Welcome to Studio Live USA.
AHB Vintage British 44-Channel Analog Power.
We are equipped with an authentic AHB VINTAGE British 44-channel console in the control room. Led by Master Producer & Chief Audio Engineer David Mikeal with over 40 years of major-label hit-making production experience.
Vintage British Analog Console
Don Henley Album Credit
Precision Microphone Locker
Master Record Production
Master Producer & Chief Engineer David Mikeal
Every tracking session, multitrack mix, and master at Studio Live USA is personally produced and engineered by David Mikeal.
Originating as a signed A&M Records recording artist, David brings four decades of hit-making arrangement and engineering experience. His credentials include engineering work on Don Henley’s Billboard #1 album Cass County, alongside mentoring the next generation of audio engineers through the Recording Connection Audio Institute.
“Great record production isn't an accident. It is the result of four decades of refined listening, deep musicality, and knowing precisely how to capture analog magic on tape and digital medium alike.”— David Mikeal, Chief Engineer
Control Room A • Antelope Orion 32 HD & LA2A Preamps
AHB Vintage British 44-Channel Desk (20 Mic Preamps / 32 Mix Inputs)
AHB Vintage British 44-Channel Analog Console
We are equipped with an authentic AHB VINTAGE British 44-channel console in the control room featuring 20 high-gain mic preamps and 32 mix inputs.
Coupled with an Antelope Orion 32 HD interface, Class-A (4) 1073 preamps, a Teletronix LA-2A, and a Universal Audio Solo/610 vacuum tube preamp, the AHB desk gives your recordings unparalleled headroom and warm harmonic British analog saturation.
44 Channels
Vintage British Analog Desk
32 Mix Inputs
Pristine Summing Bus
Control Room Hardware & Outboard Racks
Our equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following world-class hardware and instruments:
Outboard Dynamics Racks
Tascam 16-Track & 4-Track Tape Decks
Synthesizers & WorkstationsControl Room Outboard
- Antelope Orion 32 HD Interface & High-Res Converters
- Teletronix / Universal Audio LA-2A Tube Leveling Amplifier
- (4) 1073 Class-A Discrete Microphone Preamps
- Universal Audio Solo/610 Classic Vacuum Tube Preamp
- (2) DBX 160A Compressors, DBX 163X, DBX 166 (2-Ch), DBX 266 (2-Ch)
- Symetrix Dual-Channel Compressor / Gate
- Klark Teknik DN360 & Purple Dual 32-Band Graphic Equalizers
- Sony DPS-V55 Multi-Effects Processor & MOTU MIDI Timepiece
Tape & Digital Decks
- Tascam MSR-16 16-Track 1/2" Analog Reel-to-Reel Tape Machine
- Tascam 3440 4-Track 1/4" Analog Reel-to-Reel Tape Machine
- (3) Alesis ADAT Digital Modular Recorders with BRC Remote Controller
- Technics DA10 DAT Deck & Pyle PT649D Dual Cassette Deck
Synths, Amps & Drums
- Yamaha P-80 88-Key Weighted Action Digital Piano
- Yamaha CK61 Synthesizer Keyboard & Korg Triton LE 76-Key Workstation
- Korg Triton Rack Module & Casio FZ-1 Digital Sampler
- Alesis SR16 Drum Machine & Novation Circuit Rhythm Standalone Beatmaker
- Alesis Strike Multipad & Roland V-Drums Expanded TDW-1 Module Set
- Line 6 Helix Guitar Processor & Avid Pro Tools Eleven Rack Module
- Line 6 AX212 Stereo Modeling Guitar Amplifier
- Apple Mac Studio (M2 Silicon) & Apple Mac Pro 12-Core Workstations
Monitors & Surround
- (2) Genelec 1031A Active Studio Monitors
- (2) JBL 4425 Studio Monitors & (2) Yamaha NS-10M Monitors
- (2) Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube Reference Monitors
- (2) KRK / Rockit RPG2 8 Monitors & JBL LSR12P Powered Subwoofer
- SURROUND MIXING AVAILABLE FOR FILM & MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO
Complete DAW & Software Plugin Suite
Precision Mic Locker (34+ Microphones)
From vintage German condensers to active ribbons and dynamic workhorses.
Flagship Condenser Microphones
Multi-Mic Acoustic Drum Array
Audio Hipster Ribbon & Dynamic ArrayNeumann U87 Ai
Large-Diaphragm Multi-Pattern Condenser
AKG C414
Multi-Pattern Reference Condensers
AKG P170
Small-Diaphragm Cardioid Condensers
AKG D112
Dynamic Bass / Kick Drum Microphones
Sennheiser MD 421
Dynamic Studio Instrument / Vocal Mics
Audio Hipster AH-2
Ribbon Microphones
Audio Hipster AH-3
Stereo Ribbon Microphone
Audio Hipster A-1
Studio Microphone
Sterling ST170
Active Ribbon Microphones
Sterling ST155 / ST131
Class-A & Low-Noise FET Condensers
Berliner CM33
Small-Diaphragm Condensers
Shure KSM44
Multi-Pattern Studio Condenser
Electro-Voice PL76
Handheld Vocal Condenser
Shure SM7B
Cardioid Dynamic Studio Vocal Mic
Shure SM57
Cardioid Dynamic Instrument Mics
Shure SM58
Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Mics
Shure BLX Wireless SM58
Wireless Dynamic Handheld System
Behringer B906
Dynamic Instrument Mic
Acoustic Environment Designed by Niels Kastor
To complement David Mikeal’s production standards, Studio Live USA was acoustically designed by renowned studio architect Niels Kastor.
Featuring non-parallel bass trap boundary walls, floating concrete floor slabs on neoprene isolation mounts, and custom quadratic wood diffusers, the tracking room provides an ultra-flat acoustic soundfield that allows David to mix with absolute surgical precision.
Artists That Trust Us
Over 40 years of major-label record production, engineering, mixing, and mastering.
Don Henley
Cass County
Engineering Contribution (David Mikeal)
Pete Hunt & Southern Branded Band
Do You Wanna Cowboy / The Legend / Whiskey Drinkin' Women
Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer, Lead Guitar
Simple Southern Boys
Eyes On The Prize
Co-Writer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixing & Mastering
Full Performance Stage with Dynamic Lighting & Multi-Cam Video Capture
Work Directly with Master Engineer David Mikeal
Book tracking, analog mixing, stem mastering, or live stage performance sessions at Studio Live USA.