'GAS'? ...hmm... Gear Aquisition Syndrome??


yeah, it comes and goes. everytime I get the itch, i find something i havn't done with the gear I have. Seems to keep it under control.


Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

see ya'll around.

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Originally posted by imagineaudio:
'GAS'? ...hmm... Gear Aquisition Syndrome??


yeah, it comes and goes. everytime I get the itch, i find something i havn't done with the gear I have. Seems to keep it under control.


Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

see ya'll around.

You're much stronger than I am.

mud

My name is Rod and I'm 42 years old, married with 3 children and a job as a commercial/industrial hvac technician.

I've been playing guitar since I was 12 and have been in a band or 2 over the years but not for 20 years. I took up acoustic guitar in my early 20's due to frustration with my musical vision colliding with others(which now seems ridiculous since I seem to have no musical vision). This also coincides with my discovery of Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis and Bob Dylan(Also because I was better acoustic than I was electric).

I fooled with cassette 4 tracking at the time but never got serious. I sold most everything when I got married. I've continued to play guitar over the years but nothing else. I decided last year to build a computer and get back to recording and bought enough to get started in hopes I'd start writing.

I'm strictly a hobbyist with limited time and funds. I just want to get musical ideas down for my friends family and myself. I consider myself a beginner and am here to learn.

My gear consists of:

Guild D-25 acoustic
Regal metal body resonator{Rc something)
Gibson LP studio
No name 70's strat copy
Ibanez Roadster bass
Shure Ksm 27 mic
Mxl 770 mic
Maudio Mobilepre usb interface(soon to go bye bye)
Behringer mixer and compressor(no need to elaborate)
Mackie Hr824's

All this is recorded to Audition on a P4 3.2 ghz with windows xp home.

I appreciate the efforts of those involved in the building and maintenance of this website. It is a valuable source for novices like myself who've found questionable advice on other sites. I feel I can actually trust comments here.

Thanks for sticking through my rambling to get to my crappy gear list.

Hey, anyone around here who hasn't put in their info - bring it on.

Hey...John here.

I've made a couple of records as "Fleming and John" and work as a writer, Producer, Mixer, String/Horn Arranger, Film Composer, Bass/GTR player, Horn Player, Jingle writer, Photographer...variety keeps it interesting.

I've worked a lot with Ben Folds and a WIDE variety of artists from Trail of Dead to John Mayer, Jewel and Leann Womack.
I'm developing several new artists that I am really excited about.
I am shifting away from session work and doing more writing and production lately.

I record in Nuendo on a PC.
I have a good sized home studio (backyard building) but not large enough for all of my crap...

I have a bunch of old stuff...Synths, vintage amps, drums, GTR's, Pianos.
Favorite bits...Minimoog, '62 Ampeg B-15N, '54 Gibson GA-20, '72 Les Paul Deluxe, '67 P-Bass, '68 Gibson J-50, '32 Wurlitzer Baby Grand, '64 28" Ludwig Kick, '54 Olds Ambassador Trumpet, '50's WFL Timpani

I think things often sound better RIGHT before they quit working

Fav mics: Oktava 012 (Oktavamod), SM7 (original), SM56, SM53, CAD 7000, Peluso CEMC6, Korby KAT 251, Modded Apex Ribbons, Behringer Omni's
outboard gear: 1176, UA 2-610, Seventh Circle Audio, DBX 128's, ART Pro LVA's, Orban 622b, '78 Soundcraft Series Two Console
Growing collection of frankenstein MXL/Peluso mics: V69M with CEK12 Capsule, (2)V67 with P67 Capsules..Stereo V63 on the way...V76t soon to have a P47 Capsule.
Funky old Pedals and Boss Analog delays/verbs

I love this Forum and have found it to be VERY helpful.
Thanks!

jmp

I'm 25, I've worked so many jobs in so many different fields that I don't even remember some of them.

Everything started from a guitar I found on the roof of our house, which I had to glue together to make it playable, I was 14. My parents didn't really want me to be in this field so I knew I was on my own. I've started recording a year after that, when I found that it was possible to record on a computer, I was using some software called "Studio 4" if I remember right. I've got hired on a new born radio station when I was 17 to help with jingle production & work on air. Very soon after that I've started working in a project studio of another radio station, a couple of years later I was simultaneously working in a local TV station & helping a well-known artist with his project studio. I've met a lot of good people among those I worked with & sometimes I miss those times, but customers were so irritating for me it's hard to describe, the better they got (by better I mean well-known) the worse it was, so one day I quit all of my jobs at once After that I've lived in so many places that I don't even remember some of them.

In audio world I'm my own costumer in present.
Working on Nuendo/PC.

I like new stuff, I don't really dig vintage equipment that much.
Favs: Diezel, Bogner amps, Edwards LPs.
Fav recording gear: QTC40, MP2, Distressor

I grew up on Bluegrass, Hillbilly records and Hee Haw. I started playing banjo and guitar at age 14. My interest in recording came after my first attempt to do something in a studio with a band. It really forces you to examine your playing under a microscope.
I've never made a living as a musician, but I've paid a few bills with it and been able to play with and learn from some of my heroes. I passed up my only chance to play professionally, and that was with Jimmy Martin.
These are exciting times, because of how affordable it is to get decent equipment to record with. I want to record for following reasons. To hone my playing skills, create my own music, get down ideas before they get away, and to record sessions with my musician pals for posterity. I'd also like to find a market niche for playing out that doesn't involve a lot of travel, where I can make a few CD's and sell them at shows.

My equipment list:
Room: A finished one car garage
Acoustic Treatment: DYI 705 2x4 panels strategically placed on the ceiling, corners, and walls.
Monitors/phones: Dynaudio BM5A's, AKG 240 55ohms
Mics: Oktava MK012 X2 (Dorsey Mod), AKG 414 BXLS X2, MXL V69M X2, CAD M179, Shure SM7b, SM57 X2, Audio Technica ATM41a X6, a Samson CO1U (fun!), CO1, C15, and a Sterling Audio ST31
Recorder: AKAI DPS 24 (waiting for repair)
Interface: RME FF800 (still learning totalmix)
DAW: Sonar HS2/Dell Inspiron 9300
Preamps/DI's: Millennia HV-3 (waiting for FedEx claim and repair), TD-1, and Behringer Ultragain ADA8000
AD converter: Lucid 9624
Effects: DBX 166XL, Lexicon LXP-1
Synths: Trilogy
Midi trigger: Novation Remote 25LE
Instruments: Gibson parts banjo built around a 1930's wood rim, Collings D2H dreadnought, a 1960 Dobro, Fender BG29 Bass/SWR Workingman's 10 Amp, a cheap but surprisingly good sounding Chinese mandolin, various hohner harmonicas, jaw harps, a washboard, a $10 metal snare (with some $20 brushes).

I'm Berns from Mexico. Soon father of 3 (we r expecting twins).
I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering. I worked for LG Electronics building fridges. Plastic injection parts were my speciallity. I got tired of working for other people, and also got tired of the rutine itself (wich included doing yoga stuff a la Gun Ho very early in the morning).
I've been recording since I was 12, my dad used to have a bunch of teac tape decks and a mixer at home wich I used to record my own songs, mixing and bouncing, mixing and bouncing. I play guitar btw. After that came the 4 track cassette recorder, 8 track, and then a PC.
After quiting my job, I already knew a lot about the tech aspects of recording, beign an engineer, I like to self educate myself a lot. However, I still wanted to experience the practical side. I went to CRAS in Phoenix AZ. I have mild opinions about CRAS, but I did get to interact with some very experienced people from wich I learned a lot during the course, and after that, during the internship.
After that I had a failed attempt at job opportunity there (legal, I'm not that kind of mexican), so I came back to my city looking for a job. There are 2 big studios here, really nice, up to LA standards. They're own by 2 rich people. They're jerks tough, so I just rented a space myself, and build a small studio, got married, etc.
Initially my focus was going to be music, but doing music stuff here is akin to starve to death, I would have, if I weren't married and didn't have responsabilities.
Anyway, my main business is doing audio production for advertising purposes, radio commercials, post for tv commercials film and video, jingles and such.
Its still a fun job, and I still get to make music for a proyect ocasionally, but I admit that doing post is also very attractive to me, moreover for film.
I record on PC via motu 2408 MKIII, Nuendo v2 (still), I have A-Designs, Langevin and True Systems preamps, Apogee AD16 conversion, some outboard drawmer dynamics, and a pair of vintage trident EQ's, altough I admit for convenience I mainly work inside the box with my 2 UAD's these days.
My mics consist mainly of some shure and sennheiser dynamics, studio projects and MXL condensers, and oktava 012's. The mic department is certainly the weakest link on my setup, I've just have not found the right time to upgrade with the family growing, mortage and other hobbys of mine, lol.
My current guitar rig consists of a very nice EPI DR-500R acoustic (I reccomend these, very affordable & nice sounding), an American Deluxe sunburst strat, and a tonelab le wich I run trough a fender ultimate chorus solid state amp for recording.
I like carne asada a lot, even more in company of some beers, I would rather say I have a phd in that. My favorite drink is clamato, wich in the states I think they call it bloody cesar.
I also like to watch movies, read, spend time with family and friends and so so.

My name is Scott and I’m a recordalolic.

I’ve been playing music since I was a kid, but I’ve went years at a time in my life when I didn’t even own a guitar.

I made three records with the band The Codenames. For the past year I’ve been pursuing song writing.

I have the world’s greatest day job. I’m a photographer. I’ve had every dream I’ve ever had for my job come true, except for shooting a Rolling Stone cover. But can say I’ve taken pictures of John Mark Painter and Wretchaskerch.

I record with Protools LE in my living room/recording studio. Drums I record at my photography studio. I’m a Mac guy. I mostly records demos for my song writing.

I have Mytek AD and Apogee DA converters.

I have a Great River 1NV, 4 channels of API in a lunch box and an Avalon U5 for bass. Compressor wise I have all of the cheapos, DBX 160X, RNC and the Art Pro VLA.

Mic wise I have an AT 4033, SP C1, MXL VG69, 2 SP B1s, 2 MXL 603s, 3 SM57s, 2 SM58s, SM81, D112 and an SM7b on a UPS truck somewhere.

I have a bunch of guitars, a P-bass, a silverface Vibro Champ, an old drum kit and a banjitar.

Here’s my myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/scottgreenwalt

Hi everyone. I'm pretty much a chronic lurker here. Not that I don't like to post on forums, just feel like I'm not quite in the league as most of the regulars here. So I try not to give opinions on things I'm not an expert on.I'm a guitarist and I've been dabbling in recording for the last 2 years or so. Learning alot by reading on here and a few other forums. Mostly record myself and recently have been doing some recordings for my teenage son's band who practice here at my house. Have a decent basement set-up, not ideal though. The ceiling is way too low. Have done some sound treatment so it isn't all that bad I guess. Modest equipment but I consider myself in the learning phase.

My equipment list:
RME multi-face
2 ADK AP-1's
Behringer ada8000
DMP3
2 Rane ms-1's
ADK Vienna
SP B-1
4 sm57's
2 CAD M177's
Samplitude 9.1.2

Have a bunch of guitars and amps, and a drumset.

Really need a good set of monitors next. I'm using a set of 12 inch active pa speakers right now and I know they aren't what I should be using.

myspace page-

www.myspace.com/papalump

Here's my son's band. Recordings aren't the greatest, I know. Still learning Overhead mics on drums were crap when we did these, and I need monitors for mixing. The band is pretty good though for teenagers.

http://www.myspace.com/ffgtheband

I am 52, started playing bass and songwriting at 16. I play just enough guitar to write and be dangerous. I play bass in a couple of different bands at least twice a week and make good money as a sideman. I have placed some songs with Bluewater Music and a couple of other publishers and I have had a few cuts by regional and overseas artists. Not even close to being enough $ from BMI and Mechanicals to make a living off of, but enough to feel validated as a songwriter.

I am recording for 3 purposes I guess:

1. Live recordings of the bands I am in, just to capture how we sound, maybe to end up with a live CD to sell off the stage.
2. Song demos to pitch to publishers.
3. Record a CD of original songs, just to have done it I guess, maybe get some local airplay and sell at the few songwriter gigs I play.

I started recording in my teen years on my grandfathers tube Wollensak reel to reel, (great distortion when I played the bass directly into it practicing along with the first Black Sabbath record!), probably a machine built in the '50s. In time I progressed through owning and recording with a Dokorder 4 track reel to reel, Fostex 4 track cassette, Soundblaster with n-Track, Turtle Beach Montego II with Cakewalk and finally, Pro Tools.

I worked my way up the PT food chain from PT Free on a Soundblaster, PT LE 5.1 with an Audiomedia III card and a Behringer mixer, a Digi001 with PT LE 6.4, and now an Mbox1 and a Digi002 Rack with PT LE 7.3.

I have recorded way more than my share of demos with bad mic technique and poor EQ and mixes. I actually started trying to learn the basics of engineering about 2 years ago and am frustrated that I have not progressed further than I have. I can't really blame it on the gear anymore; I have:

ibook and a PowerMac G4, both running OSX
PT LE 7.3
Digi002
Mbox1
RNP
Behringer ADA8000
Audio Buddy
Sansamp Bass DI
Shure SM7b
Shure SM81 (2)
Shure SM57 (2)
Shure Beta 52
Sennheiser 504 (2)
KRK Rokit 5 Monitors

Where I am stuck:

*Sometimes it seems like the demos that I record and mix really quickly (less than 2 hours from first recorded track to the mix) for a brand new song have a better overall sound than the songs that I have sweated over for several years now and I don't really know why. I seem to sing, play, record and mix better when I know it is just a down and dirty demo that I am just using to capture the song before I forget it.
*I also get frustrated with worrying over which preamp to match with which mic. I only have 1 RNP.......
*I still haven't found the bass tone in me head, which is along the lines of the sound of Leland Sklar or Dee Murray in the mid to late '70s. I'm using TI Jazz Flats on a good Pbass with Rio Grande pickups. I've tried direct through the RNP, through the Sansamp and with the SM7b on my amp. It shouldn;t be that hard.....
*I love the simplicity of just the Mbox and 1 or 2 mics for doing song demos, but on the other hand, I know I am not getting the tones I could if I would take the time to patch in the RNP to the Digi002 Rack. I can work much faster if I keep it simple and have fewer decisions to make, but I am not using the best gear I have at my disposal when I do that.
*I don't really have a room setup. I bailed on my daughter's recently vacated 11' X 11' bedroom with 8' ceiling. It is just an aweful box to record or mix in, even when I did use some drapes, quilts and mattresses to try to tame the flutter echo. I have a good sounding living room with an unusual, assymetrical shape and 12' ceiling, but I also have 2 really yappy Corgis, trucks passing by, kids next door. I gave up on recording vocals with a LDC for that reason and went with the SM7b.
*I don't enjoy mixing at all. I think I did a pretty good job with the mic placement on a recent recording I did of the band, but the mix just sucks, all low midrange racket, with the keys, guitar, bass and drums all fighting for the same frequencies. I still don't really get EQ or compression on a very deep level. I like capturing the ideas with the basic recording, but I wish someone else would mix these messes down. In my perfect world, if I could afford it, I really think I would sell all of this crap and keep 2 mics and the Mbox or get a Zoom H2 for songwriting demos and record the bands and my songwriting CD in a REAL studio with a REAL producer and an engineer. I don't really want to be an audio engineer and even if I did, I know that a mechanic who works on cars 8 hours a day, every day is going to do a much better job on a repair than I will, even though I grew up working on cars.
*Time spent reading these forums, researching gear and trying to figure out how to do something in Pro Tools is all time NOT spent songwriting. Songwriting is my passion, way more than bass playing or recording. It is coming in absolutely in last place as the activity I spend my time on.

Something needs to change.....

I want to write more songs
I want to have my songs recorded in a professional manner
I don't really want to become an expert at recording
I can't currently afford to have someone else do the recording

I could sell off all of the gear and keep the Mbox and a couple of mics or even go back to a cassette Portastudio for the sake of simplicity, but I don't think the money I would make off of the gear would go very far toward a recording project.

Well, you asked where I was and where I wanted to go with my recording........

I really need to write a song...... it's kind of like not having sex for a long time......... At least I'm getting one of the two......

bilco

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But can say I’ve taken pictures of John Mark Painter and Wretchaskerch.

Just send me an invoice for the cracked lens.

I don't think I've participated: A good read though. Everyone's got an interesting story.

I'm 48 going on 28. Started as a singer guitar player fumbler at around 14, got my first 4 track Fostex about '79. Caught the bug since then, just now starting to get a clue on how this stuff works.

I'm a full-timer music man for the past 12 years or so. Currently I have my own cool studio and I'm the Chief Audio Engineer for Fender Center in Corona too. I run a couple Roland 2480s. Enough preamps and mics to not make an excuse for poor recordings. 8 or 10 guitars and basses around. Drumset too. I play Drums, bass, guitars and some keyboards. I'm an awesome shaker and tamborine overdubber. Vocals and vocal arranging are probably my strongest skill. I've produced hundreds of singers, sung on hundreds of demos and records. When I can I get around to it I do something of my own, right now I have a couple CDs. I have about 40 or so artist CDs on the wall I've done in my own studio. A few hundred demos. 4 times per year a modest BMI check comes in the mailbox which mostly goes to Advil and Twizzlers.

A big part of my music life is live sound engineering. I own a couple systems and also engineer the Fender concerts. I mix at least a hundred live acts per year, although it's been more like 120 the past few. I've been lucky enough to mix some name acts and work with/teach the Kids at Fender too.
I play about 50 gigs per year as well, with my own band and a 60s band that had a minor hit way back.

AT 40 series, Lawson, Beyer, Shure, SP, GT, JoeMeek, Grace, Lucid, Apogee, Brick, Robbie, Toft, ADAM and a few hundred picks I can never seem to find.
Hmm, when I look at what I've done there really no excuse for not being a whole lot better at all this

Ryan Truso, 26 (and a half)

I've made my living the last few years between playing music, and most recently graphic design and music production. I've done a LOT of touring, and have worked with some great artists including: Landon Pigg, Jeremy Camp, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, Paul colman, matthew west. . .etc. Probably nobody anyone has heard of, but it's been a fun ride, has kept food in my stomach, and allowed me to accomplish many of my goals as a guitarist. Audio engineering/production is something that i haven't really become involved in until the past few years, but has been much fun. I'm mostly working on custom records, but get the occasional project with a well known client. I've also delved into the world of songwriting, and have secured a licensing agreement with a great company here in nashville. . .which has been a great incentive to become a more efficient engineer, as i'm often forced to write, record, and mix a song idea in a matter of days.

I work with pretty basic tools, but often rent from gear for days, or book another studio for anything my gear can't handle. . . my current setup is as follows:

SOFTWARE:
DP5 on intel mac
Waves, IK multimedia plugins (saving for uad-1)

Hardware:
Averil 312 a module
presonus digimax

Mics:
CAD equitek e-350
Groove tubes gt 55 (2)
sennheiser 451
sm-57's

Monitors:
krk v8

I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible in order to force myself to learn the basics of the trade, maximize profit, and learn each piece of equipment as intimately as possible before adding more into the mix.

Thanks for bumping this thread, Dan. I didn't hang around these parts in '03 so I missed this. It's great to read some background on the people who post here. I particularly liked Jazzooo's story - what a clever way to make a living in a very tough business. I also feel privileged to read the wisdom from some heavy hitters around here.

The biggest thing that separates me from nearly all who participate in this forum is my lack of musical talent. I played piano as a kid, trombone in high school, and drums in a garage band but I never stuck with it. With recording I've found a way to get my musical thrills vicariously.

I started about 6 years ago by recording my daughter's boyfriend's high school ska band on my two-track reel-to-reel. One of the band members showed me a DAW program called n-Track Studio so I got a 4 channel sound card and went to the next level. That was it - I was hooked.

I have been an audiophile since I was a teenager so I tend to approach recording from a little different perspective. I'm suspicious of gear (especially preamps) that have a non-linear frequency response because from my view that is really just a fixed tone control. If the tone isn't right fix it at the source or add some eq in the mix.

Anyway, I've done about 30 projects over the last 6 years and I do this as a hobby. My goal is to make recordings that to a casual listener would sound like something they would buy in the CD bin at their local record store. I generally record unsigned bands but my latest project is actually going to be released on a label!

I've found that I'm apparently able to accomplish two important things in my recorded projects. 1) I can make a CD that sounds fairly professional, and 2) I can make the whole process a pleasant and fun experience. On the second point, I've had several clients make comments to the effect of, "I've always hated recording. This is actually fun." All my work comes from word of mouth and I think this is one of the major reasons why (along with my cheap rates to be perfectly honest).

I have the utmost respect for you guys and gals who have made music (playing and/or recording) your profession. I've been asked by some of my clients if I plan to open a studio and record as a full time job at some point and I just laugh. One of the reasons I enjoy this so much is because it's a hobby. I don't want to make it feel like work.

One of the most rewarding challenges for me has been to keep my costs down so I can continue to charge modest rates. I've focused on buying gear that has the greatest bang for the buck which puts me at odds with Dan's view of buying budget gear, especially preamps. If I waited until I could afford 12 channels of Pacifica or API I would still be using my Mackie VLZ. A great day for me is winning a $130 AT ATM29HE mic on ebay for $8 because nobody else bid on it. This mic is great on guitar cabs and snare but most recordists would rather spend $350 on something more fashionable. Suckers.

Maybe because I've bought and sold so much audio gear over the years I also believe in actually listening to your gear before you upgrade. I'm amazed at how many people spend big bucks upgrading their converters, for example, without ever really listening to the ones they have. Record a CD or vinyl record (if you have a turntable) to your DAW and then play back the file and directly A/B compare it to the original. I did this with my Delta 1010 and it's virtually flawless. I posted this observation on a couple of forums and got all kinds of excuses and rationalizations about why cheap converters would sound completely transparent but nobody actually did the test themselves. I guess it's just more fun to spend a couple of grand on a Lynx or Apogee. OK, enough of the rant.

Quickly on gear:

Preamps: 2 Pro Channels with Mullard tubes, ART MPA Gold with NOS JAN tubes, Electro Harmonix 12AY7 with Mullard tubes, Presonus MP20 modded with Burr Brown opamps, 2 Presonus BlueTubes (4 channels), Sansamp Bass DI, Mackie 1642 VLZ mixer.

Microphones: 3 AT Pro39R sdc's, 2 AT ATM29HE dynamics, 2 AT MB4000 sdc's, 3 AT MB 2000 dynamics, AT MB2K dynamic, ADK 190E dynamic, 2 ADK 880 dynamics, Shure SM57 dynamic, MXL 2001 sdc, MXL 603S sdc, Groove Tubes GT55 ldc, Octava 319 ldc, MXL 3000 ldc, Audix D6 dynamic, and some funky things I picked up on ebay.

DAW: n-Track Studio, Delta 1010 and Delta 66 converters (12 channels total), various plugins.

So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Hi Dan i'm 56 in LA.Been messing with music for a long time.Trumpet ,eflat horn and then rock drums.Now i play a little of all the instruments in a one man recording band.Just recording for fun on my vs2480.I didn't notice any compressors on your list.I really like the UA bundle it makes a world of difference.I would like to add the Neve Preamp to my setup.
MIKE@The Cave
Route 66 Studios
GuildD-25,Epi-E160ej
Epiphone Casino elite
Gibson335studio,P-projectE.nylon
FenderStrat,P-bass
peavey vmp2
Sebatron 2000E
jOE MEEK vC1QCS
SP-T3&C1
UA-compressor bundle
pintech v-drums RolandTD-8

From my original post:

quote:

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

Wow, life has changed a lot in the last few years. Seems like a lifetime ago.

My name is Gil Dudgeon.
I'm a drummer, and I'm 47.
Well... things have changed a lot for me.
I moved to a house in the country this summer that has a nice large 19.5' by 25' room that is being converted into my studio/music room.
I have started doing renovations and acoustic treatment to this room, that I hope to complete by spring. I'll post some photos of the new space in my studio journal when I get around to it.

I did no recording this summer due to the move and some family health issues, that took up all my time.

I have some projects lined up now with a female folk artist, a female bluegrass artist, a male country/blues artist, and the blues band that I am a part of that hasn't seemed to be able to get together to do any serious recording yet.

Things are looking up and I'm really enjoying the new room.

Recording gear list updated-


Computer Stuff

Apple PowerMac 1.8 gHz G5 Dual with 4GB ram
250GB main drive
250GB music drive
Lacie 120GB firewire external Backup/transfer HD
UAD-1 card x 3
MOTU Digital Performer 5.11
Mackie Control Universal + 8 ch expander = 16 fader control surface
MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI interface for control surface

Monitoring Stuff

Dynaudio BM6A Monitors
Avantone Mix Cubes powered by old Luxman stereo amp
Benchmark DAC-1 D/A converter
Ultrasone 650 headphones
Extreme Isolation headphones X 2
Apex HP90 headphones x 3
Mackie HM-54 headphone amp

Rack Stuff

Furman PL-8 Power conditioner
ART PB4x4 Pro Power conditioner
MOTU Traveler
Apogee Rosetta 800
Apogee Rosetta 200
Urei LA-4 Silver-face with modded opamps
Drawmer 1968ME
Stereo SSL compressor clone with sidechain insert
Aphex Expressor 651
JBL/Urei 7110 with optional output transformer
4 channels Sebatron vmp4000e with NOS Mullard tubes
2 channels Sebatron Cygnus X-2
4 channels BAE 312a
2 channels A-Designs Pacifica
Kurzweil Rumour
DBX 242 parametric EQ
A Designs ATTY2'D
A Designs ATTY
Roll Music Systems Folcrom analog summing buss
2 x Audio Technica AT8202 inline pads
Radial JDI


Mics

R-F-T AK-47
Peluso P12
Peluso 2247 short body
AEA R84
ADK TL x 2
Peluso CEMC6 x 2 cardioid and omni caps
Groove Tubes GT-44 x 2
CAD M179 x 3
CAD e100
EV RE-15 x 2
Shure SM57 x 2
Sennheiser MD421 U5 x 2
Shure SM7B
Beyer M201
Sennheiser e604
EV N/D868
AKG D112
Peavy PVM520i

I have a little project studio that i take on the road at times for freelance location recording. i once did a session with a marantz flash-recorder at sunrise in a boat on the Amazon river in the Peruvian jungle, while being surrounded by pink fresh-water dolphins.

I record mostly folk, reggae, world music, and some rock.

Here it is:

RME Fireface 800
Dynaudio Bm5a Monitors
Beyerdynamic/Sony Headphones
Sansamp bass driver DI

Neve Portico
John Hardy M-1 4-channel Preamp

Pearlman Tm-1
2x Oktava Mk-012s
SM-57
AKG D-112
SP C1

Martin DM acoustic
Ibanez Jet King Guitar
Fender Jazz Bass
Ludwig 70s Acrolite Drums
Zildjian/Sabian cymbals

cheers!