LEE MACEY
Studio

Music • Sound • Signal

A compact production room built around fast routing, physical instruments and a hybrid workflow: guitars, bass, hardware synths, outboard front end and REAPER at the centre.

Lee Macey studio overview with labelled hardware
Current studio overview
Core Hardware
The equipment used most often in the current workflow
Monitoring & I/O
  • Roland Studio-Capture
  • KRK monitors
  • Behringer RX1602
  • Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro
  • Beats Pro
Amp & Bass
  • Kemper Profiler
  • Line 6 Bass Pod XT Pro ×2
  • Marshall 9000
  • Boss GT-100
  • Fender ABY
  • Morpheus DropTune
Keys & Synths
  • Yamaha MODX8
  • Yamaha MOX8
  • Korg Triton
  • Behringer Poly-D
  • Behringer TD-3
  • Korg Volca Sample 2
Mics & Front End
  • Shure SM7B
  • sE2200A
  • MXL 770
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • Warm Audio WA-73
  • Black Lion Audio PGP
Guitars
Electric guitars used in the studio
22 ACTIVE
Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
6-String Electric

Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty

Black Custom Black Beauty
Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
6-String Electric

Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Gold Gold Top
Greco Les Paul Jimmy Page
6-String Electric

Greco Les Paul Jimmy Page

Cherry Sunburst Jimmy Page
Fender Stratocaster 62 Reissue
6-String Electric

Fender Stratocaster 62 Reissue

Tobacco Sunburst 62 Reissue
Greco Stratocaster Matsumoka DB-500 MACEYCASTER
6-String Electric

Greco Stratocaster Matsumoka DB-500 MACEYCASTER

White Matsumoka DB-500 MACEYCASTER
Encore Stratocaster Natural
6-String Electric

Encore Stratocaster Natural

Natural Natural
Squier Stratocaster
6-String Electric

Squier Stratocaster

Purple Purples Dad's
Unbranded Partscaster Reversed
6-String Electric

Unbranded Partscaster Reversed

White Reversed
Fender Telecaster Modern Player
6-String Electric

Fender Telecaster Modern Player

Black Modern Player
Fender Telecaster Player
6-String Electric

Fender Telecaster Player

Butterscotch Player
PRS McCarty 594
6-String Electric

PRS McCarty 594

Navy
PRS SE Tremonti SE Line
6-String Electric

PRS SE Tremonti SE Line

Black SE Line
Vantage VS300 The Witch
6-String Electric

Vantage VS300 The Witch

Natural The Witch
Nevada Dumpster
6-String Electric

Nevada Dumpster

Blue
Ibanez Jem 555
6-String Electric

Ibanez Jem 555

White
Ibanez RG450
6-String Electric

Ibanez RG450

Black
Hagstrom Fantomen
6-String Electric

Hagstrom Fantomen

White
ESP LTD TE-407
7-String Electric

ESP LTD TE-407

White
Schecter Damien Elite 8 Diamond Series
8-String Electric

Schecter Damien Elite 8 Diamond Series

Red Diamond Series
Macey Cigar box
6-String Electric

Macey Cigar box

Natural
Epiphone Flying V Brent Hinds Signiture
6-String Electric

Epiphone Flying V Brent Hinds Signiture

Silver Sunburst Brent Hinds Signiture
Jackson RR
6-String Electric

Jackson RR

Red
Bass
Bass guitars used in the studio
5 ACTIVE
Fender Jazz Bass
4 String Bass

Fender Jazz Bass

Sea Foam Green
ESP LTD B-15 5 string
5 String Bass

ESP LTD B-15 5 string

Black 5 string
Unknown 51
4 String Bass

Unknown 51

Red
Harley Benton Fretless VT Series
4 String Fretless Bass

Harley Benton Fretless VT Series

Tobacco Sunburst VT Series
Squier Bass VI
6-String Electric

Squier Bass VI

Tobacco Sunburst
Acoustic & Other Strings
Acoustic guitars and other string instruments
8 ACTIVE
Takamine EG-10 G Series
6 string Electro-Acoustic

Takamine EG-10 G Series

Natural G Series
PRS Parlour
6 string Electro-Acoustic

PRS Parlour

Black
Karl Obersten
6 string classical

Karl Obersten

Natural
Yamaha FGX-412
6 string Electro-Acoustic

Yamaha FGX-412

Natural
Tanglewood TWR2 PE Roudstrell 3/4 size
6 string Electro-Acoustic

Tanglewood TWR2 PE Roudstrell 3/4 size

Natural Roudstrell 3/4 size
Tanglewood TW28/12 CLN
12 String Acoustic

Tanglewood TW28/12 CLN

Natural Evolution
The Lear Mandolin
8 string Acoustic

The Lear Mandolin

Natural
Irin Banjo
4 1/2 string Acoustic

Irin Banjo

Natural
Studio Routing
Current Roland Studio-Capture signal map
Input 1 Bass Hi-Z
Inputs 3/4 GT-100 L/R
Inputs 5/6 Bass Pod #1 DI / Amp
Inputs 7/8 Kemper L/R
Input 9 Bass Pod #2 Amp
Input 11 sE2200A
Outputs 1/2 KRK monitors
Outputs 3/4 Ocean Machine loop
Outputs 5/7 Bass Pod 1 / 2
Bass input is routed to outputs 5 and 7 for the two Bass Pod XT Pro units, while the Ocean Machine runs as an external effect loop through ReaInsert.
Workflow
The room is designed around committing ideas quickly
DAWREAPER

Recording, editing, mixing and mastering hub.

GuitarKemper / GT-100

Fast access to contrasting amp and effect chains.

BassDual Bass Pod

Parallel DI and amp paths for flexible low/high blending.

SynthHardware first

MODX8, Triton, Poly-D, TD-3 and Volca for hands-on sound design.