
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.