Bi-amped, 3-way studio monitors (Bozak lo, Eminence mids, CTS hi) with 200/100watt 700west amps & electronic x'overs

Modular analog synth w/digital key scan - more closely resembled the Buchla, than the Moog (output frequency directly proportional to control voltage). PAIA modules would i'fce with it quite well

Ring modulator signal processor (quite effective on B3 organ and electric oboe!)

Instrument pitch-to-voltage converter (to i'face instruments with the synth)

Stereo 4-band compressor

700west-redesigned Teletronics LA-3A compressor/limiters (Vactrol control elements).

3 stretched plate reverb units with 700west 30 watt driving systems (each plate had 4 active pickups on board). The wooden frames were a mistake, tho. Seasonal humidity changes would require periodic re-alignment of the drivers! Only harpsichords are worse!

700west 4 X 4 'consolette', with hyper-quiet mic amps for distant-mic jobs

Magnecord PT6-AH 2-track 1/4" recorder - 15IPS

3M M23 4-track 1/2" recorder

Tascam 70-8 8-track 1/2" recorder w/DBX noise reduction

Tascam 25-2 1/4" 2-track submaster recorder

Interface Electronics Stevenson 12 X 8 console

Allison Labs compressor/limiters

Kepex gate units

Eventide Harmonizer/pitch shifter

Octave-band graphic equalizers

Delay lines: Southwest Tech Ambience Synthesizer 2AS-A

Neumann U-47 (1957 vintage) - (sold to Dave Meador)

Sony C-37A - (sold to B.J. Rogers)

700west C7 double-button cardioid condensers

B&O stereo ribbon mic

AKG C452 modular mics w/cardioid & omni capsules

E-V 1711 electret condenser mics

AKG D190E

Sennheiser MD 421

Shure SM70 omni

E-V RE16

Wurlitzer electric piano

1934 Story & Clark studio upright piano.

The acoustic piano you hear on both of the Vol. I & II recordings is a Story & Clark - built in 1934, the year I was born. Interestingly, we both were destined to cross paths later!

Originally required for my piano class at school, it was purchased from Kenny Jagger, (a popular local TV keyboard celebrity back in the mid-50s). The instrument was a studio upright, as I couldn't afford a grand.

It later became our 700 West house piano, complete with a set of my piezo pickups which were most useful when a loud group decided to use a live acoustic piano on their rhythm beds. Plus, its carefully lacquered hammers gave this instrument a very distinctive sound, quite suited to the recording process. I quickly learned to keep it in good tune, occasionally detuning it to match groups' out-of-tune fixed pitch instruments.

The next time I needed it (15 years following our studio closure), the instrument still was in perfect tune with itself and had only slipped from A=440 to A=438! And this without the benefit of air conditioning!

One Great Box!!

Mo - 2018-02-24

Korg K2 synth

Elka string machine.