Tainted Blue

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Tainted Blue boasts one of the most impressive gear lists in NYC. 

Highlights

- A Euphonix System-5 Digital console with PatchNet system for fully digital controlled patch bay.

- 32 Channels of outboard Pre-Amps, 16+ outboard compressors, 10+ outboard EQ's


- 32 Channels of Apogee Convertered inputs to Pro-Tools and 120 channels on the System-5 Console

- The desk serves up a top-of-the-line Yamaha Motif Keyboard, an array of synthesizers and even a mini 2 octave controller accessible from the console itself, plus a Mesa Boogie guitar pre amp and bass head.

- The control room also boasts a new TC Electronics System 6000 reverb system; 32-channels of outboard pre amps, including Avalon, Manley, Vintech, Grace, and Neve; a Studer A827 24-track reel-to-reel machine; and Dynaudio M4 monitor speakers.

- Swist designed  bass trappings, diffusion and absorption into the control room and live room plus made several cosmetic changes to the space.


Outboard Effects
  Outboard Dynamics   Outboard EQ
T.C. Electronic System 6000 Reverb
Lexicon PCM 42 (x4)
AMS DMX 15-80
AMS RMX 16
T.C. Electronic 2290 (x2)
T.C. Electronic Fireworx
T.C. Electronic M3000
Eventide Ultra-Harmonizer DSP4000
 

T.C System 6 Mastering
Vintech 609CA Comp.
API 2500 Buss Comp.
Thermionic Culture -The Phoenix Compressor
Pendulum OCL500 x2
Universal Audio 1176LN (x2)
Teletronix LA-2A
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X (x2)
DBX 160
Summit Audio DCL-200

 

 

API 550B x 2
Great River EQ x2
Pendulum OCL500 x2
Chandler Little-Devil x2
Pultec EQH-2 (x2)
Pultec EQP (x2)
116 Channels of Euphonix System-5 Eq/Filters

Microphones   Pre-Amps   Tracking/Recording
Blue Bottle (B-0 and B-1 capsules)
Blue Woodpecker
Neumann u47
Neumann u87 (x3)
Neumann TLM103 (Black Anniv. Edition)
Royer 122 (x2)
AKG C12 VR
AKG c414
AKG 451 (x3)
AKG C3000B
Sennheiser 421 (x5)
Shure Beta 91 (x2)
Shure SM81
Shure SM57 (x8)
Shure SM58 (x6)
Audix D6
 

Neve 1073DPA
Grace 801
Chandler EMI TG2
Vintech 473
Avalon AD2022
Avalon Vt 737sp (x2)
Manley Slam!
Universal Audio 2-610
TrueSystems Precision 8

500 Series

Avedis MA5
Shadow Hills Mono GAMA
Grace M501 x2

  Euphonix System-5 Mixing Console 32 Faders and 116 Audio Channels 24 Group/16 Aux/24 Mix busses

Apple Quad Core 10Gig/12TB

Digidesign HD-3 Accel
Digidesign Sync I/O
Antelope Isochrome
Atomic Powered 10M Wordclock
Apogee A/D 16x (x2)
Apogee D/A 16 Summing
48 AD/DA to outboard
48 D/D to outboard
Studer A827

Speakers
Dynaudio M4 Mains
Yamaha NS10's
Dynaudio Air5

Plugins   Midi/Syth   Instruments/Amps

Waves Platinum
Waves SSL Bundle
Waves Neve Bundle
Waves API Bundle
Waves IR Verb
Sound Toys Suite
Sonnox Oxford Suite
Antares Auto-Tune
Antares Avox Suite
Melodyne v3
Bomb Factory Suite
Massey De-Esser
Purple MC77

  Yamaha Motif ES8
Access Virus A
Access Virus C
Korg MicroKorg
Korg TR Rack
Roland XV 5080
Alesis DM Pro
Waldorf Microwave XT
Alesis Andromeda A6
Kurzweil K2500 Sampler
ARP Odysee
Moog Opus3

Virtual Synths
Access Indigo
Xpand
MiniMonsta
Stylus RMX
Omnisphere
Lounge Lizard
B4
Massive
FM7
Kontact
Electric Piano
The Grand
Pro53


 

 

 

 

Steinway Mid-Grand Piano


Amps

Bogner Shiva Aniv. Edition Head and Cab
Bogner Uberschall Twin Jet Head and Cab
Carr Mercury Combo Amp
Gallien-Krueger 1001RB
SWR Goliath Cab


Drums

Pearl Master Series Birch 5 Piece Drum Kit
DW Custom Mapel 7 Piece Drum Kit
Assorted Cymbals  from Sabian and Zildjian
Assorted snares


Guitars

'72 Fender Stratocaster
'05 Fender American Stratocaster
'62 Gretsch Country Gentlemen
PRS Custom 22
PRS Custom Shop
McCarty Brazzian
Les Paul Studio
Gibson B.B. King Lucille
Gibson Les Paul Jr (Billie Joe Armstrong Signature)
Ibanez Gem 777
De Armond/Guild M-75
Warwick Corvette
Ernie Ball Music Man Stringray
Gibson Songwriter  Acoustic
Taylor Acoustic
Custom Made Acoustic and Electric 12-string