AKG D112 Purchased for The Secret Studio

Rock N Roll!

AKG 414 B-ULS & Another Pair of 391's Purchased for the Secret Studio

We now have a total of four 391's!








ULS in excellent shape with the BLUE Ralph the Wonder Mount

DDA Console - Tech Work Almost Complete - For The Secret Studio

VU meters have been upgraded with Red LED's - looks great!


Tech Work Completed on 24 Channels - And all channels now have white fader caps!


Master Section has been Cleaned and Calibrated


Each of the 56 Channels have been cleaned and fully tested


Patchbay has been cleaned - all points are fully functional


Upgraded Power Supply with Dual Fans

More Fostex T20's Purchased for the Secret Studio

Standard Studio Headphones

A Pair of AKG 391's - Purchsed for The Secret Studio

Excellent small diaphragm condenser mics!

SM7B Added to Collection - For The Secret Studio

Great for Kick Drum, Hat and Vocals

Talent Talkback Mic Purchsed For The Secret Studio

The Perfect Talkback Mic!

DDA Console for The Secret Studio Gets an Overhaul

Everything is looking great. Just needed some cleaning, new LED's and a few replacement pots and caps.

Headphone System Purchased for The Secret Studio

We went with the Furman HDS 6.

DDA DMR12 - Console Purchsed for the Secret Studio!

56 Input with full patchbay


44 Mic Pre's


Mic Input along with Two Line inputs
4 Band EQ


8 Aux Sends


Even came with original factory cover! The console has found a new home.

Another 57 - Added to the Collection

I am on a microphone buying frenzy!

Potential Console Purchase for the Secret Studio

DDA DMR12 - 56 Input
May 6th is the purchase date - hopefully everything will go as planned!

More Added to Collection

2 QTY - Shure SM 57's - Standard - You can never have enough!

Recently added to the Collection

Sennheiser 421 - Nothing unique, but a standard. Great Price - I love Ebay!

Outboard Gear at The Carpet = TONE

Manley MU Stereo Limiter / Compressor
Chandler Germanium Tone Control Equalizer
Chandler Germanium Mic Pre
Chandler TG1 Compressor
Chandler Curve Bender Equalizer
UA 610 Mic Pre / Compressor
UA 610 Dual Mic Pre
Urie 1178 2-Channel Compressor



Empirical Labs Distressor x2
API 2500 Stereo Compressor
API 3124 Mic Preamps
DBX 160 A's x2
SPL Transient Designer
Yamaha Digital Delay
Lexicon PCM 60

Guitar Amp Miking - A Great Combination = TONE

Royer 121 and a Shure SM57

SM 7B ON VOCALS

A Great Option (All Most a Necessity) For Aggressive Vocals

Beer Battered Cod - Crusted with Coconut over Sauteed Shredded Sweet Pototoes & Shrimp

Beer: Red Stripe

Additional Drum Miking

Another excellent mic option for Hi Hat - SM7B
**Great when a Small Diaphragm condenser is too bright or hash"y"

Drum Miking 101 - Rock N Roll!

This is a straight forward micing technique for rock that I have been using for a while. Yields great TONE!


D112 and M88 in the Kick


View of the inside of the kick - Note: The D112 is very happy with out a mic stand


Um 70 (omni) front of kit - down low


451 on Hat with a pop filter


451 on Ride Cymbal


Neumann TLM 103's for Overheads (or any large diaphragm condensers)


57 on Snare top and bottom


View of the kit - Gobos on the sides

Chicago Sessions: AARON KOPPEL QUARTET • Multiverse

Aaron Koppel – guitar; Matt Nelson – piano, Hammond B-3, Rhodes; Graham Czach – upright & electric bass; Robert Tucker – drums. Recorded 6/19 & 6/26/2011

The follow-up to their critically-acclaimed 2009 album "Falling Together Falling Apart" - #7 in Neil Tesser’s Top Ten Chicago Jazz Discs of 2009, #12 in JazzChicago.net’s Top Chicago Recordings of 2009, 3 ½ Stars! (3=Good, 4=Excellent) – Downbeat Magazine, "Recommended" by Cadence Magazine, "Easily Recommended" - Chicago Jazz Magazine.

AARON KOPPEL QUARTET • Multiverse www.chicagosessions.com/koppel2.html

www.chicagosessions.com

Chickpea Burgers & Sauteed Sage Sweet Potatoes with Bulgur Salad

All Fiber!

Edwin Jagger DE Razor

My New Edwin Jagger DE87 Razor. I think the Merkur will be retired!

421 for Bass cab still wins!

421 along with a DI on a Fender Jazz - nothing beats it!

Cannellini with Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Sausage over Bulgur

Another Recipe from Mark Bittman- Lots of Fiber!

"The Blissters" Drum Tracking

D122 & 664 in the kick
57 on Snare
421's on Toms
81 on hat (with pop filter) & ride
414 EB (Silver) on Oheads






Tracked to 2 inch

Grilled Steak with Shreaded Sweet Potatos and Brussels Sprouts

Chickpea Tagine With Chicken

Recipe from Mark Bittman