Gates of Dawn - Studio

Room

• 20’ x 15’ soundproofed room
• Fully treated with bass traps, broadband absorption, and clouds

Computer hardware + software

• Mac mini (M4)
• Logic Pro w/Logic Remote (controllable via iPad)
• Plugins by Universal Audio, Soundtoys, Arturia, Brainworx, Celemony, Sonnox, Sound Radix, and others
  • Guitar/bass digital modeling: Line 6 Helix + UAD Paradise Guitar Studio
• Rogue Amoeba macOS audio utilities (Airfoil, Loopback, SoundSource)
• UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt Quad
• Off-site backups with Backblaze

Input

I record at 24-bit/96 kHz

• Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt (4 Unison preamps, 4 line inputs)
  • 2x Golden Age Pre 73 MkIII (Neve style clones) -> Klark Teknik 1176-KT (UA 1176 style clones)
  • 1x Black Lion Audio BLA12 Mk3 (API style clone)
• Focusrite 18i20 Gen 4 (8 preamps) via ADAT to Apollo

Monitoring

• Kali LP-6 v2 stereo monitors + KRK S8.4 subwoofer
• Pyle PCB4BK stereo speakers + Class D amplifier (50 watts/channel)
• Sonarworks SoundID room correction
• Beyerdynamic DT 770 250 Ohm (x2)
• Mackie Big Knob Passive monitor controller
• Sonos Play:5
• Apple AirPods Max

Microphones

Condenser

• Audix F9 (x2)
• United Studio Technologies UT Vintage 87
• Warm Audio WA-87jr
• Warm Audio WA-47jr
• Warm Audio WA-47jr SE

Dynamic

• Audix F5 (x2)
• Audix F2
• Audix F6 (x2)
• Sennheiser e609 Silver
• Shure PGA58 (x2)
• Shure SM57 (w/right angle mod)
• Shure SM58
• Shure SM7B
• Telefunken M80-SH

Ribbon

• sE X1 R (x2)

Instruments

Guitar

I use D’Addario NYXL strings on all of my electric guitars

• PRS S2 Custom 22 (Drop D)
  • USA 57/08 pickups
  • Graphtech Ghost piezo system
  • Mannmade brass tremolo block
• PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo (E Standard)
  • USA 58/15 pickups
• PRS SE Paul’s Guitar (Drop C)
• Fender Player Stratocaster HSS (E Standard)
• Tele Partscaster (high strung/Nashville tuning)
• Martin Road Series 000-12
  • Thomastik-Infeld Spectrum strings

Bass

• Custom Precision Bass w/Jazz neck (E Standard)
  • EMG Geezer Butler pickup
  • LaBella Low Tension Flatwound strings

Drums

I use Evans, Remo, and Aquarian heads

Kits

• Slingerland 12x9”/14x14”/20x16” (3 ply maple, 1960’s era)
• Tama Rockstar 14x10”/18x16”/24x16” (birch, 2000’s era)

Toms

• Yamaha Tour Custom 8x7” (6 ply maple)
• Yamaha Tour Custom 10x7” (6 ply maple)
• Yamaha Stage Custom 8x7” (6 ply birch, concert tom)
• Yamaha Stage Custom 10x7” (6 ply birch, concert tom)

Snares

I use Canopus wires and parts

• Canopus Yaiba II 6.5x14” (6 ply birch)
• Ludwig Acrolite 5.5x14” (aluminum)
  • INDe throwoff
• Ludwig Classic Maple 6x12” (7 ply maple)
• Tama Rockstar 6x14” (steel)
• Tama Starclassic 6.5x14” (7 ply walnut/birch)

Cymbals

• Sabian
  • 13” AAX Fast Hats
  • 15” HHX Complex medium hats
  • 19” HHX Complex thin crash
  • 20” HHX Complex thin crash
  • 22” HHX Complex medium ride

• Wuhan 18” china

• Tuning gadgets
  • DrumDial Digital
  • Tune Bot Studio

Percussion

• Hat Trick tambourine
• Meinl tambourine
• Meinl egg shakers

Misc.

• Studio equipment
  • Furman power conditioning
  • K&M and Gator microphone stands
  • Seismic Audio and ProCo cables
• Pedals
  • TC Electronic Ampworx Deluxe 65 (1965 Blackface Reverb pedal)
  • TC Electronic Ampworx v550 (90’s Peavey 5150 pedal)
  • Joyo Tidal Wave (SansAmp Bass Driver v2 clone)
  • Radial Geddy Lee YYZ bass preamp
  • Ernie Ball volume pedal
• Utility
  • Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-1
  • Radial ProDI Stereo DI (passive)
  • Radial ProDI Mono DI (passive)