MilkBoy Recording has 3 recording studios and a comfortable lounge and kitchenette. Over the years we’ve built up a great collection of vintage microphones, instruments and oddities, and we have also had the good sense to keep pace with the latest recording software and hardware. All 3 rooms feature ProTools HD rigs with the latest computers, and all the mics can travel from one room to the next, depending on the booking schedule. Choose a room to see the particular gear that's in it.
- MICS:
- Coles 4038 (x2)
- Neumann U-47 (vintage)
- Neumann M-149
- Neumann U-87 (x2)
- Neumann KM-86i
- Neumann KM-184 (x4)
- AKG C414 (B-ULS and XLII)
- AKG C451 (x3)
- AKG C460B (x2)
- AKG C535EB
- AKG C5600
- AKG D100E
- AKG D112
- Sennheiser MD 421 (x5)
- Sennheiser MD 441U (x2)
- Shure SM7 (x2)
- Shure SM57
- Audio Technica 4050 (x2)
- Audio Technica 4051 (x2)
- Audio Technica 4053 (x2)
- Audio Technica 4033
- Audio Technica 4054
- Audio Technica 4055
- Audio Technica 813R
- Audio Technica ATM-63
- Various other oddballs and interesting stuff...
- DRUMS
- 66 Ludwig Silver Sparkle 4-pc
- 73 Ludwig 5-pc
- 94 Pearl Session Series 5-pc
- Noble and Cooley piccolo snare
- Slingerland brass 5 1/2"
- Slingerland maple 5 1/2"
- Rogers Dynasonic 5 1/2"
- Tama maple 7"
- Bosphorus, Zildjian, and Sabian cymbals
- AMPS
- Fender Twin Reverb
- Fender Princeton Blackface
- Fender Vibrolux Reverb (with "Blackface Mod")
- Fender Super Reverb
- Fender Blues Deluxe
- Fender Bassman 100 head
- Sears Silvertone
- Marshall JCM 800 head
- Marshall JCM 800 COMBO
- Marshall "Silver Jubilee" 50w 1x12 combo
- Ampeg Rocker Bass B100R
- Mesa Boogie 4X12 Cab
- Mesa Boogie 2X12 "1/2 Cab"
- KEYS
- Knabe Baby Grand Piano
- Steinway Upright Piano
- Fender Rhodes 88
- Hammond D-152 (B3 engine) w/ 31H Leslie Cab
- DI:
- Summit TD-100 tube (x6)
- BBE 383 Bass DI
- Countryman 85 (x2)
- Radial (x5)
Many guitars, basses, softsynths and percussion instruments!
A Room
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Containing one large live room and three isolation booths, the A-Room is ideal for tracking a full band in one pass. It's 36-input Neve console, Pro-Tools HD software, and large selection of plug-ins make the A-room well equipped for projects of any size and style. From jazz to rock to a capella, a host of genres have been seamlessly produced in the A-room.
Console:
Neve 5116
36 inputs/mic pres. Fully sweepable 4-band EQ's with high and low switchable shelves, hi and low filters as well as a gate / limiter / compressor section. There are up to 4 mains, 8 busses (6 class A), and 8 aux sends which can be pre- or post-fader.
Multi Tracks
Pro Tools HD 2 Accel 192i/o
A Room ProTools rig. 16 analog ins / 8 analog outs. Equipped with the Waves Gold bundle Ideal for tracking large groups
Otari MTR-90 MKIII
24 track analog. Scrupulously maintained. Option of running Dolby 'A' noise reduction if you want that James Taylor sound.
Monitors
Quested H 208
Farfield monitors powered by a Bryston B4.
Quested S6
Near field monitors. Along with their sub these little guys reproduce audio with brutal accuracy. Once a mix sounds good on them it sounds awesome everywhere.
Mic Pres
GRACE (8)
TLA EQP-1
2 channel tube class-A discrete mic pre with 4 band eq. Over-lapping frequencies and constantly variable Q. Really shines on kick drum and bass, and the eq is great in a mix or as a program eq.
Dynamics
Solid State Logic FXG 384
Stereo bus compressor from SSL 'G' series consoles.
Tube Tech LCA 2B
The TUBE-TECH LCA 2B is a two-channel unit with an independent compressor and limiter per channel. The unit is all tube based (except for the power supply and side chain circuit). The VCA (1 dual triode) is placed between the input transformer and the out
Anthony DeMaria Labs ADL C/L 1500
2 channel tube compressor/ limiter
Urei LA-4
APair of single channel c/l. 'Mod'ed by the Magic Shop to operate in LA-3 mode.
Joe Meek SC2
Stereo compressor
Emperical Labs EL-8 Distressor
single channel c/l
DBX 160x (2)
single channel compressor/limiter.
DBX 266
2 channel compressor/gate
EQ
Summit EQP-100
2-channel tube equalisers. Very deep and sweet sounding.
TLA EQP 1
2 channel, 4-band parametric with high- and low-pass
ABI 220
2 channel graphic.
Effects
Yamaha REV 7
stereo effects processor
Roland RE-501
analog tape delay
DI
BBE 383
bass pre-amp with bbe 'enhance' circuit and eq. selectable cross-over gives two outputs for independent compression of low and high freq.
Summit TD-100
Tube DI with sweepable impeadance.
Sound Modules
Roland XV-3080
Caption?
Alesis DM-5
Drum machine
Other
MOTU Midi Time Piece AV
8 in 8 out midi interface and smpte sync
B Room
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Pro-tools 9 HD, an 8-core Power Mac G5 and home to our largest collection of plug-ins, the B-room is well-suited for any project. Composing, mixing, mastering, as well as sync-to-picture are all executed with ease in this powerful yet comfortable workspace.
Console:
Neve 5116
36 inputs/mic pres. Fully sweepable 4-band EQ's with high and low switchable shelves, hi and low filters as well as a gate / limiter / compressor section. There are up to 4 mains, 8 busses (6 class A), and 8 aux sends which can be pre- or post-fader.
Multi Tracks
Pro Tools HD 2 Accel 96i/o
B Room ProTools rig. 8 analog ins / 8 analog outs. Equipped with the Waves Mercury bundle Ideal for mixing and post production
Monitors
Kef 10.4.2
Studio B mastering speakers. Very detailed, and excellent for checking mixes as well.
Quested S6
Near field monitors. Along with their sub these little guys reproduce audio with brutal accuracy. Once a mix sounds good on them it sounds awesome everywhere.
Mic Pres
(2)Neve 1272
2 channel vintage Class A mic pre
Sound Modules
Roland XV-5080
Fully decked out with orchestra, strings, dance and techno cards. 8 individual outs.
Other
DBX Quantum
Digital Mastering Processor
C Room
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Don't let the C-room's size deceive you. Running Pro-tools HD on a Mac G5 loaded with ram, this room is a production suite on steroids! Great for tracking, mixing, and editing, the C-room is a whole lot of bang for your buck.
Multi Tracks
Pro Tools HD 2 Accel 192i/o
C Room ProTools rig. 8 analog ins / 8 analog outs.
Monitors
Yamaha NS-10
Near field Monitors
Mic Pres
Universal Audio 610B tube preamplifier
JoeMeek VC3
Dynamics
Universal Audio 1176LN
limiting amplifier
dbx 1066
stereo compressor / limiter / gate
Sound Modules
Roland XP-30
Roland Super JV
Other
MOTU Midi Time Piece Express XT
8 in 8 out midi interface