I know the equipment “Merry Go Round” has to stop, but I’m getting a better handle on what I have.
I’m going to research the various suggestions here.
My vocal rack now simply consists of
Neve 1073LB & LBEQ
Great River MP-500NV
Universal Audio 1176LN
Audio Quest Opto (LA-2A) Compressor
I had considered going a whole different route getting an RND Shelford Channel or Portico II Channel.
As “nephew312” and others have mentioned, a Tube Tech CL1B is still something to consider and probably should have been my first choice.
The equipment in my photo is:
Right Rack:
Tascam 38 ½” 8 Track Recorder
(2) DBX DX-4D Noise Reduction (4 Channels Each) for the Tascam 38
Tascam 122 MKII Cassette Deck
BBE 422
Tascam GA-30 EQ w/Spectrum Analyzer
Tascam 112 Cassette Deck
DBX 263X De-Esser
DBX 160X Compressor
Center
JBL Monitors (ridiculously high) and I don’t remember the lower monitors.
Middle Shelf - Yamaha TX7 FM Expander (small little flat desktop Sound Module)
Ensoniq SQ80 Keyboard
Left Rack:
Korg M1R Sound Module
AKAI PEQ6 Reverb
Oberheim Matrix 1000
Roland MKS-50 Sound Module
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Roland MKS-50 Sound Module
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Roland S-550 Sampler
(2) Lexicon LXP-1 Reverbs (1/2 Rack Space Each)
(2) Alesis Microverb II Reverbs & Alesis Micro Enhancer
Roland M160 16 Channel Mixer
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Roland M160 16 Channel Mixer
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Roland R8 Drum Machine
AKAI ASQ10 Sequencer
Roland D50 Keyboard
Roland Juno 1 Keyboard
But the first time I really felt like I had something is when I bought an EMU SP12. What great sounds it had for that era.