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Mark Dickman uses a range of synths / keyboards for his
work, the exact setup dependant on the musical genre / programming requirements
of a production. The live setup consists of:
KURZWEIL K2600X
(88 note MIDI controller, with 128MB sampling option, Contemporary, Orchestral and Piano ROM cards, External 4GB (!) Hard-Drive / CD Rom via SCSI + Prosonus Orchestral Collection library. Fully customisable MIDI implementation, with extensive program change features, controller settings. Recording / playback of samples - .wav & .aif, 8 independant balanced audio outputs.
OBERHEIM MC3000
(88 note MIDI controller, 2 MIDI Ins, 8 MIDI outs, 8 pedal ins, 8 x 128 patch banks, program change / controller change)
ROLAND XP-80 (76 note semi-weighted workstation, with Orchestral, Experience II, Session Expansion Cards. A good, old fashioned synth, still working!)
ROLAND KC-300 KEYBOARD AMP (100 watts, stereo output, monitor input - perfect for small gigs)
KORG TRITON RACK (with Piano / Classic Keyboards, Orchestral Expansion)
MOTU 828MKII FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE (8 analogue in/out)
MOTU MIDI EXPRESS USB XT (8 midi ins and outs)
POWER MAC G5 DUAL 2GHZ, 5GB RAM, 160GB & 500GB HARD DRIVE
POWERBOOK LAPTOP G4, 1.67GHZ, 2GB RAM, 100GB HARD DRIVE
APPLE 23" WIDESCREEN CINEMA DISPLAY
EXTERNAL LACIE 320GB HARD DRIVE
CUBASE 4
HALION 3
GROOVE AGENT 2
EAST-WEST COLLOSUS
KONTAKT 3
SYNTHOGY IVORY
REASON 2.5
SIBELIUS 4
HP LASERJET 2420 and DESKJET 970CXI Printers
SPIRIT FOLIO SX MIXING DESK (20: 4)
SONY RW-CD / MINI-DISC DECKS
SUSTAIN / VOLUME PEDALS, FOOTSWITCHES ETC.
2 x YAMAHA MS20S HOTSPOT MONITORS and STANDS
QUICKLOK Z-SERIES / X-SERIES STANDS
FOSTEX D-160 HARD DISK RECORDER (16 tracks, 8 simultaneous record, 40GB Hard Drive, detachable remote control front-panel - perfect for click-track applications e.g. pantomime)
© Mark Dickman, 2006