Gear / Equipment
Head Gap has endeavoured to provide an 'all-solutions' equipment list to allow a band to explore the many ways of making a record.
For those interested in recording to analogue tape, we provide the ability to track, over-dub and mix completely in the analogue domain.
Other sessions may require the complexity and high track-count that can only be catered to by utilising digital software, and in these cases the studio is able to accomodate complete digital workflow.
Most recording projects end up involving a combination of both analogue and digital equipment, and Head Gap has been put together to allow this to happen as seamlessly as possible. We even provide the option of recording to both analogue and digital recorders simultaneously, if that's your bag.
The equipment list is constantly growing and changing. If you think you need something that you don't see listed here, please let us know and we will do our best to source it for you.
Console
Tape Machines
Studer A800 Mk III 2" 24 track
Ampex MM1200 2" 24 track
Ampex ATR-102 1/2 inch with Flux Magnetics heads
Tascam 32 1/4" 2 track
DAW
Pro Tools 8 HD3
Samplitude 11.2
Lynx Aurora AD/DA conversion
Benchmark DAC1 DA converter
Monitoring
Event Opals
Yamaha NS 10's
Yamaha and Bryston amplification
Microphones
Dynamic
AKG D112
Audio Technica ATM25
Audio Technica ATM41
Beyer M88 classic edition
Heil PR20
Heil PR30
Revox M3500
Sennheiser 421 x 3
Sennheiser 441
Sennheiser E604 x 3
Shure SM57 x 2
Shure SM58 x 2
Shure SM7b
Condenser
ADK SC1
Audio Technica 4033 x 2
Audio Technica 4051a x 2
Groove Tubes AM40 valve
Neumann valve CMV 563 with M7 and M55K capsules
Neumann U87i P48 circa 1980
Oktava MC012 with 3 capsules (Sound Room matched pair)
Oktava MK319 x 2
Realistic PZM x 2
Shure KSM 32 x 2
Shure KSM 44 x 2
Ribbon
Beyer M260DX x 2 (with S. Sank DX ribbon mod)
Beyer M500
EV V2 custom
Oktava ML52
RCA BK5 x 2
Royer R121
Mic Pre's & DI's
50 Neotek Elite console pre's
Quad Eight AM-10 x 2
Neve 1272/1290 mic pre x 2
Rola 77 mk III valve pre
Countryman Type 85 active DI x 2
Custom Jensen transformer passive DI x 2
Little Labs IBP
Broadcast Passive Link re-amper
Outboard
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X x 2
Urei 1178
DBX 160VU x 2
Sontec MES 432C EQ
FMR Audio RNC
LA audio GCX 2
Klark Teknik DN780 reverb
Publison Fullmost Relief Enlarger
Greg Bryce Custom Valve EQ
Lexicon PCM91
Lexicon MPX100 multi-effects
Digitech TSR12 multi-effects
Boss DM-100 analogue delay
Boss RX-100 spring reverb
Boss SE 70 multi effects
Deltalab Effectron 2
Roland SRE-555 chorus echo
Roland Space Echo RE 201
Roland Revo 30
Roland DC-10 analogue echo
Behringer Intelligates x 4 channels
Amplifiers & guitars
Fender 70's silver-face Bassman 100 head
Maton 606 mid-60's valve head 60w
Sovtek Mig-50 head
Sovtek Mig-50H Midget head
Fender Super Sonic 2 x 12" closed back cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
1965 Fender Bandmaster 2 x 12" open back cab
4 x 12" slant face quad with 50 watt Celestions
2 x 12" closed back cab with vintage Vox speakers
Ampeg 8 x 10 bass cab
Fender Jaguar 1966
Fender Jaguar MIJ reissue
Ovation Breadwinner solid-body electric
Yamaha nylon string acoustic
Lap steel guitar
Various stompboxes including:
Boss OD-1
Boss HM-2
MXR Distortion+
MXR Phase 90 (script)
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (Black Russian)
Electro-Harmonix stereo Memory Man
Crowther Audio Hotcake
Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Ibanez Digital Delay
Richards Rich Switch active A/B/Y splitter
Drums
Tama Swingstar 4 piece drumkit - shells 12", 13", 16", 22"
Ludwig mid-sixties Acrolite 14 x 5" snare
Ludwig Black Beauty 14 x 6.5" snare
Ludwig 1966 Supraphonic 14 x 5" snare
Tama Imperialstar steel 14 x 6.5" snare
Adam maple 14 x 6.5" snare
Keys
Farfisa Compact
Fender Rhodes Stage 73 Mk 1
Korg Polysix
Mellotron M400S (two tape banks)
Roland Juno 6
Roland Juno 60
Yamaha CP-70B electric/acoustic piano
Yamaha Electone YC-30 combo organ
Wurlitzer 206A
Leslie 770 rotating speaker cab
