2020 a year in gear (what have you/are you bought/buying?)
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Distorted Horizon Distorted Horizon https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=392076
- Banned
- Topic Starter
- 3882 posts since 17 Jan, 2017 from Planet of cats
I'm seriously considering about selling all my software synths..
- KVRian
- 1375 posts since 6 May, 2005 from Michigan, USA
Pre-ordered a Korg Wavestate. Didn't really intend to buy any other gear until later in the year, but since I'd been hoping for years that an updated Wavestation would come along, I just couldn't resist.
http://www.davidvector.com
New album, Chasing Fire, out now on Amazon, iTunes, etc.
Bandcamp: https://davidvector.bandcamp.com/releases
New album, Chasing Fire, out now on Amazon, iTunes, etc.
Bandcamp: https://davidvector.bandcamp.com/releases
- KVRAF
- 12334 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Welp, I pre-ordered a Korg/Arp 2600. That's most of my gear budget for 2020, but I haven't been this excited about something for a while.
- KVRian
- 1403 posts since 30 Mar, 2014
Sold so far in 2020: Teenage Engineer OP-Z, Synthstrom Deluge, Seymour Duncan Andremeda, Moog Sirin (for sale, pm me if interested)
New for 2020: Elektron Analog Four MKII, Soma Lyra-8, Allen & Heath WZ320S
Basically, I've decided that I want all my gear to play nicely together and not have to fight to get it all to work. The AF goes with my previous Elektron gear (DN, DT, AR MKII) and the Lyra helps add some randomness to all the sequenced gear. I just discovered the WZ320S mixer, it has *8* stereo input channels as first class citizens, so I have no issues routing any of my synths anymore. It's an amazing mixer, really.
New for 2020: Elektron Analog Four MKII, Soma Lyra-8, Allen & Heath WZ320S
Basically, I've decided that I want all my gear to play nicely together and not have to fight to get it all to work. The AF goes with my previous Elektron gear (DN, DT, AR MKII) and the Lyra helps add some randomness to all the sequenced gear. I just discovered the WZ320S mixer, it has *8* stereo input channels as first class citizens, so I have no issues routing any of my synths anymore. It's an amazing mixer, really.
- KVRAF
- 12334 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
A&H MixWizards are great mixers for live sound, particularly for large synth/drum machine setups. I prefer them to the ZED series by a wide margin and over most other mixers in that price range.
- KVRian
- 1403 posts since 30 Mar, 2014
That's exactly what I'm using it for. There was literally only one available online to purchase on Ebay/Reverb, so I grabbed it right away. It's a mixer with great sound and a tremendous amount of flexibility. I don't understand why they dropped it when they went to the MixWizard 4 line.
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- addled muppet weed
- 105548 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 5718 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
Nice! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Sadly, I am about $800 short, don’t think I’ll be able to scrape the rest together before they sell out. Oh well, congrats on that.
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- KVRian
- 1457 posts since 26 Jun, 2002 from London, UK
Got a Microfreak for £213 from Bax.co.uk. Can't play with it yet though cos my back is fooked.
Wavetables for DUNE2/3, Blofeld, IL Harmor, Hive and Serum etc: http://charlesdickens.neocities.org/
£10 for lifetime updates including wavetable editor for Windows.
Music: https://soundcloud.com/markholt
£10 for lifetime updates including wavetable editor for Windows.
Music: https://soundcloud.com/markholt
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- addled muppet weed
- 105548 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- KVRian
- 685 posts since 17 Sep, 2007 from Planet Thanet
Must be something in the water, my back's had it too; missing a crust punk gig in Margate tonight :/
- KVRAF
- 7325 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
Got the Hertz Donut mk2. The seller had the power cable plugged in backwards on the board, and I thought the module was DOA at first. Thankfully it has reverse power protection, and worked fine once I flipped it.
My first impression, or re-impression, I guess, is that the absolute basic FM sound between the mk2 and mk3 is a LOT more similar than I thought -- it's the waveshaper that gives it more bite, even when the amount is set too low to notice without FM.
I was hoping the mk2 would just be an immediate clear favorite, but there's a whole complex set of pros and cons I'm going to have to sort out. I could theoretically keep both Donuts and Akemie's Castle and still make room for the E520, but that's just FM overkill
My first impression, or re-impression, I guess, is that the absolute basic FM sound between the mk2 and mk3 is a LOT more similar than I thought -- it's the waveshaper that gives it more bite, even when the amount is set too low to notice without FM.
I was hoping the mk2 would just be an immediate clear favorite, but there's a whole complex set of pros and cons I'm going to have to sort out. I could theoretically keep both Donuts and Akemie's Castle and still make room for the E520, but that's just FM overkill
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
- KVRAF
- 5718 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
Bought a DNIPRO DOT as I had missed out on the first batch, but mostly because it's just cool.
https://www.dnipro-modular.net/dot
Seriously considering a second Deckard's Voice module and making something like this
with one of the empty MN skiffs I have, a dedicated Black Corp CS80 rig...
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/1100416
https://www.dnipro-modular.net/dot
Seriously considering a second Deckard's Voice module and making something like this
with one of the empty MN skiffs I have, a dedicated Black Corp CS80 rig...
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/1100416