console

The console I chose for my studio is a 1973 MCI JH416B. This console is quadraphonic, transformer-balanced with the MCI 2001 op-amp and it sounds really incredible, especially for rock, experimental, noise albums. I’ve also had extremely good success with acoustic music. The console was bought from Randy Blevins here in Nashville and has been cleaned up really well. Factors in me choosing this desk were wide and varied, but the main reasons, beyond the fact that it sounds amazing, is that it doesn’t have a bunch of unecessary circuitry between the mic pres and the tape machine sends and it’s also really easy to mechanically work on. I plan on recapping the console with time, replace all bulbs with LEDs and modify the desk to have a stereo send utilizing the front/back pan pot, which isn’t used on the desk anymore since I won’t be recording any quadraphonic records.

microphones

Beyerdynamic M88 (1)
Beyerdynamic MPC 67 (4)
Sennheiser 421 U4 (1)
Sennheiser 421 U5 (1)
Revox M3500 – rebranded Beyerdynamic M201 (1)
Sennheiser E602 (1)
Oktava MK-319 (1)
Oktava MK 012-01 w/ cardiod capsule and 10db pad (4)
Scott Dorsey Mod Oktava MK 012-01 w/ cardiod capsule and 10db pad (1)
Audix i5 (1)
Nady RSM-2 Ribbon (1)
Shinybox 23 Ribbon (1)
Marshall MCA SP1 – modded by Jim Williams at audio upgrades (1)
Rode NT1 (1)

More to come…

-tate