STUDIO GEAR
Here is some of the hardware/software I use in my studio these days


SOFTWARE
• Digital Performer 5
Peak
Reason
Recycle
Altiverb
All the Universal Audio plug-ins w/ 3 UAD cards
   - (LA-2A, Pultec EQ, 1176 Limiters, Neve 1071 EQ and 33609 Compressor/Limiter, DreamVerb, RealVerb Pro,
   Plate 140, Roland Space Echo RE-201, Nigel Guitar Rack, Roland Dimension D, Boss CE-1, Fairchild 670
   and more-these sound phenomenal!)

Anteres Filter And Autotune 4
Sound Soap 2
Native Instruments B-4 mk2 Organ software instrument plug-in
Lounge Lizards Electric Piano software instrument plug-in
Sibelius
Altiverb



HARDWARE
Event ASP-8 Studio Monitors
Yamaha NS-10M Monitors
Auratone Monitors
Mackie Universal Control
Mics of Choice-Nueman U87, U67, RCA 77 Ribbon Mic
Array of rack/midi gear



VINTAGE KEYBOARDS
Fender Rhodes 73 Stage Electric Piano mk1
   - the definitive electric piano in R & B and jazz from the '60's,'70's to the present

Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano
   - you can hear this one on Ray Charles' "Tell Me What I Say" and Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto" and "Everything Is Everything"

Arp 2600
   - the most advanced performance analog synth of the '70's-used by Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Edgar Winter, Pete Townsend and countless other artists

Arp Solina String Ensemble
   - the choice of Parliment/Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Herbie Hancock w/ The Headhunters

RMI Electra-Piano
   - used by Dr. John, Isaac Hayes and countless R & B groups such as the Main Ingedient



OTHER STUDIO TOYS
Maestro Rhythm King Vintage Drum Machine
   - used my Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Shuggie Otis etc
Echoplex
Mutron Envelope Filter
   - everybody say Bootsy!
Pedals, Pedals, Pedals!



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