The Space.

 

The Live Room.

MONITORS, PA & VIDEO

  • (4) 15” Mackie powered PA speakers 

  • (2) 12” JBL wedge monitors 

  • Yamaha 16 channel PA mixer w/ built in effects 

  • (6) Gopro cameras with articulating stands  

  • Super8 Vintage Camera

  • Pair of 15” JBL 4430’s studio reference monitors 

  • Pair of 4” Optimus studio reference monitors 

  • HEAR System Hub headphone monitor 

  • (6) HEAR System headphone mixers

  • (6) Sony MDR headphones

  • Behringer 8 channel headphone amp

MICROPHONES 

  • Rode NTK2 condenser tube mic with power supply

  • Rode NT1 condenser mic 

  • (2) p414 Paluso condenser microphones 

  • (3) Octavia overhead microphones 

  • AKG D112

  • Rode Stereo microphone 

  • (2) Sennheiser tom mics

  • (4) Dynamic Tom mics

  • (10) Shure sm57’s

  • Shure sm58’s

INSTRUMENTS 

  • Hammond X77 1970’s organ w/ original X77 Lesli cabinet 

  • 88 key Yamaha acoustic minuet piano

  • ACE TONE TOP 8 60’s pop organ 

  • Silvertone toy pipe organ 

  • Mesa Boogie guitar amp head with 4/10 cabinet 

  • 70’s Fender bassman head w/ 2 celestion 12” speaker cabinet 

  • 1960’s original Fender spring reverb 

  • Fender Blues amp reissue 

  • Fender Princeton reissue 

  • Peavy 1970’s dual channel head with 3/10 cabinet 

  • Roland Cube crunch amp original 

  • ACE TONE original guitar amp 

  • Fender champ kicker guitar amp 

  • Peavy kicker guitar amp 

  • Line 6 combo guitar amp

  • Trace Elliot 15” combo bass amp 

  • Ampeg reissue 350 watt bass head 

  • Mesa boogie 10”/8” stack bass road cabinet 

  • Gretsch custom maple drum kit (22”x24” kick, 14” birch snare, toms 12”, 16”&18”)

  • Tama custom maple drum kit (22”x22” kick, 14” snare, tom’s 8”, 10”,12”,14”)

  • Zildjian Cymbals: 14” new beat hats, (3) 14”,(1) 16” crashes, 20” ping ride, 22” sizzle ride 

  • (2) Valdje LP congas (8” & 10”)

  • Percussion LP vibes slap, LP triangle, LP guiro, djembe , (3) LP tambourines, (3) LP shakers

  • Roland 8 piece V DRUM Electronic drum set w/ mesh heads & brain

  • 12 string Martin acoustic guitar 

  • 6 string Baby Martin acoustic guitar 

  • 6 string (nylon string) guitar

  • 6 string Les Paul special custom relic guitar

  • 6 string Fender Stratocaster reissue guitar 

  • 4 string Reissue USA Fender Jazz bass

 

The Gear.

MONITOR & CONSOLE

  • Mackie 32x8x2 analog mixing console w/ VU bridge 

  • Mackie power supply 

  • Pair of passive Yamaha NS-10m studio monitors 

  • 1500 watt Hafler amp

  • 1500 watt Pyle Pro 2 channel amp

  • Pair 10” 3 way technique studio monitors 

  • Pair 12” 3 way technique studio monitors

MEDIA INTERFACE

  • Tascam Mx-2424 24 bit multi disk recorder w/ editing software 

  • Sun micro 6 port SCSI backup drive

  • Tascam CD 750 CD burner 

  • Tascam CD 700 CD burner 

  • Tascam 688 8 track tape recorder 

  • Tascam rack mount tape recorder 

  • 16a Motu 16 Channel interfaces

  • PreSonus Fader Port 8 Production controller

  • Imac 2020 17’ screen. Upgraded 32 gig RAM

  • Current Version LOgic

  • Final Cut ProX 

OUTBOARD

  • AMPEX 4 channel 1960’s Mic 

  • Tube preamp w/ meter bridge 

  • Universal Audio 610 tube mic preamp 

  • Universal Audio 2 610 tube mic preamp 

  • API 3124V solid state 4-channel preamp

  • Universal Audio 6176 tube mic preamp with compressor/limiter

  • ART MPA 2 channel mic tube preamp

  • ART Tube channel strip mic preamp with compressor/limiter 

  • (2) ART 2 tube channel mic preamp 

  • Lexicon MPX analog effects processor 

  • Lexicon digital effects processor 

  • ELECTRIX vocoder 

  • ELECTRIX waveform processor 

  • ELECTRIX flange/distortion/ping pong delay/ tremolo effect processor 

  • ACE TONE 1960’s original 1/4” Tape Echo

  • Alesis nano verb 

  • Alesis nano stereo compressor 

  • HHB Radius 30 2 channel tube compressor 

  • TC Electronics Mastering Finalizer Processor 

  • (2) DBX 166A compressors

  • (2) Drawmer spectral compressors DL251

  • (4) Samson S-Patch Plus 48 point 1/4” patch bays 

  • Alesis Quadra verb effects

The Space.

  • 16’ x 22’ Live Room with 17’ tall ceilings and reclaimed hardwood floors

  • 12’ x 10’  Control Room with couch

  • Large lounge area with L shaped couch, a flat screen TV with surround sound, apple TV, DVD player, Sega Master System, Internet WiFi & DIRECTV

  • Kitchen with 6’ round table, gas cooktop & oven, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, Insta-hot, cutlery for (6)

  • Bathroom/Laundry (5’x14’) with tub shower & full washer /dryer

  • Sleeping loft with queen size Bed, Flat Screen TV, DVD Player & DIRECTV

  • Covered patio with Gas BBQ, 8’ round table, & gas fire pit

  • Camp sites: can accommodate up to (5) tents.

(No fire pits in campground)

The Grounds.

Sloth Mountain Studios is located in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. The Studio sits on 5 acres of private land in the middle of an old growth forest surrounded by private hiking trails, campsites, and vineyards. A local county park with 867 acres of open redwood forest, mixed woods, and open meadows is a short walk away. The Pacific coastline and beaches are 15 minutes away.

The Live Room.

The Control Room.

The Living Space.