your personal Holy Grail of Gear ?

FlametopFred · 22nd December 2005

Mine would have to be:

U-47
Fairchild 660

I know with those alone I could conquer the Pop Entertainment World once and for all. 'Tis my quest! None shall stand in my way!

Until such time as this quest is quested, I will just have to make do.
But the Holy Grail has taken me in many interesting directions.

Tibbon · 22nd December 2005

One of those modulars that wrap around the room.

crypticglobe · 22nd December 2005

Neve 8068 and a great live room. With that and my Nuendo rig... I would need nothing else...

Well... except some monitors... and maybe some distressors.... and this lamp... and my thermos.....

AdamJay · 22nd December 2005

just like in the "Da Vinci Code", the holy grail is not an object itself. But rather a secret.

an age old secret that goes against years and years of the popular doctrine.

This secret is......

Pro Tools is unnecessary.

tvanveen · 22nd December 2005

I thought everyone knew that.

My grail (today anyway) would be a Wunder PEQ1. $2400 for one channel is a bit steep for me right now, so I'll have to make due with my Biz through a 560.

tv

nickp · 22nd December 2005

Behringer Compressor.
-Nick

sadworld · 22nd December 2005

SOUNDCRAFT GHOST & TG2

FFTT · 22nd December 2005

A time machine

cdog · 22nd December 2005

Nestor Z. · 23rd December 2005

My trombones...

- Nestor

stampen · 23rd December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nestor Z.

My trombones...

- Nestor

As above. Amen.

/A

Sugarnutz · 23rd December 2005

How about a "Mint" Ampex MM1200 16 trk, new heads, all the mods and a never ending supply of fresh, non-shedding Scotch 250 to run on it. Also throw in an old Neve, API, (name ur flavor here), heck I'd even settle for my old Spectrasonics 400 series with 20 inputs, 8 busses and 2 rev returns. Back in the day Memphis was an Ampex 456 town, but I got my hands on some 250 every now and then. I really liked the 250, sounded more like a "Record" on playback without fudging with it, but most things came in on or the client requested 456. It was a PITA the change the setup on the machines for the occasional roll of 250 and it seemed to shed a bit more than the 456. Well...Shucks!

Bob Ross · 23rd December 2005

a DeltaLab DL-2, a Modulation Sciences MYB-2, and an Ursa-Major MSP-126

...in mint condition, for $250 total.

bunnerabb · 23rd December 2005

The keys to Cello.

covert · 23rd December 2005

On the reality level, space. A big enough place for a real control room and live rooms.

On a lesser level, Prophet 5. I had one, purchased at the bottom of the price curve. Theives got it, and I've never really been able to justify replacement cost.

SUPA FROST · 23rd December 2005

My LA2A and 1176!

Switchcraft · 23rd December 2005

ears, no gear.

Sounds Great · 23rd December 2005

Dynacomp.

**Reptil** · 23rd December 2005

this and a fat Neumann desk

Eric Greedy · 23rd December 2005

not even a question...

one piece?

The Old 8078 Monserrate board that used to reside in A&M studio 'A'. Originally commissioned for AIR/Monserrate, it was an 8078 built to George Martin & Geoff Emerick's specification's, with slight different (and more musical) EQ points. A sheer beauty. If I were to acquire that, I'd be done ever needing another consoled.

I miss that room.

84K · 23rd December 2005

Nothing else matters

T_R_S · 23rd December 2005

You still need gear to do it,
The Engine Powering my world,

djui5 · 24th December 2005

Is that an HD7 Accel rig? Gotta get one of those, I'm only 4 cards away

Mine is as follows

GML 8900, 8200
Amek 9098i
U47 tube
C12's
414 TLII's
C800-G's
Distressors
LA2A's
1176's
Neve 2254's
33609
EMT 250

Really big, great sounding natural live rooms, echo chambers, and working elevators with mic's in them

What? you asked...

usamike · 24th December 2005

I hate to admit it, but I would really like to leave LE behind, so...

Well they came out as links, but I could use an HD rig.

AdamJay · 24th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdog

BONG

actually, that's a HOOKAH

opentune · 24th December 2005

Holy Grail? Still searching...

nickp · 24th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reptil

this and a fat Neumann desk

My school has a Buchla. I can't touch the damn thing until I take a part-time music class. Soon, soon.
-Nick

Fletcher · 24th December 2005

Some remarkably talented songwriters and musicians with the proper machinery in place to get those songs played on the radio. The songwriters/musician's part I have covered... it's the machinery part that is lacking from the program.

insomnio · 24th December 2005

Take from me everything else but my Petrof piano.

______________________
Insomnio

**Reptil** · 24th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickp

My school has a Buchla. I can't touch the damn thing until I take a part-time music class. Soon, soon.
-Nick

where is your school? when can I enlist? How? if necessary I'll mop floors and notwithstanding I make excellent coffee at ANY time of day/night...

you... you you YOU....... lucky person!

22nd December 2005	#1
FlametopFred Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 221 Thread Starter	your personal Holy Grail of Gear ? Mine would have to be: U-47 Fairchild 660 I know with those alone I could conquer the Pop Entertainment World once and for all. 'Tis my quest! None shall stand in my way! Until such time as this quest is quested, I will just have to make do. But the Holy Grail has taken me in many interesting directions. __________________ Don't Get Eliminated !

22nd December 2005	#3
crypticglobe Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville Posts: 2,523 2 Reviews written	Neve 8068 and a great live room. With that and my Nuendo rig... I would need nothing else... Well... except some monitors... and maybe some distressors.... and this lamp... and my thermos..... __________________ Steve Lamm Cryptic Globe Recording CGR Studios - Engineering, Mixing, and Production Cryptic Globe Recording - Custom PC DAW Systems! Ask me about my Custom Mac!!

22nd December 2005	#6
nickp Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Olympia, WA/Anch, AK Posts: 247	Behringer Compressor. -Nick Attached Thumbnails

22nd December 2005	#9
cdog Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,559 3 Reviews written	BONG Attached Thumbnails

23rd December 2005	#12
Sugarnutz Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Lake Cormorant, MS Posts: 818	How about a "Mint" Ampex MM1200 16 trk, new heads, all the mods and a never ending supply of fresh, non-shedding Scotch 250 to run on it. Also throw in an old Neve, API, (name ur flavor here), heck I'd even settle for my old Spectrasonics 400 series with 20 inputs, 8 busses and 2 rev returns. Back in the day Memphis was an Ampex 456 town, but I got my hands on some 250 every now and then. I really liked the 250, sounded more like a "Record" on playback without fudging with it, but most things came in on or the client requested 456. It was a PITA the change the setup on the machines for the occasional roll of 250 and it seemed to shed a bit more than the 456. Well...Shucks! __________________ My standard response to all questions and requests for an opinion: "I'll have to check with my Dad about that one. He knows everything, Mom says he's a Know-It-All."

22nd December 2005	#2
Tibbon Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Boston/MA Posts: 4,780 2 Reviews written	One of those modulars that wrap around the room.

22nd December 2005	#4
AdamJay Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,825	just like in the "Da Vinci Code", the holy grail is not an object itself. But rather a secret. an age old secret that goes against years and years of the popular doctrine. This secret is...... Pro Tools is unnecessary.

22nd December 2005	#5
tvanveen Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Location: DC Posts: 312	I thought everyone knew that. My grail (today anyway) would be a Wunder PEQ1. $2400 for one channel is a bit steep for me right now, so I'll have to make due with my Biz through a 560. tv

22nd December 2005	#7
sadworld Gear maniac Joined: May 2004 Location: bay city michigan Posts: 262	SOUNDCRAFT GHOST & TG2

22nd December 2005	#8
FFTT Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005 Location: A stoned throw from ground zero Posts: 5,768	A time machine

23rd December 2005	#10
Nestor Z. Gear Head Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 57	My trombones... - Nestor

23rd December 2005	#13
Bob Ross Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 2,639	a DeltaLab DL-2, a Modulation Sciences MYB-2, and an Ursa-Major MSP-126 ...in mint condition, for $250 total.

23rd December 2005	#14
bunnerabb Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: The Big Wide City Posts: 1,089	The keys to Cello. Attached Images

23rd December 2005	#15
covert Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2002 Location: capitol district NY Posts: 522	On the reality level, space. A big enough place for a real control room and live rooms. On a lesser level, Prophet 5. I had one, purchased at the bottom of the price curve. Theives got it, and I've never really been able to justify replacement cost.

23rd December 2005	#16
SUPA FROST Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 154	My LA2A and 1176!

23rd December 2005	#17
Switchcraft Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,059	ears, no gear.

23rd December 2005	#18
Sounds Great Gear Guru Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 15,303 1 Review written	Dynacomp.

23rd December 2005	#19
Reptil Moderator Joined: Dec 2004 Location: in a low orbit Posts: 19,390 1 Review written	this and a fat Neumann desk Attached Thumbnails

23rd December 2005	#20
Eric Greedy Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,048	not even a question... one piece? The Old 8078 Monserrate board that used to reside in A&M studio 'A'. Originally commissioned for AIR/Monserrate, it was an 8078 built to George Martin & Geoff Emerick's specification's, with slight different (and more musical) EQ points. A sheer beauty. If I were to acquire that, I'd be done ever needing another consoled. I miss that room.

23rd December 2005	#21
84K Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: right coast Posts: 3,857	Holy Grail Of Gear??? Nothing else matters Attached Images

23rd December 2005	#22
T_R_S Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Canuk Posts: 5,278	You still need gear to do it, The Engine Powering my world, Attached Thumbnails

24th December 2005	#23
djui5 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,664	Is that an HD7 Accel rig? Gotta get one of those, I'm only 4 cards away Mine is as follows GML 8900, 8200 Amek 9098i U47 tube C12's 414 TLII's C800-G's Distressors LA2A's 1176's Neve 2254's 33609 EMT 250 Really big, great sounding natural live rooms, echo chambers, and working elevators with mic's in them What? you asked... __________________ _________________ "What is a crossfire hurricane & why wasn't I born in one?" Randy Wright Last edited by djui5; 24th December 2005 at 09:54 AM.. Reason: forgot 33609....

24th December 2005	#24
usamike Gear addict Joined: Apr 2005 Location: LA Posts: 479	I hate to admit it, but I would really like to leave LE behind, so... Well they came out as links, but I could use an HD rig. Attached Thumbnails

24th December 2005	#26
opentune Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: good ol´germany Posts: 1,553	Holy Grail? Still searching...

24th December 2005	#28
Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,110	Some remarkably talented songwriters and musicians with the proper machinery in place to get those songs played on the radio. The songwriters/musician's part I have covered... it's the machinery part that is lacking from the program. __________________ CN Fletcher Professional Affiliations: R/E/P Professional Recording Engineer and Producer forums - serious hobbyists welcome SoundPure.com mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

24th December 2005	#29
insomnio Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,209	Take from me everything else but my Petrof piano. ______________________ Insomnio

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