Sofa Sound - 'State Of The F****** Art'
"I've never got a better drum sound in my life." - Hugh Padgham
Sofa Sound Specifications
CONTROL ROOM: 7m x 7m (22.9' x 22.9')
LIVE ROOM: 6m x 6m (19' x 19')
BOOTH 1: 2.5m x 3m (8' x 9.8')
BOOTH 2: 2m x 3m (6.5' x 9.8')
CONSOLE
SSL G+ Series fully automated 64 channel console (+ 4 stereo)
MULTITRACK / HARD DISK RECORDING
Protools HD3 Accel with 32 inputs and 48 outputs
Studer A800 MkIII 24-track 2"
MONITORING
Quested HQ410 3 Way Monitors
KRK V6
KRK Expose 8
Yamaha NS10M
AR 18LS / Auratones
Sony Mini speakers
Amplifiers: Quested / Bryston
MASTERING
Ampex ATR102 1/2"
Panasonic SV3800 DAT Player
T
ascam DA60 MkII Timecode DAT
HHB CD Recorder
DYNAMICS
SSL XL Logic Channel Strip
Teletronix LA-2A
Urei 1176LN (x2)
DBX 160 (x2)
DBX 160A (x2)
Empirical Lab Distressors (x2)
AH Mini Limiter (x2)
SPL De-esser
SPL Transient Designer (4 channel Version)
Drawmer DS201 Noise Gates (x2)
Gates Sta-Level (Vintage re-issue)
Manley Vari-Mu (Tube limiter/compressor)
EQUALISATION / MIC PRE'S
Chandler Germanium Tone Control
Massenberg (GML) 8200
Tubetech PE-1C (x2)
Neve 1064 (x6)
Neve 1081 (x4)
Summit TPA200B Stereo Valve Preamp
Apogee Mini MP Stereo Mic Preamp
Universal Audio 2-610 Valve Preamp
REVERBERATION
Lexicon 300
Lexicon 480L
Lexicon PCM90
EMT 140 Plate Reverb
EMT 245 Digital Plate
AMS RMX16
Roland SRV330
DELAYS / PROCESSORS
AMS DMX 1580S
BEL BF-20 Flanger
Roland SDE330 (x2)
Lexicon PCM42 (x2)
Roland SDE3000
Roland SDE2000
Eventide H3000
Yamaha SPX1000 (x2)
Yamaha SPX90 (x3)
Yamaha SPX900
Yamaha Rev 7 (x2)
Boss CE300 Super Chorus
Roland Space Echo RE201
Roland Chorus Echo RE301
Roland Space Echo RE501
Line6 MM4 Modulation Modeller
Aural Exciter Type C (x2)
Aphex Expressor
SYNCHRONISATION
Apogee Big Ben Master Clock
SEQUENCING
Protools v7.4
INSTRUMENTS
Yamaha Upright Piano
MICROPHONE LIST
AKG 414EB
AKG C451E (x2)
AKG D112
AKG D12E
Audio-Technica ATM25 (x2)
Audio-Technica ATM23HE (x2)
Audio-Technica ATM35
Audio-Technica ATM87R
Audio Technica AT4041
Audio Technica AT4050
Coles 4038 Ribbon Mics (x2)
Earthworks TC/40K (x2)
Electrovoice RE20
Neumann KM84i
Neumann KM86i (x2)
Neumann U47 Fet (x2)
Neumann U87i (x4)
Oktava MK219 (x2)
Reslo RBT/H (x2)
Rode NT5 Matched Pair (x2)
Royer R121
SE Electronics SE3 Matched Pair (x2)
SE Electronics Z5600A Valve Mic
SE Electronics Gemini Valve Mic
Sennheiser MD421 (x4)
Shure SM57 (x4)
Shure SM58 (x2)
Shure SM7B
Shure Unidyne 57
Other Microphones maybe available on request.
PROTOOLS RIG
Top of the range protools rig based around an HD3 Accel rig running either protools or logic pro software.
with Apogee A/D and D/A convertors.
HARDWARE
Apple Quad 2.5ghz G5 with 2.5 gigabytes of memory
Apple 20" Cinema Display
3 x Apogee 192 DA16x interfaces providing 48 Outputs
3 x Apogee 192 AD16x interfaces providing 32 Inputs
Apogee Big Ben Master Clock
Digidesign Sync I/O synchroniser
BACKUP
Usually done the following day with a choice of:
CD-R
DVD-R
AIT4
SOFTWARE
OSX 10.4.8
Protools v7.3.1cs4
Logic Pro v7.2.2 (on request)
Roxio Toast 8
PLUG-INS
Access Music Indigo v7.3
Amp farm v3.0
Amplitude v1.2
Autotune v4.3.0
Avox Choir v1.0.7
Avox Punch v1.0.6
Band Delays v1.2.2
BF Essentials v7.3
BFD v1.0.10.21
Bomb Factory 1176 v7.3
Bomb Factory BF-3A v7.3
Cosmonaut Voice v7.3
D-fi v7.3
Digirack Plugins v7.3
Drumagog v1.0x0
EMI TG12413
Focusrite D2 v7.3
Focusrite D3 v7.3
Funk Logic Masterizer v7.3
Joe Meek SC2 Compressor v7.3
Joe Meek VC5 Meequalizer v7.3
Massenburg Design EQ v1.4.0
Massey Tape Head
Massey 2007 Limiter
Maxim v7.3
moogerfooger Lowpass filter v7.3
Pitch v7.3
Princetown 2016 Plate Reverb
Pultec EQH-2 v7.3
Pultec EQP-1A v7.3
Pultec MEQ-15 v7.3
Sansamp PSA-1 v7.3
Smack! v7.3
SoundToys bundle
Spectron SST-282 v2.03
Tel-Ray Variable Delay v7.3
T-Racks EQ v1.2.1
TL Everyphase v1.1.1.5
TL Space v1.1.3.5
Ultra-Channel v1.0.1
URS 1975 Compressor v1.0b6
URS Strip v1.1b1
Voce Spin v7.3
Voce Chorus/Vibrato v7.3
Waves Platinum v5.4.5