Kawari Sound is a recording studio located in Wyncote, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. Kawari Sound is also a collective of engineers, including Adam Winokur, Karl Rieders, and Matt Muir, who have gone to great lengths to create an environment that inspires creativity; a great vibe with amazing sounds. We have a full, modern kitchen for entertaining. Across the street we have a 3,000 square foot house for onsite living while you make your next record. Give us a shout if you'd like to take a tour or need to book some time. We love working here, we think you will too. Cheers!!
Here is our equipment list:
RECORDERS
Studer A827 2" 24 track
MCI 2" 16track with Autolocate III-
Ampex 1/4" 350
ProTools HD2 Accel
Converters and Big Ben Clock by Apogee
MONITORS
Adam Audio A7
Avent ASP8
Tannoy Reveal Active
Yamaha NS-10
CABLING
Mogami, Canare, and ZOLLA (99.995% Silver!!)
CONSOLE
Vintage API 28x16x24 with 21 550s, 5 550As, 2 Aengus graphics
MIC PRES
API Console pres (28 channels of loveliness)
Neve 1073
Neve 33122a (2)
Ampex 350 (2)
Neve Portico 5012 Dual Mic Pre
Neve Portico 5016 Mic Pre / Variable Phase DI
Universal Audio M610 Tube (2)
Universal Audio LA-610 All tube Pre+ EQ+Opto Comp (2)
AEA TRP - The Ribbon Pre
Avalon 737sp all tube Pre+EQ+Opto comp (2)
RCA BA-31A Class A Pre (4)
Quad 8 Vintage Mic Pre Cards from a Console (4)
DYNAMICS
API 2500 Buss Compressor
Universal Audio LA-2A Limiting Amp (2)
Universal Audio 1176LN
Neve Portico 5043 Stereo Comp
Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressor with Brit Mod (2)
Chandler TGI Abby Road Special Edition Stereo Compressor
Gates Sta-Leval Vintage tube Vari-Mu Comp with the 6386 tube
Gates SA-38 Vintage tube limiting amplifier
Collins 26-W Vitage tube limiting amplifier
Gates Solidstatesman Vintage Solid State AGC
CBS Laboratories Volumax 400 Vintage Solid State (2)
DBX163
EFFECTS
EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverb
All kinds of plug ins!!!
MICS
Neumann U48 w/ Hamptone PSU
Neumann U87
Neumann KM184 (2)
Neumann M 147 Tube (2)
AKG C414 B-XL II (2)
AKG C414 B-XLS
AKG C451 B (2)
AKG D112
RCA 44 BX
Royer Labs 121 (2)
AEA R92
AEA R84
Rode NTK tube condenser
Rode NT2 (2)
Sennheiser 421 (4)
Sennheiser 441
Altec 660 (2)
Altec 654A (4)
Shure Bullet Mic w/attenuator
Shure SM7
Shure SM57 (5)
Shure SM58 (5)
Shure 55 with Variable Impedence
EV RE20--
United States Signal Corps dynamic Microphone
INSTRUMENTS
Steinway Vertical Model K52
Fender Rhodes Seventy Three w/ Amp
Hammond C3 with Leslie 147
Hammond M103 with Leslie
Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano
Hohner Clavinet
Moog Little Fatty
Juno 106
Portable Pump Organ
Various electric pump organs
toy piano
Glockenspiel
DRUMS
All sorts of vintage Ludwig, Slingerland, Leedy. Bass drums from 18" all the way to 30". Snare drums galore, and toms, toms, toms.....tons o cymbals too!!
AMPS
Supro Thunderbolt (The Mother of All Amps)
Marshall Mark II w/ Half Stack (70's awsomeness)
Fender Bassman Blackface modded by Solando (Ballsy)
Ampeg Reverbarocket
Ampeg SVT w/ 8x10 cab
Fender Deluxe
Fender Pro Reverb Silverface
Oahu 10" speaker (50's)
Silvertone mini jobby (50's)
Cigarette Amp
GUITARS
Custom Tele
Gibson ES-345
Acoustics from Huss & Dalton, Martin, Gibson, and Epiphone (pre 1960)
ALSO
All sorts of noise making stuff for percussion and other weirdo stuff to have fun with!!
GIVE US A CALL ANYTIME!!
CHEERS!!
KAWARI SOUND RECORDING
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