Studio hardware
Here is a list of the equipment I currently own. It will be expanded as I buy more stuff, an unavoidable fact for a gadget junkie like me. Pictures and better descriptions will follow.
Computer
Apple, iBook
1.33 MHz CPU, 768 Mb RAM, 60 Gb hard drive, 14" screen and most important,
it's shiny white. Runs the latest MacOS X.
ASUS, A6Km
1.6 MHz 64bit AMD Turion CPU, 1.5 Gb RAM, 100 Gb hard drive, 15" widescreen.
Runs WinXP, Zeta and Solaris.
Mixer
Soundcraft, Spirit folio Rac Pac
14 channels (2 stereo) and 4 groups. Has lotsa effect sends and returns
Microphones
Audio Technica, ATM31
Unidirectional electret condenser microphone.
I have two of these nice mics.
Headphones
AKG, K240 Studio
Open design.
Monitor
Alesis, Monitor 1 active mk2
Sounds just great. Got very good review in SOS magazine.
Effects
TC, Triple C
Mighty cool compressor
TC, M300
Quite affordable multieffect (owns 2 of them ;o) with good sound
Sound card
Presonus, Firepod
Connected to my iBook via firewire. 8 balanced analog inputs/outputs. SPDIF in/out. MIDI in/out.
Fully balanced send/return jacks on input channels 1 and 2. Slightly pricey for home use, but I like it.
M-Audio, Audiophile 24/96
PCI card, 2 analog I/O, spdif I/O, MIDI I/O. Unfortunatley, the analog I/O is not balanced.
I just own this card, I don't use it anymore.
Synths
Yamaha, DX7ii
Old FM synth from the late 80's
Roland, Juno 106
Das analog machine, say no more
Sound modules
Alesis, S4
Alesis first rack unit
Yamaha, Motif rack
Needs no comment, I guess
Roland, MKS50
Rack unit version of Juno alpha 1
Roland, PG300
Controller unit for MKS50
Roland, R5
Drum machine
Guitars
Aria Pro II, Heritage
Was cheep, but nice to play on. Equipped with 3 pickups
- Late 80's Ibanez (neck)
- Seymour Duncan SH-4 Jeff Beck (bridge)
- Roland GK-3 MIDI pickup (really bridgy)
Both analog pickups can be switched between humbucker and single-coil mode.
Burns, Flyte
Late 70's model, cool design, not playable due to twisted neck
Guitar amp
Carlsbro, Hornet 15
Little 15W combo amp with kinda raw sound.
Unfortunatley it lacks a builtin spring reverb unit.
Guitar effects
Carl Martin, The Fuzz
Distortion stompbox
Digitech, Genesis 3
Amp modelling, effects
Line 6, Tone core Constrictor
Compressor stompbox
Morley, Wha-wha
Classic stuff indeed. Jimi Hendrix used those
Roland, GI-20
MIDI interface. This unit generates MIDI notes from the guitar via the GK-3 pickup.
Bass
Burns, Flyte
Late 70's model, cool design
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Saturday, 08-Apr-2006 12:39:48 PDT
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