Rican Havok

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MUSICA!! My undeniable drug. As far as my production goes, I'm into blending phat beats (ie. Hip Hop, funk/soul) with ANY and ALL styles of music worldwide (from Caribbean to Indian, present day to yesterday) in hopes of fusing and possibly pioneering new sounds. I am a rhythm junkie (years of old salsa and an obsession for hip hop in the 80s will do that to you). I tend to favor 'DARK', futuristic sounds, but also share an intense love for those melodys that move me, lyrics that penetrate the mind, body AND soul, and tones that capture me (from the traditional instruments to integalactic synth sounds). I respect ALL aspects of music (even those I don't personally care too much for) as they are all merely reflections of the infinite tones within ourselves. Feel me?

Here's a rundown of some equipment I've been thru in the past:
SYNTHS: Roland Juno106 (x2), Oberheim Matrix 6, Korg Prophecy, Roland XP-30 (with World, Asia, Bass&Drums, Keys of the 60s & 70s, and Experience II expansion cards)(x2), Ensoniq ASR-10, Korg Trinity V3, Roland JV-1010, Emu PK-6, Access Virus, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Roland MBD-1 Bass&Drums Module, Roland MVS-1 Vintage Synth Module, Novation BassStation (both keyboard and rack versions), Emu Planet Phatt, Casio CZ-101, Oberheim OB3 Squared, Casio CZ-1000, Korg Z1 and a Roland VariOS Rack Module w/ VC-1 (D-50) and VC-2 (Vocal Designer) expansion cards
DRUM MACHINES..MIDI CONTROLLERS: Akai MPC2000XL, Ensoniq ASRX, Roland DR202, Akai MPD16
FX UNITS: Electrix Warp Factory, Filter Factory and MOFX, Line 6 Pod, Heil TalkBox and Roland RE-201 Space Echo
AUDIO CARDS: M-Audio Ozone, Event Gina, Event Layla, M-Audio Delta 44
MIXER: Mackie MS1402VLZ Pro (14 Channel mixer) And last but not least a Fender Rhodes Mark I.
I also have about 10 years of computer experience (IT Tech Support mainly, but also some work with Computer Security, Network Administration and PC deployments). This has been crucial in the makings of my studio. Speaking of...
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HERE'S MY CURRENT STUDIO SETUP:
PC: Sonica Audio Labs D952i
- 2U rack built from the ground up for audio production
- Intel Pentium D950 "Dual Core" CPU 4MB cache
- Two 3.4 GHz processor cores in one package
- 2GB DDR-2 667MHz dual channel memory
- 16X DVDRW/CDRW Optical Drive w/ LightScribe
- 80GB system and 300GB SATA II audio drives
- 6 USB 2.0 ports
- 2 Texas Instruments Firewire 400 ports
- Antec powerful and stable 450W 18 db (A) PSU
- 28 db (A) ultra-quiet technology
- Gigabit LAN and Dual Display video (w/ 2 Dell 17" LCDs)
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 audio tuned
SOFTWARE: Steinberg Cubase SX 3, FL Studio 6, Adobe Audition 2.0 (formerly Cool Edit Pro), Reason 3.0, Recycle 2.0, TONS of samples and a few pro plugins including NI's Guitar Rig, (virtual guitar cabinets/FX), a few classic synth/organ software emulations (MinimoogV for that 'CLASSIC' sound, NI B4 for those sweet Hammond sounds, and Lounge Lizard for a virtual Fender Rhodes). Also Trilogy for most basses.
MIXER: Event EzBus (Audio card/Digital mixer/MIDI control surface)
KEYS: Yamaha MO6, E-MU XBoard 25 w/ Mo' Phatt X and Planet Earth X Libraries and a Novation Remote LE 25 MIDI controller w/ joystick and effects touchpad.
SYNTH MODULES: Roland Fantom XR Rack w/ Sample Tools Expansion and SRX-02 Concert Piano expansion
FX UNITS: Line 6 Pod 2.0
DRUM PADS: Korg padKONTROL USB/MIDI Studio Controller
MONITORS: KRK RP-8's and Yamaha NS-10M Studio monitors fed by an Alesis RA-100 amp
MICS: Rode NT1-A, Shure SM57 and SM58
NEBULA NOW COMES EQUIPPED W/ A VOCAL BOOTH!!! IT'S ON NOW!! :)

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