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Hey Vlad, Thanks!! Great idea! Actually, I did. These are just backing tracks and have vocal melodies/lyrics that go with them. I just haven't had a chance to track them yet. I am not blessed with the voice to sing the melodies I write, but I have found a vocalist that can do it, and I'm redoing my studio now, so hopefully, I can add what you saw was missing here in the next few months! Thanks again for the comments and for listening!

Thanks iStyle, I listened to your stuff. I liked Julia Robot and Jugular-Wickedbeat the best. What are you mastering with? Roland

Yes, I learned that one the hard way. I started with that post! I will post pictures when the revised studio is done.

Aaarrrgggg!!! I absolutely hate the software used for this forum. I just spent 20 minutes answering your post and then it said I had too many images and completely and irretrievably disposed of all my hard work!!! So, while I had given you detailed answers to your questions, now I'm tired of typing and frustrated so I'll give you a summary. I have multiples of certain boards because I want to have a back up in case one dies 20 years from now. I was able to get really good deals on anything I have a back up of and so was content to duplicate when stealing them from willing sellers at very low prices. MiniMoogs have different sounds because of changes in construction/components during their history. Prophets do as well IMHO. I wanted a keyboard and rack VL1M for various reasons, including polyphony. I want to be Rick Wakeman and play twin MiniMoogs. Yes, I play, don't just collect and I use them all, really!! I don't have kids, so I have lots of time, plus I'm self employed and can complete my work when I like, and I never sleep - well okay 4 - 5 hours a night, but that frees up lots of time to play and learn. Most synths have many things in common so it doesn't take but a few days to get through a manual and try out most of the features I want to use. If you are reading Harmony Central, you'll see that I frequently post detailed step-by-step help for people having problems with any of the gear that I own too, so I'm sure you'll see that I have a pretty good knowledge of all my gear if you read there much. I used to have it all set up and connected, but it was a pain and too much of a demand on the troubled CA power grid, so now I have several mini stations to work from with a few synths at each one. I'm reworking my studio now to have about 12 keyboards connected full time, with all of the modules on line whenever I want them. The remaining keys will be available to hook up to a rotation station where I can just plug two boards in on a vacant stand whenever I want to. I've actually been a member here for a while, just haven't posted much. Roland

Will do, thanks!

Hey, leave my dingy out of this, besides its not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean. Actually, I am yachtless, I think yachts are like vacation homes, airplanes and horses - it's much better to have friends who have them than to own them yourself. Besides, do you know how much musical gearlust you could satisfy for even the price of a small ski boat!!! Gotta keep your priorities straight.

Thanks Dave, I actually used to have a pair of Genelecs and a pair of Mackies and I liked the sound of the Mackies better. Go figure. I am not familiar with the ADAM speakers, but maybe you could give me a quick education or a web site to check out or something? Thanks, Roland

Oops, sorry, I guess the Bosendorfer should be under analog keyboards, so I'll have to take that one of your list.

Thanks Dave! Your buddy Mike Krewitski from Pro Sound is helping me reassemble my studio now into a more integrated setup. He was actually up here today to help with the final planning. When the revised studio is complete I'll post a pic or two if you like. Sorry, I had the Mackies before I knew about the ADAMs, but I'll definitely check them out the next time I buy monitors.

Lol, Yes, I really do! Nope, not lying, not much point in that. No, you can't! I use the 4x4 with my laptop, which I didn't list. I consider the other MIDI interfaces part of the PT TDM setup, so didn't list them separately.

Dan South ask me about some gear I was using in another thread so I figured I'd post my equipment list here, since I only did a partial the first time around. I am in the process of putting together a non-profit space for musicians to create, play and record their music, a project that I hope to complete over the next couple of years. Analog Keyboards Moog - (2) MemoryMoog Lintronics Advanced MemoryMoog, MiniMoog pre 10,175, MiniMoog Post 10,175, MultiMoog, MicroMoog, Prodigy, Voyager Signature Series (coming soon); Roland - Jupiter 4 (waiting for delivery), Jupiter 6, Jupiter 8, SH-101; Sequential Circuits - Prophet 5 rev. 2, Prophet 5 rev. 3.3, Pro One; (2) ARP - 2600 black/orange, Odyssey; OSC - OSCar; Gleeman - Pentaphonic Clear; Alesis - Andromeda; Oberheim - Matrix 12; Korg - MS-20; Elka - Synthex. Analog Modules JoMox - SunSyn; Future Retro - 777; Studio Electronics - SE-1X, Omega 8; Roland - TB-303, TR-808, TR-909; Electro Harmonix - Bass MiniSynth; Vermona - DRM-1 Mk II, McBeth Systems M3X. Digital Keyboards: Korg - Triton, Karma, MS-2000, CX-3, Z-1(18); Yamaha - Motif 8, PSR-9000Pro, VL1 Version 2, SY-99; Nord - Modular 8 Voice, Electro 73, Lead 3; Roland - Fantom, XP-80, XV-88, JP-8000; Kawai - K-5000W, K-5000S, K-1 Mk II; Waldorf - Microwave XTk-30, Q-32; Access - Virus KB, Indigo; Kurzweil - K-2600AES; Novation - SuperNova II Pro X; Bosendorfer - Model 225 Grand Piano; Technics - KN-6500; QuasiMidi - Sirius. Digital Modules: Roland - MC-303, MC-307, MC-505, D-2, JP-8080, XV-5080, VP-9000, DR-202, HPD-15, DR-660; Yamaha - AN-200, DX-200, FS1R, EX-5R, VL1-M, RM1X, RS-7000; Korg - EA-1, ER-1, EM-1, (2) Wavestation AD; Emu - E4 Platinum, MP-7, XL-7, Orbit 2, Orbit 3, Proteus 2500, Planet Earth, Virtuoso Strings; QuasiMidi - Ravolution 309; Akai - MPC-2000XL, Elektron - MachineDrum. Other Manley - VoxBox; Eventide - Eclipse; Lexicon - PCM-81, PCM-91; Roland - (3) SVC-350 Vocoder; Sherman - Filterbank 2; Mutronics - Mutator; Digitech - Talker; Electro Harmonix - Big Muff Distortion, Small Stone Phase Shifter, PolyChorus, Q-Tron Filter; Summit - DCL-200A Compressor; DBX - Blue 160S Compressor; Neumann - (2) M-149, TLM-193; Sure - (4) Beta-58; Audio Technica - AT-4050; BLUE - Mouse; Mackie - (4) HR-824 Monitors, (2) SRM-450 Monitors, HDR-24/96 Recorder, Digital 8 Bus Mixer, (2) 16 Channel submixers; Roland VS-1880, CDX-1, SP-808EX; TC Helicon - Voice Prism Plus; Mesa Boogie - Nomad 60; Fender - (2) Stratocaster Guitar; Gibson - Les Paul Guitar, Les Paul Acoustic Guitar; Takanini - Acoustic Guitar; Alembec - 5 String Bass Guitar; Keilworth - Alto Saxophone Black Nickel; Roland V-Drums Session Set; TL Audio M-3 Tubetracker 8 Channel Analog Tube Mixer. Computer Stuff (2) Homemade PC 1.6Ghz, Dual 75GB drive, CD-RW, 512MB RAM, 17" Viewsonic Flat Panel monitors; Dell Inspiron 7500 750Mhz, 40GB Drive, Mac G4 Tower 867Mhz, 60GB drives, 22" Cinema Display Flat Panel Monitor, 17" Flat Panel Monitor; Aardvark 24/96 sound card, Digi 001 sound card, Echo Layla soundcard, MidiMan 4 x 4 MIDI interface; Native Instruments - (2) Reaktor 3, B-4, Battery, Beyond the Tonewheel Organ, Spektral Delay, Absynth, Pro-52; Emagic - EVP-88, Logic Audio Platinum, ES-1, ESP24, ES-2 (on order); Waldorf - PPG Wave, Attack, D-Pole Filter; Steinberg - Model E, LM-4, Halion; Sonic Foundry - Acid 3.0c; Sound Forge 5.0; Propellerheads - Reason, Rebirth, Recycle; Cakewalk - Pro Audio 9, SONAR XL; Tassman; Arturia - Storm; Mixman Studio; FruityLoops 3.3; Cycling 74 - Pluggo; Linn RM-III; Retro AS-1; Celemony - Melodyne; ProTools TDM, bunches of expansion boards and sample CD's.

Thanks again Dan!! The stuff at the top was done using Sonic Foundry's software for editing/mastering, whereas the stuff at the bottom was mastered on a Roland VS-1880. For some reason I couldn't get the results I wanted with the VS, so I started using the SF software and it really works a lot better for me. Yes, I have two MemoryMoogs with the Lintronics LAMM upgrades and they are my favorite synths. Maybe I should post my whole gear list there. I didn't at first because it's kind of long and I didn't want to come across wrong, but I'll put it up there now so you can check it out. Thanks again, and keep putting up the great tunes on your site as well! Roland

Hey Dan, thanks for listening! LOL, yeah, I'm a big fan of the Europop. I'll work on some surf music though so I can have more of a San Diego sound for you None of the songs you mentioned were produced on the Karma. My all Karma songs are: Almost Pink Homeward Feeling Z Drum and Bass Improv Roland's Lead Improv Demo Pink Like Me Tube Jam Roland's Clav Improv Demo and I did them all the first night I had the KARMA. I did an all-nighter I was having so much fun! The sounds on Interpolation as I recall were a MemoryMoog and some Ilio/Spectrasonics sample CD's played through an E4 Platinum sampler. Thanks again for the kind words. Roland http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/266/san_diego_keyboardist.html

Okay, here are some more thoughts for what it's worth: Arsenius – nice tune. Good space. I tend to crowd my songs too much, so I'm trying to work on adding more space. MIDI Mike – Wow, nice crooner tunes. With the comeback of these through people like Diana Krall, Freddie Cole, etc. you should do very well. Great voice by the way. Ddeez – Nice beatz. Do you have a version with the vocals over it? John Palumbo – Sandstone was pretty, but just too slow for me. I liked the melody, chords and hooks in Someone's Watching. Nice tune. All Fall Down – I was expecting more of a Nirvana type vocal with this one. Your voice is so nice and melodic, it doesn't really go with this type of song for my ears. I liked it, but I'd like it more with a rougher vocalist leading it. Sail Away – nice tune with nice harmonies. I like your voice a lot. Some of the rhymes seemed a little forced, but I liked it over all. Clay Men – same comments as for All Fall Down. I liked the tune, but would like a rougher vocalist with it. GusTrax – Standing In The Rain – wow, nice tune. I liked the music, synth choices (Reaktor sounded great!) and the vocals. It reminded me of something that could have been a mega hit in the "80s. Nice retro feel. They should sign you now! J Wake Up – I didn't really like the saw synth sound in this one. Danceable for sure though. Llevame – nice arrangement. Esa Noche – very well done. I liked the sounds a lot. The vocals were too far in the back and had too much reverb though. I think it would sound a lot better if you could fix that. Bfunk – Shade – Nice funky tune. It really reminded me of someone I've heard before, but I can't place it. Sounds great! Michael Oster – The Creature was an interesting tune. Reminded me of something kind of Frank Zappaesque. Clone – this one just took too long to get started for me, unless it was just supposed to be an ambient tune, I listened for 2 minutes but then gave up L Dan South – I really liked your Fugue in Am. Done on a Prophet 5? Very nice! J As a matter of fact, I liked all the Baroque tunes. I'm not a big ambient fan, but I agree the Night Drive Through Vegas would be good to play on that drive. Nice mood music! J Rain Dance was probably my favorite of all. I could see myself hearing that on a listening station in Tower Records and buying it. Guest Room Warrior – Look To The Future – Nice jams. A little slow getting started for my taste, but I know that's the style of that type of music. IrossMusic – Waaasuuup was very nice. It sounded a little thin production wise. It definitely sounded better once I turned it way up. Overall, I really liked it, but I would have liked a different lead sound. Jorn – Nice new age feel to all your tunes. I liked the Song for Christmas Nursers – Radio Babble – Nice, but the music seemed a bit far back in the mix. I'd like it better if the music could be brought more to the front of the mix if that makes any sense. RobsMusic – Nice Christian tunes. Very nice. Sagov – I really enjoyed Post Modern Piano Roland http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/266/san_diego_keyboardist.html

Jeff TascamGuy, Despite all your disclaimers, I liked the song. If you updated it and made the changes for the things you mentioned I think it would sound very nice. Have you decided to update it?

Jonathan Hughes, I'm not a big ambient fan but I did like the robots are safe and rectifier.

Hey Dave, Just started going through everybody's songs on this thread to give them a listen. Yours were first so here are my thoughts. Overall, I liked them. Evil Genius is a lot of fun. You should post a list of the 20 different synths you used! Woogman is a fun tune. Love the female vocals. Smoker's Blues reminded me of a Randy Newman tune. Very fun and nice. Tapdancer didn't really grab me, but without killer guitars, it's hard to call it classic rock. The lead guitar was nice, but I would have liked to hear more guitars throughout the song, especially some crunchy rhythm. Balthazar started too slowly for me. I liked the opera singer sounding lead though, I just think it would be better if it got started quicker than the 1:35 lead in Once it got started, tough it was nice. It had kind of a world/Egyptian feel to it. Ciao Cacao I loved. It reminded me of 70's prog rock, which I really enjoy. It was nice to hear the Andromeda screaming those lead lines. Too much fun! I'd call it progressive rock or progressive electronica instead of funk, but that's just me. Veldt was a nice exploration of world music. Susan's March wasn't really my style. Away We Go sounds like a Tom Petty song. Very nice. The hi-hat's got a bit distracting for me after a short while. Maybe I would have liked it better with the hi-hat mixed farther back in the mix or slowed down a bit. It did move into the back more after the song progressed a bit. Again, just a thought. Syzygy - can the use of synths ever really be gratuitous!?!? Nice piece. I loved the lead lines. They were fun to listen to. Thanks, Roland http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/266/san_diego_keyboardist.html

Just found this link. Here's a couple of tunes I'd love some feedback on if anyone is willing. I've seen the thoughtful and helpful reviews that many of you have given to other posters here on the forum, and I would really appreciate it if you could give a listen to at least some part of these three songs and let me know what you think and how specifically they could be improved. Thanks to anyone who offers feedback, and I'd be happy to return the favor! Here they are: 1. I Know Some Things - Chill Out/Lounge Tune http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_song/1992/1992909.html 2. Anthymyst - Trying to be an anthym, but more of a retro thing instead I guess http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_song/1992/1992897.html 3. Chromatica - An attempt at Melodic Trance http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_song/2007/2007744.html Thanks!!! Roland

Hey there, my name is Roland (no relation to the company, unfortunately). I've been playing for about 20 odd years and am a confirmed gear hound. I have a home studio with most of the well known current and vintage keyboards, modules and boxes. Recording is on Mackie D8B with a 24/96 or on a Roland VS-1880. I am learning more about using the computer for recording now with SONAR. Happy to learn of this place. Roland