freezeetch's Electronic Studio Setup

I managed to snag this brand new at half the normal cost as a replacement for my Focusrite Forte (drivers were too unstable for me). Sounds brilliant, looks great, and very simple to use. Big fan of the tactile buttons vs the press-and-hold icons on the Forte screen. The software control panel is very nice as well. Roland has been hit-or-miss with synths and stuff lately, but this thing seems to be a massively underrated unit, especially considering the price (even without the discount I got). Why are there almost no reviews out there???

Needed a distortion and was pleased to find this beefed up RAT. Classic sound, solid construction, big ol knobs... awesome! about $100 more than a regular RAT, but worth it in my opinion. Like that you can run it at 18V for more headroom/higher fidelity, as I am mainly using this in the studio.

Just got this and haven't played much yet, but it powers my pedals with no problems and doesn't seem to contribute any tone-suck problems. Well-built, and smaller than I expected. Happy so far! MXR/Dunlop stuff always seems solid. Mainly got it because I've had a cheap powered pedal board for a long time that has taken up a lot of space and had a lot of features I never use (terrible built in speaker??), and when I decided I wanted to get my pedals up off the floor so they're more within reach I needed a new way to power them.

I had a set of DT 770 Pro 80 Ohms before these. I still have them, and they sound great. But they're closed back. I wanted something open or semi-open to use in the studio, and I wanted to use the DT 770 at work (because I'm spoiled). When I originally placed the order for the DT 880 they sent me the wrong version (DT 880 Edition) and they sounded good, but I sent them back because I really wanted the black special edition design. When those finally arrived, I noticed the clamping pressure on my head was more gentle than on the Edition model, and they sounded like heaven. A very good decision, and they look so sharp!

Pricey stand, but rock solid and looks amazing on stage! Love that there is room underneath so your knees aren't bumping into an X-stand, and you can put pedals underneath or whatever. Amazing! I originally had the 18810 + 18813, but decided to add a third tier, which meant swapping out the 18813 for a 18811 and adding a 18821. Well worth it!