Studio center The PC is naturally the center of the
studio, using
software based sequencer for recording and editing music. Below
is a list of what I frequently use.
Other
Dell Inspiron Pentium M
M-Audio Radium 49
Denon DTR-2000 DAT
PC Midi Flyer MIDI int.
Sennheiser HD515 earph.
Technics SA-ES100
Behringer mixer
Koss R-80 earphones
Yamaha SBC HP 610
Vivanco SR650 earphones
JmLab DB40 speakers
Heybrook T12 speakers
Yamaha AN1x
10-voice virtual analog synth.
Used in all new icotec songs (2003-.
Excellent sounds and controlability,
easy to modulate sounds in real time.
Example songs
DNA Signal August
E-Mu E-synth Ultra
64-voice sampler/synth module.
This is my latest purchase (2004).
The piano is beautiful and will be used on the upcoming Imonia
album.
Example songs
Imonia II
(remix 2004) Imonia XIX April Jazz Concerto 3
Yamaha A4000
64-voice sampler module.
Used in only a few tunes as of yet,
but the sound quality is perfect, almost
too sharp in the treble area.
Example songs
Rachel's
Theme June Enemy
Ensoniq ASR-10
21/32-voice sampler keyboard.
Purchased in 1994, this one was used
in all icotec songs from 1994 until 1998.
Excellent sound quality and effects.
Example songs
Storehuggen Strangeways
Part III Paz
Roland JV-1080
64-voice synth module.
Used in all FreeBrick midi songs from
1997 until 2001. General midi was hot
back then but today it's outdated.
Example songs
People in
Motion (gm) Sub Sonor Waterstill
Theme
Korg X5DR
64-voice synth module.
Recently purchased as an addition to
my Oslo studio. Basically a bread and
butter synth but still excellent.
Example songs
April Jazz
Concerto 4 April Jazz
Concerto 5 Rellik
Yamaha MU100R
64-voice synth module.
A brilliant machine that will stay with
me until it stops working. It's been and still is
a joy to work with this one.
Example songs
Imonia XV Eternal You Love
You
Oberheim Matrix 1000
4-voice synth module.
Not overly used but it's capable of
producing sounds similar to those the
AN1x does, weird blippy effects etc.
Example songs
Adinuma I Realize Gogoolplex
Note that songs listed here are linked to
the database once the database is ready.
Studio Nostalgia
Through the years I've sold and purchased instruments to keep myself
inspired and fresh when it comes to music composing. However most
of my equipment have stayed with me until now, the earliest instrument
that I still own - the Roland JV-1080 - was bought in 1994 as an example. Equipment
that I've sold are
Roland Juno 6 (miss
you! Selling a classic Juno is a classic disaster) Casio CZ-5000 (you
were a crazy beast, yeah!! Incredible otherworldly solo sounds) Roland D-20 (dull synth with no edge, not even butter on the bread) Ensoniq SD-1 (probably
the best synth I've owned) Korg T-3 (miss
the beautiful and authentic piano sound) Novation KS-4 (stayed
with me for a little while, I never got to use it much)
DNA
