My new studio/performance setup!(graphics intense)

juncmodule · Thu 20/05/2004 18:02:44

So, I've been making electronic music for around 5+ years now. I've sold and bought more gear than I can remember. I am on and off on the "Hardware vs. Computer" arguement. When it comes to live shows, there is nothing like gear. That goes for the performer and the audience. It is a dying practice however. Laptops are getting cheaper and people accept them more in a music setting. I often hear the whole "as long as the music is good" arguement. I think that's total crap. We love a starving artists. To know that an artist worked for what he made is what most of us want. That, and that it's good music. That's why most people hate boybands and other corporate manufactured music acts. They didn't earn it. Honestly, a lot of those people are talented, but they didn't play in crappy bars for ten years before they hit it big. No respect from me. So, I am here to stand up for the hardware, even if it is a dying dinosaur.

<--analogue synth, bleep and blip

<--analogue drums baby

<--so hard to find a 3 channel DJ mixer for under $100 nowadays.

<--oh my god, it's so purty!!

So the pics are crap, but for some reason I really like that.

Since I'm pimping myself: Go HERE to check out my latest Reason/Fruityloops/Soundforge based project. Hopefully it will be the last of its kind from me. It's been two years since I've had proper gear and three years since I've performed live. Damn, I'm itching for it...

later,
-junc

Darth Mandarb · Thu 20/05/2004 18:22:05

[size=14]Good lord that's a lot of equipment!Ã,Â Reminds me of a friend of mine who is like super musician!Ã,Â He's got so much equipment that you can barely get around his basement!

He used to lug it all to the shows with him too ... then he started using a compter :(Ã,Â He rationalizes that after years of lugging all that heavy equipment from venue to venue that the computer saves his back in his old age!Ã,Â I just couldn't argue with that logic

I have no musical talent what-so-ever so all this gear just looks all the more impressive!![/size]

c.leksutin · Fri 21/05/2004 07:34:59

Nice set-up junk! I'd be jelous, but after 6 years (only 2 taking my self at all seriously) of making music, I've come of the mind that my tools dont use me, I use my tools. I'm a fan of the hardware-software cross breed set-up. If I ever get all my stuff in one place I'll take some pic's and post. but as it stands, there's not alot to look at.

Btw: How do you like that Korg gear? I can pick some up pretty cheap, but I havent had much of a chance to play with any of it.

C.

juncmodule · Fri 21/05/2004 08:11:06

If you want a decent drum machine go with Roland/Boss.

The ERmkII is okay, just not the best. As far as analogue drum sounds it's top notch. I'm a little ticked that you can only mess with the pitch and decay on the cymbals though. You have four other instruments which you can set up however you want. Pretty dynamic sounds for the most part. Lots of tweakability.

As synths go, for the money, the EA-1 is the best I've ever seen. Personally I would love to have a Roland JP-8080 in it's place (my dream synth). As far as live tweaking goes this thing is pretty slick. I've used the Yamaha DX200 and Redsound Darkstar and they both sucked. Basically when you are performing live and start tweaking you don't want to lose the basic sound, the EA-1 doesn't really let you. A small indicator light lets you know where the original value is. Really sweet feature for me.

The sequencer on both is your typical 808 step sequencer or real time keyboard(pads on the ER). Good enough for putting together loops. I haven't really used either of them a whole lot, so I'm sure I will hit limitations soon enough. You can overwrite everything in them (I don't think any Yamaha or Roland equipment lets you do that!?). So when you have four banks of 128 patterns you actually have ALL FOUR BANKS, not three banks of presets and one for user patterns. I would get the new mkII's if you can, the cases are made of metal, not plastic. I'm waiting for the lego pieces to fall off of my EA-1. The ERmkII is a little tank though.

On the "use my tools" thing. I used to run around the house banging on shit with a SP202 and a mic. Basically, it got me seven albums worth of music. Not top notch stuff though. I'm looking at upping the bar on this album(not that quality gear makes the album, just listen to Squarepushers first few albums, he used that stupid casio sampler, a QY-10, total crap gear). Most importantly I'm looking at flexibility. The sampler really sets that in stone. No matter where my style goes the sampler will be able to follow. I need to pick up a DR-202 again to be totally happy...but that can wait (by the way, I believe the DR202 is the BEST machine for creating beats). I don't really "write" music so, tools using me is kind of a requirement

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I need to stop typing and go to bed now...damn that's a long post :

later,
-junc

BOYD1981 · Fri 21/05/2004 09:52:44

i'd love a room just full of hardware, at the moment all i have is a Yamaha CS1x which i love to pieces, next on my list is an E-Mu XK6 and perhaps a CS2x, and ofcourse, everyone needs a 303... i'm really into the older stuff which is handy, because the newer stuff is really expensive, i'd love to just stock up on old 80s synths, i love all those cheesy sounds...

Andail · Fri 21/05/2004 11:05:04

That looks like the interior of a control room in the death star, in one of them old star wars movies

juncmodule · Fri 21/05/2004 17:37:41

Boyd: The CS1x is such a great keyboard. I talked to some kid in Germany that made this kick ass album with that keyboard. I don't know much about the XK6 but I had a E-MU Orbit once and it was pretty sweet.

By 303 I'm assuming you mean a TB303? Overrated crap in my opinion. If you could pick up one for $300 bucks I wouldn't say that. But $800 plus for a non midi, one sound, 20 year old piece of gear? Screw that. Then again maybe prices have gone down, I haven't looked into one in a while.

There was this golden era of gear, late 90's, where everything was under $500. Only the fancy stuff was over a grand, and even then it wasn't over $1500. Then the Korg Triton came along and ruined the electronic music industry. Everytime I go to a music store I see these all-in-one super boxes. CRAP. They all cost well over $1000 and they have ZERO knobs. ELECTRONIC GEAR WITHOUT KNOBS!? What's the point? Just buy a computer you putz. Grrr...

ALL of my gear, including my PA system only comes in under $2000 (If I had bought it all brand new, $3000).

Everyone keeps on saying how MUCH gear I have. There are only four pieces. I used to have 3 times that much. 3 keyboard stands surrounding me, maybe I'll post more pics of my old setups...

later,
-junc

Kweepa · Fri 21/05/2004 20:56:27

I don't get it.
Where are the instruments?

Gregjazz · Fri 21/05/2004 21:39:54

Nice! And now you must make an album.

Personally I like EM, but I also like keeping up with the times. (actually I just can't afford the old analog synths) But you can make your own synths with Synthedit.

Moox · Sat 22/05/2004 15:51:24

I have optimus 2 channel mixer, a fender amp, a nice mic, a single turntable, two cd players, and a tape deck in my uber cool studio!