emusonacid!

Alright, after lots of hard work and saving, I've got quite a bit of cash together, and I'm considering some upgrades to my studio. Here's my current kitlist:

E6400Ultra w/ RFX
Athlon 2100+ / 512MB RAM w/ Terratec EWS88
Logic 5.1
Event 20/20bas
Mackie 1604
Waldorf microQ
DSI Evolver
Sherman Filterbank 2
FMR RNC (compressor)
Alesis 3630
Valley People Dynamite comp/limiter/gate (bizzarre but cool)
dbx 160X
TL Audio 5013 EQ

I'm thinking of a high-end compressor (Tube-tech, Focusrite Red 3, or Avalon), and a nice EQ in a month or so (Amek 9098 or Red 2).

Of course, I could also upgrade my monitors or A/D conversion, or ditch the microQ and get a nice analog synth.

But part of me is also thinking that I should just use what I've got, and screw spending thousands on gear.

Any input, anyone? Has anyone actually used any high-end gear for DnB?

Thanks for any help, I'm driving myself crazy thinking about this :)

FMR RNC (compressor)

These seem to get really good reviews even on the snobby rec.audio.pro newsgroup And they're not expensive so chip some off your wad of cash and get a few of these for sure

Looks like you have really good stuff man. I wouldn't worry about dropping any more cash unless you really think you need it. Spend the money on wiring your rig with a patchbay or something (unless you've already done that).

Heh, yep I already did that.

I'm leaning more and more to doing like you say, and not buying a damned thing til I REALLY need it. No doubt the high-end stuff sounds good, but so do my tracks made with what I've got, so whatever.

Whew, that's a load off my mind. Now, back to writing tracks.

ezman wrote:FMR RNC (compressor)

These seem to get really good reviews even on the snobby rec.audio.pro newsgroup And they're not expensive so chip some off your wad of cash and get a few of these for sure

shit - i thought you were after all that equipment - you got it! new years resolution 2004 - read posts properly

nice

"roland sh09 or a Novation Basstation for something affordable and still analogue," neither are analog, but are Virtual Analog...

You didn't say what style of music you make (or I missed it), but I'd reccomend you consider the following:-

1. Kenton Conrol Freak or Peavy CS-1600 (I like the Kenton better). This really opens up a whole new world for your hardware.

2. Something to consider is the ADAT card for the Emu, and something like an RME hammerfall for the comp. this will give you 16 channels of output from your sampler straight into your computer with minimal latency.

3. Get a real analog synth. It doesn't have to be fancy. A Roland MKS 50 is a good place to start, but if you want real VCOs then an MKS 80 (Rackmount Jupiter 8) may be more your cup of tea. It's amazing how different "Real" analog is to the virtual stuff. Kinda like Coke Vs Diet Coke. They're similar, but in no way the same.

4. I'm a big fan of outboard FX. Line 6 Echo Farm, and Mod Pro are both excellent. And there is no way you could go wrong with a Lexicon PCM70 (Yea the old one). En eventide also is great for adding that expensive sheen to your sound..

My $3000.00!! ;-)

Cheers,


Rob

the sh09, unless I'm very much mistaken, is about as analogue as y' can get. are you perhaps thinking of one of their modern retro-analogue digital boxes?
the peavey controller is the pc1600, now in it's latest "x" incarnation an even better bit of kit. where it scores over the kentons of this world (& I've used quite a few midi hardware controllers- doepfers, the lot..) is in that you can program /any/ string of midi data you like into any of the faders or buttons or setup-strings, which latter it sends when you change from one preset to another. also it has scene memories independent of the patch memories.
it has footpedal & footswitch inputs.
you can do all the programming (if y'r head can work in base-16!) sans computer; this part is a definite boon if you plan on using it on stage without a computer in the vicinity.

slightly left-field, this, but if you are in the habit of writing y'r own breaks rather than using loops, you might want to think about a decent hardware drumbox or sequencer. I use a doepfer schaltwerk for assembling rhythm loops- it can trigger loops or single-shots.....

duncan.

Novation BassStation is analog(ue), ive got one .