This gear list has not been updated in over 10 years. I still use some of this, but I no longer find it useful to advertise what equipment I use. What matters is how the recordings sound.
Mixers
Mackie ONYX 1640 – 16-channel analog, with 24-bit/96kHz FireWire I/O
Audio Interfaces
Alesis io|2 – portable 2-channel 24-bit/48k USB audio interface
Black Lion Audio Digi 002R – Signature Series – “Black Lion Signature Racks sound better than an actual ProTools HD rig”
Echo Layla – 20-bit multitrack recording system – no longer in use
Focusrite OctoPre MkII – 8-channel pre-amp
Mackie ONYX 1640 Firewire Card – 16-channel analog, with 24-bit/96kHz
Microphones
ADK A-51 – large-diaphragm condenser
AKG C1000S – condenser (2)
AKG C3000B – large-diaphragm condenser (2)
AKG C418 – clamp-on hypercardioid condenser (4)
AKG D112 – large-diaphragm dynamic [kick drum mic]
AKG D2100 – dynamic (3)
Cascade VX20 – large-diaphragm condenser
Cascade X15 – stereo short-ribbon mic
Shure Beta 57A – dynamic
Shure Beta 91 – condenser boundary [kick drum mic]
Shure SM57 – dynamic mic (2)
Shure SM90 – omnidirectional condenser boundary
Outboard
Alesis 3630 – dual channel compressor limiter
Aphex 104 – aural exciter
Aphex 109 – parametric equalizer
Behringer MDX1800 – 8-channel recording limiter
Behringer MDX2100 – dynamics processor
Behringer PX2000 – 48-point patch bay
BSR EQ-3000 – equalizer / spectrum analyzer
dbx 286A – mic preamp / processor (2)
Furman PQ3 – parametric equalizer
Lexicon MPX100 – dual channel processor
Pioneer CT-W302R – dolby b,c hxpro dual cassette deck
Sony CDP-C545 – cd player
Sony DTC690 – digital audio tape deck
Sony STR-D565 – surround sound amplifier
* most of my outboard gear has gone unused since I upgraded from the Echo Layla to the Mackie ONYX 1640 and from Cubase VST 3 to Cubase SX3 and now the Black Lion with Pro Tools 10
Speakers
Bose 201 – direct reflecting speaker (2)
Mackie HR824 – high resolution studio monitor (2)
Pioneer S-HF21-LR – bookshelf speaker (2)
Software
All software used at Drifting Sun Sound is fully liscensed
Avid Pro Tools 10 – music recording & production system
Celemony Melodyne Editor
Maag Audio EQ 4
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 4 – amp modeling software
Slate Digital Trigger Platinum 2.0
Slate Digital Virtual Bus Compressors
Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
Sony Sound Forge 8.0 – two-track digital audio editor
Steinberg Cubase SX3 – music recording & production system
Wave Machine Labs Drumagog 5 – drum sample replacement software
Control Surface
Tascam US-2400 – 24 track DAW fader controller
Miscellaneous
AKG K44 – stereo headphones (2)
Boss DR5 – drum machine
CyberPower i7-2600K 3.40 GHz processor, 16gb RAM
Direct Sound extreme isolation headphones
Hughes and Kettner Red Box – direct box (2)
Oz Audio Q-Mix HM-6 – headphone matrix amp
Sony MDR-7506 – stereo headphones
Sony MDR-V600 – stereo headphones (2)
Ultrasone Pro 650 – stereo headphones