luke7fps

Luke7FPS

GearIQ 900 Joined Jun 2015 0 Followers

Sound Engineer, Keyboardist, Synthetist.... I Love Analog!

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Built by me and my friend, i get the body from an old Viscount Keyboard, chopped of the "programming" side and inserted a brand-new Arduino Nano chip which converts data from the Keybed into Functional MIDI signals
Really useful for people that, like me, travel a lot, plug it into your laptop and play perfectly neat! its small keys does not impact the feels that is really really great. Aftertouch, Arpeggiator and Sequencer add some useful features; also MIDI, USB, CV and Sync connettivity are featured!
Really a great machine to be carried around, works beautifully whit pratically every software
Very useful and portable MIDI interface capable of both computer and standalone use, switching the front button you can change between MIDI Thru and MIDI Merge modes, whitout using the computer
Awesome Connectivity box: sports USB2 and Thunderbolt connectivity, 2MOTU Pre, 8 Analog in, 8 Analog outs and 2 Banks of ADAT Connectors; plus MIDI, Word Clock, SPDIF and SMPTE In and OUT
Magnificent compact mixer, features great One-Knob compressors on the first 4 channels and great Yamaha DSP Effects. 4 MIC channels (with compressor) 2 combo channel that can be either MIC than Stereo or mono LINE 2 stereo LINE channels Dual output with selection for each channel Monitor with aux in and out Its only weakness: the EQ may not be too sharp for a live mixer...
It could be caused by the two floods that it get, but mine sounds pretty close to a fog wall. It does its work, of course; Eq is also pretty good for a semi-parametric. TRS Jack outputs are a bit of drawback and also the Aux system is a bit messy but overall i got it for nothing so it works for me
L.A. Synthesis sports a couple of PCM generator alongside with two analog-like DCOs two PCM and two DCO can be linked up into a voice, Rack version play 8 voices at the time, that can be routed on the 6 separate outputs, Reverb and PCM Card complete the pack to create a nice backup or creative synth
Great late-80's machine, especially for Pads, Strange Synths and Wall of noisy effects. It can layer up to 4 of the 256 PCM packed waveforms and do some basic processing. One of the great failings of this synth is the lack of filter, alongside with some quite noisy waveform. But if you need a cheap, beginner synth or a ambient-pad machine you just need to plug it in some multi-FX (Alesis Nanoverb, Lexicon MX200...) and you made the day!
Born as Guitar rack multi-effect i've used it a lot as live voice reverb, it packs 16 reverbs and 16 effects between delays, choruses, phasers and tremolos. Reverb sounds pretty good despite sometimes a little thick but that problem can be fixed thru the color control; effects works pretty good especially on synths, voices or snares; I don't like so much on guitar, i think his sound are more a kind of overall effect but i paid it 80€ in mint condition and its a great gear piece, easy to use and really light.
Very Very good and affordable Multi-FX. Reverbs are optimous, chorus, falanger etc works very well and the rotary is really good
Not one of my most beloved... I absolutely not advise for vocals, (the only time i've tried it we immediatly switch to the Yamaha preamps) it can work quite well as DI for instruments. In each case the tube presence is not so clear, you cannot hear "that" tube sound... In my personal case, i often prefer my Yamaha Preamps from the MG124CX mixer (wich has built-in compressor)
Read pratically any audio format, from lossy MP3 up to ultra-HD APE-CUE, with the latest firmware its capability goes up to 1.2MHz, 1 bit Features dual audio out (headphones and line), digital audio out, USB2.0, 8GB internal memory expandable to 64 via microSD slot. Color screen can load covers and images. Li-Po Battery can last at maxium 16h of playback. Comes with USB cable, 3 screen protective sheet, rubber protective cover. Beautiful sound due to the dual Wolfson HD DACs, work excellently also with FLAC files (@48kHz. 16/24bit) Can drive pratically any type of headphones, from iPhone ones to the best high-grade studio gear.
A Great alternative to things like Focusrite and Edirol. Very Useful Phantom Power
It's a Apple Computer, Very Good Hardware, Quick Software but not such a great compatibility, also it features only 2 USB3.0 connectors
Bought for less than 80€, its a good multi-effect unit sporting 60Presets, MIDI compatibility, Mono In and Stereo Out, Effects features Reverbs (Hall, Room, Plate and Vocal), Modulation (Chorus A, Chorus B, Symphonic, Phaser and Flanger), Delay, Pitch Change (also with MIDI note control) Freeze, Echo, compression and more! It sports a 16bit, 31kHz DAC/ADC with direct analog bypass, his low sample rate make him very cool sounding on Rock snares and drums (hall, vocal and plate reverbs) and on analog synths (chorus and symphonic) I've also found it very good on Violin and strings with the Symphonic program

Keyboards and Synthesizers 4

A pure Toy... Good only for Pratcise piano basics on childs
Pros: -Lightweight (5,5Kg) -7 Simultaneous FXs -Wonderful Organs with drawbars -Battery powered -USB registration Cons: -Rather small keyboard (61 keys) -Synth sound can be edited only for a bit -FX path a bit complicated
The JV-1000 is a mix of a JV-90 Synthesizer and a MC-80 Sequencer. It features a 76 semi-weighted keyboard, sturdy metal chassis and 9 assignable sliders. Can house VE-GS1 Expansion card. the 8 sliders are assigned to parameters by page; it also got a MIDI-assignable slider, thanks this and the separeted sequencer output, works very well as MIDI controller. Its sound aren't any special... just some standard Roland '90 sample but you can squeeze out some really great strings and pads, acoustic sounds are awful instead. Filters are quite useless as also the effects (only 3 Reverb, 3 Chorus and a Delay). Summarizing, it has great possibilites as MIDI controller or also backing keyboard EDIT: after a few time spent scratching and tweaking its default sounds you can use a bunch of them, I like a lot the "St String" sound, very rich and warm but still with a digital point, also pads and leads are usable. but in my opinion its greatest sounds come from the string section
Sports a Unique, 6 Operator FM Synhtesis that sounds absolutely warm and analog-ish. Yamaha's AWM2 Sample Synthesis also add a bunch of lovely features like EP Attack Samples to stick over whit the FM Sounds, editing is really cozy thanks to the page jump and mark system. Add 4 Yamaha effect DSPs, 2 separate outputs, an awesome connectivity (MIDI, ROM and Waveform Cards, Floppy) and You'll have a beautiful synth, surprisingly warm-sounding for the age ('89)

Other Gear 7

When you play genres that don't have a high-profile piano aspect (e.g. not like Jazz or Classical) this 1/2U module could be really, really helpful. Nowadays it can sound a bit old but this little machine still got some aces up the sleeve!
I first heard them in duo with a pair of Adam A7... they work good, less stereophonic comparing to the A7 but still a well definied sound. Using them with my keyboard i notice that they have a powerful tweeter... maybe too powerful, on the high frequencies it goes very loud, but you can solve it switching the incorporated Hi Cut switch.
Very Good and cozy... but with 20 more euros you can buy the K141 model wich is better
Useful, Light and quite easy... not my favourite way for making music but between software is probably the most reliable one
The Only thing i don't like about it is the MIDI interfacing and the need for iLok, aside that is freaking good
In a few word: Powerful, Durable, Very Usable and Versatile it can do pretty everything Also the battery last for almost 3 days (if you con't use too much internet) Recharge is also good, in a couple of hours you can go from a 10% to the full battery, Really a great phone.
Wonderful 30 band Graphic EQ featuring also Hi-Pass Filter and Hi-Shelving EQ. Can also be equipped with Transformer insulated Inputs and outputs. Wonderful Signal-to-noise ratio

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