Kingsmill Music. Matt Finley, Jazz Musician and Composer of Brazilian Jazz. Studio Page

Hardware

Studio microphones include Shure KSM-44, SM-81 and SM-57 mics, Oktava and Rode condenser mics, Rode stage mic and a Beyerdynamic ribbon mic.
Studio hardware includes a Tascam 8-channel preamp and control surface, Universal Audio 710 tube preamp, T.C. Electronic Voice Live Touch, Tranzport, Mackie mixer, ART Pro VLA compressor, Furman power filters, APC uninterruptible power supplies, Roland Fantom XR synth, Mackie 624 and KRK V8 monitors, and TC Electronic Finalizer for mastering.

Software

Studio music software includes SONAR, Adobe Audition, Encore, Band-in-a-Box, Melodyne, and Ozone.

Instruments

My instruments include a Kanstul Signature 1525 flugelhorn, Calicchio hand-made Bb trumpet, Shires C trumpet, Schilke P5-4 piccolo trumpet, Yamaha 675 soprano sax, Powell soprano flute, Emerson alto flute, Jenco vibraphone, Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller with VL70 synth, and a Selmer Mark VI tenor sax.

Pictures

The heart of the studio: the Tascam FW-1884 Audio Interface and Control Surface. This supports audio, MIDI, ADAT and SP/DIF digital, with three banks of eight 100mm faders used for mixing multitrack sessions. It also controls the transport for SONAR, along with my Frontier Design Tranzport for remote control.

	T.C. Electronics Finalizer Express for mastering.
	Presonus Central Station for speaker and headphone control and talkback mic.
	Roland Fantom XR Synth with six SRX expansion boards for contemporary MIDI sounds.
	E-Mu 49-key MIDI Keyboard.

The most important part of any studio for recording is the microphones (see full list in Hardware, above). In addition to these Shure and Rode condensers, I use a Beyerdynamic M160 ribbon mic with a UA 710 pre.

Note: I am only set up to record one instrument or one vocal at a time.

sE Electronics Instrument Reflexion Filter

I use Mackie 634 Studio Monitors in the control room, KRK V8s in the playback room, Alessandro One headphones (open ear) in the control room, and SONY 7506 and 7509 closed-ear cans for tracking in the studio.