A world class recording studio, just south of Los Angeles.

 

The home of Broken City Productions offers a unique combination of classic and modern approaches to recording, production, mixing and mastering. We've meticulously chosen a hybrid of digital and analog gear and instruments to provide an inviting, inspiring and cutting edge environment for creativity. 

Adam Watts, happy in his studio (he’s smiling inside)

BROKEN CITY STUDIOS

G E A R  L I S T

DAW RIG:

MACINTOSH COMPUTERS

PROTOOLS HDX

Vast Array of Plugins & Soft Synths

SPEAKERS: 

PMC TwoTwo8’s

SVS Subwoofers 

OUTBOARD GEAR:

Mixing & Mastering:

DANGEROUS MASTER

(with mastering grade Mid/Side Widener)

DANGEROUS 2-Bus SUMMING MIXER

DANGEROUS D-Box (8 additional summing channels)

Maselec MDS-2 De-Esser / High Frequency Limiter

 

Dynamics:

DISTRESSORS (4) 

UBK FATSO

UBK TWEAKERS (2)

DRAMASTIC OBSIDIAN (Stereo Bus Comp)

SHADOW HILLS DUAL VANDERGRAPH

SPL TRANSIENT DESIGNER (4 Channels)

SUMMIT AUDIO DCL-200 Stereo Tube Compressor

Equalizers:

DANGEROUS BAX EQ

STEREO MAAG EQ

KUSH CLARIPHONIC (2)

KUSH ELECTRA 19 (2)

Preamps:

NEVE 1073 Preamps (3 channels)

API 3124 (4 channels)

Vintech 473 (4 channels with EQ)

 

Analog Effects:

Huge Array of Boutique Guitar Effects Pedals

LEXICON PCM91

MASTER ROOM XL 305 Stereo Spring Analog Reverb

 

Digital Conversion:

BURL MOTHERSHIP 8/32 (A/D & D/A)

 

MICROPHONES:

Vintage 1950s NEUMANN/TELEFUNKEN U47

Vintage 1970's SONY C37P

AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Mic

SONTRONICS APOLLO Stereo Ribbon Mic

ROYER Ribbon Mic

SONTRONICS SIGMA

TOWNSEND L22 Modeling Mic

NEUMAN TLM103 (2)

AKG 451b Small Diaphragm Condenser (2)

SENNHEISER 421 (5)

SHURE SM57 (4)

SHURE SM7b (2)

AKG D112 (2)

 

INSTRUMENTS:

Keys:

Vintage STEINWAY Upright yr. 1910

MELLOTRON - Full Size (with expansion cards)

MELLOTRON Mini

Vintage Toy Pianos

MICRO-KORG

MINI-NOVA Synth with Vocoder

Mini Piano

Vintage 1940’s SCHULMERICH CARILLON

 

Acoustic Guitars:

Vintage 1949 MARTIN Acoustic

Vintage 1956 GIBSON TRINI LOPEZ

Vintage 1956 GIBSON “COUNTRY WESTERN” ACOUSTIC

MARTIN 000-18 Modern Deluxe (new aged)

MARTIN ACOUSTIC BASS

MATON ACOUSTIC

ALVAREZ Baritone Acoustic

MATON DIESEL Mini Acoustic

GOLDTONE 6 String MANDOLIN

6 STRING BANJO

CUMBUS CUMBUS 6 STRING EASTERN GUITAR

 

Electric Guitars:

Vintage 1956 GIBSON TRINI LOPEZ

MUSIC MAN 4-String Bass (dual pickup 18 volt)

JOHN SUHR TELE

HERITAGE LES PAUL w/ LOLLAR P90’s

EASTWOOD BARITONE GUITAR

NASH 4-String P-BASS

Gretsch Electromatic 4-String BASS

 

Guitar Amps:

DIVIDED BY THIRTEEN AMW 39 HEAD

MESA BOOGIE DUAL RECTIFIER

FENDER HOT ROD DELUXE TWEED

 

Drums:

Vintage GRETSCH DRUMKIT 6 Piece

OCDP DRUMKIT 6 Piece

Vast Variety of Cymbals

Vast Variety of Snare Drums (including 2 Black Swamp Percussion drums)

Vast Variety of Percussion (Shakers/Tablas/Tambos/Dubeks etc.)

Imported African Percussion

HAPI Drums (in G & D minor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMIT AUDIO: