Studio photography by Nicholas Valdés

For booking inquiries please email pauldefiglia@gmail.com

Console:
1975 MCI 428 (28 Channel)

Tape:
MCI JH-24 2” 24 track
Otari MX5050 BII 1/4” 2 track
Tascam 38 1/2" 8 track

Digital Interface/Conversion/DAW:
Antelope Orion 32+ Gen 3 (32x32 I/O)
Pro Tools
Logic

Outboard Microphone Preamplifiers:
Altec 1567A (tube)
AEA RPQ500
CAPI VP28
Sytek MPX 4A
Sphere m1205b (pair)
Custom Will Tyson Tube Pre

Condenser Microphones:
Vintage Neumann U87
Peluso C24 (AKG clone)
AKG 414 ULS (Pair) 
AKG C451
Audio Technica AT4050
AKG P170
Peluso CMC6 (Schoeps clone)
CAD Equitek E100
Rode NT1-A
AKG Perception w/ U87 clone capsule mod

Ribbon Microphones:
Altec 639B “Birdcage” (pair)
Cascade X-15 Stereo
Cascade Fathead (pair)

Dynamic Microphones:
Shure SM7B
Sennheiser 441-U
Altec 633A
Electro-Voice PL-5
Heil PR40
AKG D190E
Beyerdynamic M69N
Shure SM57
Shure SM58

Reverb:
Custom Plate Reverb
Lexicon PCM 60
Radial Tank Driver w/ various spring units
Lexicon MPX 500
Custom Chamber

Compression:
Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor (pair)
DBX 161 (pair)
Audioscape LA2A
Audioscape 1176 Rev D
Custom 1176
ART Pro-VLA
DBX 166 (modded)
Ashly SC-50
Custom SSL-style Bus Compressor

Other:
Timeline Lynx II Timecode modules (for syncing JH 24 tape machine to DAW)

 

Basses:
1920’s Juzek upright
1980's Japanese Fender Precision
1990’s Japanese Fender Jazz

Keys:
1999 Yamaha P22 Upright Piano
Hammond A100 w/ Leslie 147
Wurlitzer 206 Electric Piano w/Variable Speed Vibrato
Rhodes 73 Mk 1 Suitcase
Mellotron M4000D
Roland XP80 with added Vintage Synths expansion
Behringer Poly D (Moog Model D clone)
Casio SK-1 (Sampling keyboard)
Roland Juno JU-06A
Ancient accordion

Samplers/Drum Machines:
E-Mu SP1200
Rhythm Ace
Akai MPC 2000XL
Akai MPC 1000
Akai S950
Behringer RD-8 (Roland 808 clone)
Behringer RD-9 (Roland 909 clone)

Guitars:
70’s Alvarez Acoustic
Epiphone Acoustic (high strung)
Fender Mandolin

Monitors: 
JBL 4312
Yamaha NS-10 + Sub

Amps:
1968 Ampeg B-15 “Fliptop”
Egnater Tweaker 15 watt
Polytone Minibrute
Custom Isolation Cabinet with 12” driver

Pedals:
Mu-Tron Phaser II
Leslie Combo Preamp
Moog MF Delay
Attack Decay
Custom Will Tyson “Motown-ish” DI (pair)
Big Muff
DOD Envelope Filter

DJ:
Technics 1200 Pair
Headliner R2 Rotary Mixer
Vestax PMC 05 Pro

 

Nashville, Tenn.