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Steve's North Seattle studio is amply equipped with quality recording hardware and software, as well as a variety of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Steve uses the highest quality cables and short, pristine signal paths.
Besides being a highly skilled recording engineer, Steve is an accomplished musician whose performing talents have distinguished many of his interactive media compositions.
Recording hardware:
Mogami, Monster Studio grade microphone and patch cables
Pro Tools recording software
Black Lion audio modified Digidesign 002 Rack audio interface
Black Lion Audio Sparrow MKII White A/D converter
RME Fireface 800 audio interface
Apogee PSX-100 audio interface
Dangerous D-Box summing mixer
Langevin/Manley Dual Vocal Combo mic pre, limiter and equalizer
Manley Duel Microphone Preamplifier
Grace Design 101 microphone preamplifier
Demeter VTMB-2B 2 channel tube microphone pre-amp
Manley Stereo Variable-MU limiter compressor
Instruments:
Grelly custom six string guitar, TV Jones pickups
Custom electric baritone guitar, Lindy Fralin split blade pickups
1980 Les Paul Custom electric guitar
1965 Gibson ES-175 electric guitar
1979 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
Ransom custom Strat-style electric guitar, Lindy Fralin split blade pickups
Gibson WM-45 six string acoustic guitar
Fender Jazz electric bass guitar
Dean 8 string electric bass
Steinberger 5 string electric bass, Aero pickups
Wechter 6 string "Nashville tuning" acoustic guitar
Blueridge 12 string acoustic guitar
Kala 4 string tenor ukelele
Hawaaian custom built 6 string tenor ukelele
Kentucky 8 string mandolin
Amps:
65 Amps Producer EL guitar amp
65 Amps Lil' Elvis guitar amp
1964 Fender Concert guitar amp
1963 Gibson Ranger guitar amp
TC Electronics BG-250 bass amp