Your rig and DAW's?

isawdrones · Post by **isawdrones** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:51 am

mac mini
yamaha dx7s
max msp
ableton live
audio kontrol 1 sound card
fm8
novation bass station (vst)
tassman
audio damage eos reverb
novation remote zero sl midi controller

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:18 am

2008 iMac running...
Ableton 8
Reason 4/6
Logic 8

Got a whole bunch of VST and AU instruments. Mainly use impOSCar, Alchemy and Prophet V (although the latter is shockingly flaky).

I prefer using hardware synths recording into the DAW.
Juno 60, CS1x, Tetra, Mono Evolver, Blofeld.

BTW, I didn't read any offence into the "Nice Try" comment. Thought it was a funny aside regarding the lengths we would collectively go to, to discover what is in BOC's studio.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:59 am

I want a Tetra. 4 Mophos for the price of 2.

For me, polytimbrality is a key factor in why I want an instrument.

Kiwibaws · Post by **Kiwibaws** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:53 am

Asus laptop with 4gig ram and Pentium dual core at 2GHz each. It's served me well tbh and the only reason it ever struggles is through my inability to work towards keeping cpu down until it's raped the project. Using Reaper =]
Was really devastated the other day though. Took my laptop up to a friends to see how things sound on his dynamite speakers and it quickly became apparent that something sounded off. In fact... the whole top end was missing on everything =[ Pretty devastated. My current speakers are ported and the bass is clouded and poor at best. I always try and overcompensate for this but didn't realise that there was not top at all! Looks like a job is in order to finance some new shit how speakers. Really put off producing till I get them :s Anyone else been in this boat?

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:30 am

Kiwibaws wrote: Anyone else been in this boat?

I was and still am in this boat. I think my 50$ cans are pretty good...but its not really universal. I'm also not interested in paying 150$ for fucking headphones. So, I just said to myself "you're only making demo's".

I wouldn't really stop doing what you're doing just because your equipment sucks. I worked on a Pentium II with nothing but a taperecorder, my qwerty keyboard and some freeware vst's. Sure it sounded like crap, but it was fun:D

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:43 pm

Cupz wrote:
Kiwibaws wrote: Anyone else been in this boat?
I was and still am in this boat. I think my 50$ cans are pretty good...but its not really universal. I'm also not interested in paying 150$ for fucking headphones. So, I just said to myself "you're only making demo's".

I wouldn't really stop doing what you're doing just because your equipment sucks. I worked on a Pentium II with nothing but a taperecorder, my qwerty keyboard and some freeware vst's. Sure it sounded like crap, but it was fun:D

listen to this man. Cupz is a musical genius, I honestly think this.

aged sea · Post by **aged sea** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:04 pm

Daw: Sonar 8.5 pe

PC running windows 7, 64 bit, i5 cpu, 8gb ram

pretty much all soft synths like PolykbII, Dimension Pro, Rapture. Though I use a Nord Lead1 rack sometimes (I know, it is also soft .. well it is not analog...but sounds quite good for "not analog").

behringer truth 8" for monitors. cheap headphones.

cakewalk controller.

Kiwibaws · Post by **Kiwibaws** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:54 pm

turquoise70 wrote:
Cupz wrote:
Kiwibaws wrote: Anyone else been in this boat?
I was and still am in this boat. I think my 50$ cans are pretty good...but its not really universal. I'm also not interested in paying 150$ for fucking headphones. So, I just said to myself "you're only making demo's".

I wouldn't really stop doing what you're doing just because your equipment sucks. I worked on a Pentium II with nothing but a taperecorder, my qwerty keyboard and some freeware vst's. Sure it sounded like crap, but it was fun:D
listen to this man. Cupz is a musical genius, I honestly think this.

True. I think I'm past the point of stopping tbh. Just ready for the next phase which ultimately involves saving up, getting speakers which don't lie to me and taking it from there. I think moaning about equipment is pretty lame and faar too many people fall into the trap of just buying new expensive shit without realising the most important ingredient is time. For me this isn't the case. I want to learn to self master(control freak) and to do that you really do need top speakers.

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:24 pm

Gear is really cool and I have a fair amount of it but and I say this with total sincerity I would have given anything to have even the minimal set ups 20 years ago some of you have now.

FL and Reason are no slouches. Just because they aren't as "pro DAWish" as Logic/Protools/Nuendo doesn't mean anything. I know people who make fantastic music in FL. Lusine is one. And Reaper is great because it is so cheap. I bought into logic back when it was version 7 and 900 freaking dollars. And Ableton back when it was version 4 and waaaaay cheaper than it is now.

Seriously never be ashamed of your tools. There is far more shame in owning some great gear like I have and not having learned it yet. My spectralis has been eyeballing me for months now.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:44 pm

I've used logic. I've used cubase. I like them, but I like the fluid workflows of Reason and FL. When it comes down to it, it's about making music and not what you make it with. In the end I'll chose Reason or FL studio. If you're handy with EQing, compression and mastering, then forget anything else anyway.
A truly creative mind will shine through any toolset.
That's just my opinion.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:54 am

Cubase 5
Tascam US-1641 USB multitrack recorder
M-Audio Oxygen 8V2 MIDI controller
Fostex 6301B personal monitor speakers
Windows 7 Home 64-bit
AMD Athlon II X4 CPU 3.0 GHz
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
1TB External HDD

I only built the PC about 2 months ago (and have barely got a chance to do any recording as of yet), before that I was running an awful stock Dell circa 2004..though I recorded a LOT of material with it. You gotta be creative with what ya got

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:23 am

machinea wrote:Gear is really cool and I have a fair amount of it but and I say this with total sincerity I would have given anything to have even the minimal set ups 20 years ago some of you have now.

FL and Reason are no slouches. Just because they aren't as "pro DAWish" as Logic/Protools/Nuendo doesn't mean anything. I know people who make fantastic music in FL. Lusine is one. And Reaper is great because it is so cheap. I bought into logic back when it was version 7 and 900 freaking dollars. And Ableton back when it was version 4 and waaaaay cheaper than it is now.

Seriously never be ashamed of your tools. There is far more shame in owning some great gear like I have and not having learned it yet. My spectralis has been eyeballing me for months now.

hell yeah

i use FL and have since I started making music. I've tried Logic and Reason before, they're both great, but FL fits my flow way better.

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:47 am

turquoise70 wrote:
machinea wrote:Gear is really cool and I have a fair amount of it but and I say this with total sincerity I would have given anything to have even the minimal set ups 20 years ago some of you have now.

FL and Reason are no slouches. Just because they aren't as "pro DAWish" as Logic/Protools/Nuendo doesn't mean anything. I know people who make fantastic music in FL. Lusine is one. And Reaper is great because it is so cheap. I bought into logic back when it was version 7 and 900 freaking dollars. And Ableton back when it was version 4 and waaaaay cheaper than it is now.

Seriously never be ashamed of your tools. There is far more shame in owning some great gear like I have and not having learned it yet. My spectralis has been eyeballing me for months now.
hell yeah i use FL and have since I started making music. I've tried Logic and Reason before, they're both great, but FL fits my flow way better.

I really wish none of these were platform specific, I think I would like FL for some of its sequencing ability.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:53 am

machinea wrote:I really wish none of these were platform specific, I think I would like FL for some of its sequencing ability.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/ ... eeze-over/

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:01 am

well hot damn! This is great news. I want to be able to do some drum sequencing and I find ableton drums blah and ultrabeat convoluted though it sounds great. and renoise just too confusing.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:13 am

If it supports Reire then I think it would be indispensable.
People always neglect the fact the Rewire totally defeats DAW vs DAW arguments.

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:17 am

Seeya_Later wrote:If it supports Reire then I think it would be indispensable.
People always neglect the fact the Rewire totally defeats DAW vs DAW arguments.

It is a pain managing a project split over 2 DAWs though. I've done a couple of Live/Reason combinations and didn't enjoy the process. How I would love Reason to support midi-out so I could sequence my hardware synths with it...

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:48 am

isawdrones wrote:mac mini
yamaha dx7s
max msp
ableton live
audio kontrol 1 sound card
fm8
novation bass station (vst)
tassman
audio damage eos reverb
novation remote zero sl midi controller

How do you like the DX7? I have been thinking about getting one but have been unsure about which version to get V1 or V2.

Magrathea · Post by **Magrathea** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:36 pm

Cubase LE 4
PreSonus Firebox
Godin Solidac
Ibanez Roadstar Series II
AKG D88s
Dell Inspiron Q8200 QuadCore 4 Gb Ram on Vista/64
more VSTs and effects than I can name
Boss Pedals: MetalZone, EQ, Noise Suppressor, Dustirtuib, Digital Delay, Flanger etc.

Cryabetes · Post by **Cryabetes** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:59 pm

Magrathea wrote:Boss Pedals: Dustirtuib

you sure that's not a digitech, mate?