What I Do
Make Music. Record Music. Edit Music. Listen to Music. I act as an engineer recording and editing sound, music, and audio using my own equipment or working for a studio.
Services
Location recording, concerts, sessions, voice/speaking, overdubs, editing, and light mastering.
What Makes Me 'Better" than Any Other Guy With Gear?
Better isn’t the correct word. I started early, and had time with mentors to experiment and gain experience with both low and very high-end equipment. I am trained in audio production and have work experience to back it up. On another level I don't consider myself a gear-head, but rather stay educated on technology to better match to music. Having a background in a diverse set of gear helps make better choices to make recordings sound better.
I urge you to contact me with further questions or comments and to get a better idea of my work, and style.
...and The List of Gear
Why is it last? Gear = Tools. The quality of tools can improve a project, but anyone can tell you great tools does not make a great carpenter, a painter from brushes or a mathematician from a calculator. Great works in any discipline have been made through less than ideal tools, and recording is no different. Though, tools remain important enough to be noted and so here's what I use:
Gefell- Build: Condenser , Pattern: Cardioid
For those of you who have never heard of these mics, have you heard of Neumann? Ok, combine that with post-WW2 and the Berlin wall and you’ve got yourself Gefell. This paticular microphone is one of the older models. The capsule is modular (this one is an M94).
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DPA 4006- Build: Condenser , Pattern: Omni
Also known as B [and] K, this is the original model known for measurement and testing applications with a very flat and uncolored frequency response. Music engineers liked this concept and the demand became overwhelming for B&K to keep up. So the design was given to DPA who now designs…
Shure KSM 32- Build: Condenser , Pattern: Cardioid
Cardiods large diagram condenser; middle of three models: 27, 32, 44. The capsule itself has triangles.. kinda interesting. Made by Shure, the mic is an entry level “studio” mic made viable for budgets under the $1,000 mark.
Shure’s Website:
“Class A, transformerless preamplifier circuitry eliminates cross-over… 
Crown PCC 160- Build: Condenser , Pattern: Other
Condenser. These are the recording industry’s best secret. Because of its low profile, and very likable quality, the PCC gets use all over the place. I’ve seen these used often in percussion setups, and staging. However, I have also heard of other people using them for conferences, inside pianos and…
AKG C414- Build: Condenser , Pattern: Selectable
This is one tough mic, as most people say. However, this is the one and only microphone I have broken. Sound-wise, I have seen this mic used on a great many of things, and in general I would call it the multi-purpose/swiss army knife of the studio. There is a…
Harrison PreampCustom-built Harrison preamp by Jack Conners at Interlochen
Mytek 96 A/DHigh quality analog to digital converter.
This is the one piece of gear I have not used, but it was highly recommended and remains more affordable than some of the others (and comes in two-channels, and not eight… ~cough~meitner~cough~). The manual screams for the box to be opened…
![Digidesign - 003 [rack]](http://www.blairliikala.com/images/stories/equipment/003.jpg)
Digidesign - 003 [rack]The update to the 002, the 003 sports a new look and some additional features....sorta.... It’s an 8-analog I/O with the usual SPDIF, MIDI and optical.
Plenty of bug fixes and adding some I/O options, Digidesign made a great design change to use thin preamp knobs (though I…
Millennia HV-3cThe Two channel Millennia preamp is a 1U space version of the 4 or 8 channels. I used an older HV-3c model at Banff. Again, an absolute favorite and enough so I had to buy one for myself.
As noted on the other Millennia’s:
However, I…- Bogan stereo bar and stands
- But its justc a stand! So what! Well, these are important pieces. They allow for greater flexibility during sessions to find just the right spot, and also look clean and professional during concerts. No more extended boom with cable hanging all over the place on a stand that could fall over at any point.
