What is your favourite piece of kit?

Cmc29

Either hardware or software. Anything that's involved in the recording process that has made it easier for you and has helped you to get better results

teamdresch

I think number 1 would have to be my monitors (Focal Solo6).
They've improved my work a hell of a lot.

DamagedTrax

my ears

after that my mackie hr824 monitors and my room treatments.

tweeky

ProAc Studio 100 monitors, Tubetech Mic amp, Urei 1178 and Logic 7.

PaulBrewer

Yamaha NS 10,000s

jimi_t

My Piano.

From finger dexterity to theory to arrangement, there is no single greater tool than a piano. I have a few keyboards, but even the high-end ones don't have the tactile feedback or the overtones/assonance of a decent piano.

Pianos - the instrument with the original reverb

condra

I don't have it anymore but my M-Audio Axiom was one of the best buys ever for me.

Of my current set-up, presuming I cant say "my iMac" or "Ableton Live", it would have to be my K-Station, which integrates perfectly with V-Station, giving me a dedicated hardware controller for a great VST (VA) synth.

sei046

Probably my tascam 2400.

Paul the 10,000s dont count. they are not ready!

brettzy

royer R121 paired chandler Germanium, for heavy guitars it's unbeatable!

brettzy

teamdresch, what monitors did you have before you got the focals??? I'm really tempted to try out the twin6, i hear great things about them

Sham Squire

Favourite piece of kit is always the one I just got. Ashly SC66-A
Right now it's fantastic on everything but once the novelty wears off I'm sure it will be mainly for guitars and bass.
(I only got it last week)

DJ_Spider

THIS! with Virtual DJ Pro oh and my el cheapo mixer a KAM KCM350 !

i57dwun4yb1pt8

my oktava mk12 matched pair ,
I just performed the dorsey mod on them ( upgraded the internal pre amp components ) and they sounded damn great before , now they sound just fantastic .

not for the fainthearted though , that mod .
the boards are tiny .

Soundman

For live my favourite would be one of two mics. Either:

Shure KSM9
Shure Beta 91

teamdresch

brettzy wrote: »

teamdresch, what monitors did you have before you got the focals??? I'm really tempted to try out the twin6, i hear great things about them

I Had event TR-8s.
Quite a step up.
I'd definitely demo the Focals, they're excellent.

Niall - Dahlia

Favourite piece of kit in the studio is our Manley stereo comp, but of what I actually own it's my copy of Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition! Not really to do with recording but lots of fun.

CamperMan

imac with logic pro 8

le_tigre

Reading the original post, I get the impression you're not looking for instruments, so I'll say the Eventide Eclipse. It's like an instant betterizer.

le_tigre

Okay, sorry, but this is post #25 and I'd really like to have a working .sig.

PaulBrewer

Niall - Dahlia wrote: »

Favourite piece of kit in the studio is our Manley stereo comp, but of what I actually own it's my copy of Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition! Not really to do with recording but lots of fun.

Wait til you try the EQ ! It can turn shyt into chocolate .....

le_tigre

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Wait til you try the EQ ! It can turn shyt into chocolate .....

The Massive Passive? That's "from my cold, dead fingers" hardware, according to everyone I know who has one.