hey guys, it's about time for me to get my hobby off the ground, i currently own a small Behringer mixer and a Shure mic, that's about it, plus few software tools, such as reason(demo) and Sonar 3 pro.i was thinking of purchasing a pair of monitors, i do hip hop, r&b, a lil bit of soul.as i'm i a shopping spree trip mood, i thought of gettin a keyboard as well, my budget is kinda tight, am

I’m just beginning, so excuse my ignorance?

I know this board is fairly new so I would'nt expect too many replies on it. But I'd like to comment on their use of a 12AU7 tube as part of the audio/effects circuitry and the 120 note polyphony they've upgraded this thing to. I currently own a Triton rack so I can imagine how it may sound. Maybe the whole Triton thing has played out and this is their way of keeping a good thing going.

Does anyone know the synths John Paul Jones used on the Zeppelin records?

Hey all, trying to tighten up on my skill set. When recording keyboard patches, piano, rhodes, etc., is it better to record stereo or mono?
If Mono is the choice, what are some of the techniques in giving thee tracks that ambient sound and feel.

My recording setup is:

I was realy blown away with the sound quality of the sounds from the Yamaha Motif ES series while visiting GC this past weekend. Has anybody had any trouble or would not recommend this keyboard? I'm a little skeptical when I hear nothing but "excellent" reviews about a product, it makes it hard to believe.

I'm curious: what kind of effective velocity range do people get out of their keyboards?

Hi, I am looking for a keyboard controller to use with my VSTi's at the moment I am using a keytar with 2 octaves and keys as thick as my fingers. I am looking for something with at least 4 octaves.
thanks

I'm no a complete newbie, but I know this really sounds like it. Can someone clarify for me: I'm working at a studio where they have a keyboard out (balanced 1/4") patched straight into a patch-bay, then straight into the D/A of the HD interface. The signal always seems quite low and I'm wondering, is that the best impedence matching way to go? No console/pre-amp?

I’m in to making Hip-Hop beats. I’m trying to find the best way in going about doing it so I don’t waste my money. I was really leaning towards getting a keyboard, make the beats on the keyboard load it into the computer. But, lately I’ve hearing Sound modules are the best affordable way to go (I guess if you’re always looking for new sounds).