ParSonics Studio

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 control room is equipped with a 32-channel Neve 5088 analog console, 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos, B&W Loudspeakers, and 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 many more.

Partners

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 
  • 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)
  • 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

  • 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

  • 
AVID Pro Tools Ultimate
  • 
Dolby Atmos Renderer v5.1/ Album Assembler
  • Universal Audio Satellite QUAD Core (w/ All Plugins)

  • Waves Mercury Bundle (w/ All Plugins)

  • East West Bundle (w/ All Plugins)

  • Soundtoys (w/ All Plugins)

  • Arturia (w/ All Plugins)

  • Melodyne Studio
  • AutoTune Pro 9
  • AltiVerb 7
  • Penteo Pro 16+
  • Source Connect Pro
  • Slate Digital Virtual Mic System
  • VocAlign Project
  • Steven Slate Trigger 2

Selected Works

ⓘ Click on the records to learn about Alan Parsons' contribution, read stories & interviews, and stream the music.

The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles

Paul McCartney

Pink Floyd

George Harrison

Paul McCartney & Wings

Pink Floyd

Paul McCartney & Wings

The Hollies

Pilot

Ambrosia

Al Stewart

Ambrosia

The Alan Parsons Project

Al Stewart

The Alan Parsons Project

Steven Wilson

JAY-Z

The Avalanches