what's in your setup?

skinny.b · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:24 pm

hey! what do all you knob twiddlers use? it's always interesting to find out what other people use to make their bleeps and bloops, I use my MC 307 groovebox with my SP404 and use a free sequencer on my laptop called energy XT. seems to work for me so far. what about youz?

houseofninjas · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:28 pm

First is vinyl or any sample source I can find. If it's vinyl it goes form a 1200 to a Stanton mixer to the Sp-505. After making whatever in the Sp-505, record a wav into Audacity, then load into Acid Pro 7.0 to try and eq and compress or add intros, outros...

Rabot · **Joined:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:31 pm **Posts:** 779

Main sampler is SP404SX. Everything goes in there and that's where I create all the structure of the song, always trhu resampling.

I also use a small tape radio where I'll record (let's say) the resampled drum structure, then play it back so I have a guide to do the synth or sample structure. This way I don't have to resample both drum and synth/sample on the same pad.

I recently got a Korg MS2000R so alot of the sound comes from there. I also almost never create music alone. Either my roommate will play some piano for me to sample, or some friend will play guitar or othing thing and I,ll make a thing out of it. Most of my jam never leave de sampler and no one ever hears them but I just have the most fun out of them.

I do my drumming on a SPD-11 I got for almost free, it's just so fun.

That's pretty much it... OH, and Iphone apps, ALL THE TIME.

boombapp28 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:45 pm

Too much stuff!! I love vintage gear and collect stuff, too. Here is what's in my aresenal:

Samplers:

- Ensoniq ASR-10
- Boss SP-202
- Boss SP-303
- Roland MS-1
- Yamaha SU-10
- Akai Remix 16
- Zoom ST-224

Drum Machines:

- Roland TR-808
- Casio RZ-1
- E-mu SP-12
- Boss DR-202
- modded Casio RZ-1

Sequencers:

- Yamaha RM1x

Synths:

- Casio CZ-5000
- Realistic MG-1

I also stay using a Roland VS-840 8-track and a Tascam 488 mk1 8-track cassette recorder. The 840 can be upgraded and modded for a CF drive but it seems to be a hassle. I'm looking to make the transition to Reaper or a Roland VS 1680 just because I'm so used to doing it all hands-on.

_limpid · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:21 pm

sp404 is the main baby
sp202 second baby

sp606... mamma bitch, but might sell it.. :/
pt-01 turntable
mpd24 that I never use ever
have this old 1970s technics cassette deck too... fun shit

boombapp28 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:03 pm

Yeah, the SP-202 is one of my best friends as well. It was my first sampler way back in 1998 and I incorporate it as much as possible in my work to this day.

The ASR is the go-to but I appreciate portability so that's why I own all those semi-pro/phrase samplers. I'm also a fiend for that crunchy SP-1200 sound and I can get close to it with the phrase samplers.

ghost ghost ghost · **Joined:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:43 pm **Posts:** 90

404SX
MPC60II
Akai S950
Akai MFC42
E-mu MoPhatt

Aside from the SP my setup hasn't really changed at all since the MoPhatt was released about 10 years ago. Got a couple more Akai rackmounts as I always pick them up if I see them at a good price, and a Casio toy sampler but it's all in storage. Pretty much only use the SP and the Akai filters these days but I do plan on utilising at least the MoPhatt again. Also just copped a Korg MicroSampler but haven't really had a chance to play with it but it looks dope

Heat Vision · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:37 pm

-COMPAQ laptop with Ableton Live suite 8
-Vestax Pmc05 ProIII
-Technic 1210 mk2
-Roland Sp404Sx
-akai LpK 25
-akai Mpd 26
-krk rp5s x2

PJWizrd · **Joined:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:09 am **Posts:** 37

sp-404sx
trash
Numark TT1650 Turntable
some old gemini i dont really use
Vestax PMC-05PROIII - best mixer ever
lpd8
Alesis Q25
audacity
FL Studio
:mrgreen:

good times

palmwine · **Joined:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:45 am **Posts:** 14

SP-202 x2
SP-303
SP-404sx
DR-202
zoom sampletrak ST224
tascam DR-07
tascam DP-004
roland W-30
mackie 802-VLZ3
stanton T.60

Ill Green · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:44 am

Right now:

* Roland MV8800

* Numark TTUSB

* Gemini PA7000 line preamp

* Sony CD player/recorder

* Shure 55S microphone

* Gem Sound 350 XP amp

Thats what I've been working with for the past year and a half.

These are my sleeping giants :

* Boss SP-303

* Roland SP-606

* Roland MS-1

* Akai MPC500

* Shure RS230 mic (the most illest mic I ever had)

SENSEIHIMSELF · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:15 pm **Posts:** 24

wow, almost no synths in here?
i recently had to sell everything, so i have no set up anymore haha

skinny.b · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:02 am

whoa! you guys have some serious gear! always cool to hear how people do it

YellowT · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:43 am

SENSEIHIMSELF wrote:

wow, almost no synths in here?
i recently had to sell everything, so i have no set up anymore haha

I have a kawai sx240, which is a cheap and great analog poly! op1 is also here

formal · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:19 pm

: Roland SP404
: Zoom Sampletrak
: Akai MPC 1000
: Roland MC307 Groovebox
: Yamaha YME8 midi expander
: Stanton STR8-100 x 2
: Vestax PMC 07pro
: Behringer 802 mixer
: M-Audio Oxygen 8
: M-Audio Uno midi
: Berhinger UFO202 interface
: Korg Nanokey
: Apple Mac Mini
: Apple iPad
: Apple iPod Touch
: VHS, Cassettes and Vinyl
: Various Palm Pilots and PDAs

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