| Apple MacBook The heart and soul of the Lab is a rugged Apple MacBook featuring a 2.4 Ghz Intel Core Duo 2 processor and maxed out with 4 GB of RAM. | | | Lacie d2All incoming audio is tracked into an external LaCie d2 firewire hard drive running at an optimal 7200rpm. | | | Digital PerformerThe software brain of the Lab. Most folks freak out if you're not using ProTools, but personally, I find that Digital Performer is the best tool for the job and can export to formats that can be used by just about every other digital audio application out there (including ProTools). | | | MOTU 828mkIIConnecting everything together, the 828mkII sustains up to 10 channels of incoming audio and passes it into the DAW with pristine quality. | | | MOTU 896An additional MOTU product, the 896 is a sturdy analog-to-digital interface with 8 balanced inputs (with Neutrik pre-amps), a slew of lights for monitoring input and output levels and is hooked into the 828mkII via firewire to beef up the number of channels the Lab can support. | | | Behringer ADA8000 An analog-to-digital converter that sends 8 additional channels of audio into the 828mkII via fiber optic ADAT bringing our grand total of inputs up to 26 channels. | | | Presonus FireStudio Project
Another eight channels (bringing the grand total to 34) featuring 24-bit/96K zero-latency conversion and eight Class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers. I usually keep this unit at the home studio for easy mixing, but can install it on the fly in the Lab and take it on the road should I come upon a session that necessitates 34 channels. | | | Presonus ACP-88The Lab deals with many dynamics and many different soundmen running the FOH board. The ACP88 helps ensure I'm able to record optimal and consistent audio levels throughout a performance. |
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