Studio 109.
welcome to studio 109. this is a 100% DIY, self-operated, self-engineered recording studio. it's currently set up in an apartment in newport news, VA. being on the top floor, the living room has about an 18-foot high cathedral ceiling, and provides pretty decent acoustics for recording vocals and guitars. the entire configuration is completely mobile, which means drums (or anything, for that matter) can be recorded at any location.
below is a list of available equipment, as well as a couple sample songs.
Samples:
(right click + "save target as....")
madam, im adam - "love song for the hopeless"
[visit their website]
elocine - "where the years went"
[visit their website]
Recording Setup:
Processor/Interface:
Presonus Firepod -[ link ]-
ART Tube MP Studio V3 Mic Preamp -[ link ]-
Behringer MDX2600 Composer Pro-XL -[ link ]-
Behringer EX3200 Ultrafex Pro -[ link ]-Monitors:
Samson Resolv 65a (Active) -[ link ]-Microphones:
(1) Samson C03 Condenser Mic -[ link ]-
(1) Shure SM57 -[ link ]-
(1) Shure PG52 Kick Drum Mic -[ link ]-
(3) Shure PG56 Snare/Tom Mic -[ link ]-
(2) Shure PG81 Condenser Mic -[ link ]-Microphone Cables:
(1) 50-ft Mainline Microphone Cable
(1) 10-ft Rapco AJ Microphone Cable
(6) 15-ft Shure Microphone CableMicrophone Stands/Accessories:
(1) Pinnacle MIS30 Tripod Mic Boom Stand
(1) Pinnacle Short Mic Boom Stand
(2) Ultimate MC45 Mic Boom Stand
(3) Shure A50D Microphone Drum Mount -[ link ]-
(1) Samson SP01 Shock Mount -[ link ]-
(1) Nady Pop FilterSoftware:
Steinberg Cubase LE
Steinberg Cubase SX 2.0 -[ link ]-
Steinberg WaveLab 5.0 -[ link ]-
Cakewalk Home Studio 2003 -[ link ]-
Amplitube -[ link ]-
T-RackS -[ link ]-
Har-Bal -[ link ]-
Fruity Loops 3 -[ link ]-
Hammerhead 1.0 -[ link ]-Computer Specs:
Motherboard: FOXCONN 661FX4MR-ES MicroATX
Processor: 2.8B GHz Pentium 4, 533mhz FSB, 512k L2
Memory: 1.0GB Rosewill PC2700
Hard drive: 120GB Western Digital
Optical drive: Lite-On CD-RW/DVD Combo
Video: FMI Radeon 9200SE
Sound: Presonus Firepod
Power Supply: Athena Power AP-MP4ATX45 450W MicroATX
Case: Athenatech A106 MicroATX Mid-Tower w/ 200W PSU
Case cooling: 2 x 60mm Fan (1 intake, 1 exhaust)
CPU Cooling: Vantec Aeroflow Heatsink/Fan
Monitor: 17" LCD Mag LT782s
* Compaq Presario 2710us (laptop for mobile recording)
Instruments:
Guitars:
Bass:
Squier Standard Stratocaster (Black w/ Maple Neck, 1994)
Fender Standard Stratocaster (Brown Sunburst w/ Rosewood Neck, 1996)
Ibanez AFS75T (Transparent Blue, 2004) -[ link ]-
Washburn WD32SW Acoustic (2004) -[ link ]-
Rogue RA-100D Acoustic (2000)
B.C. Rich ???
Amplifiers:
Fender Princeton Chorus
Vox AD50VT -[ link ]-Drums:
1995 Pearl Export Series w/ Jet Black Finish:
14" x 6" Snare
12" x 10" Rack Tom
16" x 16" Floor Tom
22" x 18" Bass Drum
Heads:
22" Aquarian Super Kick II Bass Drum Head
22" Aquarian Regulator Resonant Bass Drum Head
16" Remo Coated Emperor Drum Head
12" Remo Coated Emperor Drum Head
14" Evans Genera G1 Coated Snare Head
Cymbals:
8" Zildjian A Custom Splash
13" Sabian B8 Hi-Hats
14" Zildjian A New Beat Hi-Hats
16" Wuhan China
16" Zildjian A Custom Crash
18" Zildjian A Custom Crash
18" Sabian B8 China
20" Paiste Ride (circa 1970s)