A world class recording studio, just south of Los Angeles.
The home of Broken City Productions offers a unique combination of classic and modern approaches to recording, production, mixing and mastering. We've meticulously chosen a hybrid of digital and analog gear and instruments to provide an inviting, inspiring and cutting edge environment for creativity.
BROKEN CITY STUDIOS
G E A R L I S T
DAW RIG:
MACINTOSH COMPUTERS
PROTOOLS HD6
PROTOOLS 12
Vast Array of Plugins & Soft Synths
SPEAKERS:
PMC TwoTwo8’s
MACKIE Subwoofer
MACKIE HR624s
DYNAUDIO BM5s
OUTBOARD GEAR:
Mixing & Mastering:
DANGEROUS MASTER
(with mastering grade Mid/Side Widener)
SSL SIGMA SUMMING MIXER
THE BLACK BOX (Tube Harmonic Distortion Driver)
LIMITLESS & WAVELABS Mastering Processing
Dynamics:
RETRO 176
DISTRESSORS (4)
UBK FATSO
UBK TWEAKER (2)
DRAMASTIC OBSIDIAN (Stereo Bus Comp)
SHADOW HILLS DUAL VANDERGRAPH
Equalizers:
DANGEROUS BAX EQ
STEREO MAAG EQ
KUSH CLARIPHONIC
KUSH ELECTRA 19
Preamps:
NEVE 1073 Preamps (2 channels)
API 3124 (4 channels)
Vintech 473 (4 channels with EQ)
Avalon VT737 EQ/Comp (Tube)
Analog Effects:
Huge Array of Boutique Guitar Effects Pedals
LEXICON PCM91
Digital Conversion:
BURL MOTHERSHIP 8/32 (A/D & D/A)
LAVRY GOLD A/D
APOGEE ROSETTA & DUET
AVID 96 (2)
MICROPHONES:
Vintage 1950s NEUMANN/TELEFUNKEN U47
Vintage 1970's SONY C37P
SONTRONICS APOLLO Stereo Ribbon Mic
ROYER Ribbon Mic
SONTRONICS SIGMA
BLUE BLUEBERRY CONDENSER
NEUMAN TLM103 (2)
AKG 451b Small Diaphragm Condenser (2)
SENNHEISER 421 (5)
SHURE SM57 (4)
AKG D112 (2)
INSTRUMENTS:
Keys:
Vintage STEINWAY Upright yr. 1910
MELLOTRON (with expansion cards)
SCHAFER & SONS Upright Piano
Vintage Toy Pianos
MOOG: VOYAGER
NORD 88 Key Synth/Piano
MICRO-KORG
MINI-NOVA Synth with Vocoder
TEENAGE ENGINEERING: OP-1
DAVE SMITH: MOPHO
Mini Piano
Vintage 1940’s SCHULMERICH CARILLON
Acoustic Guitars:
Vintage 1949 MARTIN Acoustic
Vintage 1956 GIBSON TRINI LOPEZ
Vintage 1956 GIBSON “COUNTRY WESTERN” ACOUSTIC
MARTIN ACOUSTIC BASS
MARTIN HD28VS Dreadnought Slot Neck
MATON ACOUSTIC
MATON DIESEL Mini Acoustic
GOLDTONE 6 String MANDOLIN
GOLDTONE ACOUSTIC MICROBASS
6 STRING BANJO
CUMBUS CUMBUS 6 STRING EASTERN GUITAR
Electric Guitars:
Vintage 1956 GIBSON TRINI LOPEZ
Vintage 1972 GUILD BASS (Long Scale)
JOHN SUHR TELE
GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM
HERITAGE LES PAUL w/ LOLLAR P90’s
DANELECTRO BARITONE GUITAR
NASH 4-String P-BASS
YAMAHA 4-String BASS
Guitar Amps:
DIVIDED BY THIRTEEN AMW 39 HEAD
MESA BOOGIE DUAL RECTIFIER
Universal Audio OX
Drums:
Vintage GRETSCH DRUMKIT 6 Piece
OCDP DRUMKIT 6 Piece
Vast Variety of Cymbals
Vast Variety of Snare Drums (including 4 Black Swamp Percussion drums)
Vast Variety of Percussion (Shakers/Tablas/Tambos/Dubeks etc.)
Imported African Percussion
HAPI Drums (in G & D minor)
STUDIO = 1150 sq ft Space