New stuff at www.ThompsonMusicRental.com:
Seventies era Wurlitzer 200 Electric Piano: won on eBay auction this week. It hasn’t arrived yet, so it will require tweaking and tuning. The eBay listing didn’t suggest it needed work; it appears to be in excellent condition, but I’m pickier than most about instruments behaving very well. I’ll let you know when it’s ready to make its debut.
Digi Pro Tools 002 rack unit: Another eBay purchase; this is scheduled to arrive today (January 26). A handy rental item that will also interface quite nicely with my studio (www.SweetbriarRecording.com). I am a Nuendo or Cubase 4 guy, but I realize that Pro Tools is still king of the DAWs in popularity. This should make it relatively convenient for clients to bring Pro Tools projects into my studio for overdubbing, or start in Pro Tools and take it to a HD studio for mixing.
DBX 160X: Yet another eBay purchase. (Sensing a pattern here? I need to turn off my computer for a while). A classic compressor, it will be useful for tracking, and will give a different flavor option to the stereo 1176 and the tube AMR compressors. I should be getting it today too as it is in Bellevue.
Audio Technica AT4060: Nicely rounds out my group of AT microphones. Looks and sounds like brand new; I’m off to the ‘net to research replacing the stock tube. It has the nice shock mount, too.
AKG C568 short shotgun microphone with shock mount. This one was a small gamble that worked out. On eBay it was listed as an “AKG H38″ microphone. H38 is the number for the shock mount. The microphone was completely hidden by the mount and the long windscreen. Bottom line is that it is a nice microphone under the windscreen and a good value purchase. First impression is good, similar in tone to a C460 with a tighter pattern. I’ll be trying it on some acoustic instruments.
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