Worlds Nicest Recording Studio

Big Fish recording studio, located in the coastal hills near Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego's north county, is one of Southern California's premier recording locations. For over two decades the Big Fish sound has been at the core and foundation of several cutting edge, genre-defining, multi-platinum albums by artists ranging from SWITCHFOOT and Blink 182, to Burt Bacharach and Anoushka Shankar. Blending the latest in digital recording technology with the finest in vintage and classic gear, Big Fish offers the ultimate analog and digital recording experience in a comfortable and professional environment.

Equipment: Desk: • 40 channel API (circa 1972) - original 515a modules - 550a eq's (28) - 500 eq's, (4) - the rest are 540/560's - P&G's w/Uptown automation

Tape Machines: • Otari MTR-90 mkIII • Otari Mtr-12 1/2" 2 track

DAW: • Pro Tools HD3 system - Quad 2.5 ghz Apple G5 - Apogee AD/DA w/ X-hd cards • Plug-Ins - Waves Platinum - Mcdsp Emerald Bundle - Sony Oxford Trio (dyn/eq/inflator) - Antares Auto-tune 4 - Altiverb 4 - Melodyne 3.1 - Many software instruments

Pre amp/eq's: • Neve 1081 (2) • Neve 1272 racked by Boutique Audio (8) • Avalon 737 • 24 Channels API w/Jensen trans. • 10 Channels API w/API Iron-core Trans. • 6 Channels API Mellenia 990 modified

Effects: • Eventide H3000 (2) • TC Electronics 2290 • EMT 140 stereo plate reverb • Lexicon 300 reverb • Yamaha Rev 7 • Yamaha Spx 90 • Roland RE-501 Chorus echo tape delay

Monitors: • Genelec 1032 (2) • Tannoy Pbm 6.5 (2) • Yamaha Ns-10m (2) • Auratones (available in 5:1 ala carte) (4) • The mains are custom made dual 15"/2" TAD's with White Eq's and Bryston amplification.

Guitar Amps: • Fender Blond Bassman (2) • Fender Deluxe (black face) • Fender Princeton (black face) • Vox AC15 (12" spkr, ef-86, copper top) • Vox Top Boost AC30 Trap. heads (1964) (2) • Vox Beetle amp (solid state) • Vox AC100 • "Fox" Ac30 amp (very rare Vox incarnation) • Marshall Super Lead 100 • Marshall 8 10" guitar cabinets (2) • Marshall 4 12" cabinets (3 types & vintages) • Fender blond 2 10" cabinet • Vox closed back 2 12" cabinet • Vox Beetle amp 8 12" cabinet • Magnatone Troubadour • Many more available. All amps/cabinets loaded with stock speakers unless otherwise noted.

Dynamics: • 1176 (2) • LA2a • LA3a (2) • EL-8 Distressors (2) • DBX 161 (2) • DBX 165a • API 525 (2) • Manley Vari-mu stereo tube comp w/t-bar upgrade • Alan Smart C2

Microphones: • Telefunken 251 (original) • Soundeluxe Elux 251 (2) • Great sounding U67's (2) • Soundeluxe U195 • Brauner VM-1 • Royer 121 (2) • B&K 4011 (2) • AKG 414 (2) • SM57 (4) • SM7 • Senn. 421 (2) • Senn. 441 • Audio Technica AT25 (2) • D112 • AKG 451 (3 currently in repair) (4) • KM84 (2) • And much, much more...!

Keyboards: • Original white Mellotron • Yamaha CF 9' grand piano (great history!) • Gibson G101 Organ (Doors) • Yamaha DX7 • Yamaha TX816 • Roland D50 • EMU Sp12 • Linn Drum w/midi • Hammond Organ/Leslie 147 available
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