ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS

MICROPHONES

Digital:

Neumann D-01 (2)
Neumann KMD-133 (3)
Neumann KMD-183 (2)

Analog:

AKG-C414-XLS (2)
AKG-431 (2)

Beyer M-160 (2)

DPA 4006-TL (2)
DPA 4060 (8)
DPA 4061 (2)
DPA 4099 (2)

Neumann M-149 (1)
Neumann U-87 (1)
Neumann KM-184 (4)
Neumann KMS-105 (2)

Schoeps Mk-21 (2)
Schoeps Mk-22 (2)
Schoeps Mk-4 (2)

Sennheiser MD-241 (1)

Shure SM-57 (2)
Shure SM-58 (4)
Shure Beta-58 (1)
Shure Beta-52 (1)
Shure SM-7 (1)

Royer SF-12 (1)

PREAMPLIFIERS - CONVERTERS

Main preamplifiers-converters-interfaces
44.1- 384 kH / DSD:

Ax32 DAD/NTP technologies (24 inputs)
Ax32 DAD/NTP technologies (8 inputs)
- 32 microphone preamplifiers
- 32 AD converters, 16 DA output converters
- 2x64 I/O ProToolsHD interface
- 2x64 Madi I/O,
- Dante I/O
- 32 AES/EBU I/O

Digital microphones interfaces:

Neumann DMI-8 (for 8 microphones)
Neumann DMI-2 (for 2 microphones)

Other AD/DA converters-interfaces:

Apogee AD16x (44.1-192kH) ProToolsHD
Apogee DA16x (44.1-192kH) ProToolsHD
Apogee Symphony (44.1-192kH) ProToolsHD

Tube preamplifiers:

D.W.Fearn VT-2
Telefunken-Siemens V72
Tube-Tech MMC 1A

Solid state preamplifiers (+ AD converters):

Millennia HV-3d
Neve 1073 DPD (AD 44.1-192kH/DSD)
Sound Devices USBPre-2 (AD 44.1-192kH)

FR-602 6 inputs mic preamplifier-mixer custom designed & build by Jarek Frankowski in 1998

Main rack, separated from the control room

MONITORING

Stereo and 5.1 monitoring, routing:

Custom designed Crookwood system
44.1-192kH with SRC capabilities:
- 4 stereo analog inputs
- 4 stereo digital inputs
- 3 surround 5.1 analog inputs
- 4 surround 5.1 digital inputs
- 3 surround 5.1 outputs
- headphones output
- switchable bass management.
- Unique sound checking features
- 0.25 dB precision for level adjustment
- various surround down mix capabilities
- recording & insert routing
- extremely transparent audio path

Monitors - Stereo and surround 5.1

5 identical Neumann/K&H O300 active monitors
(close speaker design allowing a very constant low frequency response with any audio level)
1 Neumann/K&H 810 subwoofer

Stax SR-303 electrostatic headphones
Stax SRM-323II preamplifier
10 Sennheiser HD-25 dynamic headphones

Mytek DDD-603 Digital AES/EBU Meter



MIXING INTERFACES

Yamaha DM-1000 - DAW control interface and compact digital console with 32 I/O DANTE cards installed

Euphonics MC Mix - portable DAW control interface

Faderfox UC-3 Midi controler

MACHiNES

CD-SACD-DVD players:

Sony compact disc player CDP-11
Sony SACD/DVD player DVP-NS900V

Media recovery:

Tascam DA-45HR DAT-recorder
Teac Cassette Deck V-5000
Alesis Adat Original Black
Thorens TD-165 Vintage turntable
Revox/Studer C270

Basical Midi instruments:

Roland XV-5080 with 8 optional cards
Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer
Roland R-170 88-keys midi keyboard


HARDWARE PROCESSORS

Digital Reverberation Processors:

Lexicon 960L - Full option including 5.1 Up-mix
Sony Sampling Reverb DRE-S777 - Full option
T.C. electronic Fireworx (only 44.1-48kH)

Analog multiband compressor:

Tube-Tech MMC 1A (tube design with 3 compression bands)

Analog equaliser:

FR-200 2 channels/4 bands parametric precision equaliser custom designed & build by Jarek Frankowski in 2001)

DAWs, COMPUTERS AND CPU PROCESSING

AVID HDX + MacPro 12-core/32GbRAM/
2xSSD 512Gb + 2x2Gb drives, 30"screen
BlackMagic 4k video card

AVID HD3 + MacPro 4-core/16GbRAM
2xSSD 512Gb + 2x2Gb drives, 23"screen

AVID HD native Thunderbold + MacMiniServer 4-core i7 16GbRAM / 2xSSD256Gb, 21"screen

- Hundreds of plug-ins including almost all important ones, always with DSP versions when available. This allows very large, latency-free sessions with up to 256 tracks

- Innovative set-up with simultaneous processing using 3 computers (for instruments, reverberation, measurements and more)

Music software:
- 3 ProTools 10/11 HD installed
- Logic
- Ableton Live
- Max/MSP
- Sibelius
- Finale

Various software instruments for music creation and movie tracks:
- New Spitfire BML Mural Strings
- New Spitfire BML Sable Strings
- Galaxy Steinway 5.1
- Galaxy Vintage D
- East West Bösendorfer 290
- Ivory Grand Pianos
- Trilian - Total Bass
- Native Instruments Complete 9 Ultimate
- Vienna Symphonic Library Opus1
- Vienna Solo Strings
- Vienna Concert Guitar
- Vienna Distortion Guitar
- Vienna Harp
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