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Biography: Studio
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DJ Studio
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Item
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Manufacturer/Model
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Description
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| Turntables |
Technics 1210 MkII (x2) |
Direct drive turntables. Industry standard and have
been for the last 25 years. Great accuracy and timekeeping, feel sturdy
and well-built - and look
great. Used with Ortofon Pro S needles and cartridges |
| CD turntable |
Numark Axis 9 |
A powerful CD turntable that offers
much more than meets the eye with user upgradeable internal software and
features a variety of hidden settings that will only be found in the
manual |
| DJ Mixer |
Vestax PCV-275 |
DJ mixer. Great for mixing House and Trance with great
kill switches. Smooth channel-fader curves that aren't too harsh,
gliding crossfader and sounds great |
| FX Unit |
Gemini DSP-1 |
Small and fun pre-mixer unit that
allows digital effects to be added to vinyl whilst mixing. Adds a touch
of creativity with the digital audio manipulation that you'd get from
mixing with CDs |
| Amplifier |
Sherwood AX-5090R |
Stereo amplifier at 200
watts per channel and has 4 of them. Pushes out a lot of power to fill a
small room easily. Direct option to ignore all EQs - ideal for mixing
tracks as opposed to mixing records |
| Speakers |
Eltax Monitor III |
Passive monitors. Sound clear and accurate -
which is what you want when you're mixing your tunes. At 90 watts each
they pack out quite a punch too |
| Headphones |
Sennheiser HD25 |
A widely used professional,
closed-cup DJ monitoring headphone. Blocks out ambient noise well and
sounds crystal with great bass handling at loud volumes |
Production Studio
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Hardware
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Item
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Manufacturer/Model
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Description
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| Computer |
Customised |
The heart of this producer's studio.
Foam insulated to prevent fan noise spilling into the microphone when
recording. |
| Audio Card |
Terratec Phase 22 |
2 in, 2 out studio
producer sound card (4 in, 4 out if using digital), extremely low
latency with MIDI capabilities. Used for recording audio via the mixing
desk and playing back audio through the PC |
| Mixing Desk |
Behringer UB1832FX-Pro |
Mixing desk. All
recordings are made through this and routed to the PC. Comes with its own built in effects -
great for adding reverb to the headphone mix for vocalists |
| Monitors |
Behringer Truth B2031A |
Great sounding production monitor
with a flattened frequency response for a true, unaltered reproduction
of sound. Very accurate and can be adjusted to suit a variety of rooms
and placements |
| MIDI Keyboard |
Meifa |
Used as the master
keyboard to control MIDI events in all the sequencers. Great for working
out melodies and chords for new tracks or learning other songs |
| Microphone |
Shure SM58 |
Dynamic vocal microphone with a
presence peak around the typical vocal range for increased presence. Great for recording vocals
and blocks out a lot of ambient noise - good for live performances |
| Microphone |
Rode NT2A |
A great sounding dynamic microphone
with adjustable polar patterns, great for many recording situations |
| Headphones |
Beyerdynamic DT 150 |
VERY low distortion
levels letting you listen to sound for longer without as much ear
fatigue. Really comfortable and sound amazing with extended bass
response below the human hearing range |
| Speakers |
Eltax Galaxy |
Floorstanding speakers. Used mainly for listening to
mixes on different speakers than mixing on. Nice and powerful
with nice sound - not too much clarity on the high end, though |
Software
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Item
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Brand/Title
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| Sequencer |
eMagic Logic 5.5
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| Audio Editor |
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 5.0
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| Other |
Plenty of VST plugins and EXS24
sample packs |
