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

[vurt]

when i used to skate (when i had working knees) i used to cover my deck in stickers, to cover scuffs.
then as a teen i made my guitar look shit with some stickers

but gear, no, not sure where those stickers go?
i did think about getting a clip frame for them, but never got around to it.
i only have 2 drawers in this house, both full of kitchen utensils

[vurt]

newest hardware purchase




sorry wrong link

[pekbro]

OT:

Made this with the ZgameEditor Visualizer in FL Studio, a nice alternative to the Imaginado VS
plugin, if you happen to have FL Studio, like many of us I suspect. In a lot of ways, it's actually
better than the VS plugin imo.

https://vimeo.com/729784025

[whyterabbyt]

So did you get both, or just the Tarot?

just the Tarot, for now.

[whyterabbyt]

Tarot arrived just before lunch this morning, found about an hour to play with it so far. Pretty happy with it, its very much in the sweet spot of what I was wanting. Flexible, and definitely capable of adding all sorts of nice, animated texture to a boring waveform, actually also capable of being quite bonkers with a complex one, especially samples triggered off an MT Radio.
Nice to have an onboard LFO, and Ive already had fun sending CV in from a Turing Machine Voltages, so that it 'plays' the timbre; static frequency in -> pseudo-tune out. Ive done that sort of thing driving a bandpass, but this feels a little bit more effective and interesting; I'll have to compare. And then combine them.

[elxsound]

This:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ja ... nic-music/

Ordered the hardcover with stickers

[Shabdahbriah]

Think I'm gonna try out the Resolume VJ stuff, seems pretty comprehensive (and expensive unfortunately). https://resolume.com/ still less than that fancy reverb unit,
so doable if worth it.

will you be getting the animals?

Does it come with a bag of bbq animals? I didn't notice that. Definitely that would justify the price a little better.

near the bottom of that page, theres a fox, package called ornate animals

I really like some of the DisplacedTerrains. Some of them remind me of 'kit-bashing' models (greebling).

https://resolume.com/footage/displacedterrains

Visual synthesizer is on sale again (70% off) here:

https://vstbuzz.com/deals/70-off-visual ... maginando/

... and I found THIS to be really helpful:

[pekbro]

Think I'm gonna try out the Resolume VJ stuff, seems pretty comprehensive (and expensive unfortunately). https://resolume.com/ still less than that fancy reverb unit,
so doable if worth it.

will you be getting the animals?

Does it come with a bag of bbq animals? I didn't notice that. Definitely that would justify the price a little better.

near the bottom of that page, theres a fox, package called ornate animals

I really like some of the DisplacedTerrains. Some of them remind me of 'kit-bashing' models (greebling).

https://resolume.com/footage/displacedterrains

Visual synthesizer is on sale again (70% off) here:

https://vstbuzz.com/deals/70-off-visual ... maginando/

... and I found THIS to be really helpful:

Nice thx, I'll probably pick that up. Still playing with the Zgame thing and redid the video a little
more generatively (also a better recording I had made of the guitar part imo). Zgame exports the video and everything, you don't have to do much. Not fond of the envelope follower in it though.
The one in the VS plugin is one of the better ones I've tried so far, I think.

Still have not messed with the Resolume stuff yet. Maybe when I can come up with some new audio.

[D-Fusion]

The next thing i will be buying is a Laptop Computer.
They have already been talking about Electricity Rationing this Winter so i guess a Laptop with a Daw and Plugins that don't require Internet Connection will be needed.

[pekbro]

Doh, a surprise "very small run" of these, the dev remembered that I had inquired about them
a while back and offered me one, so...

Flux Effects, Liquid Ambience Stereo. https://www.fluxeffects.com/liquidambience

[vurt]

Think I'm gonna try out the Resolume VJ stuff, seems pretty comprehensive (and expensive unfortunately). https://resolume.com/ still less than that fancy reverb unit,
so doable if worth it.

will you be getting the animals?

Does it come with a bag of bbq animals? I didn't notice that. Definitely that would justify the price a little better.

near the bottom of that page, theres a fox, package called ornate animals

I really like some of the DisplacedTerrains. Some of them remind me of 'kit-bashing' models (greebling).

https://resolume.com/footage/displacedterrains

Visual synthesizer is on sale again (70% off) here:

https://vstbuzz.com/deals/70-off-visual ... maginando/

... and I found THIS to be really helpful:

before i watch, will it kill my hardcore diy punk not give a f**k ethos?
i don't want to look like i know what im doing! people might start asking for advice

[vurt]

This:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ja ... nic-music/

Ordered the hardcover with stickers

looks like kvr will be a bit dead as far as we're all concerned on release, as we all open a real book



i look forward to what everyone gets from it, like many patches, im sure we will all have our own interpretation of these, due to modules in our racks
as well as personal aesthetics we all have

[vurt]

and 3am for the perfect circuit make noise live stream

[foosnark]

My final speculation on the new Make Noise thing is a major update to the DPO (or a whole new flagship oscillator). Because:

- the announcement seems like a big deal, with Tony and Rodent going to the (ahem) West Coast to demo it. Make Noise doesn't often send anyone to industry events / meets / etc. that aren't local.
- DPO is one of their few major modules that hasn't seen an update. Parts for the original design might be scarce, particularly vactrols.
- analog VCOs with TZFM have been a big deal recently, and TZFM would be a beautiful addition to the DPO.
- some wishful thinking on my part.

[elxsound]

Damn! I just remembered why I wasn’t going to buy anything and it’s because I wanted to see what Make Noise will introduce later today.

Just ordered Oto Boum.

I admitted as much that Pokémon fever would have its way with me and it definitely did. Decent deals to be had when buying from UK or EU.

I almost bought a Korg Minilogue module yesterday from Thomann, but apparently US sales are not allowed. Great prices though.