dream rig
for today anyways, here is my dream rig:
computers:
Dual P4 1.7ghz machine,
w/ all the fixins (fastest scsi, etc)
2 sony 34" flat panel monitors
Pulsar 2 or latest sound card (and a interface with standard windows widgets)
Cubase 6 (well, it is a dream studio isn't it - of course,
my cubase 6 operates like cubase, has every missing feature i want and runs smoother than pro-tools)
Lots of effect and instrument plug-ins.
tons of other little goodie applications (fruity loops etc)
midi interface capable of handling everything
Other audio machines on the network so mutiple people can be working on **** at the same time.
A g4 machine and some linux machines just to have handy plus the best ultralite laptop with lots of extra batteries and a 24-32 bit audio interface for field recordings.
High end servers for backups
High end servers for firewall and routing
High end server for web hosting (all my bands and friends bands and art projects etc)
t3 line (with a stack of static ips)
network would be gigbit ethernet of course
sampling/synths/keys:
Nord Modular (have that)
Kurzweil pc-88 (have that)
Yamaha Grand Piano with midi
Roland V-drum pro set
Alesis Andromeda
Access Virus, Indigo
Korg Kaos pad
Alesis air fx
2 technics 1200s and high end vestax competition mixer (have that)
Audity 2000, Ultra proteus
A whole mess of other synths
akai s6000
waldorf stuff (xt, pulse)
Nord 3
SidStation
Korg (m1, triton)
mixing:
Mackie Digital 8bus
KRK monitors
lots of nice headphones
headphone dist amps
misc:
custom made mic pres
2 inch analog tape machine (hey why not?)
a vinyl cutter to use my own samples for cuts.
Tons of effects pedals.
eventides new flagship fx
tc units (fireworx, m1)
lexicon fx units
a closet with every mic ever made
A room full of the largest collection of old and new guitars and basses ever (warwick, fender, prs, les paul, some nice upright basses etc)
all instruments from the standard western orchestra (dbl bass, cello, violin, oboe etc)
A room full of old and half working gear, strange old toys/video games..anything that makes weird noises. (sampling broken/bizarre old gear rocks!)
A room full of vintage and new amps/speakers (
roland jazz chorus,
fender twin reverb, orange heads, mesa, marshall, line6, johnson, swt, gallion krueger etc)
A room full of percussion and other instruments from all over the world. (especially african, indian, chinese and japanese)
A drum room with 4 or 5 really nice kits all mic'd and ready to be recorded.
every sample cd ever made.
A beautiful 3 story building in a tropical environment on the ocean for all this stuff to exist in. Of course, i would have the ultimate pimp pad on the 3rd floor. The whole thing would be designed by some team i assembled of world renowned studio architects, interior desingers and ergonomic experts. lots of studio lighting, brushed steel, dark woods. everything in the building would be hooked into the board/patchbay system so that i could sample say, the tv, or the playstation easily.
a helicopter, decent jet (hey i'm not picky) and a yacht (with its own small studio) to get out and back
weekly visits from amon tobin, squarepusher, mouse on mars, the chick from strereo lab, the drummer from up bustle and out for some spirited collaboration, you get the idea.
lessons on sound design from top hollywood designers, piano lessons and a pool outside my studio window with lots of hot exotic naked chicks just mulling about.
i think that should do it.
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