insert's Electronic Studio Setup
found this old photo of my latest settup thought i'd share becuase why not
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~$2,105
Value by category
- Keyboards and Synthesizers 39.4%
- Guitars 32.1%
- Studio Equipment 25.0%
- Software Plugins and VSTs 3.6%
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A wide range of price points
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Avg price: $676.42
Avg price: $74.99
a nice midi controller, but that's about it
on the bright side, the patch cables actually work as patch cables, so that's cool i guess
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A61
Avg price: $233.05
solid budget keyboard
easily the best feeling keyboard for 250$ (cad off amazon) from my experience. fairly no thrills, but it's easily some of the best feeling keys from what i've experienced. not quite good enough to replace a fully weighted for me, wish they coulda snuck a few sliders and or drum pads on this even if it bumped the price up like 50$ so that way i use it basically as my workhorse, but good enough overall. just get a lunchpad mini on the side if you want the drumpad i guess. included software is eh, the only thing i really feel like is worth is the gentleman, being a very solid piano synth sample thingy. add a 20$ sustain pedal off of amazon and it really helps the experiance.
Avg price: $372.34
powerful synth at this price range, with built in usb midi keyboard
powerful monovoice synth, nice built in arp synth, and the built in (but optional to using) midi keyboard built in (which works without being plugged in) easily makes this a stand out desktop synth for me. the the "semi modular" patch bay i can extend out to my other synths is very nice to have. easily my top recommended beginner synth.
however, i will say that i feel as if it's rather limited, and keeps sucking me into the same patches, so that can be annoying
Avg price: $247.86
solid synth, good at getting those vintage sounds, but some controls are buggy, and interface is not designed very well
as the title says, the filter acts very odd, and some of the semi modular stuff is very odd. i also wish i could set independent CV's to each osc, but it works either way. not bad, just not my go to. the tuning knob is also wayyyyy off out of the box. using a digital synth on a sine preset to tune this, i have to turn the knob almost 15* ccw to get it in tune, so it concerns me how it will age considering the tuning is only aobut -/+7 either way.
midi pass threw is very nice though, and does sound very nice once you get it going.
Behringer Cat Duophonic Synthesizer
Avg price: $208.45
fun little synth, weirdly flexable but an unstandard layout
basically what i said in the title, overall great, fun new addition to the collection. as well as the multiple outputs for patchign is great
Avg price: $209.00
Avg price: $83.33
unlke the the launch pad of the same generation, this is useful
read my review of the launchpad mk1 for my opinions on that, but as for this, much more useful. being able to control the pan and level of your 8 main tracks, and have an ease start stop button is much more useful then the launch pad in a studio setting
About this setup
This gear photo by insert features 8 pieces of gear, including Epiphone Casino, Korg MS-20 V2, and Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A61. The setup spans Keyboards and Synthesizers, Guitars, and Studio Equipment, with a wide range of price points. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Pop, and Electronic scenes.
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