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My latest secret weapon- the Starr Labs Ztar Z7S. I use this on "Baroque Rocks!", "Telstar" & on my "One Link Between Them" CD.
Les Fradkin - Ztar Composer
Les' Starr Labs Ztar Z7S with Air Power Wireless System
Les with his Ztar playing the Starr Labs MIDI Paint Box
Les at NAMM demonstrating the Ztar
Les Fradkin with Starr Labs Ztar Z7s

MIDI Guitar Software & Hardware

My Roland GR-1 Guitar Synthesizer. This is my main Roland GR unit. Used across most of my CD's.
My Roland GR-33 Guitar Synthesizer. Used for occasional studio overdubs.
Roland GR-50 Guitar Synthesizer. Great pads and abstract sounds.
My Roland VG-8EX. Heard on all of my CD's for years. I especially use it for 6-String lead guitar and acoustic guitar simulations. I take this out on the road as well.
My Roland XV-5080 Sample Player. Used live and in the studio. With the Ztar, can play up to 32 parts live at once.
Roland VSR-880 Hard Disk Recorder- I have 3 of these. They sound great and are used as extra tracks for the Mac setup. They also get used live sometimes for audio playback.
I use Ableton Live all the time. Particularly in concert to trigger live clips from the Starr Labs Ztar.
The Akai APC40 Ableton Live Controller. I use this in the studio and on Stage.
Record from Propellerhead. A fantastic new DAW!
Record Long Rack. Reason with Audio.
Arturia Moog Modular V. I use this for Vintage Moog synth sounds on all of my recordings. Triggered from the Ztar with MIDI.
The M-Tron™ is modelled on the legendary British instrument, the Mellotron®. I trigger this over MIDI from my Ztar.You can't do that with a regular Mellotron.
My Roland PK5 MIDI Bass Pedals. I use these for B3 Organ Bass and for cueing Ztar Sequences.
My Behringer FCB1010 Foot Controller which I use for triggering Ableton Live Clips
Garfield Time Commander - Syncs ANYTHING to anything. AND you don't have to play to a click. Actually, these are quite rare nowadays. I've used one since 1988.
Yamaha QX3 MIDI Sequencer. One of my two favorite sequencers and a very reliable live machine.
Yamaha QX1 - The most reliable and best MIDI Hardware sequencer ever made. 8 MIDI Outs and built like a tank.
Yamaha TX816 - A great sonic companion for the Yamaha QX1

Les Fradkin, The Ventures and Wilson Bros. Ventures Guitars

Les Fradkin on stage with The Ventures and his Wilson Bros. VM-65
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