2022: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2022)

[elxsound]

Purchased from Thomann an hour ago, should be here within a week. Looking forward to trying it out

vpme.de QD

These are fun. I still don’t use it to its full potential. I like what red means recording did in his video.

Yeah i liked that video mate. I was wanting to change the knobs. I seen someone using black with white tips somewhere it might have been that guy.
Do you know what size the knobs on the QD are? I wanna replace mine when it arrives. Any links welcome.

The ones I bought are these: https://www.electro-smith.com/parts/rogans
Soft Touch Rogan Knobs
PT-2-P-S
PT-2 / With Skirt / With Pointer

I think you have better options if you're in the UK. I had a hard time finding what I wanted. I'll add a picture shortly too.

[rob_lee]

Purchased from Thomann an hour ago, should be here within a week. Looking forward to trying it out

vpme.de QD

These are fun. I still don’t use it to its full potential. I like what red means recording did in his video.

Yeah i liked that video mate. I was wanting to change the knobs. I seen someone using black with white tips somewhere it might have been that guy.
Do you know what size the knobs on the QD are? I wanna replace mine when it arrives. Any links welcome.

The ones I bought are these: https://www.electro-smith.com/parts/rogans
Soft Touch Rogan Knobs
PT-2-P-S
PT-2 / With Skirt / With Pointer

I think you have better options if you're in the UK. I had a hard time finding what I wanted. I'll add a picture shortly too.

Thanks mate found them here in the UK so it's the PT-2 that fits, is that the D-Shaft version not the T-18?

https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/make-noise ... yle-knobs/

[elxsound]

Purchased from Thomann an hour ago, should be here within a week. Looking forward to trying it out

vpme.de QD

These are fun. I still don’t use it to its full potential. I like what red means recording did in his video.

Yeah i liked that video mate. I was wanting to change the knobs. I seen someone using black with white tips somewhere it might have been that guy.
Do you know what size the knobs on the QD are? I wanna replace mine when it arrives. Any links welcome.

The ones I bought are these: https://www.electro-smith.com/parts/rogans
Soft Touch Rogan Knobs
PT-2-P-S
PT-2 / With Skirt / With Pointer

I think you have better options if you're in the UK. I had a hard time finding what I wanted. I'll add a picture shortly too.

Thanks mate found them here in the UK so it's the PT-2 that fits, is that the D-Shaft version not the T-18?

https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/make-noise ... yle-knobs/

D Shaft. I just popped one off to double check.

[rob_lee]

D Shaft. I just popped one off to double check.

Thanks mate well this is what I have so far in the drum department



Also have these



Bought x2 more VCO's



and....a couple of these.



Next I'm wanting some stuff from this guy

https://shop.dermannmitdermaschine.de/c ... ter-g8-set

Looking to build a 12u Techno setup

[boombaxx]

Bought a Volca Kick on impulse ebay type thing. Have to say with that ms20 filter it sounds great really punchy and deep. I think the volcas are a step above that behringers new synths they are trying to punt for 99 and 49

[WatchTheGuitar]

Just ordered a 2hp Pluck, was pretty impressed with what I’ve heard of it in demos and I like how it can be used to make more chordal sounds.

[elxsound]

^^ Nice, never went for the Digitakt myself as the Model Samples was really quite good I thought.
Also I have that Isla S2400 thing, which I still need to figure out completely. DIgitakt looks fun though.

Spent some time watching Digitakt compared to Samples and I think my perfect drum machine is both of them together. There are a number of features on Samples not on Digitakt. The aftertouch pads are a big one. I keep hitting my threshold in Digitakt with the 8 sample slots (even with sample locks). It's not a major issue as I have lots of tools to work with, but Digitakt is fast and Samples seems just as fast for a number of reasons that would all be beneficial alongside Digitakt.

I'm in no hurry, but I think this is the plan at least later this year.

[cryophonik]

I just picked up a great deal on a Model Cycles that should be a great complement to my Digitakt and Drumbrute Impact! The seller also had a Model Samples and offered me a great deal for both, but it’s just two redundant with my Digitakt and overkill for me!

[pekbro]

^^ Nice, never went for the Digitakt myself as the Model Samples was really quite good I thought.
Also I have that Isla S2400 thing, which I still need to figure out completely. DIgitakt looks fun though.

Spent some time watching Digitakt compared to Samples and I think my perfect drum machine is both of them together. There are a number of features on Samples not on Digitakt. The aftertouch pads are a big one. I keep hitting my threshold in Digitakt with the 8 sample slots (even with sample locks). It's not a major issue as I have lots of tools to work with, but Digitakt is fast and Samples seems just as fast for a number of reasons that would all be beneficial alongside Digitakt.

I'm in no hurry, but I think this is the plan at least later this year.

Nice, seems like the model samples/cycles go on sale pretty regularly, unless you are after
a used one. Otherwise, you should be able to pick one up on sale without too much trouble.

[pekbro]

btw I backed another Sonicware kickstarter for the Smpltrek (kind of an MPS style sampler) this time. Currently they are at $308,558 of their $40,814 goal.

I am #80 of 1027 (so far) so I should get one from the first batch maybe

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/so ... on-sampler

[elxsound]

I just picked up a great deal on a Model Cycles that should be a great complement to my Digitakt and Drumbrute Impact! The seller also had a Model Samples and offered me a great deal for both, but it’s just two redundant with my Digitakt and overkill for me!

Did you see the time scaling feature for playing half tempo or doubling. And for retriggers you can use the pads to determine velocity instead of setting the fades via the menu. That means fade ins + fade outs, instead of needing to choose. Plus there 500+ samples per project.

Definitely there are redundancies… but I’m thinking of it like a digitakt expansion.

[WatchTheGuitar]

Ordered another Behringer 140 dual envelope module and 2 packs of Korg-SQ branded patch cables because fancy stuff is fine, but sometimes you need meat* and potatoes.

* Vegetarian for 28 years and counting, but…

I do think the 140 is good value though, 2 full ADSR plus a retriggerable LFO for £75 or thereabouts.

[elxsound]

btw I backed another Sonicware kickstarter for the Smpltrek (kind of an MPS style sampler) this time. Currently they are at $308,558 of their $40,814 goal.

I am #80 of 1027 (so far) so I should get one from the first batch maybe

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/so ... on-sampler

This is pretty cool. I love their price point too. This is what I always expected the old 4 track/8track recorders to become.

[elxsound]

Ordered another Behringer 140 dual envelope module and 2 packs of Korg-SQ branded patch cables because fancy stuff is fine, but sometimes you need meat* and potatoes.

* Vegetarian for 28 years and counting, but…

I do think the 140 is good value though, 2 full ADSR plus a retriggerable LFO for £75 or thereabouts.

That is a good value. I struggled finding a dual ADSR module (in addition to Qu-bits Cascade) and ended up with the Doepfer A-140-2V Dual Mini ADSR vintage. It works great but it is cramped. I needed the extra hp so it’s a fair trade.

What I like about the Berhinger 140 is the momentary gate and the bonus LFO. I’m using the momentary gate on the 2600 more than I thought I would.

[WatchTheGuitar]

I looked at the A140-2 and the quad A143-2, but I think I respond visually better to seeing the ADSR as vertical bars. Takes me back to when I first read about ADSR and there was a classic ADSR graph in the manual accompanying the Acorn BBC Micro.