OldSynths

I should probably introduce myself. I am fairly new here. I am a 
composer and a teacher. I teach 70 students at a large private 
conservatory in southeastern Wisconsin, USA. I mostly teach piano, but 
I also teach theory and composition. I have developed a curriculum for 
teaching children music technology, and I currently have 7 music 
technology students.

I compose music for music libraries. My compositions have appeared on a 
variety of shows, including 20/20, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, The 
Today Show, The Tonight Show, and The Teen Choice Awards among others. 
If you are interested, you can hear one of my pieces on the Vienna 
Symphonic website at www.vsl.co.at. Click on DEMOS and then USER DEMOS 
and then my name (Sam Ecoff).

I keep a variety of synths, both old and new at my studio. My current 
gear list includes (in no particular order):

ARP 2600 grayface with ladder filter and newer duophonic keyboard
ARP Sequencer
Paia 9700 modular
Miscellaneous Blacet and CGS Modules
Ensoniq Mirage Rack
Roland MC-202
Roland Juno 1 & 2
Roland JX-3P with Programmer
Roland JX-10 with Programmer
Roland JP-8000
Roland XV-5080
Roland D-110
Roland RS-09
Kawai K-1r
Kawai K-3
Kawai K-4r
Kawai K-5m
Korg Triton Rack
Korg Oasys
Korg MS-2000r
Access Virus C
Waldorf Microwave XT
Waldorf Pulse
Waldorf Micro Q
Emu Emulator e6400 ultra
Emu Proteus 1XR
Oberheim Matrix-1000
Casio VZ-10m
Casio CZ-101
Casio CZ-5000
Nord Lead 3
Nord Rack 2
Nord Micro Modular
Novation Basstation Rack
Yamaha FS1R
Yamaha TX-7
Yamaha TX-81z
Yamaha TX-816
Yamaha DX-9
Yamaha DX-21
Kurzweil Micropiano

Effects and Processing include:
Roland EF-303
Alesis Air FX and Air Synth
Electrix Warpfactory, Filterfactory, and MO-FX
Alesis midiverb 4

I use Digital Performer as my main sequencer, and I have recently 
gotten into Logic Pro for softsynths. I use a Fatar SL-880 as my main 
controller at my studio, and an Oxygen 8 with my laptop. In the future, 
I think that I will probably not invest in too many more vintage 
instruments, and I plan to spend most of my time adding software synths 
and adding to my modular rig. Even with powerful soft modulars such as 
Reaktor and Oasys, I find myself returning over and over to my hardware 
modular rig as it offers a different way to be creative. Looking 
forward to more discussion of older gear....

Sam E.

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Sam Ecoff
Secret Society Productions
5307 S. 92nd St.
Hales Corners, WI 53130