EQUIPMENT

We pride ourselves on a meticulously curated collection of equipment, offering a unique blend of high-end and boutique audio tools. Our selection of microphones, pre-amps, conversion, monitoring, and software ensures that every session captures the best possible sound. While you’ll find some iconic gear in our arsenal, we’ve also put together a collection of lesser-known gems that offer exceptional quality, including lots of awesome gear made in Australia. See below for a list of some of the gear we use, we’re always changing things around and adding new stuff (and we can hire things in) so if you have specific requests just let us know!

Here are a few of our favourite Aussie manufacturers dong awesome stuff in unique ways:

WIZARD TONE STUDIOS GEAR LIST

MICROPHONES

CONDENSERS

BeesNeez BC12 [AKG C12 clone] Australian Made

BeesNeez BM49 [Neumann M49 clone] (x2) Australian Made

BeesNeez Isobel Australian Made

BeesNeez Lulu Fet [Neumann KM84 style] (x2) Australian Made

BeesNeez Lulu Tube [Neumann KM54 style] (x2) Australian Made

OPR 47-Fet [Neumann U47 FET clone] Australian Made

CAD m179 Variable Pattern (x4)

Earthworks QTC1 (pair)

Mojave MA-200 Tube

Oktava MK012 (x6) Cardioid, Hypercardioid and Omni

Rode NT2

Rode NT3 (x3)

sE Electronics Z5600 Tube

sE Electronics sE8 (x2)

Sennheiser MK4

Shure SM81 (x2) Cardioid and Omni

Shure Beta91

Studio Projects T3

Warm Audio WA-14 [AKG 414 clone] (x2)

Warm Audio WA-47jr [Neumann U47-fet clone]

Warm Audio WA-87 [Neumann U87 clone]

RIBBONS

OPR The Grill U-Mod [Royer 121 clone] (x2) Australian Made

OPR Rocket 4038 [Coles 4038 clone] (x2) Australian Made

OPR Rocket U-Mod (x2) Australian Made

Nude Microphones Stereo Ribbon [SF12 style] Local Adelaide Business!

Nude Microphones Rectangular Ribbon (x5) Local Adelaide Business!

Beyerdynamic M160

SE X1R (x2)

DYNAMICS

DrAlienSmith Alien 8 (Beyerdynamic M380 style) Australian Made

AKG D112

AKG D130 (omni)

AKG D19

AKG D202

AKG D224

Altec 633A “Salt Shaker”

Audix D6

Audix i5 (x2)

Beyerdynamic M88

Electro-Voice ND868

Electro-Voice RE20 (x2)

Electro-Voice RE50 (omni)

Electro-Voice 635A/B (omni)

Heil PR30

JZ HH1

Revox M3500 (Beyerdynamic M201, with HPF)

Sennheiser MD421 (x5)

Sennheiser MD441

Sennhesier e609 (x2)

Sennheiser e902

Sennheiser e906 (x2)

Sennheiser e935

Shure SM7/B (x3)

Shure Unidyne III (x2)

Shure SM57 (loads)

Shure SM58 (loads)

Home-made sub-kicks (several - including the classic NS10)

Various oddball, vintage, weirdo mics for when you just need that something “extra”

INSTRUMENTS

Kawai GS30 6’1” grand piano

Yamaha upright piano

Rhodes 73

Rhodes 54

Roland SH-09

Solina String Ensemble

Yamaha DX7

Various other keyboards, synths and organs

A range of Drum Kit options including a large number of snares and cymbals

Congas, glockenspiel, rototoms, assorted hand percussion

Basses (Fender Precision, Mustang, and others)

Ampeg SVT3 Bass Head, with Mesa 15inch speaker

Guitars (Strats, Teles, Les Paul, SG, and many others including acoustics, archtop, baritone, fretless and 8 string!)

Vox AC30 w/Alnico Blues

Vox AC4 (4 watt)

Egnater Tourmaster w/ Achillies 2 x 12

Fender 68 Custom Deluxe

Modded Fender Blues Jr. (15 Watt)

Other varied boutique, vintage and hand-made amp options

A range of other stringed instruments such as violin, viola, mandolin, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer…

FRONT END

Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core A/D D/A (total of 32 I/O available)

Toft ATB-32 Recording Console (32-channel)

AEA RPQ-500 [Ribbon mic preamp] (x2)

AML ez-1073 500 [Neve 1073 clone] (x2)

ART Pro MPA Tube Pre (x2)

Audient ASP880 Class A Console Pres (x8)

Cranborne Audio Camden Pre (x2)

Warm Audio WA-412 [API 3124 clone] (x8)

A Designs Hammer EQ

Alesis Microverb 4 multi-effect

AML 52F50 compressor [Neve 2254 clone] (x2)

Audioscape LA2A compressor

Audioscape LA3A compressor (x2)

Audioscape Bus Compressor [SSL style]

DIYRE Colour Duo multi-effect

Drawmer DS201 Gate

EXR Exciter EQ

Fostex MN-15 smash compressor (x2) (if you know, you know…)

Klark Teknik EQP-KT EQ [Pultec clone]

Kush Electra EQ (x2)

Maplin EC444 Analogue Delay

Radial EXTC (x2) (use any guitar pedals whilst recording or mixing!)

Radial PhaseQ

Warm Audio 1176 compressor (modded)

WEM Copicat IC400 Vari-Speed Tape Delay

Home-made Stereo Spring Reverb

A large range of guitar effect pedals

MONITORING

JBL 4410 Studio Monitor, with Neumann KH750 sub

DMAX Super Cubes

Dynaudio LYD 7

Auratone mono

Headphones: Audeze LCD-X & LCD-XC, AKG K271, Beyerdynamic DT770 & DT150, Sennhesiser HD600 & HD25, various other AKG/Sennheiser ‘phones

SOFTWARE

DAW: Cockos Reaper, Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton

Plugins: All the best stuff including UAD, Fab-Filter, Sound Toys, Slate, Valhalla, Kush, Waves, PSP, Oeksound, iZotope, u-he and many, many more.