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Toronto's Fandango recording,
processing, mixing and mastering studio equipment combines the analog and the
digital worlds. Fandango uses exclusively only high-end quality equipment, to
ensure a pristine and warm sound. The heart of the studio is an Intel workstation, 8GB
Crucial Ram, all SCSI,
Geffen power supply, with Lynx AES 16 sixteen channels AES/EBU Digital I/O with Lynx Syncrolock
Jitter Attenuation Technology connected to Aurora 16 -
Simultaneous 16 Channel
Analog I/O and 16 Channel AES/EBU I/O
24bit/192 kHz AD/DA Mastering A/D and D/A
converstors, with three
UAD1 Ultra Pack Card and two TC Electronics Powercore
MKII DSP cards and a Mackie MCU controller. Once in the digital domain, the sound is processed
digitally until the final step- CD or tape. Recording is performed at 24bit
resolution and
the whole sound processing- mixing, mixdown, mastering or sound restoration- is
done in 32 bit resolution.
Software:
| Multitrack / mixing |
Cubase, Nuendo |
| Mastering |
Wavelab |
| Plugins |
Waves
- Waves Platinum Bundle(Gold + Masters+
Renaissance), Waves SSL Bundle + Waves Restoration Bundle |
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UAD1
- 3 PCI cards
- LA-2A, LA-3A, 1176LN, Fairchild 670, Plate 140, Pultec EQP-1A,
Neve 1073 EQ, Neve 1081 EQ, Neve 88RS, Neve 33609, Helios 69 EQ, Precision EQ/Multiband, Cambridge EQ, , Roland
CE-1, Roland Dimension D, Roland RE-201, Dreamverb, Precision De-Esser |
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TC Powercore MKII
- 2 PCI cards - TC Powercore
complete suite plugins, Sony Oxford EQ,
Restoration Suite |
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Others
- Melodyne Studio, Drumagog, Arturia Moog Modular, Tassman,
PSP (Vintage Warmer, Lexicon), Groove Agent, TL Audio, TC Native, IK MUltimedia,
etc |
Microphones: Our
excellent microphone collection covers all possible recording needs and includes some of the
best and finest in the industry:
| Large
condensers |
Neumann U87 |
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Neumann TLM-103 |
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Lawson L251 Tube Variable Pattern |
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Lawson L47 Tube Variable Pattern |
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Lawson L47FET, Lawson L251 FET |
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AKG C414
B-ULS - matched pair (2) |
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Rode K2 Tube Variable Pattern |
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| Small diaphragm
condensers |
Neumann SKM 184 - matched pair
(2) |
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Earthworks QTC 40 time coherent omni
- matched pair (2) |
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| Dynamic mics |
AKG D-112 |
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AKG 418 (2) |
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Senheiser MD421 (2) |
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Shure Beta 58 (2) |
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Shure SM57 (3) |
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Shure SM58 |
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| Ribbon mics |
AEA R84 |
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Royer R-121 (2) |
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Preamps: Together
with the microphones, the mic preamps are essential for the quality of the
recording, and our mic preamps cover the whole sound spectrum- from
extremely transparent (needed for classical music) to colorful:
| Preamps: |
Martech MSS-10 |
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Vintech X73i |
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Focusrite Red 1 Quad preamp (4
channels) |
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Pendulum Audio MDP-1 dual channel
vacuum tube Mic/DI preamp (2 channels) |
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Millennia HV-3D 8-channel preamp (8
channels) |
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Avalon U5 DI |
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Korg D3200 and Sound Device 722 for
mobile recording |
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| Processors: |
Tech CL-1B compressor |
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Millenia NSEQ-2 Equalizer |
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Empirical Labs Distressor EL8x /
w/British mode (2) |
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TC Electronics G-Force |
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Lexicon MPX500 |
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Focusrite Platinum
Compressor |
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DBX 1046 compressor |
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Symetrix 552E EQ |
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Line 6 POD amp simulator |
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Line 6 Bass Pod XT |
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| Monitors |
Mackie HR824 self-powered THX
approved |
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Mackie HRS 120 self-powered
subwoofer THX approved |
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KRK V6 self-powered |
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Auratones Special Edition powered by Alesis RA 150 |
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Mackie Big Knob distribution system |
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| Amps: |
DR Z Maz 18 NR |
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DR Z 2x12" Z-Best Thiele ported
cabinet |
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AER Acoustic Combo 60 |
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Vasco - 5 watts tube amp - Chicago,
1957 |
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Raezer's Edge 10" SL cabinet |
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| Synths & drum machines: |
Kurzweil K2600XS |
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Waldorf Q |
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Access Virus C |
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Korg Triton LE |
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Korg TR-Rack |
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Oberheim Matrix |
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Akai MPC1000 |
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Roland GR-33 |
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| Headphones: |
Hear Back personal monitoring system,
1 hub, 4 personal mixers |
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Mackie 1604 VLZ Pro used for the
main mix
for the Hear Back monitoring system |
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Sony MDR-7509, Sony MDR-7506 (2) |
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Fostex T40, Audio-Technica D40 |
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Sennheiser HD280 Pro
(2) |
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SH-HP90, HD-130 (2) |
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Rolls and Apex headphone mixer amp,
many other headphones |
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| Guitar pedal board: |
Fulltone Choral/Flanger |
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Fulltone Ultimate Octavia |
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Fulltone
Full Drive |
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Boss Metal MT2 |
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Boss driver BD-2 |
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Boss phase shifter PH-3 |
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Boss EQ GE-7 (2) |
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Boss TH12, Boss sampler RC-20 |
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Boss sampler RC-20 |
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Guyatone Tube Echo |
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Vox Wah, Rocktron volume |
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Voodoo Lab Power Supply |
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| Guitars, Bases: |
Fender
Deluxe Strat American Custom made |
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Fender Jazz Bass American |
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Godin Multiac |
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Parker NightFly Deluxe |
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D'Angelico Excel EXS * |
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Taylor 714CE * |
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| Others:
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THD Hot plate, Mackie MCU
controller, SE Reflection |
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filters, Sony TC-WE625 tape-recorder, Sony
DVD, CD and mp3 players |
*Certain conditions apply.
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