Studio

The Cave is a 1500 square foot, 32 track recording and mixing studio. The studio offers a relaxed working environment that is nestled on 31 acres of wooded, rolling hills in Leipers Fork, TN. Tracking and mixing sessions of all sizes can be accommodated.  The studio features 1 large tracking room, 2 iso-rooms, and 1 vocal booth. The lounge area can serve as a 4th iso-room, if necessary. Our tracking facility is equipped with a Kawai baby grand piano, a Hammond A100 & Leslie 147, a 5 piece Pacific drum kit by DW, a 3 piece vintage Gretsch USA custom kit, and plenty of guitars and guitar amps. Our facility offers 64 microphone lines, state of the art gear, a lounge, a kitchenette, and wireless internet. We are just 15 minutes southwest of downtown Franklin and 45 minutes southwest from downtown Nashville. 

Studio Floor Plan

Studio Gear

The Cave offers a wide selection of microphones, outboard gear, and Pro Tools HD 10 as recording format. We offer 32 inputs and 32 outputs, allowing us to serve the most demanding tracking and mixing sessions. Our gear includes top names, such as, API, Neve, Neumann, Tube-Tech, Universal Audio, AKG, Manley, and many more. A huge selection of outboard gear and acoustically treated live rooms, offers the ability to track and mix any genre of music. 

Pro Tools

Console

  • Digidesign Control 24

Format

  • Pro Tools HD3
  • 32 ins and 32 outs
  • 3 accel cards

Converters

  • Apogee AD 16
  • Apogee AD 16x
  • Apogee DA 16
  • Apogee DA 16x
  • Digital 192

Computer

  • Mac Pro 12 Core
    (3.56 ghz, 64 gigs Ram)
  • Mac OSX 10.8.5
  • Glyph External Hard Drives


Software and Plug-ins

  • Avid Pro Tools 10.3.10
  • Bomb Factory Bundle
  • Waves SSL Bundel
  • Waves CLA Bundel
  • Waves Platinum Bundle
  • IK Sampletron (mellotron V. Inst.)


Outboard Gear

Mic Preamps 

  • Avalon 737
  • API 512 C - (4)
  • Crane Song Flamingo - (dual channel)
  • Neve 1084 - (2)
  • Manley Dual Tube Pre - (dual channel)
  • Tube Tech MP1A - (dual channel)
  • Vintech 473 - (4 channel)
  • Vintech 1272 - (dual channel)
  • Universal Audio M610 Tube
  • Summit 2BA 221 - (2)
  • Focusrite Pre's - (16)


EQs

  • API 550A vintage - (4)
  • Manley Pultec EQP1A - (stereo)
  • Tube Tech ME1B Mid EQ
  • Tube Tech PE1C EQ

Compressors 

  • Avalon 747 - (stereo)
  • dbx 160 A - (2)
  • Empirical Labs Distressor - (2)
  • Pendulum ES8 Tube Limiter - (stereo)
  • Teletronix LA2A
  • Universal Audio 1176LN
  • Urei LA3A vintage - (2)
  • Tube Tech LCA2B - (stereo)

Effect Processors

  • Eventide H8000 Ultra Harmonizer
  • TC Electronics Reverb 4000
  • Rupert Neve 5042 Tape Simulator

Monitors

Monitors

  • Mackie HR 824
  • Yamaha NS 10m
    (powered by Hafler amps)

Cue System

  • Hear Back Headphone Hub
  • 9 Hear Back personal mixers
  • Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

Microphones

Condenser

  • AKG 414 B XL II ST (x2) - matched pair
  • Audio Technica 4041 (x2) - matched pair
  • Audio Technica 4050 CM5 (multi-pattern)
  • Countryman ISOMAX 2 (omni)
  • Neumann M147 (tube)
  • Oktava MK012 (omni, cardioid, hyper-cardioid)
  • Roswell mini K47KD

Dynamic

  • AKG D112
  • Audix OM3
  • Audix OM3xb
  • Audio Technica ATM 25
  • Sennheiser 421(x4)
  • Sennheiser e 835 (x3)
  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure SM 57 (x6)
  • Shure SM 58 (x2)
  • Yamaha SKRM 100 Subkick

Ribbon

  • AEA N 22
  • Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)

DI Boxes

  • Avalon U5
  • Groove Tube Brick
  • Pro Co passive

Instruments

Guitars

  • 2013 Martin D35
  • 1973 Gibson ES 335
  • 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard
  • 2021 Gretsch Player's Edition Duo Jet
  • 2021 Hinnant Custom Tele with P90s
  • 2008 Matt Artinger Custom Semi Hollow
  • vintage Tonemaster Lap Steel (6 string)
  • Lots and Lots of guitar pedals.....

Amps

  • 1965 Fender Super Reverb
  • 2015 Supro Dual Tone - 24 watt combo
  • 2022 Mesa Boogie mini dual rectifier (25/10 watts)
  • 2007 Soldano SLO 100 (with Haynes and SRV mod)
  • Soldano 2x12 cabinet (with Celestion Vintage 30s)
  • 2018 Marshall 1960BX 4x12 (with Celestion Greenback 25s)
  • Fender Bass rumble 25 combo amp

Drums

  • 5 piece PDP drum kit by DW
    (Kick 22", Toms - 10", 12" and 16", Snare 5.5"x14")
  • Gretsch USA Custom 3 piece kit
    (Kick 22x14, Rack Tom 12x8, and Floor Tom 14x14)
  • Portland Maine Percussion custom snare
    (7.5" x 14" - Maple)
  • Zildjian Custom A & K cymbals

Keyboards

  • Kawai Baby Grand Piano
  • Hammond A 100 Organ with Leslie 147
    (same guts as a B3)

5853 Davis Hollow Rd.
Franklin, TN 37064

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