Anna-Maria Vesey

British upper class, British middle class, London Cockney.

I have recorded text books for a blind university student who paid me per recording that I did for her. I did volunteer summer work reading story books for the under fives. I spent a year working voluntarily as a dj on a hospital radio station. I have been a reader at my church for twenty years since I was seventeen. I am very involved with my local amateur dramatic association having played the lead on more than one occassion. I have had professional voice coaching from David and Carrie Grant. Gary Terzza There is a local professional well-equipped studio & sound engineer only ten minutes from my house. Equipment Digital Audio Systems DAW 1 PaQ (Powerful & Quiet) 4U-550 Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad RME HDSP9652 Magma PCI Expansion Chassis Universal Audio UAD-2 Quad Universal Audio UAD-1 (x4) TC Electronic Powercore MkII Steinberg Midex 8 Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition CD/DVD authoring by Plextor DAW 2 Carillon AC-1 AMD64 4800+ Dual-core RME DIGI96/8 TC Electronic Powercore Mk I CD/DVD authoring by Plextor Friendchip Digimax DMX16 ADAT & S/PDIF digital routing matrix Audio Software Steinberg Cubase 5 (& 4.5) multi-track audio/MIDI sequencer Steinberg Cubase SX3.1.1 multi-track audio/MIDI sequencer Steinberg WaveLab 6 (& 5) audio editing & mastering software Celemony Melodyne 3 & Plugin pitch & tempo audio manipulation Sibelius 4 score editor FXpansion BFD2 (& BFD 1.5) Premium Acoustic Drum Module Andy Johns Classic Drums Platinum Samples drum library for BFD Toontrack Drumtracker drum detection & sample replacer Consoles Yamaha 01V96 v2 digital mixer and DAW controller Yamaha 01V96 v2 digital mixer (location rig; 24 track ADAT feed for HD24XR) Soundcraft M12 20 channel analogue mixer (with digital mix output) Multi-track Recording HD Recording direct to DAW (Cubase 4) Solid State Logic (SSL) XLogic Alpha-Link AX SSL's pristine 24-channel, 96kHz AD/DA converters Alesis HD24XR 24 track, 24 bit HD recorder with 96kHz AKM AD/DA converters Monitoring PMC TB2S-A reference nearfield monitors with 'Flying Mole' digital amplification Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1 active full-range monitor system SM Pro Audio M-Patch 2 passive monitor controller AKG K 701 headphones reference mixing & mastering headphones Beyerdynamic DT100 headphones industry standard closed-back tracking headphones Beyerdynamic DT300 headphones high attenuation isolation headphones Sennheiser HD25 II & HD25SP headphones closed-back tracking & monitoring headphones Microphones Condenser Peluso 2247 Limited Edition USA hand-built multi-pattern tube mic, inspired by the classic Neumann U47, with Telefunken valve Soundelux U195 (x2) USA-made FET condenser, inspired by the Neumann FET 47 and 87 mics AKG C414 B-XLS (x2) latest version of the classic multi-pattern studio workhorse Beyerdynamic MC 930 (x2) matched pair of small diaphragm condensers Rode NT2 the first of the Rode studio grade mics Rode NT5 (x2) matched pair of small diaphragm condensers Rode NT45-O (x2) omni-directional capsules for Rode NT5 mics Crowley and Tripp Naked Eye Roswellite USA-made Roswellite, dual-voiced premium ribbon microphone Dynamic Audix D2 (x2) punchy & warm instrument mic, ideal for toms Audix D4 focused low-end response, ideal for floor toms & bass instruments Audix D6 awesome bass drum mic Shure SM7B smooth, large diaphragm dynamic mic; ideal for many sources inc. voiceover & loud (metal, punk) vocals & *great* on guitar amps Shure Beta 57A (x2) high-output instrument/vocal mics Shure SM57 (x4) classic workhorse instrument mic Shure SM58 (x2) classic vocal dynamic mic Shure Unidyne III 545 (x2) vintage dynamic mics, precursor to the venerable SM57 Outboard Pre's & Processors Universal Audio 6176 M610b valve mic/line preamp & FET 1176 compressor Brent Averill (BAE) Lunchbox (x2) Rugged hi-spec case/PSU for 500 series modules, containing: Avedis Audio Electronics MA5 (x2) US hand-built 500 series Class A mic preamps; custom designed UK & Jenson transformers for a classic 'Neve 1073' character Avedis Audio Electronics E27 (x2) US hand-built 500 series premium equalizers; fully Jenson transformer coupled, with 1122 op-amps Brent Averill 312A (x2) US hand-built 500 series "API 312" inspired preamps; custom designed with Avedis 1122 opamps for a punchy & tight response - great for drums & distorted guitars Chandler Limited Germanium 500 (x4) US hand-built 500 series, super-smooth, vintage-voiced germanium preamps & DI's JLM Audio TG500 (x2) Australian hand-built 500 series FET preamps, based upon early EMI TG preamps DAV Electronics Broadhurst Gardens No.1 hand-built Decca heritage dual-mic preamp Drawmer 1968 Mercenary Edition 2 channel tube/FET stereo buss compressor Focusrite Platinum OctoPre 8 channel Class A mic preamp/dynamics with 24bit/96kHz digital output Tech 21 Sansamp PSA-1 analogue guitar/line pre-amp Roll Music Systems RMS216 Folcrom (x2) high quality passive analogue summing device BSS AR133 (x2) active DI boxes Radial Engineering JDI Jenson transformer equipped passive DI box Radial Engineering X-Amp class A active re-amping device Little Labs IBP Junior analogue phase alignment device Behringer DI 120 dual channel active DI box ART DJ PreII RIAA phono preamp Effects ADA MicroCab II mic'ed speaker cabinet emulator Roland SVC-350 classic analogue vocoder TC Electronic G-Major guitar multi-effects processor Yamaha E1010 classic analogue delay Zoom RFX-2000 multi-effects processor Roger Linn AdrenaLinn II rhythmic filter and effects processor Various guitar stomp-boxes Boss, Digitech, Dunlop, Ibanez, Morley, MXR, RMC etc. Extensive software & dedicated DSP plug-ins including: Universal Audio LA-2A, LA-3A, 1176LN, VCA VU, Fairchild 670 & Neve 33609 compressors; Neve 1073 & 1081, Helios Type 69, Pultec-Pro & Cambridge EQ's; Neve 88RS Channel Strip; UAD 4K (SSL) Channel Strip & Buss Compressor; Plate 140 & Realverb reverbs; Cooper Time Cube MkII delay/echo; Moog Multimode Filter: Roland Dimension D stereo chorus, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Boss CE-1 chorus; Nigel Guitar Effects; SPL Transient Designer; Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool; Precision Mastering Suite (EQ, Limiter, Multiband Dynamics, Maximiser & De-esser) TC Electronic VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb & NonLin2 (from TC System 6000) Intonator HS pitch correction ClassicVerb & MegaReverb, TC Chorus/Delay, Tubifex Guitar Effects, 24/7 & Vintage CL compressors, VoiceStrip, EQSat PSP Audioware 608MD MultiDelay Steinberg Mastering Edition KJaerhus Audio and many others ... Utility Peterson V-SAM Virtual Strobe Tuner high precision virtual strobe instrument tuner Behringer HA4700 (x2) 4 channel headphone amplifier/distributor Belkin 1200VA uninterruptable power supply for audio computer system ETA PD8L (x2) power conditioning and distribution Moon Gel! excellent, sticky drum damping pads Location PA Mackie SRM450 (x2) 400watt active loudspeakers Behringer Eurorack 1204 8 mono/4 stereo mixer 2-Track & Playback Tascam MD-301 MkII minidisc recorder Denon DCD-700AE CD player Marantz SD4050 twin-cassette deck Marantz Model 6025 vinyl record player Hardware Synths and Sound Modules Yamaha Motif ES6 synthesizer/workstation Korg X5D synthesizer/MIDI keyboard Roland HPD-15 Handsonic hand percussion pad/sound module Studio Guitar Amplification Laney GH-50L 50 watt valve guitar amplifier Orange Tiny Terror 7/15 watt Class A valve guitar amplifier Laney GS412PA 4x12" guitar cab, custom loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 & G12H-30 Anniversary speakers Yamaha DG80-112 80 watt digital modelling guitar combo Yamaha DG Stomp (x2) digital modelling guitar preamp and effects units Tech 21 Samsamp PSA-1 analogue guitar preamp Other Auralex & Ready Acoustics acoustic treatment Auralex GRAMMA (x2) acoustic isolation platform for guitar amps/cabs sE Electronics Reflexion Filter (x2) portable acoustic absorber China Cones monitor decoupling feet Equipment list last updated: 20th July 2009