At The Mixing Boutique we pride ourselves in having some of the finest tools in the industry for audio production, recording, mixing, and mastering. Our philosophy and approach to record production only involves using equipment and components of the highest standard. We are dedicated to keeping our microphone, instrument, outboard equipment and software collection among the best you will find anywhere.
In our gear list you can click on each item to get its technical specs and descriptions straight from the manufacturer! If you ever have any questions about our equipment, or are interested in bringing in your own for a session, don’t hesitate to give us a shout!
PRO TOOLS HDX CONFIGURATIONS, INTERFACES & CLOCKING
Avid | Pro Tools HD I/O 16×16 Analog (3) (48 total channels I/O, most current firmware)
Avid | Pro Tools HDX PCIe Card (mounted in Apple Mac Pro tower, most current firmware)
Black Lion Audio | Micro Clock MKIII XB (best clock in the game, 0.6pS RMS of jitter)
CONTROL SURFACE
Avid | S3 (16 motorized faders, 32 pots, LCD displays, EUCON)
MONITORING
Grace Design | m905 Monitor Controller & DAC (amazing DA conversion, most current fw)
Tannoy | System 1200 with Bryston | 4B SST2
Yamaha | NS-10M with Yamaha | P2100
Sony MDR-7506 (6) with Wicked Cushions
SUMMING MIXERS
AMS Neve | 8816 (we help develop/beta Neve’s recall software for the 8816)
New Old Sound | 48/2 Passive with Class A Discrete Make-Up X-Former (1 of 1 unit)
Roll Music Systems | RMS 216 Folcrom with Useful Arts | SFP-60 Vacuum Tube Amps
OUTBOARD ANALOG COMPRESSORS
Chandler Limited | EMI RS124 (the holy grail of modern tube compressors)
Smart Research (Alan Smart) | C2 (this unit used on Pearl Jam, Soundgarden & others)
Emperical Labs | Distressor EL8-X (2) (both units have British mod, image link)
Stam Audio | SA-2A (on of first units distributed to North America)
Stam Audio | SA-76 (one of first units distributed to North America)
UREI Universal Audio | 1176 Rev F (custom build, modded for flavor)
OUTBOARD ANALOG CHANNEL STRIPS & PREAMPS
Rupert Neve Designs | Shelford Channel (patchable as mic pre, DI, or line level insert)
Useful Arts | SFP-60 (boutique grade vacuum tube signal path, based on Telefunken V76)
AMS Neve | 1073OPX (2) (8 remote controllable preamps per unit, 16 total)
Chandler Limited | TG2 EMI Abbey Road Special Edition (2 preamps, Chandlers best)
500 SERIES CHASSIS & MODULES
API | 500V (world standard 10-slot 500 series chassis from the format originators)
Millennia Media | HV-35 25th Anniversary Edition (2) (super clean preamps)
AMS Neve | RMX16 (the greatest full-bandwidth microprocessor reverb ever)
PATCHING
Flock Audio | Patch (world’s first fully analog patch bay with all digital control)
MICROPHONES
Manley | Reference Cardioid XXX Edition (serial #3 of 100, custom serviced)
- microphones listed below here are available from our sister studio, North Village Recording in Columbia, MO. They can be made available for use at The Mixing Boutique with a minimum of 1 weeks notice.
Michael Joly Modified: Blue Microphones Bluebird
Shure SM57 (3)
Audix D2 (2)
Audix ADX51 (2)
POWER CONDITIONING
INSTRUMENTS / PRODUCTION TOOLS
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