If you had $3000
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 93 posts since 10 Mar, 2011
Here's a little game;
If you had approx $3000 to spend on a hardware setup from scratch what would be the things you buy? (You already have monitors and audio interface)
Synths, drum machines, effects, mixers, samplers etc
If you had approx $3000 to spend on a hardware setup from scratch what would be the things you buy? (You already have monitors and audio interface)
Synths, drum machines, effects, mixers, samplers etc
- KVRAF
- 2186 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
I'm gonna hang out with AnX for a week...and then get 90% of a Korg Kronos.AnX wrote:Coke and hookers
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Here's some of my stuff: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsoflife. If you hear something you like, I'm looking for collaborators.
- KVRAF
- 2186 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
And if the first 3 responses are any indication, we musicians either don't know how to handle money wisely...or we just never seem to have enough for what we want.planetearth wrote:I'm gonna hang out with AnX for a week...and then get 90% of a Korg Kronos.AnX wrote:Coke and hookers
Steve
Steve
Here's some of my stuff: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsoflife. If you hear something you like, I'm looking for collaborators.
- KVRAF
- 8184 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
It really depends on your reasons for buying hardware, how you want to use it, what kind of music you want to make etc.
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- KVRAF
- 11266 posts since 2 Dec, 2004 from North Wales
Analog RYTM and Analog4 (that's what I bought!)
X32 Desk, i9 PC, S49MK2, Studio One, BWS, Live 12. PUSH 3 SA, Osmose, Summit, Pro 3, Prophet8, Syntakt, Digitone, Drumlogue, OP1-F, Eurorack, TD27 Drums, Nord Drum3P, Guitars, Basses, Amps and of course lots of pedals!
- KVRAF
- 3898 posts since 28 Jan, 2011 from MEXICO
SLiC wrote:Analog RYTM and Analog4 (that's what I bought!)
I am going for the same, I already got an Analog keys (At some palces discounted at 1350 USD.)
But depends a lot on the kind of set up you want, given what I have now probably I would get a Rytm and a 61 keys synth, either a Virus Ti second hand or wait for the new roland stuff.
If I was starting from scratch I will go Ableton Live + Push 2 all the way.
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- KVRAF
- 8184 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
I have an Analog 4 and had a Rytm. I would recommend them both, but under the caveat that you need to know how you want to work as you're pretty much forced to do thing the Elektron way.
I actually prefer using Live for drums over the Rytm so I'm now using an APC instead of the Rytm.
I actually prefer using Live for drums over the Rytm so I'm now using an APC instead of the Rytm.
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- KVRAF
- 5716 posts since 8 Jun, 2009
Secondhand Rompler - preferably with a keyboard so a Roland XP50, Ensoniq ZR or Kurzweil K2xxx (which are often cheap if you're prepared to go pick 'em up because they're frickin' heavy). If you go for a Kurzweil, you might not need a sampler on top – I'd pick a secondhand Akai Z8 sampler or Emu for the sampler. Then try and work out if I can get enough of a Eurorack off the rest of the money or go for one of the Dave Smith analogue modules.
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- KVRian
- 716 posts since 23 Dec, 2011
Roland FA-06, JD-XA... and then go over the budget by $200 and add a Yamaha MG10XU. The 'XA compliments the FA series.. and having two synths from the same 'family' will help get you up to speed more quickly. Both of these have enough on-board effects, that you get immediate usable sounds, without having to add a lot of additional gear. Who knows though.. maybe after 09/09 - there will be deals on this gear, and you'll be within budget.
- KVRAF
- 12372 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
If my budget for gear was just $3k, I probably wouldn't buy any. Maybe a 5-year CD or money market investment...
Not an exciting answer and you won't make much during that period of time, but it's certainly better than blowing your wad all at once.
There is so much awesome stuff out there in terms of software... and the used prices for groove boxes and 15-year old VAs are just so low right now. You can get a setup that will be a lot of fun for <$1000. Use that for a while and save until you've got at least $10k to spend (with capital still invested). That's walking around money.
Not an exciting answer and you won't make much during that period of time, but it's certainly better than blowing your wad all at once.
There is so much awesome stuff out there in terms of software... and the used prices for groove boxes and 15-year old VAs are just so low right now. You can get a setup that will be a lot of fun for <$1000. Use that for a while and save until you've got at least $10k to spend (with capital still invested). That's walking around money.
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
- KVRAF
- 40363 posts since 11 Aug, 2008 from clown world
Diet or regular coke? Would you like fries with that?AnX wrote:Coke and hookers
A computer to go with the monitors and interface that I already have.
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