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List your studio specs here..

Dunno if this kind of thread has been done lately, but we've not seen it up & folks always ask us what we're workin' with so...

List your studio specs folks - here's ours..

Dirty Deeds - current studio specs:

TC Electronics Konnekt 8
http://www.tcelectronic.com/Konnekt8


Studiophile BX8a (pair)
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileBX8a-main.html


Yamaha HS50M (pair)
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Images/ProAudio/Product/Enlarged/HS50M_Enlarged.jpg


Presonus TubePre
http://www.presonus.com/tubepre.html


Rode NT1-A
http://www.rodemic.com/?pagename=Products&product=NT1-A


HD-HS500U2 "The Buffalo" (500GB)
http://www.buffalo-asia.com/cgi-bin/products/detail.cgi?country=my&code=2&id=181


Samsung 216bw
http://www.pcworld.com/product/specs/prtprdid,39405949/specs.html


Oxygen 49
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen49-main.html


Fender "Lefty" Jazz Bass
http://www.guitartrader.com/itm_img/BGFNMM-RHSJZ3TS-f.jpg


Ipod video 30gb
http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/apple-ipod-30gb-video/4505-6490_7-31556112.html?tag=prod.txt.1


2 Bitchin' PC computers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer


Various music software programs
(FL7, Cubase, Ableton Live, Soundforge, ACID, Waves & 100's of VST plugins)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_(software)


And of course we're always collecting more essential tools as we move forward.

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Roland Phantom x8


M-Audio Axiom 49


AKG Perception 400 Mic


AKG Perception 200 Mic


Studio Foam

2 computer Monitors

4 Yamaha HS80M's


Gibson SGZ Limited Edition

3 Digitech Dist. Pedals

1 Loopstation Pedal

2 Stanton STR8-100's

1 Stanton Mixer

Hundreds of Records Ranging from
the 50's to the 80's

Bongo Drums

African Zylophone

M-Box 2

Pro Tools

Fruityloops

Cubase



[ kellyd - 12 Sep 2007 12:57 ]
[ kellyd - 12 Sep 2007 12:27 ]
[ kellyd - 12 Sep 2007 12:24 ]

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Hardware:
(2) Behringer Truth 2031A monitors
(1) M-Audio Omni I/O sound interface
(1) M-Audio Oxygen8 midi controller
(1) P4 1.8Ghz PC

Software:
Reason 3
Cubase SX2
Adobe Audition
various VSTs

Keepin' it minimal ya dig?

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- powermac g5, 2.0GHz processor, 512MB ram (no joke on the ram)

- motu 896HD

- avalon designs 747sp

- alesis 3630 stereo compressor / limiter

- mackie hr824 nearfields

- m-audio midisport 4x4

- mackie control universal

- m-audio O2 ultra-thin 25-key MIDI controller

- monster power pro 2500 power conditioner

- linplug albino and octopus

- NI reaktor 5

- Smear AU (my friend Adam Somers programmed this plugin - it's a granular multi-tap delay)

- Warp Drive (distortion / saturation plug)

- mackie onyx 1640 analog mixer (currently in storage)

[ 4_.phrantek._4 - 12 Sep 2007 17:09 ]

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macbook upgraded with 7200 rpm hitachi 200gb hd, 2gb ram
adam a7
dynaudio bm6a
apogee rosetta 200
a-designs atty
apogee duet (just got this today)
logic studio/logic 8 (just got this today )
neumann u87 clone (sE prototype)
plus the usual array of plug ins and soft instruments.
external harddrive with samples and sfx
guess i forgot to mention 2 technics 1200 mk2's and stanton mixer hooked up to serato scratch, as well as hundreds of records ranging from 40's to now for sampling.
im still trying to get rid of the motu896hd if anyone wants it :D

[ bryangamet - 12 Sep 2007 19:26 ]

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MacPro Quad 3.0 Ghz, 6GB Ram 4x 500GB SATA Drives

KRK Rokit 8 Monitors

Logic Pro 7.2.2 (soon to be 8.0)

Evolution MK-449c MIDI controller

Loads of AU Plugins (Ron Pappen, NI, Camel Audio, etc...)

Then the standard 2x Techniques 1200's, connected to a Vestax PMC-170 Mixer & Serato Scratch

hoping to expand to some outbound production gear this holiday season


[ beskone - 12 Sep 2007 21:39 ]
[ beskone - 12 Sep 2007 21:38 ]

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Studio
-P4 3.2HT, 2gig ram, 650 gigs(3 hd's), dual 17" monitors
-Dynaudio Bm5a's(monitors)
-RME Fireface 800
-Fl Studio 7 for composition, Nuendo 2.XX for live Recording
-Access Virus C desktop synth
-Korg Triton 61 Key Workstation
-AT 4033CL Mic
-Evolution MK-249C 49 Key midi keyboard
-AKG K240 headphones

Dj Rig
-2 Technics 1200
-crappy cd mixer, crappy mixer, and another crappy numark turntable, crappy Sony Stereo
-Ozone usb audio interface & Compaq laptop(for sampling vinyl)

[ ciddic - 13 Sep 2007 00:23 ]

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According to kellyd ...

4 Yamaha HS80M's


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u like these?

i was thinking they would be my next pair

[ shook - 13 Sep 2007 07:31 ]

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2 turntables and a microphone

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I f**king LOVE them.
BIG SOUND!!!!

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just because they sound big doesn't mean they're good.

when event 20/20s they sounded amazing, but that's exactly why they were bad. DECEPTIVE. you want the flat response.

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G5 Quad
PC
Access Virus TI Polar
Korg Radias
Monster 2500 power conditioner
Jbl 4328p
Blue Sky 12" studio sub
2 19" neec monitors
Akg 414 XL II
Patch bay
Pro tools
Kontakt 2
Waves diamond bundle
Wave lab
Large sample library

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Well, ive noticed my tunes sounding better because of these.
And thats all that really matters to me.


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According to 4_.phrantek._4 ...

just because they sound big doesn't mean they're good.

when event 20/20s they sounded amazing, but that's exactly why they were bad. DECEPTIVE. you want the flat response.
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i heard the hs series at a shootout and we compared them to the ns 10's. they are not quite as flat as the ns and have a more hyped sound to them, but theyre not bad. obviously these are aimed for the consumer/prosumer customer, but they do the job for reference.

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From gearjunkies.com

When choosing reference monitors for mixing and music production, accuracy is essential. Speakers that sound “good” on first impression may not necessarily be accurate. What you really need is an honest reference for your mix rather than monitors that have been tweaked or colored to deceptively sound impressive.

The new HS-series reference monitors have been created by Yamaha’s studio monitor engineering team to deliver exceptionally flat, accurate response that you can trust. Unlike “monitor” speakers with exaggerated bass and treble that make a good first impression but can't be relied on for accuracy, the HS series were designed to be true studio reference monitors in the tradition of the legendary Yamaha NS10M.

High-performance Speakers And Mounting System

The elegant white-cone speakers used in the HS-series monitors deliver superlative audio performance that is further enhanced by a carefully engineered mounting system. A combination of screws and a specially designed mounting ring eliminates spurious vibration and resonance, allowing the speaker to deliver it’s full sonic potential. Another feature that boosts woofer performance is a magnet selected to produce accurate, solid low-end response. The tweeter frames employ an advanced smooth-contour design that minimizes losses so that high-frequency details come through with remarkable accuracy. The extra thickness of the tweeter frame also minimizes resonance that can interfere with high-end clarity. The overall result is extraordinarily smooth, accurate response throughout the audio spectrum.

The Benefits Of Built-in Power And Bi-amplification

Powered, bi-amplified monitor speakers simply make the most electrical and sonic sense, and that’s why they have become the first choice of sound professionals the world over for near- and mid-field monitoring applications. In addition to the obvious advantage that you don’t need separate power amplifiers, the fact that power and speakers are integrated in one unit means that the amplifiers can be perfectly matched to the characteristics of the speaker units used so you get consistently superior performance with any source in just about any listening environment. Bi-amplification means that separate power amplifiers are used to drive the low-mid and high-frequency speaker units, and this eliminates interaction between the units as well as the response and phase anomalies introduced by passive crossover networks. Both speaker units can function at optimum performance levels for correspondingly high overall sonic quality.

Large Magnets In An Advanced Magnetic Circuit Design

One feature of the HS-series monitors that you’ll hear but are not likely to see is the extra large magnets that have been used to provide the magnetic flux for the speakers’ magnetic circuits. In combination with an advanced magnetic circuit design these magnets provide a powerful, uniform, tightly controlled flux field that results in exceptionally smooth response and dynamic capability over a wider frequency range.

Portable, Versatile Monitoring For Your Audio Workstation

All you really need for top-class production of stereo program material is a good audio workstation and a pair of HS-series monitors. A system like this is not only portable and extremely easy to set up anywhere you need it, it can deliver outstanding monitoring performance that will let you get your mixes just right. The response-control features of the HS50M monitors shown in this example system let you tweak the monitors for the best response no matter where you set them up.


Although stereo is still the most common format for basic music listening, 5.1 surround has become the audio format of choice for today’s advanced visual media, and is beginning to be recognized as a superior vehicle for pure musical enjoyment as well. But to properly mix and produce surround sound you need a good 5.1 monitoring system. The HS-series speakers and subwoofer are the perfect choice if you want competitive surround-monitoring performance without having to spend big-studio megabucks to get it. Combine five HS50M or HS80M powered near-field reference monitors with one or more HS10W subwoofers, and you’re ready to produce and deliver state-of-the-art surround sound.

Speaker response can vary greatly depending on the size, shape, and surface acoustics of the room in which they’re used, as well as how they’re placed within that environment. The HS50M and HS80M give you extra room-matching and speaker placement versatility with ROOM CONTROL, MID EQ, and HIGH TRIM response control switches that are specifically designed to compensate for common acoustic deficiencies and monitoring needs. The ROOM CONTROL switch, for example, can be used to compensate for the unnatural low-end exaggeration that usually occurs when speakers are placed close to walls or in corners. The MID EQ switch gives you subtle midrange boost and cut options in addition to flat response, while the HIGH TRIM switch offer the same type of response-tailoring capability for the high frequencies.

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According to kellyd ...

Well, ive noticed my tunes sounding better because of these.
And thats all that really matters to me.


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According to 4_.phrantek._4 ...

just because they sound big doesn't mean they're good.

when event 20/20s they sounded amazing, but that's exactly why they were bad. DECEPTIVE. you want the flat response.
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Exactly.
Also, you play out at gigs Kelly so referencing between the dancefloor and the studio become second-nature.

If your tunes sound BIG and Clean & people like them - you're on the right path.

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According to adamantium87 ...

Access Virus TI Polar

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SCHWING!!!

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Mac dual 2.0
Reason
Digital Performer
Live 6
Fruity Loops
Cubase
Acid 5
Komplete
Kore II
Axiom 49
2 Bx8's
2 2031a's
Logic Studio (in the mail)

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yeah the virus is amazing.

as far as the monitor issue goes. to have both is the best to have ur mains to use primarily and yes i think the yamaha 10's are a great second set to have for referencing. and u really shouldnt believe all the manufacturs words on what their speakers are capable of. ur ear is the best tool.

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At home i got...

Outboard:

Echo Mona 24
Event PS6 Monitors
API a2d
Joe Meek VC-1 Channel Strip
FMR RNC
ART Tube PRO VLA
Groove Tubes Gt-66
Shure KSM 27
AKG 414
a few other cheapo audix and shure mics

ITB:
PC running
Renoise 1.28 and 1.8 (i like the older GUI better)
Cool Edit Pro
Plugins (faves - waves ssl and ren, sonalksis, discodsp, komplexor, rob papen, tweakbench)
also sometimes use cubase sx for certain things


but at work i also have access to much wider mic/pre/outboard selection including nuemann, akg, neve, vintec, studio electronics, 1176, etc all hooked up to Digital Performer (which i find myself using more and more these days...)

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Laptop
headphones
spare time

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shhhhh!!
it's a secret....

[ dredge - 19 Sep 2007 13:15 ]

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G4 dual 1.25 Ghz w/ 2 gb Ram
Echo Layla 24
Alesis QS 7
Logic Pro 7.1
ALesis M1
Izotope Ozone
PSP Vintage Warmer 2
NI Massive

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haha my setup is the exact same as intuit's

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g5 dual 2.7
logic 7
mackie hr824s
mackie 16 chanel mixer
recycle
emu e4xt ultra
motu ultralite
motu symphonic inst.
NI. Komplete
phatmatic pro
some old mic pre
grove tubes condensor
about 6 shure sm 57s
old "accoustic" guitar amp
vox amp
dex cdjs torq-plus about 10,000+ records
80s american strat
71 american fender mustang
fretles fender bass
pawn shop drum set (decent cymbals and snare)
jp 8000
kaos pad and wierd pedals
1 marimba
and other percusion pieces

and renters insurance!
dont spend all your loot on gear and not cover your ass

[ flinch - 19 Sep 2007 10:03 ]
[ flinch - 19 Sep 2007 09:56 ]

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Pentium 4 3.0ghz, 1GB RAM
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Samsung Syncmaster 225BW LCD
Access Virus B Indigo
M-Audio Midisport 1x1 USB Interface
M-Audio BX8a Monitors
FL Studio 6.0
Sony Sound Forge 8.0
Waves L3 Multimaximizer
Loads of VST's and Samples

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I get new toys all the time, but this is the majority of my stash...

THE ECHO CHAMBER:
Pro Tools 7.3
Digidesign Control|24 Console
Mac Pro Quad w/Digi 003 Rack Factory and Music Production Toolkit
PowerMac G4 w/Digi 001
Waves SSL 4000 and Renaissance Maxx bundles
Massey L2007 mastering limiter
Dynaudio Acoustics BM5A active monitors
M-Audio EX66 active monitors
Hafler M5 passive monitors
KRK RP-10S active subwoofer
API Lunchbox with Great River MP500-NV pres
Apogee Mini-Me AD converter and master clock
Neumann TLM 49 mic
AKG SolidTube mic (refitted w/Telefunken Smooth Plate ECC83 tube)
M-Audio Sputnik mic
Shure SM7B mic
AKG Perception 200 mic
Shure SM57 mic
Shure SM58 mic
Shure SM86 mic
Vestax PDX-2000 turntable
Shure M44-7 cartridge
dbx 166 stereo compressor
Lexicon MPX-500 effects
Lexicon Alex effects
Line 6 PODxt amp and effects
Tascam DA-30 MK2 DAT recorder
Alesis ADAT
JL Cooper DataSync II
Mackie Onyx 1620 mixer
Mackie Big Knob
Casio SK-1
plus lots of cables, headphones, hard drives and acoustic foam.

HOME STUDIO:
Pro Tools 7.3 M-Powered
PowerBook G4
Digidesign mBox
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
M-Audio Studiophile BX5a active monitors
Vestax 07Pro DJ mixer
Technics SL1200 M3D turntables
Ortofon Concorde Night Club E cartridges
Korg MicroX synth

LIVE:
Torq w/Connectiv interface
M-Audio Axiom 25 controller
Vestax 08Pro DJ Mixer
Shure M44-7 cartridges

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Furman M-8L
MusicXPC M3 (maxed)
Toshiba Satellite (maxed, to run VST's)
Pro Tools 7.3.1
Digi 002 Rack Interface
E-MU 1616m Portable Interface
FXpansion VST to RTAS Adapter
FL Studio 7 XXL
Reason 3
2 x Behringer Ultra Patch Patchbays
T.C. Electronic M-ONE XL Dual Effects Processor
Korg Kaos Pad
Roland SH-201
NI Battery 2
NI Kontakt 2
NI Massive
NI Photone
NI Limelite
NI FastEFX
Spectrasonics Trilogy Bass Module
Waves Diamond Bundle
Waves SSL 4000 Bundle
KRK RP5's with RP10 Sub
Auralex Acoustics speaker isolators
2 x Technics 1200 MK5
Behringer DJX700 5ch mixer
2 x Ortofon DJS cartridge
1 x Audio Engineering Degree from Full Sail

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Hardware
PCAudioLabs PC (3 Ghz P4, 2gigs of ram)

RME Fireface 400

Shure SM58 Microphone

Mackie Hr824 (2)

Technics 1200 MKii (2), crappy ass mixer

Software

Cubase SX 3

Native Instruments Komplete

PSP Nitro

PSP Master Q

Waves Diamond Bundle

Albino V.2

Zeta
Wasting Time on Teh Interweb

Junglescene
Myspace
You Tube
DOA
Homestar Runner

[ devoe - 26 Sep 2007 13:16 ]

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MacBook Kuronama
Logic Hachi

Bakatade

[ djdmt - 26 Sep 2007 23:34 ]

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amd Athlon XP 3200+ (retired, ran logic 5)
Emu 1212 (also retired for the meantime.)
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Macbook Pro Santa Rosa 2.2ghz
-Logic 8
-Cubase SX3
-FL7
(yes i use all 3 of these for different s**t)
Grips n grips of VSTs and AUs.

Roland DS-8 monitors.
2 M-audio Midi controllers, 49 and 61 key.

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M-Audio Studiophile BX8's
novation ReMOTE LE
FL7
Sytrus + Novation Bass-Station are my town main synths, but I use other off and on
Sound Forge 8
Athlon X2 4400+, Vista64/XP dual boot, 2gb RAM, 7800gt, somethin like 2TB of HD space spread throughout my desktop and a pair of servers

Humble beginnings...



[ luciphercolors - 6 Oct 2007 16:54 ]
[ luciphercolors - 6 Oct 2007 16:53 ]

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Tin can, string, other tin can.
Voice
Person to communicate with via can string can method.

Repeat until famous.

=ro

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Some of my new Toy's

-Spl Charisma 2
-Spl Vitalizer Mk2
-Spl Transient Designer
-Aphex 204 big bottom
-T1954 Ultrafex
-Alan Smart C2
-Manley ELOP
-EL-8XS Distressors





really need a patchbay at this point
kinda had to daisy chain most of them
which is a pain in the arss
every time I add a new piece of Hardware to my rack

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i got that, but the new xl producers edition

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According to origin ...

Tin can, string, other tin can.
Voice
Person to communicate with via can string can method.

Repeat until famous.

=ro
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The xxl producer's gold edition is also available:


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According to alder ...

i got that, but the new xl producers edition

**********
According to origin ...

Tin can, string, other tin can.
Voice
Person to communicate with via can string can method.

Repeat until famous.

=ro
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SOFTWARE
PRO TOOLS HD
2 ANALOGUE 192 audio interfaces
 
PREAMPS
Avalon 737 sp tube preamp
Avalon 2022 dual stereo preamp
Presonus M80 8 channel microphone preamp
16 Focusrite control 24 preamps
 
DI
Avalon U5
Ampeq SVP-PRO
Various Groove Tubes, Samson, and Whirlwind d.i. boxes
 
Outboard
Lexicon pcm 91 digital reverberator
T.C. Electronic M300 dual engine processor
T.C. Electronic M3000 Studio Reverb Processor
Lexicon MPX200 24 bit dual channel processor
 
TRANSFER DECKS
Sony cdr-w33 compact disc recorder
Tascam  da-30
Tascam cc-sssmk2
Tascam 102mk2
Alesis ADAT

TAPE
Tascam TSR-8
TEAC A-3000 stereo tape deck
TEAC A-23008
 
PLUG-INS
Waves Diamond Bundle
Massive Pack 4
Antares Auto Tune and Melodyne
 
MONITORS
Mackie HR828’s
Yamaha NS-10’s
Tannoys
Bostons
 
PREAMPS
Universal Audio 1176
Universal Audio 6176
MICROPHONES
Neumann U87  (2)
AKG 414 stereo matched set (2)
Sennheiser md421  (4)
Shure SM57  (3)
Shure SM58 BETA  (3)
AKG D112
Audix D6
Shure KSM109  (3)
 
KEYBOARDS
YAMAHA P80
KORG 01/W FD music workstation
YAMAHA MOTIF ES6
M-AUDIO Keystation 88
 
BABY GRAND PIANO
Schafer & Sons
 
ORGAN
Farfisa
 
DRUMS
Pearl Session Custom with Zildgian “A” Cymbals
 
GUITARS
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Fender Telecaster Thinline
Fender Statocaster
Gibson Jazz Hollowbody
Martin D28
Yama Acoustic Guitar FG180
Jose Rameriez Classical Guitar
Takamine 12 String Acoustic
Fender Mustang Bass
 
BANGO
Harmony
 
AMPS
Marshall 1960 Vintage Cabinet
Mesa Boogie Stiletto Trident E1-34
Vintage Fender Concert Amp
 
EFFECTS
Ecoplex

[ vv - 4 Nov 2007 22:22 ]

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mac g5
lacie 300gb drive
JBL 4328 Active Monitors
M-Audio Radium 49
Mbox2 Pro Tools (v7.3.1)
Logic 7 pro
Recycle
Sterling Audio ST55 Condenser Mic
Tascam M-208
100s of AU & RTAS Plugins
Tons of One hit samples and Breaks

[ stepkinetic - 16 Nov 2007 09:24 ]