rooms and equipment Welcome to Raptor Studios, a professional recording facility owned and operated by Mike and Linda Coates and located in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. On this page you will find pictures of the Main Studio, Isolation/Vocal Rooms, the Control Room and a complete illustrated list of the equipment. If you missed it, the Studio Introduction page gives a description of the facility, the history and philosophy of our studio, and information on recent modifications and updates to the studio. ...click on the images for a larger view   The Main Studio The Main Studio presents a warm, creative and intimate environment with its hardwood floors, grand piano, recessed lighting and custom-designed acoustic art panels -- a colorful abstract tryptich of the Black Hills. The Main Studio provides superior live tracking acoustics for virtually all styles of music.         Control Room The Control Room is designed for maximum efficiency for 24-track digital recording, mixing and mastering, as well as in-house graphic design.         Click on the image below for a larger view of the "panorama perspective from the client couch."     Isolation/Vocal Booth The Isolation/Vocal Booth (left) is a roomy 9' x 7' space for tracking of vocalists or instrumentalists simultaneously with musicians in the Main Studio. Windows provide sightlines to both the Main Studio and the Control Room. The custom hardwood floor and wall/ceiling treatment accurately replicate the acoustic properties of the Main Studio.       Isolation Booth 2 The Isolation Booth 2 (right) is an all-purpose acoustically treated space for separate miking of amps (guitar, keyboard, or bass amps) or additional musicians (horn players, percussionists) for group recording. This extra room makes it possible to comfortably record an entire band (drums, bass, guitar and vocals) simultaneously while achieving complete track separation.       Lounge/Kitchenette Raptor-produced CDs line the walls of the comfortable and cozy lounge which features kitchenette facilities and room to relax for recording clients.         check out the equipment... click on image for larger view   MULTI-TRACK, MASTERING & DUBBING RECORDERS (2) MACKIE HDR24/96 24-track Hard Disc Recorders (right) (2) TASCAM DA-78HD 24-bit Digital Multi-track Recorders (2) TASCAM DA-88 Digital Multi-track Recorders TASCAM IF-88AE Interface Unit TASCAM DA-40 Digital Mastering/Recording Deck (2) TASCAM DA-30 Digital Recording Decks TASCAM DA-20 Digital Recording Deck TASCAM 122 MKIII Stereo Master Cassette Recording Deck TASCAM 202 MKII Dual Cassette Recorder (Dubbing Deck)   MIX DESK MACKIE 32x8x2 8-BUS Mixing Console with Meter Bridge Features: in-line or split, 4-6 auxs, independent headphone busses, 48-volt phantom power, fully parametric upper mids, quasi parametric lo mids, high power-low noise design   MONITORING ALESIS MONITOR 2 Midfield Reference Monitors (Control Room) ALESIS POINT SEVEN Nearfield Reference Monitors (Control Room/Remote) ALESIS MATICA 500 Power Amp ALESIS RA-100 Reference Amp INTELLIGENT DEVICES AD-1 Pro Audio Analyzer (on Macintosh computer) TEAC LS-X7 Nearfield Monitors (Studio) (7) FOSTEX T20RP "Semi-Open Type" Stereo Headphones (2) FOSTEX T40RP "Enclosed Type" Stereo Headphones BEHRINGER POWERPLAY HA4000 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amp SONY CDP-XE400 Compact Disc Player   .click on image for larger view MICROPHONES AKG (2) C414 AKG D112 AKG SOLIDTUBE AUDIO TECHNICA AT/4033 BEYERDYNAMIC M 422 ELECTRO-VOICE RE-20 NEUMANN KM 184 NEUMANN KM 185 NEUMANN TLM 193 BLUE BABY BOTTLE SENNHEISER (3) MD 421 SHURE KSM32 SHURE SM57 SHURE (2) SM81 SHURE BETA-87   NEW! AVALON MIX COMPRESSOR We're excited to add the world-class Avalon AD2044 stereo mix compressor to our expanding line-up of top end equipment. The AD2044, found in the world's leading recording studios and mastering houses, features transparent non-invasive compression, the benefits of traditional vintage LDR compression, and seamlessly enhances the body of the sonic image. Sweet! NEW! PRESONUS DIGIMAX 8-channel microphone preamp   PARALLEL PROCESSORS ALESIS QUADRAVERB 2 YAMAHA SPX 1000 (2) ENSONIQ DP/4 Multi/Parallel Effects Processor (4 discrete serial units or dual stereo)   SERIAL PROCESSORS APHEX 105 Logic Assisted Quad NOISE GATE APHEX 204 Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom APHEX EXPRESSOR (Comp/Limiter w/ built-in aural exciter) (4) BEHRINGER COMPOSER MDX2000 2-Channel Compressor/Limiter/Expander (2) BEHRINGER PEQ305 (5-Band Parametric EQ) DIGIMAX 96k 8-Channel Microphone Preamp YAMAHA Q2031 Sterero 31-Band Equalizer dbx 263A DE-ESSER BEHRINGER 2-Channel MULTIBAND DENOISER SNR 2000 RSP TECHNOLOGIES SATURATOR (Tube Warmth for Digital Recording) TT PRO CO Patch Bays for Insert Access   MASTERING & DUPLICATION ALESIS MASTERLINK Hard Disc Recorder T.C. ELECTRONIC Wizard/Finalizer Studio Mastering Processor HHB CDR-850 PROFESSIONAL stand-alone compact disc recorder EZ-DUPE 4-bay CD duplicator   REMOTE RECORDING/PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEM YAMAHA ProMix 01 16-Channel Programmable Digital Mixer features: motorized faders/50-scene memory, 2 stereo effects processors, 3 stereo dynamics processors, 20-bit 64x oversampling A/D convertors, 20 Hz-20 kHz +1, -3 dB digital/analog I/O, 48-volt phantom power, 2 additional auxiliaries   DENON DN-600F Rack Mount CD Player with RC-41 Wrist Remote Controller JBL EON 15" two-way bi-amped powered speakers (130-watt/50-watt) JBL EON 15" sub-woofer (250-watt; 40-150 Hz) ULTIMATE speaker stands POWERWERKS Model 1501 Power Conditioner BEHRINGER FEEDBACK DESTROYER DSP1100 BEHRINGER POWERPLAY HA4000 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amp SONY Ear Bud monitors GALAXY AUDIO Hot Spot III Powered Monitor GRUNDORF Travel Case STAGECRAFT Compact Light System with Foot Control Mics, Recorders, and Stands from Studio Collection KEYBOARDS/MIDI EQUIPMENT KURZWEIL SP88X 88-key weighted keyboard featuring Steinway samples NEW! ENSONIQ SQ-2 PERSONAL MUSIC STUDIO - 32 voice polyphony, 24-bit digital FX, 16-track sequencer ROLAND STRING ENSEMBLE M-SE 1 (String Module--more than 100 string patches) ALESIS D4 (Trigger Drum Module) YAMAHA P50M PIANO MODULE (acoustic pianos plus Clavinet, Rhodes, Wurlitzer & DX sounds)   KEYBOARD AMP LESLIE 760 (vintage) rotating speaker w/ combo pre-amp   ACOUSTIC PIANO KIMBALL 6 1/2-foot GRAND PIANO   GUITAR AMPLIFIERS (2) MARSHALL SUPERLEAD 100 Watt 1959 Series (vintage 1970 & 1973 issues) w/ 4 x 12 Slant and straight cabinets REALLY OLD! FENDER SUPERCHAMP (early 80s issue w/ #3 Groove Tubes) w/ speaker outs for use with 2 Marshall cabinets MARSHALL POWER BRAKE TRACE ACOUSTIC TA50R LINE 6 POD DIGITAL GUITAR EFFECT UNIT LINE 6 POD DIGITAL BASS EFFECT UNIT   GUITAR/BASS ACCESSORIES BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay BOSS CE-2 Chorus BOSS PH-2 Super Phaser BOSS PN-2 Tremolo/Pan JIMI HENDRIX Octave Fuzz GCB-95 Crybaby Wah MAESTRO Phase Shifter (vintage) ZOOM 506 Bass Multi Effects Processor       PERCUSSION PICANTE CONGAS REMO Leon Mobley Signature African Series DJEMBE TOCA BONGOS RHYTHM TECH Active Snare System (fits standard 14" snare) RHYTHM TECH TAMBOURINE TREE WORKS CHIMES WOODSTOCK "Harry Partch" WIND CHIMES JAM BLOCK BELL TREE GUIRO CLAVES CABASA RAIN STICK WASHBOARD SHAKERS, EGGZ, SLAP STICK, various misc. hand percussion       MISCELLANEOUS PETERSON Strobe Tuner SABINE ST-1100 AutoTuner       GRAPHIC DESIGN POWER MAC G4 XEROX 4915 PLUS Color Laser Printer MICROTEK Scanmaker V6 USL Scanner Software: QUARK XPRESS 4.0 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0.2 ADOBE PAGEMILL 3.0               LATEST NEWS.....MEET THE ARTISTS.....TOUR THE STUDIO.....BUY THE MUSIC. .....SITEMAP.....CONTACT home