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Studio

Music

Info on my music gear and setup, in case this's useful to someone. I'm not an expert at this, stuff here's a combination of bumbling and too much research ;3

Equipment

  • Keith McMillen K-Board
    Little USB 25 key keyboard/controller I find handy for playing stuff in a DAW.
  • Roland TR-8
    Really like using this. Sequencer is straight forward, and I'm using it to send clock elsewhere. No messing in menus.
  • Arturia Matrixbrute
    Feel like this is a bit wasted on me. Would probably be good to replace it with a keyboard and other MIDI controllers, and/or something gnarly like a PWM Malevolent.
  • Korg Electribe ES-1
    Sampler that loads from SmartMedia cards. Limited capacity, but fine and cheapish. Main downside is it can't play samples chromatically.
  • korg_electribe_ea-1
    Haven't used it much. It's fun to make weird sounds with it?
  • Korg Electribe ER-1
    Thought this was a kinda bland drum machine, but you can actually make some really cool sounds.
  • Yamaha PortaSound PS-3
    Good op-shop find! Lovely colour.
  • Yamaha QY100
    Was a fun thing to take on holiday. Nice to sit outside and play with, but normally I'm a bit too impatient to want to mess with the UI.
  • Mackie Onyx 1640i
    Big mixer I got a good price on. Was hard to find one that could work with a useful amount of effects sends. Maybe in hindsight should've got a matrix mixer.
  • alto tx132
    Way too big and too powerful for a studio, but they were only $10 more than the next size down :3
  • Sony TC-124
    Tape recorder I got at a carboot sale, doesn't work right anymore.
  • Chromatone CT-312
    Got one when they were giving them away. Feels really plasticy. I don't have the room to keep it setup, but would use it as a MIDI controller if I did.
  • Zoom H5
    Field recorder.
  • Livingstone E10 AD Delay
    Some delay pedal I got at Cash Convertors ages ago. It's all sticky for some reason, spilt tea on it maybe? https://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/livingstone/2009/e10ad
  • Some dinky generic spring reverb box. You need a little amp to drive it out of a mixer, so haven't been finding it useful now it's not attached to my bass amp.
  • M-Audio M-Gear EX-P
    Two expression pedals I have plugged-in to the Matrix Brute.
  • JLCooper MSB Plus Rev 2
    90s MIDI Router that has all the features I need. Love it. Would love another one, but they seems hard to find.
  • Roland UM-ONE mk2×2
    USB→MIDI cable for connecting my computer to other MIDI hardware.
  • Yamaha TX81Z
    FM synth for a reasonable price. Haven't tried making my own patches yet, but having fun with the stuff included and stuff I've found online.
  • Roland DEP-5
    Effects unit. Don't really understand my way around it yet, but been enjoying the stereo delay.
  • Roland JV-880
    Sounds really nice. Some real nice crystally sounds, and some big orchestra hits. You can DIY your own add-on cards, which might be a fun alternative to a sampler (for my use case)?
  • Novation 61SL MKIII
    MIDI controller keyboard. Sequencer is real nice and easy to use.

Practical Wishlist

Trying to be realistic with this :)

  • JL Cooper Synapse
    I really like the MSB+ I have, and have been looking for another (seems like I got lucky finding the first one!). Even better would be be one of these 16 input 20 output units by the same company. Would save me me a slot having to link two units too. Have never seen one for sale, just old ads. on Reverb.
    They also made a 16/20 one with the MSB branding, like the MSB versus the Rev 2 there are some differences in functionality.
  • Still trying to decide on a aampler. Problem is ones that have a gritty sound I like don't have a great workflow. I really just want to prepare the sample son my computer, put them on an SD card, and plug that in. Recording with the line-in isn't that useful to me, apart from maybe using my voice.

See Also

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