FatHand Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'm glad RockAustin didn't mention to you that he was selling one! I'm glad you are enjoying it! It's actually one of two that I had. Randomly ended up with two JP8000 so you were both winners!Send me some links to some of the music you are making with it once you've got stuff your happy with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Electric drum kit, Garageband and an Iphone or Ipad with an Irig, boom!So much fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm glad RockAustin didn't mention to you that he was selling one! I am now the proud owner and it is an amazing machine... I'm happy to say I also have a JP8000 now too, also from someone on here! It's awesome, swapped it for my unused 16/8/2 soundcraft spirit studio desk about a month ago...The internal battery needed replacing ('battery low' & 'memory damaged' messages on startup), but now that's sorted (including a factory reset/recalibrate the pitch bend/mod wheel/ribbon controller), it's like brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm happy to say I also have a JP8000 now too, also from someone on here! It's awesome, swapped it for my unused 16/8/2 soundcraft spirit studio desk about a month ago...The internal battery needed replacing ('battery low' & 'memory damaged' messages on startup), but now that's sorted (including a factory reset/recalibrate the pitch bend/mod wheel/ribbon controller), it's like brand new.Didn't realize that the battery had run dry man, sorry about that! It had been lying dormant for some time I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Didn't realize that the battery had run dry man, sorry about that! It had been lying dormant for some time I guess!It's totally cool dude, not a problem at all, didn't take long to sort out.I'm seriously impressed with how it interacts with Pro Tools, Cubase and controls (certain) VSTi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'm awaiting delivery of an Akai Miniak (after a few failed attempts at getting a minikorg on ebay, the Akai has better polyphony anyway). Any of you synth users have any tips for how to get the most of it? Links to some good background reading?I've bought a midi-USB cable to get it hooked into Reaper as a midi control but I'm mostly wanting to use it for it's own sounds. I'm a total synth n00b so any tips would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Just bought this cunt recentlyit's the Holy fucking Grail of home recording. I have a set of cheap drum mics, mic the kit and plug it into inputs 1-7, guitar into #8. You have a headphone out for monitoring. The gain knobs control recording volume, the sliders control monitoring. You record all 8 tracks simultaneously to an SD card, you can then just jump them into a DAW and BOOM, you have multi tracked recordings. Overlay bass, vox, redo the guitar if needed and you're done.I've always said drums are the WORST part of home recording. If you record the whole kit to one channel, it means unless it's perfectly mixed you're fucked. This way you can correct individual beats on single drums without too much effort. Also means you can send the full lot to a "professional" to mix and master it and will end up with pretty fucking meaty results. Best ~£200 I've ever spent.I'm actually considering whoring myself out - charging say £10 an hour to come to toms (or whereever) with this thing and a set of drum mics and recording drums+guitar demos, give the band the wav files for it and they can then do the rest of the overlaying with something simple like a UX2 themselves. Would anyone be up for such a service? I know if I could have, I would!!xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 That thing sounds great actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 This way you can correct individual beats on single drums without too much effort.That's important when you have to deal with my accidental ghost notes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 That thing sounds great actually!It really is da bomb! Can't recommend it enough.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Been reading back through this thread as I've just got a new laptop for recording with and thought I'd bump it to see what folks are using now. Have you changed your setup/ upgraded etc? My very basic setup is a tascam usb interface(which is borrowed) into reaper, an SM57, SM58 and an akg c3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 My full recording set-up is as follows: Computer: Mac Mini 2012 Interface: Line 6 UX2 Software: Logic Pro 9Native Instruments Komplete 9 UlitimatePod Farm 2.0Various other plug-ins Hardware: Laney Ironheart Studio 15Native Instruments Maschine Mk2Roland JV 2080Korg NanoKey2 Microphones: Shure SM57Shure SM58 Guitars: Gibson SG Special FadedBC Rich VirginFernandes (No idea what model) I've also got various guitar pedals. The items in italics i'm looking to upgrade in the future. I'm particularly looking at a Synth that I could use as a controller for the JV 2080 and also as a contorller for soft-synths like Massive and Monark etc. I've been looking at the MicroKorg and the Arturua Microbrute so far but don't know much about how i'd link the midi elements up so that I get the most out of what I have at the moment (particularly the JV 2080 as it's sitting unsused at the moment). I'm reluctant to get something that's just a controller though as I'd like it to have some standalone functions too. Interface-wise I'm probably going to get one of the rackmount Focusrite Saffire's at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I've had a few upgrades since this was last posted in: ComputerMacbook Pro InterfaceUniversal Audio - Apollo 16Focusrite 2802 8 channel desk with DAW control SoftwareCubase 6.5UAD powered Plugins - mixture of eqs, compression, room/microphone simulations and effects NI Komplete 6 Various interesting iphone apps HardwareElektron - Octatrack, Analog 4, Rytm and a borrowed MachinedrumVirus TI virtual analogue (but a bit more than that), Teenage Engineering OP-1 (digital synth, drum machine, sampler, 4 track recorder, effects)Analogue Synths - Korg MS20 mini, Arturia Minibrute, Moog MG-1, Juno 6, Dark Energy, LeploopFML Really Nice Levelling AmplifierEventide SpaceStrymon TimelineOTO Biscuit - bit crusher, delay, step sequencer analogue filterNord Electro 3Fender Rhodes + Fender twin reverb head and 2*12 cab Got a few other bits and bobs - midi keyboard, maschine mk1 MicrophonesSM58sE 2200a ii condensersE R1 ribbon microphone I mostly write and play electronic ambient type stuff now so from that list I am set up to write using hardware sequencers/sampler/synth setup and record elements using soft synths/piano/Rhodes to input back into the sampler. Everything then gets tracked back into Cubase for mixing (when I get round to recording). I find there is a lot of freedom when writing like this and end up with more finished pieces of work plus I can actually play them live. In the past I had a really bad habit of starting something in the DAW, getting bored with it and moving on never to return and complete it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviepearce Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 ^^^^ so not much then. I am slowly building up again so watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jon Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I use the internal mic. If you set yourself up in a quiet space with decent acoustics, it works really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Cheers Jon. The paper rifles stuff sounds really good for just the internal mic!! I'll have to play around with GarageBand a bit more see if I can get some decent recording from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Make sure you don't use the apple in-ears when you're overdubbing. They have a wee mic (so you can use the phone hands free) but it makes a royal mess of the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stroopy121 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 This is my current studio setup FUCKLOADS OF STUFF How the fuck big is your house?! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviepearce Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Can't see the house through the gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 How the fuck big is your house?! xx A one bedroomed flat in the city centre, ha ha ha. Wish it were bigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelCRobertson Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Computers:- MacBook Pro (i7, 8GB RAM, 750GB 7400RPM HDD)- 1st Gen iMac (Intel core duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7400RPM HDD) DAW:- Pro Tools 11 on the MacBook- Ableton Live 8 on the iMac Audio Interface:- Focusrite Saffire Pro 40- AVID MBox Mini Control Surface:- Digidesign 003 Monitoring:- KRK Rokit 5s- Sennheiser HD380 Pro Outboard gear:- ART Studio V3 tube preamp- Radial Engineering Pro-RMP Reamper- Roland RE-201 Space Echo Guitar Amps:- Marshall 18W Bluesbreaker DIY build- Linear Concord head from the 60s- Jet City JCA20H- Zenta CD-6SD Guitar Cabinet:- Jet City JetStream ISO Cab Analogue Mixer:- Teac Model 2A Reel to Reel:- Akai 4000DB Microphones:- Shure SM57- Shure SM58- AKG C2000B- AKG D190E- Behringer C2 (matched pair) I have a pretty generous collection of plug-ins including the waves Gold bundle, Scheps 73 and the SSL 4000 Collection. Generally I use XLN audio's Addictive Drums 2 VI for drum sounds, I find its really flexible after you get 2 or 3 of the add on kits and you can bounce the dry sounds to audio tracks in PT and use other plug ins to process the sounds. I tend to track bass through the ART Studio V3, It's not a great pre, but it give a little more oopmf to your signal in comparison to the pres on the Pro 40 (although they aren't at all bad) With electric guitars I'll get a DI track using the ART, then I'll use the Radial Reamper to send the DI track through whatever pedals/amp I want to use. I have my combos and the ISO cab in the spare bedroom and have the amp heads under my desk.This set up is great as I can monitor guitar sounds through my monitors and adjust amp settings to taste before committing. I use my space echo for the reverb, I don't have many reverb plug ins, and none of them compare to this unit (in my opinion) As for the reel to reel, this barely sees any use. Originally I would run my drums through it quite hot and it did some nice things, but I now have the Eddie Kramer Master Tape plug in, which is far more flexible than the Akai. I've used it as a tape delay as well, but as a one speed machine its not even remotely adjustable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 So I've finally taken the plunge and gotten myself a Macbook, a presonus audio interface and a copy of Reaper. What do people recommend as a good (and free) vst drum machine? I've downloaded MT Power Drum Kit 2, which seems to be quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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