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Supertone Records

  • Home
  • Sonic Lab
    • The experience
    • People
    • Our equipment
    • The Boring Stuff
    • OUR DEDICATED RECORDING SPACES
    • FOR MUSIC PRODUCERS
    • ASK US FOR A QUOTATION
  • Media
    • starfinder
    • LAB LIFE
    • GEAR DEMOS & STUDIO TECHNIQUES
    • THE SUPERTONE SHOW PODCAST
  • Supertone Records
    • OUR ARTISTS
    • PRODUCTS
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  • Contact

SONIC HEARTBEAT

“Our meticulously curated studio blends legendary analogue warmth with cutting-edge digital possibilities, creating a haven for truly exceptional recordings.”

BETTY

Located in The Engine Room, a magnificent 48-channel CADAC J Series analogue console (aka Betty) is the heartbeat of the studio.

Renowned for its rich, expansive sound, it delivers unparalleled depth and character to every take, a testament to authentic audio capture.

Vintage outboard, Supertone Sonic Lab, Foz do Arelho. Portugal

Beyond the Console

Explore our vast array of vintage instruments, rare outboard gear and world-class premium microphones.

We seamlessly integrate this analogue power with the latest versions of Ableton Live and Pro Tools Ultimate, giving you the best of both worlds.

ANALOGUE

We use a totally analog signal path but do not usually record to tape (but are happy to discuss the possibilities).

Supertone use RADAR A/D D/A Converters with classic sound cards which in our opinion are the finest available and givingas close to 2" tape as your get.

The full list of equipment is listed below and many of the individual pieces are photographed and detailed in Simon's blog.  

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CONSOLES & RACK MOUNT


CONSOLES

CADAC J series analog console - 60 way frame - loaded with 8 x subgroups, CCM, aux, stereo aux/pfl, 24 mono, 4 x stereo and 16 x dual input modules | Allen & Heath MixWizard 12-2 analog console

PREAMPS & COMPRESSORS

API 512C Discrete microphone preamps (2) | Audio Maintenance Limited mono F760X-RS compressor | Audio Design Research F760X-RS two channel compressor | Audio Design Research F769X-R vocal stressor | DAV BG501 discrete microphone preamps (2) | DAV BG504 discrete optical  limiter / compressor (4) | DBX 165 over easy compressor - vintage 1976 (2) | H2 Audio 2128 'Helios' Mic Preamp (2) | Meyer Sound CP-10 stereo parametric equaliser | Purple Audio Sweet 10 slot 500 series rack | Quad 44 hifi preamp | Quad 33 hifi preamp | UREI 1176LN limiting amplifier - vintage 1982 | WesAudio Beta76 FET compressor / limiter (2) | Valley Audio Dynamite 3 

RECORDING & BACKUP

32 channels of RADAR convertors with classic sound cards (24/96 - Dante) | Sonnettech Echo III Desktop fitted with a Focusrite RedNet PCIeNX Dante interface | Avid ProTools Ultimate DAW recording software | Ableton Live 12 | Native Instruments Kontakt 7 & Komplete Kontrol | Apple iMac 27" 2019 3.6 GHz Intel Core i9 - 64GB - 1TB SSD | Apple MacBook Pro 14" M1 - 64GB - 1TB SSD | G-Technology Portable 1TB disk drive (4) | G-Technology Portable 4TB disk drive | LaCie 3TB FireWire RAID Drive | LaCie 4TB Thunderbolt RAID Drive | LaCie 6TB d2 Professional Thunderbolt 3 | OWC Express 1M2 2TB SSD | LaCie BDXL BluRay Dive | Synology DS412+ 8TB (WD Red HDD)

REVERBS & EFFECTS

Bricasti M7 stereo reverb processor | Echo Fix EF-X3R Chorus Echo with BBD Analog Chorus & Spring Reverb | Eventide Eclipse effects processor | Eventide H3000-D/SE (H3500B-DFX OS) | Gamechanger Audio Plasma Rack | Lexicon PCM70 digital effects processor | Maestro Echoplex EP3 tape delay | OTO Machines BIM | TC Electronic 1210 spatial expander + stereo chorus flanger | TC Electronic 2290 digital delay

MICROPHONES & DI'S


CONDENSER MICROPHONES

Austrian Audio OC818 Dual Set Plus | Flea 47 valve | Flea 12 valve | Neumann U47 FET vintage condenser (2) | Schoeps CMC64 small diaphragm condenser with MK4 capsules (matched pair) | Shure Beta 87A | Shure Beta 87C | Shure Beta 91A half-cardioid boundary

Ribbon microphones

AEA R84 (2) | Coles 4038 classic (matched pair) | RCA 74 vintage | Royer R-122 (2)

Electrovoice RE20

Dynamic Microphones

AKG D12 vintage dynamic | Electro-Voice RE20 | Sennheiser MD421-II (2) | Shure Beta 58 | Shure SM7 large diaphragm | Shure SM57 (4) | Shure SM58 (3)

Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-S

DI BOXES & REAMP

Canford Audio Line Isolating Unit 600/600 Ohms | DAV Dual channel micro DI (6) | Lehle P-Split II HiZ splitter | Little Labs Multi Z PIP reamp & DI | Orchid Electronics Standard DI | Orchid Electronics Muting DI | Radial Engineering JDI | Radial Engineering EXTC Reamp | Radial Engineering SW8 USB interface | Radial Engineering SGI | Rupert Neve Designs - RNDI - single channel | Rupert Neve Designs - RNDI-S - two channel

PLAYING & LISTENING


MONITORS, AMPLIFIERS & HEADPHONES

Amcron D75 Stereo Power Amplifier | ATC SMC25A Studio Monitors (2) | Behringer HA4700 Power play Pro-XL four channel headphone amplifier (2) | Beyer Dynamic DT150 - 250 ohm | Beyer Dynamic DT250 - 80 ohm | Beyer Dynamic DT770 Pro - 80 ohm (4) | Mordaunt Short AVANT 902i Studio Monitors (2) | Quad 405 - modified to 405-2 specification | Quad 303 | Sennheiser HD650 - 80 ohm | Tannoy HPD 315 vintage classic monitor in Sottovocce custom cabinets (2)

PLAYERS

Denon DR-M44HX Three head cassette deck Rack Unit | Denon DN-500 CB rack mount CD player | Sony MDS-JE440 MiniDisc Player Rack Unit | Project Audio Systems Turntable with Ortofon cartridge | Rega RP3 Turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge & 'white' drive belt

INSTRUMENT AMPLIFIERS & CABINETS


Bergantino HD112 1x12 bass with compression driver  | Bergantino NV610 6x10 bass cabinet  | Gartone Reverb King 2x12 replica of the Fender 1963 Pro Reverb fitted with Supertone 'Tayden' 12" alnico loudspeakers | Gartone Vibrato King 3x10 replica of the Fender 1957 Bandmaster with Supertone 'Tayden' 10" alnico loudspeakers  | Germino Amplification Classic 45 replica of Marshall JTM45  | Germino Amplification Club 40 replica of Marshall JTM50 | Germino Amplification 4x12 Cabinet with classic Celestion G12M 20W heritage loudspeakers  | HiWatt DR201 200W Bass Head (vintage 1974) | Leslie 145 valve rotating speaker cabinet (vintage)

Mark Bass LMIII limited edition | VOX AC30 Blue speakers (vintage 1963)  | VOX AC30TB Silver speakers (vintage 1969) | Supertone 'Matamp' 120 valve head  | Supertone 'Matamp' 200 valve head  | Supertone 'Matamp' 4x12 cabinet fitted with Celestion G12H 30W heritage loudspeakers  | Supertone 'Matamp' 2x12 cabinet fitted with Celestion G12M 25W greenback loudspeakers | Supertone 1x12 With EVM12L (8 ohm) | Supertone 2x15 with Weber Bass 15 (4 Ohm) | Two Rock 1x12 With EVM12L (8 ohm)  | Speed Shop Studio-Series Tweed Deluxe 5E3-55 

INSTRUMENTS


KEYBOARDS, HARMONICAS AND ELECTRONICA

Fender Rhodes 73 suitcase piano (vintage)  | Grotrian-Steinweg "The Steinweg Nacht" reconditioned overstrung, underdamped upright Piano c.1900 | Hammond M100 valve organ (vintage 1961) | Hohner Blues Harp: C - D (2) - G (2)  - A (1) | Hohner Professional 12 Chromatic Harp | Korg EXP2 expression pedal  | MOTU MIDI Express 128 | Native Instruments Komplete MIDI keyboard | Sequential Prophet-5 synthesiser | Sequential Tempest analog drum machine | Swissonic 16 port USB hub | M Audio Damper pedal | MOOG Etherwave Plus Theremin | MOOG Matriarch synthesiser | MOOG Minitaur bass synthesiser | MOOG Opus 3 synthesiser | Waldorf STVC | Wurlitzer EP200 electric piano | Philips Philicorda (valve-60s) | LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox mk2

STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

Collings 0001 Fitted with Highlander IP-2 pickup | Collings D2H Fitted with Highlander IP-2 pickup | Collings OM2H Fitted with Highlander IP-2 pickup | Duesenberg D6 Baritone guitar with Les Trem | Drake SC6 ES guitar fitted with Sheptone pickups | Drake DoubleSteel twin neck lap steel guitar with stand fitted with Lollar pickups | Fender Nocaster Custom Shop Relic 1951 | Fender Precision bass 1974 fitted with Ellio Martina Guitars bass mute | Fylde King John acoustic bass fitted with Headway pickup system | Fylde custom short scale, six string acoustic with cutaway | Fylde Classical six string acoustic with cutaway and K&K Pure classic pickup

Fylde Guitars custom 12 string

Fylde custom short scale, 12 string acoustic with cutaway fitted with LR Baggs Element pickup | Gibson Flying V fitted with Lindy Fralin PAF Humbuckers (vintage) | Gibson Les Paul Special TV' model fitted with P90 pickups | Gordon Whittam Stratocaster fitted with Lindy Fralin pickups | Gordon Whittam Telecaster fitted with Lindy Fralin pickups and Duesenberg multibender | Gordon Whittam Telecaster fitted with Lindy Fralin PAF Humbuckers | Gretsch G6120-1960 Nashville 2005 Fitted with TV Jones pickups | Gretsch Thunder Jet Fitted with TV Jones pickups

Larrivee Parlour guitar Fitted with LR Baggs Element | Mike Lull M4V with Lindy Fralin Custom wound pickups and Hipshot drop D tuner | Mike Lull T4 ‘Starlite’ Thunderbird with Hipshot drop D tuner | MOOG E1 Electric guitar with MIDI option & expression pedal | Mosrite Ventures model 6/12 double neck with House of Tone pickups | National Resophonic Resorocket Resonator with Highlander IP-2 and 'HotPlate' pickup | Springer Firehawk guitar fitted with House of Tone pickups

DRUMS & PERCUSSION

Paiste 2002 17" crash cymbal, 2002 19" crash cymbal, 2002 18" crash, 602 modern essentials 22" ride, Giant Beat 22" crash ride, Signature 14" dark crisp hi-hats

Sakae Trilogy kit in Champagne Sparkle comprising of:  12" x 8" tom, 16" x 16" floor tom, 22" x 14" kick, 14" x 14" floor tom, D1465TR 14" x 6.5" snare drum, BCS-200S Cymbal Boom stand (5), DT-200DS Throne, HS-200 Hi Hat Stand, SS200S Snare Stand, XDP-200S Pedal

Rhythm Tech Egg Shaker, Guiro, Large Shaker, Tambourine (black), Tambourine (red), Vibro-Slap | Meinl Marathon Designer Bongos LB with THBS stand | Thomann Steel Tongue Drum

GUITAR GEEKERY


PEDALS & FX

Boss FS-5U footswitch | Boss/Analogman GE-7 graphic EQ | Boss CE-2W Chorus | Butler Audio (original) Tube Driver with additional bias control | Cmatmods Deluxe Compressor | Chase Bliss Brothers AM | Danelectro 'The Breakdown' booster | Eventide H90 | DigiTech Whammy | Electro-Harmonix POG 2 | Electro-Harmonix Q Tron + | Ernie Ball Volume Pedal 25K (4) | Ernie Ball 250K for passive | Fulltone Clyde WahWah | Fulltone DejaVibe | Fulltone OCD Overdrive | Fulltone SupaTrem | Fulltone Ultimate Octave | Hermida Audio Zendrive | Highlander External power for National Resorocket | Hudson Dual Broadcast | Hudson Broadcast | Line 6 DS4 II

Leslie Combo preamp for 145 | Lehle Volume pedal | Lehle Mono Volume pedal | Lehle Dual Expression pedal | Line 6 DL4 Mk2 | Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Tape Echo - vintage | Meris LVX | Moon Phaser | Moon Driver distortion | Origin Effects Cali76 Stacked Edition, Cali76 Bass Edition & Halcyon Blue | OTO Machines BIM | ProCo Rat | Stomp Under Foot Red Menace | Supertone Tonebender Mk 1.5 Fuzz | Supertone Bass fuzz | Supertone EHX LPB1 Mid Booster | Source Audio EQ-2 | Supertone Rangemaster II | Supertone Rangemaster treble booster | TC Electronic 0144 serial remote controller | TC Electronic SCF gold | TexTone FuzzNutz - 3 knob silicon tonebender (Batman) - modified by Steen Skrydstrup | VOX ToneBender fuzz

GUITAR SWITCHERS

Morningstar ML5 | GigRig G3 switching system | GigRig G3 Atom switching system | GigRig Three2one (2) | Morningstar ML5 | Skrydstrup R&D Custom Amp switcher  | Skrydstrup R&D Custom FX Switcher | Skrydstrup R&D Line Driver | Skrydstrup R&D Line driver / instrument selector | Skrydstrup R&D SC1 MIDI Foot Controller | Skrydstrup R&D XT MIDI Foot Controller | Skrydstrup R&D XT+ MIDI Foot Controller

Bevatron main control room with robert richter building 51 photograph taken 229861

Power supplies

GigRig modular power for all boards | Skrydstrup R&D Pedal power supply 9v / 18V | Skrydstrup R&D Pedal power supply 9V dual output | Voodoo Labs Pedal Pedal Power 2 Plus & 3 | Cloks DC 7

TUNERS

Korg PC-1 clip on | Peterson AutoStrobe 490-ST stretch tuner | Peterson StroboClip SC-1 | Planet Waves clip on | Sonic Research ST-200 strobe tuner (4)  | Sonic Research ST-300 mini strobe tuner

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