The music of Neil Fellowes and Geigertek is written, recorded and produced using his personal recording facility which is located in the East Anglian city of Norwich in the United Kingdom.
It is a contemporary recording facility, centred around a computer-based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) which utilises a wide range of VST instruments and effects, with input through a MIDI keyboard controller. Alongside the software elements of his studio, Neil also uses a Roland JV-2080, a very powerful synthesizer module, which has been expanded with the SR-JV80-13 Vocal Collection wave expansion board.
Neil's recording setup makes full use of Virtual Synthesizer Technology (VST) for both sound processing and instrumentation. Pretty much all synthesizers used by Neil Fellowes and Geigertek are software, many of which are virtual versions of classic keyboards such as the ARP 2600, Minimoog, Micromoog, Roland SH-101 and Juno 60. It's not just synthesizers that are software based, sound processing units such as reverb, delay, phasing, flanging and compression are also all software, and when combined with the facilities offered by the modern digital audio workstation, an unprecedented level of flexibility becomes available.
Neil's recording facility is a "project studio" put together for his personal use, therefore it isn't really suitable for bands or larger scale recording projects. But, for Neil, it is the perfect environment for songwriting, electronic music recording, vocal recording and production. Neil has been fortunate enough to have aquired a range of good quality equipment and software that enable him to keep control over all aspects of vocal and instrument recording. Neil's aim when setting up his little "studio" was to make the process of making music easy, comfortable and enjoyable, but still put him in a position whereupon he can deliver what he hopes are quality productions.
Hardware:
AMD Athlon PC running Windows XP SP3Intel Celeron Laptop running Windows XP SP3
Mackie 1202 Micro Mixer
Roland JV 2080 64 Voice Synthesizer Module
Jen SX1000 Monophonic Synthesizer
Zoom Studio 1201 MultiFX Unit
Behringer C-1 Studio Condenser Microphone
Behringer FCA202 Ultra low-latency 2 In/2 Out 24-Bit/96 kHz FireWireŽ Audio Interface X 2
Evolution MK449C USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
Evolution MK249C USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
Evolution MK261 MIDI Keyboard Controller
Trust USB Graphics Tablet
Monitoring:
Alesis M1 Active 520 Studio Monitor Speakers
Behringer HPS3000 High-Performance Studio Headphones
Software:
Sequencing/Modular Environment:
Steinberg Cubase SX3
Energy-XT 1.4.1
Synthesizers:
HG Fortune Algorithm Synthesizers
Minimogue VA (freeware Minimoog emulation)
Pokegy (freeware emulation of the Moog Prodigy)
TAL BassLine (freeware emulation of the Roland SH-101)
TAL Elek7ro
TAL Vocoder
TAL U-NO-62 (freeware emulation of the Roland Juno 60)
Electrostudio Micromoon (freeware emulation of the Moog Micromoog)
Electrostudio Rhythmus Drum Machine
Dash daHornet (freeware emulation of the EDP Wasp)
DVS Dream Sequencer
Contralogic Leto (freeware emulation of the Jen SX1000)
Effects:
Arts Acoustic Reverb
Kjaerhus Classic Series
Togu Audio Line Effects
