dragonfly recording studio

3.24.10 Cinder Road

5 weeks ago we started the new Cinder Road record. Now it’s just about done. Final editing is being completed here in VA, additional “glitz and glitter” is being done in Los Angeles and mixing begins this week with Anthony Focx (Aerosmith, Buckcherry). The album sounds great and Mike wrote a great bunch of songs! It was also a pleasure to work with Scott Stevens (producer) on this record, even though I never got him to sing me “My Goddess” from his band the Exies. Next time.

Photos and video will be here soon. (a couple of the amps used below)

Shot of the control room at Dragonfly studios. Procontrol desk with Genelec and NS-10 monitoring.

Digidesign Protools HD3
Apogee Big Ben
API Summing System (8200a + 8200 units)
Digidesign Procontrol 32 Channels
Genelec 1031A
Yamaha NS-10M
Auratones
37” LCD Screen

Preamps/EQ’s
Neve 1066 (x4), Neve 1073 (x2), Wunder Audio PEQ1 (Neve 1073) (x2), API 512c (x8), API 550B EQ (x2), Manley Massive Passive, Daking 52270 (x4), Universal Audio 2610 (x4), Vintech x81, Avalon U5, Ampex 350 circa 1955 with Analog Domain Mods (x3)

Compressors
Universal Audio 1176 (x2), Empirical Labs Distressor w/mods (x2), Gates SA39-B, Alan Smart C2, Tube Tech LCA 2B, DBX 160VU (x2), DBX 160A (x2), Urei LA-4 (x2), CBS Volumax III (STEREO), Purple Audio MC76 (x2)

Outboard + Other
Pultec HLF-3c, Eventide DSP 7000, TC D-Two Delay, Line 6 Mod Pro, Line 6 Filter Pro, Little Labs PCP Distro, Apogee PSX-100, Toneworks DTR-1, Sans Amp Rack, Roland SDE-330, Oxygen 8, Furman HR-16 Monitor System, Echo Plate II Plate Reverb, HHB CD Burner, Tascam DA-45 Dat

Guitars + Other
Budda Superdrive II 45, Vox AC-30, Fender Twin Reverb II, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (pre-500 serial), Fender Blues JR (NOS Tweed), Badcat Black Cat (Reverb), Marshall TSL-100, Budda 2X12 (Open Back), vintage Marshall 4X12, Mesa 4X12, 1964 Gibson Falcon, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Gibson Les Paul Standard Baritone, Noisy Cricket Amp, Taylor 314 Acoustic, Big Muff, Menatone King of the Britains, Line 6 Filter Modeler, Crybaby Wah, Lil Smoky, Boss Super Chorus, Ibanez Super Metal, Electric Mistress, Ibanez Bass, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Option 5 Destination Rotation, Banshee Talkbox, Electro Harmonix Black Finger, St James P-90 Phase, Hammond M-3 Organ

Microphones
Neumann M-149, Neumann KM-184 (matched pair), Schoeps CMC6 MK4 capsules (matched pair), Sennheiser 421 (5), AKG 414 (2), Blue Kiwi, Blue Mouse, Shure SM7, Shure SM-57 (5), Royer 121 (2), RE-20, D112, Yamaha Kick Sub, assorted others

Plug-Ins
Waves Platinum, Waves SSL, Melodyne, Autotune 4, Access Virus, Echo Boy Soundtoys, Chandler EMI TG12413, Eventide MP5 + H949, Fairchild 660/670, Filterbank Massive Pack 3, Focusrite D2/D3, Beat Detective, Avox Choir, Avox Punch, Bomb Factory, Bruno/Reso, Hybrid, Impact, Joemeek SC2 + VC5, Line 6 Echo Farm and Amp Farm, Maxim, McDSP MC2000 MP, MDW HiRes EQ v1 + v2, all Moogerfoogers, Sony Oxford R3, Princeton Plate Verb, pulteq EQH-2 + EQP-1A + MEQ-5, Purple Audio MC77, Reverb One, Revibe, Sans Amp, Slightly Rude, Smack, Soundblender, Soundreplacer, Soundtoys MP5, Speed, SST-282, Synchronic, TC Master X, Telray Delay, TL Space, URS MPack 5 Strip, Voce Spin/Chorus/Vibrato,