STUDIO CAPABILITIES
- 22 Channel Balanced Analog Input
- 2 Channel S/PDIF Coax Digital Input
- 16/24 Bit 41.1/48kHz Digital Recording
- Mixdown to CD audio or WAV/AIFF (CD-R or DVD-R)
- Full MIDI Setup with Virtual Synths
ROOMS
- Control Room (100 sq ft)
- Vocal Isolation Booth (28 sq ft)
- Tracking/Live Room (184 sq ft)
EQUIPMENT
- Apple PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz
- Tascam FW-1884 Mixing Board/Control Surface
- M-Audio Octane Digital Preamp
- M-Audio Quattro Digital Interface
- Digidesign MBox
- Aphex 107 Tubessence Dual Preamp
- Bellari MP110 Tube Preamp
- FMR Audio RNC1773 Compressor (2)
- Behringer Composer Pro MDX2200 Compressor (2)
- Behringer DI-4000 Direct Inject Box
- Tannoy Reveal Active Monitors
- M-Audio Studiophile SBX Subwoofer
MICS
- Rode NTK Tube Condenser
- Alesis/Groove Tubes AM-51 Condenser
- MXL 604 Condenser (2)
- Audio-Technica MB4000C Condenser (2)
- Superlux ECO-H6A Condenser (2)
- Sennheiser MD-421
- Shure SM-57 (2)
- Shure Beta-57
- AKG D-112
- Audio-Technica KP-Snare/Tom (2)
- Audio-Technica KP-Kick/Tom (2)
- Fender P-51 (2)
We use cables and connectors supplied by Monster, Mogami, Neutrik, and Hosa.
SOFTWARE
- Apple Logic Studio 9
- Apple Garage Band '09
- Digidesign ProTools LE 4
- Cubase VST 5
Why did Drift choose Logic Pro over ProTools?
Drift originally ran Cubase VST 5, but the studio was rebuilt from the ground up in 2004. At the time, Apple's acquisition of eMagic (and as a result, Logic) made it an attractive option, since Drift has always relied on the quality of Apple's hardware, and Logic supports almost all DAW vendors' products. Digidesign, however, locks out most third-party DAW products, requiring the use of their own DAW hardware. From a flexibility and upgrade standpoint, ProTools did not make sense.
We keep an MBox and ProTools LE on hand for artists that request mixing be done in ProTools or artists that already have a project started in ProTools. Most of the time, conversion to and from Logic is a fairly straight-forward process.
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE PLUG-INS
- Antares Auto-Tune EVO
- IK Multimedia Amplitube