Apr 14, 2003 12:00 PM, Editors

Ocean Studios (Burbank, Calif.) recently purchased six more Neve 1081 modules, expanding its large-frame vintage 80 Series Neve console up to 40 1081, six 1073 and two 1084 modules, with a total of 96 inputs in mix mode.

It has also recently added two Ridge Farms "Gas Cooker" stereo Tube DIs, an EAR (Esoteric Audio Research) 660 compressor/limiter, a "Beatles/Pink Floyd" Telefunken U73b limiter, and some Telefunken/Seimens V78, Langevin AM-16, and Klein & Hummel preamps. Also newly added are pairs of Tannoy SGM-10B with Mastering Lab crossovers, Tannoy SRM-10B speakers, more channels of API 550a and 560 EQs, and an NTI EQ3 (with "air band") equalizer.

In other studio news, Ocean welcomed back producer/engineer Mark Trombino with Arista artists Gob for tracking and overdubbing. Ocean's Dean Nelson assisted. Trombino was also in with Dreamworks band My Chemical Romance to track and overdub new material, and then returned again with Australia's The Living End on Warner Brothers to track and overdub their new album. Ocean's Jason Cupp assisted.

For more, visit Ocean Studios at www.oceanstudiosburbank.com.

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