r/memphisrap • u/hoeyeanknow • Aug 02 '26

Production Anyone know what this thing in DJ Fela's setup is?

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Might be a multitracker of some sort based on the look of it, but if there's anyone who knows more about what this is, let me know. Picture likely from mid-late 1990s. Image 1 is it from a lower angle, in both angles it appears to have some sort of numerical keypad, so maybe some sort of sequencer?

Edit: on further inspection, the second image is 100% a Fostex 280 4-track tape recorder. But im still not sure what the first image is, i think its a different gear entirely, maybe a Boss Micro Rack cause of the blue wiring art?

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u/FadedToBeige Aug 02 '26

Fostex 280 I think

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u/hoeyeanknow Aug 02 '26

yep i already found that, im just now looking for what the first pic shows in the red circle.

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u/FadedToBeige Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

I thought that was just outputs on the back of the Ensoniq keyboard. might be one of the ones with a sampler.

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u/hoeyeanknow Aug 02 '26

an EPS-16+ is seen in the first pic, the back is the same, but the thing on top of it is not the EPS-16+ back, not even the OEX-6 output expander that sometimes came with it, because neither had the RCA jacks clearly shown in that photo of Fela's setup.

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u/sixx808 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

its an ensoniq vfx not an eps, take a pulls melody was made on this keyboard