Equipment and Formats

FORMATS

Formats Supported at Audio Mechanics

EQUIPMENT

Audio Transports

Digital Storage

Signal Processing

Monitoring Systems


Formats Supported at Audio Mechanics

DIGITAL

DAT (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz)

PCM 1630 (44.1 kHz, 44.056 kHz)

Compact Disc, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

DA88, DA98-HR (up to 192 kHz, 24 bit)

AIFF, WAVE and most other computer soundfile formats (contact us for specifics)

ANALOG

Open reel - 1/2" four track, 1/2" stereo, 1/4" stereo, 1/4" full track mono (7.5, 15, and 30 ips)

Cassette, minicassette, microcassette

Video (3/4", VHS)
Vinyl 33.3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm

35mm mag and optical, 16mm mag and optical


Audio Transports

ANALOG

Studer A80 VU MK IV analog tape deck with custom-modified electronics, Dolby noise reductions type A and SR, 1/2" four track, 1/2" 3 track, 1/2" & 1/4" stereo, 1/4" full track mono

Philips FC-60 cassette deck

Sony bias adjustable cassette deck w/ Dolby B, C, S

DIGITAL

Sony PCM 7010 Timecode DAT player/recorder

Sony PCM 800 w/ sync card (Tascam DA-88 format)

Sony PCM 1630 w/ DMR-4000 & BVU-800

Sony A7 DAT player/recorder

Tascam DAT player/recorder

2 X Sony recordable 900E double speed CD printer (chainable)

Sony X111ES CD player w/ digital output
Plextor CD writer
Tascam DA88 and DA98-HR

DVD-ROM

VIDEO

Sony DMR-4000 (PCM 1630 & 3/4" B&W video)

Sony BVU-800 DB (3/4" video & PCM 1630)

Sony Laserdisc Player w/ digital output


Digital Storage

Hard Disk

500 gigabyte hard disk storage capacity

Data Backup

Exabyte, DLT tape, and Fire Wire hard disk storage for sound file and EDL backup

CDR

2 X Sony recordable 900E CD printer, Plextor CD writer


Signal Processing

WORKSTATIONS

Macintosh G4: running SonicStudio HD w/ complete suite of 96k 24bit editing, automated mixing & EQ/compression/expansion, NoNoise, Timetwist, sample rate conversion, PQ editing, CDR Printing

Macintosh G4: running SonicSystem w/ complete suite of 24bit editing, automated mixing & EQ/compression/expansion, NoNoise, Timetwist, sample rate conversion, PQ editing, CDR Printing

DIGITAL

dB Technologies 96k 24bit D/A converter

Lexicon 960L 96k 24bit surround reverb

Wadia 20 bit A/D and D/A converters

TC Electronic M6000 surround reverb & multiband compression/expansion

TC Electronic M5000 reverb & multiband compression/expansion

JVC Custom digital FIR/IIR EQ and Compression

Z-Systems Sample Rate Converter

Sony PCM-1630 w/ Apogee filters

Sony DTA 2000 tape analyzer

Genex 8 channel multi-format D/A converters

ANALOG

Avalon Class-A EQ

Avalon Class-A Compression

 


Monitoring Systems

Detailing

Audient surround monitoring console

Pelonis Acoustic / Tannoy dual 15" custom matched 5.1 mains w/ JBL dual 18" subwoofer

Pelonis Acoustic custom class A amplifiers

Sony 96kHz, 48bit digital crossover network

Genelec near-field monitors

Body Shop

Audient surround monitoring console

Pelonis Acoustic / Tannoy dual 15" custom matched 5.1 mains w/ JBL dual 18" subwoofer

Pelonis Acoustic custom class A amplifiers

Sony 96kHz, 48bit digital crossover network

Genelec near-field monitors

Chop Shop

Patrick Weber Engineering custom stereo monitor console

Pelonis Acoustic / Tannoy dual 15" custom matched stereo mains
Sony 96kHz, 48bit digital crossover network
Genelec near-field monitors