The Studio - DJ Funky Sax
At a Glance: The Studio
Mackie 32-8 mixer
Echo Audiofire 12 soundcards
Numark NS7 turntables w/ NSFX
Native Instruments Maschine
Sony Vegas, Sound Forge & Acid
A couple of keyboards
A couple guitars and bass guitar
AKG & Audio Technica mics
Currently Seeking: More time!
The Numark NS7 with Serato ITCH
This all-in-one turntable rig provides a musical manipulation surface to mash together anything I can get my hands on. It's the heart of my DJ equipment.
The Maschine
This thing is the coolest production tool! It's a sketch pad for arranging beats, sounds, samples and grooves. I can arrange songs here and export them as sound files for further layering of sounds and recording, including adding live instruments and vocals for that human touch.
Before using Maschine, I carved my teeth on Roland's MC-505 Groovebox. It was an awesome piece of equipment back in the day, circa 1998. But the MC-505 could not sample sounds (it relied on it's Roland synth engine, which included all the famous drum kits, like the tr-808 and 909---think "cuz the 8-0-8 kick drum makes all the girlies get dumb.").
What I've been able to do with Maschine in a very short time boggles my mind. There is literally over a decade of technology advancements packed into Maschine. Combined with the NS7 rig, I've got a lot of music firepower at my fingertips! The creative mind's the limit, and at the moment, I've got no shortage of ideas!