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Tim Coates uses the following gear to write and record at home:

Recorders:

·          Digidesign Pro Tools Digi 002 Rack

-          8 inputs and outputs

-          44.1 to 96 KHz sample rating

-          Firewire

·          Digidesign Mbox

-          2 Inputs and outputs

-          44.1 to 48 KHz sample rating

·          Tascam Portastudio 414

-          Analog recorder

Computers:

·          AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (For DIgi 002 Rack)

-          525mb SD RAM

-          two 80 gig hard drives

-          one 160 gig hard drive

-          Windows XP Professional/SP2

·          Pentium 4; 1.7 Ghz (for Mbox)

-          525mb SD RAM

-          80 gig hard drive

-          40 gig hard drive

-          Windows  Professional/SP2

·          Compaq  Presario  700 Laptop

-          1.2 AMD Athlon processor

-          256 MB Ram

-          20 gig hard drive

-          Windows XP Home/SP2

·          Monitor:

-          Benq FP731 Flatscreen “17

Pre Amps / Mixboards:

-         16 input - 2 output Behringer Eurorack UB162FX Pro

-         10 input 2 bus mic/line Behringer Eurorack UB1002

-          Line 6 POD Guitar Direct Box and Pre Amp version 2.0

           Both Behringer boards have ultra low noise pre amps

Multi Track Software and Other Software (partial list):

-          Pro Tools LE 7.0

-          Pro Tools LE 5.3 (for MBox)

-          Cakewalk Sonar 5 Producer Edition

-          Cubase SX 3

-          Fruity Loops 5

-          Sony Acid 5

-          Propellerhead Reason 3

-          Fxpansion BFD Drums

Plugins: (partial list):

-          WAVES Plugin Bundles 5.0

-          IK Multimedia Sampletank and tRacks

-          Rewire

-          Native Instruments Guitar Rig

-          Antares Mic Modeller

-          Zotope Plugins

-          Bomb Factory Plugins

-          Digidesign's Pro Tools Maxim

-          Digidesign’s Smack! LE

Microphones:

-          1 Shure SM57 (dynamic)

-          Audio Technica Drum Mic Kit Pac (4 dynamic mic’s)

-          GA (Cad Professional Mics) GXL2200 Vocal Mic (cardioid condenser)

-          Pop Filter and Windscreen

Instruments:

-          Seagull Acoustic 6 String Guitar

-          Fender Squir Strat 6 String Electric Guitar

-          Yamaha Power V 5 Piece Drum Kit

-          Fender Squir Amp

-          Sabian Cymbals

-          Casio MIDI Keyboard

-          Jay Turser 4 String Bass

-          Digitech RMP-1 Guitar Processor

-          Zoom 505 Multi Effects Guitar Processor

-          DOD Tec 4x Guitar Processor and Pre Amp

-          Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah Pedal

-          Dareelectro  Reverb, Compressor, and Free Speech Talk Box

-          SR-16 Alesis Drum Machine

-          Epiphone Mandolin

-          Access To A Upright Piano

Monitors (Speakers):

-          nEar 05 Professional Near Field Bi Ampifier Reference Monitors (powered)

Other Stuff:

-          Alto 48 Point Patchbay

-          Norton System Works 2004

-          Nero Burning Rom

-          DVD / DVD-R /CD R Burners

-          ADS Caddy Drive

-          Sony Mini Disc Player (for digital transfers)

-          Sony Digital Reference Headphones

-          Sanyo Personal Audio Player