THE STUDIO

HARDWARE

EQUIPMENT

SOFTWARE

Genuine Intel Pentium IV 2600 --"L2 Cache, 2 MB; Architecture, 90 nm process technology; Front Side Bus, 800 MHz; Hyper - Threading Technology."

1 Gig DDR Dual Access RAM -- Running on Genuine Intel Desktop Board D865PERL for stability, speed and compatibility with all current hardware and future upgrades. Expandable to 2 Gig DDR Dual Access Ram.

PreSonus 24bit, 96K FIREPOD Soundcard.-- "PreSonus Audio Electronics has a history of producing high-value, quality audio products at reasonable prices, and the FIREPOD is no exception. The Firepod is a well though out interface that embodies some of the best product design and build quality I have seen recently. With 10 channels of bidirectional FireWire communication, eight mic/line inputs, MIDI and S/PIDIF I/O, a no-latency monitoring system with separate cue, headphone and control room outputs, and two balanced inserts"  

Universal Audio UAD-1 DSP audio card.-- "The UAD-1 Studio PAK is the most powerful combination of DSP hardware and high-quality software plugins available for host-based Windows and Macintosh DAWs. At heart of the UAD-1 Studio PAK is the revolutionary UAD-1 DSP card. Because of its high resolution, floating point processing, ultra high-speed memory and hardware dithering, the UAD-1 delivers outstanding high-headroom sound quality at sample rates from 44.1 to 192khz."

KRK V8 Powered Studio Monitors --"In each case where I completely trusted the V8's, the new mixes were distinctively better than the original mixes."

DBX 266XL Compressor/Gate -- "The dbx® 266XL processor is the result of an intensive engineering and product development effort aimed at taking advantage of the latest and best advances in manufacturing technology to deliver true dbx audio performance and reliability to our customers..."

DBX 231 Graphic Equalizaer -- "From its amazing 10Hz to 50kHz frequency response, to its 108dB dynamic range and internal toroidal transformer, the 2-Series offers out of this world specifications..."

TIME Theft Studio is committed to continually upgrading and expanding the software and hardware signal processing we offer in an effort to remain competitive with industry standards.  If you want to know about any software or hardware we use, please follow the link to the manufacturers website. 

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Our current planned upgrade: 

Look here to find out about more exciting upgrades in the future, all designed to provide better production, and more options for your music at prices that make these services available to every independent artist.

Sound Forge 7.0 -- "The tool of choice for media professionals who want to create and edit digital audio files with absolute speed and precision. Acclaimed for its power, stability, and no-nonsense interface, it's the fastest way to get from raw audio to finished master. Sound Forge software is everything you need to analyze, record, and edit audio, produce music loops, digitize and clean-up old recordings, model acoustic environments, create streaming media, and master replication-ready CDs."

CD Architect 5.0 -- "Provides the most precise audio CD mastering and burning tools available. Arrange your CD Architect project using simple drag-and-drop operations. Produce complex crossfades and DJ-style megamixes. Generate multiple takes of a song to use in your project before burning. Create live-style CDs with audio in the time between tracks, apply volume envelopes and event ASR envelopes – even create hidden tracks. CD Architect software supports a long list of drives, including many FireWire and USB devices."

Universal Audio -- "I wish more companies that are emulating classic gear aid attention to what they're doing at UA.  The mind-set over there is right on the money.  The hardware and software they're doing should be a model for the rest of the industry." -- Frank Filipetti

PSP Vintage Warmer -- "A high-quality digital simulation of an analog-style, a single or multi band compressor/limiter. It combines warm analog sound with a straightforward user interface, and comes with a rich library of presets. The plug-in processor is highly flexible and can be used for both single and multi-band compression, as well as brick-wall limiting. This makes it an essential tool for mixing and mastering engineers. Careful attention has been paid to PSP Vintage Warmer's overload characteristics with the processor being capable of generating saturation effects typical of analog tape recorders. PSP Vintage Warmer also incorporates professional VU and PPM metering together with accurate overload indicators thereby assuring professional quality results."

iZotope Inc. -- "Ozone combines analog modeling with 64-bit digital precision to deliver a complete set of world class mastering processors.
From the warm sound of tube modeled equalizers to the pure transparency of linear phase filters, Ozone provides the tools and the technology you need to deliver top notch audio masters."
 

WAVES -- For a list of all the awards WAVES has won, click here to be very impressed.

BBE -- "In the professional music world, famous musicians perform with BBE Sonic Maximizer™ signal processors for the most dynamic and exciting audio quality possible. From small nighclubs clubs to huge international tours, today's music professionals depend on BBE High Definition Sound technology to allow their full creativity and musical expression to reach the ears of their audiences. BBE High Definition Sound technology continues to evolve, taking the fidelity of both live and recorded sound to new heights of clarity, definition and sheer musicality. "
 

HAR-BAL -- "Har-Bal has caused a paradigm shift in the recording industry. To a superior method digital eq. This superior method of EQ'ing and harmonic balancing gives Har-Bal it's distinction as the premiere spectrum analyzer for the most important step in the CD mastering process. It truly separates an amateur recording from a professional recording and removes the need to test your CD's on different systems and environments. Har-Bal allows you to easily tidy up the sound quality of mastered or un-mastered recordings while preserving the original intent of the producer and/or recording engineer."
 

CUBASE SX3 -- "Cubase SX3 takes music production to a new level by adding more than 70 new features including powerful Audio Warp Realtime Timestretching, an intuitive Play Order Track, convenient Inplace Editing and many new editing functions. Add to that the seamless integration of external audio and MIDI hardware, and Cubase SX3 redefines music production technology"