Describe the Bandatta Studio and the gear used
Hereunder is a list of most of the studio gear. For more info on some of the items, check here.

CONSOLE:

Soundtracs Topaz Project 8 – 24 inputs, 8 subgroups, good preamps, musical "British" EQ

 

MULTITRACKS:

Tascam MS16 – 1” reel to reel analogue 16-track recorder

Tascam TSR8 – 1/2” reel to reel analogue 8-track recorder

Tascam MTS1000 & IF1000 – master controller linking all recorders, MIDI and PC together

E-MU 1820m - digital audio system with 24bit/192KHz converters, used mainly for stereo mastering

 

PREAMPS & DYNAMICS:

Tab V72a

Tab V372D

Telefunken V672

Siemens V272

Siemens V274

Neumann V472-2

Telefunken V374a

EMT 156 – old PWM-compressor: stereo version AND working!

Drawmer MX30 - dual mono compressor

Behringer Composer - dual mono compressor

ART MDC2001 – stereo dynamics processor

 

EFFECTS:

Roland SRV330 - dimensional space reverb - great reverb unit!

ART SGX2000 - digital effects system with tube preamp

Alesis Quadraverb - the original one from '89 - studio standard effects system

Dynacord VRS23 - analogue tapeless "tape delay" - fresh sounding reverb

Dynacord DRS78 - stereo reverb/delay system from 1978 - good on guitars and keyboards

Dynacord CLS222 – the best analogue leslie simulation I’ve ever heard

Dynacord Echocord Super 65 - tape delay with tube preamp

Klemt Echolette NG51 S - tape delay with tube preamp

Roland RE201 Space Echo - tape delay and spring reverb

MXR Pitch Shifter - best tracking analogue pitch shifter ever

MAM Vocoder - 11-band vocoder and filterbank

Ibanez UE400 - early 1970's multi effects unit - compressor, distortion, phaser, flanger/stereo chorus

Ibanez AD202 - very good-sounding analog delay unit, with doubling and flanger - instant "The Edge" sound.

Ibanez AD190 - analogue delay and flanger unit

Ibanez AD150 - analogue delay unit

+ various stompboxes

 

AMPS:

Marshall JMP50W - my first tube amp - it's from 1981 and it sounds superb on higher volume...

Vox AC30TBR - rare 1972's version of the AC30TB - it's supposed to have reverb onboard (hence the "R"), unfortunately mine lacks the reverb can.

Hohner Orgaphon 41MH - this is an amp from the mid-sixties, meant for amplifying organs, accordeons, but has also input for bass, guitar, microphone, etc. Great vibrato and a very versatile spring reverb!

Hohner Orgaphon 20MH - the smaller version of the 41MH but without the vibrato. One interesting application of these Orgaphon amps is to use them as a "reverb only" amp - split your guitar signal post-FX, apply reverb and set the 20MH to only amplify the "wet" reverb channel. Nice solution to add reverb to non-reverb amps.

Dynacord DA15/V

Dynacord DA16/V

Dynacord KV6 - the smallest member of the family - great design from the '50's

Dynacord KV12 - instant "garage rock" sound

Dynacord Eminent EMT - an early '60's all-tube modest PA-amplifier

Klemt M40 - this is a 1950's all-tube small PA-amplifier that sounds terrific for guitars

Marshall SE100 - not an amp but a speaker emulation / power soak unit - Swiss army knife of a recording guitarist. Especially well-suited for late night tracking when the kids are asleep :-)

 

SYNTHESIZERS:

Korg Polysix – analogue synth of 1983

Korg EX800 – analogue synth of the 80’s, this is the module version of the Poly800

Yamaha SY35 – a so-called “ROMPLER” mainly used as master keyboard

Roland RS09 – organ/string synth

Akai S3000i - sampler

Akai S3000XL - sampler

 

MICROPHONES:

Studio Projects C1 – condenser LD

Sennheiser MD441 – THE best dynamic ever

Sennheiser MD421 – a must for drums

Sennheiser MD412

Sennheiser MD211 - omnidirectional dynamic

AKG D190

AKG D202

Shure SM57 – the workhorse

Shure SM58

Shure 55S – the “Elvis” mic

Beyerdynamic M260

Beyerdynamic Soundstar X1 - the Beyer-version of the MD421