Western Star Recording Studio has an enviable list of recording equipment, all of which has been carefully chosen…
Recorder: iZ Radar 24
Console: Mackie 32:8:2
Other Recorders:
DTRS Modular Tascam DA 98 x 1 + 3 x DA38 (plus 2 spare 38’s)
Control room monitoring:
Tannoy Reveal active monitors.
Live room monitoring:
Beyer Dynamic DT100 Headphones -x5 pairs
The Rack/Outboard gear
The Rack:
- TC Helicon Voice One
(Top spec’ voice modelling) - Line 6 Pod Pro
(go on, pick a guitar sound….) - Line 6 Bass Pod Pro
(go on, pick a bass sound!!!!) - Lexicon MPX 100
(digital reverb + multi fx) - TC Electronic M-1 XL
(high-end digital reverb) - Joe Meek TwinQcs dual recording channel
(Dual pre-amp/Photo-optical compressor/Meekqualizer) - Joe Meek SC2.2v4 Stereo Compressor
(classic British compression) X2 - Joe Meek Great British Channel
(Classic Meek compression, pre-amp and e.q.) - Joe Meek One-Qs
Meeks new flagship product - SPL Vitalizer Jack
(Stereo psychoacoustic enhancer/finalizer) - TL Audio 5050
(Valve pre-amp/Compressor) - Drawmer MX30
(dual gate/compressors) - Drawmer MX40
(quad punch gate) - Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster PRO
(The ultimate vocal processor) - Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster x2
(versatile vocal processors) - Drawmer DS201 dual/stereo noise gates x2
(industry standard, frequency-conscious gating) - LA Audio dual/stereo compressors/gates x6
(high quality dynamic control) - Yamaha SPX90 digital multi-fx
(every studio quite rightly has one… We have 2) - Yamaha SPX 90 mk2
(newer version than the above) - Behringer Virtualizer DSP100P
(dual engine digital multi-fx) - Behringer Intelligate (dual) X2
(dual gate/expander) - 1 x Zoom multi-fx
(comprehensive banks of classic echo’s, chorus’ and reverbs) - HHB CDR850 – x2
(pro-standard CD writer) - Sony JE780 mini disc recorder
- Sony DTC-ZE700 DAT
(quality digital audio recorders) - Sony 55ES DAT
(quality digital audio recorder) - Panasonic 2800 DAT
(quality digital audio recorder) - plus more…..
Microphones
Western Star has a full range of microphones – enough for any application.
Tube Mic: PMI T3 Vacuum Tube dual triode mic with shock mount and pop shield.
(Amazing warmth and clarity!)
Condenser mics include the beautiful Neumann TLM103 with shock-mount and pop shield.
AKG 414 – classic!
There are also a pair of AKG C1000s.
Western Star has a range of Joe Meek condenser mics…
- JM27 (x2)
- JM47 – large diaphragm (x1)
- JM47a – large diaphragm (x2)
- JM37Dp – large diaphragm (dual pattern)
- Aston Spirit condenser mic
Dynamic mics include several Sure SM57’s & SM58’s as well as a selection by AKG, Sennheiser and Beyer Dynamic.
Misc Equipment
Western Star has a whole range of misc Equipment including:
- 4 x Fender Telecaster guitars (various years)
- 1 x Fender Jazz Bass
- 1 x Fender Stratocaster
- 1 x Fender Musicmaster
- 1 x Fender TeleMaster!
- 1 x Fender Thinline Telecaster
- 1 x Fender Mandolin
- 1 x vintage Harmony Ukelele
- 2 x 6 string lap steel
- 1 x Martin 000-16-GT acoustic guitar
- 1 x Fender Hotrod Deville amp
- 1 x 1962 Watkins Westminster guitar Amp
- 1 x 1956 Selmer True Voice guitar amp
- 1 x Fender Showman 200w combo guitar amp
- Yamaha RX17 drum machine
- Korg X3 Keyboard
- Messaboogie V-Twin valve pre-amp pedal
- 1 x Tascam open-reel quarter inch tape recorder
- 1 x Revox B77 open-reel quarter inch tape recorder
- and lots more.
