Ghostmachine Studios

Versatile Music Production

Homebase for Producer / Mix Engineer Darren Carikas in London.

Crystal Palace, London Studio:

  • Pro Tool  HD 12
  • Avid HD NATIVE PCie
  • Avid OMNI Interface
  • Avid IO AD/DA 16x16 + 192 16x16
  • AVID C24 Console
  • SSL SIGMA ANALOG SUMMING
  • NEVE 1073 Preamp
  • WA 1176 Comp
  • Warm Audio/Pultec EQP-WA x 2
  • Universal Audio 610 Solo
  • Hellborg Preamp
  • Audient 008 Pre
  • SSL G Bus Comp
  • SSL Stereo Dynamics
  • SSL E Dynamics
  • SSL 9K Dynamics
  • DBX 560A Comp
  • Yamaha SPX 90
  • UAD OCTO DSP Card
  • Apple - New Mac Pro
  • Focal SM9 Active Monitors
  • Yamaha NS10 Monitors
  • Fractal Audio AXE FX 2

 

Synths:

  • Native Instruments Maschine Studio
  • Ableton Push
  • Moog Sub 37
  • Moog Sub Phatty 
  • Moog Minitaur 
  • Access Virus Polar TI
  • Korg Ms20 Synth
  • Novation Bass Station
  • Dave Smith Mopho x 4

Plugins:

 

UAD:

  • 1176
  • Ampex ATR 102
  • API Vision Channel Strip
  • API 500 series Collection
  • DBX 160 Comp
  • EMT 140 Reverb
  • EMT 250 Reverb
  • ENGL Guitar Amp Bundle
  • EP34 Tape Echo
  • Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
  • Fatso 
  • Lexicon 224
  • Little Labs VOG
  • Manley Massive Passive
  • Millennia NSEQ-2 
  • Moog Filter
  • Neve 88RS Channel Strip
  • Ocean Way 
  • Pultec Passive EQ Collection
  • Roland Dimension D
  • Roland RE-20 Space Echo
  • SPL Transient Designer
  • SSL E Series Channel Strip
  • Teletronix LA-2A Collection
  • Teletronix LA-3A
  • Tonelux Tilt EQ

 

  • Native Instruments Komplete Bundle
  • Native Instruments Maschine 2.o
  • Ableton Live 9
  • Logic Pro X
  • Slate Trigger
  • Slate VCC
  • Slate VTM
  • Slate VBC
  • Slate FG-x
  • Slate SSD
  • Metric Halo Channel Strip
  • Antares Autotune
  • Celemony Melodyne
  • Waves Gold
  • Eventide H3000
  • Massey Bundle
  • Fabfilter Mix bundle
  • Valhalla verbs
  • Maag EQ4
  • BrainworX

 

Hackney Road Studios:

 

SSL ROOM

  • SSL 4000E/G (24/48 channels)  
  • Apple Mac Pro 8x 2.26  Xeon 6gb RAM             
  • ProTools HD1 8.1 
  •  Logic 9  
  • Lynx Aurora 16 in 16 out              
  •  Digideisgn 192 8 in/out                  
  • ATC 100a SLM Monitors 
  • Dynaudio BM6a Monitors
  • Brennel Taprecorder Valve Micpre                          
  • Sennheiser E203 Headphones x3  
  • Sennheiser HD25 Headphones x3         
  • Manley Elop Dual Limiter                
  • Emperical Distressor (brit Mode)
  • Avalon 737sp (babyface mod)                     
  • DBX 165 Compresser 
  • Focusrite 215 pre/eq s       
  • BAE 11 Slot Rack                           
  • API 512c Pre-amp x2  
  • API 560 EQ x2  API 550b EQ x2  
  • API 527 Compresser x2  
  • Altec Vintage 1591a x2                  
  • Neve 33135 pre/EQ x2                   
  •  Neve 33609c Stereo Comp   
  •  NV73 Pres x2                        
  •  DBX118                                
  • Lexicon 480L Reverb               
  • AMS 1580s Stereo Delay                 
  • UA 1176 Compressor/Limiter         
  • FAIRCHILD 663 optical comp x2

 

NEVE ROOM  

  •  Neve V66 12 mic 24 line 8 groups 
  • Apple Mac Pro 8x 2.26  Xeon 7gb RAM  
  • ProTools HD1 9                     
  •  Logic 9  
  • Lynx Aurora 16 in 16 out               
  •  Digidesign 96 8 in/out            
  •  Atc 20slm passive  monitors                         
  •  ATC 100aSLM monitors 
  • QSC 500 watt power amp              
  •  Neve V66 12 mic 24 line 8 groups  
  •  Neve VR comps x 4                        
  •  Neve VR gates x 4  
  • FAIRCHILD 660 compressor   
  • FAIRCHID 670 Stereo compressor       
  • Federal Compressor                       
  • SSL 4000E channels x2                  
  •  SSL 4000G channels x2                  
  •  AMS RMX 16 Reverb             
  • Pultec MEQ5    
  • KEMPER profiling amp                              

 

MICS

  • Sony C800G  
  • RCA 44bx
  • RCA KU3a                                                              
  •  AKG D16                               
  •  AKG 414 x2                                    
  •  AKG C12VR 
  • Electrovoice RE20(PL20)
  • Telefunken U47 (1959)                            
  •  Neumann TLM103                          
  •  Neumann U87 P48                         
  •  Neumann KM84i x3                       
  •  Neumann M147 Tube            
  •  Audix D2                               
  •  AT4081 active ribbon            
  •  Sennheiser 419 x2                         
  •  Cadenza Ribbon Mic               
  •  Coles 4040 Ribbons x2       
  • STC (coles) 4038 Ribbons x 2               
  •  Shure SM57 x3                     
  •  Shure SM58 x3                      
  •  Reddi Valve DI                       
  •  Radial Duplex DI                   
  •  Radial SGI                             
  • Headphone distro boxes and cables
  • Xlr cables and mic stands