The Square - 'Super Sonic Luxury'


The Square Specifications



CONTROL ROOM: 8.2m x 4.6m (27' x 15')
LIVE ROOM: 9.4m x 4.3m (31' x 14')
BOOTH 2.1m x 2.1m (7' x 7')

CONSOLE
SSL G Series 50 channel console (48 mono / 2 stereo)

MULTITRACK / HARD DISK RECORDING
Protools HD3 with 24 inputs and 48 outputs running on an Apple Mac G5 (see below for up to date specifications)
24 Track Otari MTR90 Mark II with full remote & Autolocate

MONITORING
ATC SCM200 (Quad Amped)
Genelec 1031A's
Yamaha NS10M Studios
Auratones
Amplifiers: Carver / BGW / Quad / Turner

MASTERING
Otari MTR12 1/2" (subject to availability)
Sony PCM-2700A DAT Player
Panasonic SV3800

DYNAMICS
Altec Valve Compressor
BSS DPR 402
DBX 160 (x2)
DBX 162
DBX 902 De-essers (x2)
DBX 903 (x2)
Drawmer DS201 (x2)
Empirical Labs Distressor
Inward Connections Vac Rac 4000 Limiters (x2)
Joe Meek SC-2
Tubetech CL-1B Compressor
Urei 1176
Valley People Dynamite Limiters & Gates (x2)

EQUALISATION & MIC PRE'S
API 530a 3 way
EAR 822Q Valve EQ
Klark Teknik DN27 Graphic Equaliser
Inward Connections Vac Rac 4000 EQ (x2)
Massenberg (GML) 8200 EQ
Neve 1066 Parametric
Neve Prism Rack Inc 6 EQ & 3 Dynamic Modules
Tubetech PE-1C EQ

REVERBERATION
AMS RMX16
Lexicon 480L
Lexicon PCM70
Lexicon PCM60
Lexicon 200
Yamaha SPX90 (x2)
Klark-Teknik DN780
Ursa Major Stargate
Yamaha REV 7

DELAYS / PROCESSORS
AMS 1580S
AMS 1580
Aphex Exciter 'C'
Delta Lab Effectron
DBX 120 XP
Eventide H3000 SE
Bel BD80
Bel BD240
Roland RE201 Space Echo
Roland 501 Chorus Echo
Roland Dimension D

SYNCHRONISATION
Digidesign Sync I/O
Digidesign MIDI I/O

SEQUENCING
Logic Pro v8.0.2 (on request) or Protools V7.4 / 8

KEYBOARDS / MODULES / SAMPLERS
Nord Lead
Akai S3200XL (32 meg)
Roland MKS50
Roland JX8P + PG800 Oberheim
Matrix 1000
Yamaha KX88
Yamaha CS5
Korg MS20

INSTRUMENTS
(check for availability)
Marshall & Rose Upright Piano
Fender Rhodes 88
Hammond M101 + Leslie 122
Korg CX-3
Marshall JCM900 4x12
Selmer guitar amplifier
Wurlitzer
Linn Drum Machine
Ampeg Reverbarocket Amp
Musicman Amp
Ampeg B-15 Portaflex bass amp with Cabinet)

MISCELLANEOUS
Technics SL1200 Mkii Turntable with Vestax mixer
Sony CD Player
Theremin

MICROPHONE LIST
AKG 414 EB (x3)
AKG C28 Valve (x2)
AKG 451
AKG D224 (x4)
AKG D140
AKG D190 (x3)
AKG D112
AKG D202 (x2)
B & K 4011
Beyer Dynamic M201
Coles 3048 (x2)
Electrovoice RE20
Lomo 19A19 Valve Mic
Milab LC25
Neumann U87 (x2)
Neumann KM84 (x2)
Neumann SRM64 Valve
Reslo Ribbon RBH
Sennheiser MD421 (x3)
Shure SM57 (x4)
Shure SM58 (x2)
STC 4033 Ribbon
Telefunken Schoeps M221 Valve

Hoxton Square Protools Specifications
Digidesigns Latest Protools HD3 system consisting of a core card and 2 x HD Accel cards.

HARDWARE
Apple Dual 2ghz G5 with 2.5 gigabytes of memory
Apple 23" Flats Screen LCD
1 Triple Glyph GT103 removable firewire chassis
Choice of removable hotswappable firewire drives 160 gigabytes each
3 x Digidesign 192 interfaces providing 24 inputs / 48 Outputs
Digidesign Sync I/O
Digidesign MIDI I/O

BACKUP
Usually done the following day - with a choice of:

CD-R
DVD-R
AIT2
DDS4

SOFTWARE
Max OSX 10.4.9
Protools v7.4 / v8
Apple Logic Pro v8.0.2 (on request)

PLUGINS
Access Music Indigo
Air Effects Bundle
Amp farm
Autotune
Band Delays
Bomb Factory BF76
Bomb Factory Clip remover
Bomb Factory Correlation Meter
Bomb Factory Meter Bridge
Bomb Factory Noise Meter
Bomb Factory Tuner
Bruno/Reso
Cosmonaut Voice
D-fi
DigiRack Chorus
DigiRack Click
DigiRack D-Verb
DigiRack DigiReWire
DigiRack Dither
DigiRack Dynamics III
DigiRack EQ III
DigiRack Flanger
DigiRack Invert/Duplicate
DigiRack Mod Delay II
DigiRack Multi-Tap Delay
DigiRack Normalize-Gain Change
DigiRack Ping-Pong Delay
DigiRack Pitch
DigiRack Reverse-DC Removal
DigiRack Signal Generator
DigiRack Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift
DigiRack TimeAdjuster
DigiRack Trim
Drawmer Dynamics
Echo Farm
Fairchild 660
Fairchild 670
Filterbank
Focusrite D2
Focusrite D3
Funk Logic Masterizer
Impact
Joe Meek SC2 Compressor
Joe Meek VC5 Meequalizer
Massey CT4 Compressor
Massey De:Esser
Massey L2007 Mastering Limiter
Massey TD5 Tape Delay
Massey THC Distortion Stompbox
Massey Tape-Head Saturation
Massey VT3 Equalizer
Master X3
Maxim
moogerfooger Lowpass filter
moogerfooger 12-stage phaser
moogerfooger Ring Modulator
moogerfooger Analog delay
PSP Vintage Meter
PSP Vintage Warmer
Pultec EQH-2
Pultec EQP-1A
Pultec MEQ-15
Purple Audio MC77
Reverb One
Sansamp PSA-1
Slightly Rude Compressor
Smack!
Sonnox Oxford Dynamics
Sonnox Oxford EQ
Sound Replacer
Soundtoys FX Bundle TDM
Soundtoys Crystallizer
Soundtoys Echo Boy
Soundtoys Filter Freak
Soundtoys Phase Mistress
Soundtoys Pitch Blender
Soundtoys Pitch Doctor
Soundtoys Pure Pitch
Soundtoys Speed
Soundtoys Time Blender
Soundtoys Tremolator
TC Harmony
Tel-Ray Variable Delay
Time Shift
Ultra-Channel
URS 1975 Compressor
URS Strip
Voc Align
Voce Spin
Voce Chorus/Vibrato
Waves Platinum v7
Xpand!