the pop machine | gear

console
Soundcraft Series 1600 

·          24x8x24 configuration fitted with 2011 transformerless pre-amp/EQ modules with an integrated TT patchbay  

·          Designed and built in 1984 on London’s Great Sutton Street by Phil Dudderidge (Focusrite) and Graham Blythe

·          Purchased from Amy Grant's Nashville studios with a rich gold and platinum legacy

·          Gained notoriety when Tom Petty collaborated with Rick Rubin on ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ which was recorded and mixed on a Soundcraft Series 1600 by GRAMMY-winning engineer Richard Dodd 

·          The Pop Machine’s Soundcraft Series 1600 was re-capped in December 2009 by Kevin Silva from Uncle Albert’s 

·          Kevin Silva customized the console with an Uncle Albert’s opto-isolated monitoring-switching system
 

digital audio workstation
Digidesign Pro Tools®|HD v8.0.1
Digidesign Pro Tools®|HD 3 Accel
Digidesign Pro Tools®|HD 192 I/O x 2
Digidesign Pro Tools®|HD Sync I/O
Apogee Big Ben 192k Master Digital Clock
Apple G5 64-Bit Desktop Computer
Apple Cinema HD Display 23-inch Widescreen
Apple Mac Leopard OSX 10.5.6
LaCie Firewire Hard Drives
Kensington Expert Mouse

audio recorders and playback
Otari MX-80 2” Analog 24-Track Multi-track
Otari CB-124 Remote Control
Tascam MSR16 1⁄2" Analog 16-Track Multi-track
Tascam RC416 Remote Control

Alesis adat 8-Track Modular Digital Multi-track x 3
Alesis BRC Remote Control
 
Panasonic SV3800 DAT
Tascam 122MKII Cassette Recorder
Denon 1015 20-Bit CD Player  

 

monitor
UREI 813A

Yamaha NS10M Studio

JBL 4208
JBL LSR4312 SP Powered Subwoofer
Carver PM300 (Main)
Hafler Trans-Nova (Near-Field)

dynamics
Altec 436C Tube Compressor x 2   
Aphex 612 Logic Assisted Gate
dbx 160X Compressor/Limiter
dbx 160XT Compressor/Limiter
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
Smart Research C2 Stereo Compressor
Spectra Sonics Model 610 CompLimiter x 2
Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor/Limiter
Tube-Tech CL 1B Tube Compressor
Tube-Tech LCA 2B Tube Compressor/Limiter
UREI 1178 Dual Peak Limiter x 2
UREI LA4 Compressor/Limiter
UREI Universal Audio 1176LN
UREI Universal Audio LA5 Audio Leveler 
 

outboard
Amek Neve Pure Path Channel in a Box (CIB)
API 512b Mic-Pre x 4
API 550b 4-Band EQ x 2
API Lunchbox

Calrec PQ10s Mic-Pre/3-Band EQ x 2
Calrec PQ15s Mic-Pre/3-Band EQ x 2

Focusrite ISA 110 Mic-Pre/4-Band EQ x 2

Motown/Langevin 5116b Tube Mic-Pre x 2
Neve 1066 Mic-Pre/3-Band EQ x 2

Neve 1073 DPA Stereo Mic-Pre

Telefunken/TAB U74 x 2 Mic-Pre/ 54db Limiter
Tube-Tech PE 1C Tube EQ x 2
Universal Audio 2-610 Tube Mic-Pre/EQ

 

echo, reverb, and delay
Electrix FilterFactory
Electrix MO-FX
Electrix WarpFactory
Eventide Clockworks H910 Harmonizer
Lexicon 200
Lexicon LXP-15
Line 6 Echo Pro
Yamaha REV7

 

cue
Oz Audio HM6 Private Q 8x6 Headphone Matrix
AKG K240 Headphone
Sony MDR 7506 Headphones x 6
 

dimensions
Control Room: 19x17x12
Mahogany, Poplar, and Maple Live Room: 20x16x13.5
Vocal Isolation Booth: 6x4x8
Guitar Amp ISO Booth: 9x7x8
Slate Entry Room: 16x10x18
Mogami Oxygen-Free Multi-Strand Copper Cable
Neutrik & Monster Cable Gold-Plated Interconnects
Wi-Fi, Cable TV/DVD, Refrigerator, Vintage Atari 2600 Gaming System, Coffee and Espresso Bar, and Meditation Garden

 

design
Terry L. Monday, Monday Designworks

 

the pop machine | gear | microphones

microphones
AKG C12 VR (Tube)
AKG C414B/ULS x 2
AKG C414EB (with CK12 (C12) capsules) x 3
AKG C451E (A61 swivel-head, CK1, and CK22 caps) x 3
AKG C452E
AKG D12
AKG D112
AKG D224E x 3
Astatic Blues Breaker (Crystal)
Audio-Technica AT4031 x 2
Audio-Technica ATM25
Audio-Technica Pro 25
Beyerdynamic M160 (Ribbon) x 2
Beyerdynamic M420
B.L.U.E. Bottle (Tube)

B.L.U.E. Dragonfly x 2
B.L.U.E. Eightball x 2
B.L.U.E. Mouse
Coles STC BBC 4038 (Ribbon) x 2
Electro-Voice 635
Electro-Voice 664
Electro-Voice 666
Electro-Voice PL20
Kraco CB Mic (Crystal)
Neumann U47fet
Neumann U87

Neumann U87ai
Neumann KM84
Oktava MK 012 (3 Switchable Capsules) x 2
Realistic PZM
Royer R-122 (Ribbon)
Sennheiser e609 x 4
Sennheiser MD421 x 3

Shure Beta 58
Shure Beta Green BG4.0 x 2
Shure PE50SP
Shure SM7B x 2
Shure SM57 x 7
Shure SM57 Unidyne III
Shure SM58 x 3
Stedman N90

Unidyne III Model 545 x 2
Yamaha NS-10M (6.5" Speaker) 
 

 

direct injection
Avalon Design U5 Pure Class A DI x 3
Radial ProD2 Stereo Passive DI
Uncle Albert's Passive DI x 2

Uncle Albert's VTD-1 Vacuum Tube DI x 2

Uncle Albert's VTD-2 Vacuum Tube DI

Uncle Albert's VTD-3 Vacuum Tube DI
Whirlwind HotBox Active Reference DI
Whirlwind IMP2 DI x 2

Whirlwind Multi-Director 4-Channel DI

 

the pop machine | gear | instruments

amps
Ampeg B15N Portaflex 'Flip-Top' Bass Amp (1965)
Ampeg B15N 'Flip-Top' Bass Amp (1968)
Ampeg V4 Head
Ashley BP41 Bass Preamp

Fender 2x12 Cabinet with Weber VST Speakers
Fender Bassman (1969) Head
Fender Super Reverb (1970)
Fender Twin Reverb (1979)
Gallien-Krueger RB800 300w Bass Head
Gremlin GA10 Combo

Hartke 1x15 Bass Cabinet
Hartke 4x10 Bass Cabinet
HIWATT 4x12 Cabinet with Fane Speakers

HIWATT Custom 50 DR504 Head (Harry Joyce Design)
HIWATT Custom 100 DR103 Head (Harry Joyce Design)
Marshall 4145 Club & Country Combo 4x10 (1978)
Marshall JCM800 4x12 Cabinet

Marshall JCM900 4x12 Cabinet x 2
Marshall JCM800 Model 2210 100w Head
Marshall JCM900 Model 4100 100w Head
Marshall JMP MkII Model 2204 50w Head (1980)

Marshall Power Brake

Marshall Super Lead 100 Head (1973)
Mesa Engineering Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb 2x12 Combo
Peavey 5150 100w Head
Monday Designworks 2x12 Cabinet
Monday Designworks 2x12 Cabinet w/Weber VST Speakers
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
Vox AC30 Top Boost w/Vox Speakers


basses

Fender Jaguar Bass (2006)

Fender Jazz Bass (1962 Reissue)
Fender Jazz Bass (2008)
Fender Precision Bass (2001)
Fender Precision Bass (2004)
Gibson 450 (1974)
Gibson EB2 Bass (1966)
Gibson EB3 Bass (1968)
Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass (1974)
Gibson Thunderbird IV Bass
Gretsch G6119b Broadkaster Bass Guitar
Hagstrom ‘The Swede’ Bass (1970)
Hofner 500/1 ‘The Beatle’ Bass (1965)
Steinberger XL2 Bass

 

guitars
Danelectro 59-DC (2007)
Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster Maple (2006)
Fender 12-String Stratocaster (1988)
Fender 12-String Acoustic (1986)
Fender Strat Plus (1987)

Fender Telecaster (1996)
Gibson Chet Atkins (1989)
Gibson ES-335 (1969)
Gibson ES-335-12 (1967)
Gibson G45 6-string Acoustic (1948)
Gibson Firebird V (Non-Reverse) (1967)
Gibson Les Paul Gold Top with P90's (1972)
Gibson Les Paul SG with P90s (1962)
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1989)
Gibson Melody Maker (1961)
Gibson SG (2004)
Gretsch 6120 Nashville (1959)
Gretsch G6129T-1962 Sparkle Jet (2000)
Guild D4 NTHR 6-string Acoustic (1989)
Landola Acoustic with Fishman Transducers (1990)
Palmer Mandolin (1992)
Steinberger XL2 Guitar (1988)
Steinberger XP Guitar (1988)
Rickenbacker 6/12 String convertible (1968)
Taylor 6-string Acoustic (Rupert Neve/NAMM ) (2003) 

 

keyboards

Access Indigo TDM Plug-in
Alesis Micron
Alesis SR16 Drum Machine
ARP Omni 2 Analog Synthesizer (1980)

Digidesign Boom
Digidesign Bruno/Reso TDM Plug-In
Digidesign Structure
Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Hammond B3 Organ (1969)
Hammond M3 Organ (1948)
Hammond M101 Organ (1967)
Jenn SX100 Analog Synthesizer (1973) x 2
Korg MS2000 Analog Modeling Synthesizer
Korg DT1 Digital Tuner
Leslie 145 Speaker (1966)
Leslie 122 Speaker (1972)
Moog Mini-Moog
Propellorhead Reason 4.0
Roland JV2080
Roland Midi Controller
Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano
Wurlitzer 206A Electric Student Piano
Yamaha PSR 225

 

the pop machine | gear | instruments

pedals

Arion Pedal Board
Arion Stereo Chorus Engineering Work Store (EWS) SCH-Z Boss BF-1 Flanger
Boss CE-2 Chorus x 2
Boss CE-3 Chorus
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay x 2
Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner x 2
Boss TU-12H Chromatic Tuner
Danelectro BLT Slapback Delay
DOD FX25 Envelope Filter
DOD FX25B Envelope Filter
Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Wah-Wah x 2
Dunlop MXR Phase 90

Dunlop MXR Phase 100
Dunlop TS-1 Tremolo Stereo Pan

Dunlop JD-4S Rotovibe
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser
E-bow
Fulltone Full-Drive II MOSFET
Gig FX Chopper
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez UE400
Johnson J-Station
KMB Pedal Board x 2
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler
Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler

Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler
Line 6 POD
Maestro PS1 Phase Shifter
MXR Stereo Chorus
Pro Analog Dual Drive Sussed by Silva
Radial JX-2 Switchbone
Radial X-Amp
Rapco A/B Box
Tom Schultz Rockman Chorus/Delay

Tom Schultz Rockman Sustainer
Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde
Vox Wah-Wah
Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
Z. Vex Ooh Wah

Z. Vex Super Hard-On
Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth
Zoom Driver 5000 Amp Simulator 

 

percussion
Ludwig Green Sparkle Drum Kit (1970)

(24", 12", 14" & 14" Supraphonic Snare)
Slingerland Black Diamond Pearl Drum Kit (1961)
(22", 13", 16", & 14" Radio King Snare)
Sonor Black & White Strata Drum Kit (1969)
(20", 13", 14" & 14" Sonor Snare)
Tama Starclassic Maple Dark Cherry Fade Drum Kit (2000)
(22”, 12”, 13”, 14”, & 14” Kenny Aronoff Trackmaster Snare)
Payne Percussion Snare Drum
Sabian HHX Cymbals
(14” Hats, 16” Crash, 17” Crash, 20” Ride)
Tama Hardware

Tama Drum Throne
DW Double-Kick Pedal
Various percussion instruments 

 

the pop machine | the digital salon | gear

workstation
Digidesign Pro Tools® LE v8.0.1
Digidesign Digi002 Rack Factory
Digidesign M-Box Mini
Apple Mac Book Pro 2.53g
Apple Mac Leopard OSX 10.5.6
LaCie Firewire Hard Drives
Kensington Expert Mouse 
 

monitor
KRK V4 Powered Monitors
Alesis Micro Cue Amp
AKG K240 Headphones

outboard
Focusrite ISA428 4-Channel Mic-Pre w/Digital Clock
PreSonus DigiMax LT 8-Channel Mic-Pre 
 
dimensions
Control Room: 15x6x8
 

the pop machine | mobile | digital

workstation
Digidesign Pro Tools® LE v8.0.1
Digidesign Digi002 Rack Factory
Mac Leopard OSX 10.5.6
Apple Mac Book Pro 2.53g
 
monitor
KRK V4 Powered Monitors

outboard
Focusrite ISA428 4-Channel Mic-Pre w/Digital Clock
PreSonus DigiMax LT 8-Channel Mic-Pre 

 

the pop machine | mobile | analog

Yamaha MX12/4 Mixing Console

Ramsa 8112 12x4x2 Mixing Console

Ramsa ˝” 8-Track Analog Multi-Track

Apple G4 Power PC

Apple 17" Studio Display

Digidesign Pro Tools®| Digi001

Digidesign Pro Tools®| LE (v5.1)

 

the pop machine | mobile | p.a.
console

Allen & Heath MixWizard 16x2 Mixing Console


mains

Mackie SWA1801z 18" Powered Subwoofer

RCF ART200A 1x15 Powered Speaker x 2


monitors

JBL EON 15P1 1x15 Powered Speaker x 2

outboard
Alesis 3630 Stereo Compressor/Limiter

Alesis Midiverb II
Antares ATR1 Auto-Tune Processor
Aphex 105 Logic Assisted Gates
BSS Stereo 2-way Crossover 

Klark Teknik DN27 1/3 Octave Graphic EQ
Roland SDE-100 Digital Delay

White Instruments 4500 1/3 Octave EQ x 2

 

microphones
Audio-Technica Pro 25

Beyerdynamic M420
Sennheiser e609 x 2
Shure Beta58

Shure SM57 x 3

Shure SM58 x 3

Whirlwind IMP2 Direct Box  x2

 

other

Whirlwind Medusa 16x4 Snake

 

the pop machine | north | gear

console
Soundcraft Studio Spirit Console (24x8x2)

digital audio workstation
Digidesign Pro Tools® TDM (v5.1)

Digidesign Pro Tools®|24 MIX Plus Cubed
Digidesign Pro Tools® 888|24 x 2
Digidesign Pro Tools®| 24-Bit adat Bridge
MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV USB
Apple Power Mac G4 (Mac OS 9.2)
Apple 22” Cinema Display
Medea AudioRack-LP 160g Hard Drive
Seagate Cheetah Hot-Swap 36g Hard Drive
Sony AIT1 Tape Back-up with Mezzo Software


monitor
Yamaha HS-50 Powered Monitors


audio recorders and playback
Tascam DA30 DAT 
Sony CD Player

dynamics
Altec 436C Tube Compressor x 2   
Aphex 320A Compellor
Aphex 612 Logic Assisted Gate x 2
Ashley CL52 Stereo Compressor/Limiter
PreSonus ACP88 8-channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate

Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor/Limiter

Uncle Albert's Stereo 3-Band Tube EQ
UREI 1178 Dual Peak Limiter
 

outboard
Avalon U5 Pure Class-A DI x2

B.L.U.E. Robbie Tube Mic-Pre x 2
Dukane 2A40B 3x1 Tube Mixer
Fairchild 240 Tube Mic-Pre/EQ

Focusrite ISA115 HD Stereo Mic-Pre/4-Band EQ
Focusrite ISA430 Producer Pack
Joe Meek VC1Q Studio Channel

PreSonus BlueMAX Stereo Tube Mic-Pre
RCA 12156 Class-A Tube Mic-Pre
Uncle Albert's Class-A Tube Mic-Pre


echo, reverb, and delay
Alesis Quadraverb GT
Alesis Quadraverb Plus
Alesis Midiverb II x 2

Electrix EQKiller

Electrix FilterQueen

Yamaha SPX90II
Yamaha SP900
Zoom 9030 

 

microphones
AKG C451E (CK1 cardioid capsules) x 3
AKG D112

AKG SolidTube (Tube 414) x2
B.L.U.E. Dragonfly x 2

B.L.U.E. Eightball x 2
B.L.U.E. Mouse
Sennheiser e609 x 2
Sennheiser MD421MKII x 2

Shure Beta52
Shure SM7B
Shure SM57 x 3
Stedman N90

Yamaha NS-10M (6.5" Speaker)

 

cue system

Samson Cue Mixer
Sony 7506 Headphones

the pop machine | gear list