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The gear of Broken StickS Garage Studio

 
BrokenStickS DAW
  This is my current project studio setup.  Most of the gear does double duty as Recording Studio and Sound Reinforcement (SR) gear.

Computers: 
                     Main Puter - 3.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 x2 on ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE Motherboard, 2GB DDR800 RAM , 500GB and 250GB (x2) HDD, NVIDIA 8600GTS SLI vid card (x2), Samsung Lightscribe DVD burner (x2),

                    Notebook: 
Gateway M-7305U  The notebook is primarily for email and glorified jukebox

Video Monitors
:
21.5" ASUS VH222  LCD Monitors. 

Audio Interface
:  
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) 828mkii Firewire (10 analog channels in, 8 out)
Recording SoftwareSteinberg Cubase4

Video Editing Software
:  Pinnacle Studio, ArcSoft MediaShare

Audio Monitors: Event 20/20bas V2 (active),
JBL Control LA's, Yamaha YST-SW215 subwoofer [a Kenwood VR-309 receiver supplies the audio signal to the JBL monitors/Yamaha subwoofer], Sennheiser HD280 pro Headphones, AKG, Shure PSM-200 In-ears

Pa
tch Bays:  Behringer ADA8000 (additional 8 channels to the 828), Behringer UltraPatch Pro PX2000 (balanced), Behringer UltraPatch PX1000 (unbalanced), ACE AP Master Patch (balanced), MOTU micro lite Midi

Headphone Distribution Amp:  Behringer HA4600 PowerPlay Pro 4 channel



     The items below do double duty as Recording and Live Sound Reinforcement Gear

M
ixers
:  Behringer EuroDesk MX3282A, Behringer EuroRack MX3242X

Co
mpressors
Behringer MDX4600 Multicom Pro-XL (x2)

Effects
:  Behringer V-Amp Pro (controlled with a Behringer FCB1010 foot controller), Behringer Bass V-Amp Pro, Zoom 505ii Guitar pedal,
Behringer DSP20024P Virtualizer Pro

Equalizers:
 
Behringer DEQ2496 Ultra-Curve Pro, 2x Behringer FBQ1502 Ultragraph Pro

Active Crossover:
Behringer CX2310 X-Over

FOH
Speakers (bridged):  Behringer  B1220Pro (hi's), Behringer B1520Pro (mids), Behringer B1800XPro (Subwoofers)

Monitor Speakers: 4x Behringer B212, Behringer F1520


Amps
: 3x Behringer EuroPower EP1500, 2x Behringer EuroPower EP2500


Mics: 
B-Band UKKO contact drum mics (on the VMX), 2x AKG 3300S mics, AKG 410 headset mic, Shure PG series drum mics (5x PG56 for tom/snare, 1x PG56 for Kick, 3x PG81 for overheads),
Audio-Technica PRO 8HEx headset mic, 3x Sennheiser E835 vocal mics, 6x Behringer XM8500s, Behringer ECM8000 test mic

Power Distribution: Monster Cable PRO 3500 Rack PowerCenter (Live rig), Furman RP-8L (studio)

Rack Cases: Gator G-Tour 16-Space, Gator Deluxe Polyurethane 12-Space, 2x Anvil 8-Space

Accessories: Rock n Roller R10 Max Cart, Nady CT-6 cable tester

 

I will also eventually add:
Control SurfaceMackie Control Universal or the Behringer B-Unit series controllers
Compressors:  T1952 Tube Composer, MDX2600 Composer Pro-XL, and Ultramizer Pro DSP1424P
Effects
Mic Preamp: T1953 Tube UltraGain
Direct Box:  DI800 Ultra-DI Pro
Patch Panels: PX3000 Ultra Patch Pro


Desk's upper Rack:
Furman RP-8L Power Conditioner, MOTU 828mkii Firewire Audio interface, and Kenwood VR-309 receiver loaded with the
Behringer Bass V-Amp Pro,  MOTU 828mkII, and Behringer V-Amp Pro 


JBL Control LA monitor (connected to Kenwood receiver), Sony Vaio speaker (left) and the Event 20/20bas V2 Monitor (connected to MOTU 828mkii)


The left side rack (top to bottom):
Behringer Bass VAmp Pro, Behringer VAmp Pro,
AP Audio Balanced Patchbay, Behringer Ultrapatch PX2000, Behringer UltraPatch PX1000, Behringer HA4600 Headphone Amp, Rack mounted Computer,
Behringer FCB-1010 Midi Foot Controller
(everything but the computer and foot controller has been moved to the right side)


The Berhringer MX3282A.  32 channel 8-buss mixer for live and studio work

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The Behringer MX3242X in PA mode.  It used to be mounted in the lower right rack of the studio desk, but it has been pulled out and staged for PA use.


Behringer Eurolive Pro series FOH speakers (Left and Right Stacks):
1220, 1520, 1800X

The effects rack:
MDX4600 Multicom Pro-XL, DSP20024P Virtualizer Pro, DEQ2496 Ultra-Curve Pro, CX2310 X-Over, MDX4400 Multicom Pro, FBQ1502 Ultragraph Pros, 4-space Drawer

The Amp Rack:
PRO 3500 Rack PowerCenter,
 MX3242X Power Supply,
MX3282A Power Supply,
EP1500 (hi's),
EP2500 (mids),
 EP2500 (subs),
 EP1500 (Mon A&B), EP1500 (Mon C&D)

 
 


Broken StickS Garage Studio In Cali 05-08. (I miss that garage)

 
BrokenSticks Garage Studio in Illinois Oct 08