KVR Audio

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:01 am

I've shown you mine, now lets see yours.

Lunatique · Post by **Lunatique** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:02 am

Hskovlund wrote:
However, I mainly make music on my Travellers Kit:

Which tiny laptop is that? How does it perform?

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:03 am

Cool setup Justin. If I'm not mistaken, those monitors look like the ones I have.

Resonant- Serpent · Post by **Resonant- Serpent** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:06 am

This pics are kind of dark. I don't have a lot of gear, but I love what I have. I have an Ensoniq Mirage DSK-1 that I'll be adding soon.

The view outside my studio. I'm looking forward to moving back to Austin, Texas in a couple of weeks, but I don't know what my view will be then. I'll still come out here to the boonies to mix and make the loudest noises, so I don't really feel like I'm losing it.

Resonant- Serpent · Post by **Resonant- Serpent** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:09 am

justin3am wrote:what the hell, here is the current state of my space...

I'm REALLY digging the Napa Valley cd cases as a modular enclosure. I never thought of that. Care to list what mods you had to do except for adding the power supply?

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:21 am

debra1rlo wrote:Cool setup Justin. If I'm not mistaken, those monitors look like the ones I have.

Yep, those are the trusty BX-8a's. My poor RM2's are in storage since I lost my lockout space and they are too big for my rig at home.

Resonant- Serpent wrote:I'm REALLY digging the Napa Valley cd cases as a modular enclosure. I never thought of that. Care to list what mods you had to do except for adding the power supply?

Not much really. I had to take out the dividers which where just wooden dowels and I had to drill a hole in the base of the top case so I could feed power to the upper bus boards. I haven't installed the "real" rails yet but the modules fit in there with the standard Schroff rails just fine. When I discovered that I could build a PSU for about $30 and that EuroRack format is just as high as a CD is wide, I was like "I'm never paying $500+ for a case again!"

What kind of test oscillator is that or is it a variable PSU? I used to hang out with Mike Brown (LiveWire) and he had a room full of these HP oscillators that he actually used for his music. Amazing sounding devices.

Resonant- Serpent · Post by **Resonant- Serpent** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:28 am

justin3am wrote:
Resonant- Serpent wrote:I'm REALLY digging the Napa Valley cd cases as a modular enclosure. I never thought of that. Care to list what mods you had to do except for adding the power supply?
Not much really. I had to take out the dividers which where just wooden dowels and I had to drill a hole in the base of the top case so I could feed power to the upper bus boards. I haven't installed the "real" rails yet but the modules fit in there with the standard Schroff rails just fine. When I discovered that I could build a PSU for about $30 and that EuroRack format is just as high as a CD is wide, I was like "I'm never paying $500+ for a case again!"

What kind of test oscillator is that? I used to hang out with Mike Brown (LiveWire) and he had a room full of these HP oscillators that he actually used for his music. Amazing sounding devices.

That is just awesome. Thanks for the info.

I had a PAIA modular, and a blacet case filled with modules, but I let them go about a year ago. I really miss them, and looking to get back into the modular goodness. Not having to drop large cash on a case will definitely help.

Scotty · Post by **Scotty** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:56 am

How do you add images to posts on KVR? I have a couple of studio shots I want to add. [/img]

Resonant- Serpent · Post by **Resonant- Serpent** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:56 am

justin3am wrote:
What kind of test oscillator is that or is it a variable PSU? I used to hang out with Mike Brown (LiveWire) and he had a room full of these HP oscillators that he actually used for his music. Amazing sounding devices.

I missed this part. It's a tube oscillator. It's packed up for the move right now, so I can't look up the actual model number. This one was made in 73? 74? by a company that usually sent them out as kits. This is a factory model, and has stood the test of time.

It goes all the way up to 200k, so I have to be careful. I was playing with it one time and hit the knob with my elbow. It didn't blow the speaker, but the dog across the street began howling. I picked it up on ebay for 20.00 + 20.00 shipping. They're listed pretty regularly. I love to run it through a ton of effects, and sweep the knob.

Edit: This is the model I have:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Eico-Tube-Audio-Sig ... 240%3A1318

Resonant- Serpent · Post by **Resonant- Serpent** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:58 am

Scotty wrote:How do you add images to posts on KVR? I have a couple of studio shots I want to add. [/img]

Press the Img button at the top when your window is open for the opening tag, [img],%20paste%20your%20link,%20then%20press%20the%20Img%20button%20again%20for%20the%20closing%20tag,[/img]

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:08 am

Resonant- Serpent wrote:It's a tube oscillator. It's packed up for the move right now, so I can't look up the actual model number. This one was made in 73? 74? by a company that usually sent them out as kits. This is a factory model, and has stood the test of time.

Cool, there is a surplus electronics store in Sun Valley, CA called APEX that has tons of this kind of stuff (it's where I got the PSU for my modular). I'm not in the market right now but their prices are regularly lower than eBay's. I'll probably go pick up an oscilloscope while I'm there.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:17 pm

A rare daytime shot of my current setup ...

my latest toy ...

and here's the view outside

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:48 pm

Resonant- Serpent wrote:I don't have a lot of gear, but I love what I have.

What's your idea of a lot of gear? You've got loads ...

Locus M · Post by **Locus M** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:11 am

Lunatique wrote:
Hskovlund wrote:
However, I mainly make music on my Travellers Kit:

Which tiny laptop is that? How does it perform?

Hi
Sorry for delayed response. Have been on vacation. Read all about my beloved Netbook and its performance in this thread.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... &start=120

It is the 15th post on page 9.

All the Best

Locus M · Post by **Locus M** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:12 pm

Got myself a new toy:

Roland alpha Juno-1. For about 212$ how was I supposed to resist? It is just

on the bass front. My Mopho and the JP8000 have just got some heavy competition here. The filter does not self-oscillate but it has 14 different waveforms: 3 pulses, 5 saws, 7 subs and you can control the width of one of the pulses as well as one of the saws. That is extraordinary for an 80 analog synth, I would say. Strange that this thing did not achieve much attention when it entered the scene in 1985.

Lets see some studio pics