Studio Equipment.

Please note: Sometimes gear breaks (this is sad). Sometimes we buy new stuff (this is happy). As such, we cannot guarantee that the equipment listed here on this site is fully accurate and up-to-date. If you are booking the studio based on a specific piece of equipment, please check in with us to ensure it will be present for your session.
Our Console:
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(24) 802a input channels
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(2) mono sends, (3) stereo sends
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(6) busses
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(3) stereo mix busses (w/"API", "Neve", & "SSL"-style tone cards respectively), summed to GM
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Slate Control monitoring section
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(18) Undertone Audio UTEQ500 equalizers
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(2) Heritage Audio 73EQ Jr equalizers
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(2) Electrodyne 511 equalizers
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(2) Mäag EQ4-500 equalizers
Monitoring:
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(2) ATC SCM25A Mk2
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(1) Adam Audio Sub12
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(2) Yamaha NS-10, via Bryston 4B-ST
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(1) Avantone Pro Active MixCube
Recorder:
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Pro Tools Ultimate 2025.4
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(1) HDX card
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Antelope Galaxy 32 audio interface and AD/DA
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Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24-Core CPU, 32-Core Neural Engine, 64GB RAM
Foldback:
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(16) channels
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(8) CS-DUO dual-mix personal mixers
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(2) CS-SOLO single-mix personal mixers
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(10) Beyerdynamic DT770 headphones
Outboard Processing:
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Dynamics:
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Equalization:
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(2) API 550a
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(2) Crane Song Ibis
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(2) Urei 545 Parametric Equalizer
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We like microphones. Microphones are special. Microphones get their own section.
We've been fortunate at Mad Oak to have had in our collection just about every classic mic at one time or another, and as we've shifted setups and churned through gear over the years, we've taken the opportunity to hone the selection down to our absolute favorites. Some of the mics in our carefully-curated collection are a bit uncommon; if you see something you're not familiar with, try clicking its name for some usage notes from our longtime head engineer and Mad Oak co-owner Benny Grotto.
Tube Microphones:
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(1) Heiserman H47tube w/K47 Capsule
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(1) Lawson L251
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(1) Soyuz 017
Ribbon Microphones:
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(1) AEA R44CE
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(1) AEA R84
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(1) AEA R88 (stereo)
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(1) AEA R92
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(1) Aiwa VM-17S
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(1) Beyerdynamic M 160
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(2) Coles 4038
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(1) Samar VL373A (active, stereo)
Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphones:
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(2) CAD M 177
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(2) CAD M179
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(1) Ehrlund EHR-T
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(1) Josephson C715
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(1) Lawson L47 FET
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(1) Sony C-48
Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphones:
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(2) Earthworks QTC1
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(2) Rode TF-5
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(2) Samar MG20
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(4) Samar MG33
Dynamic Microphones:
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(2) AKG D112
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(1) AKG D12 VR
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(1) DrAlienSmith Alien8
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(1) Electro-Voice 635 A/B
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(2) Electro-Voice PL10
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(1) Electro-Voice RE20
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(3) Sennheiser MD 421-II
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(1) Sennheiser MD 441-U
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(1) Shure Beta 52
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(1) Shure SM5B
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(4) Shure SM57
Oddities:
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(1) Earthworks PM40 Piano Microphone System (stereo)
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(1) Soundman Dummy Head Binaural Recording System
