Ocean Star Productions - Location Recording, CD Duplication, and Live Sound

On this page you will find a partial gear list, (eventually) some biographies of our staff, and various photos of recording sessions, gear, and other stuff. Check back often for new pictures! We are trying to document more of our recordings.

We have several rigs for various projects. Our "A" rig consists of a 24-track recorder with either a full mixer or 24 quality preamps. The "B" rig consists of 8 channels of excellent preamps direct to a hard-disk recorder or laptop. We have multiple "C" rigs for small projects, including simple two-track recorders and a ProTools rig. With all of our rigs we use the best and most appropriate microphones for the job.

Recorders

- Alesis HD24XR 24-track 96khz/24bit Harddisk ADAT Recorder
- Korg D-888 8-track 44.1khz/16bit Digital Recorder
- Zoom H4 96khz/24bit 2-track Recorder
- Tascam 32 1/4" 2-track Reel-to-reel recorder with Ampex 456 10.5" tapes
- Fostex Model 80 1/4" 8-track Reel-to-reel recorder with 7" tapes

Microphones

- Schoeps CMC6 microphone preamplifier (4)
- Schoeps MK4 Cardioid capsule (2)
- Schoeps MK2S Omni capsule with high-frequency lift (2)
- Schoeps MK8 Bidirectional capsule
- AKG C422 Stereo Multi-Pattern Large-Diaphragm Condenser
- Earthworks QTC-1 Omnidirectional Microphone (3)
- Earthworks SR-77 Cardioid Microphone (2)
- Oktava MK-012 Small-diaphragm Microphone with cardioid capsule (2)
- Oktava MK-219 Cardioid Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Michael Joly PE Mod (2)
- Oktava MK-219 Cardioid Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone (4)
- Oktava MK-319 Cardioid Microphone (2)
- Oktava MK-2500 Cardioid Tube Microphone (2)
- Oktava ML-52 Dual-ribbon Microphone
- AKG C3000B Cardioid Condenser Microphone (2)
- AKG D880 Dynamic Microphone
- MXL 603 Small-diaphragm Microphone with cardioid and omni capsule (2)
- Naiant X-Q Ultra-compact Condenser Microphone (2)
- Shure SM-57 Dynamic Microphone
- Shure SM-81 Condenser Microphone
- Bang & Olufsen BM-5 Stereo Ribbon Microphone modded with Neodymium magnet, custom transformers, and custom ribbons
- Bang & Olufsen BM-3 Ribbon Microphone with NOS RCA Ribbon
- Stellar RM-3 Ribbon Microphone (2)
- CAD KBM412 Dynamic Microphone
- Audio-Technica DR-VX1 Dynamic Microphone
- Audio-Technica DR-DRM Drumset Microphone Set

Mixers/Preamps

- Sytek MPX-4A 4-channel Preamp with custom opamps
- Studio Projects SP828 8-channel Preamp with mixer functionality
- Yamaha MG32/14FX 32-channel live mixer with 24 preamps and 4 busses
- ADM 780 Stereo vintage preamp, custom racked
- Alesis 12r 12-channel rackmount mixer with 8 preamps
- M-Audio DMP3 Stereo solid-state preamp
- Yamaha MG12/4 12-channel mixer
- Rolls RM-81 Mic/Line mixer

Computer Interfaces

- M-Audio Profire Lightbridge 24-track ADAT Firewire Interface
- M-audio Fast Track Ultra 8-channel interface with 4 mic preamps
- Digidesign M-Box 1 Protools Interface
- Lexicon Omega 4-in 2-out USB Interface
- Vipower SwapRack USB Hard Drive Rack Kit for Alesis HD24XR

Monitors

- KRK V4II 4-inch portable monitors with built-in limiter
- KRK Rokit8 8-inch monitors
- KRK RP-10 Subwoofer with crossover

Software

- Sonar 6 Producer Edition DAW
- Orion 7.61 DAW
- ProTools 6.7
- Adobe Premiere 6.0 Video Production Software
- Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 Video Production Software
- Finale 2006 Music Editing Software
- Reaper v2.53 Mobile DAW
- dbPoweramp 13.1 Music Converter Software
- HD24connect v0.9.2beta

CD Production

- Plextor PX-880SA Master SATA CD/DVD Burner
- 1 to 11 Target CD/DVD Duplicator with Sony SATA DVD Drives
- Epson R280 CD Printer with continuous ink system

Power Management

- Tripp Lite SMART500RT1U Uninterruptible power supply and power conditioner/regulator
- Furman M-8L Power Conditioner (3)