Equipment

Oaklands has a variety of high quality recording gear. Great care has been taken in selecting high quality equipment to achieve the highest quality result. The studio is constatly being upgraded to ensure sonic clarity is always at its peak. Oaklands provides one of the most comprehensive mic collections offered by a studio in any price range. There are very few studios with a mic list like ours.

Recording System

Harrison Series10 128 Channel Analogue Console with flying fader automation
1 x Yamaha 02R96 56 channel 24bit/96khz digital console with flying fader automation
2 x Tascam DM-24 32 channel 24bit/96khz digital console with flying fader automation
8 Core Mac Pro System running Pro Tools v8.0 HD3 Accel with 48 analog I/O and 48 digital I/O (total 96 I/O)
Intel i7 System running Digidesign Pro Tools v8.0 with M-Audio Profire 2626 26 channel interface
All systems syncronised using MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV

Monitoring

JBL 4435 Dual 15" Big Studio Monitors
Genelec 8050 Nearfield Monitors
Genelec 1031A Nearfield Monitors

Mixdown Machines

Philips DVD Recorder
Sony DVD Recorder
LG DVD Recorder
Sony MD Recorder
Tascam DAT Recorder
Pioneer Cassette Recorder

Mic Pres / EQs / Dynamics

64 x Harrison Class A microphone preamps / EQ / compressor / gate
2 x Millennia STT-1 Origin High Voltage Class A channel strips
2 x Focusrite Liquid Channel Class A channel strip
1 x Focusrite Liquid 4Pre 4 Channel Class A microphone preamp
8 x Millennia HV-3D High Voltage Class A microphone preamps
2 x Avalon 737SP Tube Class A channel strips
2 x Neve CIB Class A channel strips
1 x Focusrite ISA220 Class A channel strip
2 x Urei LA-4 compressors
1 x Teletronix LA-2A compressor
2 x Universal Audio 1176 compressors
2 x dbx 160VU compressors
1 x dbx 166xl 2 channel compressor
8 x SPL Transient Designers
1 x Sebatron veqc-2000 Stereo Mastering EQ and Compressor
1 x TL Audio 4 channel Tube mic preamp
3 x FMR Really Nice Compressor 2 channel compressors


Universal Audio UAD-1 DSP system featuring:
Fairchild 670, Universal Audio 1176, Teletronix LA-2A, Pultec EQP-1A, Cambridge EQ

Pro Tools HD3 Accel Plugins featuring::
Waves Diamond Bundle (L1, L2, L3, C1, C4, S1, Renaissance Collection, Linear Phase EQ, MaxxBass, TrueVerb, MetaFlanger, Mondo Mod, Q-Clone, UltraPitch, SoundShifter, Enigma, Z-Noise, Resotration Collection, Trans-X, etc). Altiverb 6XL, Focusrite Liquid Mix HD, Fairchild 670, Fairchild 660, Focusrite D2/D3, Universal Audio 1176, Teletronix LA-3A, JoMeek SC2, JoMeek VC5, Moogerfooger, SansAmp PSA1, Amp Farm,

The Focusrite Liquid Channel and Liquid Mix HD featuring::
Neve 1073, Neve 1081, Neve VR, DW Fearn VT-2, AMEK Pure Path, API 3124+, Avalon AD2022, Crane Song Flamingo, dbx 786, Focusrite ISA110, Focusrite RED1, Drawmer 1960, Manley Slam!, Millenia STT-1, UA 610, Pultec MB-1, Telefunken V-72, Tube Tec Mec 1A, SSL 4000G+, Neve 2254A, Neve 33609B, Manley Vari-Mu, Fairchild 670, dbx 160, API 2500, Focusrite RED7, Focusrite ISA130, Smart C2, Teletronix LA-2A, Tube Tec CL-1B, UA 1176, Urei LA-3A, Urei LA-4

Reverbs and Delays

Audio Ease Altiverb 6XL (5.1 and Stereo)
Lexicon PCM-90
Waves TrueVerb
Dreamverb
TC Electronic M3000
TC Electronic M300
Tel-Ray Variable Delay
Moogerfooger Analog Delay

Microphones

Large Diaphragm Condenser
1 x Neumann Wagner U47w Valve
1 x Neumann M49 Valve
1 x AKG C12 "The Tube" Valve
1 x Rode Classic II Valve
2 x Neumann U87
4 x Neumann TLM170
1 x Peluso P Stereo (Neumann SM69)
1 x Studio Projects C3
2 x AKG C414B-ULS
2 x Rode NTK Valve
5 x Audio Technica AT4050
1 x Blue Baby Bottle
1 x CAD M179

Small Diaphragm Condenser
4 x Neumann KM183
2 x Oktava MK-012
2 x AKG C451 with CK1 capsules
2 x Studio Projects C4
1 x Shure Beta87A
1 x Audio Technica AT-835ST Stereo
4 x ADK GS-1
2 x Shure BG4.0
1 x Behringer ECM8000

Ribbon
3 x RCA 44BX
2 x RCA 77DX
2 x Coles 4038
1 x AEA88 Stereo

Dynamic
4 x Sennheiser MD421
2 x Beyer m201n
1 x EV RE20
8 x Shure SM57
4 x Shure SM58
6 x AKG D770
1 x Beyer M88
2 x AKG D112
1 x JTS Beta56
1 x Audio Technica ATM25
1 x Audio Technica Pro25
1 x Audio Techince ATM23HE
1 x Avico UDM727
1 x Behringer DI120
2 x Behringer DI100
2 x Pro Co DI

Headphones

8 x Sennheiser HD280
8 x Extreme Isolation EX25
2 x Extreme Isolation EX29
30 x Sennheiser HD201 (for orchestral and choral sessions)
1 x AKG K171
3 x AKG K55

Instruments and Other Gear

Yamaha C7 Concert Grand Piano
Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Roland XP50 Keyboard with Orchestral Expansion Card
Roland TD10 Electronic Drum Kit
Fender and Marshall Guitar Amps (Valve and Solid State)
Pearl 6 Piece Drum Kit
Percussion - 2 x Timpani, Xylophone, Glock, Chimes, Clave, Auxilary Percussion
FXpansion BFD Lite
Melodyne Essential
Xpand!
Korogi Rosewood Xylophone
Steinway Piano Samples
Large range of orchestral and pop samples
Passive Link Re-Ampers
Digital Video Equipment (see Vision Section for details)

Most equipment is also available for hire (see Studio Equipment Hire section for details)