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Post by otto-bot » Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:27 pm

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What synth is that in the right hand corner?

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Post by Brian » Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:33 pm

RefD wrote:
Smitty wrote:4 YEARS AGO???

this is the anniversary thread, man! where's the updates? :D
RefD wrote:i am currently rearranging and recabling a major part of my music room and will post pics when it's all done, but this could take a bit...maybe next weekend?

right now it's not the biggest mess it's ever been, but it's close. :oops:
due to the fact that i am a stay-at-home dad taking care of both a 3 yr old and a 7 month old, well...
i pretty much have no time on weekdays for anything except being dad and maintaining my hygiene and nutrition.

so that leaves the weekends!
I now have ULTIMATE respect for you, sir!
Still in that chair 12 years later. I have a bar mitzvah coming up. My eldest. They said he wouldn't live that long and that he would be retarded, well, he's alive and retarded, but, he comes by that naturally. They said my twins wouldn't mak it either, 3 kids later,,,,
I'll post some pics later.
Harumph!

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Post by RefD » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:00 pm

Brian wrote:I now have ULTIMATE respect for you, sir!
totally worth it, as i'm sure you well know. :)
Brian wrote:Still in that chair 12 years later. I have a bar mitzvah coming up. My eldest.
congrats!
Brian wrote:I'll post some pics later.

sweet.
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Post by thesimulacre » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:03 pm

otto-bot wrote:What synth is that in the right hand corner?
Either a Synsonics drums ($2.50 at Savers) or the guts of a DD-50 hanging out the front of an unfinished 1U rackmount enclos--- wait a second...

How do you know there are synths on top of the bookshelf in the right hand corner? They aren't even in the picture! :shock:

Ain't I a stinka?


OK enough funny business, it's a Synare 01, and it is in the process of losing all of it's vintage value in the name of usefulness. There is a thread somewhere about all of that.

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Post by Cellotron » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:33 pm

Okey dokes - here's a few quick snapshots I just took of my humble mastering room -
B&W Nautilus 802 monitors, Pass Labs X250 power amp, GIK bass traps,
hardwood floors in desperate need of a sanding,
cable runs in desperate need of being neatened, and of course an Aeron chair
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The main rack:
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Lavry Blue DAC's,
Sontec MEP250EX 5 band parametric eq
(featuring one of the sweetest high shelfs known to man),
custom modded Amek Medici (Rupert Neve designed) mastering eq,
API 5500 eq, API 2500 stereo comp,
Pendulum OCL-2 stereo tube optical comp,
Logitek BV6 6 channel PPM/VU meters,
Lucid DA9624 DAC (been meaning to upgrade this to a Lavry Black but haven't gotten to it yet),
Mytek Stereo96 ADC,
Coleman Audio M3PHmkII monitor controller.

The side rack:
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ADR Propak Audiomate M/S matrix,
recently acquired Empirical Labs ELDS "Derr-Essers"
high frequency limiters / de-essers in an Avedis 2 module rack,
custom modded SPL SX2 - the original version of the "Vitalizer,"
newly acquired Focusrite Blue 330 mastering compressor
(a Mark 1 with transformer balanced i/o),
and a pair of Grace Design Model 101 mic pres
for tracking my own projects when I have a little downtime from mastering.

The DAW desk:
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dual LCD's displaying SAWStudio, CM Motor Mix controller,
CD/DAT/Minidisc player remotes, and of course pen and notebook.

The Sony/MCI JH110M preview/program 1/4" & 1/2" 2 track deck:
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The view from the chair (the painting of the guitar is by my grandfather, Maurice Berson, and features real strings and bridge that he glued to the canvas) -
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Steve Berson

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Post by sad iron » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:16 am

OK, not my desk, but I have worked on this desk, so does that count? Really I just thought you guys would love to drool over this stuff. Jebus, I forgot how ostentatious Jay's set up was.

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Post by vsr600 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:45 am

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all currently crammed in my small one bedroom apartment and set-up as a mix
studio till I can afford a building...Speaking of which, anyone in Memphis wanna
open a studio? I have all the gear needed.. just no building :cry:

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Post by otto-bot » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:45 pm

thesimulacre wrote:
otto-bot wrote:What synth is that in the right hand corner?
Either a Synsonics drums ($2.50 at Savers) or the guts of a DD-50 hanging out the front of an unfinished 1U rackmount enclos--- wait a second...

How do you know there are synths on top of the bookshelf in the right hand corner? They aren't even in the picture! :shock:

Ain't I a stinka?


OK enough funny business, it's a Synare 01, and it is in the process of losing all of it's vintage value in the name of usefulness. There is a thread somewhere about all of that.
I feel really stupid... I meant left. Some day I might take the time to re-read my posts before I post... nah

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Post by Spark » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:55 pm

This thread depresses me.... My setup could fit in the front seat of my car!

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Post by Cellotron » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:25 pm

The Spark wrote:This thread depresses me.... My setup could fit in the front seat of my car!
There's actually a heckuva lot to be said for being what Robert Fripp called "small, mobile and intelligent"!!

Best regards,
Steve Berson

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Post by MASSIVE Mastering » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:34 pm

Recently - uh... recent...

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Post by moogplayer » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:59 pm

well I see the membrane of a Star Instruments Synare PS1 on the upper left corner. I gots two of those, and the larger PS2 (with the sequencer!!!)

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What synth is that in the right hand corner?

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Post by vvv » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:27 am

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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:29 am

RefD wrote:maybe that's why MSE hasn't yet posted the pics he said he was about to take?
ms morespace and i left for montreal wednesday night, i didn't have time to take pix beforehand, i'll take some tonight.
Cellotron wrote:hardwood floors in desperate need of a sanding
haha, those floors are totally Indie Rock! :D

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Post by thieves » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:39 am

i think vvv's desk is my favorite so far

maybe this thread will get me to clean up my attic space this week sometime. i don't really have a desk, more of a practice space with some DAW stuff integrated into the wall of amps and crap
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