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That's a truly proper gig! 🤣🥰 Fantastic stuff there, Mike - very cool indeed! 😀 Various pics from up and down the country. Only two Yamaha consoles out of nearly 30 shows - Midas and A&H more than everything else put together..
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Hey Mike, sorry I missed your reply here.. 😃 Looks like you've been doing some 'proper' gigs! ❤️ I'm just about to finish this tour with the usual Kirk Brandon / Spear of Destiny lot but I was also draughted in to mix Richard Jobson / The Skids too. It's been great with some fun and games along the way so will post pics when I get chance. On the subject of the dLive, there's literally nothing not to like and the deeper I dig, the more I find. I've been using the 1176, LA2A, DBX and Bus Comp models as they're very good plus the ability to do the whole HPF sidechain routine on the main L/R completes the picture. 👍
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New Synth Day - Korg MS2000B - a modern classic?
VTypeV4 replied to VTypeV4's topic in Other Instruments
I was thinking I might build some replacement, slightly thicker / darker stain panels to make it a little prettier in time..? The four pots on the patch bay are for each set of routings. At centre position they do nothing but clockwise adds the strength / range and anti-clockwise does the same but inverted which is a nice touch. As for the two inputs, I think it's just to allow the routing of stereo sources via the jack sockets around the rest of the synth. With mine being the 'B' variant, it seems to default the XLR input to input 2. I've not yet found any 'hidden' features although time will tell.. -
New Synth Day - Korg MS2000B - a modern classic?
VTypeV4 replied to VTypeV4's topic in Other Instruments
The two Korg machines and the little Yamaha.. 🥰 Ha, no worries - all good. 👍 -
New Synth Day - Korg MS2000B - a modern classic?
VTypeV4 replied to VTypeV4's topic in Other Instruments
I never had the VC-10 although I did own an MS-10 for a short time - it was lovely.. On the new machine, I need to get to grips with the sequencer section a bit more as it's a little convoluted. Nice Jag reference, I love my X350 V8.. ❤️ -
This wonderful thing arrived a few days back - initial impressions are very good! 🥰 Over the years, I've owned a number of classic synths including a Roland Juno 60, a JEN SX1000 and my all time favourite, a vintage Korg MS20. I still have the '20. Whilst a much newer machine, I always wanted an example of an MS2000 when they were current although as a 17 year old student, I never had the funds - any spare pennies went on bass strings! In terms of sounds, it's got some pointless and silly noises patched in but it also has some distinctly 'classic' sounds including Roland Juno / Jupiter, Mini-Moog, Sequential Prophet and Korg MS series. Despite it's apparently complex panel with a sea of knobs, buttons, legends and diagrams, the Korg is reasonably straight forward to use but above all else, it sounds great. It has all the usual toys with a 16-step four-layer sequencer, arpeggiator, dual envelopes, dual LFOs plus Fat (Phat?) oscillators, variable spec filters and a simple but useful effects unit seem to make it a classic 'one box' hardware solution. I'll report back after I've used it a little more..
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That's a lovely looking example - I haven't owned a 'real' Fender for years as my 3 Squiers (including a 2007 Affinity model) do everything I need. I don't think you could have picked a better instrument for your journey.. 😃
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£280 delivered to UK mainland or £250 collected from Stoke-on-Trent. This one came to me none functioning but has had a comprehensive PSU rebuild with top quality high spec Panasonic electrolytic caps, some replacement military (high temp) spec transistors and an industrial spec supply control (Toshiba?) chip. I will supply this unit with a 28 day parts and labour warranty. It's in good condition overall, it does have the odd mark (pictured) but has no issues and everything works correctly including the flying faders. If you can use an analogue console then one of these won't be hard for you to pick up - 10 minutes and you'll be flying. Genuinely one of the easiest digital consoles to get to grips with. If you've looked at digital but using an ipad is just a bit too far then this is perfect as it'll run rings around the 15 year old Behringer that's been in your rack since forever. Spec: 16 mic / line channels - open, clean Soundcraft pre-amp stages 16 digital inputs on ADAT or TDIF format 2 stereo channels 8 audio subgroups 6 auxes 2 internal Lexicon multi effects units 3 band fully parametric EQ on all inputs Comprehensive dynamics (gate & compressor) on all inputs and subgroups Global phantom power Fixed 100Hz HPF Comprehensive I/O metering Additional assignable ADAT, SPDIF and AES I/O Direct outputs pre / post fader / EQ Flying faders Scene / snapshot settings and configuration storage MIDI I/O 44.1 or 48kHz operation with various clocking options Not to be confused with the earlier Spirit 328 that had less functionality plus it had issues with the PSU which would corrupt the O/S and brick the machine - these XD consoles are very different inside and do not suffer the same problems. Collection very much preferred given the nature of the device plus this will give the oppotunity to demonstrate the console in action. Happy to give the buyer a ten minute tutorial on the desk if needed. Feel free to msg if you want any further pics or info. 😃
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I can't quite believe I'm willing to let this go but I got a serious bargain with another DM2000 which is a lovely upgrade for my home studio.. 😃 This bundle will almost certainly be the best spec'd sale of an 02R and associated items virtually anywhere in the last 5 years or more: 1x Yamaha 02R mixer complete with meterbridge running V2 O/S. 2x Yamaha CD8-AT 8 in / 8 out ADAT cards. 2x TC Electronic Unity cards - the ADAT / TDIF I/O versions. 1x TC Electronic Unity card - no I/O. 2x Yamaha CD8-AD - double height analog 8 in / 8 out on quarter inch jacks. 1x Yamaha CD8-AE AES 8 out / 8 out AES card complete with break out loom from D-Sub 25 to XLR. 1x Original paper manual and other bits of documentation. This unit is an ex-ITV broadcast desk and has been very well cared for throughout it's life - no sticky faders, no yellowed plastics, no missing encoder knobs - about as clean as you're ever likely to find. After it's time with ITV, it passed to an employee who'd used it for a couple of live, surround-sound projects then finally, on to me. I upgraded it to it's current configuration running two Unity cards without sacrificing any I/O as one feeds into the other in extended routing mode so 16 analog in plus 16 ADAT and if you changed the sub group config, you could do another additional 8 analog inputs. Overall you get a 40 input (full processing) digital mixer with 6 (up from 2) effects units, 8 auxes, 8 subgroups, time-code triggered full-feature automation plus a million other features. I'm also prepared to show you how to use the thing, too. ❤️ Please check out my very long running thread on these old things here - this one features heavily: Delivery will be expensive so I'm prepared to deliver it personally - we'll discuss that cost at the time of sale although it'd be ideal if the prospective buyer is willing to collect the package in person.
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They did a couple of variations - the other (Y56K) is in the DM at the studio although the actual differences between them other than a few details, I'm yet to discover. 😀 There's some really nice things in them including a lovely multi-tap delay, a reverb plus a few different comps, EQs and limiters too - all are useful, sound great and are easy enough to use plus the setup isn't quite as convoluted as the TC cards in the 02R. The little Mackie CR-X monitors are now in their correct position and sounding lovely. 🔉 I love the pictures, the first two being 'proper rock n roll' pics with gear and all the associated fun stuff but the bottom one is the reality. Absolutely golden! Who are you out with? 😀
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Waves Y96K card for the DM2K just before installation earlier today..
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I'm sure it's been a busy summer for all and one of change too.. 😬 NHC 24 at Hornimans Garden - this is the view from FOH although my actual job was recording and broadcast with an SD12, a pair of Qubes and my laptop hidden away in a trailer on the left of the pic. It's fair to say the big L'acoustics rig was fantastic. They don't half light up! I've learned alot more about setting up and configuring these consoles this year - they're a great tool. Not my pic this one but TOH looking positively radiant here at Luna Fest in Coimbra, Portugal. My FOH view in Portugal. The fantastic Midas HD96, again in Portugal. Despite the lack of any kind of line or soundcheck plus a quick scrabble round during the first couple of songs, the ball was rolling reasonably quickly. The HD96 is a beastly thing but all the basics are straight forward enough to access and edit - Midas have done very well with these. The second DM2000 is now in service at home - I've moved room so have a bit more space plus it's been a chance to make things a bit more 'useful'.. As a bonus, this DM has had the extended automix memory fitted too. Eventually, I'll fit it with a Waves Y56 / 96K card much like the one at the studio as they're a different 'flavour' of effects compared to the already impressive internal Yamaha ones. I just need to put my speaker brackets up again and re-mount the little Mackies although I may look to upgrade them soon - they're ok but some JBL LSR5 or Yamaha HS5 monitors would be spot on. The 02R bundle is still currently up for sale both here and elsewhere - whilst I've had a few sniffs, nothing solid has happened quite yet. ❤️
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We did a few dates on the same bill as Peter Hook earlier in the year - we might actually meet one day, Mike! 🥰
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HSL's good old M32 once again doing a sterling job at Bloodstock. Like most by now, I'm a little bored with the interface and graphics but I can't fault them at all really - they sound great, have more than enough toys to do 95% of jobs and are nearly as reliable as a Yamaha. I also had the pleasure of talking to the lovely PR ladies from Midas which was super - I even got some T-Shirts and a hoodie! 🥰 The ML recieved a bit of love recently, too - I removed the meterbridge and had Kev (K. Edwards Electronics) replace all the bulbs with LEDs. It looks like new! Honestly, I've even convinced myself it sounds better now. 😅 And the classic 02R here working on a live recording from home. The recording in question is a band I work with frequently - Captain Stingray who play afro / dub / world / reggae originals. There's now 9 in the band so quite a channel count and it also marked the first recording to be taken from the M32 at The Rigger. ❤️ I've got NHC coming up again plus some more Kirk Brandon dates in September. I'll lay good money on the statement that not one of the shows will be using an 02R (or even a DM) but hopefully I'll see and use plenty of fun stuff along the way. 👍