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The Playpen - Bristol

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The tools..

 

Mixers

  • Neve Genesys G64 Console. 32x1073 preamps, 32x88r EQ, 8x dynamics

  • Neve 542, 8 channel mixer, with direct outs.

Recorders

  • Pro Tools HDX 2

  • Apogee Symphony mk II (x3) 88 channels I/O

  • Otari MTR 90 MK III 24 track - 2" recorder

  • Studer A810 - 2 track 1/4

  • Mac Pro 7,1 - 16 core 3.2GHZ 196GB ram

  • Apogee Duet 2

  • Tascam 424 - 4 Track

Monitoring

  • ATC SCM25A

  • Klein & Hummel 0300D

  • Yamaha NS10

  • Avantone Mixcubes

Headphones

  • Digital Audio Labs - Live Mix system x 5 mixers

  • Audeze LCD 2 Closed  x2

  • Bowers & Wilkins P7 x4

  • Beyerdynamic DT100’s (400ohm) x4

  • Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (x7)

  • Extreme Isolation EX29

  • Sonifex RB HD6 headphone amp

Mic Pres/EQ

  • Neve 1073 (x32)

  • Neve 1081 mic pre/Eq channel (x2)

  • Neve 1091 mic pre/Eq channel (x6)

  • Neve 34128 mic pre/Eq channel (x8)

  • Neve 1073LB (x2)

  • Chandler Abbey Rd TG Channel MK2 (x3)

  • Chandler LTD 1 mic pre/Eq channel

  • API 3124+

  • API Channel Strip

  • API 512c mic pre (x6)

  • Tonelux MP5a (x2)

  • Shure FP11 (x2)

  • Tonelux EQ5P (x2)

  • Manley Massive Passive tube EQ

  • Tubetech PE1c

  • API 550b EQ (x2)

  • Great River ‘Harrison’ EQ32 (x2)

  • Bugbrand Co-filter

Dynamics

  • Teletronix LA-2A

  • Thermionic Culture, Phoenix SB

  • Manley Vari-Mu

  • Retro Instruments - STA level

  • UREI 1176 LN compressor (x2)

  • UA 1176 Reissue (x2)

  • DBX 160 VU (x2)

  • Empirical Labs Distressor (x2)

  • Empirical Labs Fatso

  • Alan Smart C2

  • Tonelux tx5c (x2)

  • Shure Level Loc

  • Anthony Demaria ADL1000

  • UREI LA-4 customised with Neve I/O cards

  • Standard Audio Level-Or

  • Bugbrand Stereo compress

  • FMR-‘Really Nice’ Compressor Stereo

Reverb/Effects

  • EMT 140 TS stereo plate reverb

  • AKG BX20 spring reverb

  • AMS RMX16 reverb

  • Bricasti M7

  • Eventide H3000s Ultra-Harmonizer

  • Lexicon PCM 70

  • Sherman Filterbank MK II

  • Mutronics Mutator

  • Neon Egg Planetarium 3

  • Ekdahl Moisturizer

  • Eventide Space

  • Lexicon Vortex Morphing Effects

  • DBX 510 Subharmonic Synth

  • Korg Kaoss pad Quad

  • Electrix Filter Factory

  • Radial Phazerbank phase alignment tool

  • TC Electronics M-One XL dual reverb

  • Vestafire Dual Spring Reverb

  • Furman RV 1 Spring Reverb

  • Boss VT1 - Voice changer

Echoes/Delays

  • AMS DMX 15-80s

  • Roland Space Echo – RE 201

  • Roland DC50 Chorus

  • Maestro Echoplex EP3

  • Ursa Major Space Station

  • WEM ‘Copicat’ Tape Delay (x2)

  • Evans Echopet EP100 Analogue Delay

  • Lexicon PCM 42

  • Bel BD80 delay

  • Death By Audio - Echomaster

Microphones

  • Neumann U47 Valve

  • Neumann U47 FET

  • Neumann U87 (x2)

  • Neumann CMV 563 (M7/M55)

  • Neumann KM84 (x2)

  • Neumann KM184 (x2)

  • Neumann KM86

  • RCA 44BX

  • RCA 74 Jnr

  • Royer R122 (x2)

  • Extinct Audio BM9 (x2)

  • Extinct Audio Black Ops (x2)

  • Josephson e22s (x2)

  • Coles 4038’s (x2)

  • Lomo 19a19 (x2)

  • Line Audio CM3 (x2)

  • Line Audio CM4 (x2)

  • Line Audio OM1 (x2)

  • STC 4021 Ball & Biscuit

  • Placid Audio Copperphone

  • Wasaphone

  • Audix D6

  • AKG D12

  • AKG D112e (x2)

  • AKG D99c ‘Harry’ Binaural Head

  • AKG D224e

  • AKG D190e

  • Electro Voice RE20

  • Electro Voice 635A

  • Beyerdynamic M380 n

  • Beyerdynamic M160

  • Beyerdynamic M260

  • Beyerdynamic M201 (x2)

  • Beyerdynamic M88n

  • Beyerdynamic M810

  • Sennheiser MD421 mk2 (x3)

  • Sennheiser MD421 mk1 (x2)

  • Sennheiser MD441

  • Sennheiser e604 (x2)

  • Sennheiser e906 (x2)

  • DPA 4099

  • Crown MC-70

  • Scope Labs Periscope

  • Telefunken D11C

  • Shure SM7b (x2)

  • Shure SM57 (x3)

  • Shure SM58 (x2)

  • Shure Beta 57

  • Yamaha NS10 sub

  • Phillips N840

  • C-Ducer CPS8 x3

  • C-Ducer CPS3 x4

  • 1940’s American cabbie’s mic

  • Bullhorn(s)

Keyboards

  • Yamaha U3 upright Piano

  • Hammond M100 Organ w. 145 Leslie

  • Wurlitzer EP 206 Electric Piano

  • Fender Rhodes 66

  • Minimoog Model D with ribbon controller

  • Prophet 5 rev 4

  • Oberheim Two Voice

  • ARP Solina String Ensemble

  • Yamaha DX7

  • Mellotron M4000D mini

  • Korg Polyphonic Ensemble

  • Korg iMS-20

  • Korg M1r

  • Micro Korg

  • Moog Theramini

  • Arturia Microfreak

  • Roland Juno 6

  • Roland TR8S Drum Machine

  • Roland TR 808 Drum Machine

  • Roland RS 09 Organ & String Synth

  • Roland SPV 355 PV synthesizer

  • Roland SPD SX Drum pads

  • Casio MT 65

  • Phillips Phillicorda

  • Nord Electro 3 (61 keys)

  • Realton Variophon

  • Korg KR55 drum machine

  • Bentley Rhythm Ace

  • Melodica

  • Suzuki Omnichord

Drums/Percussion

  • Ludwig Super Classic 60's 3pc kit 22,16,13

  • Slingerland 70's 4pc kit 24,18,14,13

  • Yamaha 9000 80's Recording Custom 4pc kit 22,16,13,12

  • Premier Royale 60's 4pc kit 20,16,12

  • Ludwig 400 Supraphonic Snare 5x14

  • Ludwig WFL cherry custom Snare 5.5×14

  • Ludwig Pioneer mahogany Snare 5×14

  • Ludwig Black Diamond Pearl Snare 10x14

  • Slingerland Radio King Student 5.5×14

  • Premier ‘37’ 5x14 Snare

  • Premier Brass 5x14 Snare

  • Bristol Drum Co. mahogany Snare 5.5 x14

  • Worldmax 6.5x14" Black Brass Aztec Snare

  • Premier Academy Timpani Drum

  • Collingwood Crash

  • Collingwood 24' Crash Ride

  • K 18" Dark Crash

  • K Custom Special Dry Hi Hats

  • Paiste 2002 ride

  • Sabian Hi Hats

  • Tosco Hi Hats

  • Istanbul Agop Gong

  • Ajax Vibraphone

  • Waterphone

  • Meinl Marathon Congas

  • Rototoms

  • Remo Cuica 8"

  • Garrahand Tongue Drum

  • Hohner CN4 Chromatic Glockenspiel

  • Chromatic Boomwhackers

  • Miscellaneous percussion and noise toys

  • DW 9000 Hardware

 Guitars

  • Fender USA Jazzmaster 60's

  • Fender Jazzmaster partscaster

  • Fender USA Telecaster 70's

  • Fender USA Tele Custom 70's

  • Fender Tele partscaster

  • Fender JP Jaguar 90's

  • Fender USA Precision Bass 70's

  • Fender Mustang JMJ Bass

  • Squire VI Bass Guitar

  • Gretsch Baritone

  • Fender xii 12 string electric 90's

  • Gibson Les Paul Custom 70's

  • Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (P90's+Bigsby) 70's

  • Gibson ES335 TD dot 90's

  • Epiphone Sheraton Blonde

  • Guild S100 (SG) electric guitar 70's

  • Hofner President Electric 60's

  • Hagstrom Concord C1 Bass 60's

  • Italia Electric Sitar 00's

  • Ibanez Blazer P-Bass 70's

  • Arbiter Short Scale Bass 70’s (x2)

  • Musima Deluxe 25 Bass 70's

  • Martin HD28 Acoustic

  • Guild M20 Acoustic Guitar 60's

  • Art and Luthrie Acoustic 90's

  • Yamaha FG 180 Acoustic Guitar 70's

  • Giannini MPB Nylon String

  • Kimbara 12 String Acoustic

  • Electro Acoustic Mandolin

  • Ashbury 5 string Banjo

  • Mahalo Ukelele

  • Autoharp

  • Schute Marke Zither

  • Eminent Santoor

  • Oscar Schmidt Marxophone

  • Dunhuang Guzheng

Amps

  • 1968 Vox AC30 piggy back

  •  2003 Vox AC15

  • 1967 Fender Princeton Reverb drip edge

  • 1970 Ampeg B15N Portaflex

  • 1974 Marshall JMP 50 lead & bass head

  • 1965 Fender Champ Blackface

  • 1974 Fender Musicmaster 

  • Audio Kitchen - Big Trees

  • Traynor TS25B Bass combo

  • Peavey VT Classic Valve combo

  • Marshall 1960 4×12 guitar cabinet

  • Marshall MS2 1 watt amp

  • Grossman SG-BOX Iso Cab (x2)

  • Pignose amp

Pedals

  • Way Huge - Supa Puss Delay

  • Earthquaker - Rainbow Machine

  • Earthquaker - Arpanoid

  • Earthquaker - Pyramids

  • Earthquaker - Ghost Echo

  • Hologram Electronics - Infinite Jets

  • Hologram Electronics - Dream Sequence

  • Fairfax Shallow Waters

  • JHS Colourbox 2

  • Gamechanger Plus sustain

  • Tronographic Rusty Box Bass Preamp (x2)

  • Homebrew Electronics- Mimic II Delay

  • Homebrew Electronics- ‘Tramp’ Trem

  • Prescription Electronics-Experience Fuzz

  • Bugbrand Bugcrusher

  • Strymon El Capistan

  • Strymon Timeline

  • Zvex Fuzz Factory

  • Zvex Instant Lofi Junkie

  • Zvex Super Hard On

  • Mu Tron Bi-Phase ii

  • Origin Effects Cali 76

  • Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe

  • Death By Audio Fuzz War

  • Death By Audio Apocalypse

  • Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown

  • Death By Audio Echo Dream 2

  • Moogerfooger Low Pass Filter

  • Moogerfooger Ring Mod

  • MXR Distortion +

  • MXR Phase 90

  • MXR Micro Amp

  • MXR Dyna comp

  • Pro Co Turbo Rat

  • Hall of Fame mini

  • Empress Reverb

  • Artec RSV3 Resovibe

  • Rocktron Banshee Talk box

  • DOD FX25 Envelope Filter

  • DOD FX40B Equaliser

  • Digitech Whammy

  • Ibanez Compressor II

  • Ibanez Tubescreamer

  • Dunlop Crybaby Wah

  • Electro Harmonix - Cathedral Reverb

  • Electro Harmonix – Big Muff

  • Electro Harmonix - Clone Theory

  • Electro Harmonix - Small Stone

  • Electro Harmonix - Worm

  • Electro Harmonix - Freeze

  • Electro Harmonix - Holy Grail

  • Electro Harmonix - Pog 2

  • Electro Harmonix - Mel 9

  • Electro Harmonix - B9

  • Boss BD2 BluesDriver

  • Boss CH1 Chorus

  • Boss DD3 Digital Delay

  • Boss TR2 Tremolo

  • Boss OC2 Octave

  • Boss BF2B Bass Flanger

  • Boss FV200 Volume Pedal

  • Boss TU2 Tuner

  • TC Polytune 3

  • Korg GT120 Tuner

  • Rapco AB100 A+B box

  • Sansamp GT2

DI’s

  • Little Labs PCP instrument Distro/DI

  • Radial JDI passive DI (x5)

  • Radial EXTC 500 (x4)

  • Radial EXTC Stereo

  • DAV re amp (x2)

  • Palmer stereo passive DI (x2)

  • Palmer ProPan 8 channel DI

MIDI/Modular

  • Moog DFAM
  • Moog Subharmonicon
  • Teenage Engineering KO ii
  • Intellijel Metropolix
  • Five 12 Vector Sequencer

  • Mutable Plaits

  • Erica Black Hole DSP II

  • Befaco STMIX

  • Cosmotronic cosmix

  • Doepfer A111-s Voice

  • Doepfer Quad Mult

  • Xaoc Batumi Quad LFO

  • Xaoc Odessa

  • Knobula Poly Cinematic

  • SSF Stereo Dipole

  • QuBit Prism

  • QuBit Chord

  • QuBit Data Bender

  • Instruo Lubdah

  • After Later Typhoon

  • 4ms Ensemble Oscillator
  • 4ms Looping Delay
  • 4ms QCD
  • 4ms Listen
  • Ornament & Crime
  • Pamela's New Workout
  • Bastl Hendrikson
  • Bastl ABC Mixer
  • Bastl Tea Kick
  • Dinky's Taiko
  • Cre8 Cells
  • Cre8 Chips
  • Vermona TAI4
  • iConnectivity MioXL
  • ERM Multiclock

  • MOTU MTP-AV Midi interface

  • Kenton Pro 2000

  • Maschine Mikro

  • Arturia Beatstep

  • Arturia Beatstep Pro

  • Korg Kaossilator

  • Korg Kaoss Pad Quad

  • Korg Volca Beats

  • Korg Volca FM

  • Korg Volca Drum

  • Korg SQ1 Step Sequencer

Plugins

  • Pro Tools Ultimate 2021

  • Ableton live 11 Suite

  • Logic X

  • Kontakt 6 with various sample librarys

  • UAD Octo PCIe

  • Soundtoys

  • Fab Filter suite

  • Celemony Melodyne

  • Waves

  • Native Instuments KOMPLETE 13

  • Izotope

  • Arturia suite

  • M-Tron Pro

  • Superior Drummer

  • Adictive Trigger

  • Slate Trigger 2

  • Blah blah blah

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