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How's Ravencroft working on a 2 octave controller? :) You could free up some space by using only 1 computer keyboard.
I do use a larger controller for the Ravenscroft, but funny you should suggest that! I did try! :idk The mini-keys I bought yesterday, to tweak the Minitaur. I returned them today. Just hated them. Yeah, I think I will pack up a couple of keyboards and reconfigure the room!

"I  cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long"

Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues

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Loved last night's rig! The Earthworks piano mic system was used for amplification. Nice club in NYC called 54 Below. I was told by folks in the audience that it sounded great but wish I had asked someone to play during soundcheck so I could have heard the mic'ed sound myself. Of course the acoustic sound was killer!

 

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Wow! Beautiful! :)

"I  cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long"

Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues

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This is Godlike. Love this rig so much. How could a none professional, hobbyist like me justify for this ??? Sweat.....

Roland FP30 digital piano

Roland FA06 workstation

(Future upgrade : More Practice )

 

 

Shure m58 Mic

Komplete Audio 6 Audit Interface

 

 

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Here's my latest live setup for my Floyd band. Hammond SK1 on the bottom, FA08 in the middle, Nord Lead A1 up top. In the rack is a Behringer line mixer, stereo EQ, and a Ventilator mounted on the bottom. Speakers are JBL Eon 610's. The small mixer on top of the rack is used to control the level for sound effects going to the house, as I have to fade some of them in and out.

 

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/dan88z/EchoesRig_zps0phyl1rb.jpg

Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1

Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6

www.bksband.com

www.echoesrocks.com

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BG, it's this attachment here:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/2ndTier

 

It attaches into the back of the 2nd tier. It's pretty stable but the weld holding one of the side knobs broke in the 1st week I had it. It's not really needed with the light keyboard, but does give a little side to side stability. I need to get a friend to weld it back for me.

Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1

Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6

www.bksband.com

www.echoesrocks.com

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Shot of the boards on stands, been rare recently to have them all set up without something being packed in the car for a gig/rehearsal.

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Viscount Legend, Leslie 142, Nord Stage 3 HA88, Rhodes MK1 1977, Moog Sub 37, Dave Smith Rev2, Juno 106, DX7
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Modified a mic stand to hold the Arturia. It and the Mojo pedals control the Minitaur.

Can you show a better picture of what you did here? I've currently got my Minilogue on a music stand folded flat, and it's not really working for me.

"If you can't dazzle them with dexterity, baffle them with bullshit."
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I would be glad to!

I bought this fellow, a mic extension

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv94/ouananiche1/ms1.jpg

then cut a piece of plywood a little bigger than the keyboard

drilled a couple of holes in the wood and the hardware, so that the mic stand centers under the plywood. (sort of) http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv94/ouananiche1/ms2.jpg

I removed the guts of the mic stand, and cut it down a bit for height. I left

the threaded end alone, so the mic stand could be restored.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv94/ouananiche1/ms3.jpg

Counter sink the bolts, bend the fitting down a bit, and voila!!

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv94/ouananiche1/ms4.jpg

:)

 

 

 

"I  cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long"

Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues

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Here was my setup the last gig. (not me in the pic obviously)

Micromoog, with Yamaha VL1

Korg Kronos with PX-5S underneath.

http://diystompboxes.com/junk/microsetup.png

 

My 2 broken OB-1s

http://diystompboxes.com/junk/ob2%20smaller.JPG

Korg Kronos, Roland RD-88, Korg Kross, JP8000, MS2000, Sequential Pro One, Micromoog, Yamaha VL1, author of unrealBook for iPad.

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Hey...MicroMoog sighting! Nostalgic for me since it was my first synth way back in the day.

Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact

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There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman

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Sold my Micro 20 years ago or so and it needed some work at the time. Didn't really compare to a Mini obviously , but it was a great for a teenage kid to learn analog synthesis.

Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact

www.stickmanor.com

There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman

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This is my setup for playing with a 9 piece classic rock horn band....

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o532/sgasiecki/IMG_2227_zpsg80vsimr.jpg

 

This is my setup for a more synth heavy set...

 

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o532/sgasiecki/IMG_2164_zpshqspfjyj.jpg

 

I'm kind of a big Roland fan as you can see. What you can't see are my 2 TX-802s, Integra-7, Muse Receptor, and D-70. My Minitmoog is slightly visible in the first pic behind the Minimoog XL.

 

Great thread!

Lots of stuff
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This is my setup for playing with a 9 piece classic rock horn band....

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o532/sgasiecki/IMG_2227_zpsg80vsimr.jpg

 

 

That's a serious (and awesome!) setup for a classic rock horn band (and with a 9-piece and that gear you must play big stages)!

 

 

U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10
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Ya I'm pretty blessed being able to afford this stuff. The stage space is always an issue, with a few exceptions. If I need to, I can replace the Jupiter with the Integra, the V-synth GT with an XT, and go out with just the RD-800 in front of me, with the V-Combo and Moog to my right. It sounds pretty much the same out front, but not as much fun to play. Altho there's something to be said for having less to lug around, right? Thanks for the comments. This has been a really fun thread for me to go through. It's so interesting to see what people pick for their gear.

 

I've been thinking of down sizing a bit, going full time with the Integra and XT in place of the Jupiter and GT, and maybe looking at the Kronos 2 in leui of the RD-800. But I have to say, the piano on the RD and the customization possibilities, not to mention the fantastic keybed are keeping me from switching. I really like the real time control the Kronos has on the front panel. Any opinions on this from anyone either way? I've got the sounds covered (Integra, V-Combo, XT) if I did switch so I'm not overly concerned about the sound quality of the Kronos versus the Roland stuff... as that is a matter of individual taste anyway.

 

Thanks for a very positive first experience as a new member!

Lots of stuff
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New studio arrangement. Warning: huge pic alert.

 

As my system grew, the old arrangement became unwieldly. Instead of the tall five tier stands and disjointed work areas of the former arrangement, I spread them along the side of the wall. Another goal was to maintain a low height profile so that the sound field from the monitors was not interrupted, and so that I could see other members playing in the studio. I learned some tricks from my mother who was an interior decorator to arrive at the new setup

 

Basically there's multiple places I can work. Rhodes, Hammond, MIDI drum controller, mixing station, and MIDI station. Not shown is the space for my guitar stuff and other musicians as needed drummer, singers, brass/reeds, etc. Probably the best thing I did was place the guitar stuff and my keyboards are extreme ends of the basement, so that I could still hear my playing over the loud guitars.

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-04.JPG

 

The Hammond, Rhodes, and MIDI drum kit. I occasionally gig the Hammond XK3c/XLK3 so the assembly rests in the lower lid of its Anvil case, ready to go. I prefer not to gig the Rhodes - it is an older 1967 model with original Raymac tines that sound great but they don't hold their tuning when bumped around.

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-16.JPG

 

Here's the mixing station. The speakers swivel on the poles so I can use them either at the mixer or the keyboards. Theres racks on each side with FX compressors, digital reverbs, EQs. Hard disk recorder is Alesis HD24. The A&H mixer has proven to be very versatile for the $$$, and almost every channel is used (a 24 track recorder does not equal a 24 channel mixer). I kept the height profile of racks to the side low so that the sound field from the speakers is not interrupted. I had initial concerns about reflections off the wall but it wasnt a problem. Its a good sounding arrangement.

 

As the system grew I noticed that the noise was building up turned out to be a grounding issue. I designed a better power distribution system and now it is as quiet as a mouse.

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-06.JPG

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-07.JPG

 

MIDI station. Note the speakers rotated around. Again in the interest of preventing the sound field from being interrupted, I wanted to maintain a low height profile of the keyboard stacks on the sides.

 

The front keyboard is a master MIDI controller. There's a tier above is that isn't specifically reserved for anything - I can use is as a music stand for wide scores or for another keyboard which is infrequently used (like my Korg DSS-1 sampler). Both sides are flanked with keyboard stacks, with one exception all have MIDI retrofits. There was no way I could arrange all my keyboards from a central location so I placed the ones with deep feature sets or those I frequently tweak so they are convenient. With the exception of the ProSoloist, they all have MIDI.

 

Theres a tray under the lowest keyboard on the right with the keyboard and mouse for the MIDI sequencer computer. I build my parts here on Cakewalk then dump audio to the hard disk recorder. Cakewalk can sync to the HD24 via MIDI MMC so I have remote control of the HD24 from the keyboards, or remote control of the sequencer from the mixer. Another key component is the JLCooper MSB+ MIDI patchbay, which can configure the MIDI routing from where I am working. I can control any area from any location. Really cool control system, and running from ancient WFW311!!!

 

The sitting area looks cramped, but it really isn't. From the sitting position I can reach all the boards comfortably.

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-10.JPG

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-11.JPG

 

The keyboards behind the MIDI station. These either have shallow feature sets that don't require much editing, or were impractical to place at the MIDI station. It was a compromise but it works.

 

I couldn't arrange floor space for the Taurus pedals and they never were comfortable on the bottom tier near the floor. So I placed them on upper tiers. These are Standtastic stands and the tier for the pedals are secure and solid.

 

The Source still serves as a good bass synth, it doesn't have the solid fundamental of the Taurus pedals but it has features (like variable pulse width and triangle waveforms) that get bass sounds the others can. It has the Encore MIDI retrofit.

 

I have a Taurus II controller that will be retrofitted with a MIDI interface so I can play the Source or pedals from the MIDI controller.

 

The Oberheim FVS is a recent acquisition, awaiting restoration. It is so frigging big that I couldn't stack anything above it up at the MIDI station without interrupting the sound field. An original RAM Minimoog with Lintronics MIDI retrofit is above the FVS. On the bottom is a Polymoog, first polyphonic synth I owned since 1985 I dont use it much anymore (it cant be MIDId) but it is the only instrument I am sentimental about.

 

Underneath the Polymoog is the companion subwoofer for the studio speakers. In the old arrangement they used to be too close and I couldnt hear/feel the low frequencies due to longer wavelengths. With them placed at the extreme end of the arrangement, now I can hear/feel the bass as they are far enough for the wavelengths to develop. That makes a difference with the drum kit which is now fifteen feet away from the subwoofer.

 

http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/studio/studio-rearrange-12.JPG

 

Despite all this gear, there isn't much overlap in sounds or redundancy. The Andromeda and Voyager can copy sounds from most of the vintage gear so I gig them to keep the stage system compact. The vintage stuff are rugged enough to gig if I wanted to - I restored them and made modifications so they can hold up better.

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I became self-employed this past April, after 18 years at the same production company. 'Doing the same thing as before, but now from the comfort of home (after a little remodeling!). Here are a few shots:

 

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http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa357/mcgooze/GMMA/20170109_203000_zps9ikpvjjv.jpg

 

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa357/mcgooze/GMMA/20170109_203107_zps0ciaavx8.jpg

 

and last, but not least, my reference library- Keyboard / Contemporary Keyboard (I have EVERY issue!).

 

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa357/mcgooze/GMMA/20170109_203229_zpsd4qk208w.jpg

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Nice comfortable set up Greg. I had to chuckle when I looked at your pictures. Not only are you the only other guy that I know that has a working Multimoog, but like you I also have the same shelf of old Keyboard magazines. My wife thinks that we are both nerds. :)
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