Home Studio Registry: Jimmie R. Vestal

Future plans/projects

BALD HEAD DIVA, a song that is customized with the name of a night club, restaurant, diner, music store, appliance store, Drive-In Theatre, or music venue that features live music.

Guitars

Carvin CM120 (1980 model), Fender Yamaha APXT-1 acoustical/electric, Straocaster, Fender Telecaster (1962 Reissue), Fender Jazz Bass (1960's).

Keyboards

Yamaha SHS-10, Casio MT-30, Fisher SCK-30.

Percussion

Yamaha RY20 Rhythm Programmer, Pearl and Slingerland snare drums.

Effects

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler, DigiTech XP100 Whammy-Wah Pedal, Marshall VT-1 Vibratrem Pedal, Boss VT-1 Voice Transformer, VS8F-1 Effect Expansion Board (installed in the Roland VS-880).

Microphones

Shure SM57, Shure Higball Unidirectional Dynamic (Radio Shack #33-984D).

Mixing

Roland VS-880's mixer.

Tape decks

Tascam 302, Optimus DCT-2000 DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Recorder [Radio Shack].

Hard disk recorders

Roland VS-880 with XPanded System Expansion (VS-880-S1).

Monitoring

Fisher SC-300K amplifier, speakers, Realistic NovaPro headphones.

Computer

V2 Premier computer with a Windows XP OS and a 40 GB hard drive, Amiga 500P, floppy disk and/or 500 MB hard drive, 2MB internal RAM.

Music software

Deluxe Music, Deluxe Music Construction Set (Electronic Arts).

Additional equipment

SyQuest SyJet 1.5 GB External Hard Drive, Iomega External 100 MB Zip Drive, Roland CD Recording System (VS-CDR-S2), DigiTech Studio Vocalist, Peavey Bass Amplifier (400 Series), Wurlitzer Jukebox (Model 3200), Bogen MXGA-T Mixer, Maestro Echoplex, Maestro Rhythm Jester.

Additional notes

Would like to trade tips with Roland VS-880 users.

Primary use	Secondary use
Recording	Composition

Recording level	MIDI level
Above average	Just learning

Commonly work (with)	Completed songs/demos/jingles
Alone	More than 100