Forte Studios

Equipment

• - Microphones
• - Neumann U87 AI Stereo Pair (x2)
• - Neumann KM184 Stereo Pair (x2)
• - Neumann U47 FET
• - AKG C414 XLII Stereo Pair (x2)
• - AKG C414 XLS Vocal
• - AKG C2000
• - AKG D8000M (x2)
• - Townsend Labs Spehere L22
• - Ear Trupmet Labs Myrtle
• - Electrovoice RE320
• - Royer 121
• - Rode NT5 Stereo Pair (x2)
• - Rode NT2
• - Shure SM57 (x4)
• - Shure Beta 57a
• - Shure SM58 (x3)
• - Shure Beta 52a ​​​​​​​
• - Shure Super 55
• - Shure SM7B
• - Audix ADX51 Stereo Pair (x2)
• - Audix I5 (x3)
• - Audix Micro
• - D (x4)
• - Audix D2 (x2)
• - Audix D4
• - Audix D6 (x3)
• - Slate
• - Pearlman
• - Sennheiser MD421 (x2)
• - Sennheiser MD441
• - Sennheiser E906
• - Sennheiser 609
• - Audio Technica AT4081
• - Audio Technica kit pac Pre
• - Amplifiers & Amps
• - Avalon 737SP Stereo Match (2)
• - Manley Voxbox
• - Heritage Audio Elite HA73EQX2 (2)
• - Millennia HV3D (8)
• - Focusrite ISA (8)
• - Presonus RM32a (32)
• - Presonus HP60 Headphone Distribution
• - Yamaha Vintage (12)
• - Crown
• - Cloud Clocking
• - Antelope Isocrone OCX Master Clock Converter
• - Interface
• - Lynx Aurora 16 High Definition A
• - D & D
• - A
• - Lynx LS ADAT
• - Lynx HD ADAT Direct Input
• - Radial JDI (passive) (2)
• - Radial J48 (active) (2)
• - Radial JDX
• - Radial J33
• - Radial Reamplifier
• - Boss D1
• - 1
• - Focusrite
• - Fractal Axe FX 2 Headphones
• - AKG K240
• - AKG K44 (2)
• - AKG M80 (6)
• - Audio Techica M50 (2)
• - Sony Plugins Offering over 800 digital plugins and 20
• - 000 virtual instruments. A sample is listed below:
• - Waves Mercury Bundle
• - Waves Studio Classics Bundle
• - Waves Abbey Road Collection
• - Steven Slate Bus Compression
• - Steven Slate Virtual Console Collection
• - Steven Slate Drums
• - Steven Slate Virtual Tape Machine
• - Sound Toys Native Bundle
• - Antares Auto Tune 8
• - Antares Avox 4 Bundle
• - Celemony Melodyne
• - Izotope Nectar Production Suite
• - Izotope Ozone
• - Izotope Alloy
• - Izotope RX4 Advance
• - Guitar Tool Rack
• - Guitar Rig
• - Vocalign Pro 4
• - Izotope Advanced
• - Dimension Pro Effects (orchestra
• - strings
• - guitar)
• - Native Instruments Ultimate Complete 10
• - Pro Tools 10
• - 11 and 12 plugins
• - Weiss Diese
• - Empirical Labs
• - Sonar Cakewalk Producer plugins Outboard Gear
• - Empirical Labs EL8X
• - S Distressor (x2)
• - BBE Sonic Maximizer
• - TC Electronics Compressor
• - Universal Audio Compressor
• - Fractal AXE FX II XL
• - Behringer Reverb
• - Behringer Gate
• - Behringer Compressor
• - limiter Power & Transformer
• - Furman P2400
• - Furman P1800
• - Furman Power Factor Pro
• - Furman Rack Surge Bar
• - Console Battery Backup System Computer & Console Boards
• - 6 Core 2015 Pro Mac with SSD
• - Slate Raven MTX Workstation Console
• - Slate Raven MTX MK2 Monitor Section
• - Argosy Console Stands
• - Sonnett Echo Express Thunderbolt
• - Quad Core PC
• - Presonus Headphone Amplifier
• - Presonus Central Station
• - Cakewalk X3 Producer
• - Pro Tools 10
• - 11 & 12 HD
• - Logic Pro X
• - Studio One Pro
• - 7 TB of backup Software & DAW
• - Finale
• - Sibelius
• - Reason
• - FL Studio
• - Traktor
• - Ableton Live
• - Studio One
• - Pro Tools HD
• - Pro Tools 10
• - 11
• - 12
• - Logic Pro Cables & Routing
• - Mogami Gold 2549 House Wiring
• - Mogami Gold 2534 & 2549 Mic cables
• - Neutrik Wall plates and connectors
• - Neutrik TRS patchbay
• - Mamba patchbay Near Field Monitors
• - Adam S3A
• - Adam Sub 10 MK2
• - Tapco S5
• - Tapco Subwoofer Full Range Reference Monitors
• - Avantone Mixcubes Instruments
• - Tama Starclassic Drums
• - LP Matador Congas & Bongos
• - Various Percussion Instruments
• - Roland Pro MIDI
• - USB Keyboard
• - Stanton Record Player
• - Johannesburg Violin Live Recording & Sound Reinforcement
• - Studiolive AVB 32AI Mix System
• - Yamaha EMX 300 Amplifier & Mixer
• - Macbook Pro 4 Core
• - 16MB recording designed computer.
• - Scratch Live
• - Serato DJ
• - Virtual DJ Pro
• - Ableton Live
• - JBL JRX115
• - JBL MRX500 Subwoofers
• - JBL JRX125 Dual FOH Cabinets
• - Crown & QTC Amplifiers
• - DBX
• - Peavey SP2 Cabinets
• - AIMS Personalized Vocal Cabinets

Amenities

• - Carefully engineered and crafted to ensure the highest fidelity & clarity in audio recording. We work hard to ensure the musician and client can express him/herself without the worry of how the room acoustics will affect the overall recording. To this end
• - we offer 6 rooms that can be customized for each project to meet the spatial & acoustical sound the project desires. Tour bus Parking with 50amp hookup. Lounge area. Downtown location. 15 Minutes from Iowa State University 45 Minutes from Des Moines
• - IA

Past Clients

Universal, Disney, Warner Brothers, Ellie Mae Millenkamp, Vice News, Tyler Richton & the High Bank Boys, Dan Hayes, The Ninth Planet Out, Bad Authority