Tom Hackwell
RECORDING / PRODUCTION / MIXING / SONGWRITING

I've collected a large amount of weird and wonderful gear and instruments, including analogue mixers, reel-to-reel tape machines, and pre amps. 
 

HARDWARE 

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Console  - Wem Audiomaster MKII - a nine-channel, all analogue console

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Tape - Akai 4000DS 4-track tape recorder, Grundig 4-track tape recorder 

SOFTWARE 

Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton and countless plugins 

OUTBOARD 
 

Sebatron VMP QuadPlus all-valve pre amps

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Audient ASP880 pre amps

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Golden Age Pre 73 pre amp 

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Focusrite Saffire

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Focusrite Octopre MKII pre amp 

 

Audio Design Recording E560-RS vintage stereo limiter

Warm Audio WA76 compressor 

 

DBX 266 xs stereo compressor
 

Great British Spring spring reverb unit

 

MICROPHONES 

AKG C414 

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AKG D19

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AKG D190C

 

AKG D112 (pair) 

 

AKG C391B
 

Aston Spirit

 

Golden AGE F3

 

Grundig tape mic

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No Hype Audio LRM-2B ribbon (pair)

 

Rode NT1a (pair)

 

Rode NT55 (pair) 

Sabo handheld lofi mic 

Shure SM57 (numerous) 

Shure SM58 (numerous) 

SE Electronics R1 ribbon 

 

Tannoy vintage ribbon

Wasaphone MKII 

Wasaphone Signalman 

Wasaphone Pipe and Slippers 

Wasaphone Big Boy MKII 

Western Electrics 630A 'Ball and Biscuit' 

 

Assorted lo-fi microphones

AMPS 
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Plenty of quirky, all-valve amps including Budda, Dirty Girl, Supro etc. 

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Instruments​
 

Strings - guitars, lapsteel, banjo, violin

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Piano - beautiful Kemble upright with the warmest tone going

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Synths - Moog Subsequent 37 analogue synth, Yamaha DX-7, Roland Juno, Roland D-10, Casio SK-1

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Harmonium - an amazing vintage Esty organ

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Drums - various kits

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Miscellaneous - percussion, gusli, jaw harp etc.

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FX
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Millions. 

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