February 2010 New Gear Thread

[Reptil]

Originally Posted by SovietSpaceChild

And so it begins

nice running start
banana is conscious descision?

[Don Solaris]

Originally Posted by kpatz

This will be a buy, fix, tune-up, play with for a month or so, then sell synth.

When you hear The Sound i don't think you'll ever sell it.

http://www.unease.se/mp3/Unease-Dont_Go_replica.mp3 - all Pro One

[Kestral]

BAE 1073 MPF

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by Don Solaris

When you hear The Sound i don't think you'll ever sell it.

http://www.unease.se/mp3/Unease-Dont_Go_replica.mp3 - all Pro One

i was listening the same song...
the original, and the tee version...
was so strange to not know where the sound comes from...
those... whats happening here moments.

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

Not programmable on the device itself, no cartridge slot, more noise on the outputs?

the TX7 i had, had verry low noise floor, didnt measured it but im shure that must had been better than -90dB.

those PC bank editor softwares on the net were verry usefull.

the only thing i didnt liked about FM synthesis is that Aphex Aural Exiter 104 c2 didnt seem to mix well, like for example Juno-60 that worked amazing with a bit of aural exiter.

[Dubai]

Originally Posted by Captain Proton

Big apology's for thread hi jack..... normal gear lust viewing to commence.

LOL

[PTB]

Originally Posted by Don Solaris

When you hear The Sound i don't think you'll ever sell it.

http://www.unease.se/mp3/Unease-Dont_Go_replica.mp3 - all Pro One

I don't get sounds like that on mine. I wonder why?

[SovietSpaceChild]

Originally Posted by Reptil

nice running start
banana is conscious descision?

Haha, thanks! Yes, bananas are a very deliberate choice. I've had a couple of chances to demo a 3 panel Modcan B system, as well as a 4 panel Serge system, and some Buchla 200e systems, all in the same room. I sort of envision my future Modcan A system to be a marriage of Buchla and Serge concepts, and for that to happen, the Low Pass Gates module was very critical for me to attain.

[piotr]

Originally Posted by Kestral

BAE 1073 MPF

So?

How do you like it?

Did you have much time with the pre yet?

p.

[Derp]

Originally Posted by Don Solaris

http://www.unease.se/mp3/Unease-Dont_Go_replica.mp3 - all Pro One

That's the sound file that made me lust so hard for one in the first place. Sold my MEK so I could put a Pro One in it's place, never regretted it once.

[Kestral]

Originally Posted by piotr

So?

How do you like it?

Did you have much time with the pre yet?

p.

The 1073 MPF is truly stellar. I actually had a single channel BAE 1073 with the full EQ, but most of the time I used the high pass filter, so replacing it with the MPF meant I got two channels of what I love

[nofi]

Originally Posted by Odey

Cool man.. Are you missing the lack of midi at all? I was thinking of picking up a patch panel version...

I have a bunch of midi/cv converters around the room, and a couple of things that output CV gate too... so no MIDI is not such an issue for me.

if it's your only synth, or you don't have any CV sequencers or midi/CV converters it might be a bit of a pain, but it's integrated perfectly with my CV gear. in fact a 303 driving the SEM is a match made in heaven.

[kpatz]

Originally Posted by Don Solaris

When you hear The Sound i don't think you'll ever sell it.

http://www.unease.se/mp3/Unease-Dont_Go_replica.mp3 - all Pro One

I never want to sell any synth, but my wife tends to get pretty persuasive if there are too many of them hanging around.

She's usually ok if I tell her I bought it to fix up and resell. I'll just have to see how long I can put off the "resell" part. I have been eBaying off some of my (non-synth-related) junk recently so maybe that'll help with the approval factor.

That said, I have to really spoil her this Valentine's Day since the Pro One is expected to arrive on Monday... and it's a holiday too, so I'll be home!

Next time we move though, I want a house that has a room I can fill with synths.

[BTByrd]

Things that have arrived this month:







The mixer, power supply, and foogers aren't new but everything else is (including the rack). Nice-racks.com makes a very classy product; I've got two more of their racks on the way (one of which will house, inter alia, the Sherman that is currently homeless).

The studio's a wreck right now. Forgive the carpet - I rent. :-)

[SovietSpaceChild]

Not really gear, but I just got this in the mail:

Amazon.com: Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (9780240520681): Roey Izhaki: Books

[piotr]

Originally Posted by SovietSpaceChild

Not really gear, but I just got this in the mail:

Amazon.com: Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (9780240520681): Roey Izhaki: Books

I got one of these a couple of weeks ago as well. Didn't read too much of it yet. But from a careful looking over, it appears to be very thorough and while a lot of it is familiar material. I can see that there will be some things to learn from it.
It's a bigger book than I expected too. If one wanted to read the whole thing: it would take a while! Nice to have the DVD with reference examples as well.
p.

[Captain Proton]

Ok ok I bought something Behringer....it's the only other thing they make that is decent.



I already had a non balanced patchbay but desperatly needed a balanced one.

[shadowfac]

I sold my first one last year to finance my Machinedrum UW, but I knew I would eventually get another one. This one's in great shape, with original box, manual, and AC adapter.

[shadowalker]

Originally Posted by Captain Proton

Ok ok I bought something Behringer....it's the only other thing they make that is decent.



I already had a non balanced patchbay but desperatly needed a balanced one.

the only thing i have kept from my behringer collection is the v-verb which is also decent at least in this amount of money(as it always have been the issue with behringer)

[Captain Proton]

Yeah the V-Verb was the other thing that was good

[piotr]

Originally Posted by Captain Proton

Yeah the V-Verb was the other thing that was good

What about the Edison?

I would say that it is also one of the "special" B products... no?

p.

[cramseur]

Originally Posted by kpatz

I never want to sell any synth, but my wife tends to get pretty persuasive if there are too many of them hanging around.

She's usually ok if I tell her I bought it to fix up and resell. I'll just have to see how long I can put off the "resell" part. I have been eBaying off some of my (non-synth-related) junk recently so maybe that'll help with the approval factor.

That said, I have to really spoil her this Valentine's Day since the Pro One is expected to arrive on Monday... and it's a holiday too, so I'll be home!

Next time we move though, I want a house that has a room I can fill with synths.

I'm hoping to get mine on Monday, too. But since it's a holiday I don't think it's going to arrive until Tuesday <frown>.

[kpatz]

Originally Posted by cramseur

I'm hoping to get mine on Monday, too. But since it's a holiday I don't think it's going to arrive until Tuesday <frown>.

UPS delivers on President's Day I believe... at least the tracking info on mine says 2/15 expected delivery. So you might get it on Monday too.

[piotr]

Originally Posted by Kestral

The 1073 MPF is truly stellar. I actually had a single channel BAE 1073 with the full EQ, but most of the time I used the high pass filter, so replacing it with the MPF meant I got two channels of what I love

I am thinking about this (1073 MPF) or Aurora GTQ2 ...
can't make up my mind.

p.

[Reptil]

Originally Posted by SovietSpaceChild

Haha, thanks! Yes, bananas are a very deliberate choice. I've had a couple of chances to demo a 3 panel Modcan B system, as well as a 4 panel Serge system, and some Buchla 200e systems, all in the same room. I sort of envision my future Modcan A system to be a marriage of Buchla and Serge concepts, and for that to happen, the Low Pass Gates module was very critical for me to attain.

I like LPGs too. Just ordered a Wiard Borg. have a Fonik P3100 resonator kit and a Plan B M13.
It's the (soft) sound I was missing all those years.
It's funny that you chose modcan from those three. I can totally relate to that choice.
and so it starts, yes

[Derp]

Originally Posted by Captain Proton

Yeah the V-Verb was the other thing that was good

Don't forget ADA8000! For the money, those things are killer.

[Kestral]

Originally Posted by piotr

I am thinking about this (1073 MPF) or Aurora GTQ2 ...
can't make up my mind.

p.

I've never tried the Aurora because they're not available in Canada, but I have heard lots of great things about them. Meanwhile I have shot the BAE against AMS Neve and vintage Neve and to me it's the real deal.

[rockmanrock]

Originally Posted by Derp

Don't forget ADA8000! For the money, those things are killer.

A few more:

The V-AMP was half the price of the Pod and had a better interface.

The CC300 Space Chorus is a Boss Dimension C clone for peanuts.

The Virtualizer DSP2024P has a great interface and a ton of quite decent effects for very little. The new FX2000 is an update of it with their RSM modeling effects.

Their BCR2000 MIDI knob boxes are a steal.

[F5D]

This month has been good so far...

[plaid_emu]

Originally Posted by aeonsound

plaid_emu - interested to hear how the ADA works out for you... i'd love an extra 8 channels of ADAT, and realistically won't be able to afford to throw much cash at it.

Originally Posted by plaid_emu

Sure thing. I'll even post some samples so you can hear it on a couple different line level sources. I don't really intend on using the preamps as I already have a Focusrite channel strip and a couple nice sounding pres on my RME FF400.

Here's the samples I promised (24-bit/44.1k .wav files)

Neptune 2 > ADA8000

Virus TI > ADA8000

Stylus RMX (recorded from the ADA8000 outputs routed back into the input)

These were recorded using the RME Fireface 400 as the master clock source. I was able to properly fit the BNC cable and terminate the signal at the ADA8000. If the levels seem low it's because I don't bring my shit to the edge of clipping when I track.