Altitude Recording's Neve 5116 vintage 24+8, 8 bus analog recording console, also known as a "Neve Baby V", is Colorado's only VINTAGE NEVE CONSOLE. Like few other consoles in this area, it delivers warm, huge, punchy, deep sounding tracks. No digital board comes close! Amazing results are also possible by mixing your digital or home studio tracks or mixes through this board and/or outboard gear.  Perfect for either tracking or mixing, everything just sounds better through this console. Great for drums, guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, or anything else you want to record! This console was the flagship of the 51 series audio console range, with 8 subgroups and 2 pairs main stereo outputs. All 24 inputs and subgroups are provided with a 4 Band Neve Formant Spectrum Equalizer, high and low pass filters, direct outs to Pro Tools, and a limiter / compressor / gate.  Outputs 1+2 are the original Neve summing output transformers, and outputs 3 +4 are API transformers from an API Legacy console. Modified Neve Kingshill power supply, with voltage stabilizer

RECORDERS:

Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 Accel Digital Audio Workstation

24 channels of Digidesign 96 I/O converters

2 channels of Apogee PSX100 24 bit / 96KHz  A/D D/A converters with dithering and Apogee Soft Limit 

2 channels of hardware outboard Waves L2 converter / brickwall digital limiter

MAC PRO computer, Two 2.66 Ghz Dual Core Intel Zenon Processors (Quad Core), 2 GB 667 MHz DDR Dimm ram, 4 Mb L2 cache, 1.33 Ghz Bus, with 30" Mac Cinema Display.  Rolling cart with HD shortcut keyboard and quad mouse

Formats include WAV, SD II, AIFF, MP3, Quicktime Video, Sound Resource and more at up to 96Khz resolution. Can import Reason and Logic files.  

Other applications include Bias Peak Pro 3.10 and Bias Peak LE mastering platforms, Toast 10 and Discribe OSX CD software, and Final Cut Pro for video, Logic 9  

Many Pro Tools HD plugins, see plugins list 

Digidesign 8 channel Command 8 Pro Tools controller with moving faders automation, direct plug ins control, transport, etc.  

MONITORS:

Genelec 1031A nearfield monitors with selectable Genelec 1092A subwoofer

Polk Audio Real Time Array Series, 7 way tower monitors

Yamaha NS10m nearfield monitors

Bryston 3B power amplifier

Niles High Definition Speaker Switcher

All premium quality Canare and Mogami speaker wiring

PREAMPS:

24 Neve mic / line preamps onboard the console

2 Neve 33135 Preamps / Equalizers, Neve guru Geoff Tanner custom-modified, with original vintage Neve 1081 Marinair transformers

12 Neve 31105 preamps rack custom built by Dan Alexander Audio, these Neve pres are similar to Neve 8078 console preamps

Focusrite Red 7 Mic Preamp / dynamics / desser

Great River MP-2MH dual preamps with 2 1/4" instrument DI's

DYNAMICS: 

24 Neve compressor / limiters / gates on the console

Summit DCL-200 Tube Dual Compressor / Limiter

API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor

Tube Tech SMC2B stereo Tube Multiband Mastering Compressor

Urei 1176 Blackface limiter

2 DBX 160 Compressor / Limiters

Focusrite Red 7 Mic Preamp / Dynamics

Drawmer DS 201 stereo gate

Manley Vari Mu dual compressor / limiter

EQUALIZERS:

24 Neve 4 Band Neve Formant Spectrum Equalizers on the console

Millennia Media NSEQ2 tube mastering dual topology EQ with Telefunken tubes

2 Neve 33135 Preamps / Equalizers, Geoff Tanner modified with Marinair transformers from Neve 1081 pres

2 API 550B Equalizers

OUTBOARD EFFECTS:

Eventide H3500 sampling Ultraharmonizer

Eventide GTR 4000 Ultraharmonizer

TC Electronic M5000 Audio Mainframe with 2 engines option and mastering option

Lexicon PCM90 reverb

Yamaha SPX 90 multi-effects

TC Electronic TC1210 Spatial Expander, Stereo Chorus and Flanger

BBE 882i enhancer

MICROPHONES:

2 Neumann vintage U-87, one is Bill Bradley modified

2 Neumann KM-184 

2  Earthworks SR 77 

2 AKG 414 B-ULS

4 Sennheiser 421 Mark II

2 vintage AKG 451 E with vintage CK1 capsules

1 vintage AKG 451 EB with vintage CK1 capsule

1 AKG D112

6 Shure SM57

1 Shure SM58

1 Blue Baby Bottle

1 Audio Technica AT822 stereo mic 

3 Nady Ribbon mics  

3 Shure field mics for location recording with Shure 4x1 field mixer

Various small vintage radio and harp mics, Shure Green Bullet, etc 

DRUMS:

DW Collectors Series kit with Keller shells and RIMS mounting:

Sizes: Toms: 10", 12", 14", 16", 20" kick

Yamaha Recording Custom Series kit:

Sizes: Toms: 8", 10", 12", 14", 16", 24" kick

Snares: DW 6" Collectors Series wood snare, DW 4" brass snare, Yamaha Recording Custom Series 8" wood snare, other rental snares available by arrangement

Cymbals: Zildjian and Sabian

Hardware: All Yamaha hardware: 2 snare stands, 3 sets of cymbal stands, several hihat stands, 2 double kick pedals, single kick pedal, 2 remote hihat stands and extra custom Yamaha stands available

Miscellaneous: Large collection of acoustic percussion instruments

Tama Octobans, set of 8

Electronic Percussion: DDrums set with double kick pads, 5 toms, and midi cymbals. Two Roland Octapads, Alesis D4 drum module, Roland R8M drum module with extra sound cards.  Additional 3 DDrum and 7 Trigger Perfect acoustic drum triggers 

Other kits available for rental with advance notice, or bring your own

GUITAR AMPS:

1977 Marshall MK2 Vintage Lead 50 watt head, and JCM 800 4x12 cabinet, with 4 x 25 watts each Celestion vintage speakers, 2nd Marshall 4x12 cabinet 

1965 Fender Deluxe vintage blackface, refurbished by McClean Amplification to original factory specs 

Mesa Boogie Mark IIB

Roland Jazz Chorus JC 120 

Gibson Skylark, mid 1960's vintage

PRS SE Santana Electric Guitar

Casio MIDI guitar made by Ibanez

Other rental guitar amps available by request

GUITAR EFFECTS AND PEDALS:

Roland GT8 multi-effects   

Digitech GSP 2101 Tube Preamp and Effects with floorboard

Boss Octaver OC2

MXR Phase 90 vintage

Boss Chorus CS3  

Proco Turbo Rat

ElectroHarmonix DR Q Envelope Follower

MXR Distortion + vintage

Boss Compression Sustainer CS3

ElectroHarmonix Big Muff PI Ronsdound modded

Heil Talkbox

Boss Metal Zone Mt2 Keeley modded

Boss analog Flanger BF 2 Garmopat modded

Ibanez Ts9 Tubescreamer with TS-808 and Brown mods

Boss DD6 digital delay

BASS GUITAR:

SWR SM900 vintage "pre-Fender" tube preamp bass amp  / DI

SWR MoBass tube amp / DI with remote floorboard

SWR Goliath II 4 x 10 cabinet and SWR Goliath II Big Ben 1 x 18 cabinet

ART SGX Nitebass vintage tube bass preamp and processor

Tobias 5 string fretted bass

Custom "Andrew Irvine model" Fender 4 string bass

Yamaha 4 string fretted bass

Steinberger copy 4 string fretless bass

Spector Euro LX 5 string electric bass

KEYBOARDS:

Rhodes 88 vintage Mark 1 suitcase electric piano

Korg Triton Studio Extreme 88 weighted keys midi controller, and sequencer / sampling workstation

Korg CX3 version II (Hammond B3 clone), with Motion Sound R3-147 Leslie tube preamp, internally miked rotating speaker

Hohner Clavinet vintage E-7, rebuilt 

Korg 01W-FD keyboard / sequencer / workstation

Korg M50

KEYBOARD RACKS:

Oberheim Matrix 1000

Digitech Studio Vocalist

Korg Wavestation A/D

Studio Electronics SE1 programmable rack Mini-Moog bass synth

MEDIA RACK, MISCELLANEOUS GEAR:

3 Sony MDR 7506 Headphones

4 Sony MDR 7502 Headphones

4 AKG 270 S Headphones

3 AKG 240 Headphones

2 Vic Firth drum isolation Headphone 

1 Sennheiser HD 420 SL Headphones 

5 additional basic AKG headphones  

HHB CDR 850 CD recorder

Tascam DA-45 HR, 24 and 16 bit DAT recorder

Nakamichi MR1 cassette deck

Behringer PowerPlay PRO XL Headphones amp

Furman AR20 II voltage regulator, filter and spike protector

PATCHBAYS:

Rean and Switchcraft TT patchbays, with Mogami wiring and Neutrik and Switchcraft connectors, all Mogami TT patch cables 

DIRECT BOXES:

ADL (Anthony Demaria Labs) Stereo Tube DI

2 Groove Tube Tube DI's

Radial Pro passive DI

Radial X-amp reamper box

OTHER PLATFORMS:

We can import Logic / Logic Pro OMF files via Digitranslator software  

Reason 4.0

Pro Tools HD can also import earlier version Pro Tools sessions such as Pro Tools LE 

Mp3 or other file types conversions

Logic 9

DISK PUBLISHING:

Primera Bravo II CD / DVD Disk Publisher. Duplicates 25-50 copies of your CD per hour, from either your CD or audio file master, and prints your artwork directly on the CD label. Graphic Artists and / or Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop editing of your artwork or photos is available.  

 REHEARSAL PA SYSTEM: 

16 Channel Crest console, Drawmer DS251 dual compressor, Klark Teknik DN332 EQ, Klark Teknik DN 27a EQ, BBE 822A enhancer, Roland SRV 330 multi-effects, QSC power amp, Denon CD player with adjustable pitch, 2 Yamaha 3 way mains, up to 4 Yamaha 15" 2 way floor monitors. Rehearsals or live jams can be recorded live to 2 or more tracks to any media, generally Pro Tools or CDR .

BAND PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND EDITING:

Please inquire regarding band photos if you are interested in high quality still photos of your sessions. Optional offsite custom Photoshop editing is available, or a video shot and edited of your band in the studio in a music video, with your music in the backround.

Additional services available: Some of our associates include an expert Photoshop editor, graphics art designers and editors, videographer and video editer, drum or guitar techs, or another can build your band website.    

200 disc backround music Network library for soundtracks or advertising 

Other gear available with advance notice, or bring your own.

STUDIO B includes a fully expanded / maxed Pro Tools Mix24 system (1 mix core, 6 mix farms, 3 dsp farms) with 24 channels of Digidesign 888/24 converters, dual Viewsonic LCD screens, and tons of great plugins including Waves, Lexicon, TC Electronics and many more.  Also in Studio B is a Soundtracs 24 fader / 48 input analog console, which can also be used as a keyboard submixer or monitoring board in Studio A.  A small SWR bass amp, keyboards, DDRUM and Octopad electronic drums and more by request. Studio B is designed for songwriting, small rehearsal, beat creation, MIDI, or demo uses. Great views and vibe.