bova sound

Bio:

WE STILL RECORD TO 2" ANALOG TAPE .................... Over the last few years we've RECORDED ~ MIXED ~ and /or MASTERED projects by FEIST, Socalled, Bell Orchestre, HILOTRONS, Jason Collett, Arts & Crafts, Kim Barlow, Abraham Incorporated (featuring Fred Wesley from James Brown's band), Ukrainia, Ace Kinkaid, Tell Mama, David Krakauer, Sarah Hallman, Matt Ouimet, Terry Baine, The Nice Ones, Wax Mannequin, Bloomistry, Corwin Fox, Raghu Lokanathan, Jordy Walker, Mark Perry, Double Pumpers, The Bahamas, Acres, Peacework, The Soirée, Ana Muira, Brian Patrick Simms, Sadie Hell, Gianna Lauren, Million Dollar Marxists, Boycrusher, The Golden Dogs, Jehan Khoorshed, Fox Jaws, Sedatives, Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels, The Beautiful Music, Skytone, Halabisky's Uprising, Lefty McRighty ~ and the Boxcar Cadavers, Ian Tamblyn, Jack Hurd, Andrea Simms-Karp, The John Henrys, Jeff Frank, Impossible Flowers, The Ethics, White Wires, Tokyo Sex Whale, The Jet Planes of Abraham, Anders Drerup, Big JeeZus Truck, Harvey Cartel, The Last Communion, James Azola, Crowded Skies, Tupahn, Mackenzie Macbride, David little g, Shannon Rose and the Thorns, The Golden Seals, Peter Webb, The Gentlemen's Club, Clark, The Empiricals, For The Mathematics, David Wiffen, My Dad vs. Yours, Daiquiri, Sarah Metzner, Elage, Lisa Poushinsky, Books on Books, Sacha Gabriel, Four Stroke, Michael Munnik, Brian McPhillips, Steve Canadian, The Bella Bombs, Tech Rocks, Chattahoochee Payload, Meredith Luce, Paso Mino, Department of Foreign Affairs, The Red Light Saints, The Magical Bunch, Zeus ...

Member Since:

March 19, 2007

Influences:

the best sounding records of all time

Sounds Like:

Console....
....MCI JH-416 24 ch analog console (upgraded to Class A)

Monitoring
Camber 3.5 Monitors
Quad II tube power amps
Nad power amp....

Recorders
..Ampex MM 1000 2" 16 track analog (c.1968)
Ampex AG440 1/2"4 track
Alesis Blackface Adats (vintage 90's sound)
MCI JH-110C 1/4" 2 track

Computers and Audio Interfaces
RME Fireface 800
M Audio Delta 1010 (x2)
Apple G4 Dual 1.8 Ghz

Outboard Mic Pre-amps and D.I.'s
API 312 mic pre -70's vintage (x3)
Akai M-7 tube mic pre- 60's (x2)
Spectra Sonics 101 mic pre (x2)
Spectra Sonics 110 mic pre (x2)
..sage Electronics "SE-Pre 1" (x16)
sage Electronics D.I JOE
sage Elecronics Germanium D.I

EQ, Compressors, Gates
Allison Gain Brain Fet Compressor (x2)
Allison Kepex Gate (x6)
Aphex Aural Exciter Type B
API 525 compressor (original w/2520 opamps)
ADR Compex F-760N Limiter
CBS Labs "Volumax 4000" Peak Limiter (x2)
DBX 160X Compressor
Dolby 361 (modified cards for Dolby A trick) (x4)
LA-2A tube optical limiter (custom built clone)
Langevin Filters (hi pass and lo pass)
..Remora Sonics ..micpre/EQ strips (x2)
Sage Electronics 4 band Prototype EQ (x2)
Scamp Rack (compressors, eq's, gates, ADTs)
Spectra Sonics 502 3 band inductor EQ (x2)
Urei 1176LN Blackface Compressor Rev F (x2)
Urei 565T "Little DIpper" filter set
Valley People Kepex II Gate (x6)

Reverbs and Tape Delays
AKG BX-10 (stereo spring reverb)
..EMT 140 ST (stereo plate reverb)
..Klemt Echolette tube tape echo
Maestro Echoplex EP-4 tape echo
Sansui RA-500 Spring Reverb


Microphones
AKG C 535
AKG C 451e (x2) c.1969
AKG D1200E
AKG D190E
Altec 686a dynamic
American DR 332 (50's ribbon)
Apex 210 (ribbon)
Audio Technica 4033
Beyer Dynamic M500n Ribbon
Crown PZM
ElectroVoice 635a (x2)
ElectroVoice 664
ElectroVoice 666 (x2)
Grundig (x2)
Marshall MXL 2001 (modified)
Pearl FP-92 (x2)
RCA BK-5B (ribbon)
Realistic PZM
Reslo Ribbon
sage Electronics bova ball (x2)
Sennheiser 441 (x2)
Shure SM 57 (modified)
Shure SM 57 Unidyne III
Shure SM 7B
Shure 315 Ribbon
Shure Unidyne 515s

Misc. Effects and Pedals
Roland Dimension D
Mu-tron Octave Divider
Korg Mr. Multi Wah
Electro Harmonix Big Muff
Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro Harmonix Micro Synth
Electro Harmonix Memory Man
Maestro Phase Shifter
Mark Hammer "Bottom Feeder"
Mark Hammer "Envelope Filter"
Ross Phaser
Royal Double Effect Machine
Sans Amp GT2
Vox Tone Bender

Keyboards and Synths
Arp Odyssey 2800 (original white face model)
Hammond L-100 organ with Leslie 147R
Hohner Accordian
M-Audio midi controller keyboard
Mellotron Samples
Solina String Ensemble
Wurlitzer 200a electric piano
Yamaha CP-60 electric grand piano



Guitars
Ampeg/Burns Vista Sonic bass
Epiphone FT-350 acoustic guitar
Fender Telecaster bass (60's vintage)
Guild Ashbury bass
Guild Songbird guitar
Harmony Hollywood H39 electric guitar(c.1962)
K upright bass
Lado 4 string bass
Lado 6 string bass
Yamaha acoustic guitar
Sitar

Drums and Percussion
60's Yamaha kit (available on request)
Leedy, Premier, Yamaha, and Gretsch snare drums
Ludwig 24" parade drum(c.1930's)
Various percussion:bongos, shakers, triangles, cowbells, bones, 1920's Leedy Temple Blocks, bones, etc....

Amps
Fender Bassman Blackface (60's)
Marshall Super Lead Master
Leslie 147R
Harmony H-304A
Pignose
Teisco Del Ray Checkmate 20
Webcor (50's tube amp)
Yorkville Bass amp

Record Label:

Unsigned