This topic can be used for us to review each others audio equipment for our own general knowledge, and to ask the users about whatever interests us for our own potential future purchases. Setting a template:
Monitor Speakers:
Headphones:
Sound Card:
Sequencer / Keyboard:
Mics:
Mixer / Pre-amp:
Other:
My Gear.
Monitor Speakers:
Behringer B2031A Truth
Headphones:
Sennheiser HD570
AKG K240M
Sequencer / Keyboard:
Yamaha Motif ES8
Mics:
Blue Ball
Shure SM58
Apex435
Samson Q7
AKG D-660S
Mixer / Pre-amp:
Soundcraft Spirit Folio F1 Mixer
Behringer Ultragain Pro Tube Pre-amp.
Other:
Quick Lok Cables and Stands.
Samson PS01 Pop filter.
Some no-name foam acoustic treatment locally produced.
All my 'gear' is pants, but i can list it if you guys want a laugh :P
Monitor speakers: KRK RP-5
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
Mixer: Tapco Blend 6
Other: Auralex MoPAD (Monitor Isolation Pads)
Monitor Speakers:
ZOMG, my pc is connected to my hifi! :lol:
Headphones:
Sennheiser HD 205
Sequencer / Keyboard:
Yamaha CS1x
Mics:
A really crappy one
Other - Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
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Monitor Speakers:
Um some cheapo ones I bought for £5 they do sound good though amazingly
Headphones:
Some cheapo ones :D
Sequencer / Keyboard:
none
Mics:
built into the above cheapo headset
Mixer / Pre-amp:
none
Too bad I sold my Casio WK-1200 so I cannot brag owning it here :P It was an excellent synth for its price but it was too ugly, I had to choose between my wife and it... Well, it is soon time for an upgrade. Also had Edirol FA-101, which was truly great sound card but I didnt need 10 i/o anymore so it had to go as well. Current gear:
Speakers:
Audio Pro Black diamond
Headphones:
Old Technics (needs an upgrade)
Sound card:
Alesis IO|2 USB interface
Mics:
Shure 58
Other:
POD guitar amp modeller, Fender Stratocaster (US), 7-string Fender Stagemaster, Peders semi-acoustic steel string and a Jackson custom
Good point mentioning Sound Card, I'll edit the original post to include it.
My sound card is the M-audio 24/96
@ seventhson
Could you give your opinion on the pluses and minuses of the KRK RP-5s. Do they give a solid enough bass response for only having a 5 inch woofer? Have you had the opportunity to test them against other monitors in the price range?
@ dBlues, you must have a great wife! some folks would've made the alternate decision :)
This is the situation in my studio :
(http://i12.tinypic.com/66tayq0.jpg)
~ PC : Win2000 SP4 651 Mhz - Soundcards : SB Live ! and a simple SB PCI.
~ Monitoring : two identical small stereo sets around the screen. Positioned according to my 4 channel concept.
~ Amplification : A switchbox can choose to connect the outputs to the hifi-system at the backwall. 4 cheap 100 W speakers positioned in the same way, driven by 2 regular stereo-amps.
~ Mixing : Left on the desk the selfmade inputmixer, 12 in 2 out, plus a section with 2 in (line or mic preamp) 2 out.
Instruments :
~ Right table : The modified EMS Synthi AKS analog synthesizer.
~ Left table : 3 Casio SK-1 sampler keyboards. 2 of them are modified into one case and interconnected, the Twins.
~ Foreground : A laptop, W98 600 Mhz, with it's own amp and speakers, used to play live with OMPT.
~ Microphones : non-descript types, just for the occasional sample.
~ Headphones : the same type. Not used while composing, just for the occasional singer dubbing a track.
~ Out of sight : Audio system in the livingroom, next to the studio, is connected to the aux-input of the SB Live! card.
So I can record from an audio-CD, FM radio, TV, VHS player, or gramophone.
Sam I like how you have MPT open ;)
Got enough keyboards?
You're a sharp spectator.
And enough keyboards indeed, to do my thing.
Sam...I hate you.
Not really, of course, but my GOD, what I'd give for your studio!
Monitor Speakers:
Nothing, really. Logitech ZX-something or others...
Headphones: Samson RH-600s. Not bad, cheap, but good. Sometimes touchy on the treble
Sound Card: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeGamer. Only because Dell didn't offer XtremeAudio...or whatever the option was...=/
Sequencer / Keyboard: Roland HPi-7 digital piano. E-Mu Xboard61 USB Midi controller. Currently circuitbending a Casio CTK-481. Reason 3 and MPT.
Mics: 2x Behringer C-2s. Cheap, absolutely gorgeous sounding mics for beginners.
Mixer / Pre-amp: Alesis MultiMix 8 USB. Very nice USB mixer.
Other: Voice...lol
2 SoundCrafter
Don't be sad or jealous. It took me tens of years to get this configuration.
Monitor Speakers:
Creative I-Trique 5600 (5.1), not really monitors
Ordered and still waiting for it: Creative GigaWorks S750 (7.1), not really monitors either
Headphones:
AKG K-271 Studio (<-- now those are my monitors :nuts:)
Sennheiser MX-400 (for listening)
Sennheiser MX-450 (for listening)
Sound Card:
Creative X-Fi Elite Pro ( the one with console )
Sequencer / Keyboard:
Logitech G-15 Gamers keyboard :nuts:
Roland FP-2 Digital Piano
Yamaha PSR-740 Performance keyboard
Yamaha PSR-300 Performance keyboard (sold when I bough the 740)
Yamaha PSR-73 (never use it anymore and lent it out)
Mics:
Some cheap Sony mic.
Mixer / Pre-amp:
An old AKAI amp, which I only use to amp the mx-400 with.
Other:
Lots of software to compensate for the missing hardware.
@ LPchip
I use the AKG-K240M headphones since they're a studio standard for like 30 years and renowned for there honesty in sound reproduction. But I'm inclined to know what your K-271s sound like. Are they that old school speaker-like sound, or do they have the modern silky-sound approach. Do you find them overly strong in certain frequencies or lacking in some?
Cheers!
Here is my absolutely massive equipment list:
-HP Pavilion5250 Laptop computer with stock soundcard
-Paradigm bookshelf speakers (in desperate need of reference monitors)
-Realistic 150 watt amp (ancient history and crackles and cackles like a witch)
-1 no name 12 dollar microphone
-Sony MDR- V180 headphones (not accurate in the least)
-2 cucumber sandwiches
-5 cups of tea
-1 brain with a few musical ideas
-a 1954 rudge whitworth bicycle
-issue 1 of Star Trek: TNG "The Gift" in mint condition (DC comics 1990)
Obvioulsy, Modplug Tracker is my audio program, and I use many many vsts and vstis, so I have a tonne of software effects and instruments, all of which are freeware, no shareware or purchased products.
Quote from: "KrazyKatz"@ LPchip
I use the AKG-K240M headphones since they're a studio standard for like 30 years and renowned for there honesty in sound reproduction. But I'm inclined to know what your K-271s sound like. Are they that old school speaker-like sound, or do they have the modern silky-sound approach. Do you find them overly strong in certain frequencies or lacking in some?
Cheers!
Actually, the K271 is the sequal to the K240. They sound nearly alike, except that the K240 goes down to 20 hz, and mine goes down to 16 hz.
EDIT: and a tiny detail, the ear shelves are slightly larger I believe.
Quote from: "KrazyKatz"@ dBlues, you must have a great wife! some folks would've made the alternate decision :)
;) Well, it was a tough call. (But in the end of the day, I need a new keyboard anyway :P)
(sorry for off-topic post)
QuoteActually, the K271 is the sequal to the K240. They sound nearly alike, except that the K240 goes down to 20 hz, and mine goes down to 16 hz.
You sure you not talking about the K-240S? They're supposed to be the sequel to the K-240M. Ive had a brief listen to those and they have a very similar sound with a lightly enhanced bass reproduction, and I think a hint less bright.
Quote from: "KrazyKatz"QuoteActually, the K271 is the sequal to the K240. They sound nearly alike, except that the K240 goes down to 20 hz, and mine goes down to 16 hz.
You sure you not talking about the K-240S? They're supposed to be the sequel to the K-240M. Ive had a brief listen to those and they have a very similar sound with a lightly enhanced bass reproduction, and I think a hint less bright.
When I bough the K-271 Studio, the man in the shop let me listen to a K240. I told him that I wanted the K271 explicitly, so it was ordered from germany. That man told me the difference.
Quote from: "SoundCrafter"
Sound Card: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeGamer. Only because Dell didn't offer XtremeAudio...or whatever the option was...=/
The Xtremeaudio isn't even a proper X-Fi card anyway, it's basically the Audigy SE, no acceleration whatsoever, and X-Fi features are doen in software.
The Xtremegamer isn't that bad a card, well, apart from the fact it's a creative card..
Quote from: "Sam_Zen"2 SoundCrafter
Don't be sad or jealous. It took me tens of years to get this configuration.
haha...well I'm more than willing to give a few years for THAT! haha.
I knew Sam was actually the wizard from OZ. :D
Sam, you'd think with all those interesting and expensive gadgets you could spring for the ergonomic chair. A buckskin on a fold-out makes me envision one dude with a monster backache. :D
Not that I can say much, I purchased a metal fold out myself, but instead I go totally bare back. :oops:
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My setup is pretty straight forward.
A $10 chair.
A $20 composite wood desk. (thank you Wal Mart)
A moderately fast computer. (I've had for about 3 years)
A 22" wide flat screen LCD (just got)
$50 Philips deskstop speaker system (just got)
MODPLUG TRACKER (latest test version) (had since the beginning of time)
Lotz of VSTi's and samples. (I have my sources)
And a sick, inconsolable mind. (thanks Mom)
Coffee helps on occasion. (where would we all be without South America?)
Ive been heavily exposed to music since I was in diapers and I can tell you with all certainty and conviction that the real equipment is what ya got on the inside.
2 Matt
The only expensive thing is the Synthi, for which I had to pay the loan for years, and I don't consider it a gadget.
The rest of the stuff is second-hand or self-made, so quite cheap.
Those things I already owned before starting with pc-tracking, so why throw them in the bin ? Better add the potentials.
And you're right. The only tool that really counts is the mind.
Let's see here.. computer.. brain.. fingers... yeah, that's it. :)
Monitor Speakers:Quote from: "JoJo"ZOMG, my pc is connected to my hifi!
:nuts:
so my monitors are a pair of JVC SP-E37BK with 50 watts each
+ a pair of DELTA 70 standboxes with 70/100 watts that add the bass
Headphones:i continuosly ruin my headphones twice a year, so i don't buy expensive ones
==> no name product: iON iHP03
Sound Card:Terratec Phase 88 SE
Soundblaster 16 / AWE 32
Realtek AC97 Audio (onboard)
Sequencer / Keyboard:OMPT build .48
Trust 3010A Wireless keyboard ;)
E-MU Xboard 49 (although i don't/can't use it at the moment)
Mics:-Phillips SBC MD110 (quite shitty)
-cheap iON dj mic
Mixer / Pre-amp:iON iMX02 battle mixer ::)
(trying to buy a Numark EM-260 with kaoss pad)
Other: 2x direct drive turntables (my scratching skills could use some improvement)
comfortable leather office chair
lots of software + samples
multi platform glass table
PC:Pentium 805 D - 2,66 GHz Dual Core
1024 DDR Ram - Geforce fx 7600 gt - 17" TFT
plus ca. 700GB of disk space
some pic will follow when i'm in the mood for cleaning or for exposing my addiction to garbage and chaos
:lol:
so you want some chaos? i'm also addicted to that! :nuts:
(http://sagagames.de/ithumb/thumbs/p62000015692mr27.jpg) (http://sagagames.de/ithumb/show/p62000015692mr27.jpg)
i almost forgot the most important equipment which can partially be seen on the pic: a Donald Duck pen mug and a Carl Barks picture collection (which exists only 2000 times in this world!). And of course some classic pc games :nuts:
And here's my synth, together with 2 pcs (3rd PC is not visible, it's between the 2 visible ones ^^)
(http://sagagames.de/ithumb/thumbs/p62000022687hx57.jpg) (http://sagagames.de/ithumb/show/p62000022687hx57.jpg)
I knew Sam_Zen was way more into this than most of us!!
All hail King Zen!! :o
--altho i'm sure he enjoyed the opportunity to flaunt his studio before us!! :x
@jojo: yeah, looks familiar ^_^
btw: you seem to live at your parents place?
P.S.: updated my list....
Quote from: "BooT-SectoR-ViruZ"btw: you seem to live at your parents place?
well yeah (i'm still 17... ;) ) but how did you find out? ^^
Quote from: "Jojo"Quote from: "BooT-SectoR-ViruZ"btw: you seem to live at your parents place?
well yeah (i'm still 17... ;) ) but how did you find out? ^^
I though so too, by one small detail... and that was not the mess :P
Behind your blue synth, there's a throwser, nicelly folded lying on a chair or something, ready to be put in a closet.
Maybe its just a coinsidence, but thats a typical moms thing :P
Quote from: "LPChip"Maybe its just a coinsidence, but thats a typical moms thing :P
damn right :lol: :nuts: btw, that "chair" is a pc 8)
Quote from: "Jojo"Quote from: "LPChip"Maybe its just a coinsidence, but thats a typical moms thing :P
damn right :lol: :nuts: btw, that "chair" is a pc 8)
Hahaha even worse :) Those moms put your clothes on everything it is NOT supposed to be on! :D
Quote from: "Harbinger"i'm sure he enjoyed the opportunity to flaunt his studio before us!!
Are you guys sarcastic or what ? I don't understand. It's a bunch of limited old crap and selfmade things.
No professional speakers, mixers, soundcards, or microphones. No MIDI gear, no fast pc's.
Yes, of course I'm the happy owner of a vintage analog synth, but it also has crackling pots and switches in the meantime.
By the way, information about it can be found here :
http://www.louigiverona.com/webarchive/samzen/synth/synth.html
I just happen to be living on my own, so if I move into a new home, I immediately declare the livingroom as the studio,
and do the living in the kitchen.
OK, I can flaunt about the fact, that there is a Roland TD6 electronic drumkit too, parked by a friend, to use in jamsessions.
And I forgot some tools. The brain also needs power, so there must be some booze around, plus certain herbal products.. :)
Quote from: "LPChip"Quote from: "Jojo"Quote from: "BooT-SectoR-ViruZ"btw: you seem to live at your parents place?
well yeah (i'm still 17... ;) ) but how did you find out? ^^
I though so too, by one small detail... and that was not the mess :P
Behind your blue synth, there's a throwser, nicelly folded lying on a chair or something, ready to be put in a closet.
Maybe its just a coinsidence, but thats a typical moms thing :P
didn't even notice that....
just thought the room looks kind of small and your wallpaper seems to be a typical one for this sort of circumstances
;)
Quote from: "sam"And I forgot some tools. The brain also needs power, so there must be some booze around, plus certain herbal products.
*rofl* :lol:
as i'm working as a wholesaler for beverages i never got any problem with my alcohol supply ;)
but yeah... i should have considered that as studio equipment as well 8)
Quote from: "KrazyKatz"@ seventhson
Could you give your opinion on the pluses and minuses of the KRK RP-5s. Do they give a solid enough bass response for only having a 5 inch woofer? Have you had the opportunity to test them against other monitors in the price range?
@ dBlues, you must have a great wife! some folks would've made the alternate decision :)
Personally i'm quite happy with the RP5s.
Plus: -Clear,neutral sound
-Non fatigueing
-Not too expensive
Minus -lacks a little in clarity when it comes to the lower frequencies (But you could fix that by getting an subbass speaker i think)
But i have to say that i didn't test them against other monitor speakers,so there may be better speakers around in the same price range.
Quote from: "BooT-SectoR-ViruZ"just thought the room looks kind of small and your wallpaper seems to be a typical one for this sort of circumstances
nah, not even XD what you can see on the pic is just a little part of my room :P one little corner...