ChiefDanG Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I have an Anvil briefcase with USB memory backups, flashlight, Ipad, screwdriver, pen/paper, drum key. Also, a bag in my car with spare power supplies, all sorts of adapters & cables, and a long AC cord. But my MVP is my 1980-something: 2-tier Invisible Stand ! Professional musician = great source of poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 For me, this has come in handy in so many ways - not just in my live rig feeding the PA and my monitor, but recording (sub-mixing and monitor manager), adding effects, practicing (iPod+rig+headphones) and running my duo's PA. It has been indispensable, definitely MVP-worthy! http://guitarshop.in.th/Alesis_MultiMix_6FX_Mixer/images/4-Alesis-MultiMix-6FX-Mixer.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 This: http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5587/9fus.jpg I got a Swirlygig first, but it only attaches to the upper, skinny part of the mic stand. I play sitting down, and naturally I want my beverage lower than my boards in case disaster strikes, so I needed one that attaches to the lower, thicker part. This is why I always want my mic stand right at the inner-left corner of my lower-most keyboard, and I will do whatever amount of haranguing the sound guy is necessary to get it there. "You'll have more room to move in and out if we put the mic behind your boards." True. Now please put it back where I had it. "It'll look better on the other side." Probably so. But it's going here. "The other guy who plays here always has it on the far side." Unless you want to spend the entire gig personally lying on your back on the floor, holding my beverage up where I can easily reach it with my left hand, leave the damn stand where I put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great topic! This little guy is kind of like my "Swiss Army knife" of gear. I use the BR-800 as a mixer, multi-effects unit, field recorder and scratchpad. It's also battery operated so it fits in good with my "no-AC, no problem" set-up. http://www.njuskalo.hr/image-bigger/procesori-efekti-pedale-kontroleri/boss-br-800-slika-12766266.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Scott, That's pretty ingenious. I never thought about using a "portastudio" box in that way! Aw hell... now I'm going to go look at them. If the latency is decent enough, it could replace a dedicated audio I/O for running virtual instruments! -J I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great topic! This little guy is kind of like http://www.njuskalo.hr/image-bigger/procesori-efekti-pedale-kontroleri/boss-br-800-slika-12766266.jpg Intriguing.... -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 What's the MVP in my rig? Me. I am. Stuff and things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Scott, That's pretty ingenious. I never thought about using a "portastudio" box in that way! Aw hell... now I'm going to go look at them. If the latency is decent enough, it could replace a dedicated audio I/O for running virtual instruments! -J Yeah I get a lot of use out of it. I forgot it is also has a pretty nice little drum machine built-in, but I tend to use my XW-G1 for that these days. Also look at the Zoom R-24 and R-8.. they are very good as multipurpose boxes as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Logic. It saved me from MIDI Spaghetti and brought everything I wanted most under one roof. I can simply build my "band" and start writing. That's what I've been striving for ever since I first started wrestling with a cheapo Fostex 4-track. Now its a Pink Floyd multitrack deck, a convo reverb and every type of synth but pure additive. As far as I'm concerned, that's calorie-free pizza that still tastes like the standard sin-soaked version. "I like that rapper with the bullet in his nose!" "Yeah, Bulletnose! One sneeze and the whole place goes up!" ~ "King of the Hill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weiser Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 In my own studio at home, where I do all of my sound design work... while I have a few assorted goodies that bring much happiness, none was more of a game changer than these: http://www.ultrasone.com/index.php/en/products/pro-900.html Working in Broadway pits, my UK partner and I actually found this little guy to be immensely helpful. While it doesn't enhance the sound of anything and it's the farthest thing from glamorous.... it does serve a vital purpose and does so with elegant simplicity. We use one on every rig in every show. http://www.kentonuk.com/products/items/utilities/ld2-pro.shtml [i'm not connected with either company in any way.] https://www.theboywhowantedtorock.com http://www.weisersound.com https://www.facebook.com/weisersound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Maximus_ Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 This: http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/309/256/DV016_Jpg_Large_544520_closed.jpg its been a home for 3 different keyboards (its last century model) and it will for maybe 2 more. and this: http://www.vilabana.com/libros/ST34SB4.png Staedtler Triplus mobile office, Its just an awesome product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 On impulse I bought a pair of these at the local Lowes for less than $3 a piece. The magnets work great and they get really bright. They also have fold out hanging hooks. They blow my ild magnetic LED lights away. http://www.lowes.com/product?langId=-1&storeId=10702&catalogId=10051&productId=4754476&store=595&view=detail&nValue=4294644948 "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Mine is the best singing partner(s) I've ever worked with in my past musical career. My Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Always sings on key, precise harmonies, always showed up for rehearsal and gigs, never asked for any money. Can't beat that. Cheers! Mike T. I can never remember how to post photos. DRAT! Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm the MVP of my rig. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 My new stand, which took me a year to think up. Seems so simple once you have the solution! You have a CHROMA in the background and possibly the expander as well. If so, AIEEEE!!! That's one of the first synths I ever played that said "Piano" to me, expressively. The synth sounds were impressive, but the emulative sounds are what showed off the very fine keyboard's touch-to-sound curve, which was sweet. I've had workstations for so long now, its been a while since I played a straight-ahead hardware synth for its own sake. Just playing a Chroma for 20 minutes left a very positive mark. It set the bar high. "I like that rapper with the bullet in his nose!" "Yeah, Bulletnose! One sneeze and the whole place goes up!" ~ "King of the Hill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Aside from my Mac and main Korg, my dual MVPs would be my venerable old SKB 61-key flight case and the two giant USB sticks that contain safeties of my entire sound library and all of my Logic Projects. Totally different, but still like suits of armor. "I like that rapper with the bullet in his nose!" "Yeah, Bulletnose! One sneeze and the whole place goes up!" ~ "King of the Hill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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