Home Studio Registry: Jim Kenniff

Future plans/projects

Recording and bringing exposure to local Central Pa. Jazz and Blues musicians. Future plans are to intorduce a multiple studio facility, geared toward internet audio, video.

Guitars

Bass: '69 P-Bass, '71 Jazz Bass, '65 Telecaster Bass, '63 Hofner, Modulus 5 string, Tobias 6 string. Guitar: '69 Guild D-35, '71 Strat, Tele Custom-Made, Gibsons: '61 ES-335, '61 ES-225, '64 ES-345, '67 Barney Kessel, '91 PRS CE-24, '93 EG-1 .. several more of similar vintage.

Keyboards

Fender Rhodes w/Leslie, Korg N-1

Percussion

'64 Slingerland Dbl BD Set, Several vintage snare drums, over 25 vintage cymbals, '60's Ludwig set, Yamaha Maple Custom set.

Effects

EMT-140 Plate, Lexicon LXP-15's, MPX-1, Vortex, TC Electronic M-1's, Ursa Major Space Station, Delta Labs, Aphex Compellor and Compressors, Presonus, and Valley Audio compressors. Presonus mic pre's and PRO MP mic pre's. TC Finalizer. Binson "Disc" Echo

Microphones

Lawson MP-47, Schoeps, AKG D-112, AKG 451's, AT 4047's, 4033's Sennheiser 441's, 421's Shure 57's and 58's Audix D-2's, Crown CM-700's, CAD E-200.

Mixing

Soundcraft Ghost 32 x 8 x 2 w/automation and meterbridge.

Tape decks

Alesis XT-20's w/BRC. Tascam 52 reel. Tascam DR-45 DAT, Tascam 302's

Monitoring

McIntosh 240 amps, Altec 2x12 w/horn monitors, Mackie HR's, and Event 20/20 BAS. Sony 7506 (12).

Computer

PC 700mhz, 256 ram, 60 gig drive, 19" monitor.

Music software

Cool Edit Pro, Alesis Adat EDIT

Additional equipment

'64 Ampeg B-15, '66 Ampeg Gemini I, '65 Fender Princeton Reverb, '70 Vibrolux, '72 Musicman 2x12, Fender Twin Reverb, Hot Rod Deluxe, Hot Rod Deville, Eden Highwayman Bass Head, Eden and Bad End speakers. TC Chorus pedal, various TECH-21 pedals, Digitech 2101, Alesis Quadraverb GT.

Additional notes

K-Sound is a musician driven studio with over 35 years of professional live and studio experience available. Engineering experience was gained by working as an assistant for top Atlantic engineer in his home studio for several years. K-Sound opened for private use in '94, allowing booking of other artists in 1999.

Primary use Secondary use
Recording Demos
Recording level MIDI level
High Just learning
Commonly work (with) Completed songs/demos/jingles
Other musicians More than 100