• 2 x Sennheiser MKH 20 (Omni) [Fantastic for piano and wildlife & nature recordings]
• 1 x Sennheiser ME66/K6 Short Shotgun Mic
• 2 x Neumann KM 183 (Omni, matched pair)
• 2 x Neumann KM 184 (Cardioid, matched pair)
• 6 x Rode NT5 (Cardioid, three matched pairs + Two omni capsules)
• 4 x Rode NT1A (Cardioid)
• 2 x Rode NT2000 (Multi pattern)
• 2 x Shure SM57
• 1 x Shure SM58

• Audient ASP008 - (8 channels, pristine quality)
• Sound Devices MM-1 (single channel)
• Sound Devices 302 (three channel mixer)
• Soundcraft M8 Mixer, 8 mic inputs & 4 stereo inputs
• Soundcraft Compact 10 mixer with 4 mic inputs for more portable use

• Sound Devices 744T 4 track digital recorder, very high quality & portable.
• Fostex FR2-LE digital stereo recorder, used for lectures, or backup for the SD 744T.

• DAW I/O via Echo AudioFire 12
• Audient ASP231 Graphic Equaliser
• Lexicon MPX-1 Digital Effects unit
• Aphex 204 (Aural Exciter and Big Bottom)
• Joemeek TwinQ (2 channels with the legendary Jomeek compressor with EQ)
• FMR Audio RNC1773 Compressor
• Slap Back Scintillator Exciter
• dbx 263X De-esser (x2)
• DENON DRR-F100 Cassette Deck
• Studer A807 1/4" Two-Track Reel-to-Reel tape recorder

Monitoring during recording is by either Sennheiser HD25-1 MkII or Beyer DT770 Pro headphones via a mixer and Lake People G93 headphone amp. Playback at the recording session is also done on Sennheiser HD 650 headphones and/or KRK Rokit monitors.

All mixing and editing is performed on a PC digital audio workstation (DAW) at base using Audition 3, Reason 3 and Melodyne Studio 3 software. And to ensure your recording will sound great where ever it's played, monitoring is performed in an acoustically treated room on Alesis M1 Active Mk2 monitors and the Sennheiser HD 650 headphones.

Portable acoustic absorber screens may be used to either isolate instruments or for improving the rooms acoustics. A talkback system with video monitoring allows separation between the recording station and the performance.

There is of course other gear used, but no need to detail all that!

Some of the rack gear that can be used during recording. [NOTE: Image to be updated]

Very little electrical power is used, even if all the equipment is in use and one single 13A socket is usually all I need. I use an MCB breaker to ensure safety. But most of the time all equipment is run from battery, ideal for location work.

All equipment that requires it, is PAT tested.