fender Stratocaster (w/ Sunday Terry's Pickups)
Fender Jazzmaster (w/ Sunday Dark Answer Pickups)
Fender Toronado (w/ Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbuckers)
DeArmond S73 (w/ Bigsby)
Gibson Firebird (w/ Seymour Duncan Antiquity ii Pickups)
Epiphone Franken-Paul Jr (w/ 13guage flats and Lindy Fralin P90s)
1966 Guyatone MG-66 12 string (w/ gold foil pickups)
Danelecrto Baritone
Rouge STR-1 (electric sitar guitar w/ 60’s Danelectro pickups)
Acoustic Guitars:
Taylor 710 Cedar/Rosewood Dreadnought
James Goodall Spruce/Maple Jumbo (w/ Joe Mills internal pickup)
Gibson CJ-165 Spruce/Rosewood Compact Jumbo
1977 Herminio Salinas & Sons Cedar/Mahogany Classical
Alvarez Yairi DY72 Cedar/Mahogany 12 String
1960’s Decca 12 string used for Nashville tuning
1960's DeArmond Acoustic pickup
Roberto Sanabria Classical Guitar (with LR Baggs anthem pickup)
Pedals:
Jext Telez: White Pedal Fuzz
Maestro: Fuzz Tone FZ-1A (1968)
Antech: Vintage Germanium Fuzz
Dallas Arbiter: Fuzz Face
Oracle: Custom Fart Face
Hudson Electronics: Broadcast
Stone Deaf FX: PDF-1 EQ/Distortion
Moog: MF-101 Lowpass Filter (w/ EP-3)
Mutron: Phasor II (1970s)
Morley: EVO-1 Oilcan Delay
Univox: EchoChamber EC-80A tape delay
Premier: 90 Tube Spring Reverb
Gibson: Reverb III Spring Reverb
Vox: Fuzz Wah 1960s
Analogman: Beano Boost (Rangemaster)
Electroharmonix: Deluxe Memory Man, Q-Tron, Black Russian Muff
Pearl: CH-02 Chorus
Strymon: Deco
TC: Shaker Vibrato
Boss: DD-3 Digital Delay, GE-7 Graphic EQ, TR-2 Tremolo, OC-2 Octave
Centura: Ceriatone Klon
Keeley: Compressor Plus
ProCo: Rat 2 JHS “Pack Rat” mod
Jim Dunlop: Cry Baby Wah
Amplifiers:
Ampeg SVT (1969 blue line head)
Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484 (head)
Traynor YBA-1 Bass Master (head)
AIMS VT-100 (head)
Sunn Sceptre (head)
Premier Model 88 (head)
Acoustic Model 450 (head)
Ampeg B-15N portaflex (w JBL D140F)
Gibson GA-35 Lancer
Alamo 2564 Jet
Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Ampeg Gemini II
Traynor YGM-3
Roland Jazz Chorus 160
Vox AC15HW1X
Leslie 32H (2 Speed)
Harmony H303A
Kay Model 704
(Traynor YSR-1 head and EV SRO)
Tone King Ironman II 100w Attenuator
Cabinets:
Ampeg 8x10 SVT (1968)
Ampeg 2x12 (Electro Voice SRO / JBL D120F)
Premier Model 88 (Jensen P15P)
Drums:
1962 Ludwig Super Classic (22x14, 16x16, 13x9)
1960s Gretsch (20x14, 16x16, 13x9)
1962 Ludwig Brass Super 400 Snare
1968 Ludwig Supraphonic 400
1965 Ludwig Jazz Festival Snare
1970 Ludwig Acrolite Snare
1960s Ludwig Modified Marching Snare
Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary 22”
(light-2270g)
1950s Zildjian A 22” (light-2286g)
Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Ride 21" (heavy-2540g)
Bosphorus Master Series 20” (paper thin-1596g)
1950s Zildjian A 20” riveted (med light-1971g)
Istanbul Xist Dry Dark Brilliant 19" Crash (paper thin-1234g)
Istanbul Agop Traditional 18” (paper thin-1204g)
1960s Zildjian A 18” (light-1415g)
1950s Zildjian A 14” hats (paper thin-706g/724g)
1960s Zildjian A 14” hats (light 824g/906g)
Percussion:
Deagan No. 555 Vibraphone (1940s)
Jenco Tubular Bell Concert Chimes
2 WFL Timpani Drums (1940s)
LP Matador congas (11” 11.5” and 12”)
Kpanlogo (hand-made in West Africa conga-like)
Rodgers Glockenspiel
LP Cuica
Cuban leather maracas
Cuban wooden maracas
Gon Bops bongos
Surdo drum
Various other hand drums, tambourines, wood blocks; Brazilian, Caribbean and African percussion
PHOTOS


ABOUT
Oracle ​Recording Studio is located in The Lodge building at historic artist community Rancho Linda Vista in Oracle, AZ about an hour north of Tucson in the foothills of Mount Lemmon. Austin Owen is the house engineer and producer. The music is recorded and mixed on an analog Soundcraft TS12 console to a 24 track 2" Otari tape machine in an acoustically treated space surrounded by the stunning art collection of Arnold Nelson, 50 year resident of the community who has purchased pieces from almost every resident artist that the community has ever had. The ranch is nestled in the Sonoran high desert lush with cholla, prickly pear, mesquite, oak and cyprus. You can see the milky way every night and there are hiking trails right out the the back door. There is accommodation for up to 8 people and there's even a swimming pool.
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