equipment.

qabbalique · Post by **qabbalique** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:16 am

just wondering what everybody else on here is using to actually make music. one of the main things that attracted me to boards of canada in the first place was how analog their electronic music sounds.

i'm rebuilding after deciding to quit music, and thus:
marshall plexi face mkii 100 watt super lead amplifier.
fender bassman 60 silver face amplifier.
marshall 1960 angle face 4 x 12 speaker cabinet.
hondo II professional les paul custom -- lawsuit era.
akai 1/2 inch reel to reel 2 track tape recorder.
total sonic annihilation effect by death by audio.
casio sk-1
metal muff -- electro harmonix
mxr distortion +
roland alpha juno 1
reason plus reason drums 2.0
m-audio axiom 25
shure sm58
ableton live 5

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:05 am

I dont have that much analog stuff, just everything I need:

Roland JS-30 (Sampler)
Evolution MK-125 (Midi controller)
Casio CTK-531 (Peice of shit keyboard)
A broken tape-deck (for extra effect, or just plain fun)
Pentium 4, 2.40 GHz,768 MB

As for software:

Steinberg Cubase SX3 (we all know this one)
Sound-club (cheesy MIDI writer from the 80's, complete with awesome drumkits)
Babya Logic Pro (Hilariously bad, but lets you write your own soundwaves)
T-RackS 24 (thank you Aesthetics)

and over 50 VST plugins....can't get enough of them.

Romeda · Post by **Romeda** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:41 pm

I'm currently using:

Crappy Old Fender Stratocaster
Roland TR606
Roland TR707
Casio CA-110 (Peice of shit keyboard)
Several old tape decks
ACID Music Studio
Many Vsts

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:51 pm

Cupz wrote:Casio CTK-531 (Peice of shit keyboard)

Romeda wrote: Casio CA-110 (Peice of shit keyboard)

Conslusion: Casio makes shitty keyboards

qabbalique · Post by **qabbalique** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:53 pm

shitty keyboards that can be circuit bent in a variety of ways, and with a little effort and time you can make just about anything sound "good."

i'm using:
reason 3.0
ableton 5.0 whatever.
various VSTi's.

nlogax · Post by **nlogax** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:59 pm

shitty laptop

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:15 pm

qabbalique wrote:shitty keyboards that can be circuit bent in a variety of ways, and with a little effort and time you can make just about anything sound "good."

Thats why I still have it

But the overal package it is sold in...pretty shitty

qabbalique · Post by **qabbalique** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:38 am

agreed.

i really need to get back into circuit bending again. fuck trent reznor did it, and look what it did for that asshole. he might have even been fucking good for a second. ie. supernaut cover?

anybody else reading this still solder shit to see what happens?

Tony Montana · Post by **Tony Montana** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:46 am

Outboard:
Chandler TG2 'Abbey Road' Mic Preamp
Chandler Germanium Mic Preamp x2
Tube-Tech CL1B Compressor
Apogee Rosetta A-D conversion

Synths and Effects:
Minimoog Voyager
Access Virus TI Polar
Moog Opus 3
Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

Ludwig Drumkit

Amps and Guitars:
Marshall JCM 900 amp
Orange Rockerverb amp
Orange AD200 Bass amp
1964 Vox AC10 amp
Les Paul and Fender guitars, and a couple of acoustics

Software: Logic on a Mac and loads of plugins

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:38 pm

Cupz wrote:
Cupz wrote:Casio CTK-531 (Peice of shit keyboard)

Romeda wrote: Casio CA-110 (Peice of shit keyboard)
Conslusion: Casio makes shitty keyboards

haha. so shitty we all have one.

Casio SK-1 here. Its sooooo shitty.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:06 pm

micro korg
1980's casio casiotone
theremins
1976 crumar tocatta organ
reason 3.0
cubase

qabbalique · Post by **qabbalique** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:00 pm

1. anybody know of a real handy stand alone vsti host for windows xp that is available for free?
2. has anybody considered having a thread devoted to songs people post specifically for collaboration work?

Infinite E · Post by **Infinite E** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:24 pm

I have a casio cz-1000, I don't think it's that shitty... though my perception might be coloured by the fact I didn't pay for it...

I also use my mum's old piano, a clarinet, a guitar, various cheapo bongos and stuff, sometimes my friend's marimba, Ableton Live and an Emu Xboard midi controller, a big reel-to-reel I found outside the auction house,whatever tape decks I can get my hands on, and a bontempi 9 fan-powered chord organ. Out of those I only paid for the guitar and the xboard... which is lucky cos I'm shite

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:43 pm

Infinite E wrote:I have a casio cz-1000, I don't think it's that shitty... though my perception might be coloured by the fact I didn't pay for it...

same here, I got it from my nephews girlfriend. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the thing, its just...a crappy keyboard

kyriakos · Post by **kyriakos** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:31 pm

nothing fancy.

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:39 pm

Synthesizers, drum machines, guitars and effects.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:17 pm

kyriakos wrote:nothing fancy.

where can I buy one of those?

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:08 am

FL Studio

isawdrones · Post by **isawdrones** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:37 am

Cupz wrote:
Infinite E wrote:I have a casio cz-1000, I don't think it's that shitty... though my perception might be coloured by the fact I didn't pay for it...
same here, I got it from my nephews girlfriend. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the thing, its just...a crappy keyboard

I use to have a cz 101, i sold and i really miss it now. The czs have a very unique sound that annoys alot of people. Listen to the "Me and you and everyone we know" soundtrack, I think a cz 1000 was used heavily in that and it works very well.

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:30 pm

Right now I'm using a 90s Fender Telecaster american, a shitty epi acoustic guitar, Ableton Live 6 Le on an HP with Vista/intel Viiv/3 gigs/320gb hd

I had been using Audacity (all the work I ever released just used that) but now I'm trying to figure out Ableton...This first day is rough. I really like how you can midi map on your computer keyboard though

(especially cause i have no hardware synths due to my poorness).