My Rig
A keyboardist’s equipment rig is ever changing. There is always one more effects processor, one more stand, one more pedal, one more subwoofer, one more add on card and things not invented yet that I need. For people into electronic gadgets this is the hobby to have! It also helps greatly to have some computer smarts and a modern 64 bit computer with plenty of USB connects. I’ll be blogging about how I utilize all this hardware and software. Hopefully relating my experiences will help others in equipment decisions. Also know that many keyboardists suffer from GAS (Gear Acquiring Syndrone). I’ve been cured and now I’ve been selling items I found I really didn’t need.
The rig as of November 2011
Below you’ll find a long list of items but don’t think I’m like loaded with dough. About 80% of the gear I have was purchased used on Ebay, Craigslist or at Guitar Center(in the used section). It takes much patience waiting for great deals on EBAY to come along but savings are really significant. I also purchased several used Roland amps on EBAY and all cost me less than 40% of the new price. Most of the new items I have bought were on sale at my local Guitar Center or SweetWater Sound. For items like keyboard stands I’ve found Amazon.com is a great place to shop at. The Amazon site lets you quickly compare prices between different vendors. Several times I’ve found a lower price on Amazon for a new item verses the going used price for it on EBAY. Sometimes Amazon often offers free shipping and that is a big money saver also.
Keyboards:
Roland FP-7F - PA II weighted 88 keys
M-Audio Venom - 49 synth keys
Yamaha NP-30 – 76 keys - graded soft touch action
Roland PK-5A bass pedal unit
Guitars:
Yamaha Compass 5 acoustic with ABS case
Series 10 electric – el cheapo -
Foot control pedals:
FP-7F: Roland DP-10 damper pedal, Roland DP-2 start-stop session partner
Venom: Roland DP-10 damper pedal
NP-30: Roland DP-10 damper pedal
Boss-DR880: Roland DP-2 start-stop
other switches and pedals: a few Roland DP-2, a few Roland DP-10 damper pedal, a few Roland EV-50, a Boss dual FS-6, a Roland FV-500L stereo volume control
Drum Machine:
2 – BOSS DR-880
MIDI Interface:
CakeWalk UM-3G
Keyboard Stands:
1 Proline 1 Z stand
4 OnStage table stands, 2 with add-on teir
2 OnStage Z stands
1 Roland used vintage looking folding table stand
1 OnStage – guitar stands
Keyboard Cases:
Gator 88 key for FP-7F
Racks:
SKB mini console 6u fitted with:
Behringer FX1222 mixer, Furman Power PL Plus, Behringer Crossover 2310, 2 Behringer Feedback Pro Destroyer, Behringer Virtualizer Pro
Equipment Cases:
ATA 26x16x8 not using
ATA 27x22x9 for PK-5A pedal
ATA 20x20x8 for Boss DR880 and mics
Piano seat benches:
Proline Folding (wide version)
Proline Folding (narrow version)
Tama Throne with RocnSock seat back
Other Stands:
3- Tilt back stand for KC-60 / small amplifiers
2 – PA Speaker tripod (3 to 6 foot)
2 – Onstage boom mike stand MS9701TB
1 – Sheet music stand – light duty
1 – Proline Conductor sheet music stand – heavy duty
1 – Microphone short stand with long 21″ goose neck extension
1 – Onstage PC Laptop mixer stand
Microphones:
3 – Shure SM58
Mixers:
Behringer Xenyx 1222FX - 8 input
Behringer Micro MX400 – 4 input
Behringer Xenyx X1222USB 8 input
Behringer Xenyx 502 – 3 input
Amplifiers:
5 – Roland KC-60 - 45 watts
2 – Roland KC-350 - 120 watts
1 – Roland Cube Monitor 30 – 30 watts
Roland KCW-1 - 200 watts subwoofer
Behringer Ultratone K900FX - 90 watts
Behringer Truth B2092A subwoofer – 360 watts
PC Software:
Sound Forge Audio Studio
Roland Play List editor – came with Juno-Stage
Roland Librarian editor – came with Juno-Stage
Roland Performance editor – came with the Juno-Stage
Sonar X1 - my DAW
Adobe Preimere Elements 9 - video making for Youtube
Cakewalk Sessions Drummer 2.0, Session Instruments 1.0
Finale Songwriter
Yamaha Musical Notebook
Midi Notation Player – (plays and prints score of a MIDI file)
Windows Media Player – Audio CD playing, ripping and burning
Winamp – mp3 and karoake player
Leturanote Pro – a note teacher
Computer
HP Z200 Windows 7 64bit
Dell 22″ flat panel monitor
Metronome
Korg MA-30
Guitar Tuner
Korg GA–30
MP3 Player
Creative Labs Zen Stone II
