So, what gear are you going to get next or what gear do you dream of? Is there any specific reason you want these particular pieces of gear?
On my end, I recently found few quite cheap or 'cheap', depending what that means to you, synths I would like to get. Being a synth freak and mainly interested in synth based noise, I want to extend my own setup out of the 'korg volca bass' phase and get some proper synths, especially ones that dont require you to hold a key manually down to get good, constant stream of sound (that sucks, especially for longer tracks) and I am willing to dole out the cash to make this happen.
First one is Roland System-1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPvdA-01tM) (relevant part is around 4 minute mark)
then Novation Bass Station II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzz5eHdK-wc)
and finally Arturia Minibrute (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7943bYSdVc)
With price around 300 - 500 euros and great functionality, I think these would be the kind of thing I want. I have no interest for something like Korg mini-ms20 since so many people already use that. Trying to be an 'unique snowflake' at least on some level, hehe.
Oh, if it isnt clear, the names of the synths are links to youtube videos, if you want to check out their functionality or how they sound like.
I've wanted a Korg 800 DV for a long time, listen to this brutality!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7r6dZR8bNP4
And also, the delicious choir and string sounds of the FARFISA POLYCHROME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8KVO-wyZCs
Arp 2600 would be nice... hoping some clone or other becomes a reality at a point where I actually have some decent money coming in haha
Quote from: Cementimental on April 29, 2015, 02:40:38 AM
Arp 2600 would be nice... hoping some clone or other becomes a reality at a point where I actually have some decent money coming in haha
once I win a lottery I will buy two. I will never need anything else and most of the time i'll just masturbate to the fact that I own two arp 2600's.
I'm saving up for an analog synth,sampler,analog delay,reverb and a 4-track and other tape players
On the more exciting side of things I've made friends with a guy who literally owns a junkyard and says i can have anything thats unsellable
I'm not "drooling" on any particular piece of gear right now, what I have suits me and now what I would need most is more time and space in my room for exploring and experimenting new combinations.
Well the one thing I'm craving right now is an old photocopier to make my collages at home and circuit bend that shit. Just not enough room at home right now.
I'm basically on instagram to ogle modular synth pics.
I can't even consider getting into that sort of thing because I would literally bankrupt myself in a month buying new dumb modules for it.
I also want a DOD Milk Box Compressor and a Morley power wah as far as pedals go, it's not the cost it's like, I just am so sick of buying used pedals on craigslist, that shit can fuck right off. Standing at the subway like some kind of choad.
I'm going modular so I'm drooling over basically every module I see now. Just sold a ton of gear (minibrute, kaoss pad, pedals, etc) and am building my eurorack. I want a RENE really bad but the learning curve is harsh so I'm building up my rack prior to getting this thing... But THIS is a drool-worthy piece of gear that is kind of the reason for going modular...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oXsaDpUhPr0
I read this interesting article yesterday. Maybe it'll shed a light on the modular world to some of the people on here:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/goingmodular.htm
i still always dream of the day i just have a simple dueling chain of multiple RATS or a couple of RAT rack mounts and that's IT for the rest of my days.
has been attempted, but never sounds nearly as good as Pat Yankee's.
Quote from: Ian B. on May 27, 2015, 05:29:05 AM
I love my RAT, its an old Kalamazoo one that a friend gave me as a gift. Its kinda broken and gross looking...all rusty and peeled out, kinda like the sound it makes....
photos needed
I just bought a Arturia Minibrute so excited cannot wait to get it in the mail. id been ooooggggllinnn it for a bit and then things fell together simply and gently to grab one!!!
There's a 'Dirty Rat' pedal going for 90 bucks at a pawn store around the corner from my place. Worth getting?
I haven't bought any gear in years but I just ordered a Sherman Filterbank - hopefully coming in the next week
yeah, gear prices in Australia are annoying - you either pay a premium, wait a loooooong time for a bargain or pay a small fortune in shipping
Quote from: repeater on June 04, 2015, 02:00:21 AM
yeah, gear prices in Australia are annoying - you either pay a premium, wait a loooooong time for a bargain or pay a small fortune in shipping
Shit yes. Also find quite a few stores in Australia only order certain gear on demand rather than stocking it as a matter of course. That makes it impossible to wonder in and get yor hands dirty before making a decision, so it can be a bit of a gamble.
Quote from: isomer on June 08, 2015, 04:06:13 PM
Quote from: repeater on June 04, 2015, 02:00:21 AM
yeah, gear prices in Australia are annoying - you either pay a premium, wait a loooooong time for a bargain or pay a small fortune in shipping
Shit yes. Also find quite a few stores in Australia only order certain gear on demand rather than stocking it as a matter of course. That makes it impossible to wonder in and get yor hands dirty before making a decision, so it can be a bit of a gamble.
I was looking at a filterbank online and found that the only stockiest was in NSW (I'm in VIC) and the online cost was 60% more than getting it shipped from Germany. It's such an unworkable situation.
This beauty! The PPG WAVE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ16WeCqla4
DOD Meat Box is getting a reissue. Very interesting!!
http://digitech.com/en-US/products/meatbox-2015
I think DOD should start printing loyalty cards with points...
I threw a friend's Meat Box into my chain once for a set, and maybe it was just the lack of a foldback and the small bar PA etc, but I had difficulty hearing any real difference. I spose it's meant to be something you can feel more than anything, but I didn't notice any real thickening of the sound.
Maybe I'm missing the point of it, but does anyone use one in any particular way or with any particular gear? I'm tempted to get the reissue one day if I'm convinced it'd be worth it.
used to own the meat box and i think it a overated pedal like many other old dod one I had difficulty hearing any real difference too
in my opinion, the meatbox is only useful when used as the main source in a feedback loop.... use it that way and hear distinct sounds from some of your favorite late 90s/early 2000s usa noise recordings ;)
gonkulator on the other hand, which i used to own but sold for over $300 a decade ago, was basically the shittiest ring mod ever.
in my experience meat box works only if you have the right amplifier.
Quote from: isomer on July 11, 2015, 04:42:10 PM
I threw a friend's Meat Box into my chain once for a set
It might not be that much use inside a chain I think, maybe more like put the output of the chain thru it? But then again any octave/pitch effect can be great in a chain. it's basically making a 35hz tone and a 60hz boost so if you don't have subs/bass amp that actually reproduces those frequencies well then you won't get much apart from wasted amp power (this is not having actually used one tho, just my understanding from reading about how it works)
A decent feedback loop chain can generate all sorts of crazy low frequencies anyway if you know what you are doing so it might be kind of superfluous for some noise setups.
Still want one tho :3
Quotegonkulator on the other hand, which i used to own but sold for over $300 a decade ago, was basically the shittiest ring mod ever.
I managed to add a pitch control (removed the volume control to make space) and now it's a pretty great ring mod which goes right down to tremelo speeds :) The new version has some control over the carrier frequency tho they've not added such an absurdly wide range as i did.
KILPATRICK AUDIO PHENOL:
this fella looks interesting! Two oscillators, a really nice sequencer and filter and tons of syncing options for other keyboards or your modular... This demo is pretty sweet, $900, checked the dimensions and it fits perfectly in a standard document style briefcase (like mine.)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi52XQHXpMg (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi52XQHXpMg)
THIS
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MatrixBrute
Quote from: linxtyx on February 14, 2016, 05:08:07 PM
THIS
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MatrixBrute
I would need a much bigger house to fit this beauty that really put me into tears in 30 seconds...
a friend of mine will get one, and will try to borrow it often
if i could afford one the synthi aks for sure ;)
Quote from: linxtyx on February 14, 2016, 05:08:07 PM
THIS
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MatrixBrute
I'm pretty well stocked for gear these days, but the Matrixbrute looks amazing.
I'd also love to get my hands on some of the new Bastl modules without the wood panels.
Not a fan of woodgrain+synthesizers.
I love that they are making eurorack modules that control solenoids, motors etc.
Is this what William Bennet started Whitehouse with?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDP-WASP-PRO-Serviced-Vintage-UK-Synth-OSc-EMS-Synthesizer-1978-/222381409708?hash=item33c6f705ac:g:nyMAAOSwjDZYcXzj
I don't know if he started Whitehouse with it but he most certainly used it. They're rare because they were very cheaply built (plastic cases and all) with a ribbon-like keyboard, therefore most of them had a very short lifespan.
There are VSTs of it around. I don't know how they compare to the real thing but they're cool to use.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on January 26, 2017, 01:46:25 PM
I don't know if he started Whitehouse with it but he most certainly used it. They're rare because they were very cheaply built (plastic cases and all) with a ribbon-like keyboard, therefore most of them had a very short lifespan.
There are VSTs of it around. I don't know how they compare to the real thing but they're cool to use.
So 2 grand for one is probably a bit silly. If it's one that they used then I'm pretty sure that it's the one they started with, it was a wasp something.
Here's the EDP Wasp VST: http://nusofting.liqihsynth.com/freeplugins.html
There's a DIY Wasp clone called Jasper available, should be almost a 1:1 copy of the original.
http://www.matrixsynth.com/2016/04/the-jasper-edp-wasp-clone.html
https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151625
I've played a wasp with slightly dying batteries, so horrible/great.
I've decided that I must have an addictive personality. Just before Christmas last year I decided I finally had everything I need, but now suddenly it seems that while life may be possible without a Koma Electronics Field Kit (https://koma-elektronik.com/?product=field-kit), a Lyra 8 (https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/) and a Malekko Mr. D (https://www.sequencer.de/blog/malekko-mr-d-drummachine-bff-4voice-synth-manther-mc202ish-synth-64-step-sequencer-w-probability/29414)., it certainly will not be worth living.
(http://www.heartechnologies.com/mb/images/mixback_front.jpg)
(http://www.heartechnologies.com/mb/images/mixback_rear.jpg)
16 channel matrix mixer, it's like £3000ish tho it seems :(
Can you just explain to me what's so special about it to justify its price. I'm not too familiar with mixers per se, I just plug myself in there when I have to use a PA but besides that...
That's not even expensive for a pro audio mixer... :) Anyway what's special about this one is that it's a matrix mixer, you can mix any inputs into any outputs for complex routing... Its intended for controlling how much of each instrumentsnt/mic goes to each band members monitors/headphones but it would be amazing for controlling multiple complex feedback loops and fx chains, real David Tudor setups :)
Oh man, now that makes total sense, thank you.
I have a Soundcraft mixing desk that I used for 10 minutes after some water and shit got spilled on it and ruined it. There are lots of short circuits in it. I wonder if it's still safe to use it and try making feedback with it or if it can make my house burn if I plug it and use it... Opinions?
I take absolutely no responsibility if you burn your house down or electrocute yourself but I'd just try it, probably at worse a fuse would blow.
I have severe gear lust for the SOMA Pulsar-23
(https://www.sequencer.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Soma-Labs-Pulsar-23.jpg)
Some exciting demo videos popping up online now.
Just need about £1500 and Ill get one.
Quote– 4 drum channels: Bass drum, Bass\Percussion, Snare drum, Cymbals\Hi-Hat
– 4 envelope generators with the unique ability to generate a sustain for the drum channels, turning them into noise\drone synthesizers. – 4 independent loop recorders with the option for individual clocking. They record triggering events, not audio.
– Clock generator with an array of dividers as a very powerful tool for rhythm synthesis.
– Wide range LFO (0.1 – 5000Hz) with variable waveform.
– Shaos – a unique pseudo-random generator based on shift registers with 4 independent outputs, sample and hold and other cool features.
– FX processor with CV control incl. CV control of the entire DSP's sample rate.
– Distortion.
– 2 CV-controlled gates.
– 2 CV-controlled VCAs.
– 2 controllable inverters.
Also, it has MIDI control and synchronization and a lot of smaller modules such as 4 assignable attenuators and 2 dynamic CV sensors for CV generation etc. In general, there are 55 knobs, 11 switches and over 100 inputs and outputs for patching, Eurorack integration, external mixing and processing, live circuit bending!
It comes in a special HQ bag with 30 alligator clips cables and PSU.
PULSAR available in orange, black and white colours.
damn, im getting all tight in my pants reading those specs. panel designs is ace too.
Pulsar-23 is absolutely crushing. SOMA excels at making Industrial based gear.
ayyyy feeling an intense urge to preorder a Pulsar, dudes videos are incredible.
Drool away:
https://www.kmraudio.com/analogue-solutions-colossus.php