Consoles:

Spectra Sonics Console built for Stax in 1969

  • 16 mic / line inputs with Spectra model 500 EQs

  • 16 direct outputs

  • Stereo Mix output

  • 4 buss outs and 4 fx sends

  • 4 line in fx returns with L/R switches

API Box Console

  • Two (2) input channels with mic/instrument/line preamp, HP filter, & integral 550A EQ

  • Two (2) input channels with mic/instrument/line preamp, HP filter, & 500 slot

  • Two (2) compressors assignable to input channels or program bus with stereo link

  • Sixteen (16) summing inputs (20 channels during mix)

  • Stereo program bus with master fader, insert, and external input

  • One (1) stereo and (2) mono auxiliary sends/buses

  • Stereo cue send/bus & headphone system

Digital Controllers

  • To round out our two analog consoles we have 2 Avid S1 Mix Surfaces and 1 Avid Dock providing 17 programmable long throw faders, panpots, transport and shortcut functionality to in the box mixing.

Outboard Mic Preamps:

  • Hamptone HVTP Tube Mic Pre

  • (2) Hairball Audio LOLA

  • Hairball Bronze

  • Hairball Gold

  • (2) 7th Circle N72 (Neve 72 style pre's)

  • Classic API VP312

  • Cameleon Labs CL7603xMod Neve style mic pre w EQ

  • CloudLifter Active Mic Pre - Preamp

Monitors:

  • Adam S3As

  • Avantone Mix Cubes

  • Aviom Dante headphone mix system with 3 A360 personal mixers and 4 A320 personal mixers

  • Analog headphone mixes from The Box (2 stereo or 1 stereo, 2 mono mixes

  • PreSonus & Rane Headphone amps

  • Headphones by AudioTechnica, AKG, Mackie, Sony

Recorders:

  • 32 Channels of iZ Radar Classic 96 Converters

  • Digital Audio Denmark DADCore64 Dante Controller

  • Otari MTR90 - 2” 16 track & 24 track heads available

  • Studer B67 1/4” 15 & 30ips

  • Otari MX5050 1/4” 7.5 & 15ips - will also play back 1/4 track consumer hi fi tapes

  • Alesis Masterlink HD/CD

  • Sony TC-DM5

Microphones:

Condensers:

  • (2) Beesneez B67/M269 tube condensers

  • DU-67 (Paul Hiraga U-67 w/ Beesneez capsule)

  • SoundDeluxe u95

  • AKG 422 Stereo Condenser Mic (1980s 414 Capsules)

  • (2) AKG 451 w/ CK1 capsules

  • (2) Audio Technica A450 side address SDC

  • Audio Technica 4033 LDC

  • Audio Technica 4050 LDC

  • Shure KSM44 LDC

  • (2) Ear Trumpet Labs Delphina

  • Ear Trumpet Labs Mabel

  • Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina

Ribbons:

  • (2) Coles 4038

  • Royer R-121

  • (3) Beyer Dynamic M260, one of these three has a smaller body and internal hi pass filter.

  • PPA R-One

  • Shure 315


Dynamics:

  • Audio Technica ATM25

  • AKG D112

  • EV 665

  • EV RE-11

  • (4) Shure SM57

  • Shure SM7b

  • (2) Shure 545 Unidyne

  • (4) Sennheiser MD421

Outboard Processors:

  • (2) Spectra 1964 C610 Compressor / Limiters

  • (2) Emperical Labs Distressor EL8 (British Mod)

  • Chandler Limited TG1 2 channel compressor / limiter

  • API 5500 Stereo 4 band EQ (mastering version)

  • Hairball Audio 1176 Rev A Clone

  • Scott Leibers 1176 (clone with Neve front end)

  • (2) Hairball Fet500 (1176 in a 500 series lunchbox)

  • pH LA2 Clone (best LA I’ve heard - original transformers & opto circuit)

  • Dual Analag Optical Comp (tube, handwired, stereo)

  • Drawmer 1961 2 channel tube EQ

  • Symetrix 501 Comp / Limiter

  • Rane PE17 Parametric EQ

Outboard Effects:

  • Master Room Spring Reverb

  • Teaching Machines Wellspring

  • Maestro Echoplex EP-3

  • Roland 301 Space Echo

  • Lexicon MXP-1 Multi-effects

  • Alesis Quadraverb

  • Beni-Dub Spring Amp II

Software:

  • Protools Ultimate 2025

  • Cubase

  • Digital Performer 4.5

  • Logic Pro

Plugins:

UAD Sattelite 4 Core - with the full suite of Universal Audio Plugins

Izotope Noise Reduction Suite, Soundtoys Suite, Massey 2007 Limiter, CT4, EQ, Tape Head, Melodyne, Kit Core, Native Instruments

FULL INSTRUMENT LIST

Keyboards:

  • Hammond A102 (French Provincial)

  • Leslie 145 with Pre-amp (modded for 2 speed usage)

  • Farfisa Compact Combo Organ

  • Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano (recently rebuilt by Brad Purkey / Purktronics)

  • Emerson Upright Grand Piano (please let us know in advance so we can arrange for piano tuning).

  • Marco Polo portable pump organ (think Salvation Army) great sounding small pump organ

  • Moog Grandmother

  • Moog Theremin

  • Moog DFAM, Subharmonicon, Mother

  • Custom Modular synth assembled by Andy Smith with the following modules:

    • ALM Pamela’s New Workout

    • Antumbra CARA

    • Buchla Tip Top Dual Oscillator Model 258t

    • Behringer Four Play VCA / Mixer

    • Mutable Instruments Rings Clone

    • Mutable Instruments Beads

    • Mutable Music Things Ears

    • AI Synthesis OTA VCF

    • MakeNoise QPAS

    • MakeNoise MATHS

    • MakeNoise MORPHAGENE

    • MakeNoise MIMEOPHON

    • Recovery Cutting Room Floor

    • DOEPFER A-123 Wasp Filter

    • DOEPFER A111-6 Mineature Synthesizer Voice

    • QU-Bit Surface

    • Intellijel Audio I/O

  • Hohner Melodica

  • Marching Glockenspiel

Guitars:

  • Early 70s Martin D-28 (strung nashville tuning / hi strung)

  • Early 70s Gurian Jumbo Acoustic

  • Late 60s Vox Phantom

  • 1965 Rickenbacker 360 6-string

  • Late 70s Rickenbacker 620 12-string

  • Danelectro Ostrich Guitar (all 6 strings the same gauge, tuned identical for slide chorusing)

  • Eastman Parlor Acoustic

  • Old Style Guitars / Recording King rubber bridge acoustic baritone

Basses:

  • 67 Fender Mustang Bass

  • Harmony H22

  • Epiphone Thunderbird


By Request:

  • Nash T63 w/ Boat Neck (by request)

  • 1940s Gibson L12 (by request)

  • 61 Gibson Les Paul Jr. (by request)

  • Creston custom Baritone with Jazzmaster pickups (by request)

Amplifiers:

  • Epiphone Pathfinder (mid 60's tube amp)

  • Ampeg B-15n

  • 1964 Blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb

  • Fender 2x15 Bassman Cab

  • jSangster Newcomb Deluxe Reverb Clone

  • Marshall 4x12 16ohm cab

  • pH Marshall 18 watt head (custom head built by Paul Hiraga w EF86 preamp and 2 EL84s in the output)

  • Traynor Bass Master Head

  • Traynor 2x12 cab (great for guitar or bass)

  • Vox AC30 1961 non top boost

  • Vox AC30 handwired current boutique model

  • Silvertone 1431 1960 - think Sears Roebuck version of a champ

  • Peavy Century - solid state. Kick Ass.

  • Epiphone Valve Jr. Head


Drums:

  • 1972 Rogers Kit (Koa Wrap)

  • 22” Kick

  • 14” Rogers Dyna-sonic Snare

  • 13” Rack Tom

  • 14” Rack Tom

  • 16” Floor Tom

  • Tama 14” x 6” Snare w/40 strand snares

  • Ludwig 14” Acrolite Snare

  • Keplinger 14” snare (by request)

  • Paiste Giant Beat Hi Hats

  • Istanbul 14” Crash

  • Zildjan 20” 1960’s Ride

Shakers & Tambourines:

At Crackle & Pop! we take our hand percussion seriously. We have multiple shakers, tambourines, guerro, cabasa, vibraslap, triangle, cowbell, clave, etc. Please ask if there’s something in particular you are looking for. Maybe it’ll be an excuse for us to go shopping!

Effect Pedals:

Boss RV6 Digital Reverb
Craig Anderton UltraFuzz
Catalinbread Belle Epoch - tape echo pedal
Diaz Tremodillo
Electroharmonix Small Clone
Electroharmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electroharmonix PolyChorus
Electroharmonix Holy Grail Reverb
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
Fender Blender Fuzz
Fulltone Full-Drive2
Greer Sucker Punch
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer w/ Keely Mod
Maestro EP-3 Tape Echo
MoogerFooger Ring Modulator
MXR Time Delay
Noise Diet Submarine
Rangemaster Drive
Strymon Flint
Strymon ElCapistan
Union Tube & Transistor More
Union Tube & Transistor Tsar Bomba
Union Tube & Transistor Crackle
Union Tube & Transistor LAB
Vox Wah Wah
Zvex Box of Rock
Zvex Fuzz Factory

Some of these pedals may be out for a gig or on tour. Make sure to inquire in advance if there’s something in particular you’d like to use.