DanS Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I think that Mini is the 700S? Al, one thing I can say about that desk is it's solid, and heavy! Shipping on that puppy would be steep. Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Al, one thing I can say about that desk is it's solid, and heavy! Shipping on that puppy would be steep. Yep, thx,- it´s not available here and seems to be Canada only when googling. Staples search comes up w/ no results here. Nonetheless, it is usefull watching this desk in detail for comparisons or modding/ building something similar. thx again for the model name and pic ! A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Here's the latest incarnation... That's a beautiful setup. Too bad you have to have those monitors so close to the walls. That means they're not acting as near-field monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Here's the latest incarnation... That's a beautiful setup. Too bad you have to have those monitors so close to the walls. That means they're not acting as near-field monitors. Thanks. They're actually about a foot & a half from the wall. What can you do? When I renovated my basement, I needed a few more feet for the home theatre, so a little studio space got sacrificed. The other end has a comfy loveseat for critical listening & snoozing. Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Every bit helps, and that first foot and a half makes a big difference, but you really want them as far from the walls as possible, ideally closer to your ears than the walls. When you have big mixing projects, I suggest you pull the desk out another foot or two if at all possible. In the marketing photo the desk looks like it's on wheels, which would be fantastic, making it really ideal for this situation. The baffles you have on the wall behind do help a lot, but only for mid and high frequenices. But hey, a guy has to make sacrifices for the home theater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks for the advice LJ. You may not be able to tell from the pics, but the Adam's are ported from the front, so I don't think they need to be "that" far away from the wall. The corner foam is actually bass traps too. Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 What I said is true regardless of whether speakers are front-ported or not. The world's most perfect bass "trap" is no better than an open window to outside (assuming it's quiet out there ;-) ). They'd have no impact on reflections off the back wall, other than helping to reduce total reflections (which is indeed good). The whole point of near-field monitoring is to reduce the effect of reflections, by making the distance from ear-to-speaker much smaller than any other (reflective) path. The effect is most dramatic in the first few feet and then gradually falls off until you hit the point where it's the room's resonance that is the issue and not the reflections per se. Don't take my word for it, try it. Another fun thing to do (whee) is to take an SPL meter. Play a sine wave, and move the SPL meter around near where your head would be when mixing. Try this with a number of different frequenices. I found it astonishing how much the SPL readings can vary (well over 12 dB), especially for low frequencies. With white or pink noise, it's not so bad, but that doesn't tell you as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 No it's good, all of my music sounds like white noise anyway! Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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superlead100 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 /Users/SAB/Desktop/myrig2.jpg Quote Steve Barton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlead100 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203075528958761&set=pcb.10203075538799007&type=1&theater Quote Steve Barton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickzjamm Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Real MC, well done. Quote You don't know you're in the dark until you're in the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I think that K2 might be missing the modulation controls to the left of the keyboard. That's the MiniKorg 700, the original single-oscillator version. I played in a band back in the 70's and the guitar player had one of these - I used it to play synth bass on occasion. I loved it. A few years ago, I bought a 700s two-oscillator version on ebay. It was a lot of fun - I played it for a year, and then sold it for about what I paid for it. Vintage Synth Explorer - MiniKorg 700/700S Quote Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Here's my latest incarnation... the latest addition is the 27" iMac which runs Digital Performer and a number of software instruments. I mostly just entertain myself in my little studio here, although I occasionally take my Jupiter-50 out to various jam sessions. http://www.fototime.com/9267C54AF314C33/medium800.jpg These are the instruments I use the most. I just LOVE Roland's Supernatural acoustic and synth sounds. And I've been a Motif fan ever since I had the original model in 2002. http://www.fototime.com/DBFA2EF87E1EB7A/medium800.jpg Here are my Moog Little Phatty (Tribute Edition) and Virus TI Polar, each of which I purchased when they were first released. These are two of the best synthesizers ever designed and built, IMHO. http://www.fototime.com/21F28D54BBAB2C3/medium800.jpg And finally, my 27" iMac - 3.2 GHz quad core i5. I would love to replace the second monitor with a 27" thunderbolt display, but this works just fine for now. http://www.fototime.com/92B1B31BB039B16/medium800.jpg Quote Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Most excellent synth cave you have there Michael! Quote -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Most excellent synth cave you have there Michael! Thank you very much. I don't have a lot of equipment, but the keyboards I have at this point have been carefully chosen. I often think that if I had the money, I would love to upgrade the J-50 to a J-80 and the MOX6 to a Motif XF7. But on the other hand, I love the portability of the two I have, when I do take them out. Quote Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Iron Sharpens Iron conference in Worcester, MA--my rig... http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/justinhavu/imagejpg1.jpg Quote Hardware Yamaha MODX7, DX7, PSR-530, SY77/Korg TR-Rack, 01/W Pro X, Trinity Pro X, Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1, VFX-SD Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Roland RD-1000/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 4/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX/Roland Cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillerbabs Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 This is my humble but efficient and powerful rig for the pop band that I play in, Who Is Louis: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/843/30esn.jpg Beneath the mixer is a RNC-1 compressor. It really, really brings out some punch in the Nord. Quote When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Here's my updated rig, I had it set up for my Pink Floyd band rehearsal earlier this week. Hammond SK1-73, Roland FA08, Moog LP, in the rack is a power supply, line mixer with IEM's connected, EQ, and a midi patch bay. With my main (working) band I use the Hammond and Roland with the rack, no Moog. http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/dan88z/Mobile%20Uploads/20140513_184657_zpsafd7bh9u.jpg http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/dan88z/Mobile%20Uploads/20140513_184650_zpskfbkega7.jpg Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon98 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 My rig at yesterday's gig with talented soul singer Alegra Weng and her band, "The Özdemirs". HX3 B3 clone with Leslie 245, Yamaha CP5 and a Steinway A (not mine )... Just great. Quote HX3 hammond clone (custom built, B3 specs), Hammond E100 (repair & heavy modding in progress), Nord C2, Leslie 245, Yamaha CP5 and much more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 This weekend's setup. The Nord Stage was for another performer, but who am I to turn it down. I forgot how much I liked the Ventilator overdrive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Cool rig Andrew! Can you reach the FA08 while sitting? Seems a bit like a an odd angle. You don't have a mixer btw? Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I can reach it ok for sitting in this setup (I'm pretty tall). But, I wanted to be able to stand for most of this show, so I was up and down, depending on what I was playing most. I didn't use a mixer for this show. We had 4 DIs going to the FOH system and a single keyboard monitor. The soundguy was fantastic and once we got levels, I didn't have to have him adjust anything. (He had a cool iPad app that he used to get basic levels, so he didn't have to be at the console.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Just keeping it real...... http://oi57.tinypic.com/23l1s2r.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Heey, it looks like Buzz is feeling right at home ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I can reach it ok for sitting in this setup (I'm pretty tall). But, I wanted to be able to stand for most of this show, so I was up and down, depending on what I was playing most. I didn't use a mixer for this show. We had 4 DIs going to the FOH system and a single keyboard monitor. The soundguy was fantastic and once we got levels, I didn't have to have him adjust anything. (He had a cool iPad app that he used to get basic levels, so he didn't have to be at the console.) Cool! Thanks! Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Since I seem to be having a lot of problems moving gear lately I spent the evening setting up a lightweight simple rig. Left arm/shoulder are killing me due to an old neck injury. The XK1c and the Kurz are going to go directly into the DXR 10's L/R second channel, and I am trying to use the link out in mono for a feed to the board. My only issue seems to be that If I punch the volume, I am going to really kick the foh. I have lowered the second tier on the 18880 and placed the Hammond back to clear the panel on the Kurz. I am still having an issue with my left shoulder and arm at that height. The Roc/Soc can get me up high enough to play organ only. We'll see how this goes. Soft cases are also in the plan. Quote "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAD Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/Sheherezadeh/JADRig1_zps57510fa3.jpg This was for a one-off gig. My normal rig is usually a variation on this, without the Vortex or little instruments, and usually with the NE373, XS8, sometimes the Tetra is triggered by an RD600, and I frequently substitute a Triton Extreme 61 for either the JP-8000 or Ion. I also usually run the Tetra through some Moogerfoogers and an Eventide Space. I'll get a picture of how it usually looks later. Quote "Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time." Ornette Coleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Left side: Kurzweil K2600. Below that, M-Audio Keystation 88es, Boss RT20 Leslie simulator on the floor. Rack: Mackie mixer, K2500R, misc., Digital Music MX-8 Patchbay. Center-right: M-Audio Axiom 61, and my previous main squeeze Alesis Fusion. Far Right: AX-Synth and a hand-carved djembe. Both Kurzweils' KB3 organs are routed through the RT-20. As a rule, I take the K2600 out for keyboard gigs, and the AX-Synth when I sub as a bassist. This stuff takes up about 1/3 of my living room. http://airnetworking.com/audio/tww_kbd.jpg Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 My toy room: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/davebryce/600498_4925015095027_775904048_n_zps7945dd3a.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/davebryce/IMG_2050_zps37c18142.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/davebryce/563205_4975533997968_805656033_n_zps76cbc8ba.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/davebryce/IMG_2488_zps6b5e1aef.jpg The third shot was taken before the Sceptre monitors showed up. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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