My STBook is still in Scotland, so I am going to start blogging about my studio for awhile. I hope to develop a Cubase Audio Falcon “how-to” guide, as it is something I have found quite difficult to master (I’m still learning after years of using it).
Over the last several months I have made some major inprovements to my little studio.
I added Alesis Elevate 6 studio monitors.
I added an Akai MPX 16 sampler.
I added and Alesis VI61 MIDI Controller
I added a new studio desk to hold everything.
I have an ADAT XT on the way.
There is a Soundpool ADAT interface, but they are very rare and impossible to find.
Here are some photos of my setup:
My rack mounted (Wizztronics Falcon Rack) Atari Falcon030 is on the bottom right of the desk.
From top to bottom is an Alesis S4 plus synth module, a Jam PRO OUT which provides eight analog outputs from the Falcon, an ART SGX LT guitar processor, and the Falcon on the bottom with a 4 GB external SCSI drive sitting on top. There is also a Steinberg Falcon Digital Interface connected.
The ATARI FX-1 case badge is just something fun I added. It is a case badge from a prototype that was never released. The little button where the Falcon Rack headphone jack is supposed to be sets the Falcon to 030 or 060 (CT60) modes. It was a convenient place to put the switch!
The little ATARI case badge is also something I added for fun. The red momentary switch is the power switch. On the mouse/joystick port is a PeST mouse adapter for PS/2 mouse that I purchased from Alison Challis (RIP Techie Alison!). On the right is the PC keyboard port (original with the Falcon Rack).
In the center is a SONY DVD-RW that I use mostly for backups with Anodyne’s Extendos and CD-Backup software. On the top in front of the external SCSI drive is the extender for my EtherNat USB inputs with a flash drive plugged in. Under MINT OS I can write files to the flash drive and share them with a non-Atari computer. It is a great safety for my very important files that change often. I always have a copy somewhere else.
This is my ART DI/O, which I use to provide 44.1 clock to my FDI, and it routes a digital signal from everything I send to my mixer. My mixer has a digital output, but I have had trouble with it. The DI/O is rock solid. It also has tube warmth that you can add, which is very nice.
My Mixer is an Alesis Multimix 12 FXD. It was a very inexpensive mixer but it has great features and a very small footprint. It is no longer produced. One channel seems to be dying. I’m not sure if I will find something that can replace this that will be this small!
