Let's talk about: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

[Numanoid]

Ever hear of a band called Roshambo?

This one?

[hibidy]

Before the internet there were stores that whorishly displayed their wares to induce G.A.S., not to mention music videos showing people lavished in fun gear. I had G.A.S. long before the internet existed.

And we haven't even mentioned the monthly magazines yet, that were encouraging ewveryone to buy the latest stuff.

Well, I almost never see those anymore. In fact, the web is a much faster way of curing your gas attacks The mags are kinda boring now because they a) almost always give a good review regardless and b) are behind. When I do look at mags it's like "I knew that months ago"

Used to be different. Used to be something I looked forward to once/twice a week.

[GospelMusicians]

You can kick your habit after Neo-Soul Keys .

I've discovered a cure that works for me. I made a list of everything I've bought and how much I paid, then I added it all up and felt serious remorse. Then I made another list of everything else I want to buy and added that up, and realised that if I don't stop now that remorse is going to get sooo much worse.

Well hopefully this works. It has however only been 1 week since my last purchase, and I'm looking at the introductory price for Neosoul Keys 3X and getting the shakes

Kontakt is so flippin' addictive, they should just call it Krakk.





Edit: edited once to add the word 'now', then edited again to add this explanation.

[cyphersuit]

demoed two plugins today. didn't want them! (B2 and Tal u no lx)

[hibidy]

You can kick your habit after Neo-Soul Keys .

cheeky! I haven't decided on the upgrade yet........how much is that? (you lowered the regular price I see)

[Gonga]

I engineered some people's music in the early 80s (San Rafael, CA) on the side and it was OK. I had an Oberheim FVS-1, a Rhodes Stage 88 and a Roland SH-1000, so people came to use the keys or to record vocals and guitars (I had no drums). I made some cash on the side, not a lot, but it was often fun. You could try it and see.

Oh that's funny. In the mid 80s I was working for a crappy goth band out of Novato ( ) doing mostly live sound. I'm pretty sure I never got a dime out of them, though they did let me crash on the lead guitarist's couch for a while. That was in some roach ridden apartment complex in San Rafael. Good times. Ever hear of a band called Roshambo? My brother was the bass player and they used to play a few of my tunes. They played New George's all the time. But I digress...

Basically, I'm sure that all the money I've done from audio engineering hasn't been enough to pay for the gear I purchased to do the job, or the schooling I went though. I'm glad I did it, I had some amazing experiences. I got to work for Laurie Anderson for crissake! But in the end, I realized I could make more money working as a salesperson in a home electronics store than I could trying to do audio engineering. In fact, the one guy I knew making it in that business back in the 80s lived in his mom's basement. A friend of mine who does it now lives with his girlfriend who's dad bought them a house. I'm not saying money can't be made, but you really need to be dedicated to it and bust your ass for a long, long time before you see a profit and make sure you love it. I loved playing music and not getting stiffed by clients (which seemed to happen all the time) much more, so that's that.

So I'm saying if you want to be an audio engineer, by all means follow your dream and go for it but be prepared to work hard for a very long time before you see any real money. However, if you think it's a fun thing to do to get some extra cash, you'd be better off getting a paper route.

Prolly good advice. Never heard of 'em btw, I was gone from there by early '83. Ran into Jerry Garcia in front of Bananas At Large once though

[V'ger]

Bet devs want this thread to go away soon.. lol

Been reading the whole thread and it seems GAS ranges from being a real problem to imagined problem to no problem at all. Luckily, with todays software prices, even the addiction part shouldn't be that much of a ball and chain.

And as pointed out, just staying in playing with the new gear and much is anyway recovered when not out blowing cash elsewhere.

[kiezum]

I bought GSi VB3 today. Must buy after selling NI B4. VB3 sounds better!

[Lode_Runner]

You can kick your habit after Neo-Soul Keys .

Lol. Thanks GospelMusicians - I bought it

Now I'm on a 3 month ban... but when the November sales hit I'll be back off the wagon

[V0RT3X]

Well I think I have most of the stuff I want.

[Arglebargle]

I have much more than I need thanks to GAS. If I ever had to redo my setup there are a number of products I would not purchase a second time. I shudder to think how much money I have spent on this hobby. And yes I still buy crap, but not as much these days.

[V0RT3X]

Just bought the Sinevibes bundle, Reaktor 5 and Izotope Trash and Spectral Machine. I also purchased Twisted Tools Rolodecks & Buffeater. I also recently installed Izotope Vinyl and Im loving it for a free lowfi processor.

I honesty try to avoid emulations, as much as I love them I really want to stick to software for software and use hardware for hardware.

I love living in this digital day and age. Id be so f**king broke if i lived back in the analog days as a wannabe musician with GAS.

[KevWestBeats]

You can kick your habit after Neo-Soul Keys .

lol that was good

[hibidy]

So, in actual "discussion", I'm having a gas attack. I need nothing, I won't really use anything, it's not necessary, I just have gas.

Just sharing.

[V0RT3X]

Just bought the waves Kramer Tubes and transistors and bundle for some more Virtual analog warming tools.


That helios console sounds pretty good!