Golden HIVE Prague (formerly Golden Digital Studio) records and masters in high res digital & analog formats using a 56-channel Rupert Neve console, top-end outboard pre-amps, and an analog outboard Manley processing chain (compression, passive parametric EQ, and electrical optical peak limiting). Microphones from Telefunken, Neumann, Royer, ElectroVoice, Sennheiser, and more. Genelec and ADAM control room monitors with Yamaha NS-10s.
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Amek Recall RN56 - 48 individual channel strips + 4 stereos returns; Mic Pre and EQ by Rupert Neve; sweepable high & low pass; 8 VCA groups; 8 Mute Groups; 8 Audio Sub-groups; 12 Auxiliary busses; built in 10x8 matrix; cue-based Showtime™ automation; Supertrue™ dynamic automation; recall of pots and switches; Virtual Dynamics™ on each input VFX™ control of select midi devices; LED metering on every channel; LED and VU meterbridge
SYSTEM SPECS
Logic Pro X and Logic Pro 9 using:
Apogee Symphony (A/D D/A conversion; 32 balanced input channels & 16 balanced outputs) with Symphony 64 Thunder Bridge plus Apogee Ensemble for 8 extra ADAT outputs.
Apple iMac “Core i5,” 2.3Ghz processor, 12 GB ram; 27-inch screen
Apple Mac PowerPC “4 Core” 9 GB ram with 2 x large monitor screens
OUTBOARD SIGNAL PROCESSING
1 x Manley Variable Mu stereo compressor
1 x Manley Massive Passive stereo parametric EQ
1 x Manley Labs stereo ELOP
1 x DBX 2231 31-band stereo graphic EQ with peak limiter and Type III noise reduction
1 x DBX 1046 quad compressor/limiter
1 x Lexicon MX300 digital reverb/delay effects rack
1 x Solid State Logic Duende DSP plug-in processor
1 x BBE 882i sonic maximizer
OUTBOARD PRE-AMPS
1 x Universal Audio 6176 channel strip = UA 610 single channel tube pre-amp with UA 1176LN FET compressor
1 x Universal Audio DCS Remote Preamp – Desktop Console System (with M/S stereo function)
API 500-6B Lunchbox with 1 x API V28 module, 2 x Hairball Audio Lola module; 2 x Classic Audio Products VP26 modules
1 x Langevin DVC dual channel pre-amp with Electrical Optical Limiters (ELOP) and shelf EQ
1 x AEA TRP, ‘The Ribbon Pre’ dual channel pre-amp with +84db clean gain
1 x Vintech “Dual 72” dual channel pre-amp
1 x True Systems P-Solo single channel pre-amp
1 x Joe Meek Studio Channel VC1 with photo optical compressor and enhancer, single channel
1 x Yamaha HA8 with eight pre-amp channels
1 x Symetrix 302 dual microphone preamp
MICROPHONES
1 x Telefunken U47 LDC
2 x Neumann U87 LDC
2 x Neumann TLM49 LDC
2 x Royer R-121 ribbon mic
1 x AEA R92 ribbon mic
3 x Electrovoice Re20
3 x Electrovoice Re320
2 x Sennheiser MD441
4 x Sennheiser MD421
1 x Sennheiser MKH60 shotgun
1 x Sennheiser e865 handheld supercardiod (48v)
3 x Sennheiser e835
1 x Sennheiser e906
3 x Sennheiser e604
1 x Audix i5
2 x Audix D6
2 x Audix ADX51 pencil condensers
2 x Audix ADX60 boundary plate mics
1 x AKG C 3000B LDC
2 x AKG D112
1 x AKG D130 omni
3 x Shure SM81 pencil condensers
2 x Shure KSM44 LDC
1 x Shure KSM27 LDC
2 x vintage Shure A10
1 x Shure SM7b
2 x Shure SM58
5 x Shure SM57
1 x Shure “Super SM55”
1 x Shure “Green Bullet”
1 x Shure Prologue 16L Lo-Z pencil condenser
1 x Audio Technica ATR25 stereo mic
1 x Audio Technica AT3528 pencil condenser
1 x Blue “Baby Bottle” LDC
1 x Rode NT2-A LDC
2 x Rode NT5 pencil condensers
1 x Rode BLIMP suspension windshield
2 x Oktava MK319 LDC (with upgrade mods)
2 x ISK P300 ribbon mic
2 x ISK RSM2 ribbon mic
2 x The T-Bone ribbon
5 x RH Sounds HSMC 001 LDC mics
1 x Joe Meek JM47 LDC
1 x Takstar SM-1B LDC
STUDIO MONITORING
2 x Adam A-7 nearfield control room monitors
1 x Adam Sub10 subwoofer
2 x Genelec 1030A nearfield control room monitors
2 x Yamaha NS-10 control room monitors
2 x Roland RSM90 nearfield monitors
2 x JBL TI5000 tower speakers
2 x APS AEON active studio monitors
1 x Midas M32 digital mixer
1 x Mackie HMX56 matrix mixer/amplifier for 6 headphones, five input channels for each musician.
1 x DOD 460 stereo headphone amp for 4 headphones
PA. RCF 2 x 500watts with Mackie 1604 VLZ3 16-channel mixboard.
Small monitor PA, 2 x 300 watts with power mix 4 inputs
DI & REAMPING
Radial Engineering J48 phantom-powered active direct boxes
Radial Engineering Pro D2 stereo direct box for keyboards
Radial Engineering JDI passive direct boxes
Radial Engineering X-amp active reamplifier
Radial Engineering JCR passive reamplifier
ANALOG REEL-TO-REEL TAPE MACHINES
1 x Tascam MSR-24 1-inch 24-track (15ips)
1 x Tascam BR20 ¼-inch 2-track (15 ips)
MIDI TOOLS
1 x Unitor 8 MkII
1 x ASM Nova Polyphonic Synthesiser
1 x E 6400 Ultra E-Mu
1 x MAM MB33 Analogue Bass Synth
1 x Studio 3 Opcode
KEYBOARDS
1 x Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08
1 x vintage Fender Rhodes keyboard
1 x vintage Farfisa VIP 233 keyboard
1 x Hammond XK2 keyboard
1 x vintage Hohner Symphonie 76 organ
1 x August Forster upright piano, vintage circa 1900
