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JB ARTHUR: STUDIO FACILITIES


Name:  JOE’S GARAGE AUDIO PRODUCTIONS

Address:  20 / 69 Frederick Rd, KENGIES, SANDTON 2068

Telephone (VOIP):  087-721-2617 (weekdays/office hours only)

Fax:   086-535-3492


Joe’s Garage (named for FRANK ZAPPA’S project of the same name) is JB Arthur’s state-of-the-art recording studio, housed in a comfortable thatched cottage. Bathed in loads of natural light, the control room is a triple-volume open space, ensuring a consistently flat response & natural sound. The building has 2 levels… downstairs is CONTROL ROOM & ISO-BOOTH WITH VIDEO MONITOR FOR RECORDING TO PICTURE SYNC (15m2)… UPSTAIRS LOFT is OPEN LIVE RECORDING SPACE (+/- 50m2)… The MICROPHONE CUPBOARD is JB’s pride & joy… JOE’S GARAGE has hosted many international recording artists, among them LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, HHP, THE CORRS, BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN, RINGO, THANDISWA MAZWAI, WATERSHED, FRESHLYGROUND, LOYISO, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR, NIANELL, WOUTER KELLERMAN, DANNY K, STOAN SEETE, PJ POWERS, TONY COX, to name but a few…


CONTROL ROOM:

MONITORING:

  1. •TANNOY SYSTEM 1200 / GENELEC 1032a STEREO MONITORS

  2. •GENELEC 8040 & 8030 + GENELEC SUB = SURROUND MONITORING (5.1)

  3. •RECORDING:

  4. •DIGIDESIGN ICON D-CONTROL

  5. •MAC PRO (8-CORE) running PRO TOOLS 9 / LOGIC PRO 9


SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTS & PROCESSING:

  1. •SYNTHOGY “IVORY” PIANOS

  2. •NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KOMPLETE 7 (INCL GUITAR RIG)

  3. •PRO TOOLS INSTRUMENT EXPANSION PACK (5 INSTRUMENTS)

  4. •SPECTRASONICS STYLUS RMX, OMNISPHERE, TRILIAN

  5. •TOONTRACK SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2.0 + EXTENSIVE LIBRARY

  6. •LA SESSION STRINGS

  7. •GIGA PLAYER + MIROSLAV VITOUS COMPLETE ORCHESTRA

  8. •GIGA STUDIO 3

  9. •WAVES GUITAR, MERCURY, SURROUND 360, RESTORATION, SSL BUNDLES

  10. •ALTIVERB, REVERB ONE, WAVES IR-1

  11. •SMACK, FAIRCHILD 660/670, FOCUSRITE D3, LA-2A, 1176, DRAWMER, McDSP L4, MC2000

  12. •MASSENBURG EQ2, McDSP FILTERBANK, FOCUSRITE D2

  13. •T-RACKS 3 MASTERING SUITE & PLUGINS

  14. •BIAS PEAK 7

  15. •NEYRINCK SOUNDCODE FOR DOLBY DIGITAL

  16. •4MEDIA VIDEO & AUDIO CONVERTORS – ALL FORMATS SUPPORTED

RECORDING HARDWARE:

  1. •48 AUTONOMOUS & SIMULTANEOUS ANALOG INPUTS to PRO TOOLS via 192 I/O & 96 I/O INTERFACES

  2. •PEAVEY DPM C8-X & M-AUDIO OXYGEN 88 HAMMER-ACTION MIDI KEYBOARDS

  3. •FULL AVIOM SYSTEM + 8 INDIVIDUAL MIX UNITS

HEADPHONES:

  1. •FOSTEX T40 & T50… 24 PAIRS IN ALL

EXTERNAL MIC PRES:

  1. •MANLEY LABS DUAL MIC PRE

  2. •AVALON 737sp + M5

  3. •FOCUSRITE LIQUID CHANNEL & RED 6 EQ

  4. •AMEK 9098 EQ (by NEVE) x5 CHANNELS

  5. •NEVE 1066 EQ (2 CHANNELS CUSTOM MOUNTED + 48V)

  6. •TRIDENT S40 CHANNELS (X2)

  7. •UNIVERSAL AUDIO LA-610 EQ/COMP

  8. •JOE MEEK VC1Q

  9. •DIGIDESIGN PRE (8 CHANNELS)

  10. •CUSTOM 8-CHANNEL AMEK 9098 PRE

  11. •TC ELECTRONIC GOLD CHANNEL

  12. •BEHRINGER TUBE ULTRAGAIN X3 (6 CHANNELS)

EXTERNAL PROCESSING:

  1. •MANLEY LABS DUAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL LEVELLING AMPLIFIER

  2. •VINTAGE UREI 1176 LN LIMITER

  3. •UREI LA-4 COMPRESSORS (X3)

  4. •Dbx 160 COMPRESSOR (VINTAGE)

  5. •Dbx 160A COMPRESSOR

  6. •Dbx 1066 DUAL COMPRESSOR

  7. •BEHRINGER TUBE COMP (X2)

  8. •CUSTOM TRIDENT S800 EQ (2 CHANNELS – BASED ON TRIDENT 80B)

  9. •TC ELECTRONIC FINALISER

  10. •LEXICON PCM 80 & PCM 90 FX UNITS

  11. •DIGITECH RACKMOUNT GUITAR FX

MICROPHONES:

  1. •NEUMANN U67 w/BASS BOOST (X2)

  2. •NEUMANN U87 (X6)

  3. •NEUMANN KM 56 (X3)

  4. •NEUMANN KM 66

  5. •MANLEY GOLD REFERENCE TUBE MIC

  6. •SANKEN CU-41

  7. •AUDIO TECHNICA AT4060 TUBE MIC

  8. •AKG C12 VR

  9. •RODE CLASSIC TUBE MIC

  10. •AUDIO TECHNICA AT4050 (X2)

  11. •SHURE KSM32 (X2)

  12. •AKG SOLID TUBE (X2)

  13. •RODE NT-2 (X2)

  14. •AKG C-451 SYSTEM (X2) + EXTRA CAPSULES

  15. •CALREC PENCIL CARDIOD MIC

  16. •MICROTECH GEFELL UM-70

  17. •SHURE BETA 87 / ELECTROVOICE PL80

  18. •SHURE SM-7

  19. •AKG DRUM MIC KIT (D112/418 X4/C1000 X2)

  20. •SHURE SM-98 (X4)

  21. •SHURE BETA 52, SM-57 (X4), BETA 57 (X3), SM-81 (X3)

  22. •TULLY McCULLAGH T12 (X4)

  23. •TULLY McCULLAGH G12 (X2)

EXTERNAL MIDI GEAR:

  1. •AKAI S-6000

  2. •ROLAND JP 8080 / JV 2080 / JUNO 106 / TR909 / TR727 / TR606

  3. •ROLAND S-760s (x2)

  4. •KORG TR RACK

  5. •INSTRUMENTS & AMPS:

  6. •HAMMOND C3 FULL CONSOLE ORGAN (1965) + LESLIE SPEAKER

  7. •FENDER RHODES SUITCASE 73 (70’s era)

  8. •VOX AC30 (VINTAGE)

  9. •MARSHALL  JT-100

  10. •ROLAND JAZZ CHORUS JC-100 (1980)

  11. •LINE 6 VETTA II COMBO (2X12)

  12. •SWR WORKINGMAN’S 10 BASS AMP

  13. •E-BOW

ACOUSTIC GUITARS:

  1. •TAYLOR K-10 KOA WOOD / SPRUCE

  2. •OVATION ELECTRIC ARTIST (1978) & 6-STRING NYLON

  3. •FENDER 12-STRING & 6-STRING RESONATOR

  4. •GUILD D-70

  5. •ELECTRIC GUITARS:

  6. •GIBSON LES PAUL GOLDTOP P-90 pickups (1971)

  7. •GIBSON 335 ORIGINAL HUMBUCKERS (1979)

  8. •GIBSON ARCHTOP (1949)

  9. •ROGER SADOWSKY STRAT (CUSTOMIZED)

  10. •ROGER SADOWSKY “TELECASTER” (CUSTOM BUILT)

  11. •ROGER SADOWSKY ELECTRIC NYLON STRING

  12. •CHARVEL MODEL 6

  13. •LINE 6 ORIGINAL VARIAX (& FLOORBOARD)


FULL AIRCON THROUGHOUT STUDIO BUILDING

FULL KITCHEN WITH SAECO ROYAL PROFESSIONAL ESPRESSO/CAPPUCINO MACHINE