Gear List

Benalto Sound Creative Hub:
Studio + Artist Residence

Below is the current gear and instrument inventory available at Benalto Sound. Availability can shift based on sessions, maintenance, and mobile deployments — we’ll confirm any must-have items during onboarding.

Highlights

  • 2021 Apple Silicon workstation running all major DAWs — Pro Tools, Ableton, Logic Pro, LUNA, Final Cut
  • 32-channel Universal Audio Apollo ecosystem
  • UA 4-710D Twinfinity tube mic pres + dynamics + conversion
  • 20 cores of UAD-2 DSP acceleration
  • Focal + Avantone studio monitoring
  • Professional mic locker + strong backline of drums, guitars, basses, keys
  • Industry-standard plugin/VST collection (Komplete CE, Arturia, iZotope, UA, FabFilter, Melodyne, Soundtoys)

Computers & DAWs

Main studio and auxiliary systems

  • 2021 Mac Mini — Apple Silicon (Apple M1 / 16 GB RAM) — Main Studio Computer
  • Late 2012 Mac Mini (2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 / 16 GB RAM) — 1 TB SSD — located in the Master suite in Artist Residence

Software

  • Pro Tools
  • Logic Pro X
  • UA LUNA (API Vision Console w/ analog summing, API-2500 bus comp, Studer 800, Ampex ATR-102 integration)
  • Final Cut Pro (video production)
  • WireCast Studio (live stream production)
  • UAD Console

Audio Interfaces & DSP

  • UA Apollo 8p — Thunderbolt interface (part of 32-input Apollo powered system)
  • UA Apollo 8 QUAD — Thunderbolt interface
  • Apogee Ensemble — ADAT interface
  • Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite OCTO — Thunderbolt DSP accelerator
  • Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite QUAD — Thunderbolt DSP accelerator

Preamps & Outboard

  • UA 4-710D — preamps, dynamics, AD/DA conversion
  • UA Solo 610 — vacuum tube preamp / DI
  • ART Tube Opto 8 — 8-channel tube preamp
  • Lexicon MX200 — digital reverb FX processor
  • DBX 266XL — comp/gate

Monitoring & Cue

  • Focal Professional Shape 65 — studio monitors
  • Avantone CLA-10 style monitors — SLA-2 studio amplifier
  • ART HeadAmp 6 Pro — headphone amplifier
  • Powered stage wedges (4) — live sound PA speakers

Controllers

  • Behrhinger X-Touch Controller
  • PreSonus FaderPort
  • Komplete Kontrol M32 — MIDI controller

Live / Mobile Rig

  • Behringer X32 Producer — mobile system (32 inputs via X32 setup)
  • SD16 (x2) — AES50 digital snakes for X32
  • CAD wireless IEM system — 8 wireless receivers/packs (mono)

Headphones

  • Beyerdynamic DT 770
  • AKG K52 (x3)
  • Apex HP96
  • Alesis SRP100

Snakes & Cabling

  • Multiple short-run studio snakes (XLR and TRS)
  • 16-channel 100 ft XLR snake with 4 TRS returns
  • 16-channel 100 ft XLR snake with 4 XLR returns

Microphones

Large diaphragm / tube / condenser

  • sE Electronics Gemini II — large diaphragm tube mic
  • Warm Audio WA-87 — large diaphragm condenser
  • Studio Projects C1 — large diaphragm condenser
  • Audio-Technica AT4040 (x2) — large diaphragm condenser
  • Rode K2 — multi-pattern tube condenser (power supply needs work)

Small diaphragm

  • Rode NT5 — stereo pair
  • AKG C451 — small diaphragm condenser
  • Samson C02 (x2) — small diaphragm condensers

Dynamics

  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58 (x2)
  • Shure Beta 52A
  • AKG D112
  • Sennheiser 421 (x2)
  • Shure Green Bullet — harmonica mic

Ribbon

  • Apex 787 — active ribbon mic
  • Rode NTK — modern ribbon mic

DI / Reamp

  • Little Labs Red Eye — reamp box / DI
  • Radial PRO AV-2 — stereo DI

Instruments & Backline

Keys / piano / organs

  • 1950s Martin Orme upright grand piano
  • Korg SV-1 keyboard
  • Hammond M3 organ (works, but needs work)
  • Leslie cabinet
  • Farfisa electric organ
  • M-Audio 88 stage piano / MIDI keyboard
  • M-Audio MIDI keyboards (additional)

Drums / percussion

  • 1959 Ludwig WFL drum kit — 13, 15, 16, 22 + 14 x 6.5 snare
  • 1960s Rogers Powertone drum kit — 12, 14, 20
  • Gretsch New Classic Maple — 12, 14, 18 + 14 x 5 snare
  • Sonor Select Force Maple — 10, 12, 14, 16, 22 + 14 x 6.5 snare
  • Loads of auxiliary percussion and toys

Bass / synth percussion

  • Fender Vintera 60s Jazz Bass — Pau Ferro fingerboard, Firemist Gold
  • Nord Drum 2 — drum synth + pad

Pedals & Performance FX

  • Boss RC-30 — looping pedal
  • Korg Kaoss Quad — DJ FX X-Y pad

Cameras & Video

  • PTZOptics ZCAM NDI — NDI camera with PoE + IP
  • PTZOptics EPTZ NDI (x2) — PTZ-enabled NDI cameras with PoE + IP
  • Nikon D750 DSLR
  • GoPro Hero 3+ Black — with accessories

Artist Residence Gear & Amenities

  • Mini-fridge
  • Microwave
  • Kettle
  • Full laundry (washer/dryer)

Bedrooms / suites

  • Sun + Moon Producer Suite — double bed; Farfisa organ; upright piano access; writing-friendly environment
  • Master ATMOS Suite — queen bed + pull-out couch; TV; desk; vintage game consoles; Samsung 7.2.1 Dolby Atmos-enabled surround system
  • Pink Guest Room — twin bed; large lounge chair

Notes

  • Some items are occasionally offsite.
  • If you have “must-have” gear for a session, flag it during onboarding so we can confirm availability.

If you want, paste your preferred “House Rules / Session Prep” (SSD/backups, file naming, quiet hours) and I’ll add a clean “Session Readiness” section to this page.