Performing with Synthesizers
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The month of May is passing fast. Memorial Day weekend is upon us! They say this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. Speaking of summer, that is usually when I have a performance or two even if it is at a coffee house or open mic.
Currently my live rig consists of three synths: The Jupiter-50, JU-06 and the JD-Xi pictured below:
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The Jupiter-50 has been my main stage synth for about 2 years. I have also recently incorporated the JU-06 and JD-Xi as secondary synths. I am currently using this synth set-up because it is compact and powerful.
The Jupiter-50 allows me to have 3 split layers and it runs my sequenced tracks as audio files via the USB song player function.
The Jupiter-50 has a large area on the right side of the panel that fits the JU-06 perfectly. The JU-06 is a synth modeled on my first synthesizer the Juno-106. It is close in sound to the Juno-106 and I can leave my old original in the studio while thing weighs a fraction of the real thing.
On top I have the JD-Xi. The JD-Xi is an auxiliary keyboard and I also use the sequencer function to play loops and sounds as I cue up patches on my other synths and prepare recorded sequenced tracks to be played. Between the JD-Xi and one of the split parts on the Jupiter-50 I use a lot of pads.
The stands that I prefer to use most on stage are the old Ultimate support Apex stands. I got my first Apex stand in 1992. I am still using the first one for live shows. In the past I would sometimes supplement my rig witha platform stand or an additional Apex stand.
PAST SYNTHESIZER SET-UPS
2014-2015
Jupiter-50 and JP-8000
2013
Jupiter-80
2009-2012
Fantom X-6, JP-8000 and AX-Synth
2007-2009
Juno-G
XP-10
2000-2002
CS-1X
QS-6
D-5
XP-10
MMT-8
Boss BR-8
1998-1999
XP-10
QS-6
D-5
MMT-8
1994
D-5
JX-3p
MMT-8
1993
JX-3p
1992
D-5
Juno-106
MMT-8
1991
D-5
MMT-8 Sequencer