World-class gear.
No compromises.

We own all of it. Nothing on this list is hired in for the day.

Eighteen in, twenty out. Four SSL mic preamps with the Legacy 4K switch, so a source can be sweetened on the way in instead of argued with later.

Format

USB-C, 18 in / 20 out

Preamps

4 × SSL mic pre

Converters

32-bit / 192 kHz

Colour

Legacy 4K switch

Expansion

ADAT in / out

Headphones

2 independent mixes

The spine of every session — tracking, overdubs, monitoring and playback all pass through it.

Class-A discrete valve preamp into an opto compressor into a four-band sweep EQ. It is the reason a vocal recorded here sits forward without being pushed.

Topology

Class A, discrete valve

Stages

Pre · opto comp · 4-band EQ

Format

2U rack

Input

Mic / line / instrument

Metering

Switchable VU

Phantom

+48 V

Lead vocals, voice-over and upright bass — anything that has to sit at the front of a mix.

Transformerless, cardioid, and with a noise floor low enough that the limit is the room rather than the microphone. The K 103 capsule is the large-diaphragm Neumann sound with the lift kept gentle.

Type

Condenser, transformerless

Pattern

Cardioid

Capsule

K 103, large diaphragm

Self-noise

7 dB-A

Max SPL

138 dB

Mount

EA 1 elastic suspension

First choice on a detailed lead vocal, and on acoustic guitar when the part needs air.

A one-inch gold-evaporated capsule behind that wave-form mesh head. Cardioid for the take, omni when the room is worth keeping, figure-of-eight for two singers on one microphone.

Type

Condenser, large diaphragm

Patterns

Cardioid · omni · figure-8

Capsule

1" gold evaporated

Max SPL

138 dB

Head

Wave-form mesh, built-in pop

Body

Chassis-milled, knurled

Room pairs, backing vocals, guitar cabinets, and duets recorded face to face.

A dynamic cardioid with internal air-suspension shock isolation and a yoke you can point anywhere. It rejects the room, which is exactly what a loud vocal or a podcast in a live space needs.

Type

Dynamic

Pattern

Cardioid

Response

50 Hz – 20 kHz

Switches

Bass rolloff · presence boost

Isolation

Internal air suspension

Shielding

Hum-bucking coil

Rap and rock vocals, podcasts, and any voice recorded in a room we did not build.

The most recorded microphone in history, and still the fastest way to a snare, a guitar cabinet or a brass section that already sounds like the record.

Type

Dynamic

Pattern

Cardioid

Response

40 Hz – 15 kHz

Grille

Integral, no ball

Handling

Pneumatic shock mount

Power

None required

Snare top, guitar cabinets, percussion, and anything that has to survive a live stage.

A one-inch gold-sputtered capsule in a nickel-plated body, on its own SM6 shock mount and pop shield. One of the quietest studio condensers made, which makes it the safe pair of hands for soft sources.

Type

Condenser, large diaphragm

Pattern

Cardioid

Capsule

1" gold sputtered

Self-noise

5 dB-A

Max SPL

137 dB

Ships with

SM6 mount + pop shield

Whispered and intimate vocals, nylon-string guitar, strings and voice-over.

An interference-tube shotgun with a switchable low-cut and the choice of phantom power or a single AA — so it works on a boom on set and on a camera in a car park.

Type

Shotgun, interference tube

Pattern

Supercardioid / lobar

Response

40 Hz – 20 kHz

Low-cut

Switchable

Power

+48 V or 1 × AA

Output

XLR-3

Boomed dialogue, ADR reference, foley and location interviews.

Six tracks, four XLR/TRS combo inputs and an interchangeable capsule on top. Every location recording, foley session and festival capture starts here.

Tracks

6 simultaneous

Inputs

4 × XLR / TRS combo

Capsules

Interchangeable XY / MS

Resolution

24-bit / 96 kHz

Safety

Backup track at −12 dB

Power

4 × AA or USB

Location recording, foley, ambience gathering and multitrack capture of live sets.

SK 100 G4 bodypack, EK 100 G4 camera receiver and an ME 2 omni lavalier. Up to twenty compatible channels, so a panel or a documentary crew does not run out of frequencies.

System

SK 100 G4 + EK 100 G4

Capsule

ME 2 omni lavalier

Bandwidth

42 MHz tuning range

Channels

Up to 20 compatible

Range

Up to 100 m line of sight

Power

2 × AA per unit

Podcast guests, interviews, documentary and anything filmed while moving.