The KlangCollage - Photo History

The KlangCollage

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Klanglabor - Photo History

1990

My first electronic keyboards

Roland D-20 workstation
Yamaha PF80 FM stage piano

1992

D-20 replacement on the way and improved recording facilities

Monochrome CRT for S-50
Kawai Q80 sequencer
Roland D-110 rack module
Roland S-50 sampling keyboard
Roland D-20
Fostex X-26 4-track tape recorder

1993

Improved synthesis, mixing and recording

Monochrome CRT for S.330
Yamaha FX900 multi effect unit
Alesis Microverb reverb
Yamaha TX-802 FM tone generator
Roland D-110 synth module
Roland S-330 sampler module
Boss BX-16 16-2 mixer
Kawai K5 additive synth
Aiwa HD-S100 portable DAT Recorder
Kawai Q-80 sequenser

1995

Growing synthesis power

Left rack (from top):

Boss BX-16 mixer
Korg DRM-1 drum module
Behringer SNR-2200 denoiser
Alesis Microverb reverb
Yamaha FX900 multi effect
Yamaha TX-802 FM tone generator
Roland S-760 sampling module
Anatek SMP-16 programmable audio/MIDI patchbay

Middle (from top):

Atari SM124 CRT, Atari 1024 Computer running Cubase 1
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer

Right side (from bottom):

Kawai K5 additive synthesizer
Kawai Q-80 sequencer
Roland SPD-8 drum pad (loan from a friend)
2 x Simmons Hexapads

1997

Hugely improved mixing and digital plus analog synthesis

Left and middle:

Korg MS-20 analog synth
Apple CRT + keyboard
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer
Aiwa HD-S100 portable DAT recorder
CRT for S-760

Left rack (from top):

Korg DRM-1 drum module
Anatek SMP-16 programmable audio/MIDI patchbay
Yamaha RM-50 drum module
Yamaha TX-802 FM tone generator
Waldorf Microwave wavetable synthesizer
Access Microwave Programmer
Roland S-760 sampling module
Apple Performer 630CD computer
external drive with HD and ZIP for S-760

Right rack (from top):

Yamaha FX900 multi effect unit
Yamaha DMP-916 digital 16-channel mixer
Behringer SNR-2200 denoiser
Aphex Aural Exciter
dbx266 Stereo compressor/limiter

1998

Improved computing: time for clones

Left:

Umax Apus 3000 Mac clone
Apple CRT and keyboard

Rack (from top):

Commodore CRT for S-760
Behringer SNR-2200 denoiser
Aphex Aural Exciter
dbx266 compressor/limiter
Yamaha DMP-916 digital mixer
Yamaha FX900 multi effetc unit
Yamaha TX802 FM tone generator
Yamaha RM50 drum module
Waldorf Microwave wavetable synthesizer
Access Microwave Programmer
Roland S-760 sampling module with external drive

Keyboard stand (from top):

Yamaha P-50m piano sound module
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer
Fatar SL-880 master keyboard

2001

First dedicated PA System, improved computing and probably the pinnacle of synth hardware up to now

Event 2020 monitor speakers
Keyboard stand (from top):

Access Microwave Programmer
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer
Fatar SL-880 master Keyboard

Apple G4-400 (hidden behind the chair)

Rack (from top)

Yamaha A100a stereo amplifier
Aiwa XD-S1100 DAT recorder
Waldorf Pulse monophone analogue synthesizer
Waldorf Microwave synthesizer
Yamaha TX802 FM tone generator
Yamaha DMP-9-16 digital mixer
Yamaha FX900 multi effects unit
Yamaha RM50 drum module
Anatek SMP-16 programmable audio/MIDI patchbay
Emagig Unitor8 MIDI interface
Roland S-760 sampler with external drive

2007

Reduction - tried the switch from lots of hardware to few hardware and VSTi

Keyboard stand (from top):

Korg MS-20 synthesizer
Yamaha Motif ES-6 music production synthesizer incl:
- PLG150AN analog modelling board
- PLG150DX FM synthesizer board

Fatar SL-880 master keyboard

Middle:

2 x Event 2020 monitor speakers
Yamaha A100a stereo amplifier
custom WinXP PC running (a.o.):
- Cubase SX2
- Waldorf Edition
- Virsyn Cube 2

2009

Just a few slight changes

Korg MS-20 synthesizer
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer
Yamaha Motif ES 8 music production synthesizer incl.:
- PLG150AN analog modelling board
- PLG150DX FM synthesizer board
- PLG150VL virtual modelling board
2 x Event 2020 monitor Speakers
Yamaha A100a stereo amplifier
Custom WinXP PC running (a.o.):

Cubase SX2

Waldorf Edition
Virsyn Cube 2
Korg Legacy Collection

2011

Hardware is (partly) back

Keyboard stand:

Yamaha Motif ES 8 music production synthesizer incl.
- PLG150AN analog modelling board
- PLG150DX FM synthesizer board
- PLG150VL virtual modelling board

Technics WSA1 Synthesizer

On the table:

Roland V-Synth XT
Apple iMac running (a.o.):
- Cubase 5
- Virsyn Cube 2
- Korg Legacy Collection

Novation Nocturne VST Controller

Dubreq Stylophon

Under the table:

Yamaha TG77 tone generator
Steinberg MR816X audio interface

Up on the shelf:

Korg MS-20 synthesizer

2015

Hardware took back most of the space

Left up on the shelf (hardly visible):

Korg MS20 synthesizer

Left:

Apple iMac running (a.o.):

Steinberg Cubase 6
Virsyn Cube2
Korg Legacy Collection

Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer
Novation Nocturne VST Controller
Yamaha TenoriOn TNRO
Event 2020 monitor Speaker

Rack:

Roland V-Synth XT synthesizer
Yamaha TG77 tone generator
Kawai K1r synthesizer
Steinberg MR816X audio interface
Behringer ADA8000 ADAT converter
2 x MOTU microlite MIDI interfaces

Keyboard stand:

Yamaha Motif ES 8 music production synthesizer incl.

PLG150AN analog modelling board
PLG150DX FM synthesizer board
PLG150VL virtual modelling board

Technics WSA1 synthesizer
Casio FZ-1 sampling keyboard
Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer

2017

Instruments come and go. Only few stay.

Left:

Yamaha Pocketrack PR7
Steinberg CC121
Apple iPad running (a.o.):
- MIDI Designer Pro 2
- MIDI Wrench
- DXi
- FM Essentials
- Casio CZ
Waldorf Blofeld
Apple iMac running (a.o.):
- Steinberg Cubase Pro
- Steinberg Wavelab Elements
- Virsyn Cube2
- Korg Legacy Collection
Novation Nocturne VST Controller
Event 2020 monitor Speaker

Rack:

DSI Prophet 12
Yamaha TG77
Roland V-Synth XT
Kawai K1r
2 x Steinberg MR816X
Emagic AMT8
Behringer ADA8000 ADAT converter

Keyboard stand:

Yamaha Reface CS
Yamaha Montage 6
Korg Wavestation EX
Technics WSA1
Yamaha DX21