Me in my studio: Hauschka
![Intro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/31f674118659c9e73b5965ba98b2a56d-320-80.jpg)
Intro
"My studio is in a very old building from 1900 in Düsseldorf. Because I am mainly recording acoustic instruments and especially the piano, everything is focused on that instrument.
"I have a two year old Zimmermann piano, which is a brand belonging to Bechstein. This particular piano is a great instrument as it has a very bright but also quite bassy sound. I record every take of the piano with six microphones in stereo pairs and as I am mostly recording, mixing and producing myself, the equipment has to be very close to me as a player."
![Piano](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bf0b3e5c67f0a2ac48d88597c61d7b73-320-80.jpg)
Piano
"The Microphone settings are two Schoeps with an MK4 capsule on the front, two Groovetubes GT44s on the bottom and DPA 4061 above the tuning nails."
![Schoeps Mk4 microphone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86a741aeeece3c4b3b6d9c63ea3134ab-320-80.jpg)
Schoeps Mk4 microphone
"The Schoeps Mk4s have a great warm and full on sound. I use them in combination with the Mytek Stereo 192 ADC."
![Groovetubes GT44](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/faa438af2295090f9b237d9c02d1461f-320-80.jpg)
Groovetubes GT44
"The Groovetubes mics are the first microphones I bought myself and they have a wonderful valve sound. I use them as well for string recordings but they need to warm up for at least an hour."
![DPA 4061](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/920cf624c53484fbe30a7b4a80c2090e-320-80.jpg)
DPA 4061
"The DPA 4061s are very small and you can use them for recording cellos or violins. Here I am using them inside of the piano to get a very close up sound of the various preparations. A lot of times I use beer bottle caps as a tambourine on one string."
![Soundcraft Spirit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6fe14d37d77e6a4b7c1ca4eb9520ad6a-320-80.jpg)
Soundcraft Spirit
"I have quite an old Soundcraft Spirit desk which sounds nice and warm. It has good mic preamps and I mostly mix with it then record back into the computer.
"Resting on the mixing board there is a Korg Monotribe which I bought in Japan not long ago and I use for some delays. All my bass sounds come from the Roland JP8000."
![Audio Interface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b79641dd87c7e3cab0b37d4c432bfdf-320-80.jpg)
Audio Interface
"I have only a few things for outboard as I dont like too much compression. So, I have an Akai analogue filter, a Motu 828 and a RME Fireface 800. In the computer I have as well a UAD-2 Card."
![Wem CopyCat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/91f5f28f95f0116fa764d8fe233fa738-320-80.jpg)
Wem CopyCat
"I love the Copy Cat from WEM as a delay source and it is constantly used."
![Eventide Timefactor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5b605a185c0152a1fb5f340f2eeeeabe-320-80.jpg)
Eventide Timefactor
"I also use an Eventide Timefactor delay, which is a great little chaos machine that I ordered from Steim Institute in Amsterdam."
![Mytek](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/773eeffae833173e62e6cf985896f73b-320-80.jpg)
Mytek
"The MYtek Stereo192 ADC is my newest piece I bought. It's an A/D Converter and it has a great sound."
![Harmonium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/38ede76bb1681fcaf0f3098d9ec33e5e-320-80.jpg)
Harmonium
"From time to time I am using the Harmonium from my great Grandmother which was made in 1880. It is in a perfect condition and it sounds like a huge Accordion. I like it a lot."