
Velvet Swan Music/Recording: Gear
Here is a list of the gear available at Velvet Swan:
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Recording Formats
Wire Recorder - We are one on the few studios to still utilize the Wire Recorder ( pre - tape ) our machine works great and we have plenty of blank reels available.
2" 24 track reel to reel - Otari MTR-90 (30ips), the industry standard workhorse (think Pink Floyd)
Tascam DA - 38 / 88 - We use this Digital format because the tape is inexpensive, easy to work with and they have a warm sound (for this era of digital technology).
1/4" Telefunken Magnetophon 15a - mastering deck 30 ips. We are the only studio in the USA to own 2 on these machines ( yes they sound incredible) pure analog mix down from 2" to 1/4 " 30ips Telefunken) it doesn't get better.
Mobile Recording - We will record on site via DA - 38 / 88
Computer - We are looking into a lap top computer system and the best format to suit our needs be it Motu / Digital performer, Pro tools or RADAR.
Direct to Disc 78 rpm Recorder - Send your new project to a major record Label on 78 rpm discs (we have lots of blank 78 rpm discs).
1/4" - 1/4 Track - Teac - For Transfers to CD, 3 3/4, 7 1/2, 15 IPS
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Console / Desk - Amek Angela 28-channel in-line console - "The Legendary Classic"
Rupert Neve upgrade with all P&G faders

Monitors
Auratone
Yamaha NS-10
Minimus-7
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| Microphones |
| Vintage 50's AKG D25-1 |
| AKG 414 B-ULS - 1 |
| Vintage 50's Neumann KM Tube 54-1 |
| Vintage 60's Neumann - KM84 - 2 |
| Vintage 67 Neumann - U87 - 2 |
| Vintage 70's Sennheiser - 441 - 1 |
| Vintage 70's Sennheiser - MKH405 - 2 |
| Vintage 70's Sennhesier 421-1 |
| Vintage 60's Electrovoice RE-15-3 |
| Vintage 70's Beyer Dynamic - 2 |
| Sure SM7-1 |
| Vintage 70's Shure SM59 - 2 |
| Vintage 70's Shure - SM58 - 2 |
| Vintage 70's Shure - SM57 - 4 |
| Rode (tube) - NTV - 2 |
| Vintage 40's RCA 44BX (ribbon) - 2 |
| Vintage 50's RCA BK 5 - 1 |
| Vintage 50's RCA 77 (ribbon) - 1 |
| Vintage 30's Altec 639B "Bird Cage" (ribbon) - 1 |
| Vintage 50's AKG D12-1 |
| Crown |
| Vintage 50's Electrovoice 666 - 1 |
| Vintage 70's Electrovoice RE-20-1 |
| Uher |
| Little Tikes |
| Astaic |
| Audix |
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| Mic Pres / Compressors |
| SSL G-bus |
| 1176 Compressor - 3 |
| DBX 161 - 4 |
| DBX - 900 Rack |
| DBX 902 de-esser - 4 |
| DBX Gate - 903 - 2 |
| DBX Noise Gat-463X-1 |
| DBX noise reduction - 926 - 2 |
| Telefunken 672- 12 |
| Telefunken V72-4 |
| HHb Radios 10 - 4 |
| UREI / JBL - 7110 - 2 |
| DBX - compressor - 163x - 1 |
| RNC - really nice compressor - 2 |
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| Effects |
| AMS-DMX 15-80 SB Delay |
| Warp Factory |
| Filter Factory |
| Tube Echoplex |
| Roland re-501 space echo/chorus |
| Lexicon PCM-60 (reverb unit) |
| Alessis wedge (reverb) |
| MXR - Rackmount Vintage 70's |
| Flanger/Doubler (blue face) |
| DBX - 904 - Flanger |
| Lexicon - MPX 100 (reverb) |
| Fairchild 658a Reverbertron |
(motown) Eventide H3000 |
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Pedal effects
Univibe
Talk box
Octavia
Vox
Phase 90
Sam Ash Fuzz
Big Muff
Small Stone
Fuzz Face
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Keyboards
6 foot Concert Grand Piano (custom made 1927 Grinell Bros - very in-tune)
Arp Omni 2
Roland XP-30 w/ mellowtrons
Electric Wurlitzer
Fender Rhoads
Clavinett
Jaymar (toy Piano)
Hammond A-100 with foot pedals and Leslie 147 RV
Moog The Source
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Drums
Gretch 1950's round badge 20", 12", 14" all stands

Other Percussion
Thumb Piano
Slide whistle
Shakers
Bells
Glockenspiel (full-size)
...lots more
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| Amplifiers |
| Marshall JCM 800 - 100-watt 212 combo |
| 1959 Fender Tweed Harvard |
| 1958 Fender Tweed Princeton |
| Fender Tweed Tremolux |
| Fender Tweed Bandmaster 1957 |
| Fender Tweed deluxe 1958 -2 |
| Fender Tweed Champ 1951 |
| Fender Bassman 1967 |
| Ampeg Guitar Amp (early 50's Prototype/of a kind) |
| Ampeg B-15 1958 (Bass Amp) |
| Vox Pathfinder 1964 |
| Gibson GA55 1957 |
| Gibson GA 50 1956 |
| Roland |
| Gretsch 6150T - 1960's |
| Polytone |
| ..and many more |
| Left Handed Guitars |
| D' Aquisto special 24 fret solid body with tone chambers |
| D' Aquisto centura electric |
| 1962 Fender Stratocaster |
1960 Carlo Robelli/Gibson Les Paul standard flame top w/ T-top Pickups |
| 1935 Gibson L75 |
| 1968 Gibson 175d |
| 1968 Gibson hummingbird |
| 1964 Gibson hummingbird 12 string |
| 1820's Gibson 14" 6 string banjo |
| 1968 Dobro |
| 1932 National Steel (Buka White's guitar) |
1958 Martin 00021
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Granny
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