Dig My Rig--Let's see your setup!

[Jose EB5AGV]

Again, nothing fancy on my last Saturday setup. But it marked my 10th gig 🥳 and that is a milestone worth to celebrate (for a late beginner as myself, that is!)

 

The usual suspect, MODX+, which, even having a far worse keybed than my MONTAGEs, is winning my heart because of its low weight 👏🏻 . And little more, just a sustain pedal and a dual pedal to switch pages. The iPad hosts ForScore. The small Behringer monitor does its job as a secondary unit.

 

I wish to add an expression pedal and a microphone, but my technique so far is not up to par 😅. So I will practice at home until I am ready for that! 💪🏻

 

 

 

And in context:

 

 

The full band setup:

 

[Stokely]

I can't really get my "full rig" into action because all we've been having is @$%^ outdoor gigs in 1000% humidity with big chance of thunderstorms (no roof really saves you).  I keep my rig at those gigs to one keyboard, as little stuff as possible and ready to bag up (grill cover is your friend if you need a waterproof, windproof cover!)

Now, the discerning reader may ask:  why not keep doing that all the time?   Be quiet, you, with that logic!  I do enjoy having two keyboards even if nobody else notices or cares, and it is a backup at any important gigs as both keyboards can do everything I need.

I'll get a pic if I ever set it up again   

[The Real MC]

Mancave as of 2024.  I've had multiple arrangements over the years, this is the best one.  Former family room repurposed as studio.

 

 

Keyboard/MIDI command center.  Everything here has MIDI (including vintage synths).  L to R top to bottom:
RA Moog Minimoog, Oberhaim FVS (needs repair), Moog Source (needs repair);
Oberheim OB-X8, Moog Voyager Signature Edition, Oberheim OB-SX;
Oberheim OB-X8 module (destined for stage system), Sequential Trigon-6 module, (destined for stage system), Oberheim XK MIDI controller, Kurzweil MIDIBoard MIDI controller;
Moog Memorymoog (needs repair), Oberheim OB-X, ARP ProSoloist;
Moog Taurus III, Moog Taurus I

 

 

 

At extreme left are my universal analog synth FX.  Three sets of Korg SDD-3300 triple digital delay coupled with Lexicon PCM60 digital reverb.  Very very flexible processor set.

 

 

Moog Taurus II bass pedals with MIDI out retrofit (under MIDIBoard).  This model has no internal synth circuits, it is just a controller.  I can control anything MIDI in the rig with the feet, not just bass synths.

The Ernie Ball volume pedals are stereo (some MIDI retrofits for vintage synths do not respond to MIDI Volume CC).  They are stereo for the stereo outputs of the universal analog synth effects.

The other foot switches and sweep pedals are for MIDI control via the MIDIBoard.

 

 

Racks for the MIDI system.  Mostly line mixers, programmable MIDI matrixes, ROMpler modules, studio monitor power & EQ.

 

 

Nighttime mood picture.
 

 

The other half of the studio.  Mixing/recording system, processors, MIDI drums, Rhodes, Hammond.
 

 

Latest toy - Intellijel Cascadia on top of Polymoog coffee table (still works).  I recently had the desire to own a modular but I have very little remaining studio space.  This Cascadia is a good fit for my needs, for a small box there's a lot of functionality in there!!!
 

 

Mixing/recording station.  I am 100% OTB.  Hard disk recorder is Alesis HD24, great box.  Processors in racks are Lexicon/Eventide/Drawmer/UREI/Orban/Moog; digital reverbs, delays, harmonizer, gates, compressors, paragraphic EQ, parametric EQ, graphic EQs, CD player/recorder.  Console is A&H GL-2200 32 channel bought new, very good value for the buck.  The Alesis BRC is not yet integrated into the system.  The racks have wheel chocks to prevent them from damaging the walls.  All my audio and MIDI cables are DIY.

 

MIDI Mapping of the studio and stage instruments that hangs on the wall.  The MIDI mapping is a squeeze... some of the vintage gear with MIDI retrofits can share a MIDI channel.

 

 

Studio rates

 

 

Workbench in garage, storage of cases and PA gear in one half of two bay garage.  This fall I am having a shed built in the back yard to store my lawn and garden equipment, plus storage space to store the cases so I can free up space to park my car in the other half of the garage.

 

 

Hard to see, but this keyboard stand is a USS tubular 3 tier A-frame that I altered.  I never liked the A frame format, the tiers were always slipping, and you can't over tighten the clamps without breaking them.  So I arranged the back poles to be vertical which serves as a speaker stand for the studio speakers.  The speaker pole adapters aren't fixed, they rotate.  So I can have speakers facing me while playing keyboards, and rotate them to face the other way while working at the mixer.  This also has the advantage of staying in the near field no matter where I sit.

The front poles angle towards the keyboard playing position.  I have two crossbars with tiers to hold the MIDIBoard.  No more slipping, and I can bang on the MIDIBoard like a piano with zero bounce.  Another cross bar plus tiers are used to hold anything, currently used to support the modules for sound design work.

 

 

 

This is what the modified USS stand looks like nekked.  Only caution is you have to load it bottom heaviest keyboard first, otherwise it tips over backwards.

 

[NewImprov]

15 minutes ago, The Real MC said:

Mancave as of 2024

 

 

 

That is truly the manliest of mancaves! Awesome!

[kenheeter]

I will never feel guilty again about my four or five keyboards.......

[Motif88]

43 minutes ago, The Real MC said:

Mancave as of 2024.  I've had multiple arrangements over the years, this is the best one.

 

 

Keyboard/MIDI command center.  Everything here has MIDI (including vintage synths).  L to R top to bottom:
RA Moog Minimoog, Oberhaim FVS (needs repair), Moog Source (needs repair);
Oberheim OB-X8, Moog Voyager Signature Edition, Oberheim OB-SX;
Oberheim OB-X8 module (destined for stage system), Sequential Trigon-6 module, (destined for stage system), Oberheim XK MIDI controller, Kurzweil MIDIBoard MIDI controller;
Moog Memorymoog (needs repair), Oberheim OB-X, ARP ProSoloist;
Moog Taurus III, Moog Taurus I

 

 

 

At extreme left are my universal analog synth FX.  Three sets of Korg SDD-3300 triple digital delay coupled with Lexicon PCM60 digital reverb.  Very very flexible processor set.

 

 

Moog Taurus II bass pedals with MIDI out retrofit (under MIDIBoard).  I can control anything in the rig with the feet, not just bass synths.

The Ernie Ball volume pedals are stereo (some MIDI retrofits for vintage synths do not respond to MIDI Volume CC).  They are stereo for the stereo outputs of the universal analog synth effects.

The other foot switches and sweep pedals are for MIDI control via the MIDIBoard.

 

 

Racks for the MIDI system.  Mostly line mixers, programmable MIDI matrixes, ROMpler modules, studio monitor power & EQ.

 

 

Nighttime mood picture.
 

 

The other half of the picture.  Mixing/recording system, processors, MIDI drums, Rhodes, Hammond.
 

 

Latest toy - Intellijel Cascadia on top of Polymoog coffee table (still works)
 

 

Mixing/recording station.  I am 100% OTB.

 

MIDI Mapping of the studio and stage instruments that hangs on the wall.  The MIDI mapping is a squeeze... some of the vintage gear with MIDI retrofits can share a MIDI channel.

 

 

Studio rates

 

 

Workbench in garage, storage of cases and PA gear in one half of two bay garage.  This fall I am having a shed built in the back yard to store my lawn and garden equipment, plus storage space to store the cases so I can free up space to park my car in the other half of the garage.

 

 

Hard to see, but this keyboard stand is a USS tubular 3 tier A-frame that I altered.  I never liked the A frame format, the tiers were always slipping, and you can't over tighten the clamps without break them.  So I arranged the back poles to be vertical which serves as a speaker stand for the studio speakers.  The speaker pole adapters aren't fixed, they rotate.  So I can have speakers facing me while playing keyboards, and rotate them to face the other way while working at the mixer.

The front poles angle towards the keyboard playing position.  I have two crossbars with tiers to hold the MIDIBoard.  No more slipping, and I can bang on the MIDIBoard like a piano with zero bounce.  Another cross bar plus tiers are used to hold anything, currently used to support the modules for sound design work.

 

 

 

This is what the modified USS stand looks like nekked.  Only caution is you have to load it bottom heaviest keyboard first, otherwise it tips over backwards.

 

 

This is clearly X rated gear porn... While I want to reject it, I LOVE IT!

Stop, no, keep teasing me...

[My Keys And Me Are Vintage]

Real MC - Beautiful nighttime image! Do the kitchen lights flicker when you fire up all that old watt-hungry gear? 🙂 And I see the collecting of gear also extends to o'scopes and other test gear! Workbenches don't get the same props as the keyboard stacks, and yours looks ready to go. 

 

[The Real MC]

29 minutes ago, My Keys And Me Are Vintage said:

Real MC - Beautiful nighttime image! Do the kitchen lights flicker when you fire up all that old watt-hungry gear? 🙂  

 

 

Nope, the city lights do not dim when I turn them on.  I only have to worry about the volume police 

 

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And I see the collecting of gear also extends to o'scopes and other test gear! Workbenches don't get the same props as the keyboard stacks, and yours looks ready to go.

 

It's equipped to deal with any malfunctions, modifications, and maintenance of the studio gear.  Currently not hiring out services, too busy with day job.

O'scopes (hard to beat Tektronix), DMMs, signal generators, logic analyzer, digital counter, power supply, spectrum analyzer, strobe tuner, and I just picked up a Sencore LC-101 capacitance/inductance meter, one of the best.

That shelving unit is wide with really strong shelves, can hold a lot of weight.  Has wheels too.  Besides the bench instruments (3rd shelf) and storage of parts (top shelf), the lower two shelves store magazines and file boxes of my paper records.  The shelving unit was being disposed at my last employer so I grabbed it.

[David Emm]

23 hours ago, The Real MC said:

Nope, the city lights do not dim when I turn them on.  I only have to worry about the volume police 

 

Your rig is magnificent, but it immediately brought this to mind.

 

https://www.umop.com/art/kb046.jpg

 

[Thethirdapple]

10 hours ago, David Emm said:

 

Your rig is magnificent, but it immediately brought this to mind.

 

https://www.umop.com/art/kb046.jpg

 

Have you ever seen a dbl rainbow, now thats GAS inducing!

 

 

PEACE

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[linwood]

I bought a new desk from Buso Audio. Sure makes things more comfortable in here. Really happy with it!

[mcgoo]

28 minutes ago, linwood said:

I bought a new desk from Buso Audio. Sure makes things more comfortable in here. Really happy with it!

 

Love the new desk, Linwood. Really cleans the room up.... Seems more open! 

[linwood]

Thanks! Poor Man's studio. It's a nice group of stuff to produce with along with all the VI's and samples. I don't think I need anything else. LOL!!

[zxcvbnm098]

On 9/9/2024 at 2:42 AM, Jose EB5AGV said:

Again, nothing fancy on my last Saturday setup. But it marked my 10th gig 🥳 and that is a milestone worth to celebrate (for a late beginner as myself, that is!)

 

The usual suspect, MODX+, which, even having a far worse keybed than my MONTAGEs, is winning my heart because of its low weight 👏🏻 . And little more, just a sustain pedal and a dual pedal to switch pages. The iPad hosts ForScore. The small Behringer monitor does its job as a secondary unit.

 

I wish to add an expression pedal and a microphone, but my technique so far is not up to par 😅. So I will practice at home until I am ready for that! 💪🏻

 

 

 

And in context:

 

 

The full band setup:

 

You've come a very long way in a relatively short amount of time. Keep up the great work!!