Welcome to Berkeley Road
A Philadelphia recording studio with a focus on percussion
(Full gear list below)
SNARES
1940’s WFL No. 902 White Marine Pearl Maple (14x6)
1960’s Ludwig Acrolite Aluminum (14x5.5)
1960’s USA Kent Single-Tension Maple (13x5)
1970’s Slingerland Gene Krupa Sound King COB (14x6.5)
1970’s Ludwig LM-400 Supraphonic COB (14x5)
1970’s Kent Blue Pearl Luan (14x5)
1980’s Ludwig Black Galaxy “Blackrolite” Aluminum (14x5.5)
1990’s Ludwig Piccolo Maple (13x3)
Early 2000’s Yamaha Copper Nouveau (14x5.5)
Early 2000’s Yamaha Stage Custom Steel (14x6.5)
Early 2000’s Gretsch Catalina Club Natural Mahogany (14x5)
Early 2000’s Pearl Firecracker Steel (10x5)
KICKS
1930’s Leedy Single-Tension Pre-Badge (25x10.5)
1960’s Ludwig Super Classic Mahogany/Poplar/Maple (22x14)
1960’s MIJ Luan (22x14)
1990’s Gretsch Renown Maple (22x18)
Early 2000’s Gretsch Catalina Club Natural Mahogany (18x14)
TOMS
1960’s Ludwig Super Classic Mahogany/Poplar/Maple (13x9, 16x16)
1960’s MIJ Luan (12x8, 16x15)
1970’s Remo Rototom set (6/8/10)
1990’s Gretsch Renown Maple (10x8, 12x10, 14x14)
Early 2000’s Gretsch Catalina Club Natural Mahogany (12x8, 14x14)
Early 2000’s Gretsch Catalina Club Maple (16x16)
ELECTRONICS
Nord Drum 3 Modeling Percussion Synthesizer Multi-Pad
Arturia MicroBrute
Casio CTK2400 61-Key Keyboard
Monkey Riot Tempus Fuzz Pedal
Monkey Riot Furry Vibe Pedal
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer Pedal
NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal
CYMBALS (vintage and new)
100+ assorted Sabian, Zildjian, Meinl
AUX. PERCUSSION (vintage and new)
Meinl Headliner Series Siam Oak Bongos (8”, 6.75”)
Misc. tambourines, shakers, cabasa, Vibraslap, woodblocks, maracas, cowbells, kalimbas, mini steel tongue drum, shekeres, sleigh bells, castanets, triangle, and other sound makers
AUDIO
MacBook M1 Pro, 16GB unified memory, 1TB SSD
Pro Tools Studio DAW (latest)
Logic Pro X (Rosetta) DAW (latest)
Universal Audio Apollo x8p Heritage Edition Interface (x2)
Kali LP-6 Monitors
IsoAcoustics ISO-200 Isolation Monitor Stands (2)
Avantone Pro MixCube
Sonarworks SoundID Reference
Shure SE315 In-Ears
Sony MDR-7506 Closed Back Headphones
Furman M-8x2 Power Conditioner
Samson Servo 120a Power Amp
Mackie Big Knob Passive 2x2 Studio Monitor Controller
UA Unison Preamps: API Vision, Neve 1073/1084, Avalon VT-737, UA 610A/610B, V76, Helios 69
UA Compressors: Teletronix LA-3A/LA-2A, 1176 Classic, Pultec, Fairchild Tube, Empirical Labs Distressor, DBX 160, UA 175/176 Tube
UA Effects: Thermionic Culture Vulture, Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, Lexicon 480L Digital Reverb, DreamVerb Room Modeler, EP-34 Tape Echo, Oxide Tape Recorder, Pure Plate Reverb, Galaxy Tape Echo
Additional plugins by: Fab Filter, Metric Halo, Sonnox, Sound Radix, Sound Toys, Waves, Valhalla DSP
MICROPHONES
Condenser Microphones
Mojave MA-300 tube
United Studio Technologies UT FET47
Warm Audio WA 47JR
Oktava MK-012 (matched pair)
Rode NT5 (matched pair)
BLUE Yeti Pro
Ribbon Microphone
Stager SR-2N
Dynamic Microphones
1940’s Turner Model 99 Vibe-Master
1970’s AKG D190E
1980’s Electro-Voice 635A (2)
Sennheiser MD 421 II (2)
Beyerdynamic M 201 TG
Miktek PM10 (2)
AKG D112
Shure SM57 (2)