What's In Your Studio?

[nomiyah]

I'm interested in what's in your studio. Include recording system, consoles, headphones, monitors, mics, preamps, software, back up system, instruments, sequencers...There are many posts about people's studio equipment but it would be useful all in one thread. I found this post by Nick Batzdorf (hope you don't mind my reposting):I have a DAT machine, a cassette deck, a patchbay, a Kurzweil 1000PX module...and actually I just sold the Alesis DM5 module (someone is supposed to come by and pick it up).My studio consists of two G5s with MOTU PCI-424 hardware (the main G5 is my mixer), a UAD-1 card on my main G5, two PCs with Frontier Designs Wavecenter PCI cards, a third PC that I need to fix, and lots and lots of virtual instruments, sample libraries, and software. I also have two Millennia Media channel strips (I sold all my other outboard gear to buy them), a Waves L2 that I use for its converters, and Kurzweil K2500 that I use as a master controller. Then I have a drumKAT set, an Akai EWI (okay, two - one is a spare), and a Yamaha VL1. And I use Blue Sky System One monitors (sats + subwoofer). Oh, and a Digidesign MBox on my main G5 so I can run Pro Tools (I recently sold my MIX system and haven't looked back). And I have some mics.I have some other stuff kicking around the garage and in my closet that I don't use anymore, such as a Kurzweil 250RMX (K250 rack), but that's about it. It's a lot of stuff, but I used to have racks of stuff and a mixer; I also used to have much less room.This is what it most of it looks like now (except that I'm endowed with one of those oversexed 30" Apple Cinema displays instead of those two monitors): http://homepage.mac.com/virtualinstrume ... um9.htmlIf you click on Graphite album at the top, you can see how I have my computers in the garage on the other side of the wall.

[thestudioaz]

As with most folks, this isn't a complete list, I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff, here's a link to some pics also:http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/ ... ear:Roland XV-88 performance synthAlesis Ion SynthYamaha DX-7 Synth (mostly midi'd)Roland JX-3P Synth (w/pg200 programmer, mostly midi'd)Moog Prodigy SynthKurzweil K-250 Synth (yes, an original Kurzweil!!)Alesis Air FXKorg KAOSS II PadM-Audio Ozone Midi trigger M-Audio 8x8 MidiSport InterfaceMOTU 896 HD Computer InterfaceMackie Onyx 800R 8 channel Pre-AmpPresonus Tube-PreTascam US2400 automated 24 channel mixing boardYamaha 16 channel live "post" boardBehringer 16 channel mixer for the keyboards18 different custom configured guitars from fender & Gibson, including one bad-ass Gibson Les Paul Custom (and I mean custom, not as in label).There's 8 different amps from Fender, Peavey, Marshall, Vox, Crate, including the big ass Marshall Stack with the2x10/4x10 combo.A ton of stomps and efx boxesLine 6 POD modeler2 PC computers with dual core 3.2's and 2 gigs memory, 2.4 terabytes storage (that's 2400 Gigs)Cubase SX 3.1Reason 3.1Ableton Live 6.0Native Instruments Battery Drum SamplerDrumagog, Drumkit From HellKorg Wavestation, Poly 6, MS-20, legacy collectionMoog Mini-Moog virtualB-4 Virtual Organ w/ draw/pedalsLounge LizardEast West QL Symphonic ChoirsEast West QL Symphonic OrchestraThe Plug-ins are waaay too many to list but include Izotope Ozone and Trash, Vexongo, Antares, Dolby Mastering, PSP Vintage Warmer, Nomad Factory, Waves 5.0 and a ton of other reverbs, delays, phasers, drivers, flangers, chorus' etc.3 Furman Power conditionersMics: Sure sm57's & 58's, B52, Rode NT1a, a couple MXL's... kinda short on mics. N-ear Monitors, Alesis 5.1 surround monitors. 3 QSC Amps and a yamaha amp...

[mazz]

Here's my list. I don't have any photos as I'm doing a bit of re-organizing. I might post some later.PowerMac G5 Dual 2.7GHz w/ 5G RAMMac G4 800Mhz upgradeMac G4 Laptop 12"Carrillon Music PC 3.4G P4, 2G RAM, RME HDSP9652 audio card.Compaq computer 2.4 G P4 1G RAM m-audio HDSP 24 audio card (woodwind section )Motu 2408 Mk1Motu 24iMOTU 308Motu PCI 424 cardM-Audio Firewire 410Lucid GenX 6-96 Word Clock Generator Motu MTP AVMotu MTP 1Benchmark DAC1 (on its way)Presonus Central Station w/remoteElectrix Mo-FXLine 6 Filter ProLine 6 Echo ProLexicon MPX 500 (w/550 upgrade)Roland SVC-350 Vocoder (Vintage early 80's)Ibanez AD202 Analog Delay (Vintage early 80's)Funk Logic Digilog Dynamicator (absolutely quiet, includes vintage UV meter)Radikal Sac 2.2 control surfaceEvent Project Studio 8 MonitorsSony MDR V900 headphonesdbx 386 mic pre (2 ch tube, SPDIF out)dbx 166xt compressorNeumann TLM 193 MicMXL 603s (pair)SM58SM57Radial JDI passive stereo DIM-Audio Micro Track 24M-Audio 02 USB MIDI controllerM-Audio Trigger Finger USB MIDI controllerBehringer FCB 1010 MIDI Foot ControllerRoland V-Synth KeyboardEmu E-Synth UltraKorg X5DRDave Smith Instruments EvolverNord Electro 2Emu PK-6 Oberheim OB-8 (in storage but available)Korg Wavestation EXKorg X50Kurzweil SP88 piano (MIDI controller)Digital Performer 5.11Live 6Reason 3Reaktor 5Kontakt 2Peak 5Sibelius 4Finale 2007Quantum Leap Platinum Orchestra PRO XP (130 GB of 24 bit orchestra samples, 3 mic positions)Quantum Leap Symphonic ChoirsStormdrumRAVaporAdrenalineBosendorfer 290 (sampled)Steinway B (sampled)Tons of samples, loops <30G Garritan Personal OrchestraGarritan Jazz and Big BandGarritan Stradivarius ViolinSteinberg Virtual GuitaristToonTrack EZ Drummer with Latin Percussion, Vintage Rock expansionYellow Tools MajesticPercussive Adventures 1 and 2East West Gypsy (pre-ordered)Stylus RMXAtmosphere Dream SynthKorg Virtual Instrument Collection Digital and HardwareBach Stradivarius TrumpetLava Lamp (blue base, red "lava", low noise, no distortion)1964 Gibson ES175 guitarRoland Micro-cube ampAmpeg Reverb Rocket guitar amp (vintage)Harmony Tenor guitar (4 strings, tuned like Viola)Hohner Melodica

[nomiyah]

Whoa, Mazz, got enough gear? I'm kidding... thanks for all the posts. Interesting to read what's working for people.

[mazz]

Quote:Whoa, Mazz, got enough gear? I'm kidding... thanks for all the posts. Interesting to read what's working for people.Actually no, uh yes, uh no, uh yes, uh no........... I've been a gear freak since I was a kid. Now with all the great new sounds it just gets better and better. A Rhodes and a phase shifter through a Bassman 10 was IT back in "the day". That's what started it all for me.............. Bought it new, Stage 73. Wish I still had that Rhodes..... Mazz

[jeffe]

Hey!!You forgot the most important item of equipment.A creative mind. Without that, the other equipment is useless.

[andreh]

Here's mine:Atari 1040ST computerVintage AKG C12 MicKazooAndré

[edteja]

Dang, a kazoo! Boy am I jealous. No wonder I can't make the high bar listings, since I have a comb and tissue paper and JD to record it on his wax cylinder.

[arkjack]

I used to think I spent too much on stuff.... my list is short....Roland BR1600 CDRoland BR864Roland Fantom XaRoland Gr20 guitar synthTascam 414Edirol monitors..Digitech Vocal processorDBX Compressor LimiterProsonus mic preampsART FXEQ .... forget which brand...Rode NT1MXL 399AT 2020Shure SM58Peavey 57, 58 56.Couple martins, Ibanez electricls 3 basses.... On the wish list.... TC Helicon Voiceworks..... RC 50 (for performing).... A bass to set up for piccolo... Also have a PC laptop, iMac 20, a couple pcs ... and then some beat equipment for the road and the beach....Accoustisonic 30 and Bassman 30.... and a collection of hohner and lee oscar harps.... all major and minor keys....ArkJack...

[edteja]

Okay my system is a Sweetwater dual-core tower with 2G of RAM. SONAR Studio 6Presonus Tube preEEMU 0202Korg Concert PianoFender Acoustasonic Jr ampMartin D-28 (1968)Yamaha F160Cheap nylon string guitarLegend ElectricGarritan Personal OrchestraTons of free stuff downloadedOdd percussion instruments (e.g. skull drum, small Tibetan gongs)Shure SM 58Samson C01 condensor mikeA bit of luck and lots of chutzpah