Just moved...New digs
Not completely set-up as I'd like it, but it's coming.
Have a look see: http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/fastforward/

Looks more like a clinic

-tek

ouch...
btw...let's see what you've got Tek

Let's not.

must be Tek

I'd love to show you guys my bedroom, but I don't have any images (not to mention uploaded). I've got most of my stuff around my desk and PC. The fx rack and K2000R are on the desk. Nothing special really.

-tek

What's This?

.........I'll show you mine......if you show me yours?

OK............you first! hehehehehehe

Hi!

Nice, but tek is right: it looks a little bit sterile.

What You need is a great picture or flag on the wall (like I have in my room) and let your synths stand diagonally across. So your room has less place, but it looks like if there was more, you know . Don't get me wrong, I don't want to say that your equipment is too little! If you don't know what I want to say, have a look here . Not much equipment, but that what I have is standing in the whole room .... .

By the way: is it a Korg Wavestation in your studio?

[This message has been edited by Stalker (edited 09-24-2002).]

Ooh! You've got the JD-800 there, Stalker. Nice. If I ever get a keyboard again, The JD must be it.

BTW, when I was shopping for my first synth back in 91 and the JD-800 was all new, I could've sworn the LCD was red. Really cool red too, with orangish letters. Did they change it or what?

I also read that Roland cancelled it because it was too expensive to manufacture. It's right up there with the Waldorf Wave in sexyness.

-tek

Yes, with buying the JD a dream came true. Sounds great (if you want), is relatively easy to program and looks awesome (especially for a digital pcm-synth).

But it could have more voices. Roland says it would have 24 voices. But that only happend when You only use it with one tone. When You use four tones, the polyphony becames 24/4=6 voices.
The keyboard itself is not the best but also not the worst. This instrument seems to be one of the first, the later keyboard has a better qualtity I think. It's not bad, but a friend of mine owns a (I think) newer version where the keys have got a better feeling. And the internal reverb sounds a bit like a pepsi-can .

The displays are orange with (I think) black letters. The LEDs are orange, too. I don't know a JD-800 with other colours.
On the photo the LCDs look like if they were green, right? Must be an effect from the flashlight of my camera.

I don't know why it has been cancelled officially. But the XP-50, that came out when the production of the JD has stopped sounds a bit better, and with the XP-80 the effects and the display became perfect. But there are nearly no sliders, that's a pity.
The first price for the JD was at about 4800,-DM in Germany. That was too expensive and not many bought one. One year later it was decreased to about 3800,-DM.


Sorry that we've gone off topic, Leon!

hmmm...you guys are starring at walls. Where is your PC/Mac monitor?

My pc monitor is on my desk, where it belongs. My hard disk set up is what I record with. I use a Roland VSR880 with a Mackie 1604VLZpro mixer - works like a charm, and allows meto route outboard effects and harmonizers through the mixer with REAL knobs and faders and all. For an old school guy that learned on reel to reel 4 tracks and 8 tracks - this is the best "comfort zone" that still allows digital clarity. The only way I'd use a pc recording envirnment is to "sweeten" a produced track that I make on the MTR, and that almost never happens.

I'm a fan of knobs and buttons, so that's why I chose the setup I use ..... whatever works for ya ! Good luck with your new setup Leon. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Where is my WHAT??????

Although I'm much younger than Uncle Dave , I am "old school", too. I don't want to use computers in my music. My workstation has got a sequencer and that's all I need. But HD-recording would be nice.



[This message has been edited by Stalker (edited 09-25-2002).]

Wow! you guys are making a 50 year old feel young...Thanks!

Denial rears its ugly end.

-tek

Old.... I turned 51 in June
U.D. I appreciate (as always) your input.
Stalker..nice layout, and I understand what you're saying.
I've configured mine the way I have because I've often got 1 or 2 extra bodies in there depending on the current project, so it's nice to have that floor space for them to feel comfortable.
The top unit is a T3 (like me...old but dependable). The bottom unit is my SP100 (like my wife...clean, sweet and no annoying noises coming out of her).
They're both direct in but I use the Rickenbacker TR35B(amp) for gigs.
I appreciate your comments people.
Thanx again.

Hey Leon,
You are exactly as old(young ) as I am.
same year same month.