Mani Svavarssons - List of instruments used for his music

[LazyPooky]

A list Máni gave me years ago.
I thought I lost it but found it in some folder I was about to delete.


Cubase 5 running on PC.
RME Soundcard
Avalon VT737 Pre-amp / Compressor / EQ
Neumann Microphones
Native Instrument Kore Controller
Steinberg Midex 8
Axiom 61 Midi Controller
Nord Rack 2
Kurzweil 2500
Roland Juno 106
Roland SH-02 (the first synth I ever got - when I was 14!!!)
Roland XV-5080
Roland JV-2080
Novation Supernova II keyboard
Novation Nova module
Yamaha CS2X keyboard
Native Instrument Komplete 3
Nexus Softsynth
Vanguard Softsynth
Albino
Softsynth MOTU Symphonic Orchestra
Hypersonic 2
Colossus Sample Library And loads of other small soft synths I like to play with :)

[Glanni's Girl]

Re: Mani's gear

Cubase 5 running on PC.
RME Soundcard
Avalon VT737 Pre-amp / Compressor / EQ
Neumann Microphones
Native Instrument Kore Controller
Steinberg Midex 8
Axiom 61 Midi Controller
Nord Rack 2
Kurzweil 2500
Roland Juno 106
Roland SH-02 (the first synth I ever got - when I was 14!!!)
Roland XV-5080
Roland JV-2080
Novation Supernova II keyboard
Novation Nova module
Yamaha CS2X keyboard
Native Instrument Komplete 3
Nexus Softsynth
Vanguard Softsynth
Albino
Softsynth MOTU Symphonic Orchestra
Hypersonic 2
Colossus Sample Library

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!

[Pickelhaube808]

Re: Mani's gear

The lead from Bing Bang is apparently from the CS2x, as Máni told me recently. Too bad we don't have a VST version of it.

[Rift]

Re: Mani's gear

The lead from Bing Bang is apparently from the CS2x, as Máni told me recently. Too bad we don't have a VST version of it.

Alot of sounds from LZT are from the Yamaha CS2x, like the main synths from Dönsum/We're Dancing, and I can only assume was used in even more songs, as it was integral to Máni´s setup.

[LazyPooky]

Re: Mani's gear

I'm desperately looking for the synth used in Galaxy. Somehow every synth sound can be produced by 3xOsc but the right settings are so much of a challenge that it's almost impossible.

I don't like the CPU consuming VSTs very much.

[Rift]

Re: Mani's gear

I'm desperately looking for the synth used in Galaxy. Somehow every synth sound can be produced by 3xOsc but the right settings are so much of a challenge that it's almost impossible.

I don't like the CPU consuming VSTs very much.

I'd say ask Máni to tell you, he's quite open about those kinds of things. He can also help to make preset recreations in VSTs of synths used in his songs, he was going to for the Donsum remake but he never got back to me.

[Rift]

Re: Mani's gear

A storage tip, from the one and only.

"If you are serious in making music - a hard drive structure (and a folder structure) becomes important. Few pointers - from my experience.

1. C DRIVE: That´s where you keep windows .. the essentials for you pc .. your programs and so on. That should be an SSD drive and doesn´t need to be that big. Mine is 250gb. The reason for SSD is obviously a fast start-up time for your pc.

2. D DRIVE: This is where I keep my "Projects". Mine is a standard (old-fashioned) drive - but SSD would be great and I plan to change to that. Mine is 2TB.

3. E/F/G DRIVES: you will probably just need one to begin with. This is where you keep your sample "libraries". At the moment I have 2 SSD´s and 1 classic. The SSD´s are 1.5 tb and the old one is 2tb. On the SSD´s I keep samples and plugin libraries that I use often - and on the 2TB I store heavier Symphonic libraries that I don´t use that much - and I´m willing to sacrifice longer loading times when I need to use them.

4. Z DRIVE: This is your backup drive - and it needs to be pretty big, as you want to backup everything to that drive on a regular basis. I have an 8tb drive - and it mirrors all of my other drives in a special way. I backup once a week.

5. X DRIVE: Not that important maybe .. but for me it is. Another 8tb Drive that backups the Z DRIVE. This drive is located at a different place in my house .. in case of theft/fire etc. That drive backups once a month.

Bottom line - if you keep everything on 1 drive .. and in folders here and there on that drive ... you will run into all sorts of problems. My mother used to teach me (preach me) .. KEEP YOUR ROOM TIGHTY! I´m still doing that .. in my little computer world :)"

[LazyPooky]

On the old 2002 LazyTown website there was a link to Máni's old website listing his equipment gear he used to use with his sound processing company. You can check it in the webarchive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010910...laug/tools.htm

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YAMAHA 03D Digital Mixer / Adat interface
Kurzweil K2500rs (Version 4.48) 64mb Ram / 2.1 gb HD / KDFX expanded
Roland JV-2080 Synth module (Dance, Vintage, Orghestral, Orghestral 2, Bass&Drums;, 60-70´s Keyboards, Hip Hop, Techno)
Yamaha CS2X Control Synthesizer
Novation SuperNova II 24 voice Virtual analogue keyboard synth
Novation Nova 12 Voice Virtual analog synthesizer
Novation - Super Bass Station 2 osc Monophonic Virtual Analog Synthesizer
Nord Rack 2 16 Voice Virtual analog synthesizer
Roland D-50 Linear Synthesizer
Roland SH-02 2 osc monophonic synthesizer
Korg Wavestation EX Vector synthesis / Wave sequencing Synthesizer
t.c.electronics M-ONE Dual Effects Processor
Avalon VT-737 Vaccum Tube Preamp/Compressor/EQ
DigiTech VTP-1 Dual Vacuum-Tube preamp/eq/converter

Iomega Zip Drive
BOSS SE-50 MultiFX
BOSS RV-1000 Digital reverb
PC Pentium II 266
PC Pentium III 500
Yamaha DSP Factory / Adat Expansion
Nomai CDR650 - SCSI Geisla-brennari
Cubase VST/24 5.0r1
Wavelab 3.01
Mark Of The Unicorn - Midi Express XT
Sony 670 DAT
Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
JVC KD-A7 Cassette Deck
Technics SD-P250 CD player
Technics SL-P333 CD player
Alesis RA-100 Power Amp
AIWA A30 Amplifier
Spirit Absolute Zero Monitors
Yamaha NS-10 Monitors
KEF C-30 Monitors
Rode NT2 Condenser Mic
Technics SL-1200 Turntable x 2 / Orofon "blue" pick-ups
Intimidation Aphex DJ Mixer
Sharp MD-MS 200 Mini Disc Recorder
Behringer Patchbay

[possessor]

I've heard Mani's favourite instrument is the TR-808, but you can't like something without using it.

[possessor]

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