Gear

Gear

The Ever-Growing Gear List:

Of course you'll find all the Mammoth Cave Audio cutom shop line of gear, but you'll also find:

The Console

We recently swapped out our hybrid console in favor of a new Midas console linked up to 32 channels in/out of pristine A/D/A. 32 channels of built in pre's that are very clean & colorless, and are a perfect compliment to the racks of flavored tube and transformer based pre's.



Mics

  • Soundelux IFET7 (U87/47)
  • Telefunken ELAM 251 (custom built)
  • Neumann fet47
  • Neumann TLM-103
  • Advnaced Audio CM47 tube
  • Advanved Audio CM87se
  • Groove Tubes MD1B
  • Royer R-121 (x2-matched pair)
  • ADK Vienna MK8
  • Oktava MK-012 (x2 matched)
  • MXL 2003a w/ MJ mod(x2-matched)
  • Nady RM-5 ribbon
  • Electro-Voice 635A omni
  • Electro-Voice RE-16
  • Studio Projects B-1(x2-matched)
  • MXL M-3 (x2~matched pair)
  • Electro-Voice vintage model 901
  • K&K custom HiHat mic w/preamp
  • Peavey 520i
  • Audix i-5
  • Audix D-6
  • Audix D-4
  • Audix D-2 (x2)
  • Shure SM-57 (x4)
  • Shure SM-58
  • Shure unidyne III


  • Radial J48 active Direct Box
  • Radial JDI passive DI w/ Jenson transformer
  • SansAmp Bass Driver DI
  • various other DI's and Re-amps

Preamps/Compressors/EQ's

  • Vintech dual 1272 (Neve 1272 style - 2 channels total)
  • Neve 1073 custom built/racked (single channel)
  • (x2) API 550b EQ's
  • (x2)Golden Age PRE-73 (Neve clones- 2 channels)
  • Groove Tubes SuPRE (2 channel tube/transformer based pre)
  • Chameleon Labs 7720 stereo compressor (SSL bus comp)
  • Avalon VT-737 (tube pre but very clean/uncolored)
  • DBX 166 over easy compressor(vintage sought after dual 160 version)
  • (x2)Bellari RP220 dual channel tube pre's (w/ tube & op-amp mods)
  • FMR PBC6A
  • FMR RNLA (stereo comp/leveling amplifier)
  • 6 channels of modded vintage Aphex compressors
  • Art MPA (with mullard tube mod)
  • Art MPA Gold (with Tung-Sol mod)
  • Art Pro VLA II compressor (w/ upgraded Tesla tubes)
  • T-1953 Tube pre's (x3 6 channels total)


Main Monitors

  • A) Event - ASP-8
  • B) Tannoy - Mercury MX2
  • C) Tannoy - 501A
  • a variety of other speakers for real-world referencing



Formats/DAW's/Recorders

  • SONAR
  • ProTools
  • Steinberg WaveLab (for mastering)
  • MCI JH24 24-track 2" tape
  • Fostex E16 16-track 1/2" tape
  • 1/4" Panasonic mastering deck
  • Alesis ADAT's (x3 = 24 channels)
  • Panasonc SV3700 DAT

    • The studio's powerhouse DAW system can record up to 32 tracks at once!

Headphone monitoring system for tracking. w/ ZERO latency:

Oz audio headphone matrix amp - during live tracking sessions, this allows every member of the band to have there own personal "more me" mix. A good headphone mix is crucial to a good take. With the capability to let every band member have there own custom tailored mix, no one will have to sacrifice what they want for what everyone else wants. The drummer needs more bass but the guitar player needs more of himself and the Bass player wants no guitars and all drums? NO PROBLEM. And all with absolute ZERO latency monitoring.

The Ridiculous Plug-in collection:

Currently there are THREE!, yes three, UAD cards installed in the computer with pretty much every plugin they offer. Not to mention all the favorites from: Slate, Softube, Waves, URS, Abbey Road, PSP, and tons more.





Instruments & Amps etc.

The studio is home to a fine assortment of new and vintage gear available for use.

GUITARS & STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

  • Guild/DeArmond Starfire II
  • Fender 72' RI Deluxe Tele
  • Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom
  • Fender Jaguar Bass w/ P & J pickups
  • 12-string Electric Stratocaster (late 70's with new mods)
  • Fender mid 70's Mustang
  • Fender Jazz Bass (early 90's mexi)
  • ES-175 Gibson lawsuit full hollow body (w/ mods)
  • Yamaha nylon string
  • Fender acoustic
  • Yamaha Acoustic
  • Fender 1957 dual neck lap-steel (10 strings each neck)
  • Harmony 1960's Marquise acoustic slide guitar
  • 12 string 80's strat clone
  • Danville 5 string banjo w/ pickup
  • vintage mandolin
  • vintage auto-harp


AMPS

  • 1974 Fender Twin Reverb
  • Epiphone Valve JR. with too many mods to list
  • Ampeg SVT micro head (200watt mini SVT- amazing recording tones)
  • ORANGE MicroTerror (tiny head, huge tones in tracking)
  • 1x12 custom cab with Weber sig series speaker (vintage Jensen clone)
  • Mid 70's Harmony solid state/ (has more mojo than most tube amps!)
  • Fender champ ri.
  • Laney Pro Linebacker Bass head (80's)
  • Fender 1968 Bassman 2X15 cab
  • Acme "Low B" 2X10 bass cab w/ horn
  • "the Tempest" vintage solid state w/ 15" BW
  • Kona mini tweed

PEDALS

  • a large assortment of new and vintage pedals from Fulltone, MXR, Earthquaker Devices, Boss and much more

DRUMS/PERCUSSION

  • house kit is a late 70's Ludwig
  • several snares. (Acrolite, Gretsch, etc)
  • assortment of cymbals, including my favorite ride ever
  • tons of aux percussion. Tambourines, bells, shakers etc.

PIANO/ORGAN/KEYBOARDS

  • 1943 Baldwin Acrosonic Piano
  • Yamaha P-120 electric piano (can also be used for midi control)
  • Roland Juno
  • Hammond M3 (the "baby B3")
  • Wurlitzer vintage sprite organ
  • 60's SILVERTONE electric chord organ. tube amplified. very nice.
  • an ever growing crappy 80's synth collection. you can never have too many and besides, no studio is complete without an SK-1
  • several 70's/80's bontempi/magnus chord organs