Opus 4 Music: Excerpt from "I Am Always Leaving" ... Lehua (Vocals, Guitar), Arr. Mike Matesky
By providing a diverse and extensive collection of analog and digital equipment, Opus 4 Studios ensures that our clients have the freedom to achieve the look and sound they desire, choosing from virtually infinite production possibilities. The following is just a partial list of the audio and video equipment at Opus 4 Studios. Please check back for continual updates.
Audio
Analog Recording
Ampex MM1000 2" 16 channel tape recorder ~
Ampex 351 tube stereo tape recorder
Digital Recording
ProTools|HD3 Accel 9.0.5 ~ Logic Pro 9 ~ Macintosh
Mac Pro 8-Core 2.26GHz w/ 16G Ram & 16
Terabyte HD ~ Additional 16T backup hard drive ~
185 software plug-ins including the amazing Melodyne ~ An LG 24” and Samsung 24” monitors ~ Choose your mouse: optical, Kensington Turbo Mouse PRO (track ball), contour ShuttlePRO, Apple, 6" x 8" WACOM Graphics Tablet ~ All ProTools windows may be displayed on the huge 12.7 foot video projection screen.
All ProTools recording may be remotely controlled from the recording environment - as well as the Control Room - using advanced technology enabling the studio musicians (or, if desired, an engineer located with the musicians) via keyboard, mouse and 24” Samsung monitor.
~ 2 Great River Electronics MP-2NV Mercenary Edition ~ 2 AEA The Ribbon Pre microphone preamplifiers ~ 2 AEA RPQ Ribbon Preamplifiers with Curve Shaping ~ 16 Apogee A/D converters ~ 2 Benchmark A/Ds
Outboard Gear
(4) AEA Ribbon microphone preamplifiers ~ Altec microphone
preamplifiers (5) ~ AR Turntable ~ ART Multiverb Alpha SE multi-effector/pitch transposer/sampler ~ Benchmark ADC1 and Benchmark DAC1 ~ Benchmark Preamplifiers (4) ~ Chameleon Labs 7602 Neve ~ Chameleon Labs CPS-1 Power Supply ~ Clone/Preamplifier/Equalizer (2) ~ dbx 162 stereo compressor/limiter ~ ”Do Nothing” Input Select & Gain Preamplifier ~ Dynaco SCA-50 amplifier ~ (4 channels) FMR Audio RNC1773 ~ Gefen Extender/Receiver 1000 series. ~ Goldring Lenco L 75 Turntable ~ Great River MP-2NV Mercenary Edition preamplifiers (2) ~ HHB/Radius 3 Fat Man stereo tube compressor ~ icron REX and LEX, both powered by ExtremeUSB ~ LINN SONDEK LP12 turntable ~ Manley Massive Passive stereo tube equalizer ~ Manley "Variable Mu" stereo tube compressor/limiter ~ Marantz 10B FM tuner ~ midiman USB MIDISPORT 4 x 4 ~ Millenia Media Music & Media Systems HV-3D High Voltage 8-channel microphone preamplifier. Three channels are special high gain versions to accommodate classic low output ribbon microphones such as the RCA 77-DX ~ Miracord 770H turntable ~ Panasonic AG-7500A S-VHS deck ~ Pioneer CLD-3030 CD/CDV/LD player ~ PIONEER CT-W900R cassette recorder ~ SAE MARK XXXIB amplifier ~ Sony 75ES DAT recorder ~ Sony EV-S3000 Hi-8 tape recorder ~ Sony CDP-CX205 CD recorder ~ TASCAM CD-RW5000 CD recorder ~ Toshiba SD-K700 DVD player ~ Yamaha DSP-1 digital sound field processor
Control Surface
Digidesign Control|24 ergonomic control surface and analog front end for our TDM equipped ProTools system ~ Intuitive integration with ProTools|HD3 Accel 9.0.5 ~ 128 channels with complete automation and total recall ~ 16 Focusrite, ~ 4 Benchmark D/A ~ 8 Millennia Music & Media Systems HV-3D ~ 5 Altec A428B Tube Pres
Schoeps CCM4 condenser microphones (2) ~ Sennheiser 421 dynamic microphone ~ Shure 55SH dynamic microphone "The Elvis microphone" ~ Shure SM57 dynamic microphones (4) ~ Shure SM58 dynamic microphones (8) ~ SPS200 software controlled Soundfield Surround Sound microphone ~ Audio Technica 4051A microphones (2) ~ Pop Filters (5) ~ many other fine microphones available
LARES (Lexicon Acoustic Reinforcement and Enhancement System)
Schoeps CCM4 condenser mics (2) (microphone of the three tenors) ~ LARES-Lexicon/ Benchmark MPS-420 4-ch microphone preamplifier ~ LARES-Lexicon 8-ch digital signal processors (3) ~ LARES-Lexicon 480L digital effects processors (2) ~ LARES-Lexicon/Bryston 8B 4-ch 140w/ch amplifiers (10) ~ Crestron STX-3500C color wireless remote controller ~ Crestron RF receiver ~ Crestron AV control processor ~ 72 Australian LARES/Krix loudspeakers
Instruments
Kawai 6’ 9” & 7’ 4” grand pianos (2) ~ Wurlitzer electric piano ~ Wurlitzer upright piano ~ Wilhelm Eberle double bass ~ 11" and 10" oak and chrome Latin Percussion conga drums w/stand ~ ceramic and goatskin Moroccan djarbuka ~ banjo ~ color key electric organ ~ Alesis HR-16:B drum machine ~ Ensoniq ESQ-1 Synthesizer ~ Vintage Russian mandolin ~ Peter Paul Prier cello 1984 ~ 19th century European cello ~ Superb rare Riédi Jazz Pro Guitar/Cello Amplifier
Monitors
Genelec 1031A (2) (Pro Audio Review's monitor of the decade) on Auralex Monitor Isolation Pads ~ Genelec 1092A Subwoofer ~ Mackie HR824 Control Room monitor for 5.1 surround sound mixing (5) ~ Altec A-500 "Voice of the Theater" (2) ~ Altec 604-8G (2) ~ Quad ESL-63 (2) ~ JBL 15" Signature Series ~ Tannoy 15" GRF ~ ADS 400 (2) ~ David 50 (2)
Direct Boxes
Radial Engineering Jensen equipped R800 2000 DIs "the world's finest direct box" (4) ~ Whirlwind HotBox Active Reference DI (2)
Amplifiers
Audio Technical Products TA-25 tube triode stereo amplifier designed and built by Jack Strayer ~ Bryston 4B amplifier ~ Audio Research D-100 stereo amplifier ~ Carver 1.0 ~ Dynaco SCA-50 ~ Harman/Kardon AVR 630 5.1/7.1 Dolby Digital Receiver set up with both 5.1 and 7.1 speaker systems ~ Heathkit WM-5 tube amplifier (2) ~ Kenwood KA-7002 integrated amplifier ~ Musician's Amplifier (Toscanini's Amplifier) a tube amplifier designed by David Sarser (2) ~ Pioneer SA-9100 ~ SAE 50 ~ Technics SA-5760 amplifier integrated amplifier
Video
Cameras
Sony HDR-FX1 3-chip Hi-Definition Digital Camera ~ Sony TRV-900 3-chip digital video camera ~ (2) Canon cameras ~ (2) GoPros
Editing
HD Final Cut Studio 3 including Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4 ~ SnapzPro X ~ ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition graphics card ~ Sony DSR-40 DVCAM digital videocassette recorder ~ Macintosh Dual Processor 2.0 Gig G5 with 4 Gig RAM and 2.2 Terabyte HD ~ Mac OS 10.6..8 “Snow Leopard” ~ Samsung 24” Displays (4) ~ LG 24” monitor ~ Gem-170B 17” monitor (1) ~ Sony XBR Trinitron 25" NTSC monitor ~ BELKIN ExpandView F1D068 1-in/4-out video monitor amplifier ~ Matrox RTMac real time effects processor and analog/digital converter available
Lights
Photoflex Silver Dome nxt w/ stands (2) ~ Lowell Tota-light w/ umbrella ~ 250 watt hanging reflectors (2) ~ miscellaneous lights ~ All fixed lighting Variac adjustable with multiple Control Room located 20 Amp Variacs ~ 4' x 8' cool illuminated Opus 4 sign
Studio Attributes
9' x 9' wireless remote controlled projection screen ~ 7.1 and 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound ~ Overhead carriage system with seven 10' rolling carriages ~ 42 adjustable overhead and side lights ~ 9' x 9' remote controlled projection screen ~ 10' x 24' blue screen ~ 12' x 12' black curtain
Microphones
AKG C414 B-ULS condenser microphones (5) ~ AKG D-112 dynamic kick/bass microphone ~ AKG D 202E 2-way dynamic microphones (2) ~ Chameleon Labs TS-1 (2) ~ EV RE20 ~ EV 635A (2) ~ Lavalier microphone (1) ~ Neumann KM183 condenser microphones (2) ~ Neumann KM184 condenser microphones (2) ~ Neumann KM83 microphones (2) ~ Neumann TLM103 condenser microphone ~ Neumann TLM170R microphones (2) ~ Neumann U87 condenser microphones (2) ~ Neumann U89 condenser microphone ~ RCA 77DX ribbon microphones (4) (the David Letterman/Larry King microphone) ~
425.486.8472 or 206.240.5111
"... a lovely facility. I wish you were down here in LA."
... Stephen Anderson,
Engineer,
Los Angeles, CA
Steve Jobs
1955 - 2011
Thank you
Opus 4 Studios has two exquisite grand pianos!
Hi Mike,
Great work on our video, thanks a bunch! It really captured the essence of who we are and how we sound...and of course, way too much fun. Hope to see you soon. Best, Steve 9.26.2012