Musical Equipment

I record classical guitar, voice and percussion, using Cubase and Ableton Live.

DAW signal paths

DAW signal paths without RME Fireface

Audio Interfaces, Mixers and Other Hardware

• RME Fireface UC (Keyfax)
• M-Audio MIDISPORT 4x4 Anniversary Edition
• Alesis MultiMix 4 USB 4-Ch Stereo Mixer w/USB, FX s/n 21A5091011 (used on another workstation, not for DAW)
• M-Audio BX8A monitors (Sweetwater)
  • Isolation Pads for 2 monitors (Sweetwater)
• FOR SALE: Tascam FW1082 - FireWire control surface with I/O (Sweetwater) s/n 0010031 •
  Support (323) 727-7617 8-12 and 1-5pm • Owner's manual • Release notes • XP Updater • Firmware updater

Instruments

• M-Audio Keystation 88es (Sweetwater) • support • User Manual • Yahoo group • M-Audio forum • M Powered forum
  • M-Audio SP-2 universal piano sustain pedal (Sweetwater)
  • Platform keyboard stand (Sweetwater)

• Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller Date code is 1002, s/n N10007722089 Firmware v2.99 • MIDI Standard Controller Numbers
  spec sheet • preset list • manual • firmware • Wikibooks • Quick Guide To Programming
  Yahoo group • Ableton Set File • Ripwerx Sysex File - UnO non-stompbox • FCB1010 programmer • midiio32.ocx • Ableton Live Control •
  fcb1010_uno user group • UnO Firmware • FAQ • PC Editor and help file • Instructions for Ableton Live
  • SKB MIDI Foot Controller Case
• Roland Sonic Cell (product page; manual; editor software) • BKTS stand
• Roland HDP-15: HandSonic 15 • PC-SMF • Tech support • Owner's manual • Product description • TurboStart • FAQ • Handsonic Users Home • Handsonic Controller • Cakewalk/Sonar/MidiOX HPD-15 Instrument definition file • List of HPD-15 preset patches • List of instruments assigned to each pad in each HDP-15 preset patch •
  • Meinl Stick Bag (Amazon)
  • Vic Firth American Classic 5A Drum Sticks (nice)
  • Meinl 7/16-inchx1675-inch Timbale Sticks (nice)
  • Vic Firth Jazz Rake
  • Zildjian 7 and 7a Nylon Dip Drumsticks (too big)
• Korg Wavedrum Percussion Synthesizer (Korg WaveDrum • ProAudioStar) • STWD stand • SCWD padded case
• Hernandez Grand Concert classical guitar (1974) with hardshell and outer soft case • On-Stage guitar foot stool • D'Addario EXP45 Coated Classical Strings with Silver-plated Copper Wrap Wire, Multi-filament Core, Normal Tension
• Ibanez Artcore AS73-TCR-12-01 (ES-335 clone) s/n S09081815 with AS100C Artcore hardshell case (similar)
• Ovation 12 string acoustic/electric (Model 1615-1) with original fiberglass case
• 3 Djembes
• Avantone CK-1 Small-diaphragm FET Pencil Condenser Microphone with Included Shockmount, Wooden Box, and Cardioid, Omnidirectional, and Hypercardioid Capsules • Avant Electronics
• AKG C1000S microphone (Sweetwater)
  • W1000 - C1000 windscreen (Sweetwater)
  • Small microphone stand with boom (Sweetwater)
  • 2x SA63 - Stand adapter for AKG C1000S microphone (Sweetwater)
  • Boom microphone stand
  • Straight microphone stand
• Crate TX15 Taxi Battery Power Instrument/Microphone Combo Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.) (web site; manual)

Effects

• Verbzilla (web site - manual)
• DigiTech JamMan Stereo Phrase Sampler/Looper s/n 01001021 (Sweetwater) • (product page • manual • JamManager software • installation)
• Radial Engineering PRODI direct box

Software

• Ableton Live v8.1.3 using ASIO4ALL on Windows XP SP3
• JSynthLib Open Source Patch Librarian/Editor in Java.
• A free Windows program than can save and reload patches is MidiOx. It does not do patch editing. Here are simple directions on how to use this program to backup and restore patch and pattern data for your Handsonic.
• Windows program for calculating Roland SysEx checksums
• LoopAZoid v1.22
• Ambiloop • v1.73 • Yahoo group
• Midi Fish (realtime MIDI data translator) midifish.zip
• MIDI Device Info Tool

MIDI Info

• MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
• Looper's Delight

Cables and Connectors

• 3.5mm Adapter with Female TRS to Male 1/8" Connector
• 2x TSF to RCA Adapter
• 2x Balanced 3.5mm to 2 RCA (F) Adapter
• ProCo 1/4" TRS Male-1/4" TRS Male, 15' Long
• Monster 1/4" TS Male -1/4" TS Male Right Angle, 21' Long
• 3x3' angled, 3x5' straight, 3x10' straight, 2x25' straight MIDI Cables
• 2x Planet Waves Planet Waves 0.5' Classic Series 1/4 PATCH Cable - 3 pack
• 4x 10' ProCo MIDI Cable
• 2x 5' ProCo MIDI Cable
• 2x Pro Co BP20 Audio Cable, 1/4" TRS Male-1/4" TRS Male, 20' Long
• 6x 5' TS - Angled TS Cable
• Spectraflex Vintage Series Right Angle Instrument Cable, 21 Foot, Brown
• Spectraflex Fatso Flex Right Angle Instrument Cable, 21 Foot, Violet
• Boss FS-5L Latching Footswitch Pedal
• Boss FS-5U Non-latching Pedal with Polarity Switch
• 4.5 meter firewire cable (Sweetwater)
• Two Pro Co 20' TRS - TRS cable for speakers (Sweetwater)