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 BM49 [Neumann M49 clone] Australian Made

BeesNeez BC12 [AKG C12 clone] Australian Made

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

BeesNeez Lulu Tube (x2) Australian Made

OPR 47Fet [Neumann U47 FET clone] Australian Made

Mojave MA-200 Tube

Warm Audio WA-87 [Neumann U87 clone]

Warm Audio WA-14 [OG AKG 414 clone]

sE Electronics Z5600 Tube

sE Electronics sE8 (x2)

Oktava MK012 (x3) Cardioid and Omni

CAD m179 Variable Pattern (x4) [awful looking, excellent sounding LDC, amazing on lots of things, especially toms!]

Sennheiser MK4

Rode NT3 (x3)

RIBBONS

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

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

OPR Rocket U-Mod (x2) Australian Made

Beyerdynamic M160

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

Nude Microphones Rectangular Ribbon x5

SE X1R (x2)

DYNAMICS

Audix D6

Audix i5 (x2)

Heil PR30

Electro-Voice ND868

Electro-Voice RE20

Electro-Voice 635A/B

Sennheiser MD421 (x3)

Sennheiser MD441

Sennheiser e906 (x2)

Sennhesier e609 (x2)

Sennheiser e902

Shure SM-7b (x2)

Shure SM57 (x3)

Shure SM58 (x3)

JZ HH1

Home-made sub-kick

Front End

Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core

Neve 1073LB

AEA RPQ-500

Warm Audio WA-412 (x8)

Audient ASP880 Class A Console Pres [w/ Burr-Brown Converters] (x16)

ART Pro MPA Tube Pre (x2)

Radial EXTC

Monitoring

Sonodyne SM200AK 8 Inch

Dynaudio LYD 7

Headphones: Audeze LCD-X, AKG K271, Sennhesiser HD600 & HD25, Beyerdynamic DT770, Various other AKG and Sennheiser ‘phones

Software

DAW: Cockos Reaper

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

Instruments

Kawai GS30 6’1” grand piano

Yamaha upright piano

Rhodes 73

Rhodes 54

Various keyboards, drum kits, basses (Fender Precision, Mustang, guitars (strats, teles, les paul, sg, many others), speaker cabinets

Congas, glokenspiel, rototoms, assorted hand percussion

Ampeg SVT3 Bass Head w Mesa 15inch speaker

VOX AC30 w/Alnico Blues

Egnater Tourmaster w/ Achillies 2 x 12

Fender 68 Custom Deluxe

Modded Fender Blues Jr. (15 Watt)

Vox AC4 (4 watt)