Permanent Records is filled with high-end recording gear and instruments. From Marshall amps to Gibson and Guild guitars, Drum Workshop drums, Korg and Roland keyboards, Warwick and SWR bass equipment, plus the Digidesign and Motu audio/midi interfaces make the quality comparable to top-dollar studios.  

   Permanent Records is currently running Protools 8 with a Digidesign 002r interface, running 8 more channels in through light pipe via a Motu 2408 and an additional 2 channels via s/pdif for a total of 18 simultaneous inputs. Playback is limited to 40 tracks of audio plus 128 midi and 64 auxiliary tracks. Tracking is generally done at 24-bit, 48khz recording but can go as high as 96 khz if need be.

   A quick look through the gear here will tell you we mean business—everything is streamlined to give maximum speed of setup and flexibility. Keyboards patched directly through the patch bay. A separate microphone patch bay to stop mucking around behind the rack. Cables neatly tucked away in categorized drawers. Every customizable feature in Protools remapped and renamed to conform directly with the studio itself.

   The studio itself is comprised of three main rooms - the Live room where most of the tracking takes place which is roughly 16x30 feet, in a slight L-shape; the Control room where some recording is done but is mainly for mixing; and the Isolation booth for cranking up guitar amps and other loud things that sound "better on ten".

   There are a few convenient breakout rooms such as the Lounge which will soon feature an arcade machine containing thousands of favourites, a 2-piece bathroom, and the Machine Room that houses all noisy gear. And of course the beer fridge.

Studio Computer

Custom built computer

I5 2.6 - 8 gigs ddr3 ram w/hyperthreading

1TB drive for OS and files

80 gig audio drive

Outboard Gear:

ART PB4x4 power conditioner

American DJ DCD Pro-300 dual cd player

AP Audio Pro Master Patch patchbay

Apex AHA4 4-channel headphone amplifier

Apex AC1 power conditioner

Digidesign Digi002r soundcard

Digidesign AudioQuad soundcard

Digidesign 442 soundcard

Digidesign SMPTE Slave Driver

Focusrite ISA 828 8-Channel mic preamp

Focusrite Platinum Trackmaster analogue preamp with compressor and EQ

HHB CDR850 Mastering CD Burner

MindPrint En-Voice MK II mic preamplifier

MOTU MTP A/V midi patchbay and master word clock [x2]

MOTU 2408 audio converter

Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro mixer

Roland VS880EX stand-alone digital recorder

Sony DPS-V55

TC-Electronics G-Major

Yamaha HS80M Studio reference monitors [x2]

Yorkville AP1020 stereo power amp

Yorkville Elite EX401 [x2]

Yorkville YS112m 12" wedge monitor

Yorkville Y115m 15" wedge monitors [x2]

 

Guitar and Bass:

ART SGX-2000 midi preamp/effects system 

Epiphone VJH Valve Junior amp head

Fender FM 212 DSP 2x12 guitar amp combo

Fender Jazz bass (fretless, Japanese)

Guild acoustic guitar [single cutaway dreadnought style]

Gibson Blueshawk guitar

Gibson Gothic Flying V '98 guitar

Gibson Les Paul bass

Marshall MG15MSII head

Marshall MG 1x10 angled cab

Marshall MG 1x10 straight cab

Marshall TSL100 guitar amp head

Marshall VS100 guitar amp head

Marshall 1960a angled 4x12 cab

Marshall  25/51b straight 4x12 cab

Marshall 1936 2x12 cab in custom Rosewood vinyl

Squire Bullet Strat with Roland GK-3 midi pickup

Snarling Dog's Whine-O-Wah+ wah pedal

SWR Studio 220 bass amp head

Takamine 12 string acoustic guitar [single cutaway dreadnought style]

Warwick 470-XT-TB 4x10 bass cab with horn

 

Keyboard/Midi:

Behringer BCF2000 fader control surface

Korg Triton Le76 keyboard/workstation

Roland GR-20 guitar synthesizer processor

Roland PC-160 midi controller

Rolls Midi Buddy midi foot controller

 

Microphones:

AKG C414 B-XLS [x2] 

AKG D112 dynamic mic

Audio Technica 2021 small diaphragm condenser

Audix D-2 dynamic mic [x2]

Audix D-6 dynamic mic

Audix OM-2 dynamic mic [x2]

Apex 460 tube large diaphragm multi-pattern condenser mic

Custom-made Subkick mic

Rode NT-3 small diaphragm condenser mic

Shure SM57 dynamic mic [x3]

Shure SM58 dynamic mic [x2]

Shure Beta 52a dynamic mic

Sennheiser e609s dynamic mic [x2]

Sennheiser e835 dynamic mic

 

Drums and Percussion:

Drum Work Shop maple kit [10", 12", 13", 14", 22"]

Ludwig brass shell snare [14"]

Tambourine

Bongos

Sabian HHX cymbals

Small Djembe

Skull bead shaker

Zildjian Custom A cymbals

 

Misc:

The studio is wired using Neutrik or Switchcraft connectors and Canare wire, and uses Yorkville microphone stands.

 

Software:

Digidesign ProTools 8.04

Plugins from Antares, Waves, Celemony, Sony, Bombfactory, Digidesign, Focusrite and many more...