Recording & Mixing
Allen’s passion for recording and music production spans over 25 years. Along with drum session work, Allen is available to record or mix your musical projects in a traditional recording studio environment, or in his personal project studio. His personal studio has much of the same gear that would be found in a traditional recording ‘studio B' room (See Equipment Listing below). You can hear some examples of his recording and mixing work on this page or by listening to any of his solo projects or any of the Wolves in Plastic works.
Studio Equipment
CONSOLE:
24 Channel Soundcraft 1600 ‘Producer’ Console with TT patchbay.
MONITORING:
2x Yamaha HS8
2x Avantone Mixcubes
2x Alesis M1 Active MK2
1x Yamaha HS8S Subwoofer
1x KRK 10s Subwoofer
AD/DA:
MOTU 16A
Focusrite Scarlett
Behringer ADA8200
MIC PREAMPS:
24x all discrete mic preamps via Soundcraft 1600 console
2x CAPI VP312 (API 312 clone)
2x Heritage Audio HA-73 EQX2 (Neve 1073 clone)
OUTBOARD:
1x Serpent Audio SB4001 Stereo Buss Compressor (SSL)
1x Hairball Audio FET/500 Compressor (1176)
2x JLM Audio LA500A Optical Compressor/Limiter (LA2A)
2x JLM Audio PEQ500A Passive Equalizer (Pultec)
2x DBX Pro Audio 560a Compressor
1x Alesis 3630 Stereo Compressor/Limiter
1x Yamaha SPX90 Multi-Effects Processor
MICROPHONES:
1x Rode NT1A
3x Shure SM57
1x Shure SM58
1x Shure Beta52
1x Shure SM7B
3x Sennheiser MD421
2x Sennheiser e906
2x Studio Projects B1
2x AKG C430
1x Audix i5
2x Audix D2
2x Audix D4
1x MXL RI44
GUITARS:
Gibson ES-335 Prototype
Fender Jaguar HH
Fender American Professional Telecaster
Fender Player Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul Studio
Danelectro ‘56 Baritone
Epiphone Dot Custom Shop
Seagull Artist Mosaic Acoustic
Yamaha CSF3M Compact Folk Acoustic
AMPLIFIERS:
Marshall JCM 800 4212 - 1987
Vox AC15C1X w/ Alnico Blue Speaker
Fender ‘65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
Orange Tiny Terror w/ PPC112C 1x12 Cabinet
Gibson Skylark Model GA-5 - 1962
Peavey Classic 30
Vox AC4TV
EFFECT PEDALS:
Boss MD-500 Modulation
Boss RV-500 Reverb
Fulltone OCD Overdrive
WayHuge Swollen Pickle Fuzz
Tech21 NYC SansAmp Amp Sim
Xotic Effects SP Compressor
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Octave
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff OPAMP Fuzz
TC Electronics Ditto Looper
TC Electronics Polytune 2 Tuner
TC Electronics Polytune 2 mini Tuner
Hudson Broadcast Preamp Clone
Analog Man King of Tone Clone Overdrive
Tone City Angel Wing Chorus
Tone City Sweet Cream Overdrive
Tone City Tape Machine Tape Echo
Joyo Vintage Phase Phaser
Joyo Tremolo
DRUMS:
Tama Starclassic Performer Birch Kit - 10/12/16/22
Pearl Export Select Kit - 10/12/13/16/22
Custom Built 4 Piece Maple Kit - 12/16/22
Spaun Maple Snare - 14x5.5
Ludwig Supraphonic Snare - 14x5.5
Spaun Coke Bottle Snare - 13x5
OCDP Maple Snare - 13x7
Gretsch Catilina Maple - 14x4.5
CYMBALS:
Zildjian A Medium Crash - 18/19
Zildjian A Medium HiHat - 13
Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash - 16
Zildjian A Custom Flat Ride - 20
Meinl Byzance Sand Ride - 20
Meinl Byzance Jazz Thin Ride - 20/22
Meinl Byzance Extra Dark Thin Crash - 18/20
Meinl Byzance Sand Hats - 14