ParSonics

Hidden above the foothills of Santa Barbara, California, you'll find Alan Parsons' recording facility nested atop the Tres Vientos Ranch. This panoramic view of the Santa Ynez Mountains & the Pacific Ocean can be experienced right as you step outside.

The studio is equipped with the Rupert Neve Designs 32-channel analog console The 5088, 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos, B&W Loudspeakers, a vast microphone collection from Alan's 40+ yr. career including: Neumann U47 FET, STC Coles 4038, Neve RNR1 (a gift from Rupert Neve), and so much more...

Gear

  • Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Shelford 32 Channel Console
  • Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus 802 Surround Sound Monitors

  • Bowers and Wilkins 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos Configuration
  • Barefoot Footprint 01 Monitors
  • Grace Designs m908 Monitor Controller
  • Emotiva Power Amps
  • Marantz AV7706 
  • Apple Mac Pro 2017 (Trash Can)
  • Apple Mac Mini Intel (Dolby Atmos Renderer)
  • 
AVID HDX Card

  • Steinberg WaveLab
  • Apogee Symphony MKII HDX Interfaces (48 Channels)
  • Universal Audio Apollo x8 HEXA
  • Universal Audio Volt 276
  • Arturia AudioFuse

  • 
Aphex 1100 (2 Channels)
  • Aphex 204
 (2 Channels)
  • Avalon U5 (x2) (2 Channels)
  • Apogee Big Ben
  • API Lunchbox
  • dbx 160VU (x2) (2 Channels)
  • dbx 165A(x2) (2 Channels)
  • Drawmer Dual Gate DS201 (2 Channels)
  • Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X (x2) (2 Channels)
  • Eventide H3000
  • FMR Audio Really Nice Preamp (x3) (6 Channels)
  • Focusrite ISA Two Mic Preamp (2 Channels)
  • GML 8200 Equalizer (2 Channels)
  • Hafler HA75
  • Hearback Technologies 8 Channel Headphone System (4 Headphone Boxes)
  • Meyer Sound CP-10 (2 Channels)
  • Orban 674A Equalizer (2 Channels)
  • RJR BAX Equalizer (2 Channels)
  • SPL Transient Designer (4 Channels)
  • Studer D19 Mic Preamp (2 Channels)
  • Tascam DA 3000 1-Bit Recorder (2 Channels)
  • UnderTone Audio MPEQ-1 (x2) (2 Channels)
  • UnderTone Audio MPDI-4 (4 Channels)
  • UnderTone Audio GB-Tracker w/ Satellite 
  • UnderToneAudio UnFairchild 670M II
  • Universal Audio 6176 Mic Preamp / Compressor

  • Zulu Tape Saturation Emulator (2 Channels)

  • AKG C-24
  • AKG N-12
  • AKG S-24
  • 3x AKG D202E1
  • 4x AKG D190E
  • AKG D19 B200 
  • AKG D20
  • AKG D112
  • 2x Aston Spirit 
  • 2x STC (Coles) 4038 (Original) 
  • Audio-Technica AT610
  • Audio-Technica AT4031
  • 2x Audio-Technica AT4033
  • 2x Audio-Technica AT4041
  • Audio-Technica AT4049
  • Audio-Technica AT4050
  • Audio-Technica AT4050/CM5
  • Audio-Technica AT4080
  • 2x Audio-Technica AT4081
  • 2x Audio-Technica AT6100
  • 2x Cathedral Pipes Seville (Active RCA 77) 
  • EV 635A 
  • 2x EV RE10 
  • Miktec CV3
  • 2x Miktec CV4
  • 2x Miktec C5
  • Neumann U87 (Original)
  • Neumann U47 FET (Original)
  • 4x Neumann KM-84i (Original)
  • RCA 74b
  • 2x Røde NTR
  • 2x Røde P48
  • Røde NT-SF1 (Ambisonic)
  • Rupert Neve Designs RNR1
  • Sennheiser MD421 - N (Vintage White) 
  • Sennheiser 541 (Similar to 441) 
  • Shure Beta 52 
  • 4x Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • Solomon LoFreq 
  • Slate VMS
  • Tonelux JC-37 (Sony C37A)
  • Universal Audio SD-1
  • 2x Warm Audio WA-47 
  • Yamaha SKRM-100 SubKick

GUITARS

  • Martin 0001R Acoustic Guitar
  • Gibson J-200 Acoustic Guitar
  • Taylor Koa Acoustic Guitar
  • Contessa 12-Strings Acoustic Guitar
  • Bristol (Nashville/Hi-Strung) Acoustic Guitar 
  • Gibson SG 1967 Electric Guitar
  • Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Electric Guitar
  • Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar
  • Rickenbacker 330 Electric Guitar
  • Taylor T5 Pro Hollow Body Electric Guitar
  • Fender Precision Bass Guitar 1990s
  • Epiphone Viola Bass Guitar

AMPS

  • Kemper Profiler (x2)
  • Fender Rumble 500
  • Orange Tiny Terror
  • Leslie 142 w/ Trek II UC-1A DI

DRUMS

  • Sugar Percussion Eric Valentine Signature Drum Kit
  • Gretsch Birch Kit
  • Zildjian, Sabian, İstanbul Agop Cymbals

KEYS

  • Pease Upright Player Piano
  • Moog Sub Phatty
  • Teenage Engineering OP-1
  • Sequential Circuits Take 5 Synth
  • Behringer Neutron
  • Roland JU-06
  • Roland FA-08
  • Roland RD-2000
  • Yamaha Motif XF6
  • Yamaha DX7

MISC

  • Oscar Schmidt Autoharp

  • Earthquaker Hoof 
  • Earthquaker Aqueduct 
  • Way Huge Swollen Pickle 
  • Origin Effects Cali76 Germanium 
  • Jext Telez Canyon Climber 
  • EHX Germanium Big Muff 
  • JHS Colour Box v1 
  • Behringer Super Fuzz 
  • ProCo Rat 
  • Boss HM-2 Japan 
  • MXR Micro Amp 
  • EHX Small Stone 
  • EHX Holy Grail 
  • EHX Small Clone 
  • Boss DD-3 
  • Boss RE-20 Space Echo 
  • TC Ditto 
  • Line 6 DL4 
  • Moog expression pedal
  • Gurus ECHOSEX2
  • Fox Pedals T7EBABY
  • Crybaby Wah Wah

  • AltiVerb 7
  • Arturia (w/ All Plugins)

  • AutoTune Pro 9
  • 
AVID Pro Tools Ultimate
  • 
Dolby Atmos Renderer v5.1/ Album Assembler
  • East West Bundle (w/ All Plugins)

  • Fabfilter Complete
  • Melodyne Studio
  • Oeksound Soothe 2
  • Penteo Pro 16+
  • PSPAudioware
  • Soundtoys (w/ All Plugins)

  • Source Connect Pro
  • Slate Digital Virtual Mic System
  • Steven Slate Trigger 2
  • Universal Audio Satellite QUAD Core (w/ All Plugins)

  • VocAlign Project
  • Waves Mercury Bundle (w/ All Plugins)


Dolby Atmos

Redefines how we create and experience music. This immersive audio technology transcends traditional stereo, enveloping listeners in a realistic 3-dimensional surround sound space.

In stereo, our perception is limited to sound originating solely from the left or right. Immersive audio, on the other hand, enables artists to showcase their music as they initially experienced it in the studio. This involves conveying the genuine depth, width, and height of the music, resulting in a more rich and dynamic sound.

ParSonics is Dolby Certified.

Inquire with us if you are interested in expanding your project into Dolby Atmos.

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Outboard

Microphones

Instruments

Exterior

Lodging

  • Airstream

    The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

    - Socrates

  • En Suite

    How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!

    - John Muir

  • Mountain House

    I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

    - Henry David Thoreau