I love the Emu sounds and really wish I had one of those Orbit modules (SOOOOOO SWEET!). No money. I use mostly Roland stuff. I have a DR-202 (Dr. Sampler), MC-303, and SP-808EX. The 808 has a D-beam controller which you can assign to any two of six parameters and then you control them by stabbing your hands in and out of their field. It's really fun and confuses the audience. I've got a nifty thing called the FR-777 which is a true analogue monophonic synth like a mini-moog with a sequencer instead of a keyboard. It's got a BUNCH of knobs. You can take a better look at my "studio" at http://www.ifpr.homestead.com/s_studioequip.html. Click on the pictures for bigger shots. I use all this stuff in live shows as well. There is one particular sound the Orb uses in their music that I'm dying to figure out. It's somewhere between a hi-conga hit and a wood block. Unfortunately I can't find a good example at the moment so, never mind :). Does anyone know a link to a page that shows the Orb's equipment? And thanks for the response to my FFWD request. It's a beautiful world! Institute for Psychic Reform Change your Mind www.ifpr.homestead.com Hi, Yes I know that instruments, I use the EMU groove Box MPXL-7 and EMU 5000 Ultra Sampler, and a scratchable cd- Player, the emu Groovebox makes everything scratchable,too. Mouse on Mars use strange instruments as Laser based things that they play with their arms and hands. Interesting for controlling is also this page : www.doepfer.de, Kraftwerk had worked together with them, thanx, christoph

I'm into making music miself too.. My most recent purchase is the Yamaha RS7000, which has plenty of realtime controllers! Suggestion? And i know that LX uses the Korg Kaoss Pad a lot during shows.

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