Gear
Timeless classics. Today's tools. One single goal: the sound.
At Romaphonic we believe every piece of gear brings a character of its own. That is why our collection brings together vintage equipment, studio classics and modern technology, chosen over the years for one reason alone: the way they sound. From legendary consoles and preamps to processors, microphones, instruments and the most current digital tools, our gear is there to offer different routes to the sound each production needs.
Studio A
The engine of Romaphonic: one room, endless possibilities
API 2448 32 Channel
An analogue console that combines the legendary API sound with a modern, flexible design. Its 32 channels deliver the character, the punch and the definition that made API an industry standard, both for recording and for mixing.
The rest of the room · 123 pieces
Dynamics
- SSL – X-Logic Dyamic (4000 Series) (×4)
- Empirical Labs – Distressor EL8x (×3)
- Retro – 176 (×2)
- Retro – Sta Level (×2)
- Neve – 2254R (×2)
- Purple Audio – MC 77 (×2)
- Smart Research – C2 (×1)
- Anthony DeMaria – ADL 670 (×1)
- Heritage Audio – Tubessor (×1)
- API – 2500 (×1)
- Universal Audio – LA-2A (×1)
- Chandler – TG 1 (×1)
Equalizers
- API – 550A (×19)
- API – 560 (×4)
- SSL – X-Logic EQ (4000 Series) (×4)
- Great River – Harrison 32Eq (×3)
- API – 550B (×2)
- Maag – EQ4 (×2)
- Heritage Audio – 73 EQ Jr (×2)
- Chandler – Curve Bender (TG 12345) (×1)
Preamp
- API – 212L (Console Preamp) (×32)
- Neve – 1073 (×8)
- Millenia – HV-3D (×8)
- Chandler – Germanium (×2)
- Avalon – VT-737SP (×2)
- Telefunken – V72 (×2)
- Manley – VoxBox (×1)
Speakers
- PMC – 46059 (×1)
- Yamaha – NS-10 (×1)
- Genelec – 1039 (×1)
Processors
- Rupert Neve – 542 Tape Simulator (×2)
- Little Labs – VOG (×2)
Console
- API – API 2448 32 Channel (×1)
Controller
- SSL – UF8 (×1)
Converters
- Lynx – Aurora 32×32 HDX (×1)
Studio B
An intimate room, a sound with no compromises.
Neve 1073 DPA + Tubetech CL-1B
A recording chain that combines the Neve 1073 preamp with the optical tube compression of the Tube-Tech CL 1B. A particularly versatile setup for vocals, with dynamic control and plenty of room to shape the character while tracking.
The rest of the room · 11 pieces
Preamp
- Chandler – TG2 (×2)
- Neve – 1073 DPA (×2)
Compressor
- Empirical Labs – Distressor EL8x (×2)
- Tubetech – CL1B (×1)
Controller
- Avid – D-Command 24ES (×1)
Equalizers
- API – 5500 (×1)
Converters
- Lynx – Aurora 8×8 USB (×1)
Speakers
- Adam – S3A (×1)
Studio C
Where sound takes its final shape
SSL 4000 E
A console with a story of its own. Before arriving at Romaphonic it belonged to Dr. Dre through the eighties, and in the nineties it was used to mix landmark Argentine rock records, among them La era de la boludez by Divididos. Today it is the heart of Studio C, keeping the character and the analogue workflow that made the SSL 4000E one of the most emblematic consoles in the history of mixing.
The rest of the room · 37 pieces
Compressors
- Empirical Labs – Distressor EL8x (×3)
- Universal Audio – 1176 Blue Stripe (×2)
- Universal Audio – LA-3A (×2)
- Urei – 1176 Rev D (×1)
- Urei – 1178 (×1)
- Vertigo – VSC-2 (×1)
- Universal Audio – LA-2A (×1)
- Neve – 33609/N (×1)
- Focusrite – Red 3 (×1)
- Pendulum Audio – PL2 (×1)
- Chandler – RS 124 (×1)
- Chandler – Zenner Limiter (TG 12413) (×1)
- Shadow Hills – Mastering Compressor (×1)
- Manley – Vari-Mu Mastering Edition (×1)
Effects
- Lexicon – PCM 42 (×2)
- Line 6 – Echo Pro (×2)
- Lexicon – 480 (×1)
- Yamaha – Rev-1 (×1)
- Marshall – Tape Eliminator (×1)
- Bricasti – M7 (×1)
- EMT – 250 (×1)
Equalizers
- Pultec – EQP-1A3 (×2)
- GML – 9500 (×1)
- Manley – Massive Passive Mastering Edition (×1)
Processors
- SSL – Fusion (×1)
- Empirical Labs – FATSO (×1)
Speakers
- Adam – S3X (×1)
- Yamaha – NS-10 (×1)
Console
- SSL – 4000E (×1)
Converters
- Lynx – Aurora 32×32 HDX (×1)
Studio D
Where ideas become music
Tascam 388
An 8-channel analogue console and 8-track quarter-inch tape recorder built into a single system. A machine that makes fully analogue productions possible and turns the character of tape into part of the creative process. One of the centrepieces of Studio D, the Romaphonic Laboratory.
The rest of the room · 14 pieces
Console
- Tascam – M30 (×1)
- Tascam – 388 (×1)
- Tascam – 244 (×1)
- Tascam – 414 MKII (×1)
- Yamaha – M512 (×1)
- SSL – Big Six (×1)
Compressor
- Heritage Audio – 609A (×1)
- Kultrumm – 436 C Selek'Nam (×1)
- Kultrumm – 176 Tube Limiter (×1)
- DBX – 160A (×1)
Controller
- Avid – Artist Mix (×1)
- Kontakt (×1)
Preamps
- Heritage Audio – HA 73EQ (×1)
Converters
- Antelope – Orion 32×32 (×1)
Microphones
Microphones
A wide collection that spans different eras and different ways of capturing sound. Telefunken ELAM 251, U47 and C12, Neumann U87 and vintage AKG C414, together with a serious selection of AEA, Coles and Royer ribbons, sit alongside modern microphones and tools for specific jobs. A collection chosen to offer different colours and possibilities from the very first point of the recording chain.
The rest of the room · 74 pieces
Condenser
- Neumann – KM 184 (×3)
- Telefunken – ELAM 251 (×2)
- Telefunken – ELAM 260 (×2)
- AKG – 414 Vintage (Brass Capsule) (×2)
- Neumann – U87ai (×2)
- Audio Technica – 5045 (×2)
- Audio Technica – AE3000 (×2)
- Lauten – Tom Mic (×2)
- Telefunken – U47 (×1)
- Telefunken – C12 (×1)
- Manley – Reference Gold (×1)
- Soyuz – U17 Tube (×1)
- Wunder – CM7 Fet (×1)
- Soyuz – 023 Bomblet (×1)
- Josephson – e22 (×1)
- AKG – 414 XLII (×1)
- AKG – 414 XLS (×1)
- Beyerdynamic – 201 (×1)
- Earthworks – Ethos (×1)
- Lauten – Kick Mic (×1)
- Lauten – Snare Mic (×1)
Dynamic
- Shure – SM57 (×5)
- Sennheiser – MD 421 II (×4)
- Electro Voice – RE20 (×3)
- Audio Technica – ATM 25 (×3)
- Audio Technica – ATM 650 (×2)
- TUL – G12 (×2)
- Warm Audio – WA-19 (×2)
- Sennheiser – MD 441 U (×1)
- Telefunken – M80 (×1)
- Placid Audio – Copperphone (×1)
- AKG – D112 (×1)
- Beyerdynamic – M88 (×1)
- Sontronics – Halo (×1)
- Yamaha – Subkick (×1)
- DW – Moon Mic (Subkick) (×1)
- Shure – SM7B (×1)
- Soyuz – V1 (×1)
Ribbon
- AEA – 44 (×2)
- Beyerdynamic – 160 (×2)
- Royer – 121 (×2)
- Royer – 122V Tube (×2)
- Coles – 4038 (×2)
- AEA – KU4 (×1)
- AEA – N22 (×1)
- Audio Technica – 4081 (×1)