Setup & Gear

The instruments and recording equipment used at Dawncairn Studio.

Instruments

  • •Acoustic guitar
  • •Electric guitar
  • •Piano/keyboard
  • •Bass guitar
  • •Viola
  • •Vocals

Loop & Effects

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    Boss RC-600 Loop Station

    6-track looper with rhythm section and effects

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    Universal Audio Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier

    Tweed-style amp voicing for direct guitar tones

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    Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier

    Clean amp platform for pedalboard and looping setups

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    Boss BD-2 Blues Driver and SD-1 Super OverDrive

    Core gain stages for pushed clean tones and lead texture

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    Boss digital essentials

    Compressor, chromatic tuner, and DD-8 delay on the main board

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    Universal Audio Golden Reverberator

    Ambient reverb voices for spacious loop textures

Loop and effects pedals in the Dawncairn Studio setup

Recording Gear

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    Zoom H6 Recorder

    6-track portable recorder with interchangeable mic capsules

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    Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (3rd Gen)

    USB audio interface with 2 preamps

Software (DAW)

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    Ableton Live

    Primary DAW for recording, editing, and production

About Dawncairn Studio

A home recording studio in rural Spain where all music on this site is recorded. Named after the valley where it's located, the studio balances portability (Zoom H6) with desktop production (Ableton Live + Scarlett interface) for flexibility between field recording and studio sessions.