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Sonic Factory Studios

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    • Recording
    • Audio Restoration
    • Portfolio
  • Merch
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  • Live Sessions
    • Episode 3: Bonne Finken
    • Episode 2: Brad Seidenfeld
    • Episode 1: Jerry Lorenson

THE GEAR

We pride ourselves on an old meets new mindset.  We love tubes and tape, we we also embrace Pro Tools and an mp3 end game. The mics, pres, instruments, and outboard gear can be used in countless combos to make great, different sounds, while keeping a quality consistency. 

MICROPHONES 

Wunder
CM67 x2: 
FET47

Neumann 
TLM103 x 2

Warm Audio
WA-87
WA-47 x2
WA-251
WA-14 x2

Sennheiser 
e906
MD421 x 3  

Shure 
55S (original) x2 
Beta57 x 2
Beta58 x 2
Beta91 x 1 
SM57 x 6
SM58 x 2 
SM7B x 4
SM81 x 2 

Cascade
Fathead Ribbon Mics x2

OUTBOARD 

Avalon:
VT737-SP x3:  We have a black one and two silver ones. These modern, all tube channel strips sound fantastic. With their tube EQ and Tube compressor, they add warmth but aren’t as colored as some of our other tube pres. Things just sound good through these. 

U5 x2

Empirical Labs:
Distressor x2

Universal Audio:

2100 Channel Strips (pair) 
These two channels are the coolest preamps we have. They definitely add color, but awesome, Neve type color. Vocals, snares, guitar, anything really, things just sound great through these guys. This particular pair came from the board used on Van Halen’s 5150 record…supposedly… 

2-610
2-1176
1178

Lang PEQ
This hot little tomato from the 50’s would have originally been a broadcast program EQ. It is very “Pultec like” in it’s sound and operation.  It is solid-state but don’t let that make you sad. The top end on this thing is untouchable.

Chandler Limited 
TG Channel

AKG  
BX-10 Spring Reverb

GATES
Solid Statesman

Warm Audio 
WA-76 x3
WA-2-73 x2
Bus Comp
WA-2A

 TAPE MACHINES  

Ampex
440C  1/4"  2 track

Otari
MX-5050 1/4" 2 track
MX-5050 1/2" 8 track
MX-55 1/4" 2 track up to 30 ips

Tascam/TEAC
70-8  1/2" 8 track
1/4"  2 track

 INSTRUMENTS

Hammond C3 with 122 Leslie
Fender Rhodes 73
Wurlitzer 200A
Studio Upright Piano
Upright Bass
Plenty of basses and guitars

ANYTHING WITH GIGDAY BACKLINE IS AVAILABLE...
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 MONITORING
SSL Six for monitoring and auditioning
Focal Monitors
Tannoy Monitors
7 artist controllable cue mixes (can add more)
Motu 16A Interface x2 equalling 32 and 32 out

 Vintage Formats We can deal with
Alesis HD24
Alesis ADAT
Webster Chicago Wire Recorder
Marantz Cassette Deck (Modern)
Various Turntables
CD
Sony MiniDisc Recorder
Denon DAT Recorder
8 track tape recording and playing
 

New Live Room

New Live Room

Kustom 200A

Kustom 200A

Universal Audio 2100's

Universal Audio 2100's

FET 47

FET 47

Lang PEQ

Lang PEQ

Ampex 440C

Ampex 440C

1960 Les Paul Jr

1960 Les Paul Jr

Avalon 737sp

Avalon 737sp

LA-4A

LA-4A

Vintage Mics

Vintage Mics

Piano

Piano

Universal Audio 2-610

Universal Audio 2-610

Distressors

Distressors

Otari MX-5050 1/2"

Otari MX-5050 1/2"

Sonic Factory Studios :: 5604 Douglas Ave DSM, IA 50310 :: 515 218-1986

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