Studio technology in the Schraubfabrik

Spaces

The recording studio has a generously sized control room of 35sqm, which can also be used as a recording room. Acoustic modules, bass traps, absorbers and difussors from GK Acoustics and MB Akustik ensure an open and transparent sound. The studio was planned and calibrated by More Accurate from Offenbach.

The vocal booth is approx. 6 sqm, sounds from dry to lively and a Neumann U87 microphone is always set up as standard. A large PC monitor is available for video dubbing and reading lyrics.

Monitoring

For monitoring, we have been relying on reference loudspeakers from KSdigital in Saarbrücken for several years now.

Current systems:

• KSdigital A300
• KSdigital ADM20
• ADAM A8X
• GENELEC 6010B
• A1 von JM Audio (for the Laptopspeakertest ;))

Microphones

• 2x Neumann U87i
• 1x Neumann TLM 127
• 2x Neumann KM 184 (matched pair)
• 1x Telefunken AR 51 (tube microphone)
• 1x Warm Audio WA251(tube microphone)
• 1x AKG C414
• 1x AKG C1000S
• 1x AKG D112
• 2x RHODE NT55 - matched pair
• 1x SHURE SM7b
• 1x SHURE KSM 335 (ribbon microphone)
• 6x SHURE SM572x SHURE SM58 + various no names
• 1x SHURE SM87
• 1x SHURE BETA91a
• and much more...

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

• Steinberg Cubase (immer tagesaktuell)
• Steinberg Nuendo (immer tagesaktuell)
• Steinberg Wavelab (immer tagesaktuell)
• Ableton Live Suite 10

Audio-Interfaces

• RME FIREFACE UFX 800
  mit Ferrofish A16
  insgesamt 28 In- und 28 Outputkanäle 

Mobile Recording

• Midas M32R Live
• various audio interfaces for every occasion
• Microphones
• PreAmps
• Cables
• Headphones

Compressors (analoque)

• 1x API 2500 stereo mastering compressor
• 1x Tegeler Audio Manufaktur - Vari Tube Compressor - mastering tube compressor
• 1x Tegeler Creme Mastering Compressor with EQ
• 1x DRAWMER 1973 - 3Band Stereo FET Compressor - Mastering Multiband Compressor
• 1x TAB U373a (compressor/limiter from 1978) ser.no.: 459/460
• 1x WARM AUDIO WA-76
• 1x Klark Teknik 2A-KT
• 1x dbx 166XL

Pre-Amps

• 1x STUDER 961 mixing console with 8 mic pres and 8 line ins
• 2x Focusrite ISA 430 MK2 Producer Pack
• 1x Focusrite ISA ONE - also as DI box for bass or guitar
• 1x Tegeler Audio Manufaktur VariTubeRecording Channel
• 6x Telefunken V676
• 2x Telefunken V676a
• 1x Telefunken V672
• 1x Telefunken V673

Mastering/
Effect processors

• 1x Thermionic Culture Culture Vulture Mastering Edition (Tube-Distortion/ Glue)
• 1x Sherman Filterbank 2 (Distortion)
• 1x BBD 320 Dimension D - Clone (Chorus)

Equalizers

• 1x Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Classic Equalizer EQP-1 - Mastering Röhren EQ
• 1x Tegeler Audio Manufaktur CREME Mastering EQ mit Kompressor
• 2x Focusrite ISA 430 MK2 Producer Pack
• 2x FILTEK EQ MK3
• 1x WARM AUDIO - TUBE EQ
• 1x Telefunken W395a
• 2x Eckmiller TS 10 / HS 10 Entzerrer

Synths

• Waldorf QUANTUM
• MOOG SUB37
• Roland TR08
• Roland SH01A
• Korg: Micro-Preset,
• Polysix,
• Trinity Rack
• Electribe MX1,
• KPR-77-Drum-machine
• Roland: SH 101, SP808EX, JX3P
• Novation: SuperBassStation
• Waldorf: MicroQ, Kurzweil 1000PX
• EMU: Proteus 1, ESI32 (2x)
• Yamaha: A-3000/20GB HD+10 Ausgängen
• SY85-Masterkeyboard
• Oberheim: OB12
• Pearl: Syncussion SY-1
• ControlSynthesis-DeepBassNine
• uvm.

Tape

• 1x STUDER A807 for analogue mastering!
  various new tapes from BASF and AGFA

Software

• Universal Audio - everything good and expensive
• Native Instruments - everything!
• Fab Filter - All Bundle
• etc., too much to list ;)

MIDI

• ESI - M4U-EX

Guitars & Basses

• 1x KEMPER - AMP
• 2x Gibson SG
• 1x Epiphone Les Paul
• 1x Furch - Akustik-Gitarre
• and much more.

Drums

• 1x Roland V-Drums
• 1x Cahon
• & diverse Percussions