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Recording Asylum Studios
Full music production in the heart of Hollywood






Studio A & B

Studio A

Protools HD3 Accel
Apogee 16X A/D Converter
Apogee 16X D/A Converter

Apogee Big Ben Clock
Mac G5 2 Gig Dual HD / 2.5 Gigs Ram
20" Cinema Screen
ADAM P22-A Studio Monitors
Yamaha NS-10's / Hafler 500
Blue Sky 12 Sub / DBX 223XL Crossover
Mackie Universal Control - HUI
Presonus Central Station
Monster HTS 3600 MKII Power Conditioner
All Mogami Cables


Studio B

Protools Digi 002

Mac G5 Dual 2 Gig / 4 Gigs Ram

ADAM A7 Powered Monitors


Video Studio

Sony HDR XR500V HD Camcorder

MacBook Pro / 4 Gigs Ram
Final Cut / Priemier / After Effects

Mic Pres, Compressors & Mics

Mics:
Wagner U47w (U47) Tube Condensor Mic
Neumann U87 Mic (Vintage, 9/86)
Soundelux E251c (Elam 251) Tube Mic

Shure SM7b Dynamic Mic

2 - Shure SM81 SD Mics
2- AT ATM450 SD Mics
Sennheiser MD 421 Mic
Sennheiser e609 Mic
AKG D-112 Mic
Shure Beta 52
Shure Beta 57
3 - Shure SM57 Mics
2 - Shure SM58 Mics
2 - Marshall 603 SD Mics
Marshall V67 Mic
Mic Pres:
Neve 1073 Mic Preamp/EQ (Vintage)
2 - BAE/Neve 1272 Mic Pres (Matched)
2 - API 312 Mic Preamp (Vintage)
LaChapell 583s Tube Mic Preamp
2 - A Design Pacifica Preamps (Stereo)
A Design Red Mic Preamp
A Design Blue Mic Preamp

Shadow Hills Mono Gama Mic Pre
Compressors:
Tube Tech CL1B Compressor
2 - Universal Audio La3a Compressors

Buss Boy Stereo Buss Compressor (SSL 384)
2 - Universal Audio 1176LN Compressors
Pete's Place BAC 500 Compressor
2 - DBX 160X Compressors
2 - DBX 163 Compressors

Instruments & Effects

Guitars:
3 - Gibson Les Paul Standards
Gibson Les Paul Special (Humbucker)
Gibson Les Paul Special (P90)
Fender Telecaster Road Worn (Lollars)
Fender Telecaster (American Standard)
Fender Stratocaster (Fralin 'Woodstocks')
Washburn HB35 Semi-Hollow (Duncan 59's)
Italia Semi-Hollow Body (P90's)
Martin DC-16RGTE Acoustic Guitar
Ibanez 5 String Bass


Amps & Cabs:
Diezel VH4 100 Watt Head
Diezel Herbert 180 Watt Head
Marshall 71' Super Tremolo 100w (mod)
Marshall 76' JMP MK II Super Lead 100w (mod)
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (2 Ch. Black Face)
Vox AC15 Combo Amp
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1X12 Combo Amp
Scumback 4X12 cab (1969 Marshall straight)
Scumback 4X12 Cab - V30/M75's
Orange 4X12 Cab H75/V30's

The Marshall's modded by Dave Friedman,
71' (Brown Eye, Custom 45, Hairy Brown Eye)
77' (BE, Custom 45, Hairy Brown Eye)



Effects, Tuners & Misc:
Sansamp Bass Driver DI
Korg DTR 2000 - Digital Tuner
Line 6 MM4 Chorus/Tremelo/Flanger
Line 6 DL4 Delay/Echo/Reverse
Cry Baby Wah Wah,
Ebow, Slide, Capo, MXR EQ
Korg SP100 Digital Piano (88 Weighted Key)
BFD / DrumCore
M-Audio Oxygen 61 Midi Controller
Korg padKontrol

Plugins and Software

Waves Platinum Bundle:
L2, L1 Ultramaximizer
Ultra Pitch, Maxx Bass
Phase EQ, True Verb, Renaissance EQ's
C4, C1, Metaflange, Q10 EQ's
SoundReplacer, Super Tap etc...

URS Bundle:
Neve EQ's, API EQ's

Universal Audio:
1176, La 2a

Cranesong Phoenix

McDSP:
Analog Channel, AC1/AC2

DUY / Tape and Valve

Melodyne / Autotune

Massive Pack Bundle:
Echo Farm, Amp Farm, Sony Oxford EQ,
GML EQ, Eventide Harmonizer, Smack,
Filter Bank, Sound Blender,
TL Space, Slightly Rude Compressor
Sony Inflator, Echoboy

ReVibe

Digidesign:
Structure, Xpand, Strike, Hybrid

Reason
4.0

Addcitive Drums


"Vocal Asylum is AMAZING! What you hear in the booth is what comes through onto Pro Tools, very real. Cutting drums is awesome at Vocal Asylum"
- David Palmer, Rod Stewart

 





Tony Sheppard, James Lugo, Jules, Michael Wagner, Stewart Cararas, Mike Shipley

 

Vocal Asylum 6381 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
323.462.4722 / james@jameslugo.com

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