Whats in your studio?

Brad_C

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For you people who record in their own studio professional and have done it for years. What gear do you have in your studio and if you have a website direct me to it please. It will be greatly appreciated.
 
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Brad_C said:
For you people who record in their own studio professional and have done it for years. What gear do you have in your studio and if you have a website direct me to it please. It will be greatly appreciated.

Know ahead of time I shoot all trespassers without question. :D

Here's what's in my studio at the moment, at quick glance. I may have missed some items, and I have a pile of gear in the attic as well but I'm too lazy to climb up there to answer this quesiton.

Mixers:
(1) Tascam TM-D4000 8 buss digital mixer w/3 adat cards
(6) Tascam TM-D1000 4 buss digital mixers
(1) Numark CM-1000R analog mixer
(1) Samson MPL2242 analog mixer
(1) Homemade 16-ch stereo summing amp (for outboards)
(2) Rolls RM203

Monitors:
(2) Urei 809's
(4) Severely hacked Aiwa Home theater Speakers
(1) 12" Sub of some kind

Amps:
(2) Alesis RA-100
(1) Alesis RA-250

Recorders:
(6) Akai DR16 w/Adat cards
(2) Akai DR8 w/Adat cards
(1) Akai DD1000
(1) Akai DL1500 remote
(1) Tascam 202MKII
(2) Motu 2408's (I generally use these as adat-tdif format converters)

Midi Interfaces:
(4) Emagic Unitor8's
(5) Emagic AMT-8's

Samplers:
(2) Akai S700's
(1) Roland MKS100
(1) Roland S-550 w/homemade hard drive interface (floppies suck!)

Sound Modules:
(1) Korg EX800
(1) Korg MU3R
(1) Korg Triton Rack
(2) Yamaha TG-55
(1) Yamaha TG-77
(1) Yamaha MU90R
(1) Casio VZ-10M
(1) Casio VZ-8M
(1) Peavey Bass Module
(1) Roland SC880
(1) Roland MDC1
(1) EMU Proteus 1000
(1) Kurzweil PX1000 Expander

Percussion:
(1) EMU Procussion
(1) Alesis D4
(1) Alesis D5
(1) Akai XE8
(1) Kawai R100

Percussion Controllers
(1) Roland PM16
(1) Aforementioned D4/D5
(2) "Antique" Simmons drum kits merged together as one with some Roland trigger pads

Outboards:
(1) Roland VP70
(1) Ross DPX Mainframe EQ
(1) Behringer Ultra-Curve Pro
(1) Behringer Composer Pro
(1) Zoom Studio
(1) Chandler Tube Overdrive
(2) Art FXR-Elite
(2) Yamaha R100 mini units
(2) Alesis Midiverb II
(1) Alesis Quadraverb
(1) Behringer Virtualizer Pro

Instruments:
(1) Casio Midi Guitar (Ibanez built)
(1) Ibanez Artist Pro electric guitar
(1) Modded Phantom headless bass
(1) Fender Prophecy electric bass
(1) Baldwin upright piano
(6) Assorted violins, cello, clarinet, flute.
(1) homemade midi-bass that just needs a body, neck already retrofitted.
(1) Yamaha G10/G10C pair midi guitar controller
(3) various "piece of shit plywood guitars" in strat-like shapes.

Synths:
(1) Roland D10 Synth
(1) Roland D50 Synth
(1) Fender Chroma Polaris
(1) Yamaha PF85 digital piano

Other:
(1) Oz Audio HR4 headphone amp
(1) Tascam MA-88 a/d --> tdif
(1) Alesis AI-3 a/d <--> lightpipe

Amplifiers:
(1) Peavey TKO-65 bass amp
(1) Highly modded Acoustic 270 head
(1) Acoustic 204 4x12 cabinet about to receive four vintage celestians
(1) Crate BX-25 mini bass amp
(1) Crate G20CRX mini guitar amp

PC:
(1) workstation: Generic dual P4 3.x Ghz, 2gb ram, 80gb hard drive, quad video monitor.
(1) server: Compaq Proliant, 1gb ram, 1970 GB supersized raid server. (not a typo, that's 1.97 terabytes)
 
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frederic said:
Know ahead of time I shoot all trespassers without question. :D

Here's what's in my studio at the moment, at quick glance. I may have missed some items, and I have a pile of gear in the attic as well but I'm too lazy to climb up there to answer this quesiton.

Mixers:
(1) Tascam TM-D4000 8 buss digital mixer w/3 adat cards
(6) Tascam TM-D1000 4 buss digital mixers
(1) Numark CM-1000R analog mixer
(1) Samson MPL2242 analog mixer
(1) Homemade 16-ch stereo summing amp (for outboards)
(2) Rolls RM203

Monitors:
(2) Urei 809's
(4) Severely hacked Aiwa Home theater Speakers
(1) 12" Sub of some kind

Amps:
(2) Alesis RA-100
(1) Alesis RA-250

Recorders:
(6) Akai DR16 w/Adat cards
(2) Akai DR8 w/Adat cards
(1) Akai DD1000
(1) Akai DL1500 remote
(1) Tascam 202MKII
(2) Motu 2408's (I generally use these as adat-tdif format converters)

Midi Interfaces:
(4) Emagic Unitor8's
(5) Emagic AMT-8's

Samplers:
(2) Akai S700's
(1) Roland MKS100
(1) Roland S-550 w/homemade hard drive interface (floppies suck!)

Sound Modules:
(1) Korg EX800
(1) Korg MU3R
(1) Korg Triton Rack
(2) Yamaha TG-55
(1) Yamaha TG-77
(1) Yamaha MU90R
(1) Casio VZ-10M
(1) Casio VZ-8M
(1) Peavey Bass Module
(1) Roland SC880
(1) Roland MDC1
(1) EMU Proteus 1000
(1) Kurzweil PX1000 Expander

Percussion:
(1) EMU Procussion
(1) Alesis D4
(1) Alesis D5
(1) Akai XE8
(1) Kawai R100

Percussion Controllers
(1) Roland PM16
(1) Aforementioned D4/D5
(2) "Antique" Simmons drum kits merged together as one with some Roland trigger pads

Outboards:
(1) Roland VP70
(1) Ross DPX Mainframe EQ
(1) Behringer Ultra-Curve Pro
(1) Behringer Composer Pro
(1) Zoom Studio
(1) Chandler Tube Overdrive
(2) Art FXR-Elite
(2) Yamaha R100 mini units
(2) Alesis Midiverb II
(1) Alesis Quadraverb
(1) Behringer Virtualizer Pro

Instruments:
(1) Casio Midi Guitar (Ibanez built)
(1) Ibanez Artist Pro electric guitar
(1) Modded Phantom headless bass
(1) Fender Prophecy electric bass
(1) Baldwin upright piano
(6) Assorted violins, cello, clarinet, flute.
(1) homemade midi-bass that just needs a body, neck already retrofitted.
(1) Yamaha G10/G10C pair midi guitar controller
(3) various "piece of shit plywood guitars" in strat-like shapes.

Synths:
(1) Roland D10 Synth
(1) Roland D50 Synth
(1) Fender Chroma Polaris
(1) Yamaha PF85 digital piano

Other:
(1) Oz Audio HR4 headphone amp
(1) Tascam MA-88 a/d --> tdif
(1) Alesis AI-3 a/d <--> lightpipe

Amplifiers:
(1) Peavey TKO-65 bass amp
(1) Highly modded Acoustic 270 head
(1) Acoustic 204 4x12 cabinet about to receive four vintage celestians
(1) Crate BX-25 mini bass amp
(1) Crate G20CRX mini guitar amp

PC:
(1) workstation: Generic dual P4 3.x Ghz, 2gb ram, 80gb hard drive, quad video monitor.
(1) server: Compaq Proliant, 1gb ram, 1970 GB supersized raid server. (not a typo, that's 1.97 terabytes)

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: WOW.... :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

How long did it take you to get all of your gear? And, do you have any pictures of your studio... :D ?
 
Brad_C said:
For you people who record in their own studio professional and have done it for years. What gear do you have in your studio and if you have a website direct me to it please. It will be greatly appreciated.
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Sampler said:
How long did it take you to get all of your gear? And, do you have any pictures of your studio... :D ?

http://frederic.midimonkey.com

when the page comes up, click "studio" on the upper left.

Took me a long time. I did not walk into Sam-Ash with my amex and give them a list, trust me.

If you look through my gear list, you can see approximately what years during each decade I went on a shopping spree.
 
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whats in my home music recording studio

Mac Set up
Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8Ghz
160Gb
OSX Version 10.3.9 Panther
Maxtor 200Gb firewire External Drive
Digi Design Digi 002 Console
Pro Tools L.E 6.9
Ableton Live Digidesign Edition
Propellorhead Software Reason Adapted
IK Multimedia SampleTank SE
IK Multimedia Amplitube LE
IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ
Power Mac G3 Series
20Gb hard drive
OS 9.2.2
Tascam US-428 Digital audio workstation controller
MXL V67 Condensor Mic
MXL V57M
Presonus Bluetube Mic PreAmp
Technics RS-TR373 / Cassette Recorder
AIWA XC-RW700 / CD Rewritable recorder
Sony CRX1611-82U / CD-R/RW
EMU SP-1200
W/ EMU Sound Library
Korg Triton Classic 61 Key
W/ Piano/Classic Keyboards EXB-PCM01
Studio Essentials EXB-PCM02
Orchestral Collection EXB-06/07
4GB SCSI External drive
AKAI S5000 Midi Sampler
2Technics 1200 Turntables
2Technics 1210 Turntables
Technics 1200 mixer


Vintage Keyboard Synth & Drum Machine Sound Library[/FONT]
Linn Drum Oberheim DX Crumar Performer Elka Synthex Roland SH101 Drumulator Sakata DPM48 Casio RZ1 Soundtech/EH Rhythm12 Jupiter 6 Strings Prophet VS Yamaha DD10 Eminent 310 Strings Yamaha CS80 Roland D50 SuperNova II Yamaha CS5 Jen Bass Pedals ARP Pro-Soloist Korg Trident
Casio SK1 Roland MKS50 module Nord Modular Commodore 64 Moog Opus Strings Pearl Syncussion Pearl DRX-1 Hammond M102 Roland RS202 Kawai K5000S Sound Master SR88 Roland Alpha Juno 2 Roland TD-7 Roland D110 Roland TR505 Absynth Drums Casio PT30 Yamaha FS1R Emulator 2 Oberheim Matrix 12 Yamaha SY2 Gem DEX20 Moog Voyager Yamaha CVS-10 MicroMoog Korg Wavestation GEM S2 Farfisa Soundmaker EDP Wasp Casio CZ101 Suzuki SX-500 Wurlitzer EP203W Ensoniq SQRMellotron Ensoniq SQ80 Roland Synths Korg X5DR Roland Vocoder+ Akai XR10 Wurlitzer EP200 Fender Rhodes Clavinet D6 ARP String Ensemble Prophet 5 Alesis HR16 K-Station Yamaha RX11 Yamaha DX7 Korg M1 ARP 2600 MemoryMoog Ace Tone 'Rhythm Ace' Fricke MFB512
Korg DDM110 / DDM220 Roland TR606 Roland CR78 RMI Electrapiano Hammond B3 Farfisa organ Dubreq Stylophone Boss DR55 Hohner Pianet T Fairlight CMI Moog Taurus Boss DR220 Roland TR808 Roland TR909 Roland TR707 Roland TR727 Yamaha CP70 MXR 185 Korg DDD-1 Akai XE8 DrumTraks Kawai R50 / R50e Sequential Tom Mattel Synsonic Theremin Vako Orchestron Chamberlin Casio VL-Tone Scratches PPG Wave 2.2 Simmons SDSV PolyMoog ARP Odyssey Modulus Monowave MiniMoog Linn LM-1 50s SciFi Chapman Stick Alesis SR16 Vox Continental Korg MS20 Arturia MMV Oberheim Matrix 1000 Roland TB303 Korg Polysix Roland System 100 Linn 9000 Alesis Nanobass
 
My list is not nearly as long as those above:

>DAW (PC recording)
Audigy2 Pro ZS
dual 17" crt
SATA harddisk
FL Studio
Adobe Audition
Vegas 4.0
AMD AthlonXP
>Roland MC-303 (groovebox)
>BOSS SP-303 (sampler)
>BOSS DR660 (drum machine)
>Evolution (MIDI controller)
>Casio (cheap-O keyboard)
>Technics 1200mkIIs (DJ turntables)
>Gemini PMX-09 (DJ mixer)
>Tascam US428 (multitrack audio interface)
>ART (tube preamp)
>Yamaha (MIDI router)
>Sure sm57 (dynamic mic)
>ATR35 (dynamic mic)
>Marshall 2001 (LD condensor mic)
>Alesis 3630 (famed compressor :) )
>Alesis Monitor One mk2s (monitors)
>Alesis RA300 (amplifier)
>Crown (amplifier)
>SoundCraft Folio (line mixer)

lotsa other crap as well! :D

lotsa cheap foam
broadband absorber frams with no 703/705 yet
misc. stands
reel-to-reel
 
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Here's my list:

Instruments
Boston studio grand piano
Drum kit
Cello (cheap, but nice strings)
Clarinet (student line)
Benge Trumpet (usually rides in my car)
Benge Trombone (usually rides in my car)
Johnson acoustic guitar
Rogue electric bass
Various random hand percussion

Hardware
PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 2G RAM, 750GB HD
PowerMac G4 tower (for certain video editing in Mac OS 9)
Two 15" LCD panels (2048x768 combined resolution)
Presonus FirePod 8 channel interface
M-Audio FW1814 8 channel interface
Peavey PV8 mixer
Shure PG58 (cheap dynamic)
Shure 565SD (pretty decent, inexpensive dynamic)
Shure VP88 stereo condenser
Oktava MK-012 (Russian)
6x AKG D2300S mics
AT 2020
Studio Projects B3
2x Nady CM-90
Nady RSM-2 ribbon
Nady DM-90 kick mic (ugh)
AKG D112 kick mic
Realistic stereo mic (old, cheap)
A few thousand feet of mic cable
M-Audio BX8 monitors
Various headphones, including one JVC wireless pair
Tranzport wireless edit controller

Software
MOTU Digital Performer 4.6
BIAS Deck
BIAS Peak LE
Cakewalk Metro
Sound Studio
VST-AU Adapter
Tons of freeware VST and audio unit plug-ins.
A few shareware plug-ins that I'll pay for if I ever actually end up using them in a track....
The tool I wrote to export BIAS Deck project files to OMF files so I could import them into Digital Performer.... :D

Soon to be up for sale:
Mackie CR1604 mixer w/ rotopod and OTTO-1604.
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz
M-Audio Delta 1010LT
Antares Auto Tune 3/4
Cubase SX (original version)
Presonus headphone amp
 
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From my insurance list...

Current Gear List:

Guitars: (and Cases)
1988 Charvel Model 6
1983 Fender MIJ Squier Stratocaster
1982 Ibanez Destroyer II
2001 Dean Exotica Maple FM Acoustic/Electric
1987 Fender F-265c Acoustic
1983 Applause 12 String Acoustic
1993/4 Fender Squier Standard Precision Bass (Fender Logo?)
1992 Hohner-Steinberger B2A Active Stick Bass
2004 Oscar Schmidt OE30 Semi Hollowbody (China)
2004 Oscar Schmidt OE30 Semi Hollowbody (Indonesia)
2004 Oscar Schmidt OE40 Full Size Jazz Hollowbody (Black)
2004 Oscar Schmidt OE40 Full Size Jazz Hollowbody (Maple)
2004 Fender 50th Anniversary Golden Stratocaster
198? 1968 RI Fender Stratocaster

Amps:
1983 Marshall Lead 12 Combo
1987 Fender Princeton Stereo Chorus
2004 Avatar 4x12 Stereo Speaker Cabinet (Celestion./ Eminence Drivers)

12 Space Road Rack/Dolley consisting of:
1991 Mesa-Boogie Quad Preamp/FU-2A Controller
Furman Lighted Power Distributor
ADA Micro-Cab Cabinet Simulator
ART SGE Mach II Digital Effects Processor
DBX 166A Stereo Compressor-Limiter
Rocktron Hush II Noise Reduction Unit
Behringer PX1000 Balanced Patch Bay
TubeWorks MosValve 962 Power Amp

Microphones (and Shockmounts)
Large Diaphragm Condensers:
MXL V67G
MXL 990
CAD GXL2200
Oktava MK-319

Small Diaphragm Condensers:
MXL 603s (Matched Pair)
Behringer ECM8000 Calibration Mics (Pair)
KEL Audio HM-1

Dynamic:
Shure SM57 (Unidyne III-USA)
Shure SM58
Sennheiser e609 Silver
University Sound (Altec) U660A

Keyboard/MIDI:
Roland Juno-106/Midi
Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine
Yamaha TQ-5 Tone Module/Sequencer
M-Audio 2x2 USB MidiSport
Roland MPU-401 MIDI Port Breakout Box
M-Audio 88es 88 Key MIDI Controller
M-Audio SP-2 Sustain Pedal

Misc:
Mackie Control Universal DAW Controller
Mackie “Big Knob” Studio Command Center
Behringer MX2004A Eurorack Mixer (On Rolling Rack Stand)
Event Electronics “Tria” Powered Monitor Speakers/Subwoofer
Yamaha NS-A635 Monitor Speakers
Minimus 7 Monitor Speakers
Symetrix SX202 Dual Channel Mic Preamp
Lexicon MX200 Dual Effects Processor (USB Link)
FMR RNC-1773 Compressor w/ Rack Kit
Symetrix 522 Dual Channel Compressor/Limiter/Expander/Gate/Ducker
ART PRO VLA Compressor
Aphex 107 Dual Mic Preamp (NOS JAN 12AX7 Tubes) (Modified-Tubessence Bypassed)
Ashley CL-100 Compressor
Roland SRV-3030 24 Bit Digital Reverb
Kawai EQ-8 8 Channel Parametric EQ
DOD R-909 Digital Delay
Furman RP-8 Power Conditioner (2)
Alesis RA150 Reference Amplifier
Kenwood KA-2002 Stereo Monitor Amplifier
Kenwood Reference CD (5 Disc) Player
TC-37 Stereo Control Module (2 sets speakers 3 sources)
Yamaha Q2031A Stereo 1/3 Octave Graphic Equalizer
(Sell) M-Audio Delta 44 24bit/96k PCI Card / Breakout Box
M-Audio Delta 1010 24bit/96k Interface/Rackmount 10x10 Box
Line 6 Guitarport v2.0
Behringer Ultra DI-100 Active Direct Box
RS SPL Meter
EFX AB/Y Box
Sabine, Korg and Seiko Digital Tuners
QuikTime digital metronome
Audio Technica ATH-M40fs Headphones
AKG K-130 Stereo Headphones
Sony MDR-V150 Headphones
Behringer HA4700 Headphone Amp
PX1000 Patchbay
Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal
Yamaha MFC-5 Midi Pedal
Jade Audio 8 channel balanced snake
Auralex 2” 48 sq ft. acoustic treatment w/ Bass traps
Misc. 19” Racks (12 slant/16 straight) /Shelves
Misc. Mic boom (82”) stands/booms/pop filters, Mixer and Keyboard stands…
Misc Cables, Cables, Cables, Cable organizers, Adaptors, Cases and Covers…
Lava Lamp !!


Computer: (Dual Monitor)
APC 1400 UPS/Power Conditioner
AMD Athlon 1800+ 1.53 Ghz PC (Palomino/SSE)
1024 Mb DDR RAM
40 Gb HD (Apps) 60 Gb HD (Audio Data)
Matrox G400Max+ Dual Head Video Card
Dual Acer 19” LCD Flat Panel Monitors
HP CD Burner
160 Gb Firewire/USB 2.0 external backup drive
Dual Keyboard Setup
Belkin USB Hub / MiniHub
 
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