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Here’s a sight pretty much guaranteed to bring some drool to the lips of even the most hardened software-instrument convert: musician Cikira’s awesome studio.  Packed full of hardware (a full list after the cut), it’s a glorious collection of analogue and digital tweakery with all the knobs, buttons and sliders a boy or girl could hope for.

SYSTEM A — Project development and production
Studio power

• Equi=Tech ET5W-Q hard-wired balanced AC power distribution system with upgraded transformer
• Furman AR1215 Line Voltage Regulator/Conditioner (2 units)
• Security system

Main Workstation

• Omnirax ProStation workdesk with 4 equipment bays
• Omnirax Pro316 and Pro20 slanted rack systems
• QuikLok 699 triple-tier keyboard stands and various double-tiers
• Alesis RA-100 amplifiers (2 units) with Alesis Monitor Ones and Monitor Twos
• Mackie HR824 active reference monitors
• Power Macintosh beige G3 300MHz serial port minitower
• 4 networked Opcode Studio 4 interfaces for 512 MIDI channels
• Anatek 8-Way StudioMerge and MIDI Solutions QuadraMerges

MIDI input and alternative MIDI controllers

• Hardware MIDI Sequencers
  • genoQs Machines Octopus MIDI Control Sequencer
  • Latronic Notron MkII
  • Manikin Electronics Schrittmacher
  • Roland MC-80EX with hard drive and GS sounds
  • Sequentix P3, custom built by Modulus Electronics
  • Sequentix P3 by Colin Fraser, production version (2 units)
  • SND SAM-16
  • Yamaha RM1x
• Anatek Wind Machine with Yamaha BC2 (2 systems)
• Buchla and Associates Lightning II wand controller
• Buchla Thunder with back-up memory cards
• E-mu Launch Pad
• Interactive Light Dimension Beam (3 units)
  • used with Anatek Pocket Transpose & Mappers
• Keyfax Phatboy controller
• Korg KAOSS v.1 and KP2 multi-effects/controller pads
• Kurzweil ExpressionMate ribbon controller
• MidiVox voice-to-MIDI-Converter, used with Anatek Pocket Curve
• Oberheim Cyclone arpeggiator
• Oberheim Drummer pattern/fill generator
• Oberheim Strummer guitar simulator
• Peavey PC-1600x fader box (2 units)
• Roland HPD-15 HandSonic Percussion Pad
• Starr Labs VRX-II black guitar controller with trigger bars
• Starr Labs VRX-III blue guitar controller with string triggers
• Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller
• uberHamster-Pro Kung Fu master MIDI timing source

Synths and modules

• Access Virus Original
• Access Virus B
• Access Virus C Indigo2
• Access Virus C Indigo2 limited edition “Redback”
• Alesis D4 Drum Module
• Alesis A6 Andromeda (2 units)
• Alesis Ion
• Alesis Micron
• Alesis QuadraSynth Plus (2 units), all Quadra- and Q-Cards
• Alesis QSR
• Alesis SR16 Drum Machine
• Big Briar signed early Etherwave theremin with CV-out and Moog TB-15 amplifier
• Big Briar 91C concert theremin, black finish with gold-plated antennae and smoked plexiglass speaker
• Casio CZ-1 Phase Distortion synth
• Clavia Nord Lead 1: 12 voices, Clavia library cards
• Clavia Nord Lead 2X
• Clavia Nord Lead 3
• Dave Smith Instruments desktop Evolver
• Dave Smith Instruments PolyEvolver Keyboard
• Dave Smith Instruments PolyEvolver Rack
• Elektron MachineDrum
• Elektron SidStation
• E-mu Procussion
• E-mu Morpheus Z-Plane Synth, all E-mu PCM/library cards
• E-mu MPS Plus Orchestral KB, all E-mu library cards
• E-mu Orbit V2 the Dance Planet
• E-mu Planet Earth (2 units)
• E-mu Planet Phatt
• E-mu Turbo rack shell with 4 synth & World ROMs
• E-mu UltraProteus, all E-mu PCM/library cards
• E-mu Vintage Keys Plus
• Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave Synth with regulator fix
• FutureRetro 777 monophonic analog synth
• JoMoX Airbase99 analog drum synth (2 units)
• JoMoX seXbase09 TokTok limited edition analog beatbox
• JoMox SunSyn analog polysynth
• Kawai K5000S, memory-expanded with Kawaii sound library
• Korg Electribe-A
• Korg Electribe-R
• Korg MS2000
• Korg 03R/W (2 units), all Korg PCM/library card sets
• Korg Prophecy Solo Synth
• Korg Wavestation A/D (2 units), all Korg PCM/library card sets
• Korg Wavestation EX
• Korg Wavestation SR (2 units), all Korg SR-PCM card sets
• Korg X5DR module
• Korg Z1-EX with Korg memory card
• Kurzweil Micro-Piano
• Modulus Electronics Monowave (2): #12 & #30 of 30 units made
• Moog Music customized Signature v.3 Minimoog Voyager (KB)
  (not for the faint-hearted!)
• Moog Music Anniversary v.3 Minimoog Voyager (KB)
• Moog Music Tribute Edition Little Phatty analog monosynth
• Novation A-Station (2 units)
• Novation BassStation Keyboard
• Novation BassStation Rack
• Novation DrumStation v.2
• Novation K-Station
• Novation SuperBassStation
• Novation Supernova II Pro/X Rack (48 voices)
• Novation Supernova II Pro/X Keyboard (48 voices)
• Novation X-station25
• Oberheim Matrix 1000 (3 units)
• Oberheim Xpander (2 units, latest updates, 1 with external audio input mod)
• Peavey Spectrum Bass, 6-voice expanded
• Peavey Spectrum Synth
• Quasimidi Polymorph morph-sequencing synth
• Quasimidi Rave-O-Lution 309 rhythm synth with expansions
• Roland D-550 L.A. Synthesizer (2 units) with PG-1000 Programmer
• Roland JD-800 with all 8 Roland PCM/library card sets
• Roland JD-990 with Vintage Synth expansion board
• Roland JP-8000
• Roland JP-8080 with memory card
• Roland MC-505 Groovebox with memory card
• Roland SC-880 Sound Canvas (2 units)
• Roland SH-32 Wave Synthesizer
• Roland U-220 with all 15 Roland PCM cards
• Studio Electronics ATC-1 with cartridge selector and 4 filters
• Studio Electronics SE-1x (2 units)
• Viscount “Oberheim” OB12
• Waldorf Micro-Q (blue)
• Waldorf Microwave 1, v2.0
• Waldorf MicroWave II
• Waldorf MicroWave XTk
• Waldorf Pulse Monosynth: 7 Pulse units and 1 Pulse Plus
• Waldorf Q (32 voices): blue with wood ends
• Yamaha AN1x
• Yamaha FS1R
• Yamaha VL-70m with Patchman TURBO-VL ROM upgrade

Effects and special-purpose processors

• Alesis Ineko Desktop Effects Processor
• Alesis Quadraverb 2 (version 2) multi-effects (2 units)
• Alesis Wedge desktop reverb (2 units)
• Antares Systems ATR-1 Auto-Tune Intonation Processor
• ART FX-1 Processor
• BBE 882 Sonic Maximizer
• Boss SE-70 multi-effects (2 units)
• Boss SX-700 multi-effects
• Boss VF-1 multi-effects
• dbx 386 Dual Vacuum Tube Preamp with Digital Out
• dbx 1066 compressor/limiter/gate
• dbx 1086 mic processor with analog and digital I/O
• Digitech Studio Vocalist v.2 with digital I/O
• Electrix FilterFactory analog filter
• Electrix Mo-FX time synchronized effects
• Electrix Repeater loop/phrase Sampler
• Electrix Warp Factory vocoder
• FMR Audio RNC–Really Nice Compressor
• Korg KAOSS KP2 multi-effects pad (also listed as a MIDI controller)
• Lexicon JamMan Digital Delay/Looper with full 32s. memory
• Lexicon LXP-1 and Reflex reverbs
• Lexicon LXP-5 effects
• Lexicon MPX1 Multi-Effects
• Lexicon MPX-550 Multi-Effects (2 units)
• Lexicon MRC Controller
• Lexicon Vortex multi-effects with a custom-built desktop controller
• Moog Music MoogerFoogers (with custom black-finished wood):
  • CP-251 Control Processor
  • MF-101 Lowpass Filter
  • MF-102 Ring Modulator
  • MF-103 Phaser
  • MF-104 Analog Delay
  • MF 104SD Super Delay
  • MF-105 MuRF Multiple Resonance Filter Array
  • MF 105b Bass MuRF
  • VX-351 Voyager CV Expander
• Mutronics Mutator with MIDI board
• Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro with 198s. memory and foot controller
• Roger Linn Designs AdrenaLinn (with version II upgrade)
• Sangean ATS 909 AM/FM/SW radio with Rec/Line output
• Sherman Filterbank 2 analog filter unit
• Sony HR-MP5 multi-effects
• T.C. Electronics Finalizer Plus mastering processor
• T.C. Electronics FireworX multi-effects
• T.C. Electronics M-One dual effects processor
• T.C. Electronics D-Two multitap rhythm delay
• T.C. Electronics Triple-C stereo compressor

Recording equipment

• Audio-Technica AT4050 and AT4033 large-diaphragm condenser mics
• Marantz CDR420 HD/CD Recorder
• Roland VS-1680 with 2 FX cards and CDRW-II
• Roland VS-1880’s (3), 2FX cards each and CDRW-II
• Roland DS-90 Monitors for digital speaker modeling
• Tascam DA-30 and DA-30MkII DAT decks
• Tascam 122mkIII high-performance stereo cassette
• Tascam 202mkII dual cassette dubbing deck
• Tascam PortaStudio 5 for direct-to-mp3 recording
• HHb CDR-800 compact disc recorder
• HHb CDR-830 Plus compact disc recorder

SYSTEM B — Internet use and preliminary composition

• Omnirax ProStation, Jr. workdesk with 3 equipment bays
• Power Macintosh G3: 2nd unit, with external firewall and DSL modem
• Opcode Studio 5LX MIDI interface

SYSTEM C — The “Composing Corner”

• Macintosh G3 Minitower (3rd unit)
• 3 Macintosh G3 “Wallstreet” Powerbooks
• Roland SK-88 Pro and other SC-series modules
• Original “maxWerk” composing program described below

SYSTEM D — On-the-go composition and communication

• Macintosh G3 “Pismo” PowerBook with all Apple accessory devices
• Original MIDI composing/arranging software described below
• Roland SC-8820 USB 64-voice Sound Canvas
• Ear Buds, USB reading light, optical mouse, USB CD burner, carry bag

Other studio equipment

• Mackie LM-3204 mixers (3) with 1 Expander
• Mackie MS 1202VLZ sub-mixers (3)
• Behringer RX1602 Euro-Rack sub-mixers (8)
• Boss MX-10 and miscellaneous other sub-mixers
• Mackie CR-1604 mixer fed by line mixers and all playback equipment
• Rane SM26B (mix mode) routing audio to Monitor Two’s for room listening
• Roland PMA-5 Personal Music Assistant with power supply
• Open phones: Beyer DT990 Pro, Sennheiser HD580
• Sealed phones: AKG 270S (2 pairs), Audio-Technica ATH-M40, Beyer DT770 Pro, Sony MDR-7506
• Wireless phones: Sennheiser RS-80
• Alesis RA-100 reference amplifier (2nd unit) with Alesis Monitor Two’s
• Re-an 48-point balanced patchbays
• Anatek Pocket Products galore, 5 Ensoniq MIDI-bugs
• and Wally the authentic Norwegian rack troll

Cikira [via XLR8R]