Cikira's "Mushrooms" Studio and gear
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2001
Here's part of the OLD gearpile in 2001. It had become a fortress!
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Current layout
Here's the present layout, and a glimpse of my "minimalist studio" phase:
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Spring 2002
Setting up again in the new house...
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Today....
...and here's the studio today...with elbow room!
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Read about the studio here!
What's with all that hardware? Why the old computers? Find out more here.
A few more for gear-spotting
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And here's the toy list:
Main Workstation
- ADAM P22-A active nearfield monitors
- Omnirax ProStation workdesk with 4 equipment bays
- Omnirax Pro316 and Pro20 slanted rack systems
- QuikLok 699 triple-tier keyboard stands and various double-tiers
- Alesis RA-100 amplifiers (2 units) with Alesis Monitor Ones and Monitor Twos
- Mackie HR824 active reference monitors
- Power Macintosh beige G3 300MHz serial port minitower running 90's MIDI software and RedMoon's maxWerk
- Opcode Studio 4 interfaces.
- Anatek 8-Way StudioMerge and MIDI Solutions QuadraMerges
MIDI input and alternative MIDI controllers
- Hardware MIDI Sequencers
- genoQs Machines Nemo, Black Sea edition
- genoQs Machines Octopus, desktop and flight case models
- Manikin Electronics Schrittmacher (2 units)
- Roland MC-80EX with hard drive and GS sounds
- Sequentix Cirklon (2 units)
- SND SAM-16
- Yamaha QY100
- Yamaha QY700 (2 units)
- Yamaha RM1x
- Anatek Wind Machine with Yamaha BC2 (2 systems)
- E-mu Launch Pad
- Interactive Light Dimension Beam (3 units)
- used with Anatek Pocket Transpose & Mappers
- Keyfax Phatboy controller
- Korg KAOSS v.1 and KP2 multi-effects/controller pads
- Kurzweil ExpressionMate ribbon controller
- Oberheim Cyclone arpeggiator
- Oberheim Drummer pattern/fill generator
- Oberheim Strummer guitar simulator
- Peavey PC-1600x fader box (2 units)
- Roland HPD-10 HandSonic Percussion Pad
- Roland HPD-15 HandSonic Percussion Pad
- Starr Labs VRX-II black guitar controller with trigger bars
- Starr Labs VRX-III blue guitar controller with string triggers
- Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller
- uberHamster-Pro Kung Fu master MIDI timing source
Synths and modules
- Access Virus C Indigo2
- Access Virus C Indigo2 limited edition "Redback"
- Alesis D4 Drum Module
- Alesis A6 Andromeda (2 units)
- Alesis Ion
- Alesis Micron
- Alesis QuadraSynth Plus (2 units), all Quadra- and Q-Cards
- Alesis QSR
- Alesis SR16 Drum Machine
- Big Briar signed early Etherwave theremin with CV-out and Moog TB-15 amplifier
- Big Briar 91C concert theremin, black finish with gold-plated antennae and smoked plexiglass speaker
- Casio CZ-1 Phase Distortion synth
- Clavia Nord Electro2 rack
- Clavia Nord Lead 1: 12 voices, Clavia library cards
- Clavia Nord Lead 2X keyboard and rack
- Clavia Nord Lead 3 keyboard and rack
- Dave Smith Instruments desktop Evolver
- Dave Smith Instruments PolyEvolver Keyboard
- Dave Smith Instruments PolyEvolver Rack
- Elektron MachineDrum
- Elektron SidStation
- E-mu Procussion
- E-mu Morpheus Z-Plane Synth, all E-mu PCM/library cards
- E-mu MPS Plus Orchestral KB, all E-mu library cards
- E-mu Orbit V2 the Dance Planet
- E-mu Planet Earth (2 units)
- E-mu Planet Phatt
- E-mu Turbo rack shell with 4 synth & World ROMs
- E-mu UltraProteus, all E-mu PCM/library cards
- E-mu Vintage Keys Plus
- Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave Synth with regulator fix
- FutureRetro 777 monophonic analog synth
- JoMoX Airbase99 analog drum synth (2 units)
- Jomox SunSyn MkII, black case & metallic knobs (2 units)
- Kawai K5000S, memory-expanded with Kawaii sound library
- Korg Electribe-A
- Korg Electribe-R
- Korg MS2000
- Korg MS2000BR
- Korg 03R/W (2 units), all Korg PCM/library card sets
- Korg Prophecy Solo Synth
- Korg WD-X Wavedrum Percussion Synthesizer
- Korg Wavestation A/D (2 units), all Korg PCM/library card sets
- Korg Wavestation EX
- Korg Wavestation SR (2 units), all Korg SR-PCM card sets
- Korg X5DR module
- Korg Z1-EX with Korg memory card
- Kurzweil Micro-Piano
- Manikin Electronics Memotron, charcoal Limited Edition
- Modulus Electronics Monowave (2): #12 & #30 of 30 units made
- Moog Music customized Signature v.3 Minimoog Voyager (KB)
(not for the faint-hearted!) - Moog Music Anniversary v.3 Minimoog Voyager (KB)
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- Moog Music Little Phatty Tribute and Stage Editions
- Novation A-Station (2 units)
- Novation BassStation II
- Novation BassStation Keyboard
- Novation BassStation Rack
- Novation DrumStation v.2
- Novation K-Station
- Novation Mininova
- Novation SuperBassStation
- Novation Supernova II Pro/X Rack (48 voices)
- Novation Supernova II Pro/X Keyboard (48 voices)
- Novation X-station25
- Oberheim Matrix 1000 (3 units)
- Oberheim Xpander (2 units, latest updates, 1 with external audio input mod)
- Quasimidi Polymorph morph-sequencing synth
- Quasimidi Rave-O-Lution 309 rhythm synth with expansions
- Roland D-550 L.A. Synthesizer (2 units) with PG-1000 Programmer
- Roland JD-800 with all 8 Roland PCM/library card sets
- Roland JD-990 with Vintage Synth expansion board
- Roland JP-8000
- Roland JP-8080 with memory card
- Roland MC-505 Groovebox with memory card
- Roland SC-880 Sound Canvas (2 units)
- Roland SH-32 Wave Synthesizer
- Roland U-220 with all 15 Roland PCM cards
- Roland V-Synth XT
- Roland XV-5080, SRX expanded x4
- Spectral Audio Neptune II
- Spectral Audio Syntrack
- Studio Electronics ATC-1 with cartridge selector and 4 filters
- Studio Electronics CODE-8 polysynth: four filter sets, OD, op amps
- Studio Electronics SE-1x (2 units)
- Vermona Drm1 MkII and MkIII: chrome knobs, wood sides
- Viscount "Oberheim" OB12
- Waldorf Blofeld keyboard (black)
- Waldorf Micro-Q (blue)
- Waldorf Microwave 1, v2.0 (2 units)
- Waldorf MicroWave II
- Waldorf Microwave XT
- Waldorf MicroWave XTk
- Waldorf Pulse Monosynth: 7 Pulse units and 1 Pulse Plus
- Waldorf Q (32 voices): blue with wood ends
- Waldorf Q+, Phoenix edition
- Yamaha AN1x
- Yamaha FS1R
- Yamaha Motif Rack XS
- Yamaha VL-70m with Patchman TURBO-VL ROM upgrade
Effects and special-purpose processors
- Akai Headrush looper pedal
- Alesis Ineko Desktop Effects Processor
- Alesis Quadraverb 2 (version 2) multi-effects (2 units)
- Alesis Wedge desktop reverb (2 units)
- Antares Systems ATR-1 Auto-Tune Intonation Processor
- BBE 882 Sonic Maximizer
- Boomerang III Looper
- Boss GT-Pro guitar effects
- Boss SE-70 multi-effects (2 units)
- Boss SX-700 multi-effects
- Boss VF-1 multi-effects
- dbx 386 Dual Vacuum Tube Preamp with Digital Out
- dbx 1066 compressor/limiter/gate
- dbx 1086 mic processor with analog and digital I/O
- Digitech Studio Vocalist v.2 with digital I/O
- D-TAR Solstice ultra-hi-Z stereo preamp
- Electrix FilterFactory analog filter
- Electrix Mo-FX time synchronized effects
- Electrix Repeater loop/phrase Sampler
- Electrix Warp Factory vocoder
- Electro-Harmonix 2880 Looper with foot controller
- Empirical Labs EL8SX Distressors with British mod
- Empirical Labs Fatso, Jr.
- Eventide Eclipse
- Eventide H3000 D/SE/B+ harmonizer
- Eventide H7600 harmonizer
- Eventide Princeton Reverb 2016
- FMR Audio RNC--Really Nice Compressor
- Korg KAOSS KP2 multi-effects pad (also listed as a MIDI controller)
- Lexicon JamMan Digital Delay/Looper with full 32s. memory
- Lexicon LXP-1 and LXP-5 effects
- Lexicon MPX1 Multi-Effects
- Lexicon MPX-550 Multi-Effects (2 units)
- Lexicon MRC Controller
- Lexicon Vortex multi-effects with a custom-built desktop controller
- Moog Music MoogerFoogers (with custom black-finished wood):
- CP-251 Control Processor
- MF-101 Lowpass Filter
- MF-102 Ring Modulator
- MF-103 Phaser
- MF-104 Analog Delay
- MF 104SD Super Delay
- MF-105 MuRF Multiple Resonance Filter Array
- MF-105b Bass MuRF
- MF-105m MIDI MuRF
- MF-107 Freqbox
- MF-108m ClusterFlux
- VX-351 Voyager CV Expander
- Mutronics Mutator with MIDI board
- Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro with 198s. memory and foot controller
- Radial PZ-Pre 2-Channel Instrument Preamp (2)
- Roger Linn Designs AdrenaLinn III (2)
- Roland RC-300 Loopstation
- Sangean ATS 909 AM/FM/SW radio with Rec/Line output
- Sherman Filterbank 2 analog filter unit
- Sony HR-MP5 multi-effects
- T.C. Electronic Ditto Looper
- T.C. Electronic Finalizer 96K mastering processor
- T.C. Electronic FireworX multi-effects
- T.C. Electronic G-Force
- T.C. Electronic G-Major
- T.C. Electronic M-One dual effects processor
- T.C. Electronic D-Two multitap rhythm delay
- T.C. Electronic Triple-C stereo compressor
Recording equipment
- Akai DPS24 MkII workstation with SCSI backup system
- Alesis Masterlink
- Ashly LX-308B stereo mixer (level translator)
- Audio-Technica AT4050 and AT4033 large-diaphragm condenser mics
- Marantz CDR420 HD/CD Recorder
- Roland VS-1880's (3), 2FX cards each and CDRW-II
- Tascam DA-30 and DA-30MkII DAT decks
- Tascam 122mkIII high-performance stereo cassette
- Tascam 202mkII dual cassette dubbing deck
- HHb CDR-800 compact disc recorder
- HHb CDR-830 Plus compact disc recorder
Composing Corner - Collected components
- Apple Powerbooks: 300MHz G3 "Wallstreet", OS 8.6
- Opcode Studio 2, 3, 4, and 5LX MIDI interfaces
- various late-edition Roland GS-series modules
- Roland Fantom XR, fully expanded
- Original "maxWerk" composing/arranging software described below
Other studio equipment
- Amplifiers/Portable PA by AER, Fishman and Yamaha
- Array Instruments Array Mbiras--Meet Cikira's Mbiras here!
- Godin Guitars Multiac 11-string fretless MultiOud and fretted Inuk
- Hammond-Suzuki Melodions: 44, 44HP, & BB Bass
- Korg Wavedrums: Oriental & Global
- Roland PMA-5 Personal Music Assistant with power supply
- Room listening system:
- Behringer RX1602 Euro-Rack sub-mixers
- Mackie LM-3204 mixers with Expander
- Mackie MS 1202 VLZ & VLZ3 sub-mixers
- Mackie 1604 VLZ3 fed by sub-mixers and playback equipment
- Open phones: Beyer DT990 Pro, Sennheiser HD580 and HD650
- Sealed phones: AKG 270S, AT M40 and M50, Beyer DT770, Sony MDR-7506
- Alesis RA-100 #2 with Alesis Monitor Two's
- Anatek Pocket Products galore, 5 Ensoniq MIDI-bugs
- Yamaha Tenori-On/W
- and Wally the authentic Norwegian rack troll
Most-used software (various synth editors not listed)
Interactive MIDI
- RedMoon's maxWerk: a 16-track composing/arranging program by Amanda Pehlke, written in Cycling '74's MAX graphic programming environment and featuring realtime keyboard and fader box control.
Sequencing (MIDI features only)
- Opcode--Vision and Studio Vision Pro, integrating with Galaxy Plus Editors
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