Microphones, Instruments and Hardware
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Microphones available for use in this studio include:
Brüel & Kjaer type 4003 omnidirectional mics, with own 130V preamp
Neumann U87 condenser mics
Neumann TLM193 condenser mic
Neumann TLM 102
Neumann TLM 103
Golden Age R1 Active MkIII Ribbon mics
Coles 4038 ribbonmics
Reslosound vintage ribbon mic
ElectroVoice PL20 dynamic mic
Sennheiser MD441 dynamic mics
Sennheiser MD421 dymanic mics
Sennheiser Evolution G2 500 Series radio mic system - incl. Me2 lapel, Me3 headset & Me4 lavalier mics
Microvox Swanneck
Beyer MPC65 PZM mics
AKG 451 condenser mics
AKG C1000S back electret condenser mics
AKGD 222 dynamic mic
Rode NT1-A condenser mics
AKG D112 dynamic bass microphone
Shure Beta 57A and SM57 dynamic mics
Zoom HS-VR Handy Recorder.
The EMS also has assorted homemade piezo contact mics (mono/stereo), drum bugs etc.
A range of MIDI controllers, headphone splitters and Sennheiser HD-280 Pro Closed Dynamic headphones are available for use in this studio.
The EMS also has a collection of useful instrument, tools and creative accessories:
Synthesizers
EMS VCS4 synthesizer – prototype circa 1970.
Roland 100M analogue modular system
Dave Smith Prophet 12
Roland JD800
EDP Wasp - from the early 80s - one of the earliest hybrid digital/analogue synths
Doepfer modular system
Cracklebox and CrackleSynth - built by Michel Waisvisz of STEIM in Amsterdam in the mid 1970s
Keyboard instruments
Wurlitzer electric piano (In Live Room)
Yamaha Disclavier
Samplers
Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard - 8-bit PCM, 9.38kHz – gritty sampling form the early 1980s
Akai S3000.
Tape Machines
Revox B77 tape recorder
Studer B67 tape recorder
Ferrograph (series VI) tape recorder. High quality mono all-valve recorder made in 1965.
MIDI/USB controllers
Ableton Push
Soundbeam 2
Yamaha MFC10
Korg Nano Kontrol II
Peavey PC 1600x
Portable monitors
Genelec 8050A powered speakers x 8 (with stands)
Genelec 8020D powered speakers x 4
Miscellaneous
Dayton Audio Transducer kit
Fireface 802 - audio interface
Hugh Davies improv collections – many and varied sounding objects
Stanton ST150 M2 turntable
Denon DRM-550 cassette player
