Equipment Details

The Open Studio makes state-of-the-art recording equipment available to musicians with support from student engineers and producers. 

musicians recording
 

Studio Hardware and Software

student adjusting a soundboard while recording
 

Control Room Equipment    

     

The Washington College Open Studio maintains all of the equipment needed for professional music recording, enabling both cutting-edge training for students and top-quality recordings for musicians.

  • Computer — Mac Studio 2022 - Apple M1 Ultra 128GB Memory
  • Audio Interface — Behringer X-32
  • Video Monitor 1 — 34-inch (3440 × 1440)
  • Video Monitor 2 — Samsung TV 55 inch ( 1920 × 1080)
  • Pre-Amps — Two Midas DL-16
  • Faders Control — AVID Artist Mix
  • Studio Monitors A — Focal Alpha 65
  • Studio Monitors B — Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube
  • Monitor Switcher — Presonus Central Studio
  • DI Box — Several Kark Teknik DI 20P Pro DI 2
  • DI Box  — Several Radial ProD2 Stereo Direct Box
  • ReAmping — Radial ProRMP 1-channel Passive Re-amping Device
  • External Effects — Klark Teknik 1176-KT Limiting Amplifier
  • External Effects — Empirical Labs EL8 (Distressor)
  • External Effects — Pro VLA IITwo Channel Opto/Tube Leveling Amplifier
  • External Effects — Pair of Warm Audio EQP-WA Tube EQ 

 

The Washington College Open Studio maintains all of the equipment needed for professional music recording, enabling both cutting-edge training for students and top-quality recordings for musicians.

  • Pro Tools 12
  •  Ableton Live 12

 

The Washington College Open Studio maintains all of the equipment needed for professional music recording, enabling both cutting-edge training for students and top-quality recordings for musicians.

  • AVID Plugins — Over 70 Avid Plugins
  • AIR Plugins — 20 AIR plugins
  • Antares Auto Tune Artist   
  • Audio Ease Altiverb— REVERB
  • Celemony Melodyne Assistant — Auto Tune
  • Positive Grid Bias FX 2 — Pedals & Amps
  • Voxengo Span — Utility
  • Voxengo MSED — Mid-Side Encoder
  • Universal Audio Neve 1073
  • Universal Audio Precision De-Esser  
  • Universal Audio Precision Delay Mod
  • Universal AudioPrecision Delay Mod Long
  • Universal AudioPrecision Enhancer — Harmonics
  • Universal Audio Precision Reflection Engine
  • Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A — Compressor
  • Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Gray — Compressor
  • Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Silver — Compressor
  • Universal Audio Real Verb Pro — Compressor
  • Universal Audio SSL E Channel Strip — EQ & Compressor
  • Universal Audio UA 610-A
  • Universal Audio US 610-B
  • Universal Audio Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier — Pedals & Amps
  • Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier — Pedals & Amps
  • Universal Audio Lion '68 Super Lead Amplifier — Pedals & Amps
  • Universal Audio Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier — Pedals & Amps
  • LANDR Studio — AI Mastering
  • SyncoArts Vocalign Pro 6.0

 

Microphones

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Inventory List

  • 10 Shure - SM57 — Cardiod Directional instrumental dynamic mic
  • 4 Shure - SM58 — Cardiod vocal dynamic mic
  • 1 Shure - SM57A Beta SM58A — Supercardiod vocal dynamic mic
  • 1 AKG - D112 MKII — Kick/Bass
  • 1 Behringer 19a — Kick (Clone of Shure Beta 91A
  • 1 Sennheiser MD 421 Kompakt — Multi-purpose
  • 1 Sennheiser MD 421 — Multi-purpose
  • 1 Sennheiser 609 — Guitar Amps
  • 3 Shure PG56 — Drum Tom Mics
  • 1 Electro Voice - RE20 — Bass, Kick, Speaking
  • 2 AKG - C414 XLII/ST (Pair)— Large diaphragm multi-pattern condenser
  • 1 Audio-Technica - AT4050 — Omni/cardiod large diaphragm condenser
  • 1 Audio-Technica - AT4047 — Cardiod large diaphragm condenser
  • 1 Electro Voice - RE20 — Large diaphragm dynamic cardiod
  • 2 Shure KSM 141 — Small Diaphragm
  • 4 Behringer C-2 — Small Diaphragm
  • 1 Royer 121
  • 1 MXL R40
  • 1 Sterling Audio ST170 active ribbon
  • 1 Avatone CR-14