Equipment

Purple Sound Recording Studios uses high quality professional equipment, ensuring that you get professional results.
 

Digidesign Pro Tools HD 2

ProTools HD Recording SystemPurple Sound is equiped with  Digidesign Pro Tools HD 2 and the latest  Pro Tools HD 8.0 software. All audio is routed into and out of the system using  Digidesign 192 AD/DA convertors ensuring you get the highest possible sound quality that only a  Pro Tools HD rig can provide. Serious professionals use Pro Tools|HD. No other digital audio workstation (DAW) is used more in top music studios, post-production and broadcast facilities, editing suites, and mobile production trucks worldwide. With amazing sound quality, unmatched processing power, and great flexibility, Pro Tools|HD empowers Purple Sound to deliver top-quality productions efficiently and with ease, from first take to final mix. 
 


Console and Mic Pres

API 512C &  API 512B  mic pres as well as juicy sounding API 550B analogue EQ are now part of the ever growing list of pro quality gear at Purple Sound.

Mackie  D8B 72 Input Console and  TLAudio Classic Series Mic Pre's and compressors all with valve signal paths to ensure your recordings have that " sounds like a real record" touch.
High end TLAudio Classic gear is considered one of the boutique brands of audio equipment. Don Bartley (former mastering engineer of Studios 301, and responsible for the sounds you hear on many of Australia's charts hits) swears by his TLAudio gear. So you know you are getting the best of the best.
We also use GA Pre-73 Mic Pres which are known to have a very Neve sound.
 
  

Microphones

Feeding the TLA outboard are  Rode and AKG mics.
Our mic collection is constantly growing. Here's the current list of beauties we have:
  • Rode NT2000
  • Rode NT1000
  • Rode NT4 Stereo Mic
  • Rode NT1A
  • AKG C3000
  • Studio Projects C1
  • Sony ECM-MS907
  • Shure SM57 (x4)
 
 

Cabling - The unseen hero 

The cabling and multicores used throughout the studio are Mogami and Canare professional cabling, all with Nuetrikprofessional connectors. Audio professionals know the importance of high quality cabling and connectors when it comes to achieving professional results.
We have a total of 30 balanced channels of cable runs between the studio and control room. That means it is possible to have   up to 30 microphones for recording, should any of your recording projects require that many mics.
Each area of the studio has it's own  input patch facility with dedicated headphones output,  so the studio floor is not riddled with metres of cabling which keeps things looking neat, increasing useable floor space and providing you with a clean, comfortable, safe and enjoyable environment from which to record your music.
There are also midi lines between the studio and control room for keyboards, drum triggers or anything else midi related.
 
A bit of trivia: The multicore used between the studio and the control room is the actual cable used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
 
 

Instruments and Amplifiers

As for instruments, we have a large range for your playing pleasure.
 
Guitars:
  • Ibanez Jem - JEM77BFP - Steve Vai Signature Model - Blue Floral Pattern (Electric)
  • Maton ECW80 Acoustic with AP5 pickups
  • Yamaha RBX360 Bass guitar
  • Headway HE-303D (Electric)
  • Aria (electric)
  • Epiphone (Electric)
 
Amplifiers:
  • Marshall JCM900 (pure valve)
  • CMG

 

Drum kit
  • Premier Cabria PK drum kit (latest series) including the newly designed Roklok tom holder, improved double braced hardware, and sonically matched Sabian cymbals.  There's even a beautiful set of chimes ready to tinkle with.

 

Guitar Outboard
  • Line 6 PodXT Pro (allows you to create and record any guitar sound imaginable)
 
Keyboards
  • Roland Fantom Xa
  • Roland RS9
  • Yamaha Clavonica - Full Size Electric Piano (complete with foot sustain pedals).
 
Other outboard gear includes
  • Aphex 204 Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom
  • Midisport 8x8 midi interface
  • HHB CDR-800 CD Recorder
  • Tascam DA45-HR DAT machine
  • Denon DRM500 Tape Deck
  • Alto HPA6 6 channel headphone amplifer
 
Plugins
  • Waves SSL (Solid State Logic)
  • TL Drum Rehab
  • Bomb Factory Plugins
  • DigiRack Plugins
  • Pro Tools HD Bundle
  • Garritan Personal Orchestra
  • Celemony Melodyne Pitch Correction
  • IVL Vocal Studio
 
Monitoring
  • Adam P33-A Near/Midfield Monitors
  • Roland
  • Sennheiser
  • Extreme Isolation Headphones EX-29
  • Headphones x 4

 Percussion and other fun stuff

  • We also have a variety of percussion instruments such as shakers, tamborines, chimes, wood blocks plus capo's and slides for your guitar playing pleasure.

 

Studio Acoustics and Construction

 
All walls are  double studded, isolated and treated with acoustic insulation. Door entries are  double solid core doors, and the viewing window is  double isolated saftey glass angled to enhance the acoustics of the rooms and to reduce reflections.
 
Professional diffusion and absorbtion panels by Auralex are used throughout the studio.
 
Some more trivia: The acoustic panels are a deep purple colour; this is where the studio got its name.
 
 
 

Master quality CDR's

 
We record your CD masters onto  professional HHB master quality CDR's ensuring playback compatibility on a wide variety of playback devices. All CDR's are professionally printed, laquered and presented in a durable CD jewel case.