Pictures from the SS800 sessions on the weekend of August 13th 2005,
in Blue Monkey Residential Studio, Bandon.
Fantastic view, pleasant solitude.

 

 

Kit set up in the attic. Room mics are behind the camera. Bongos substituted for snare on one song. Tomás posing on the monitor mixer.
Tomás positioning a snare mic while Dave looks posessed. Tomás checking the multitrack. Amek BCII in foreground. It looks smelly, but it wasn't. Sounded great tho- Coles 4038.

Gear List:
Overheads: AKG C-414 BULS x2
Snare (top and bottom): Shure SM57
Hi hat: Shure Unisphere 515SB
Rack tom: Shure SM57
Floor tom: AKG C-414 BULS
Room/ kit: 2x Octava thingomebobs
Downstairs: Coles 4038
Recorder: Alesis HD24
Pre amps: Amek BCII (7 channels), Soundcraft Spirit.
Processing: Amek eq and TLA 5021 compressor.
Monitors: Beyerdynamic DT150 and Event speakers.