Area 51 has a wide array of microphones, compression, outboard gear and mix down options that preserve the human element and keep the warmth of analog alive in every mix.
Console and Recorders
AMEK Angela Console with Neve Preamps
Otari MX 5050 Tape Machine
HHB Burn It Plus Disc Recorder
Nuendo (Protools, Cuebase and Logic compatable)
3X Steinberg MR816 Interfaces
Tube and Other Compression / Gates / Limiters / Preamps / Processors
Tube Tech LCA 2B 2 Channel Tube Compressor
HHB Radius 3 Fatman Stereo Tube Compressor
HHB Radius 5 Fatman 2 Tube Preamp Compressor
DBX 566 Two Channel Tube Compressor
2x DBX 166XL Solid State Compressor/Gate/Limiter
DBX 266XS Solid State Compressor/Gate
Marshall JMP-1
Pultec Filter HCF-3C
2x Tube Works Blue Tubes
Line 6 POD 2.0
Line 6 POD XT PRO
2X Shure Audio Master M63
Presonus Blue Two Channel Tube Mic Pre
Yamaha Reverb 7
T.C Electronics M300
4X Aphex Gates
Monitor Systems
Yamaha NS10's with two Yamaha NS-W2 Subwoofers
Genelec 1029's
8 Channel Artist Headphone Mixes
Microphones
Neumann U87
Neumann M147 Tube Mic
Stereo pair of Cascade Fat Head Ribbion Mics
AKG D 112
2x Sennheiser 609's,
5x Sure SM 57
2x Sure SM 58
Audio-Technica AT2020 Large Diaphragm Condencer
Audio-Technica AT2021 Small Diaphragm Condencer
Equation (out of Nashville) Drum Mics;
DMI-104-SLF
2x DMI-102S Super Cardioids
2x DMI-101 Dynamic Cardiods
3x CMI-103 Condencers
Area 51 also has many other odd mics that have
remained around in the studio for different reasons.