Zé Luis

Composer | Arranger | Producer | Multi-instrumentalist

 

Studio specs

 
 

Hadware

MicPres:

Vintech Audio X73 (2)

Vintech Audio 473

Earthworks 1022

Antelope Audio (12)

Whirlwind DI (2)

Radial JDI Passive DI

Telefunken TDP-2 2 Ch. Passive DI

Compressors:

Solid State Logic Bus+

DBX 160X (2) (vintage)

Interface:

Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core: (16 x 16) AD/DA: 24-bit, Sample Rates 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 (kHz)

6x DSP + 2x FPGA chips let the Orion Studio Synergy Core handle up to 128 effects instances simultaneously in real time with all processing done entirely inside the interface.

Control Surface:

Avid Artist Series 8-Fader Control

Monitoring:

Dangerous Music MONITOR ST

Genelec M030

Event TR8XL

Genelec 7050B Subwoofer

Cue Boxes:

Redco Audio Little Red Box (2)

Sony MDR-7506 Headphones (5)

Sennheiser Headphones (2)

Microphones:

Condenser:

Telefunken AR-51 (tube mic)

AKG C414 B-ULS vintage (2)

AKG C3000

Audio-Technica AT2020 (3)

Dynamic:

Shure KSM 137 (Matched Pair)

Shure SM 81 (Matched Pair)

Sennheiser MD 421 vintage (2)

Electro-Voice RE-320

AKG D200E

Sennheiser e 902

Shure Beat 52A

Shure Beta 91A

Shure SM 57

Newmann SM 184

Ribbon:

Royer R-10 (Matched Pair)

Coles 4104

Cascade PHAT HEAD II (Lundahl Transformer)

Apex 210B

Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator (2)

*Special Request Mics Available

 

Instruments & Space

Keyboard Instruments:

Yamaha Upright Piano P22

Electric Piano Wurlitzer 200a (vintage)

Moog Sub Phatty

Yamaha DX 7 II-FD (vintage)

Oberheim Matrix 6R (vintage)

Roland Jupiter-6 (vintage)

Nord Lead Stage 3-Compact 73

ROLI BLOCKS (Studio Edition)

Controlers:

Maschine Studio NI®

Komplete Kontrol S49 NI®

Casio PX-560 88 Hammer Action Keys

Stringed Instruments:

Fender Telecaster Custom Shop Maple Neck (vintage)

Komitor telecaster Custom Roasted Maple Neck

Ibanez Artcore AS73

Fender Jazz Bass Rosewood Neck

Takamine GD20 (Steel Strings)

Yamaha GC12S (Nylon Strings, vintage)

Tennessee Acoustic Mandolin

Guitar Amps:

Fender Special Run Blues Junior All tube amp w/ Jensen C12-N speaker & spring reverb (15 Watts, 1X12”)

Vox Valvetronix AD30VT Hybrid amp (30 Watts, 1X10”)

*Special Request Amps Available

Drums:

1980’s Yamaha Recording Custom (birch)

Kick 16” X 20”

Rack 1- 10” Rack 2- 12”

Floor Tom 16”

Ludwig Acrolite Snare 5” X 14” (vintage)

Yamaha Snare 6,5” X 14”

*Special Request Kits Available

Hand Drums:

Congas, LP Matador (pair)

Bongos, LP M201

Miscellaneous:

Remo Rototoms 6”, 8” & 10” (vintage)

Custom Wood-Blocks (pentatonic set)

Pearl AshTone Wood-Blocks (pair)

Shakers, Rattles, Caxixi (a variety), Whistles, Cowbells, Agogos, Tambourins, African Djembe, Brazilian Percussion and other fun sounds.

About Our Recording Studio:

A highly effective and versatile workspace, our studio was thoughtfully designed and expertly built by Bradshaw Leigh using only the finest materials. The room is fully soundproofed and acoustically treated to deliver exceptional sonic accuracy.

We’re equipped with PIBs (Portable Isolation Booths) and isolation gobos from GIK Acoustics, ensuring clean, controlled sound for every session.

At the heart of our control room is a custom-designed Argosy console—both comfortable and highly functional.

The studio also features a cozy couch, stylish chairs, and a kitchenette with a top-tier coffee machine. You’ll also enjoy the convenience of a private bathroom.

On sunny days, take a break on the roof deck, or head to our fully equipped amenities room, which includes a second kitchen, bathroom, ping-pong table, and pool table—perfect for relaxing between sessions.

 

Computing & Software

Mac Studio Apple M2 Max with 12‑core CPU, 30‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine

  • 32GB unified memory

  • 2TB SSD storage

Samsung video monitor 27” (2) one horizontal, one vertical. Samsung 40” 4K

DAW:

Pro-Tools (subscription w/ Sibelius)

Digital Performer 11

Logic Pro X

Ableton Live 10

FINALE 26 (Notation)

Plug-ins, Soft Synths & Samples

Izotope Music Production Bundle 2 (with Trash/Nectar

Ozone Imager, Neutron 4 Advance

Ozone 11 Advance, Nectar 3 Plus, Trash 2, VocalSynth

Vinyl, Izotope RX 11 Elements

Neoverb and more

Shadow Hills: Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A (Limited Edition)

Purple Audio: MC-77

Metric Halo (Complete Suite)

Celemony: Melodyne 5

Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate 10, 11 and Select + complete plug-ins library

Output EXHALE, Eclipse, Orbit, PolyKB II & III xils

Guitar Combos & Guitar Rig w/ pedal board

Blocks Base & Reaktor Blocks Wired

Expansions: True School, Marble Rims, District XEO, Prismatic Bliss, Halcyon Sky, Aquarius Earth, Lazer Dice, Pure Drip, India, Africa and more.

Waves: Abbey Road Chambers, Abbey Road Reverb Plates, Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain, Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter, API 2500, API 550, Berzerk Distortion, Center, CLA Epic, CLA EchoSphere, CLA Bass, CLA Vocals, CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter, CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter, CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter, Electric 88 Piano, EMI TG12345 Channel Strip, Flow Motion FM Synth, Greg Wells MixCentric, Greg Wells VoiceCentric, GTR3, H-Comp Hybrid Compressor, H-Delay Hybrid Delay, J37 Tape, JJP Strings & Keys, Kramer HLS Channel, Kramer Master Tape, LoAir, Manny Marroquin Delay, MaxxBass, MaxxVolume, OneKnob Louder, PuigTec EQs, Renaissance Channel, Renaissance Compressor, Renaissance Equalizer, Renaissance Reverb, S1 Stereo Imager, Sibilance, SSL G-Master Buss Compressor, TrueVerb, Vitamin Sonic Enhancer, Vocal Rider, VU Meter, StudioRack

SoundToys (Complete Suite)

Antelope REAL-TIME FPGA FX: 51 + AFX including Tape Saturation, BEGrove Hill, Gyraf Audio and Lang classics + Overloud

FXpansion Cypher 2 + complete library

Spectrasonics Stylus RMX XPANDED with Loop Loft (complete drums library)

Spitfire Audio: Discover BC Symphonic Orchestra, LABS (complete)

Ujam: Virtual Guitarist/Sparkle2,Virtual Pianist/Vogue, Vibe & Score, Usynth/Euphoria, Drive, DeLuxe, Core, Caramel & 2028, Symphonic Elements/Striiiings, Braaas & Drums, Beatmaker/Circuits, Rico, Glory,Nemesis & Eden2 Virtual Drummer/Deep, Hot & Phat2, Bassist/Slap & Mellow Drummer/Phat, Finisher/Retro, Fluxx & Boost

Traction: BIOTEK & BIOTEK2 , Collective, Retro 106, Retromod (Classic Hardware Synths)