"Chicken Coop Studio" is basically what I call the ever-growing mass of gear I am accumulating against and around the north-facing wall of my bedroom and that I use to document my musings about life, etc. or those of other artists I dig and/or hang with.
Gear (Updated 3/28/08):
DAW Recorders:
Pimped out Mac Mini Intel Dual Core Desktop with Apogee Duet Interface
AMD Turion 64 Laptop with Echo Audiofire4 Interface
Software includes: Logic Studio 8, URS Classic Console Strip Pro, BFD 1.5, Line 6 Gearbox Gold Interface/Plugin suite, Native Instruments Akoustik Piano, Reaper, Acid Pro 6.0, EZ Drummer w/ DFH and Nashville Expansions, and Celemony Melodyne Uno.
Microphones:
B.L.U.E. Kiwi 9 Pattern Condenser Microphone
Royer Modded Tube Microphone built by Phil Hofman w/ Peluso CEK-367 Capsule wired for Cadioid and Omni
Oktavamodded Nady RSM-5 Ribbon Microphone with new ribbon element installed, Lundahl transformer installed, acoustic and circuit modifications
2x TnC ACM-310 Small Diaphragm Cardioid Tube Condenser Microphones
Audix I-5 Dynamic Microphone
Beyer Dynamic Soundstar MK II Dynamic Microphone
Custom Carbon Microphone built out of an old-school telephone handset
Microphone Preamps:
Langevin Dual Vocal Combo
Avedis MA5 Preamp for API 500 series Lunchbox
Old School Audio MP-1C Preamp for API 500 series Lunchbox
2x preamps in the Apogee Duet
Dynamic Processing:
2 Channels of ELOP compression/limiting in the Langevin DVC
Purple Audio Action 500 series Compressor
Orban 536A Dynamic Sibilance Controller
2x ART Tube Levelar
Monitors/Headphones:
A.D.A.M. A7 Active Ribbon Monitors
Sennheiser HD-600 Headphones
MoreMe Deluxe Headphones
Presonus HP4 Headphone Amplifier
Miscellaneous Stuff:
sE Reflexion Filter
Auralex Aural Xpanders & Mo Pads
Auralex Lenrd Bass Traps
Furman Series II PL-8 Power Conditioner
Furman RP-8 Power Conditioner
Presonus Faderport
Ebtech Hum Eliminator
Cabling by Mogami, BLUE Canare, Monster Cable, George L's
Atlas, K&M, On-Stage Stands, and other Mic Stands
Stedman XL Pop Filter, BLUE "The Pop" Pop Filter, Nady Pop Filter
Various Shockmounts
Instruments/Effects:
Hamer USA Studio Archtop w/ Joe Barden HB's
G&L USA Legacy with a Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (Neck) and Fender Red Lace (Bridge)
MTD Kingston 4 Bass
Blueridge BR-60 Acoustic Guitar
Alvarez Classical Acoustic Guitar
Carvin Vintage16 Combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30 12" speaker
Modified Epiphone Valve Junior Head
Weber MicroMASS Speaker Attenuator
Line 6 Pod 2.0
MJM Blues Devil Overdrive Pedal
Behringer TO800 Overdrive Pedal
Boss RE-30
Casio Privia 110
SWR LA10 Bass Combo Amplifier
