Whether a song is written or a sound is made, the process that Volaņo's music undertakes is loose and limitless. There are no hard and fast rules but rather the mechanics are dictated bu the equipment available. Volaņo's Privacy studio is equipped with a DAW-based (Digital Audio Workstation) environment and an assortment of rather simple, but effective, analogue and digital recording equipment. During the making of 'Aprendi', Volaño's unusual working methods and demanding tracks were realized through his studio arsenal:

equipment used

Console / Monitoring
Behringer Eurorack UB2442FX-PRO Mixer
Event PS8 biamplified monitors
Senheisser HD120 headphones
AKG K 240 MkII Headphones
Furman HA-6AB headphone/monitor amplifier
Furman HH-2 Remote Station

Computer Hardware
Apple MacPro 2.66Ghz, 13GB RAM, 2 x 750GB Hard drive (RAID 0)
Apple 17" MacBook Pro 2.53Ghz, 4GB, 500GB Hard drive
Apple 30" Cinema HD Widescreen LCD Display
MOTU HD192 Core PCI-e Recording Interface
MOTU Traveler-mk3 FireWire Recording Interface

Computer Software
Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard
MOTU Digital Performer 5
MOTU Symphony
GForce Oddity VST Soft Synth
GForce M-Tron Soft Synth
Antares Avox Evo Vocal Toolkit

Keyboards / Modules
M-Audio Axiom 61-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller
Roland JV-1010 Synth Module
Johnson J-Station Guitar Cabinet/Amp Modeler
DigiTech BP200 Bass Modeling Processor
Zoom 506 Bass Effects Pedal

Outboard
PreSonus BlueTube DP Stereo Preamp
PreSonus COMP16
FMR Audio RNC Stereo Compressor
dbx Mini-Pre Vaccum Tube Pre-Amp
BBE DI-100 w/Sonic Maximizer
BBE MaxCom Dual Channel Compressor Limiter Gate
Core Sound Mic2496 V2 preamp

Mics
Shure SM57
Groove Tubes GT60 Studio Tube Condenser
MCA SP2 Condenser
Core Sound High End Binaural microphone set
2 x DPA 4060-BM microphones

Instruments
Roland TD-7 Electronic Drum Set
Ibanez Sound Gear SR-800 Bass
Fender 5-String Jazz Bass
Warwick Thumb NT Fretless 6-string Bass
Gibson SG Faded Guitar w/vintage P90 pickups
Fender 69' Thinline Tele Guitar
Alvarez AC60SC Nylon Classical Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Alvarez RD6 Steel String Acoustic Guitar
SWR Workingmans 2 x 10 C Bass Amp
Roland VGA-7 Guitar Amp

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