Mark Dann Recording
 
Music Production
Recording - Mixing
Mastering - Restoration 
 
New York City
& Woodstock, NY
(212) 941-7771
 
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MUSIC PRODUCTION
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- Equipment List -
- Vinyl Record &
Analog Tape Restoration -
- Home Studio Services -
 
MASTERING
FOR CD & VINYL
  - Mastering Overview -
- Analog Mastering For CD -
- Mix Submission Guidelines -
- Pre-Mastering Listening Test -
- Web-Enhanced CDs -
- Artist & Client List -
 - Mixing Tips -
- Audio Samples -
 
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Mark Dann Recording
Mastering and Recording Studio
(212) 941-7771 - NYC USA -  email: Mark107 at aol.com 
STUDIO EQUIPMENT LIST
updated 4/7/08 
 
Some items are only available at the Woodstock, NY location (as noted)
 
MIXING CONSOLE 
DDA AMR24 (36 x 24 x 24)
4-band eq all sweepable
8 aux's on 60 channels
84 inputs with faders on mix
56 channels of automation
2 stereo cue systems
600+ point patchbay
additional console specs
 
MONITORS 
1 Mackie HR824 (NYC)
1 Mackie HR824 (Woodstock)
Yamaha NS-10m Studio
Event 20/20
TOA 265ME
Auratone (Woodstock)
TOA 280ME (3-way) (Woodstock)
JBL 4311 (3-way) (Woodstock)
1 Hafler P4000 (200 watts/channel)
 
 TAPE MACHINES - ANALOG
1 MCI JH16 2" 24-Track Analog Recorder, with AutoLocator III
1 Sony APR 5000 1/2" two-track, with both 1/2" and 1/4" headstacks (30" & 15" & 7.5" ips)
1 Studer B62 2-Track
1 Tascam 34B (4-trk reel-to-reel)
1 DBX 150-series noise reduction encoder-decoder
 
 TAPE MACHINES - DIGITAL 
7 Alesis ADAT M20s, with CADI Remote and Meter bridge
- SMPTE lock with 2"
1 Alesis MasterLink 24-bit CD Recorder (NYC)
1 Alesis MasterLink 24-bit CD Recorder (Woodstock)
2 Panasonic SV3800 DAT (NYC)
1 Panasonic 3700 DAT (Woodstock)
1 Sharp Minidisc recorder/player
1 Sony PCM 601 (F1 format)
VHS and Beta formats
1 Apogee PSX-100 (A-to-D & D-to-A)
 
 DIGIDESIGN PRO TOOLS
Pro Tools HD3 Accel (NYC) 
2 Digidesign HD192 Interfaces w/additional analog inputs
2 Lexicon 300's and Eventide Harmonizer digitally interfaced
Apple Macintosh G5 Dual 2.7
 
Pro Tools HD3 Accel (Woodstock)
2 Digidesign HD192 Interface w/additional analog inputs
1 Lexicon 300 and 1 Lexicon PCM91 digitally interfaced
Apple Macintosh G5 Dual 2.7
  
MOTU DIGITAL PERFORMER
Available on both Motu and Digidesign hardware (as above)
LOGIC STUDIO (Logic 8)
Available on both Motu and Digidesign hardware (as above)  
OTHER SOFTWARE & PLUGINS
Roxio Jam & Toast, Waveburner, Waves Mercury Bundle, Antares Auto Tune, 
Sony Oxford EQ, Cranesong Phoenix, Digidesign SoundReplacer & DigiTranslator, much more...
AUDIO INTERFACES
4 Digidesign 192
1 Digidesign Mbox2Pro
2 Motu Traveler
1 Motu 828mk3
BACKUP SYSTEM
1 Sony AIT Tape Backup System
EMC Retrospect Backup Software
 
 TURNTABLE
1 Bang & Olufsen (audiophile-grade transfer turntable)
 
AUDIO TRANSFERS
We can do transfers and format conversion between:
Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Cubase, Logic
computer-based formats such as: aiff, .wav, SDII
2" ANALOG tape (16- and 24 -track)
16-bit or 20-bit ADAT
1/4" and 1/2" analog, at 7.5ips, 15ips, or 30ips
1/4" quarter-track stereo, and "TEAC/Tascam" 4-track
minidisc, audio cassette, VHS, BETA-HiFi, SONY F1 Digital, MP3
We do audiophile-quality vinyl record transfers
and pretty much anything else you can think of.
 
 SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY
Massive search-able sound effects library resident on computer, no fumbling with discs!
 
CD / DVD Recorders
1 Phillips CDR 870 Stand-Alone CD Recorder
1 Plextor PX-W8220T 12x SCSI CD Recorder
1 Yamaha 16x SCSI CD Recorder (Woodstock)
1 Lacie 52x Firewire CD Recorder
1 SONY 5-to-1 CD Duplicator
1 Sharp Minidisc recorder / player 
1 Denon DCD815 CD Player (with digital output)
1 Sony CDP-361 CD Player (with digital output)
many CD and DVD Recorders
Iomega Zip Drive
 
 HEADPHONE / CUE SYSTEM
1 Furman Headphone System (NYC)
(each musician can adjust their own mix)
1 Furman Headphone System (Woodstock)
1 Crown D75 Amp
1 Crown D60 Amp
5 Sony MDRV6 / MDR7506 Headphones
3 Fostex T20 Headphones (NYC)
1 Sennheiser HD600
2 Sennheiser HD580
4 Sennheiser HD280
3 Sennheiser HD590
 
 REVERBS / DELAYS 
1 Eventide Eclipse Harmonizer
1 Eventide H300SE Harmonizer (Woodstock)
2 Lexicon 300 reverb
1 Lexicon 300 reverb (Woodstock)
1 Lexicon PCM 91 (Woodstock)
1 Lexicon PCM 70
2 Lexicon PCM 41
1 Roland Dimension D
1 Yamaha SPX 1000
1 Yamaha SPX 90
1 Korg SDD 2000 Delay
1 DeltaLab Effectron 1050
 
 COMPRESSORS / LIMITERS / other...
2 Summit DCL200 Stereo Tube Compressor (NYC)
1 Summit DCL200 Stereo Tube Compressor (Woodstock)
2 Summit DCL100 Mono Tube Compressor ("LA2A-style" Compression)
2 UREI LA-3A Compressor (NYC)
2 UREI LA-3A Compressor (Woodstock)
2 UREI LA-5 Compressor
1 TubeTech CL 1B Compressor (Woodstock)
1 UREI LA-12 (stereo) Compressor
4 DBX 160X Compressors
1 Ashley CL52E (stereo) Compressor
1 Orban De-Esser
1 Line6 POD XT
 
 MICROPHONE PREAMPS & EQUALIZERS
2 Neve 1066 MicPre/EQ's - Vintage Mic Preamps
1 John Hardy M1 MicPre (stereo)
1 Summit Tube MicPre (stereo) - with 1/4" "tube directs"
1 Demeter Tube MicPre (stereo) - with 1/4" "tube directs"
1 TubeTech MP1A Tube MicPre (stereo) - with 1/4" "tube directs" (Woodstock)
2 Summit EQP-200 Tube EQ (stereo) - same layout as two pairs of Pultec EQP-1A's
4 AMEK 9098 EQ (Neve micpreamps with EQ) (Woodstock)
1 Furman GQ62 dual 31 graphic
1 Presonus DigiMAX 96k (8 micpreamps) (Woodstock & remote)
3 Presonus DigiMAX D8 (8 micpreamps) (Woodstock & remote)
1 Ashley SC-66 4-band stereo -parametric EQ (Woodstock)
2 Yamaha MLA7 (8 micpreamps) (remote)
 
 MICROPHONES
1 Neumann U47 (tube)
1 Neumann U48 (tube) (Woodstock)
2 Neumann U87 (NYC)
1 Neumann U87 (Woodstock)
2 Neumann KM140
1 Neumann KM145
2 Neumann KM184 (Woodstock)