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Gadgets
My choice of gear reflects 30 years of design/work experience in a wide range of studios. But more importantly, it reflects my choices as a lifelong musician. My first concern is doing whatever it takes to realize each artists unique vision. Hopetown is designed to accomodate everyone from solo artists to whole bands playing together. The quality of our instruments is a top priority. From our custom drums to vintage/custom guitars, killer amps etc. We start with a great sound, then record it exceptionally.
- Pier Giacalone
Quested V2108 + JBL Sub
Yamaha NS-10m + Bryston 4B Amp
Dangerous Music ST Monitor Controller
Mackie SRM-450 (Live Room)
(4x) EAW SM500 Floor Monitors (Live Room)
Behringer Powerplay 16ch Digital Headphone Mixers
Studio B: KRK Rockit 5 Monitors
Headphones: Sony 7506 (x3), ATH-M50x
Sennheiser HD650, HD380Pro (x3), HD280Pro
MONITORING
MICS
1 Hazelrigg Custom C12 Tube
1 Neumann U87ai
1 Sony C-48 (vintage)
1 AEA R88 mk2 Stereo Ribbon
1 Royer R121 Ribbon
2 AKG 414 B/XLS
2 AKG 451b
1 AKG D112
2 Sennheiser ME 2 Lavalier
4 Sennheiser MD421
1 Yamaha SKRM-100 SubKick
3 Audix D6
2 Audix i5
1 Shure SM7/b + Cloudlifter
2 Shure SM81
1 Shure Beta87a
4 Shure SM58
4 Shure SM57
OUTBOARD
24 Chan Lynx Aurora(N) Converter
1 DW Fearn VT-2 Stereo Tube Pre
1 DW Fearn VT-7 Stereo Tube Comp
2 EL8-X Distressors (w/Brit Mods)
2 Great River 2MP-NV (Neve)
(10 Space 500 Series Rack)
4 API 512c Mic Pres
2 API 560 Graphic EQs
2 Purple Audio "Action" Comps
2 BAE 1073MPL Mic Pres (Neve)
8 Chan ISA828 Focusrite Preamps
UA Apollo Twin Mk2 (Studio B)
1 Radial J48 Active DI
4 Radial JDI DI (Jensen ISO)
3 Cloudlifter CL-1 Inline Pre
DRUMS
Bucks Co. Custom 5pc 10/12/16/22"
Bucks Co. Snare Grenadilla/Ash 5.5"
Bucks Co. Snare Maple 6.5"
DW5000 Kick Pedal/5500D HH
Zildjian K Cymbals/Hats
Roland TD10 (new Kick/Hat) E-Kit
Various Percussion
GUITARS
Acoustic - Martin HD-28e "Retro"
Acoustic - Taylor 612c
Acoustic - Taylor 114ce
Acoustic - Cordoba F7 Paco (Classical)
Gibson A-2 c1919 Mandolin
Les Paul - Custom 1979
Stratocaster - American Professional
Telecaster - American Special
Gretsch - 5420T Hollow Body
Gretsch Broadkaster Special Banjo
Custom Built - Stephen Marchione
Line 6 Variax Standard
Fender '96 Precision Bass (USA)
Gretsch Synchronmatic Lap Steel
KEYBOARDS
Nord Electro 6D 73
Yamaha P22 Upright Piano
Yamaha P85 - 88 Note Weighted
Roland A800Pro 61 Note MIDI Cont.
Novation Impulse 61 MIDI (Room B)
Hammond M3 Tonewheel Organ
Leslie 825 w/Combo Pre II Pedal
5 Pack Hohner Marine Band Harps
7 Pack Hohner Blues Harps
AMPS
Mesa Boogie Mark V 90 Watt Head
Marshall JTM45 Plexi 50 Watt Head
Fender Twin Alessandro Handwired
Fender Deluxe '65 RI/Jensen Alnico
Vox AC-15 C1 (Celestion V)
Orange AD-30
Roland JC-50 Jazz Chorus
Mesa Rectifier 2x12" Cab (V30)
Marshall 1960a 4x12" Cab (GT75)
Ampeg Vintage B-15N Bass Amp
Hartke 3500VX 4x10 Bass Combo
PEDALS /FX
Neo Instruments Ventilator II
Eventide H9 (Multi FX)
Strymon Sunset (Dual Over Drive)
EHX Big Muff Pii (Over Drive)
Fulltone OCD (Over Drive)
Xotic SL Drive (Over Drive)
Xotic Boost (clean)
Wilson Vintage Spec Rippah Wah
Ernie Ball Volume Jr
Peterson StroboplusHD Tuner
TC Chorus/Flange
Dr. Scientist Reverberator
VIDEO
(3) Panasonic-Lumix G7 Cameras
Lenses: 14-42, 14-140, 42-150mm
(2) Apple Ipod/Iphone HD Cameras
SlingStudio Wireless Hub
Final Cut Pro X
Adobe Premiere
Motion
Photo lights/reflectors/backdrops
COMPUTERS
Studio A
iMac 27" Retina 5K 4.2ghz Quad i7 32G RAM
6TB LaCie Thunderbolt Audio HD
240g SSD Thunderbolt Sample Drive
500gig SSD for Komplete
UAD2 PCIe in Thunderbolt Chassis
(14 cores!)
Studio B
2018 3.6ghz Quad i7 Mac Mini, 32g RAM Apple 27" Monitor
UAD Apollo Twin Dual Core Interface
3TB USB-C Audio Drive
500g SSD Sample Drive
PLUG-INS*
Source Edit Connect (ISDN replacement)
(Remote Voice Over Recording)
Universal Audio (UAD)
Studio A 14 Cores!, Studio B 2 Cores (Apollo)
1176 Classic Limiter Collection
AKG BX-20 Spring Reverb
Ampeg B15N, SVT-Classic
Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape
API Vision Console Channel Strip
Boss CE-1 Chorus/Enseble
DBX 160VU Comp
Dreamverb
EL7 Fatso Jr Tape Sim/Comp
EL8 Distressor
EMT 140 Plate Reverb
EMT 250 Reverb
EP-34 Tape Echo
Fairchild 660/670 Collection
Fender '55 Tweed Amp Model
Harrison 32C EQ
Helios Type 69 EQ (legacy)
LA2a Classic Limiter Collection
LA3a Compressor/Limiter
Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment
Little Labs VOG (Bass Enhance)
Manley VoxBox Channel Strip
Manley Massive Passive EQ
Manley Vari-Mu Comp/Lim
Neve 1073 Channel Strip
Neve 33609 Compressor
Neve 88RS Channel Collection
Precision De-Esser
Precision Khz Enhancer
Precision Mastering EQ
Precision Maximizer
Precision Multiband Limiter
Precision Peak Limiter
Pultec Classic Tube EQ Collection
Pure Plate Reverb
SPL Transient Designer
SSL E Series Channel Strip
SSL G Series/4K Bus Comp
Studer A800 2" Analog Tape
FabFilter
Pro Q3 EQ
Pro L2 (Peak Limiter)
Plug-in Alliance
Mega Bundle Subscription (Everything)
Includes SSL, Neve, Focusrite Channel
Strips, Shadow Hills Mastering Comp,
Purple MC77, Townhouse Buss Comp,
Maag EQs and Comp, All Brainworx.
Over 100 Plug-ins. (Studio A and B)
Soundtoys
Version 5 Bundle (Everything)
iZotope
Ozone 8 Advanced (Mastering)
RX6 Restoration
Eventide
Ultraverb
Ultrachannel
Waves
Abbey Road Reel ADT
Abbey Road Plate Reverb
C6 Multiband Comp
API 550/560 EQs
DBX 160VU
GEQ 1/3 Oct Graphic EQ
In-Phase
Native Power Pack (10 plugs)
Softube
Tube Tech CL-1B
Summit TLA-100A
Misc.
Blue Cat Audio MB7 Multiband Mixer
Reverbs
Lexicon PCM Native Reverbs
Altiverb 7 Convolution
UAD EMT 140, 250, Pure Plate, BX-20
Dreamverb
Eventide Ultraverb
Waves Abbey Road Plate
Restoration
Melodyne Studio (Multi-Track)
Antares Autotune
Slate Drum Trigger 2 (Platinum)
Izotope RX6 Suite
DAW SOFTWARE (Mac Only)
Pro Tools 12 2018 Studio A & B
Logic X (34gigs of Content) Studio A & B
Steinberg Nuendo 10.1 Studio A
Steinberg Wavelab 9.5 Studio A
Ableton Live 10.1 Studio A & B
VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS
NI - Komplete Ultimate 12! (100 Inst. 600gigs)*
Logic, Ableton, ProTools & Steinberg Libraries
Steinberg Halion Sonic SE2 (5 gigs)
Steinberg Halion Symph. Orchestra (6.7gigs)
Steinberg "The Grand 3" Piano (30gigs)
Synthology Ivory II - Grand Pianos (77 gigs)*
Waves Codex Wavetable Synth*
* Studio B currently has all of the UAD plug-ins listed but limited Apollo DSP power (2 cores) - enough to record through UNISON plugs and a bit more. Otherwise it has the plugins that natively come with the 3 DAWs and select other native plugs from Studio A that allow multiple installations - most notably our new Plugin Alliance subscription! This brings over 100 plug premium plugins to Studio B, which with its Quad i7 processor can easily handle full mixing tasks.
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