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

[vurt]

yeah, still waiting...

[ghettosynth]

It seems that I like unpopular gear. Perfect Circuit had these at a great price and I had been regretting not getting one of these since I purchased my tiptop forbidden planet. Even though I need more filters like I need a hole in the head, I think my rack can find space for two Steiner filters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYFCfgys79w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsUdmLQTLH8

[SLiC]

I got my hands on a Make Noise Mimeophon from Juno on the UK- felt like a long wait for this one, seemed out of stock forever. I am a sucker for granular/delays/loopers and modules like this (although too expensive for what they are) make me remember how much fun modular can be. Great with Guitar as well, making use of my Boredbrain Injectr again!

[Mister Natural]

PUSH3 looks so tempting - but I don't really want to learn a new instrument at this age . . .
I bet it's super fun to play !

[Constructed Identity]

then start constantly checking email for spectraphon shipping

My LEAST favorite part of the whole experience is from just after I click the "BUY" button until it arrives. I think I am going to hold off on any eurorack because it is just too much of that experience.
I think I have reached a critical mass of gear to mix and match things along with found sounds.

[vurt]

then start constantly checking email for spectraphon shipping

My LEAST favorite part of the whole experience is from just after I click the "BUY" button until it arrives. I think I am going to hold off on any eurorack because it is just too much of that experience.
I think I have reached a critical mass of gear to mix and match things along with found sounds.

even worse on pre-order, i have no clue when they will get stock?

[ghettosynth]

then start constantly checking email for spectraphon shipping

My LEAST favorite part of the whole experience is from just after I click the "BUY" button until it arrives. I think I am going to hold off on any eurorack because it is just too much of that experience.
I think I have reached a critical mass of gear to mix and match things along with found sounds.

Did you not listen to the juicyness coming out of that Steiner vactrol filter? My god man, how can your life be complete without some eurocrack? Just get a small rack, go on, you know you want to.

[Constructed Identity]

then start constantly checking email for spectraphon shipping

My LEAST favorite part of the whole experience is from just after I click the "BUY" button until it arrives. I think I am going to hold off on any eurorack because it is just too much of that experience.
I think I have reached a critical mass of gear to mix and match things along with found sounds.

Did you not listen to the juicyness coming out of that Steiner vactor filter? My god man, how can your life be complete without some eurocrack? Just get a small rack, go on, you know you want to.

Yes, one of the first questions I had was, "Can I get a small rack that is self-contained that I can use with my Quadrantide?" - and the answer is a definitive NO I keep designing racks over 180hp and $2k
It also doesn't help that there doesn't seem to be a standard for basic things like timing. I would love to sync the ENNER with the LXR-02, but the LXR sends +5v and the ENNER wants at least +7v!
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

[ghettosynth]

then start constantly checking email for spectraphon shipping

My LEAST favorite part of the whole experience is from just after I click the "BUY" button until it arrives. I think I am going to hold off on any eurorack because it is just too much of that experience.
I think I have reached a critical mass of gear to mix and match things along with found sounds.

Did you not listen to the juicyness coming out of that Steiner vactor filter? My god man, how can your life be complete without some eurocrack? Just get a small rack, go on, you know you want to.

Yes, one of the first questions I had was, "Can I get a small rack that is self-contained that I can use with my Quadrantide?" - and the answer is a definitive NO I keep designing racks over 180hp and $2k
It also doesn't help that there doesn't seem to be a standard for basic things like timing. I would love to sync the ENNER with the LXR-02, but the LXR sends +5v and the ENNER wants at least +7v!
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

Well, you have two kidneys and you can get by with one...justsayin.

[elxsound]

Just arrived!

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Still no Spectraphon shipping notice

[elxsound]

Hasn’t even been on my desk longer than 5 minutes in this photo, but yet… there’s cat hair already.

[vurt]

Hasn’t even been on my desk longer than 5 minutes in this photo, but yet… there’s cat hair already.

that's how life is for you now, as soon as anything enters your house, even still inside it's box, it's covered in cat hair.
im removing it while reading my allen strange book, each fresh new page, full of little hairs!!!

nice score though, i see a few smiling faces with the live users at the minute

[elxsound]

Hasn’t even been on my desk longer than 5 minutes in this photo, but yet… there’s cat hair already.

that's how life is for you now, as soon as anything enters your house, even still inside it's box, it's covered in cat hair.
im removing it while reading my allen strange book, each fresh new page, full of little hairs!!!

nice score though, i see a few smiling faces with the live users at the minute

Cat hair is absolutely everywhere despite lots of cleaning. Both cats with light hair and New York clothing color matches most music gear color… Black. It’s a perfect match! Not complaining though… these guys are the sweetest.

And yeah, I can see especially Live users smiling. I’ve seen some non-Live users smiling too, or at least enough to look past the early issues.

I’m hoping to hook up the CV outs later too and will have to decide quickly on setting aside for an ADAT module, vs getting an Echophon that just showed up under $300 with an alternate Greyscale faceplate.

Tough decisions.

[vurt]

id go echophon, the adat will be there in the future!

[thecontrolcentre]

id go echophon

What is an echophon? All i can find are acoustic tiles ... https://www.ecophon.com/uk/