Studio Workhorse: the 2011 thread

[Gregor Samsa]

Definitely my ESX.

[madtheory]

Pro Tools, Kontakt, Kontakt, Kontakt, Lexicon, V Synth. I find myself using XPand for a lot of things too...

[el pr0n]

If I need to beat out an arrangement or sort out what's going on with a whole track, Impulse an Analog in Ableton. If I'm trying to sort out one synth part, Roland SH-32.

[silikon]

Depends on the task...

Drums: Maschine or Battery
Mono/Bass/Noise: Moog Voyager
Pads/Atmosphere/Chords: Andromeda and Kontakt

...but that's right now... I find that definition changes with whatever I'm working on at the moment. A bit of ADD I have, perhaps. Choices for effects are largely plugin (for now) and extremely random.

[meatballfulton]

Motif XF6...gigging keyboard, master keyboard, DAW controller.

[Desecrated]

As I said in the other thread. I'm using my roland xp50 as my head synth, just because I like the sequencer.

[Phollop Willing PA]

My KORG PROPHECY is the master controller coupled with a ROLAND MC 505 GROOVEBOX into a ROLAND MC 50 sequencer which spreads out to a KORG MS2000R, an EMU ULTRA PROTEUS, a MOOG VOYAGER and a ROLAND JP8000 which acts a submaster controller going into a YAMAHA QX7 sequencer, KORG SDD DIGITAL DELAY SD 40000, KENTON PRO MK 2 MIDI to CV parrallel to a FUTURE RETRO ORB sequencer which are connected to a MACBETH M5 and the ORB MIDI thru goes to an ALESIS SR 18 drum machine.

It's basically two setups that interconnect.

My studio recorder is a KORG D3200 with a KAOS PAD2 and a ROLAND RE 20 space echo.

I used to have a KORG KARMA which acted as master controller but I got rid of it because it sounded too good. In other words, the presets were distracting and no matter what I did, I couldn't really avoid feeling that I was manipulating someone else's work. I needed to get back to some sort of basics.

[zoomtheline]

Writing new stuff I take 1 of 3 regulars to start something off

Yamaha SG / Radias / Korg ESmk2

[Neonlights84]

It is most certainly my Little Phatty.

[garranimal]

I'm going more and more to Andi. It's just so good at everything analog: bass, pads, weird sounds, arpeggios.

[Zamise]

Still a Yamaha RS7000 for me and don't see that changing any time soon.

[antilles]

Mine is Roland JD-990 and Access Virus C. They are the first synths I turn on, when I'm in my studio.

[StepLogik]

Roland MV-8800 - despite several annoying quirks and some expensive diversions (Fantom-G, I'm looking at you...), this thing gets the job done when it comes to MIDI sequencing. rock solid timing. feels like using an old version of cubase on an atari - no slop, no crashes.

Yamaha AN-200 - more fun than any groovebox should be. i bought this to use mainly as a sound module since i'm big fan of the AN-1x VA engine. even after all these years, it sounds so good to my ears. but the groovebox functions of this box are a hoot and the drum samples are very good. its a great tool when inspiration is needed. if only it had more tracks...

Korg mircoStation - housey organs, housey pianos, housey strings. all that good 90's s**t from the M1 is right here

[Hugo76]

Renoise, Reaktor, Ableton Live & Korg M3.
I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot og time with my incoming iPad, though.
And hopefully I'll have some time for my other gear that's currently gathering dust. I definately should spend more time with the V-Synth & RS7000, those are both excellent machines.

[bluedad]

Have quit gigging, so have brought the Motif ES rack home and put it in the mix for the first time so it's getting a lot of use..