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rue de la chanterelle, 8
Lokvogelstraat, 8
B-1020 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 425 01 83
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Studio II (SSL) - equipment list november 2003

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Mixing desk :

SSL 4056 G plus with Ultimation : 56 channels with E type (32 channels) and G type filters (24 channels)

Monitoring (3 circuits) :

DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS M3 (active) - GENELEC 1031 A - YAMAHA NS-10s - AURATONES

Pro Tools HD 48 channels :
24 bit, up to 192 Khz Sampling Frequency
Macintosh G4 with 3 X Digidesign 192 I/O interfaces fitted with 192 DA expansion cards giving a total of 48 analog outputs, plus SYNC I/O and MIDI I/O interfaces. Ultrafast backup on Sony AIT, CDR or DVD-R. Cubase VST or LOGIC AUDIO PLATINUM working with ProTools hardware (48 outputs)

Multitrack :
SONY PCM 3348 48 tracks digital with 40 seconds digital memory and chase synchronizer

Two tracks :
ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz mixing
SONY PCM 7030 DAT machine with time-code and chase synchronizing.
SONY PCM 7010 DAT machine with time-code and varispeed
APOGEE AD-1000 & DA-1000E-20 20 bit converters
STUDER A80 Mk IV 1/2 inch analog : the best in analog stereo sound !

Microphones :
NEUMANN U87 (X2),
Brüel & Kjaer 4006 omni (X2)
SONY C-800 G : the best vocal valve microphone !
SANKEN CU-41,
AKG C460B (X10) with CK-61 ULS (X10) & CK-63 ULS (X2) capsules,
AKG D-112 (X2) & D-12E, AKG C 409 MicroMics (x4),
SHURE SM-58s, SM-57s and beta 58, ELECTRO-VOICE RE-20,
plus a collection of marvelLous vintage valve NEUMANNs :
one U-47, one U-49, one U-67;
two U-269 and two KM-56 (miniature valve mics)

D.I. Boxes :
BSS, BOSS, Audio QQCH

Reverbs :
LEXICON 480L effects processor
LEXICON PCM 80
T.C. ELECTRONIC M-5000
T.C. ELECTRONIC M-3000
YAMAHA SPX990
SONY R7 reverb
ROLAND SRV-330 dimensional space reverb

Compressors :
DBX blue series 160S stereo compressor / limiter
DBX 160 A compressors / limiters (2 units)
LYDCRAFT TUBETECH LCA 2B stereo compressor
UREI 1176 LN limiters (2 units)
UREI model LA 22 stereo compressor / limiter
TLA AUDIO dual valve compressor
Multiprocessors, delays :
EVENTIDE DSP-4000
EVENTIDE H3000 SE
EVENTIDE H3000 SE-D
SONY D7 digital delay
TC ELECTRONICS D-TWO digital multitap delay
TC ELECTRONICS FIREWIRE multi-effects processor
SONY M7 modulator
SONY F7 dynamic filter
ROLAND Dimension D

Miscellaneous effects:
APHEX type C aural exciter
DRAWMER DS201 dual noise gates (4 channels)
TLA AUDIO dual valve equalizer
SONY CDP-9700 CD player
SUMMIT AUDIO TPA-200 tube preamp / BSS & BOSS D.I. boxes
To obtain the best audio quality :
--- all wiring was done using MOGAMI best quality cables, including :
--- microphones cables are MOGAMI oxygen-free cables;
--- XLRs are NEUTRIK golden plated connectors

Acoustic design :
by Andy MUNRO and Phil PYATT from MUNRO ASSOCIATES.
The control room and the two recording areas were built on separate floating floors.
-- RT 60 of recording area A is 0,6 sec for all frequencies,
-- RT 60 of recording area B is 0,3 sec for all frequencies.

Instruments and amplifiers :
HAMMOND C-3 with leslie
upright piano (the piano of Thomas Dolby’s “I scare myself !)
MARSHALL amplifiers (choice of vintage or modern head)
MESA BOOGIE STUDIO 22+ guitar amplifier

On request :
choice of Bösendorfer or Steinway grand pianos

Video players :
SONY VO-7630 U-matic recorder (PAL, SECAM and NTSC)
SONY PVM-201OQM trinitron professional monitor (PAL, SECAM and NTSC)
VHS and Betamax video recorders - SONY PCM-601 ES + betamax hi-fi recorder

Headphones :
BEYER DT 100

Great, but I miss my favourite valve EQ :
No problem, just call us and we’ll arrange it for you !

Transfert room - equipment list november 2003

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Mixing desk :

SONY DMX-R100 digital mixing desk fitted with one DMBK-R104 and three DMBK-R106 interfaces giving 24 digital inputs and outputs of ADAT Lightpipe in 24 bits - APOGEE AD-8000 with 8 channels inputs & outputs

Monitoring (2 circuits) :
JBL 4430 & 4425 speakers with C-AUDIO TR 850 amplifier
DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS PPM1
AURATONES

ProTools 24 Mix :
with a lot of plugins - interfaced digitally (24 in / 24 out) with the SONY DMX-R100 console via one DIGIDESIGN ADAT Bridge and one APOGEE AD-8000 interface (complete with 8 analog in & outs)
OPCODE Studio 64 XTC & Studio 4 MIDI interfaces

Multitracks :
MITSUBISHI X-880 32 tracks digital fitted with APOGEE 944 filters
OTARI MTR 90 24 tracks analog
TASCAM ES-50 Synchronizer (MTR 90 slave from any master machine)
SONY PCM-800 8 tracks digital (Sony version of Tascam DA-88)
ALESIS ADAT LX-20
TASCAM 80-8 8 track analog tape recorder with DBX noise reduction
TASCAM 3344 4 track analog tape recorder

Two Tracks :
Sony PCM-R300 DAT machine
OTARI MTR-10 analog 1/4 inch
ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz mixing (when available from studio II)

Reverbs :
LEXICON 480L digital effects system
LEXICON PCM-70

Outboard gear :
DBX 160X compressors - limiters (2 units)
UREI LA-22 stereo compressor - limiter
ROLAND SDE-3000 digital delay
ROLAND SDE-2000 digital delay
EVENTIDE H3000

D.I. Boxes :
BSS AR 116
BOSS DI-1
SCV Di2 Mk 3
Instruments and amplifiers :
MARSHALL amplifiers (choice of vintage or modern head)
MESA BOOGIE STUDIO 22+ guitar amplifier

Headphones :
BEYER DT 100
To obtain the best audio quality :
--- all wiring was done using MOGAMI best quality cables, including :
--- microphones cables are MOGAMI oxygen-free cables;
--- XLRs are NEUTRIK golden plated connectors

Acoustic Design :
by Dan Lacksman (with a little help from Bart Willems)

Decoration :
by Marie Lacksman

Sound effects and CD libraries :
BBC, PHILIPS and VALENTINO (50 CDs !) sound effects libraries

Housing :
Forget about hotels ! We have three flats next to the studios, with two or three beds each, kitchen, bathroom, TV, at a very reasonable price.

Catering :
We can provide all kinds of food - from simple sandwiches to complete catering. Please contact us for more information.

Great, but I would have liked more external gear :
No problem ! This is just a basic setup. We have much more gear available in separate flight cases. We are currently setting it up, and a list will follow soon on our site. Do not hesitate to call us for more info.

Analog synthesizers corner - equipment list november 2003

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Mixing desk :

SONY DMX-R100 digital mixing desk fitted with one DMBK-R101 (8 ch analog inputs), one DMBK-106 (ADAT Lightpipe 8 in / 8 out) and one DMBK-R106 (8 channels analog inserts) interfaces.

Monitoring :
DYNAUDIO ACOUSTICS AIR 15 stereo speakers

ProTools DIGI 002 :
interfaced both in analog and digital with the SONY DMX-R100 desk (16 in / 16 out)
DIGIDESIGN MIDI I/O interface

Analog synthesizers :
MOOG Voyager Signature edition interfaced via VX-351 CV Expander with :
MOOG III P vintage modular synthesizer
STUDIO ELECTRONICS MIDIMOOG (a Minimoog in a 19 inch rack, midified)
MULTIMOOG
MICROMOOG
SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET VS
ROLAND JUPITER 8 (with MIDI interface)
ROLAND MKS-80 MIDI Super Jupiter with MPG-80 programmer
ROLAND ALFA JUNO-1 (2 units)
ROLAND MKS-10 piano module
OBERHEIM MATRIX-6
OBERHEIM OBX
POLYMOOG
EMS VCS 3 (Dan’s first synthesizer and Brian Eno’s favourite synthesizer for special effects)

Virtual analog synthesizers:
CLAVIA Nordlead I
Acces VIRUS

Digital synthesizers :
NEW ENGLAND DIGITAL SYNCLAVIER II (16 VOICES)
YAMAHA DX7 (2 units)
YAMAHA TX816 (8 DX7 modules in a 19 inch rack),
YAMAHA TX802 (DX7 II in module with 8 separate outputs)
YAMAHA SY99
YAMAHA SY77,
ROLAND D-50 with PG-1000 programmer
ROLAND MKS-20 MIDI digital piano
CASIO CZ-101

Samplers :
FAIRLIGHT CMI Series III / MFX II hard disk multitrack (24 tracks)
huge library of 16 bits digital sounds on 800 MB WORM optical disks providing instantaneous access with the whole library. Among this, the complete Master Sampler Collection from SOUND GENESIS Corp
FAIRLIGHT CMI Series II X (MIDI / SMPTE / huge library)
AKAI CD3000 (24MB)
AKAI S1000 (6MB) with digital I/0 and complete AKAI library
E-MU IV with 40 MB RAM + the whole E-mu library on CD-ROMS

Miscellaneous :
ROLAND MPU-101 MIDI/CV interface (2 units)
ROLAND model 104 analog sequencer
ROLAND MC-4 digital sequencer
ROLAND MSQ-700 digital sequencer
ROLAND SBX-80 sync boxes (2 units)

Drum machines :
ALESIS DM Pro drum module
ALESIS D4 drum module
Linndrum
Linn 9000
Roland R-70
Roland TR-808
Roland CR-78 (“Elona Gay”)
KORG DMM-220
           
Vocoder :
SENNHEISER VSM201 

Two Tracks :
SONY PCM-R300 DAT recorder
SONY MDS-E12 Minidisc recorder
OTARI MTR-10 analog 1/4 inch
ALESIS MASTERLINK hard disk +CDR backup for 24bit-96KHz mixing (when available from studio II)

Reverbs :
LEXICON PCM-60
ROLAND R-880 Digital Reverb

Some outboard gear :
EVENTIDE H949 vintage Harmonizer
LEXICON Prime Time vintage digital delay

Acoustic Design :
by Dan Lacksman (with a little help from Bart Willems from AMPTEC)

Decoration :
by Marie Lacksman

Note :
This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change regularly - Do not hesitate to call!

Brasserie - equipment list February 2005

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Surface : 240 m2, stage : 27 m2, bar and professional kitchen, toilets.
Separate and very comfortable dressing room. Capacity : 150 - 200 people.

Wired to the SSL studio (48 lines) and to the digital studio (32 lines). Video camera circuit.

Equipped with a basic sound and light system for DJs.

Ideal for private showcases or live recordings. la Brasserie have already welcomed artists like Pascal Obispo, Stijn, Marie-Laure Béraud, Eurokids, Mark Knopfler, Marc Moulin, Maurane, Raphaël, Daniel Powter, Jess, Ben Ricour, Cali, and exclusive albums avant-première presentations of Bjork and U2. It has also been used for strings overdubbing by Freddy Birset, Helmut Lotti, and live recording by HLM (Steve Houben - Charles Loos - Maurane). Call us for more details !



More gear (list to be updated) regularly :

ROLAND SBF-325 stereo flanger
ROLAND DEP-5 digital effects processor
ROLAND SDE-1000 digital delay
ROLAND GP-8 guitar processor
ROLAND DEP-5 digital effect processor
ROLAND SDE-330 dimensional space delay
ROLAND SDX-330 dimensional expander
ROLAND SRV-330 dimensional space reverb
DRAWMER M-5000 dynamics processor
LEXICON PCM-70 digital effects processor
LEXICON MPX1 multi processor effects
YAMAHA SPX 90
YAMAHA SPX 1000
QUANTEC ROOM SIMULATOR
KLARK TEKNIK DN504 quad compressor-limiter
DBX 150X type 1 noise réduction (4 channels)
VALLEY PEOPLE TR 804 noise gates
ATARI 1040 ST computers (3 units)