2023: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2023)

[WatchTheGuitar]

Isn’t the Intellijel a clone of the MI one? I don’t know, I assume if Behringer are selling them legally then they’re not pirating anything. The best thing about the module IMO is how the inputs are normalled e.g. four audios in and just the first given an envelope it normals to envelope all, four audios in and stick just one audio cable in the rightmost output and it normals as a mixed output.

There’s also a very interesting VCA named Valvs by Pusherman which has four real valves, one per channel, but it’s currently out of stock built.
https://pushermanproductions.com/produc ... ing-valvs/
but kits available if you can build stuff ok
https://pushermanproductions.com/produc ... ing-valvs/

https://youtu.be/XpYaYiyOpng

[ghettosynth]

Isn’t the Intellijel a clone of the MI one? I don’t know, I assume if Behringer are selling them legally then they’re not pirating anything.

The comments were largely about the design similarity. This always confuses me because Roland has threatened people for less, but, the Behringer close definitely are copying the xox line in terms of look and feel.




I mean, that's a clone for sure. Is the intellijel a clone of something else? I dunno, the schematics aren't subject to copyright, so, other than look and feel, it's all fair game. The Behringer is about half the price of the intellijel.

https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2021 ... ming-soon/

[imrae]

Intellijel Quad VCA and Veils v1 have quite a few differences: the total available gain, switchable gain, offset / amount controls, cascading CV input, LED indicators on output vs CV.

They have a similar design remit of "compact quad VCA with continuously variable exp/lin character" and presumably both use a couple of 2164 chips. Apart from that a lot of the design choices were different.

[elxsound]

Anyone have an input on using MI’s Veils 2?

I’m looking at a Veils 2 clone for adding more VCAs or as a Mixer

Alternatively, there’s the Intellijel one and even Behringer’s Four Play which seems to be out of stock.

I’ve got two Four Plays and they’re great.
Andertons in UK have 8 in stock at £79 each.
https://www.andertons.co.uk/behringer-f ... r-eurorack

Maybe we'll get them soon. At $20 a VCA, with linear and expo, that's pretty hard to beat. Some folks were grumbling that it's a design clone of the intellijel module.

They’re about $95 with shipping from Andertons. Definitely not bad.

I’m still considering going with the Veils 2 clone only because it’d free up some hp down the line. It’s an extra $50 compared to Four Play.

[thecontrolcentre]

Pittsburgh Modular TAIGA. My first (and probably last) purchese of 2023

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[cryophonik]

My first (and probably last) purchese of 2023

Oh, definitely get me in on that betting pool! What's the over-under?

[WatchTheGuitar]

My first (and probably last) purchase of 2023

Watcha talkin bout Willis?
Watcha talkin bout Everyone!

[thecontrolcentre]

@ cryophomic & WatchTheGuitar

[cryophonik]

My first (and probably last) purchase for today.

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Found a great deal on a like-new Keystep 37 with a Decksaver today. This will make a perfect little dedicated controller for my SE-1X, since it doesn’t have an arp or sequencer.

[cryophonik]

@ cryophomic & WatchTheGuitar

That Taiga looks cool! Congrats!

[imrae]

There’s also a very interesting VCA named Valvs by Pusherman which has four real valves, one per channel, but it’s currently out of stock built.

Worth mentioning that if you don't want 4 channels then there are also the Ken Stone (DIY) and L-1 (kit or prebuilt) tube VCA modules which it was based on.

[vurt]

Pittsburgh Modular TAIGA. My first (and probably last) purchese of 2023


tcc_taiga_2023.jpg

ooh we're twins!!!



i have some of those blue nazcar noodles too
lovely piece of kit, big brother for the pest and beast

[elxsound]

Just ordered my MI Veils clone along with Erica Synths Pico Input.

This will free up 4-8hp down the line and provide the needed VCAs.

This system is getting better.

[ghettosynth]

There’s also a very interesting VCA named Valvs by Pusherman which has four real valves, one per channel, but it’s currently out of stock built.

Worth mentioning that if you don't want 4 channels then there are also the Ken Stone (DIY) and L-1 (kit or prebuilt) tube VCA modules which it was based on.

Thanks for the reminder. I want some tube stuff in my kit and I have all of the parts for some pure tube DIY so that should be fun.

[vurt]

This system is getting better.