

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.
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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
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The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
Steven Wilson