What's the latest piece of gear you've gotten?

[michaelhoddy]

What's the latest thing you've gotten?

I really don't mean this to be a bragging thread (Really!), but it's been a good week for gear.

I just got a Soundelux U99 today (used but mint, for $1800!). I also picked up another Daking 91579 compressor, which is on it's way (which will give me a pair). Also, we got an Apogee AD-16x and a DA-16x at the studio this week.

Wish every week was like this one. They ain't, unfortunately.

[Hynek]

DBX 166XL last Friday.

[conguero]

Avalon 737 a couple of weeks ago....:banana:

[StrykeBack]

an FMR RNP RNC with the nicer lookin funk logic tray a couple weeks ago

[Foreverain4]

hearback personal monitoring system about a month ago... it rocks!!!!!!!

[marc777]

These are the units I have just recently purchased:

01. Neumann M149
02. Neumann U87ai
03. Neumann KM184 (2)
04. Focusrite ISA430MkII w/digital outputs
05. Avalon VT737SP
06. Focusrite ISA428MkII w/digital outputs
07. Distressors w.Brit Mod (2)
08. DBX 160SL Compressor
09. Universal Audio UAD-1 Studio Pak
10. Universal Audio UAD-1 Project Pak
11. Tascam FW1884
12. Genelec 1030a (2)

I am in Studio Heaven!

[lvjazzman]

A PreSonus Digimax 96, OWC Mercury FW800/400 HD, all 3 weeks ago.

[Foreverain4]

Originally posted by marc777
These are the units I have just recently purchased:

01. Neumann M149
02. Neumann U87ai
03. Neumann KM184 (2)
04. Focusrite ISA430MkII w/digital outputs
05. Avalon VT737SP
06. Focusrite ISA428MkII w/digital outputs
07. Distressors w.Brit Mod (2)
08. DBX 160SL Compressor
09. Universal Audio UAD-1 Studio Pak
10. Universal Audio UAD-1 Project Pak
11. Tascam FW1884
12. Genelec 1030a (2)

I am in Studio Heaven!

sheesh! did you rob a bank?

[StrykeBack]

no kidding...hey Mark, if you need any tax right offs be sure to let me know :bounce:

Daniel

[Hynek]

Originally posted by marc777
These are the units I have just recently purchased:

01. Neumann M149
02. Neumann U87ai
03. Neumann KM184 (2)
04. Focusrite ISA430MkII w/digital outputs
05. Avalon VT737SP
06. Focusrite ISA428MkII w/digital outputs
07. Distressors w.Brit Mod (2)
08. DBX 160SL Compressor
09. Universal Audio UAD-1 Studio Pak
10. Universal Audio UAD-1 Project Pak
11. Tascam FW1884
12. Genelec 1030a (2)

I am in Studio Heaven!

Can't you read properly??? Michael said this is NOT a bragging thread!!! ...and the fact you really did purchase these things doesn't change you're supposed to be nice, kind and modest here!!!!! You just shamelessly display your materialistic way of thinking! Have you ever even been in love?? OK, you can still get away with this - send me the M149 one Distressor and the DBX! Do you have a few Royers too?

[marc777]

All of you are in some way and form responsible for my spending spree!!!

Seriously, you have all played a part in my choice of equipment. And I also thankyou very much for your valuable time and information in helping me make the right choices!

I am sorry if I appeared to brag, but I am very excited with my latest purchases and could not contain myself in sharing it with you!

Thank You All Once Again!
Marc777

[Hynek]

I'm jealous but at the same time I know how incredibly hard it is to use all the heaps of gear in a way that produces sound which is great or even better. Don't get distracted and I hope you'll let us know once you have some samples to share, Marc. Must feel special to work surrounded by such premium equipment. Enjoy!

[gcjammin1]

Great River MP2
Presonus ACP-8
AKG C414-TLll

Does anybody else like to turn on all your gear in your studio with the lights out and look at all the lights or is it just me?


Gcjammin1

[Hynek]

Then you should have waited till the new C414-XLII is out 'cos C414-TLII ain't got no lights :)

[psycopyro182]

ART Tps II
AKG K66 Headphones
Cubase SX
A 17 CRT monitor for My recording computer


Originally posted by gcjammin1
Does anybody else like to turn on all your gear in your studio with the lights out and look at all the lights or is it just me?


I know i do!

[lbanks]

Moog MuRF 105... because I'm mad!

[flattop100]

For me? A Rio Karma 20 gig MP3 player. I'm thoroughly antIpod now.

My boss bought 8 boxes of McCauley MLA6. Even sounds good a little bit wet.

[eventime]

Apogee AD-16x & MOTU 2408 = the best thing I have ever spent money on. Hands down.. screw my college education.

What else..

Sennheiser E609 which is decent.
BBE DI.. ehh, probably should've gotten a Countryman.

Maybe a Presonus Central station on Tuesday... maybe.

[Brandon Hook]

Universal Audio 2-610. Why is it things sound bigger thru it?

[xstatic]

Cause they are now:D

[penguin]

I just bought a new Kazoo from the kazoo co. inc. from Eden, NY. Its kazooariffic! It gives my "egg shaker" a run for it's money.
Mark

[djui5]

business cards...

[Hynek]

Are they like the birthday postcards? So you open the card and (instead "happy birthday") it starts playing one of your top ten hits? :) That I'd call a business card worth Randy Wright! :D

[Ed Belknap]

A 1-gang faceplate and backbox to build a two-input mic snake. Yeah, I know, real sexy. Before that it was a Mojave Audio MA-2 upgrade kit (aftermarket tube electronics for an MXL 2001-P condensor mic)...can you tell I like to solder?

Last time I bought something gloat-worthy was 4 or 5 months ago, a Tascam 130 cassette deck. On second thought, a cassette deck isn't really very gloat-worthy, is it? Jeez, it's been a long time since I've bought anything cool!

Oh wait: I just bought an apartment! Ha! Take that!

[djui5]

Originally posted by Hynek
Are they like the birthday postcards? So you open the card and (instead "happy birthday") it starts playing one of your top ten hits? :) That I'd call a business card worth Randy Wright! :D

Thanks Hynek! Your the man:bounce:

[reignstorm]

About a month ago a went on a spree..havent gotten anything since then:
Blue Kiwi, Focusrite 430(old one) and a Powercore

[gcjammin1]

I just got a Great River MP2-NV and a Gibson ES-135. Can't wait for them to get here. I think my next purchase will be a cowbell!

Gcjammin1:banana:

[StrykeBack]

I got a fever...and the only prescription is more COWBELL!!! :D

[wrave]

My new gear list is written out. Now all I gotta do is find a buyer for my house! Once the house sells, I'll post here again.:D

[marksammy]

Pro tools HD 3 Accel
SSL board
Nue (eu?)mann mics
Manley
Neve
I wish!!
But I wish more for every session to be well trained and practiced (polished) Musicians and singers. And have the budget (or give away the time, as I have done) to make it right.
That is one of the main reasons the CD's that get radio play sound the way they do. IMHO

Mark

[WillyT]

Dual 1.25GHz G4 with dual monitor setup.

Gloat-worthy yes. Super-gloat-worthy? Well I wanted a dual G5.

[MtnMixer]

Rode NTK, NT-5's, AT-4050, Blue Blueberry, 2 Focusrite ISA 220's, Octopre, Motu 828MKll, Too much Auralex foam, 19 inch monitor, (I need large wavs cause I think I'm going blind)rack drawer, couch and a couple of used armless office chairs with hydraulics for bouncing when I get happy feet. Now all I need is too many clients needing too much work. :bounce:

[Hynek]

Originally posted by MtnMixer
19 inch monitor (I need large wavs cause I think I'm going blind)

No, it's because otherwise it wouldn't fit in the rack :) diagonally though :(

[lvjazzman]

A pair of APC battery backups... Sexy!?!? NOT! But still a great thing to have between your expensive stuff and the power company.

[djui5]

Originally posted by lvjazzman
A pair of APC battery backups... Sexy!?!? NOT! But still a great thing to have between your expensive stuff and the power company.

I've always loved those things. They are the little mysterious boxes that no-one ever touches but ovbiously has a great role in the studio....

[MtnMixer]

Oh, I forgot...two UAD-1 cards and an APC thingy, a Furman power conditioner. I just opened the studio 3 weeks ago. I'm about halfway through a cd project. One song even has 27 tracks. Now can I say I'm experienced?

[djui5]

sure can....

Any change you could post pictures of the place?

[MtnMixer]

You want me to post a picture?

[penguin]

Ya! Lets see it!!
Mark

[MtnMixer]

Ok then. Here's some pictures. The booth is 4x6. The computer sits in a box and is vented into the next room. The vent fan motor is also in the next room. I use Samplitude 7.1. I'm having a riot so far but I just need more work.

[MtnMixer]

Computer

[MtnMixer]

Audio Desk

[djui5]

nice....vocal booth on wheels...


Looks like a cozy little place! Your off to a great start.



Regarding the original post "What's the latest piece of gear you've gotten"



Just bought a 160GB Firewire HD last night.....on my way out of Vegas....ahh...that was a great vacation.

[flattop100]

Is that cork on the floor? Or plywood?

[LTA]

Originally posted by flattop100
Is that cork on the floor? Or plywood?

Looks like cork or brown carpet to me, if you are talking about the booth. Carpet seems the more likely answer, but you never know.

[LTA]

Thanks to some effort reallocating assets, i was able to spring for a new mic without investing any additional capital into my gear fund. Also ordered a new preamp, but that hasn't arrived yet.

But, today, i became the proud owner of an iFet7 microphone. It sounds even better than i remember it, but i don't have very good timbre retention so the memory may have deteriorated over time.

It came a day early, but it didn't have any tootsie rolls in it :( Laffy Taffy is a step up from hard candy, though.

I was hoping to play with it on a bunch of different sources before work, but i've been stuck on the first thing i picked up. This is BY FAR the best microphone i've ever used on my Tacoma CB-10 acoustic bass. Both modes are cool, but the "i" mode simply "ownz." It has been recorded through most of the standard LDCs in the past, but the iFet7 is completely unique. Woody thump while minimizing fret noise. Yum.

I did take a few minutes to use it on my voice, and it was good. i mode makes me sound like i have VO talent (albeit i need to start smoking). V mode was also quite flattering. I haven't done an a/b with anything yet, so it may just be the newness to my ears that the judgement is based on.

Can't wait to try it out on FoK this weekend, as that was the primary factor for this choice. With any luck, it will be even better than i remember.

[djui5]

ifet7 samples....:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[lvjazzman]

Wahoo! Just got a care package from Swetwater today... I got Laffy Taffy, and a handfull of Smarties... Oh yeah, Autotune 4 and SoundReplacer too! :cool:

[StrykeBack]

let me know how well that autotune program works...it could really save my vocals!! :D

[lvjazzman]

I have used version 3 before and it was just short of a miracle worker. I have a vocal session coming up in the next 2 weeks so we'll see if version 4 is as good (or better?) than it's predecessor.

[Meseratibeats]

I just picked up a 3 foot mic cord for the
midget rap group I just signed
and a see and say karaoke machine

[MtnMixer]

The floors in the booth and control room are carpeted.

[tchipman]

MtnMixer,
That is too cool. I have one ISA220. Would like another. My latest purchase was a Strobo Stomp guitar/bass tuner. It's the best thing I've ever seen for tuning and it's a DI box too. I Loves it.
Tim
PS I've thought about adding one of those 428's though instead of another 220. I only record my own songs so it's difficult to spend money I'm not making. If only someone would record one of my songs!!!!!I'm trying. Iv'e been submitting stuff to Taxi for a while. That's allot of fun and if you're not too sensitive you can learn allot from their critiques.

[drummist06]

I was just given a 1977 Fender Musicmaster Bass guitar from a friend moving to Turkey. I'm pretty happy :D

[gmeister]

Just got the Presonus Central Station at Gearfest saturday. The manufacturer was throwing in the remote control unit for free. Pretty sweet deal.

[lvjazzman]

My old monitor (computer monitor that is) just crapped itsself on friday as I was preparing for an overdub session with a bass player. Once I had decided it was the 7 year old 17" CRT monitor and not my graphics card, I was not as bummed. I made the short trip to Best Buy and picked up a 19" LCD flat panel with analog and DVI inputs. Once the band pays their tab... I can see a second one in my future...

[dpd]

Mbox

except my kid took the host PC back to college and it's just sitting downstairs in the audio room with nothing to do...

[simon_delaat]

Originally posted by tchipman
MtnMixer,

PS I've thought about adding one of those 428's though instead of another 220. I only record my own songs so it's difficult to spend money I'm not making. If only someone would record one of my songs!!!!!I'm trying. Iv'e been submitting stuff to Taxi for a while. That's allot of fun and if you're not too sensitive you can learn allot from their critiques.

Sorry to change the subject briefly, but has anyone else used Taxi? Has anyone had or heard about people having any actual success with it? I heard about it for the first time today and found it interesting. As for my latest piece of gear, I just bought a used m-audio oxygen 8 midi controller for $85 Canadian. I'm also going to be buying a kick drum mic this week hopefully.

[michaelhoddy]

Today, we got a Daking MicPre IV (serial # 006), a care package from our friends at Shure including a KSM-44, KSM-32, VP-88, and some other things, a new KSounds piano sample library, and I have a new 15" PowerBook on order.

[sada10]

Originally posted by Foreverain4
hearback personal monitoring system about a month ago... it rocks!!!!!!!
Whoops:D

[sada10]

Originally posted by marc777
These are the units I have just recently purchased:

01. Neumann M149
02. Neumann U87ai
03. Neumann KM184 (2)
04. Focusrite ISA430MkII w/digital outputs
05. Avalon VT737SP
06. Focusrite ISA428MkII w/digital outputs
07. Distressors w.Brit Mod (2)
08. DBX 160SL Compressor
09. Universal Audio UAD-1 Studio Pak
10. Universal Audio UAD-1 Project Pak
11. Tascam FW1884
12. Genelec 1030a (2)

I am in Studio Heaven!
Can I come live with you?-you bastard you!

[sada10]

Originally posted by gcjammin1
Great River MP2
Presonus ACP-8
AKG C414-TLll

Does anybody else like to turn on all your gear in your studio with the lights out and look at all the lights or is it just me?


Gcjammin1
Oh my God, you to? I though just I did that!
My wife and kids think that I need to be institutionalized (did I spell that right-where the hell is the freaking spellcheck when you need it; wait a minute, this is not a freaking MS Word forum-who cares if it is spelled right?)!

[lvjazzman]

Just got a pair of shiny new Seagate 120 Gig SATA drives last night (Closeout at Best Buy... $77.00 each). Now if I only had the controller card... Jeeves, fetch my Mastercard!!!