Studio

Paris

My current home studio is located in Paris. My setup has improved quite a lot since I recorded my first album and : New powerful computer, a Great River ME-1NV preamp, a Tech 21 VT Bass Deluxe (two great pieces of gear!) and new instruments (Gibson Les Paul Custom, Custom 77 SG Jr replica). Another huge change is my switch from Samplitude Pro to Reaper which just changed my life…

Le Refuge

Le Refuge is the place where I recorded and mixed Spleen Arcana’s first album The Field Where She Died. Le Refuge is located in the peaceful countryside of Normandy in France, close to the ocean. It’s a beautiful and very inspirational place.

Gear list

Computer

(new setup september 2010)

• Intel Core™ i7 950
• Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
• Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced
• Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold – 600W
• G.Skill Kit Extreme3 3 x 2 Go PC12800 CAS 7 PI
• Samsung Spinpoint F3 S-ATA – 1000 Go – 32 Mo (x2)
• External HD 160 Go/8Mo My Book (back-up)
• Club 3D Radeon™ HD 5450 512 Mo
• RME Multiface II
• EMU 0404 usb
• Toshiba Satellite L505-10P

Software

• Cuckos Reaper
• Voxengo
• Kjaerhus Audio Classic
• Stillwell
• M-Tron from GMedia
• AM Pro SoloVst
• Arturia Minimoog Original

Recording

• Soundcraft Spirit M8 mixer
• Studio Projects C1 microphone
• Oktava MK-319
• Oktava MK-012 microphone x2
• T-Bone RM700 Ribbon microphone
• T-Bone EM900 microphone x2 (drum overheads)
• Shure SM-57
• T-Bone BD300 (kick drum)
• T-Bone CD55 (toms)
• Great River ME1-NV
• Johnson Jstation guitar preamp

Monitoring

• Adam A7
• Behringer Mini Mon 80
• BeyerDynamic DT 770 Pro
• Directsound Extreme Isolation headphone

Guitars & related

• Gibson Les Paul Custom
• Custom 77 China Girl Raw Power
• Fender Classic Player 50′s
• Maison Les Paul copy
• Yamaha LL16 acoustic guitar (solid spruce top, solid engelmann back and sides,solid Rosewood Mahogany neck)
• Fender Jazz Bass JB62-US (MIJ)
• Fame Baphomet IV 2004 Limited Edition bass (Ash body, maple flametop, MEC J/J mics…)
• Hora Portuguese I mandolin

Pedalboard

• Budda Bud-wah
• Ernie Ball Jr Volume
• Lumpy’s Tone Shop Supa Fuzz (Marshall Supa Fuzz replica)
• MXR Distortion + vintage (1979)
• MXR Phase 90 Custom Shop Script Phase 90 modified by Analog Man
• Maxon AD999
• Tech 21 Character Blonde
• Tech 21 Character VT Bass Deluxe
• Tech 21 Character VT Bass
• Electronic Orange Pig Hoof
• Colorsound Power Boost

Not currently on my board:

• Electro-Harmonix Small Stone modified by Analog Man
• Arion SFL-1
• Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive
• Wobo Double Looper
• Electro-harmonix Big Muff Pi
• Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo
• Behringer Bass Overdrive BOD100 (used on bass)
• Behringer Bass Chorus BCH100 (used on bass)

Keyboards

• Studiologic Fatar TKM88 Master keyboard
• Edirol PCR-50 Master keyboard
• M-Audio Oxygen 8

Drums/Percussion

• Irish Bodhran
• Derbouka Schaller
• Shock 12″/13″/16″ drumkit
• Basix Gewa 14×6.5 snare
• Crash 16″ Meinl Raker
• Crash 17″ Istanbul Mehmet Traditionnal dark
• Ride 20″ Meinl Raker Heavy Ride
• Splash 6″ Sabian Mike Portnoy Signature
• Splash 9″ Sabian Mike Portnoy Signature
• Splash 11″ Sabian Mike Portnoy Signature
• Charley 14″ SABIAN AAX Studio Hats Brillant Finnish
• China 12″ Wuhan
• China 14″ Wuhan
• China 16″ Wuhan
• Remo Emperor skinheads (toms)
• Remo Powerstroke 4 skinhead (Kick drum)
• Evans Genera and G2 skinheads (Snare and tom bass)

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