October 2012 new gear thread

[hogberto]

Originally Posted by Gil missFlag

Congrats! You must be the first. How are you liking it so far?

yeah, thanks.

some first impressions from the first (retail) unit.

really well built. solid frame, quality knobs and switches. feels good.

clear attractive design. the face plate has a little sparkle in it. very nice.

the sound?

it just sounds right. not a bad sound out of it so far.

nice fast envelopes. musical oscs & filter.

functionally, deeper than it looks. lots of delving to be done.

lots of tempting ins and outs - just been using the main CV in and Main audio out so far, not yet tried the 3 individual VCO CV ins or osc outs. ken gave me a taster of sequencing the oscillators individually via the separate CV ins. holy crap, it makes a lot of noise for a little unit.

in short? instant classic.

[danielb]

I needed a small controller keyboard to go in front of my computer; I got fed up with reaching behind me for a keyboard when programming plugins.

I bought this one, which seemed the best out of those in the shop:

[Acid Hazard]

Originally Posted by danielb

I needed a small controller keyboard to go in front of my computer; I got fed up with reaching behind me for a keyboard when programming plugins.

I bought this one, which seemed the best out of those in the shop:

MicroBrute

[Acid Hazard]

Event TR8s.

[muziksculp]

[lunaticpark]

Ok, this month I bought some really exciting stuff...

[monkeyxx]

Originally Posted by Kamurah

I have been wanting one of these for years:


...and I finally found one at a reasonable price...so she is MINE! YAY!

thanks for sharing that, I've now got SE-1 and ATC both on my future radar. pretty impressive machines

Originally Posted by muziksculp

I want one of those too, all of the sudden, after seeing Grimes with one, and then remembering that I like Line 6 effects

[monkeyxx]

Originally Posted by Acid Hazard

I just ordered an Alpha Juno 1!!!! can't wait! what a month this has been.

[Travst]

A couple of these on the two-fer deal at AMS today:



Boring, I know.

[Don Solaris]

Originally Posted by lunaticpark

Ok, this month I bought some really exciting stuff...

Wow!

Stunning!

[biggiesmalls]

Originally Posted by monkeyxx

I just ordered an Alpha Juno 1!!!! can't wait! what a month this has been.

Make sure you get the ctrlr.org http://ctrlr.org/page.php?p=downloads VST panel for the PG-300 - it turned my alpha 2 from laborious programming into pure bliss !

[monkeyxx]

Originally Posted by biggiesmalls

Make sure you get the ctrlr.org ctrlr.org • Downloads VST panel for the PG-300 - it turned my alpha 2 from laborious programming into pure bliss !

thanks! I just downloaded 5 different ones to try out. also, VST automation = coooool.

[dotl]

gen~

[slippast]

Originally Posted by Psychlist1972

While it may not be the same problem, the voltage regulators have issues with those units. I recently got a non-working 6R and was able to restore it.

If you're able to solder at all, the regulators are really easy to replace. I'll have a blog post up in a bit, but the regulators themselves are the five bolted down packages in this photo:

While you're in there, replacing the battery is a very good idea. I installed a proper battery holder:


Full set of images here:
Oberheim Matrix-6R Tear-down and repair - a set on Flickr

Pete

Excellent advice. I actually recapped the power supply a while back and that cured a random reboot problem. I should do the regulators as well. It seems that most of my problems have been power related...

[rafkey]

This month, I'm going to make some anachronism by buying a real Tascam portasound... I'm sad with computers...and yes too old too!

[spoinkel]

Acidlab Miami

This month begins well.

[stoltz]

its been AGES since I was able to post in one of these threads!

so I've decided to spluge this month on some tax deductable "tools"

first up, since the headphone output on my Zoom H4n is dying (made that poor thing bend over backwards & it finally gave in to some harsh conditions on a shoot on the moores), ive decided to finally get myself a proper location recorder, for use on the location film work I do as a recordist. so first up, a Tascam DR-680



from there I needed a new hardcase to house it all in (DR680, H4n, NTG2, Headphones, 3x EW500 transmiter + recivers, 3x ME2, wires)



& lastly, I'm looking to pick up a Mackie Control Universal. I've been using a Behringer BCF2000 in MCU emu mode for the last 5+ years (& its served very well for the price) but I'm sick of having to remember all the shift keys, having the screen emulator disjointed from the hardware, & really want some touch-faders! I'm schedulled to spend the rest of the winter hulled up in the studio work post on an indie feature, so having a proper layout wiill be a real boon! touch-sensative automation yo!



that lot should do me until next year, when I'll pick up some more radio mic's, & possibly an electic cello!

[Osc1lfo]

Originally Posted by squatski

This isn't new gear, it's a photo from the 90's, right? Floppy disks and all!

"We'll take these axes." "And as usual, I gotta take an IOU..."

[paugui]

Just got this pack (excluding the broken Akai S5000 that I'm selling here...) for a little over 80 euros

Quite anxious to get back home and try it :P

[JimmiG]

Technically got this in September but haven't taken a pic until now (been too busy playing it).

New toy for October:

[monkeyxx]

love it!

[nznexus]

[squatski]

Should have an mpc200 classic on the way. But it's taking for ever to arrive :(

[ionian]

Originally Posted by Feinstrom

What an October!
Fixed a deal on a Prophet VS (might take a few weeks until I get it) and bought a Kurzweil 150 on a flea market. Plus a DD-5 delay.

Wow - never seen that before. I have to say that the biggest standout is that I love the built in rack spacers with ventilation slots in the faceplate! Brilliant design.

Regards,
Frank

[ionian]

Just picked up an OB-8 about two days ago! It's really blowing me away.

Here's it on a stand below my D-50. The D-50's old, though. Bought that in '89 new. I can't get over how big the OB-8 is. Both the sound and the size of the board!

Attached a quick soundfile I made after about a half hour of owning it - the title theme from the movie, "Terminator". Three tracks, no processing, EQ, Reverb, Compression, etc. Just played straight into my converter. Track 1 is a simple sawtooth bass, Track 2 is brass with an opening filter for the chords and Track 3 is the lead which is a pulse wave on unison with some portamento. All panning is from the voices in the OB-8. Can't get over the raw sound!

And yes, that's the songbook for the Buffy the Vampire's "Once More with Feeling" episode on my piano! I'm a big Buffy fan.




Regards,
Frank

[shponglefan]

Dual operator FM synthesis, sick drum pads AND built-in stereo speakers. Awwww, yeaaaah.

[kazper]

Originally Posted by spoinkel

Acidlab Miami

This month begins well.

I would like to get a Miami too...

[Kamurah]

Originally Posted by ionian

Just picked up an OB-8 about two days ago! It's really blowing me away.

Here's it on a stand below my D-50. The D-50's old, though. Bought that in '89 new. I can't get over how big the OB-8 is. Both the sound and the size of the board!

Attached a quick soundfile I made after about a half hour of owning it - the title theme from the movie, "Terminator". Three tracks, no processing, EQ, Reverb, Compression, etc. Just played straight into my converter. Track 1 is a simple sawtooth bass, Track 2 is brass with an opening filter for the chords and Track 3 is the lead which is a pulse wave on unison with some portamento. All panning is from the voices in the OB-8. Can't get over the raw sound!

And yes, that's the songbook for the Buffy the Vampire's "Once More with Feeling" episode on my piano! I'm a big Buffy fan.




Regards,
Frank

Sounds amazing. Congrats on a truly great purchase.

Heck, I'd be happy with just the D50

[networkacid]

It's my second one. I kicked myself for selling it the first time. Ballsy, versatile monosynth. I love it to pieces <3

[NEXUS-6]

Originally Posted by ionian

Just picked up an OB-8 about two days ago! It's really blowing me away.

Here's it on a stand below my D-50. The D-50's old, though. Bought that in '89 new. I can't get over how big the OB-8 is. Both the sound and the size of the board!

Attached a quick soundfile I made after about a half hour of owning it - the title theme from the movie, "Terminator". Three tracks, no processing, EQ, Reverb, Compression, etc. Just played straight into my converter. Track 1 is a simple sawtooth bass, Track 2 is brass with an opening filter for the chords and Track 3 is the lead which is a pulse wave on unison with some portamento. All panning is from the voices in the OB-8. Can't get over the raw sound!

And yes, that's the songbook for the Buffy the Vampire's "Once More with Feeling" episode on my piano! I'm a big Buffy fan.




Regards,
Frank

Congrats wanted one of those for awhile now but I have too much as it is.
Loving that nostalgic 80's tone ! Rock on..