Studio

The Cave is a 1500 square foot, 32 track recording and mixing studio. The studio offers a relaxed working environment that is nestled on 31 acres of wooded, rolling hills in Leiper's Fork, TN. Tracking and mixing sessions of all sizes can be accommodated.  The studio features 1 large tracking room, 2 iso-rooms, and 1 vocal booth. The lounge area can serve as a 4th iso-room, if necessary. Our tracking facility is equipped with a Kawai baby grand piano, a Hammond A100 & Leslie 147, a 5 piece Pacific drum kit by DW, a 3 piece vintage Gretsch USA custom kit, and plenty of guitars and guitar amps. Our facility offers 64 microphone lines, state of the art gear, a lounge, a kitchenette, and wireless internet. We are just 15 minutes southwest of downtown Franklin and 45 minutes southwest from downtown Nashville. 

Studio Floor Plan

Studio Gear

The Cave comes equipped with a wide selection of microphones, outboard gear, and Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX, allowing us to serve the most demanding tracking and mixing sessions. Our gear includes top names, such as, API, Neve, Neumann, Tube-Tech, Universal Audio, AKG, Manley, and many more.

Pro Tools

Console
Digidesign Control 24

Multi-Track Machine
2024 Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra
128gigs RAM
macOS Sonoma 14.6
Avid Pro Tools HDX core card

Interface
Lynx Aurora (n) 32
32 ins, 32 outs 

Software
Pro Tools Ultimate 2024.6.0
FabFilter
HOFA Mastering DDP Creator
Liquid Sonics Bricasti Reverb
Melodyne
Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle
Relab Reverbs
Sonnox
Soundtoys 5 Bundle
Type A Dolby A
UAD Native
Valhalla Bundle
Waves Platinum Bundle
Waves Studio Classics (SSL, API, Neve)


Outboard Gear

Mic Preamps
Avalon 737
API 512 C - (4)
Crane Song Flamingo - (2 channel)
Neve 1084 - (2)
Manley Dual Tube Pre - (2 channel)
Tube Tech MP1A - (2 channel)
Vintech 473 - (4 channel)
Vintech 1272 - (2 channel)
Universal Audio M610 Tube
Summit 2BA 221 - (2)
Focusrite Pre's - (16)

Equalizers
API 550A vintage - (4)
Manley Pultec EQP1A - (stereo)
Tube Tech ME1B Mid EQ
Tube Tech PE1C EQ

Dynamics
Avalon 747 - (stereo)
DBX 160 A - (2)
Empirical Labs Distressor - (2)
Pendulum ES8 Tube Limiter - (stereo)
Teletronix LA2A
Universal Audio 1176LN
Urei LA3A (vintage) - (2) 
Tube Tech LCA2B - (stereo)

Effects Processors
Eventide H8000 Harmonizer
Rupert Neve 5042 Tape Simulator


Monitors

Mackie HR 824
Yamaha NS 10m
(powered by Hafler amps)
Hear Back Headphone Hub
9 Hear Back personal mixers
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

Microphones

Condensers
AKG 414 B XL II ST (x2) - matched pair
AKG C-451B
Audio Technica 4041 (x2) - matched pair
Audio Technica 4050 CM5 (multi-pattern)
Countryman ISOMAX 2 (omni)
Neumann M147 (tube)
Oktava MK012 (multi-pattern)
Roswell mini K47KD

Dynamics
AKG D112
Audix OM3
Audix OM3xb
Audio Technica ATM 25
Sennheiser 421 (x4)
Sennheiser e 835 (x3)
Shure SM7B
Shure SM 57 (x6)
Shure SM 58 (x2)
Yamaha SKRM 100 Subkick

Ribbons
AEA N 22
Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)

Direct Boxes
Avalon U5
Groove Tube Brick
Pro Co passive

Instruments

Guitars
2013 Martin D35
1973 Gibson ES 335
1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard
2021 Gretsch Player's Edition Duo Jet
2021 Hinnant Custom Tele with P90s
2008 Matt Artinger Custom Semi Hollow
Tonemaster Lap Steel (vintage 6 string)
Lots and Lots of guitar pedals.....

Amps
1965 Fender Super Reverb
2015 Supro Dual Tone - 24 watt combo
2022 Mesa Boogie mini dual rectifier (25/10 watts)
2007 Soldano SLO 100 (with Haynes and SRV mod)
Soldano 2x12 cabinet (with Celestion Vintage 30s)
2018 Marshall 1960BX 4x12 (with Celestion Greenback 25s)
Fender Bass rumble 25 combo amp

Drums
5 piece PDP drum kit by DW
(Kick 22", Toms - 10", 12" and 14", Snare 5"x14")
Gretsch USA Custom 3 piece kit
(Kick 22x14, Rack Tom 12x8, and Floor Tom 14x14)

Snares
Ludwig Black Beauty (6.5 x 14)
Portland Maine Percussion (7.5 x 14)
PDP maple (5x14)

Cymbals
Zildjian Custom A 16"crash
Zildjian Custom A 17"crash
Zildjian K Custom Dark 20" ride
Zildjian A Mastersound 14" hi hats

Keyboards
Kawai Baby Grand Piano
Hammond A 100 Organ with Leslie 147
(same guts as a B3)
Korg Minilogue XD polyphonic synth

5853 Davis Hollow Rd.
Franklin, TN 37064

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