AV Production Rig

This audio-visual rig has been designed to handle a range of arts:

Music Recording and Post-Production

Filmmaking and AV Post-Production

Graphic Design and Promotion

Much of this hardware is of the highest order. Expertise in their use is informed by advanced education, applied with decades of experience, resulting in several notable awards.

Pro Tools is the preferred DAW for music.

DaVinci Studio is the preferred NLE for film.

Data Processing

Apple Mac Mini (2021)

OS X Sonoma (14.7)
Final run of the Intel-chipped series (late-2018)
i7 processor @3.2GHz
64GB RAM
10Gb ethernet
4 x Thunderbolt 3 ports
2 x USB-A 3.1 ports
HDMI 2.0 port

One 24" LG 4K LED display and an additional 32" 4K LED display are incorporated, along with the Slate RAVEN MTi2.

Blackmagic eGPU (2019)

Radeon Pro 580 chip
2 x Thunderbolt 3
4 x USB 3.1
1 x HDMI 2.0
lowest noise of any eGPU on the market

Slate RAVEN MTi2 (2022)

27" HD touchscreen workstation
- 10-point touch control
Licensed for Pro Tools

Apple iMac (mid-2011)

OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
i5 processor @2.5 GHz
24GB RAM upgrade
1Gb ethernet
4 x USB-A 2.0 ports
Thunderbolt 2 port
Firewire 800 port
21.5" FHD display (1920 x 1080)
Shogun Studios' backup recording computer

HP Chromebook x360

Utility tool
- 14" touchscreen with 360º rotation
- Document processing
- Data transfer
- Internet usage

Outboard

RME UFX 30-in/30-out digital recording interface

Acknowledged as the most stable interface
Industry-leading clarity and fidelity
Negligible latency (less than 1 ms)
2 x ADAT expansion
MIDI and AES-EBU/SPDIF compatibility
Universal switching power supply

ART TubeOpto8 ADAT preamp rack

8 channels of hybrid tube/solid-state preamps
Phase, HPF and -20dB pad on each channel
Instrument-level input options on Ch. 1 and 2
Banked +48V phantom power
8 TRS analogue outputs

Behringer ADA8000 ADAT preamp rack

8 channels of solid-state preamps
XLR inputs and outputs
6.5mm sockets as either LINE IN or XLR thru
Global +48V phantom power

dbx DriveRack PX

2.2 active speaker management system
28-band (per side) graphic EQ
Feedback suppression
Room 'pinking', with RTA-M measurement mic

Behringer BTR200

Rack tuner
A-note frequency adjustment
Front rack light
Does what it says on the label

Behringer HA4700

Headphones distribution and amplification
4 controllable banks, with 3 pairs for each
- BASS and TREBLE controls
- AUX-IN BALANCE or control
- MONO and STEREO modes
L-mute and R-mute option, for wearing only one ear cup at a time