Gates of Dawn - Studio

Room

• 20’ x 10’ 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 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 preamps, 4 inputs)
  • 2x Golden Age Pre 73 MkIII (Neve style clones) -> Klark Teknik 1176-KT
  • 1x Black Lion Audio BLA12 Mk3 (API style clone)
• Focusrite 18i20 Gen 4 (8 preamps)

Monitoring

• Kali LP-6 v2 (2-way) @ 80 watts/channel
• Pyle PCB4BK (1-way) + Class D amplifier (50 watts/channel)
• Sonarworks SoundID room correction
• Beyerdynamic DT 770 250 Ohm (x2)
• Mackie Big Knob Passive monitor control

Microphones

Condenser

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

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

Ribbon

• sE X1 R

Instruments

Guitar

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

• PRS S2 Custom 22
  • USA 57/08 pickups
  • Graphtech Ghost piezo system
• PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo
  • USA 58/15 pickups
• Fender Player Stratocaster HSS
• Martin Road Series 000-12
  • Thomastik-Infeld Spectrum strings

Bass

• Custom Precision Bass
  • EMG Geezer Butler pickup
  • LaBella Low Tension Flatwound strings

Drums

I use Evans, Remo, and Aquarian heads

Kits

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

Toms

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

Snares

I use Canopus wires and parts

• Tama Starclassic 6.5x14” snare (walnut/birch)
• Ludwig Classic 6x12” snare (maple)
• Canopus Yaiba 6.5x14” snare (birch)
• Tama Rockstar 14” snare (steel)

Cymbals

• Sabian HHX Complex
  • 15” medium hi-hat
  • 22” medium ride
  • 19” thin crash
  • 20” thin crash
• Wuhan 18” china

Percussion

• Hat Trick tambourine
• Meinl tambourine
• Meinl egg shakers

Misc.

• Furman power conditioning
• K&M and Gator microphone stands
• Seismic Audio and ProCo cables
• Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-1
• Radial Stereo DI (passive)
• Joyo Tidal Wave (SansAmp Bass Driver v2 clone)
• Radial Geddy Lee YYZ bass preamp
• DrumDial Digital
• Tune Bot Studio