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Producer $trut - wuddya bangin with!!!!

street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
edited August 2007 in Strut Central
If you don't want to share what's in your kitchen, that's cool, but there are a lot of heads on here makin' beats. Some for hobby, some pro. My main studio set up is centered on a Digi 003 factory set up. I have turntables plugged into that. This way I can listen to and record samples, and route audio to various samplers on a bus.I have groovebox mc-303, a tr-808, mpc3000, and an oxygen 8 midi keyboard. They're all intertwined in an orgy of midi and audio. I'm still figuring stuff out on the mpc. Haven't figured out how to match the timecode of the mpc with pro tools. I don't want to slave the mpc because I don't want to lose the mpc feel. Tryin to figure out how to slave PT to the MPC.
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  • youngEINSTEINyoungEINSTEIN 2,443 Posts
    i use akai mpc-3000 and pro tools. no need to timecode. when you track it set the bpm the same and it lines up perfect. have not used timecode since the nineties/the days of 2 inch(the good ol' days). peace, stein. . .
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,419 Posts
    cooledit pro ver. 1.2a + one turntable

    still.
  • kwalitykwality 620 Posts
    ^^^^
    Damn, and your beats are so good!

    I use an mpc60 (mk1, gotta have the armrest!), s950, s01, RME Multiface, edirol controller and various compressors. You know the one thing I really want? Some time to use it all!
  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    i use akai mpc-3000 and pro tools. no need to timecode. when you track it set the bpm the same and it lines up perfect. have not used timecode since the nineties/the days of 2 inch(the good ol' days). peace, stein. . .

    really? you dont use midi beat clock or anything?
  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
    mpc2000xl
    focusrite saffire le interface
    midiman radium 61
    midisport 4x4
    maudio delta 66
    2 turntables
    old heathkit tube amp for front end
    ableton live 6
    wavelab 5
    recycle
    reason
    waves diamond bundle and ssl bundle
    albino 3.0 soft synth
    and just started integrating fruity loops into ableton via rewire.
    and vegas 7 for mastering/editing

    I used to use more hardware, a yahmaha a5000, emu esi 2000, akai s2000, boss sp303, electribe es1, yahmaha su200, korg ms2000r, but the software with just the mpc won me over and have been using the same rig for the last 4 years with no real plans of upgrading, except for maybe copping some nice pre's. really digging the lunchbox at the moment.

    beats @ www.myspace.com/thelowendtheory
  • BaptBapt 2,503 Posts

    a Macintosh (maybe 2), Peak, Cubase (ok, maybe more) and some records.
  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    An MPC 60 and Roland VP-9000. On the hunt for a Yamaha i88x. One day I want to get into Ableton, but not until I've really got a grip on the MPC and the Roland.
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
    cooledit pro ver. 1.2a + one turntable

    still.

    Sometimes less is more.
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
    i use akai mpc-3000 and pro tools. no need to timecode. when you track it set the bpm the same and it lines up perfect. have not used timecode since the nineties/the days of 2 inch(the good ol' days). peace, stein. . .

    really? you dont use midi beat clock or anything?

    question

    does midi beat clock mess up the timing o the mpc at all? I dont want to mess up the feel of my swings, etc.
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    cubase sx
    mackie vlz 1402
    genelec 1029a
    2x technics 1210
    roland jupiter-6, sh2000, jx3p, korg ms10, poly61,microkorg, SSB banana, oberheim matrix-6, yamaha dx-7
    nuff records to sample
  • fredfadesfredfades 584 Posts
    im using the sp1200 right now cause the mpc 2000xl is fucked..
    i got some mpc beats up right now: www.myspace.com/fredfades ...

    will put up some sp1200 beats soon.
  • bubor0ckbubor0ck 141 Posts
    nuendo
    couple midi controllers
    nord lead 2x
    ensoniq dp/4+
    tc konnekt 24d
    mackie.hr624
    1200+records

    forthcoming:
    oberheim matrix 1000
    roland jd990


    inVrs i wanna hear your tracks
  • LuminLumin 807 Posts
    mpc 60 1
    records
    rhodes 73
    arturia minimoog (rarely)
    2 aardvark q10s
    cakewalk sonar 3

    im lookin to cop a ramsa board and a minimoog/voyager.
    s950 wouldnt hurt but im doin fine with the sample time i got

    less is more at the reservoir
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts



    inVrs i wanna hear your tracks

    nice to see another oberheim user here. my favourite synthesizers.. the matrix 6/1000 sounds so FAT.. cant go wrong. and its fairly cheap still. no need for a moog.

    myspace.com/inversecinematics ->check the beatport player for more tracks
    myspace.com/motorcitydrumensemble
  • bass_feverbass_fever 974 Posts
    [nice to see another oberheim user here. my favourite synthesizers.. the matrix 6/1000 sounds so FAT.. cant go wrong. and its fairly cheap still. no need for a moog.

    myspace.com/inversecinematics ->check the beatport player for more tracks
    myspace.com/motorcitydrumensemble

    I just sold my Oberheim Xpander I did turn that and my MPC1000 into a MPC2500, a Nord Lead 3 and a 500GB HD though So all is good! Nah, I use no time code as well...I do most of my drum sequencing in the MPC then record into Pro Tools, keeping everything at the same tempo and time stretching when need be! My sleeper is the Boss SP-303, that I use to throw some grit into the equation, nice effects, nice filter/EQ, and you can flip from 8-12-16 bit very easily...I also have a Korg Poly six, and a MS-2000 and Fender Rhodes are at my bros. crib that I can use when I want. Next item on the list is a Fender J Bass!
  • rpmrpm 144 Posts
    logic 5.5
    axiom 25
    delta 44
    and someothershit.
  • ZEN2ZEN2 1,540 Posts

    and just started integrating fruity loops into ableton via rewire.


    Why would you do this? Ableton can do everything Fruity can and then some.
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  • KaushikKaushik 320 Posts

    and just started integrating fruity loops into ableton via rewire.


    Why would you do this? Ableton can do everything Fruity can and then some.

    I use Fruity and its piano roll is a breeze to use. Use the "FPC" plug-in in the piano roll and it's easy as pie to build beats, add samples etc.

    Mine:
    Fruity
    VST plug-ins
    PadKontrol
    SansAmp bass DI pedal
    Roland Space Echo (haven't used in a while)

    And also getting into Live and Battery 3. Thinking of getting that fxpansion Guru drum plug-in, looks hot.
  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    recording:
    power mac g5
    Macbook pro
    Motu 828 mk2
    Hill multimix 16
    Focusrite Trackmaster pro
    modified Belarri tube channel strip
    ashly parametric eq
    ableton live 5
    wavelab

    mics
    sm57
    octava mk219 LDC
    MXL gold edition LDC
    tonnes of cheapos and borrowed mics

    amps:
    Vox AC30cc2
    Mcgohan 20 watt tube amp (use for guitar and as a mic pre)
    Bogen chb35 35 watt tube amp (use for guitar and as a mic pre)
    Bell and Howell Pacemaker 15 watt tube amp (use for guitar and as a mic pre)
    Epiphone valve jr 5 watt tube amp

    2 x 12 cab
    4 x 10 cab
    2 x 10 cab

    insts:
    '64 fender mustang
    '70's rebuilt yamaha sbg100
    gretsh shortscale electromatic bass
    Tacamine jumbo accoustic

    pedals:
    modified MXR distortion +
    modifeid crybaby wah
    custom built Green Ringer
    custom built Big Muff
    guyatone micro delay

    synths/keys/soft:
    Rhodes stage
    roland sgh32
    Hohner electric piano
    m-audio axiom 49 controller

    arturia minimoog
    arturia moog modular
    arturia arp2600
    NI - pro53
    NI - b4
    NI - massive
    NI - absyth
    NI - FM8
    Chip 32
    Sid emulator
    Korg legacy collection
    Ultra Analogue

    i hardly use any of those soft synths they all kinda suck IMO

    2 technics 1200's not used for production but hooked up for dubbing

    im currently on the hunt for some more channels of compression and am about to switch to mixing out of the box...fuck VSTs

    my buddy and i are about to record 20 bands over 3 days at this crazy house party DVD filming
  • z_illaz_illa 867 Posts
    I don't "bang," or "bang out" but I do use these...

    Akai s900
    Ableton
    Mpd
    Keystation
    Maudio Delta
    Maudio Torq
    Audition
    ... and some other things.
  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    An Apple G4 (still using OS Mf'N 9...how's that for old skool?)
    Radium 64 controller
    Bias Deck 3
    Propheads Reason (my main thing to use these days)
    Propheads ReCycle
    Clavia Nord MicroModular
    Phatboy Midi Controller
    Cubase 4.1 (for use as a VST instrument host)
    and some VSTi's, including:
    NI Pro 53
    NI FM7
    NI Reaktor
    NI Absynth
  • HonkyFippleHonkyFipple 418 Posts



    inVrs i wanna hear your tracks


    trust me, his tracks are really really nice. i had the chance to listen to some of his stuff on inVrs own iPod.
  • CosmophonicCosmophonic 1,172 Posts
    one-track editing program
    calculator
    electic bass (at times, I don??t have it where I live)
    electric guitar (I don??t have this at the moment, it??s back where I live )
    shitty amps
    Korg Kaoss pad
    some effect pedals
    Casio VL-1 Synth/calculator
    loads of records

    - J
  • coldcutscoldcuts 388 Posts
    SP-12
    Axiom 25
    Ableton Live 6
    Pro Tools 6.7
  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts

    and just started integrating fruity loops into ableton via rewire.


    Why would you do this? Ableton can do everything Fruity can and then some.

    Thats true, but flssequencer is mad easy to use and when i just need a quick drum pattern to layer over a loop or chops or some quick synth line i want to program instead of banging out live. FL is great for the step seq and the piano roll. I dont really like to do much midi editing in ableton. Its much better working with waveforms/samples. That said though I have only been using FL hard for like a week. Been on ableton since 3.0 so its nice to switch it up. FL XXL 7 though is no joke. They really added a lot since the last time i used it, vers 3 i think.
  • ZEN2ZEN2 1,540 Posts

    and just started integrating fruity loops into ableton via rewire.


    Why would you do this? Ableton can do everything Fruity can and then some.

    Thats true, but flssequencer is mad easy to use and when i just need a quick drum pattern to layer over a loop or chops or some quick synth line i want to program instead of banging out live. FL is great for the step seq and the piano roll. I dont really like to do much midi editing in ableton. Its much better working with waveforms/samples. That said though I have only been using FL hard for like a week. Been on ableton since 3.0 so its nice to switch it up. FL XXL 7 though is no joke. They really added a lot since the last time i used it, vers 3 i think.


    Have you looked at Guru?

  • MortiMorti 68 Posts


    Boss sp-505
    Mpc-60
    Mpc-2000xl
    Technics Sl-1200
    Vestax Pmc-06 pro A
  • DescryDescry 229 Posts
    mpc4k
    roland sp404
    motu828 mk2
    cubase sx3
    event asp8/avantone mixcubes
    2 techs/rane 56
    e-mu xboard49
    mackie control universal
    fender all american stratocaster
    king trumpet
    se 2200a condenser
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts


    I love this thing. I first started making beats with this midi'd to a groovebox. Then I moved on to Reason because it was like a hundred sp-202's and a hundred grooveboxes.

    I tried Live but couldn't really fuck with it. It's not like hardware. It seems pretty nice though.

    I got a MPC3000 recently and now I'm back to the wonderful world of hardware. I'm using my ears more and my eyes less. Editing with the buttons is fun. I used to get headaches and motion sickness from staring at the waves on a computer for too long. Sensory overload.

    I just completed my first track on the MPC and it doesn't even have samples in it.

    I have it set up to run sequences. One treack sequences the 808 (drums). One track is an organ sound from my groovebox. Another track triggers samples in a Reason sampler and the last one triggers bass notes in another Reason sampler.

    Fun stuff.

    Now I'm in the market for some rack synths to connect to it. Anybody recommend an old piece I might be able to find in a pawn shop?
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