The website name comes from the fact that I am a crazy musician who loves the sounds created by synthesizers.

The letter Q is used as a tribute to my favorite synthesizer, the WALDORF Q made in Germany.

What makes me really QRAZY is that I own four different Q synthesizer keyboards.

(1) ruby red Q+ with 100 voices and 16 analog filters

(2) classic blue Q with 32 voices

(3) nextel blue Q with 16 voices w/wooden end caps

(4) original yellow Q with 16 voices w/wooden end caps

Waldorf gear in Studio A

Q+ 100 voice ruby red synthesizer keyboard w/16 analog filters, Q-32 voice classic blue synthesizer keyboard, Blofeld 25 voice synthesizer keyboard, Micro Qkb 25 voice classic blue synthesizer keyboard, Micro Q 25 voice original yellow synthesizer rack, Micro Q 25 voice classic blue synthesizer rack, Micro Q Omega classic blue synthesizer rack with up to 75 voices, Q Rack 16 voice original yellow synthesizer rack w/step sequencer, Micro Wave 8 voice synthesizer rack w/v2.0 software and a Waldorf ROM sound card by Rob Papen, Micro Wave II 10 voice synthesizer rack, Micro Wave XT 10 voice synthesizer rack, Micro Wave XTk 30 voice synthesizer keyboard, Rack Attack 25 voice drum synthesizer rack, Pulse and a Pulse+ analog mono synthesizer racks, X-Pole Dual Filter, miniWORKS EQ-27 equalizer, two miniWORKS 4-pole 24db analog filters, Gekko MIDI Arpeggiator and two Q-256 RAM cards.

Other gear in Studio A

Access Virus Rack XL synthesizer rack, Alesis Multimix-6FX mixer, Alien Head XLPC Theremin, DSI Poly Evolver synthesizer rack, Electrix WarpFactory vocoder, E-MU Vintage Pro synthesizer rack, Eventide Eclipse harmonizer & effects, Fostex FD-8 digital multitrack recorder/mixer, Furman PL-PLUS power conditioner and light module, Korg Triton Rack with a Korg EXB-SCSI & Sony CDR-1 external CD-ROM drive, Lexicon MPX-550, Mackie 1202-VLZ mixer, two Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixers, Mackie 1402-VLZ PRO mixer, Manikin Electronic Memotron w/Berlin School, Studio, Vintage, Vintage 2 & Vintage 3 Collections plus M-Tron software by GForce, Manikin Electronic Schrittmacher MIDI Step Sequencer, Moog Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition analog synthesizer rack, two Roland KC-500 mixer amplifiers, Roland M-VS1 Vintage Synth rack, Roland XV-2020 synth module,   Sony A-6 DAT recorder, Sony MDS-E10 rack mountable mini-disc recorder, Sony MDS-JE520 mini-disc recorder & Sony RCD-W500C compact disc recorder.

Studio B

Waldorf Q 16 voice nextel blue synthesizer keyboard w/wooden end caps, Waldorf Q 16 voice rare original yellow synthesizer keyboard w/wooden end caps & Waldorf Blofeld 25 voice desktop synthesizer are the main synthesizers in my alternative studio. Other synths include a Access Virus b desktop synthesizer, Alesis NanoBass synth module, Clavia/Nord Micro Modular synth module, E-MU Proteus 2000 synthesizer rack & Korg 01/WFD synthesizer keyboard w/sequencer. An AKAI MPK-49 and a Roland PK-5 are my MIDI controllers. Other gear includes a Behringer Eurorack MX-802A mixer, Lexicon MX-200 Dual Reverb Effects Processor, Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixer, Moog Etherware Theremin, 1988 Rickenbacker Fretless Bass. Sherman Filter Bank v1, Sony MDS-JE480 mini-disc recorder & Yamaha MDF-3 MIDI Data Filer.

My Alesis Micron and Novation KS4 synthesizer keyboards are being used in Studio A by fellow musician George Martindell with his E-MU Vintage Keyboard and Roland HandSonic 10 on our Fluorescent Eclipse project.

There are two Alesis Multimix-6FX mixers in the Drum Room. 

You can see everything listed here on my Studio Pics page. 

My name is Steve, but my friends call me Quad ... and I have been playing synthesizers for more than 30 years. You may be thinking I have to be at least 50 years old. The truth is I am closer to 60, but don't let the fact that I am an old musician fool you. With today's technology added to the mix, the results will travel way beyond your imagination. How young or old you are means nothing ... as long as you allow your mind to create, today's synthesizers will remain ageless!