Tag Archives: sound production

Monster Jamz In Ear Headphones

Monster Jamz In Ear Headphones I was fortunate enough to win these in a competition and although initially I was a little disappointed,  as competition was for some Dr Dre headphones, and thats what I thought I had won. These Monster Jamz Headphones are what I had actually won. Once I got over my sadnessContinue reading “Monster Jamz In Ear Headphones”

Korg Kaossilator

KORG KAOSSILATOR Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer Korg Kaossilator Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer I picked this little marvel up about 4 weeks ago. To be honest I am still getting to grips with its capabilities but am simply stunned by its quality and power.  Sure it is easy to play and could be considered a toy with aContinue reading “Korg Kaossilator”

Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8 reference Book

Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8 Create, Produce, and Perform by Keith Robinson Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8: Create, Produce, Perform I recently ordered this book from Amazon, as although I am getting better using Ableton Suite 8, it is a bit overwhelming as a novice user. I figured getting some outside help mightContinue reading “Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8 reference Book”

SONY MZ-RH1 Minidisc

SONY MZ-RH1 Minidisc I bought this unit about 18 months ago, and  no doubt some will be thinking *why would anyone buy a minidisc these days?*, so I’ll explain. I also own a 20gb hdd sony NW-HD5 which I have owned for many years. I use this model(NW-HD5) because I found the ATRAC3plus 352kb losslessContinue reading “SONY MZ-RH1 Minidisc”

M-Audio Firewire 410 external sound card

This is the sound card I use. Its probably better then I need, as I don’t utilize half the features it has. I bought it because it has great sound quality, is reputedly very high quality, and reliable. Its also flexible enough to handle the various signal types I might throw at it, and smallContinue reading “M-Audio Firewire 410 external sound card”

My Music Making Setup

I have set myself up with a really cool music production setup. I have PC based system, it consists of an Asus laptop(N50VC), but thats plugged into an Asus 20″  monitor and Logitech Dinovo edge keyboard, and MX revolution mouse. It feels like a desktop and has more than enough grunt for my needs.