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At Santa Barbara Sound Design you have over forty years serving the regional and world community with unwavering commitment to sonic and artistic integrity. The professional recording and audio industry has evolved dramatically but with that being said there are truisms that exist which cannot be overlooked and must be learned, implemented, and honored.
The Audio Engineering Society was established decades ago to publish standards and practices that are key to delivering integrity in audio for all purposes and applications. Unfortunately, due to the alarming increase and ease of owning inexpensive audio gear the science and artistry of audio engineering gets forgotten or overlooked.
One cannot underestimate the importance of the hours a professional audio engineer or producer has spent developing their craft. As an intern, apprentice, and eventually a journeyman they acquire the skills needed to succeed. Furthermore, the equipment you find in the true world-class recording studios from microphones, to preamps, equalizers and to recording systems both digital and analog, to monitoring systems, and their acoustically treated and designed environments bear little resemblance as to expense and functional integrity and capability often found in home and semi-professional studios.
Take a look at the photos and equipment list; study the list of people and companies that have worked with Santa Barbara Sound Design over the years and know that you are in good hands. Most importantly, we care about our clients and want your project to succeed and will put our heart and soul into your project, empowering you through our musical and technical knowledge and creative use of our equipment to extract the very best results imagined.
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Apple 12core INTEL MAC PRO 3.3GHz w/48GB RAM
APPLE 30inch CINEMA HD, and VIEWSONIC 27inch DVI DISPLAY
HDx running PT12.8 (Waves Mercury and Studio Classisc Collection, Sonnox, Eventide, McDSP, Brainworx plus many more)
2 16x16 HD I/O, Burl Mothership(12IN, 8OUT),
1 Antelope Audio Rubidium Atomic Clock
TOTAL IN/OUT: 44 ANALOG IN, 40 ANALOG OUT, AES 8 IN/8 OUT
AVID SYNC-HD I/O, iConnect MIDI I/O
Apple 8 CORE Intel MAC PRO running Maverick OS and PT10.3 and PT11 with Waves platinum bundle, Brainworx bundle, and more
APPLE 23inch CINEMA Display, Viewsonic 21inch DVI LCD Display
AVID HDx PCIe DAW
1 AVID HD I/O ANALOG 16IN 8OUT w/8 AES in and out
Apogee AD16x- 16 Analog IN, RME AD/DA 96k 8 Analog IN/8 Analog OUT
ROSENDAL NANOCLOCK
RUPERT NEVE 5088 (32 in, 8 group, 2 out)
1 Altec 1567 Mono Tube mixer(6x1)
BRENT AVERILL (10x2 neve 1272 summing mixer)
SPEC ELECTRONICS MODEL SSM Stereo Mixer
Digico SD8-24 Live sound Digital Mixing Board
Waves SOUNDGRID Server
MACbook Pro HD Native Portable Recording System
Antelope Audio Orion 32HD (Total 64 IN, 32 Analog, 32 Digitial)
Antelope Audio MP32 Portable Mic Preamps
18 NEVE 1081 (mic pre/4 band eq)
14 NEVE 1064 (mic pre/3 band eq)
4 NEVE 1085 and 2 Wunder Audio PEQ1A (1073 type-mic pre/3 band eq)
4 NEVE 1272 Mic pre
Thermionic Culture Rooster2 Stereo Tube Mic Pre w/EQ and Attitude Overdrive Control
1 ADesigns Pacifica Dual Channel Mic Preamp/DI
1 Millennia TD1 MicPre/DI/Reamp Module
1 DAVE HILL EUROPA MicPre/DI
2 SUMMIT AUDIO TD-100 Tube DI
2 A-Designs REDDI Tube DI
4 COUNTRYMAN Passive DI
2 Heritage Audio 1081
2 Heritage Audio 6673
4-SUMMIT AUDIO 2BA-221 MIC PRE/DI
1 API Lunchbox Powered RACK
2 Classic API VP28
4 Classic API VP26 (mic pre w/Red Dot Opamps)
4 Tube DI's
8 M210 Tube MIC PRE's
4 SUMMIT AUDIO TLA-100, 2 SUMMIT AUDIO DCL-200 Stereo Compressor
1 Tube Tech CL1A Tube Compressor
1 TELETRONIX LA2A
1 UREI 1178 (two channel FET compressor)
1 UA LA3A
1 TUBE TECH SMC 2BM (stereo multi band compressor)
1 API 2500 (stero compressor)
1 RCA BA6A
1 IGS Multiband stereo compressor
3 DBX 160x compressor, 1 DBX 162 (stereo compressor)
1 Chandler Germanium Compressor
2 APHEX EXPRESSOR
1 IGS TubeCore 3u mastering Compressor
1 Pendulum Audio ES8 Stereo Compressor
APHEX EXPANDER/GATE, APHEX COMPELLER
1 GML 8200 (stereo parametric eq-4 channels total)
1 SPL PASSEQ stereo mastering EQ
1 HENDY AMPS Michelangelo Stereo EQ
1 SUMMIT AUDIO EQF-100 Stereo Tube EQ-3 band
2 SUMMIT AUDIO EQP-200B 4-band Tube EQ (Pultec CUT/BOOST Type)
1 Drip Electronics Pultec EQP1A Clone
1 A Designs EM-EQ2 Stereo Mastering/Mix EQ
1 Retro Instruments 2A3 Stereo EQ
1 Knif Audio SOMA Mastering EQ
1 Lexicon 480L w/LARC controller
1 AKG BX20 SPRING REVERB
1 AMS RMX 16 CLASSIC DIGITAL REVERB
1 EMT 140 VINTAGE PLATE REVERB
1 EVENTIDE H3000B DIGITAL FX PROCESSOR
DYNAMIC:
6 SHURE SM-57
3 SHURE SM-58
5 SENNHEISER MD421
1 SENNHEISER E602
1 SENNHEISER MD441
1 AKG D190
1 AKG D112
4 ELECTRO VOICE RE-20
CONDENSER:
1 NEUMANN U47 VINTAGE TUBE MICROPHONE
1 TELEFUNKEN U47 VINTAGE TUBE MICROPHONE
2 NEUMANN U87
1 NEUMANN U87 W/ KLAUS HEINE MODS
1 NEUMANN U67 VINTAGE TUBE MICROPHONE
1 MicroTech Gefell CMV563 w/M7 capsule Re-issue
1 NEUMANN M149 TUBE MICROPHONE
1 AKG C24 STEREO VINTAGE TUBE MICROPHONE
2 AKG/NORELCO C12A VINTAGE NUVISTOR/TUBE MICROPHONE
1 AKG C60 W/ CK1 CAPSULE VINTAGE TUBE MICROPHONE
4 AKG C414 EB
1 ADK Custom Shop ELAM 251 Clone
1 BLUE BOTTLE Tube Mic w/Xchange-able capsules
2 RED TYBE B Class A Mic w/Xchange-able capsules
X-change-able CAPSULES FOR NEUMANN / BLUE / RED Series Mics:
2 B4 (M50 type), 2 B6 (C12 type), 2 B0 (251 type), 2 M8 (Neumann Omni)
1 Josephson E22 Condenser Mic
1 Josephson C617 Omni Condenser Mic
1 AUDIO TECHNICA 4047
1 AUDIO TECHNICA 4033
2 SONY C37
1 SONY C500
2 SONY ECM-50PS
1 Sanken COS11 Lavalier
5 NEUMANN KM84
4 AKG 452 EB W/CK1 CAPSULE
1 SCHOEPS CMT 35
2 B&K 4006
1 DPA 4099 Clip-on Condenser Mic
1 SENNHEISER MKH 104
2 BEYERDYNAMIC MB301 RIBBON Mics
2 SHURE SM81
2 SHURE SM94
3 SHURE SM97 Clip-on Drum Mics
2 ROYER 122 ACTIVE RIBBON MICS
1 MXL 2001
2 SCHERTLER Contact Condenser Mics
UREI TIME ALIGN 813 pair w/BRYSTON 4B AMP (Soffet mounted)
ATC SCM150 mastering speakers(self powered); (Mid-Field)
ATC SCM25A nearfield monitor speakers
YAMAHA NS-10M w/BRYSTON 3B Amp and Yamaha Sub (optional); (Near field)
FURMAN Headphone Monitoring (incl. HDS-16 Master Distributor, 8-HRM16 16 chan. Personal mixers)
AUDIENT MSP10 (studio monitor controller)
M&K 5.1 PRO (surround monitoring system)
GENELEC 1030 Stereo monitoring system
YAMAHA STUDIO DRUM KIT
ESTONIA ARTISAN SERIES 9 foot CONCERT GRAND
HAMMOND B3 with 2-LESLIE 122
1939 HAMMOND MODEL BC with LESLIE 142
HAMMOND XK3 w/Leslie 122/142 Interface
YAMAHA MOTIF8, KORG TRITON LE, ROLAND JD800
DIVIDED BY THIRTEEN LDW 9/15 (studio guitar tube amp) w/ 1-12inch CELESTION Cabinet
FENDER DELUXE REVERB 1965 by Alessandro
MARSHALL LEAD 100 MOSFET Head
1 4X10 MARSHALL CABINET, 1 12X2 MARSHALL CABINET
Yamaha MV-802 Keybaord Mixer(Rack Mount)
1 TASCAM DA-88 (8 track digital recorder w/ SMPTE timecode)
1 PANASONIC SV-3800
TANNOY SGM10
YAMAHA NS-10M with Rotel Monoblock Power Amps
Quested F-11
Genelec 1030
BENCHMARK DAC1 (monitor controller)
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