The Gear
Select:
- Recording Console
- Recorders, Playback
- Compressors, Expanders, Gates
- Reverbs, Echos, Delays
- Midi Devices, Modules
- Signal Processors, Effects
- Microphones, DI Boxes
Credits
MetroStudios has worked with every major record label and many independents, with artists and musicians ranging from the famous to the soon-to-be famous. More…
Most of the listed equipment is available at no extra charge. We are frequently upgrading equipment. Changes occur on a regular basis. If you have special needs, please confirm availability.
The Equipment
Custom extended mainframe fully-automated with vintage Neve pre-amps modified as switchable transformer/transformerless; 8-band E.Q., 6 upper bands modified API, 2 low frequency bands utlilizing real wire-wound inductors; 416 point patchbay using both TT and 1/4" jacks accessing the following: mic/line pre-amps, E.Q., record buses, machine returns, automation, headphone cues, multiple sets of mixdown buses, outboard equipment, and computers.
Pro Tools|HDX with all the desirable DSP audio plug-ins, including Antares, Waves, Sound Toys, Massey, pitch correction, time stretching and many more. Many virtual instruments are loaded and ready to go, including Kontakt, BFD2, Trilian, Omnisphere, Play, Structure, IK and more.
Pro Tools|HDX runs in frame-accurate Word Clock sychronization with our 2-Inch 24 Track Analog recorder.
Ampex MM1200 24 track 2 inch analog with latest upgrades and modifications including "seamless punch-in". Tape speeds 15 and 30 IPS with VSO (variable pitch).
Record and playback alignment +9db ref: 185nw/m MRL standards.
Pro Tools|HDX and Sound Forge with all the best third-party mastering plug-ins available.
Outboard Compressors,
Expanders,
Gates
We feature the very rare and sought-after original Urei LA3A compressor/levelers and the Urei/Universal Audio 1176LN compressor/limiters.
The Eventide Omnipressor (rare vintage) compressor/expander/gate with finite parameters uncommon in most devices of this type.
Plus:
- T.C. Electronics multi-band compressor
- Aphex tube compression
- Allison Gain Brains and Keypexes (rare vintage)
- Berringer De-noiser gate with "smart" dynamic noise reduction
- DBX compressors
Outboard Reverbs,
Echos, Delays
- Lexicon dual-engine PCM90/91
- Lexicon PCM80
- Lexicon PCM60 (rare vintage)
- Lexicon LXP-15
- Lexicon MPX-1
- Yamaha Rev-7
- Lexicon Prime Time II Multi-tap PCM digital delay
Outboard Midi Devices, Modules
- Motu MTAV SMPTE/MTC/Word Clock Midi patchbay
- Korg 88-key weighted controller
- Proteus 2000 sound module
- Alesis DM-5 drum module
- Roland R-8M percussion module
- Yamaha DX7
- Oberheim Matrix-12
Outboard Signal Processors/Effects
- Eventide flanger (rare vintage)
- Harmonizer
- Orban sibilance controller/De-esser (rare vintage)
- Orban mono-to-stereo imager
- Hughes Sound Retrieval Systems (spacial enhancers)
- Audio Arts 8-band stereo parametric E.Q.s
- Aphex vacuum tube stereo parametric E.Q.
- Applied Research vacuum tube pre-amps
- Lexicon LXP-15 signal processor
- Lexicon MPX-1 signal processor
- SansAmp bass driver
- Aphex Aural Exciters
- BBE 862 Sonic Maximizer
- Various guitar effects pedals (delays, chorus, overdrive, distortion, etc.)
- Nuemann U-87 condenser, conventional
- Nuemann U-87 condenser, Steven Paul Modified
- Nuemann U-67 condenser tube
- Nuemann U-47 condenser fet
- Nuemann KM-84 condenser, matched pair
- Groovetube condenser tube
- AKG 414 EB condenser, matched pair
- AKG 451 condenser, matched pair
- AKG 452 condenser, matched pair
- AKG D1000 dynamic, 4
- Stedman N90 large diaphragm dynamic, modified
- Sennheiser MD421 dynamic, matched pair
- Sony ECM50 condenser
- Sony ECM22P condenser
- Audio-technica ATM433R condenser, matched pair
- Beyer Dynamic M160N ribbon
- Beyer Dynamic M260N ribbon
- Beyer Dynamic MC67 dynamic
- Electro-Voice RE20 large diaphragm dynamic
- Electro-Voice RE15 dynamic, matched pair
- Shure SM54 dynamic, 2
- Shure SM57 dynamic, 20
- And many more
- More than a dozen active and passive, transformer and transformerless, solid-state and tube DI boxes (direct input boxes) available.