February 2010 New Gear Thread

[kpatz]

On a whim I submitted a somewhat conservative bid using eSnipe on an auction ending in the wee hours of the morning when I would be nestled snug in my bed dreaming synth dreams...

This morning I woke up, figuring I would have been outbid...

But no... At last, I'm the owner of...



This will be a buy, fix, tune-up, play with for a month or so, then sell synth. My first one of these in 2 years.

This will be my first hands-on experience with an "old-school" synth... mono, no MIDI, no patch memory, just me and the knobs. :love:

[Reptil]

very nice gear Carbon111!
I was contemplating getting a creature with that ARS-QUAN. I'd very much like to read your review! that tabla is one of the oddest (and useful) modules I've ever seen for a synth. I heard some stuff on youtube, very cool for compositions.
you and BTByrd'll enjoy the wavedrum. it's a no brainer IMO.

Originally Posted by kpatz

On a whim I submitted a somewhat conservative bid using eSnipe on an auction ending in the wee hours of the morning when I would be nestled snug in my bed dreaming synth dreams...

This morning I woke up, figuring I would have been outbid...

But no... At last, I'm the owner of...



This will be a buy, fix, tune-up, play with for a month or so, then sell synth. My first one of these in 2 years.

This will be my first hands-on experience with an "old-school" synth... mono, no MIDI, no patch memory, just me and the knobs. :love:

congrats! and eh.......
let me know when you're ready to part with it please?

this landed on my doorstep this morning.

[kpatz]

Originally Posted by Reptil

this landed on my doorstep this morning.

If I found one of those on my doorstep, I'd be calling the bomb squad!

Oh wait, it's a mic.

[roginator]

.....

[roginator]

yeah Reptil

looks like german granate send that here
ill take care of that..... im sure its german but must see type of triger ..I think its KK87 ...very dangerous one



TODAY I GOT

4x NTP 179-160 cassetes (2 are available for sale)
1x EMT 156
1x U67 cable
1x Roland SRE 555

Was on coffer with Clusterchord ...heehhe he like NTP modules...

[roginator]

[BTByrd]

and






XS, Space Echo, and Wavedrum should all be here today. It's about to get reeeeel slutty around here.

[nbutter]

my purchases so far this month:

Logic Studio Pro 8

PSP Vintage Warmer 2

M-Audio Axiom Pro 25

Sample Magic "The Secrets of House Music Production" book

M-Audio Pro Sessions Afro-Cuban Percussion CD

Sample Magic Tribal Tech-House Sample CD


... and a lesson on Ultrabeat from a Logic trainer.


off to the races... !!!

[shaft9000]

some of my Voyager OS sounds (w/ H3000 reverb etc) : http://www.awrongturn.com/mp3/shaft9...ndH3000dse.mp3

[Oli]

I've ordered a pair of used ASP8's. Looking forward to these. I know they're not the best speakers around, but they will be the best I've owned. I think they're decent value for money, too.

[mono-poly]

- Moog 901a + 2x 901B, 904a, 2x 902, 911, 914
- Sony MXP61
- Studer 089 channels
- WSW Begrenzer

[Dubai]

Pro PowerLine® 300, 8 ft. High Performance Detachable IEC Power Cord



Pro PowerLine 300, not the standard Powerline300, dont knopw whats the difference...
PowerLine® 300, 8ft High Performance Detachable IEC Power Cord

Great for big power amps, but didnt liked for studio use... too BIG, Heavy & Long.
in the photos looks thin!.
...
also received the newer Monster Entech Wideband Noise Analyzer
that does not measure radiation but does not need batteries.
with Box, noisy cell charger to test bank isolation & component to component contamination, and VHS instructions on CD,
similar to this one:

[NWSooner]

I hear that gold-plated power cords cut down on clock jitter.

thumbsup

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by NWSooner

I hear that gold-plated power cords cut down on clock jitter.

thumbsup

powercords affect equipment with powersupplys sensitive to electric noise, and RFI EMI contamination, and PSU connected to power cleaners.
some masterclocks are sensitive, some pcs psu are (usually tower pcs), some converters are, etc...
i dont see a point having a good cable if its not connected to a power cleaner anyway...

the clock i have is affected, some PCs i have also, but.. im a bit disappointed with that cable.
...
The gold plated its for corrosion and avoiding the connectors to get oxidized over time = will last longer, with better contact, than non gold plated.
but... the important thing its the cable design, the shield, the copper quality, the isolation materials, the number of strands, the size of the strands, the configuration of the strands.

it works great for power amps, but not enough for masterclocks.
something its a bit wrong, maybe the store sold me a chinese copy not 99.9999% OFC.
but it works way better than similar size ACME cables, for the size it performs great, dont think its a copy.

maybe its becouse the shield is connected to the ground pin.
ground contamination.
maybe cables are not twisted pairs inside.
maybe the AWG size of the OFC conductors its too Big for the <15Watts needed.
who knows.
if its ground contamination or too big AWG, purchasing in another store wont solve that.
great for my power amps. i was hoping to use it with my masterclock, but no, thats why the disappointment.
no need to sell.

[Reptil]

Originally Posted by mono-poly

- Moog 901a + 2x 901B, 904a, 2x 902, 911, 914
- Sony MXP61
- Studer 089 channels
- WSW Begrenzer

how does the WSW sound?

[Reptil]

Originally Posted by Dubai

powercords affect equipment with sensitive to noise powersupplys.
some masterclocks are, some dont...

the clock i have is affected, but.. im a bit disappointed with that cable.

gold plated its for corrosion and avoiding the connectors to get oxidiced over time. = will last longer, with better contact.

the important thing its the cable design, the shield, the copper quality, the isolation materials, the number of strands, the configuration of the strands.

but that cable was a dissapoinment...
something its wrong designed in that cable or the store sold me a chinese copy not 99.9999% OFC.
it works great for power amps, but not enough for sensitive masterclocks.

maybe its becouse the shield is connected to the ground pin.
ground contamination.

if its ground contamination, purchasing in another store wont solve that.

I can't keep myself from answering... LOL
Don't spend your € on audiophool trash like that!
a gold connector will only be useful (0,00000001% improvement on the final product) if your mains outlet is gold too, and all the wiring behind it is in good shape. so basically, I'm sorry to say... it's 100% useless. you can go back to the store to get your money back within 2 weeks (in the EU) regardless if you used it.
if you can't sleep and think about your clock all the time, wanting steady power get a HUGE isolating transformer.
like this Ismet AG: Typen
and that WILL WORK
in the galvanic transition there's a "buffer" and it'll output PURE SINE WAVES so it'll do much better than these expensive power conditioners. they don't use audiophile boxes in laboratories or hospitals they use these big isolating transformers. So who can you trust? The "too much money in the pocket and no clear purpose in life" middle age audiophool, that runs his cables off the ground using ceramic pods, so he/she can get a kick out of the "huge improvement" playing crap CDs on a CD player made of rare earth metals, or hundreds of engineers that developed systems to keep hospitals and critical industry processes running......
some more on the subject:
I got an RF filter on ebay (Rittal) for 3,5 euros. and it's industry standard good stuff.
plus, good audio gear is shielded from EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) with a good case. (principle: cage of Farraday.)
no power conditioner is going to rid other equipment from EMI and the video shows they have a good shield on their product. This is not earthshattering news just basic necessities for a mains power processor/distribution unit.
Also the video is misleading. a lightning strike is not 6000 volts. a direct lightning strike will melt that box into a sad pile of smoldering remains, and will let the 50.0000 or more volts through. a direct lightning strike will FRY all your transformers and a lot of your ICs REGARDLESS of your mains protection.

If you still have problems sleeping, run your studio off batteries and build a huge cage of Farraday around your house. When you post that, you'll have my eternal respect, for doing it the RIGHT way 100%.
The audiophool stuff is just toys for ppl. with too much money and too little knowledge/brains.






I hope this is of any use to you. It (the isolating transformer) won't cost much. (not as much as those cables and boxes) it will clean up your power forever so you'll sleep again. and maybe it'll get you to do music.
because that is the ultimate goal. good luck with it all.
cheers

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by Reptil

I can't keep myself from answering... LOL
Don't spend your € on audiophool trash like that!
a gold connector will only be useful (0,00000001% improvement on the final product)
if your mains outlet is gold too, and all the wiring behind it is in good shape. so basically, I'm sorry to say... it's 100% useless. you can go back to the store to get your money back within 2 weeks (in the EU) regardless if you used it.
if you can't sleep and think about your clock all the time, wanting steady power get a HUGE isolating transformer.
like this Ismet AG: Typen
and that WILL WORK
in the galvanic transition there's a "buffer" and it'll output PURE SINE WAVES so it'll do much better than these expensive power conditioners. they don't use these audiophile boxes in laboratories or hospitals. If you still have problems sleeping, run your studio off batteries.
some more on the subject:
I got an RF filter on ebay (Rittal) for 3,5 euros. and it's industry standard good stuff.
plus, good audio gear is shielded from EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) with a good case. (principle: cage of Farraday.)
no power conditioner is going to rid other equipment from EMI and the video shows they have a good shield on their product. This is not earthshattering news just basic necessities for a mains power processor/distribution unit.
Also the video is misleading. a lightning strike is not 6000 volts. a direct lightning strike will melt that box into a sad pile of smoldering remains, and will let the 50.0000 or more volts through. a direct lightning strike will FRY all your transformers and a lot of your ICs REGARDLESS of your mains protection.

I hope this is of any use to you. It (the isolating transformer) won't cost much. (not as much as those cables and boxes) it will clean up your power forever so you'll sleep again. and maybe it'll get you to do music.
because that is the ultimate goal. good luck with it all.
cheers

the fuses are gold plated silver.
i dont think the huge isolating transformer would work if the copper is not OFC.

testing the Furman AR-15 Series ][ (toroidal transformer)
vs.
Furman P-1800 PF R (huge cappacitor)

the AR connected to the PFR, the cappacitor wins by near 3%, and its not my imagination becouse i have a Monster Entech Noise Analizer, that diference its big enough for a sensitive powersupply.
that extra 3% is heaven for inter logic noise inside equipment.

the power on the PFR is not stable but its cleaner.
i thought that connecting the ar to the pfr the ar would be supper clean but dont, becouse the transformer copper is not OFC enough or something..

i know that good audio gear is shielded from EMI floating in the air,
but few are protected for the RFI & EMI in the power lines...
you wont believe whats there...

havent seen the movie...White Noise ?
White Noise Movie : EVP : Buy the DVD : Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures:: White Noise
White Noise (2005/I)

LOL


maybe purchasing balanced power, but i dont like transformers anymore.
runing the equipment off batteries, its intersting... but inverters create a deform sinewave.
honda inverters have 3%-5% distortion...
it would be much better to buy psaudio powerplant, that regenerates the power with a sine wave generator and a bridge amplifier.
buy i want to build my own power plant with qsc amps that have great lows.

[mono-poly]

Originally Posted by Reptil

how does the WSW sound?

Dunno but it should be great i am still collectiing modules to make a huge rack with all stuff in it.
Took me a while to get a pair off them.
Now i need to find me a second WSW Danner format eq.

[Yoozer]

Hopefully here next week.



With a bit of luck this one's going to be here Tuesday. It's my second one - so now I have:

DX7 mk 1
DX7 mk 1 w/ backlight retrofit
DX7 mk 2 FD
FB01 (twice)
TX81Z (twice, soon)
DX100 (somewhat disassembled, should be racked one day)
FM8

FM synths are awesome.

[fragletrollet]

U-He Ace & Soundtoys bundle. Now thats a phat combo!

[flat earth]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

- so now I have:

DX7 mk 1
DX7 mk 1 w/ backlight retrofit
DX7 mk 2 FD
FB01 (twice)
TX81Z (twice, soon)
DX100 (somewhat disassembled, should be racked one day)
FM8

I've always had a secret yerning for a MK1 DX7. Is this backlight procedure an easy one? Did you do it yourself?

FM synths are awesome.

Certainly are thumbsup

I prefer the 1st gen ones though. For me, the digital noise just gives that certain something charactor wise.

[Yoozer]

I did the backlight mod myself: the kit I bought on eBay Germany came with very clear instructions. It's a piece of cake even for a solderphobe like me. I haven't seen them for sale recently though.

I like the first gen too but mostly because of its looks and the keyboard. I am now wondering if the keys on the M1 are the same; if they are I really have to look at that one, too.

[AMIEL]

Originally Posted by 100th Monkey

Restyler:

what is that? look cool

[jarrydn]

This, along with my Sammichsid, should be arriving over the next week or two ^___^

I was really hanging out for an AN1x, but I'll take what I can get :P

[aeonsound]

this month i got some very exciting RAM.

party hearty!

[cramseur]

Finally...the Pro One. Woo Hoo!!
Financed entirely by selling unused stuff in the studio!

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

- so now I have:

DX7 mk 1
DX7 mk 1 w/ backlight retrofit
DX7 mk 2 FD
FB01 (twice)
TX81Z (twice, soon)
DX100 (somewhat disassembled, should be racked one day)
FM8

FM synths are awesome.

no TX7 ?

[roginator]

Originally Posted by Dubai

no TX7 ?

No SY77, TG 77, FS1R,....

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by roginator

No SY77, TG 77, FS1R,....

no DX200 ? no PLG100-DX? or PLG150-DX ?

[mamonu]

Originally Posted by cramseur

Finally...the Pro One. Woo Hoo!!
Financed entirely by selling unused stuff in the studio!

thumbsup
i got a jwire pro one as well by selling my monopoly + blofeld....
im having it serviced currently so when it comes here its 100% (currently 2 keys misfire). Still i got to play with it before sending it for service and was really happy about the purchase.