DOVE CREEK RECORDING STUDIO
phone: 250-334-9301     email: paul@dovecreekstudios.com

 
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"Dove Creek Studios...hmhm...great gear, talented people, relaxing atmosphere. a lifetime of experience recording, arranging and producing--all under one roof! What's not to love?!! Paul Keim has created a world-class recording experience here in the Comox Valley and made it affordable. If I were to build myself a recording studio it would be Dove Creek!!"

- Todd Butler

 

 

Recording

hard disc recording system

  • apple g5 dual 2 ghz
  • protools 7.4 hd4 accel
  • Uad-1 process card x2

a/d/a converters

  • Lynx aurora 16 (16 channels in / 16out ) sampling up to 24/192
  • Metric Halo ULN2 (2 channels in / 2out ) sampling up to 24/192
  • Mackie Onyx 800r (8 channels in) sampling up to 24/192
  • digidesign 888/24 for cue mix (8 channels in/ 8out ) sampling up to 24/48

micpre's / eq/ di's

  • adesigns pacifica - 6 channels
  • john hardy m1 - 4 channels
  • daking mic-pre eq - 2 channels
  • metric halo ULN 2 – 2 channels
  • Mackie Onyx 800r 8 channels
  • adesigns reddi tube di
  • radial engineering x amp (re- amping di)

compressors

  • adesigns nail stereo  compressor ( tube / class a hybrid)
  • buzz audio soc 1.1 stereo optical compressor
  • daking fet 2 - 2 channels
  • purple audio mc77 ( urei 1176 style )
  • fmr audio pbc 6a

monitoring

  • dynaudio bm6a near fields
  • jbl 4311 mid fields
  • bryston 3b power amp
  • coleman audio monitor speaker distribution

microphones

  • large diaphragm condensor
    • neuman/ gefell um70s
    • akg 414eb with brass c12 capsule
    • soundelux e49
    • soundelux u195 (x2)
    • audio technical 4050 (x2)
    • audio technica 4047sv (x2)
    • audio technica 4055 (x2)
    • audio technica 4054 (x2)
  • small diaphragm condenser
    • Neumann km140 (x2)
  • ribbon
    • wes dooley aea84
    • beyer dynamic m160 (x2)
  • dynamic
    • shure sm7
    • sennheiser 441 (x2)
    • sennheiser 409 (x2)
    • sennheiser 421
    • sennheiser 609
    • shure sm57 (x3)
    • beyer m300 tg (x2)
    • akg d112
    • akg d12
    • ev 160 (pair)

headphone system

  • furman hf6 “more me” matrix system w / 4 remotes

Amplifiers

  • 1955 gibson ga5 skylark – with tremelo
  • 1964 fender deluxe reverb
  • 1970 fender leslie model 16
  • 2002 thd univalve and 2/12 cabinet

Instruments

  • 1926 heintzman upright piano ( fully restored - new strings, dampers, hammers)
  • 1927 weissenborn style 1 lap guitar
  • early ‘30s kona hawaiian style 2 lap guitar
  • 1934 kalamazoo k-14 guitar
  • 1946 gibson j45
  • 1952 supro lap steel
  • 1955 gibson es 175
  • 1958 fender telecaster
  • 1962 fender telecaster
  • 1970’s ramiriez laud
  • 1984 celtic heart mandola
  • 1991 national resophonic style O wood body
  • 1997 national resophonic steel bodied tricone
  • 1998 tom anderson 1958 statocaster copy
  • 1999 danelectro 12string electric
  • 1999 danelectro 6 string baritone electric
  • 1999 danelectro 6 string electric
  • 1999 kentucky “a” style mandolin
  • 2000 fender p-bass
  • 2004 kamaka soprano ukulele
  • 2006 eichelbaum nick lucas
  • 2007 eichelbaum om-18 traditional
  • 2008 blueridge bg 40
  • 2009 hagstrom d2f
  • 2010 regal square neck dobro

Keyboards / soft synths

  • korg m1 controler + soft synths ( virus, bruno, indigo )
  • casio 88 key weighted keys ( ivory)

Drums

  • Custom Snare by Matt Gaither of Philadelphia, Pa.
    • 8"x13" - six ply maple shell with a quilted mahogany veneer
    • Custom hand made brass bridge lugs and throw off
    • Custom Snare 5 x 12 . maple shell
  • Sonar Force 3001
    • 5.5"x14" - maple snare
    • Bass Drum = 20"x18" - maple
    • Tom = 12" - maple
    • Flr Tom = 14" - maple
  • Cymbals
    • 20" Grand Master Desert Glow ride with 2 cluster rivets
    • 18" Grand Master Desert Glow ride
    • 18" Sabian HX Studio crash
    • 16" Sabian HH crash
    • 16" Sabian HH dark crash
    • 13" Sabian HH Fusion hi-hat

Misc effects

  • budda fatman tube distortion
  • fuller fulldrive 2
  • fuller supra-trem
  • demeter tremelo
  • boss analogue delay
  • voodoo labs micro vibe
  • budda wah-wah
  • hughes and kettner red box speaker di

Phone: 250-334-9301
paul@dovecreekstudios.com

"...A facility informal & homey -- bring your fuzzy slippers. But look closely and you'll notice the careful acoustic design which houses vintage and cutting edge equipment. The setting is private and the atmosphere welcoming..."

- Vince Ditrich, drummer, spirit of the west


DOVE CREEK RECORDING STUDIO
phone: 250-334-9301     email: paul@dovecreekstudios.com

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