Music Heads: What is your setup?

[J.J.]

Just curious what's everyone's setup for those that are musicians? Rather by profession or as a hobby.

I have always been a Hip-Hop head so I took an interest into investing into cheap recording equipment to make extra money while I was in College. Over the years my taste in music evolved to Blues/Blues Rock and Jazz. When I was in the military I was introduced to Ska music and something dubbed Cowpunk(which I assume is a fusion of Country-Punk Rock). But basically I listen to about anything that catches my ear. But since Hip-Hop was my first love I'll start with my equipment setup

My current setup:
Microphone: ATR2500 condenser & SM7b (USB compatible)

Monitors: KRK VXT8s

Room Treatment: 15 broadband panels, 4 corner triangular bass traps and 10 flats on the walls.

Preamp: Golden Age Project Pre 73

Headphone Amp: PreSonus HP4

MIDI Controller: Akai MPK49

Power Conditioner: Furman M-8X

I use the amateur "beat making" FL Studio 10 because the interface is fairly simple and easy to create Hip-Hop beats over. I primarily use Ableton Live and Suite 8 for the same use as FL, only difference is I use it for DJing from time to time and recording. I also have Sony Vegas and the friendly free Audacity.

Other equipment: Native Instruments Maschine Mikro mkII

Instruments: I look up an interest in bass guitar about 13 years ago and got a Regal P-Bass copy originally to start out on. I've now got a Fender modified Jazz Bass and a little 15W Marshall amp.

My Grandmother insisted since it was a family tradition that I play a musical instrument so I took an interest in the Piano which is something I've played since I was 11(or 12). I currently have a Casio 200 with USB plugin.

Anyone else on here play music or do recording?

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

I'm currently not doing anything because the person I was playing with is down in Nashville. And of course Jersey doesn't have shit. Either way here's what I have going right now. I have a Korg M3 but has a broken touch screen and the pads are faded. but I'm getting an M-audio 32-key midi controller. I have Omnisphere stashed in an external drive which I'm planing on taking out. I'm also a Sax player. I have a Yamaha tenor sax, Selmer Series II Soprano and a 1987 Conn "naked lady" Alto saxaphone. This sax itself is rare because Conn doesn't exist anymore. Selmer bought them a decade ago.

 

[J.J.]

Korg M3 is an expensive piece of equipment. They did have some inexpensive repair kit for the touchscreen if it malfunctions. I'm assuming no warranty? If plan on replacing it what do you plan to do with the M3?

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

Yea all the stuff happened a few years after the warranty expired. If I ever get it fixed I might sell it because I want the Korg Kronos. Such an amazing machine. Too bad for Yamaha though. They just released the Montage with a "super knob" that Korg had already called the XY Pad aka the touch screen. I guess Yamaha figured lets bank on the name rather than innovating. The Kronos has 9 synthesis engines.... 9..... ON AN SSD DRIVE! Nobody's been able to top that since it came out.