We’re in lockdown but still working… If you need cables made up or help with setting up a home studio, email workshop@bn1studio.co.uk and I’ll help if I can

I’ve taken the opportunity to get up-to-date with a bunch of gear that’s been in my prep queue for some time. Recently-finished compressors include:

• UREI LA4 stereo pair, set #20 – a really tidy pair of LA4s in the original rackmount, refurbished, recapped, new cables, etc, etc
• UREI LA4 – two mono units, can be sold as a pair with rack kit, priced individually
• UREI 7110 stereo pair, set #21– new arrivals from the USA, recapped & switched to 220 Volt. These are under-appreciated compressors!
• UREI 7110 single, recapped
• dbx 163X stereo pair, set #22 – nice pair of 163Xs, sequential serial numbers, recapped & modified. I love the way these sound when recapped
• dbx 160X stereo pair, set #18 – I have three sets packed & ready
• dbx 160XT stereo pair, set #14 – I have a pair ready to ship with stereo link cable
• Inovonics 201 – recapped, refurbished, switched to 220 Volt. Legendary USA-made compressor / limiter with an awesome sound

I haven’t forgotten the EQs:

• MOOG MKPE parametric equaliser #4 – recapped, refurbished. These are getting rarer now. Recapped
• MOOG MKG 10-band graphic equaliser #2 – in the shadow of the MKPE but it’s a fun EQ with lots of character. Recapped
• UREI 546 stereo parametric equaliser – heavyweight EQ from UREI. Super-precise, nicely-engineered equaliser that sounds great after a recap
• TC Electronic 1220 stereo preamp / equaliser #2 – vintage preamp / EQ from TC, recapped & refurbished. Lots of gain, lots of EQ, very tidy
• White 4220 passive cut-only equaliser – these will be cult items one day. Super-simple signal path with nine LCR (inductor, capacitor, resistor) bands. Vintage, rare, smooth

New gear incoming January 2020

• dbx 160A stereo pairs
• dbx 160A singles
• UREI LA4 stereo pair
• JBL / UREI 7110 stereo pair
• Cloud CX335 (modified & recapped)
• Roland SDE-330 Dimensional Space Delay
• Roland SRV-330 Dimensional Space Reverb
• Boss CE-300 Super Chorus
• SPL Vitalizer Mk2 9526

I have a few new items in stock or arriving soon:

• Yamaha TX802
• Yamaha TX816
• Novation Circuit with custom case
• Novation K-Station keyboard
• Moog Sub Phatty keyboard
• Moog Slim Phatty
• Moog Voyager RME
• Waldorf Blofeld (black)
• Waldorf Blofeld (white)
• Waldorf Streichfett
• Waldorf 2-Pole Filter

Moog Sub Phatty

Novation Circuit with custom UDG case

Waldorf Blofeld

Doepfer MS-404

Yamaha TX816

Waldorf Streichfett Synth

We’ve been working through our stock of dbx compressors, refurbishing them and assembling stereo pairs. These have been tested, cases repainted, metering aligned and knobs & switches replaced as necessary, and they’ve been checked to verify a decent stereo match even when not using a stereo link cable. We have the following stereo pairs packed & ready to ship:

dbx 160A

• Set #8 – selected stereo pair
• Set #9 – Bellagio stereo pair
• Set #10 — near-sequential serial numbers

dbx 160X

• Set #11 – close serial numbers
• Set #12 – sequential serial numbers (sold)
• Set #13 – selected stereo pair

dbx 160XT

• Set #14 – selected stereo pair

dbx 163X

• Set #15 – sequential serial numbers (refurbished & recapped)

We’ve added a few more keyboards & sound modules to the shop

• Doepfer MAQ 16/3 Sequencer
• Doepfer MS-404 synth (TB-303 clone)
• Novation Circuit
• Novation K-Station
• Novation Supernova
• Waldorf Blofeld
• Waldorf Streichfett
• Studio Electronics SE-1
• Yamaha TG55
• Yamaha TX816

Late 2019 round-up of equalisers, filters & etc. I’ll have an update on some of the more off-the-wall items – like the Realistic inductor stereo equaliser – soon

EQs

• Meyer Sound CP-10 stereo parametric equaliser (in prep)
• Moog Ten-Band graphic equaliser (refurbished & recapped)
• UREI 546 dual parametric equaliser (refurbished & recapped)
• Klark Teknik DN410 dual parametric equaliser (in prep)
• Orban 622B stereo parametric equaliser (refurbished & recapped) (in prep)
• Ashly SC-63 parametric equaliser
• TC Electronic 1220 preamp / parametric equaliser
• TC Electronic 2240 stereo preamp / parametric equaliser (refurbished & recapped)
• Symetrix 552E dual five band parametric equalizer
• White 4100A dual channel inductor equaliser (Modified & Recapped)
• Realistic Inductor stereo frequency equaliser
• UREI 533 mono graphic equaliser
• UREI 530 dual graphic equaliser (in prep)
• UREI 535 dual graphic equaliser (in prep)

Filters, Dolby, Vitalizers, etc

• Dolby Cat 22 modified “Dolby Trick” card
• Dolby 362 interface with two Dolby Cat 22 modified “Dolby Trick” cards
• dbx 120XP subharmonic equaliser
• dbx 120A subharmonic equaliser
• SPL 9736 Vitalizer Stereo Jack
• SPL 9526 Vitalizer Stereo Mk 2

Here’s to a successful New Year!

Incoming 2018:

* Empirical Labs Distressor EL8X (pair)
* Empirical Labs Fatso EL7X (stereo)
* MXR Dual Limiter (stereo)
* dbx 160XT (pair) with sequential serial numbers, mint
* dbx 160A (pair) with sequential serial numbers, excellent
* dbx 160X (pair) with output transformers, excellent
* dbx 163X (pair) modified, recapped, rebuilt power supply
* NTP 179-500 Limiters (pair) in NTP 1U rack
* Aphex Dominator cards (pair) for dbx rack, NOS (New Old Stock)
* Valley People Dynamite (stereo) original version in 1U rack, recapped, rebuilt PSU
* SPL Transient Designer (2-channel)
* SPL Transient Designer (4-channel) with XLRs

* UREI 546 Stereo Parametric Equaliser
* UREI 530 Stereo Graphic Equaliser, rebuilt, new slider pots
* UREI 535 Stereo Graphic Equaliser, rebuilt, new slider pots
* White 4100A Stereo 10-Band Equaliser, inductor EQ
* White 4000 Stereo 10-Band Equaliser, inductor EQ

Incoming:

• Meyer Sound CP-10 Stereo Parametric Equaliser
• Pair of dbx 160XT with sequential serial numbers
• Valley International Dynamite Stereo Compressor
• Pair of dbx 903 Compressors, to be racked
• Pair of dbx 163X Compressors, to be refurbished
• Realistic Vintage Stereo Inductor-based Graphic Equaliser
• Minty-mint Symetrix CL-150 compressor

On sale now:

• dbx 120A Subharmonic Synthesiser, as new
• UREI LA-12 stereo compressor
• MXR Model 124 15-Band Stereo Graphic – refurbished & recapped
• TC Electronic M-One XL
• TC Electronic Vintage 2240 Stereo Equaliser
• Alesis Nanocompressor

In the workshop:

• Valley People Dynamite Stereo Compressor – recap, refurbish
• MXR Analogue Pitch Transposer – refurbish
• Deltalab Effectron ADM 256 – repair & refurbish
• Quad 405 power amp – recap & refurbish
• Quad 303 power amp – recap & refurbish

Incoming:

• UREI LA-12 (LA-22 without the sidechain eq)
• Valley People Dynamite (later version)
• dbx 903 compressors (from 900 series rack)
• dbx 160A compressor
• Orban 642B Stereo Equaliser
• Symetrix CL-150 compressor (I now have a pair)
• Vintage Realistic (Tandy / Radio Shack) Stereo Inductor EQ
• dbx 120A subharmonic synthesiser / boom box (new)

New arrivals tested, modified, packed & ready to ship:

• TC Electronic 2240 vintage stereo equaliser
• TC Electronic 1140 vintage stereo equaliser
• MXR Dual Fifteen Graphic Equaliser
• dbx 160XT with transformer, recapped, refurbished
• dbx 163X, recapped & refurbished
• Lexicon MRC Midi Remote Control
• Lexicon LXP-1 & LXP-5 in original rack
• TC Electronic M-One XL
• TC Electronic D-Two
• Alesis NanoCompressor
• Alesis Micro Limiter
• Shure M267 with Level-Loc-style limiter
• Lexicon PMC 41 Digital Delay Processor

In the workshop:

• Valley People Dynamite Compressor – power supply upgrade, recap
• dbx 160X – upgraded power supply, recap
• UREI 535 Graphic –new slider controls, recap, power supply upgrade
• UREI 530 Graphic – new slider controls, recap, power supply upgrade
• Furman LC-3A compressor – refurbish
• Ibanez DM500 Delay / Effects – refurbish
• Symetrix 525 compressor– refurbish
• Symetrix CL-150 compressor – refurbish

Long-term projects

• AKAI M8 preamps – being rebuilt into stereo mic preamps
• CBS Volumax 4110 Compressor – power supply rebuild, new input pots
• MXR Analogue Pitch Transposer – refurbish

New arrivals tested, modified, packed & ready to ship:

• Altec 1712A Compressors
• Mic & Mod UREI 1176 Clone kit
• Orban 464A “The Co-Operator” Stereo Compressor
• Dolby 363 with Cat 350 Dolby SR Cards
• Deltalab Chorus Pedal
• Lexicon MPX500 Reverb / Effects
• Lexicon MPX550 Reverb / Effects
• MXR Digital Time Delay Chorus / Flanger / Phaser

In the workshop:

• Symetrix CL-150 Compressor – new pots, power supply upgrade
• dbx 160X – upgraded power supply
• UREI 535 Graphic – pots & switches being cleaned & lubricated
• Roland MKS20 – output jacks being replaced, pots cleaned, new display backlight

Long-term projects

• AKAI M8 preamps – being rebuilt into stereo mic preamps
• CBS Volumax 4110 Compressor – power supply rebuild, new input pots

Arriving in January 2017:

• Dolby 361 with Cat.22 Dolby A card
• Alesis Micro Limiter
• Altec 1712A Compressor
• Dynafex D-2B Noise Reduction System
• Shure M267 Limiter / Preamp
• Shure M68 Microphone mixer
• dbx 160XT
• Deltalab Chorus Pedal
• MXR Pitch Transposer
• MXR Dual Limiter

New arrivals:

• Deltalab Effectron ADM 256
• Deltalab Effectron ADM 1020
• Roland JV-1080
• UREI LA22 stereo compressor
• UREI 7110 compressor
• Aphex Dominator II Model 720 compressor
• dbx 160X compressor
• AKAI M8 Valve Preamps
• Orban 674A Stereo Equaliser
• SPL Vitalizer 9319
• SPL 9736 Stereo Vitalizer Jack