Kents,
I have a much more modest setup that you listed above. (At least I think this is what your post elicits).
I have a small project studio in Carson City, NV, based on the VS 2480. I do mainly acoustic guitars/vocalists on a commercial basis. I record my own stuff via keyboard.
I do have:
AKG C3000
AKG C430 x2
SP C1
SP VTB-1
Martin DM
Roland RD150
Roland XP10
Roland VS8F-2 x3
Casio CZ100
Shure SM58
Korg DRS monitors

I have found that the VS8F-2 FX boards (of which I have 3 installed in the 2480) provide more than adequate FX processing for my needs.
I am currently involved with the production of three albums/CDs.

KenMeister :cool

It is better to try and fail, than to never try at all.

I'm really new here but i've been reading dot's reviews for a while on other forums.

My setup can be seen at http://www.planetariumrecording.com

I'm only 23 but have been recording since I've been 15. After a few failed bands, I decided i should do this professionally when i was 21.

Good times!

http://www.planetariumrecording.com

My name is Jason. I started out as just a singer. I came pretty close to being signed by a major a few times but I never was ready to make that leap once actually confronted with the offer. I kept waiting for the perfect circumstances. Of course, they never came. I eventually got tired of producers telling me what I had to sing, and how, and destroying the songwriting I was doing so I thought I needed to record and produce myself. In the process of learning what I needed to do my whole personal life changed (married, job, kids, etc.) but I was hooked on this idea of recording. Soon the desire to record took over on its own and it wasn't just about getting my singing noticed anymore.

I know have a small project studio in my basement. I do VO's for a side job and record music mostly as a hobby. Since I do some VO's in my studio a lot of the equipment I buy can be a tax write off so that is nice.

I currently have:

Mics:
Soundelux U195
AEA R84
MD421
EV635
SM58

Pres:
RNP
StudioMixer II console
Omni Studio

Recording Software:
Sonar 1

Monitors:
NHT Pro A-20

Other odds and ends to complete the process.

BTW - If there are any KC people around here drop me a line. I always thought it would be cool to compare gear and thoughts.

Jason A.

Hey everybody,

I'm Tom. I've been playing guitar for 33 years. I also "dabble" in keyboard a little. All self-taught.
My first exposure to serious recording was about 25 years ago. A friend decided that his original songs would benefit from my guitar work. It was a studio based around a 1/2" reel to reel Tascam. As soon as I heard that playback I was hooked. I then played around with 4 track cassettes for years, but always found them lacking in sound. Now with the advent of PC recording I'm finally getting what I consider to be a respectable sound at home.
Most of my performing experience is in folk type coffehouses, or Christian music. I have played guitar and traveled with a few amateur gospel groups over the years. Some good, some not so much. But all good experiences.
I currently play in a church band, and work on recording my own original music at home. I have no ambitions to take it beyond that, except maybe record a few friends' suff if they desire.
My cds are just pass-arounds for anyone interested in what I'm doing, and not really a for profit venture. (maybe more like for prophet)
The goal for the recordings was to get a cd that people could pop in after a commercial release, and not say "yuck!". After a year and a half of devouring everything I could find on forums such as this about recording, and making some investments in low-level, but solid gear, I think that I have arrived at this point. In fact, my stuff compares favorably (sonically) to other home recordists and project studios in my area, and to my delighted surprise, (keep in mind this is relative) in some cases blows them away. And that I attribute to my internet education. Because in most cases they're using far more expensive stuff than I am.

My meager set up includes:
PC running Cakewalk GT pro
DMP 3
Aardvark USB 3
ART SM1 monitors & SLA1 amp
SM81
AT4033
AT3035
EV ND257
pair ecm8000's
various plug-ins

I could pad the list by adding my coffepot and all my instruments--but it is what it is.

Tom

My name is Ken. They used to call me 'Red'.
My music background started way back when I started taking lessons at age 6. I moved on to the School for the Performing Arts, and then Manhattan School of Music.
In 1968, I moved to Buffalo, NY to work for the Schlicker Organ Co., where I learned to build baroque pipe organs. I made it through the apprenticeship program in 6 months, and was put out on the road installing and voicing brand new pipe organs. I'm also an organist, and so wound up demonstrating these instruments upon completion. That was a gas!!!!
In 1974, I was a member (kybd player) of the Dusty Chaps, a Capitol Records act that won 'Progressive Country Band of the Year' at the 1976 Country Music Awards in Flaggstaff, AZ.
We were out on the road with Asleep at the Wheel, opening for them. We sometimes opened for the Marshall Tucker Band as well. I remained with the Chaps 'til the end.
In 1982, I was 'invited' to help build a world class studio to help with some of the 'spillover' from the Record Plant in Sausalito, CA. The studio was called 'Studio D'. I was involved in the entire process: construction/acoustic isolation, finishing, and assembling the Trident A Range desk, doing modifications, etc. I also received a great education in audio engineering from folks like Dr. Richie Moore, Bob Hodas, Jim Gaines, Lionel Job, Terry Delsing, etc., over a four year period.
I was an assistant engineer there for three years, working with such talent as Earth, Wind and Fire, Huey Lewis and the News, Santana, Bruce Hornsby, Anita Pointer, and the list goes on. I also served as the night manager at Studio D for 2 years.
In 1986, I also worked with Dr. Richie Moore at Gate Five Studios in Sausalito. Cory Lerios, the keyboard player for Pablo Cruise did the soundtracks for Max Headroom there. I assisted with the midi setups/mapping utilizing the Apple Mac and MOTU's very first software sequencing package - Digital Performer. It was quite primitive back then, but still a very workable solution.
I moved up to Lake Tahoe in 1988, and installed a sixteen track studio there in my girlfriend's basement. (Then she kicked me out).
Since then, I have put together a small project studio, based upon the Roland VS 2480. It is exrtremely low budget right now. I only have an AKG C3000 (the original), two AKG C430's, a SP C1, a SP VTB1 preamp, 3 VS8F2 FX cards, the VSCDIII, and some Korg DPS monitors. I produce local singer/songwriters mostly as a hobby now.
My day job is running a computer assisted instruction lab at a local community college, as well as being a Teaching Assistant for the Computer Information Systems dept. at the same school.
I write a lot of stuff, but most of it is kind of on the jazzy side, with some pop/rock influences.
I've played piano/keyboards for over 47 years now, and am still working on it.
I would like to expand my studio to be able to accept commercial projects with live drums, etc. Here in Carson City, there just isn't that much opportunity to do so.
I'm not sure that is all that I am, but it's pretty close.

KenMeister :cool

It is better to try and fail, than to never try at al

quote:

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Originally posted by KenMeister:
I was an assistant engineer there for three years, working with such talent as Earth, Wind and Fire, Huey Lewis and the News, Santana, Bruce Hornsby, Anita Pointer, and the list goes on.

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Cool! Maybe you can answer this question then -- do you happen to the know the "secret" (or rationale) for Bruce Hornsby's harsh and edgy piano sound on the "The Way It Is" album???

I always liked the album but absolutely HATED the piano sound!


Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound

Hey, my name is George Toledo-

I have a studio in downtown Tampa. I do recording, rehearsal, and instruction- my building is going to become a "music mall" of sorts, with a music store, a clothing designer, a music museum, etc. It is a humongous endeavor.

I write, produce, engineer, instruct, etc. I play guitar, piano, violin, steel, bass, dulcimer, drums(still learning)and a bunch of other stuff.

You can check out my music in "Mixing And Mastering In Cubase SX".

I am sure I could write a ton more, and I probably will come back later to add some.

Hi, everyone--nice to meet you.

My name is Doug Robinson. Like a lot of you, I've been making music since I was a pre-teen. My first instrument was piano, then drums, then bass, then guitar, then mallets, harmonica and a few others. I've got a big dose of natural musical ability which would be even nicer if it was complimented by more discipline than I posess, but I'm not complaining. I play at a professional level on some of these instruments, and given a little time in the studio massaging the tracks I can sound quite good on the others.

When I was growing up ('60s and
'70s), multi-track recording was only something I could dream of...so I dreamt. My recording role models were Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

In the mid-'70s, I worked with a charitable organization that owned a 2-track steam-driven Tapesonic machine, and I became obsessed with layering tracks of myself and my friends.

Back then, I was writing 100-200 songs every year, many of them Randy Newman-esque vocals such as "Mediocre Mama." At the same time, I was composing jazz tunes in my own style, which was a blend of Weather Report and progressive rock.

I recorded my very first album on a Tascam 424 in the late '70s and thought I'd reached audio nirvana. I never released it outside of 25 or so to my friends.

Believe it or not, my background in creative marketing features heavily in my musical development. While working as a promotional items sales person (the guy who sells caps and jackets with company logos), I convinced a medical supply company to use my second album (which I hadn't recorded yet!) as a giveaway at a trade show. They bought 2500 copies, and I bought a Tascam 388 and went to work. The album was a hit, and I realised that good music was a viable alternative to the usual promotional schlock.

Let's see--then I got a Tascam 1/2" 16 track and a Studiomaster board and recorded my very first jazz CD, Talking to Dogs, in 1991. I've always been a guy who belives that you can get decent sound from modest gear if you have good ears and are fairly lucky, and in fact my body of recorded material seems to reinforce that philosophy.

In 1994, I recorded an eclectic fusion album called Art Can't Hurt You on a single ADAT and a Mackie 1604. Greg Mackie called me at home one night, asking if I was telling the truth about using his mixer because he thought it sounded "too good."

I began using an Akai DR4d four-track and got comfortable with hard disk editing.

In 1996, I bought a Roland VS880 and produced and recorded what I believe was one of the first all-VS albums: Spinner, by singer/songwriter Michelle Abby.

In 1997, I flew to NY, hired guitarist Mike Stern and bassist John Patitucci, and recorded some tracks for my next album, Plays Well With Others, in a pro studio with a great analog engineer. Before we'd even mixed the songs, I was playing the rough mixes for my advertising clients. I pitched one pharmaceutical company on using a CD made up of some songs from each of my albums as a gift for physicians, and he ordered 60,000 units! The album was well received and the client asked me to provide a second album, so I scrambled to get some more songs mixed and further raided my old projects and sold another 60,000 units.

When he asked for a third installment, I had only four tracks left that I felt good about, so I called some of my musician friends and got some tracks from them on the album. It was a big payday for them and for me, and I liked spreading my good fortune around, so I kept doing that--whenever I'd find a client who wanted a branded music CD, I'd combine my work with artists that I thought deserved wider recognition (who owned their masters outright). This is actually the line of work I'm in today, when I work. I've sold over 50 of these kinds of projects, though only a couple in those kinds of huge volume. Still, I tend to go after large clients, and the average order is between 5,000 and 10,000 units.

In 2001, I went to Sony Music in L.A. and recorded two new albums, both featuring some L.A. based jazz monsters. SItJazzDown is a fusion album (I suppose you'd call it), and Jazz For a Winter's Eve has hip arrangements of holiday music. JAZZIZ Magazine co-opted this year-end album as their own and offers it to readers at the end of every year.

It's important to point out that even though these albums started in a pro studio, I always added overdubs and complete tracks recorded on either my VS880, or later my 1680. The integration sounds seamless to me.

My latest complete album is Let Freedom Swing, where I took 18th and 19th century music and hipped it up.

I also scored my first feature film last year: Peak Experience, an indie mystery. The entire score was recorded on my old VS1680. It sounds pretty darned good in a theater, I'm relieved to say. (Only film festivals so far, but we've got our fingers crossed.)

Today I use a VS2480. I've got two AKG414s on my piano and then inexpensive mics that sound terrific, like the STudio Projects C1, B1 and TB1 on my acoustic drums, along with Oktava overheads. I'm getting a good, realistic sound on almost everything and that suits me fine for the moment--I'm tired of the over-processed, in-your-face, impossibly "clear" recorded sound that has sucked the life out of way too many performances. I like quality recording, but I think the definition of "quality recording" has fallen prey to trends--in other words, if it doesn't sound like xyz record, it can't be considered "pro" quality. We're in a trend period right now where organic sound is not heard on many big budget projects, and I seem to find myself on the wrong side of this debate now and then.

www.dougrobinson.com

I make a motion that all the haves share with the have nots. Talk about gear envy, and the pictures, you guys really know how to rub it in. Just kidding. If any of you haves are
residing in the Denver metro and want to trade some studio experience for some well seasoned guitar licks drop me a line: [email protected]

-Rocky-

Thought I'd add some pix of my place....it's not NEARLY as cool as some of the others, but it's home...


The room needs work as far as acoustics goes...

[This message was edited by H2oskiphil on 09-03-03 at 10:18 PM.]

If forgot to mention my current studio--it's a converted garage, about 450 sf. We're fairly isolated from any neighbors, so soundproofing isn't an issue. It's the best studio I've ever had by far--got my grand piano, acoustic drums, VDrums, several guitars and basses (and my prized Azola electric upright bass) and my recording gear in there. No parallel surfaces--we put in walls that angle 10" inches every 12 feet, and raised the center of the ceiling to exposed the support trusses.

I just got a digital camera, and when I learn how to upload snaps, I'll post a few. We went to town on the colors--I wish there was a Grammy category for paint selection.

www.dougrobinson.com

Well, my name is Keith, and I have been playing guitar for about 15 years. I was a roadie for Dumptruck and a number of other Boston bands in the late 80's early 90's. Did sound, and ran the stage at the Wintertide Coffee House, around the time of Christine Lavin's Singer/songwriter retreats. Oh, I was a Board-Op/engineer/producer/DJ in radio for a time. Played coffeehouses....Just been around.
I began recording with a RadioShack mixer to my tape deck, then with a friends 4 track. That didn't seem to be enough so we went with 8 and a board. Now it is out of control, and life is good, with 16 tracks of DTRS.
The guys I record with have been/are in some really great bands. Really. And want to gig, so that's on the horizon.
For employment, I am a heavy equipment operator, of the orginized labor variety.
What do I want out of it? I want to put my songs on tape. I want them to sound the best they can with the tools at hand. I want to have fun. I want to get lost in it.
I want friends to use these tools to do the same. And, love having it available. I am also trying to convince my buddy we should find a cheap garage or commercial space for it. (The voice of Jacque Coustau) To no avail.
That's the nutshell version.

The gear, combined with friend, in use.
Boards
1 Tascam M-30
1 Tascam M-512
1 Tascam M-520

Microphones
2 Sennheiser MD-421
2 Shure KSM-27
2 Shure SM-57
2 Shure SM-58
1 Shure 315
1 tfpro TF27
2 Oktava MK-012
2 Audio-Technica AT-811
1 Electrovoice EV-611
1 Electrovoice EV-911
1 Electrovoice EV-664
1 Stromberg Carlson 7cs

Tape Decks
2 Tascam DA-88 8track DTRS ( linked )
1 Tascam syncaset 238 8track cassette
1 tascam cdrw 700 cd recorder
1 Sony W-33 cd recorder
1 Aiwa Ad-wx-808 cassette deck

Rack Gear
1 Intersound PRV-1 reverb
2 Yamaha SPX-90 reverb
1 Alesis Microverb 3 reverb
1 Korg SRV-3000 reverb
1 Roland SRV-2000 reverb
2 FMR RNC compressor
1 Behringer T1952 compressor
1 ART Dual leveller compressor
1 Symetrix 522 compressor
1 Rane GE27 graphic eq
1 Rane PE15 parametric eq
1 Joemeek V5C Semi-parametric eq
1 FMR RNP preamp
2 ART DUAL MP preamp
1 Altec 1598B Preamp/mixer
1 tfpro P3 pre-amp/op-compressor/eq
1 Aphex D103 aural exciter
1 UREI 562 feedback suppressor

Monitors
2 Alesis active monitors M1

Guitars, mandolins etc. I'll list later maybe. Don't wanna bore you.

Thanks for your patience.

[This message was edited by j6p on 09-05-03 at 07:27 PM.]

[This message was edited by j6p on 09-05-03 at 07:28 PM.]

Hi I am Jonathan.

It looks like I am one of those with the least gear. A little embarraing to post here. But anyway...

I am doing my recording on my pc using cooledit pro and red rover.

The soundcard is a midiman dman pci, a yamaha mg 10/2, an AT3035 and Senn 825 microphone. Monitoring is done on my hi fi speakers which are the paradigm 5 se and a NAD 3020 amp, Sennheiser HD280 headphones.

My recording room is my bedroom.......

Hi am Paul …and am alcoholic

Im gust staring out in recording. I have played drums for about 12 years. I am getting in to recording to do pre production for my band http://www.tonavigate.com so we know what we what to do when we get into the studio. Some day I hope to have my own studio.

The gear I have right now is very limited.
Gateway 2.4 GHz w/ delta 1010lt
cad m-179
studio projects c4's
Akg d112
Two 57
58 beta green
audix om-5
cheap nady drum mic pack
RNP
2 RNC
peavey vmp-2
samson C-control
n-tracks

[This message was edited by IKNOWMYABCS on 02-14-04 at 06:46 PM.]

My name is Chris. I've been playing guitar for 40 years now (50 years of age). I played and wrote the songs in a Prog Rock band called Art in America in the 1980's. Since that time, I've just been writing and recording my own stuff, here at home and various studios. Vanity only. I'm tired of all the record exec types and dealing with them is very annoying. I've also got a small home set up, compared to some of you folks.

Roland VS1680 with 2 sound cards
TASCAM 8 track
TASCAM 2 track

MAUDIO DMP3 pre amp
Joe Meek VC-1 studio channel
ART DI/O digital converter
FMR RNC compressor
DBX 166 compressor
MOTU micro express
Tascam PB32P patchbay
Alesis Wedge reverb unit

Groove Tube 1A microphone
2 Shure SM58's
EV PL10
(soon to get a Studio Project C1
on Dot's recommendation)

Keyboard controller
Akai 5000 sampler
various loop library for akai sampler
ACID 3.0
various loop libarary for ACID

Roland SDE-330 delay
Roland SDE-1000 delay
Ibanez UE-405
Roland Super Chorus CE-300
2 Roland SEQ-331 graphic equalizers (junk)

Line 6 AxSys 212 guitar amp
Roland JC-120 guitar amp
Marshall JC-800 slanted cabinet
Rockman Distortion Generator
Ibanez Tube Screamer (circa 1980's)

Fender Strat (from 1973)
Guild acoustic
Martin DX-1

Creative Extigy Sound card (need to replace-lousy)

Any way that's it for now. My next purchases will be a bass guitar and a SansAmp for bass, a Studio Project C1 mic, a better sound card for computer, a mastering program such as Soundforge or Cool Edit Pro, and on and on.

Be seeing ya...

Hey Y'all! I can't believe I'm just finding these forums. Umm... OK, what my deal is...
(I'll try for brevity):

I'm Scott Gould, I've been playing (mainly keyboards) since I was a wee tyke in the early 60s. Started experimenting with recording about the same time (on a pair of Caig mono 3-3/4ips decks). Did a bit more recording in college in the mid 70s on Ampeg & RCA stuff (2 & 4 track) and DJed on the campus radio station, played in bands, yadda yadda... Spent a few years in the Navy where I didn't do too much music (Electricians Mate) except sitting in with bands at local bars (Jacksonville), and playing street music & pick-up stuff (Boston). More college & a career shift in the early 80s as I became a chef, and played in bar bands. Gradually the music became more important, so I started buying recording gear (small format 8 & 16 tracks, Fostex, Tascam)and quit my chef's job. I played music for a living and opened a couple of small studios in the late 80s early 90s, before putting together a 16 track mobile trailer and heading to LA. Ended up doing a lot of FOH and tour managing for a few years 'til I burned out on Cali and moved to a small laid-back spot on the Gulf coast of FL. Kept doing the FOH stuff & mobile recording (& helping out at the local music store) 'til my investments did a mushroom and I didn't need to any more. Bought the property next to my house and built a 2000+ sq.ft. studio. Got it stocked with 60 or so instruments. Here's the main gear list:
Microphones:

EV N/DYM series: 257,357,(2)408,(2)457
EV PL20
Audix OM3xb
AKG C414B/ULS
AKG C414TLII (2)
AKG C4000B
AKG C410
AT 4050 (2)
AT 822
AT 825
AEA R84 (ribbon)
Fostex M11RP(2) (ribbon)
Fostex M88RP (ribbon)
DPA 4060 (3)
DPA 4041 (2)
Royer SF-12 (ribbon, stereo)
Brauner VM-1 KHE
Brauner Valvet BE (2)
Beyerdynamic M130 (ribbon)
Beyerdynamic M260 (ribbon)
Neumann TLM103
Neumann M149 (2)
Neumann KM184 (2)
Earthworks QTC1 (2)
Earthworks SR77 (2)
Soundelux E47
SP C-3
SP T-3
ADK A51TC (2)
ADK A51TL (2)
ADK A48
Peavey ERC12 (2)
Peavey PVM T9000
Radio Shack PZM (3 - heavily modified)

PREAMPS:

Groove Tubes Vipre (2)
Great River MP1 NV
FMR RNP
Crane Song Flamingo
Crane Song Spider
Grace 101
Earthworks Lab102
Earthworks 1024
Peavey VMP-2
SP VTB-1

Digital Mixers:

Mackie D8B (2)
Tascam DM-24

Recorders:

Mackie HDR24/96
Mackie MDR24/96
ADAT XT20 (2)
ADAT XT (2)
Fostex E-16
Fostex M-80
Otari MX5050
Alesis Masterlink ML9600
Tascam DA20 MKII

Monitors:

ADAM S4C-As
ADAM S2As
Mackie HR824s
Alesis Monitor 2s
Outboard:

Z-Systems Q2
TC M3000
Kurzweil KSP-8
Lexicon PCM 81
Lexicon PCM 60
Lexicon Vortex
Apogee Rosetta
Lucid AD9624
Lucid DA9624
Crane Song HEDD192
Crane Song Trakker (2)
Peavey VC/L 2
FMR RNC

{OK, so I didn't do so well on the brevity thing...}


Cheers, folks!!

That's some SERIOUS outboard you got there, Scott!

Nice!!!


Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound

I use a VS-1680 with a DMP3>ProVLA>DIO front end mainly.

I'm still waiting for a truly next gen hardware platform. If it doesn't come, I'll have to go software when this thing dies. After a year of fighting with a Gigastudio PC, I'm not looking forward to that...I've downgraded myself to an old G3 running Logic for sequencing, and mostly hardware synths. Depending on the outcome of the new project, I may or may not rebuild the GigaPC.

I worked in my teen years in a small studio doing engineering and arrangement work. Then I did some freelance arrangement/performing for local songwriters. Now, I'm just doing my own stuff.

but i'll keep on dancin' anyway....

gonzo-x

My name is Warren and I live in sunny SC like our friendly mod Dan.

I started out with a Fostex X26 4 track cassette in the late 80's that a friend and I went in halves on. We used that stock Fostex ball mic for all it was worth!

There was a radio station doing a contest called "Mutilated Manilow", the object was to screw up a Barry Manilow song and they'd judge them and play them on air. I did a blues version of "I Write the Songs" that won, my prize was $2k worth of studio time (about 50 hours at the time).

The engineer was more interested in hanging out with his friends than trying to get a good sound for me, and the overall vibe just sucked ass. Turns out he was a cokehead who went out of business soon after. I had better results with my 4 track than this guy (who had a nice 16 track 2" machine and some decent gear) and sold the balance of my time for $100.

I started shopping for the big move to 8 track in the early 90's, and saw an ad for one for $1,000 (Fostex M80). I called the guy and he was just done with his new studio, and this was his old pride and joy machine in his home studio. I bought it, and became friends with him. He was impressed with my ear and some mixes I was doing with the machine (although total lack of electrical knowledge etc. I always thought was my big holdback) and asked me to assist him in the studio.

His studio was and continues to be a nice place with a cool vibe. It's nothing real special compared to maybe some of yours, but it was a great place to learn. I had access to a lot of nice mics while there so I have decent knowledge of their capabilities and uses. I didn't make any money but gained invaluable experience from spending a few months there at nights and on weekends.

My wife and I had a child in 1995, and soon after sold the construction trailer studio in the back yard and all of its' contents. I never found time to use it, and needed the $5k at the time.

In early 2002 I had a little bonus money and was looking to get back into recording. The problem was...I didn't have any room in my tiny house and 3 kids with 1 on the way! I bought a portable Fostex VF16 and felt its' limitations the first 5 minutes I used it. I sold it and began my search for more flexible gear, although lost my ease of portability.

I settled on a Behringer DDX3216 mixer first of all, as it seemed to fit all my needs for compression, effects, gating, delay, monitoring and preamps. I couple it with a Fostex D160 and my Mackie HR824's and had about all I needed to make good music! And now in 2003 I've moved into a nice big house with an almost 500 sq ft room over my garage with heat and air and full bath and I don't know what to do with myself!

I am now running the DDX mixer via lightpipe into an RME Hammerfall 9652 into a friend's Nuendo PC I've borrowed until I decide on Cubase SX or what. I've ordered a roll around tray to use as a remote and to provide a comfortable mixing position that I'm excited about, should be here Friday. I'm trying to concentrate on my "one man band" and get some of the piano songs out of me. For months I've been recording other people for little or no money but have had a lot of fun with different projects.

I've even been fortunate enough to get some articles published on the MojoPie.com site. Writing was always fun for me, and I'm pretty good given the chance I guess.

I just got done laying down drums, bass and keys for a Christian rock guy that was pretty interesting stuff (I'm not a Christian rocker, just hired help). I made less than $300, I'm probably not charging enough but having fun anyway.

I'll have some updated pics soon of the new space. For now I'm done babbling about myself...but you asked for it.

Warren

Warren

Some Tuneage I recorded for a friend (me on drums / piano).
My Piano Stuff (fun screw around stuff)IUMA Page

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