Home Studio Registry: Mark Lankford

Future plans/projects

Working on third commercial CD release!

Guitars

Two Fender Strats, IbanezAcoustic/Electric, Fender Acoustic/Electric, and a Honer Bass Guitar.

Keyboards

Alesis Quadrasynth and various software synths.

Sound modules

Roland MC-909 and an Alesis S4.

Percussion

Acoustic Drums, Drums on Demand, Roland MC-909 Grovebox, and an Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine.

Effects

Roland SRV3030D Pro 24 Bit Reverb w/Digital I/O, Antares Vocal Producer, Alesis MIDIverb, Didgitech DDL, Alesis Graphic EQ, Alesis Comp/Lim, various effects installed in the Roland VS-2480 and Pro Tools, as well as other assorted effects for guitar.

Microphones

2 AKG Studio Mics, Audia-Technica 3035 Studio Mic, and a Shure SM-57.

Mixing

Command-8, Roland VS-2480HD and a Mackie 1604 VLZ.

Tape decks

Alesis Masterlink for 16 and 24 Bit CD production.

Hard disk recorders

Roland VS-2480HD

Monitoring

JVC Power Amp, Infinity Studio Moniters, and a Yamaha Sub

Computer

HP Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz) with 3Gig of RAM running Vista two 320G HDs

Music software

Pro Tools LE 7.4, Real Guitar, Line 6 Gearbox Gold, and lots of plugins - (RTAS and VST)

Additional equipment

Two Alesis MMT-8 sequencers, Alesis Data Disk, Tech 21 Guitar amp simulator, and other assorted guitar effects.

Additional notes

My first non-commercial CD "First Cut" was released in 1999 and was available at MP3.com until they folded. It was recorded on a Roland VS-880EX. A second EP CD, recorded on the Roland VS-2480, has been released under the band name "EMMSLY" and is titled "Stark Reflections" It was released on 15 February 2008. It was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by Ryan Smith. It is downloadable at itunes, emusic, amazon.com, napster, and rhapsody. We have completed a third CD under the band name "EMMSLY" it was recorded with Pro Tools and has been released and is available at CDBABY and various retail outlets. This project was mastered at The Sound Lab in New Jersey by Tom Scheponik, Senior Mastering Engineer, and by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound in New York. Tom has mastered many up and coming artists and Ryan has mastered many well known artists i.e. Green Day, Motley Crue (Carnival of Sin - Live), Talking Heads (Several Cuts), and Cyndi Lauper (At Last) to name a few.

Primary use Secondary use
Recording Composition
Recording level MIDI level
High Above average
Commonly work (with) Completed songs/demos/jingles
Producer 41-60