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Capybara Sound

Gear

Console

  • Allen & Heath SQ-5 digital console
  • Allen & Heath DX168 expander

Our main recording interface delivering 32 tracks of pristine 24-bit/96kHz audio into Logic Pro, with precise headphone mix control for artists.

Monitoring

  • B&W DM601 nearfield mains
  • KEF Model 20B subwoofer
  • Marantz PM6006 amplifier
  • beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 250Ω studio headphones

Precision-tuned Bowers & Wilkins monitoring in a professionally treated room, delivering accurate playback for mixing and mastering.

Photograph of the Capybara Sound studio mixing/mastering control position, with B&W monitoring, Apple MacBook Pro running Logic Pro, Allen & Heath SQ-5 mixing console and some Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro headphones.
Close up photo of our Allen & Heath SQ-5 mixing console faders.
Photograph of the Capybara Sound studio mixing/mastering control position taken from an angle across the mixing desk, with B&W monitoring, Apple MacBook Pro running Logic Pro, Allen & Heath SQ-5 mixing console and some Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro headphones. Also in the shot is a dbx 1066 analog dual compressor.

Digital Audio Workstations

MacBook Pro i9, 32GB RAM, Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB
MacBook Pro M3, 16GB RAM

Apple Logic Pro

iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced– industry-standard mastering suite
iZotope RX 9 Advanced – industry-standard audio repair tool

Plugins include:

  • Celemony Melodyne 5 Studio – pitch & time correction
  • Exponential Audio reverbs – Stratus 3D, Symphony 3D
  • iZotope – Insight 2, Nectar 3, Neutron 3 Advanced, Relay, Tonal Balance Control 2
  • MAAT – DRMeter MkII, DROffline MkII, RSPhaseShifter, 2BusControl, GŌN
  • Plugin Alliance – ADPTR Metric AB, Ampeg SVTVR Classic, Black Box Analog Design HG-2, bx_console SSL 9000 J, bx_subsynth, elysia alpha, elysia mpressor, Maag MAGNUM-K, SPL Transient Designer Plus
  • Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate – precision gate
  • Soundtoys – full suite
  • Universal Audio 1176 FET Compressor – classic compression
  • Waves – Gold bundle, Abbey Road, CLA Compressors, dbx 160 Compressor, H-Reverb, Kramer PIE Compressor, NLS, PSE, PuigTec EQs, Scheps 73, Scheps Omni Channel 2, SSL 4000 Collection

Microphones

Close up shot with mood lighting of a large diaphragm multi-pattern condenser microphone hanging upside down in a suspension basket with a pop filter and sheet music for John Lennon's Image on a music stand. The corner of a sound absorption panel can be seen on the left of the image.
Photo of three microphone boxes with a blue mood light in the corner of the room. The top box is labelled AKG C451B / ST.
Shallow depth of field photograph of a matched stereo pair of AKG C451B small diaphragm condenser studio microphones positioned in their box with an AKG stereo bar also present.
  • AKG C 451 B (x2)– stereo matched pair, small-diaphragm condensers
  • AKG D 112 – early 1990s vintage, classic dynamic kick drum mic
  • AKG C 418 (x4) – early 1990s vintage, clip-on condensers (sharp attack, ideal for drums)
  • AKG C 1000 S (x2) – early 1990s vintage, small-diaphragm condensers
  • B-2 Pro (x2) – multi-pattern large-diaphragm condensers (vintage-inspired sound)
  • B-5 (x4) – small-diaphragm condensers, cardioid & omni capsules
  • Electro-Voice N/D 257B (x4) – early 1990s vintage, dynamics, wide frequency range (35Hz–19kHz)
  • Sennheiser e 604 (x3) – dynamic clip-on mics, punchy and compact (fat tom sound)
  • Sennheiser e 845 (x2) – dynamic vocal mics, full and rich
  • Sennheiser MKH 416 – shotgun condenser, industry-standard for voice overs, spoken word and more
  • Sennheiser e 908 – clip-on condenser, detailed and clear (ideal for brass and percussion)
  • Sennheiser ME 64 w/ K 6 – modular cardioid condenser
  • Shure SM57 (x3) – dynamic industry-standard workhorse
  • iSEMcon EMX-7150 – measurement mic, flat and precise
  • Beyerdynamic MM 1 – measurement mic, accurate and neutral

In-house specialty mics available (lavalier, short shotguns); exotic gear can be hired in on request (additional cost)

Instruments

Close up shot of Roland FP-E50 digital piana taken looking up the keyboard from the low register end. Moonlight Sonata classical sheet music can be seen on the music stand.
Photograph of the Roland TD-20 drum kit in the Capybara Sound studio live room with an acoustic guitar and Yamaha bass in the near background, and a warm glow from a kitchen area seen in the distance. A salt lamp glows pleasantly on the windowsill behind the guitars.
Photograph of our Yamaha THR10 guitar amplifier emitting a warm tube like glow casting orange light and dark shadows onto a table with books about Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Queen.
Photograph of a Yamaha electric bass guitar and an acoustic guitar in the Capybara Sound studio live room with a salt lamp emitting a nice glow on the nearby windowsill.
  • Roland TD-20K – top-tier electronic drum kit, mesh pads
  • Premier APK – late 1980s vintage 5-piece British drum kit, steel snare
  • Paiste 3000 Reflector cymbals – late 1980s vintage, hi-hat, crash & ride
  • Premier Signia maple snare drum – early 1990s vintage
  • Roland FP-E50 – premium digital piano, SuperNATURAL Piano & ZEN-Core engines, 88 weighted keys (PHA-4 hammer action), custom Roland wooden stand with triple-pedal board
  • Yamaha RBX270J bass guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Digeridoo – Australian termite-hollowed bloodwood
  • Casio VL1 – early 1980s vintage mini digital synthesizer
  • Cowbells (x2) – LP and Premier
  • Latin Percussion LP449 Solid Bar Chimes – early 1990s vintage

Plus:

  • Yamaha THR10 – amp-modeling guitar amplifier
  • Music stands (x2)
  • Premier drum stands – straight cymbal, boom cymbal (x2), hi-hat, snare
  • Pearl drum stand – straight cymbal
  • DW drum stands – snare, hi-hat (rigged for TD-20K)
  • Bass drum hoop cowbell stand

Additional instruments and gear can be hired in on request (additional cost)