2024: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2024)

[vurt]

Got into vurt tv like territory with Brinta into Mimeophon, modulated by Wogglebug and Bella Gliss. I used Tempi and modulated self-patched tempo switching for the reset input.

cool!

i dont know bela gliss...
and still dont have a tempi, although i do keep thinking i should.

[ghettosynth]

whats that one with the vape cartridge?

Another great noise source

Tassel

I have a friend who does noise, too much noise. I'm not really a fan, but, you have to love the aesthetic and the component choices. A bit like something lofi MakeNoise.

[resynthesis]

For the umpteenth year on the trot I said it'd be the year of the Tele but I've just picked up a 2012 SG Standard instead. Played it for a couple of hours and felt right at home; nice neck and the pickups sound good. I haven't pulled it apart yet but I've read that some 2012 SGs had 490r/498t and others had 57 Classics. If it's the latter, they sound better than the 57s do in my LP R7.

[pekbro]

I prefer the scale of the Gibsons over the tele
myself. Though it may be just that im used to
the smaller scale.

[elxsound]

whats that one with the vape cartridge?

Another great noise source

Tassel

I have a friend who does noise, too much noise. I'm not really a fan, but, you have to love the aesthetic and the component choices. A bit like something lofi MakeNoise.

I like the idea of adding noise sources that normally would require the appliances in Heinbach’s room!

Like vurt was mentioning, it’s like a punk/steampunk aesthetic. I definitely like the vibe including the little ballerina on some of the modules, but the amount of hp some of these things take up! I would love to add, but yeah… can see like the Make Noise stuff, it’s not for everyone.

[Korg Supporter]

I am torn on whether to get a Hydrasynth Explorer as a standalone instrument, considering that it is on sale until the end of the month. I had it once but found it frustrating to make it sound good. Now I think it would be a great partner for my Liven 8bit Warps. I could get something cheaper like a Reface DX, but that is not as good for sound design. There is also the Blofeld, but it can't be battery-powered. Or I could use my iPad Air 3, but its playing field isn't as wide as the Hydra's. Ofc, there is Sweetwater's 30-day return policy.

[vurt]

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[cryophonik]

I am torn on whether to get a Hydrasynth Explorer as a standalone instrument, considering that it is on sale until the end of the month. I had it once but found it frustrating to make it sound good. Now I think it would be a great partner for my Liven 8bit Warps. I could get something cheaper like a Reface DX, but that is not as good for sound design. There is also the Blofeld, but it can't be battery-powered. Or I could use my iPad Air 3, but its playing field isn't as wide as the Hydra's. Ofc, there is Sweetwater's 30-day return policy.

I've tried to convince myself so many times that I'd like a Hydrasynth, but then I listen to demos and it does absolutely nothing for me. It either sounds completely boring/lifeless or just flat out bad to me. My Blofeld OTOH sounds amazing. I was a very late convert to the Blofeld club, having finally bought one a couple of years ago when a local seller had a mint desktop unit at a no-brainer price. Now, I'm kicking myself for not having bought one when it was released 16 years ago. I always thought it would overlap too much with my Virus, Nord, etc., but it really doesn't. It's a modern classic that still sells for many very good reasons.

Have you considered a MiniFreak? It absolutely destroys the Hydrasynth Explorer in terms of sound (IMO, of course).

[Korg Supporter]

I am torn on whether to get a Hydrasynth Explorer as a standalone instrument, considering that it is on sale until the end of the month. I had it once but found it frustrating to make it sound good. Now I think it would be a great partner for my Liven 8bit Warps. I could get something cheaper like a Reface DX, but that is not as good for sound design. There is also the Blofeld, but it can't be battery-powered. Or I could use my iPad Air 3, but its playing field isn't as wide as the Hydra's. Ofc, there is Sweetwater's 30-day return policy.

I've tried to convince myself so many times that I'd like a Hydrasynth, but then I listen to demos and it does absolutely nothing for me. It either sounds completely boring/lifeless or just flat out bad to me. My Blofeld OTOH sounds amazing. I was a very late convert to the Blofeld club, having finally bought one a couple of years ago when a local seller had a mint desktop unit at a no-brainer price. Now, I'm kicking myself for not having bought one when it was released 16 years ago. I always thought it would overlap too much with my Virus, Nord, etc., but it really doesn't. It's a modern classic that still sells for many very good reasons.

Have you considered a MiniFreak? It absolutely destroys the Hydrasynth Explorer in terms of sound (IMO, of course).

The demos from Jexus and a few others have convinced me. I tried the MiniFreak plugin, and I was not impressed except for a few oscillators. Again, I want something that is expressive and battery-powered. I ordered it anyway, but if I don't like it, I can return it within 30 days. Thanks for the advice. I would love to have a Blofeld, but the Modwave might be a better choice.

Edit: Want to clarify that it is not a sweet spot synth. The filters could've been better, but it takes time to get the sound to be the way you like it.

[vurt]

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apparently they don't have this in stock, it's the eurorack module, so now im getting that.

[foosnark]

Grabbed a Mystic Circuits Ana 2. I like the original version, not something I use every day but good for smashing a couple of signals together to see what happens.

This version adds bipolar VCA inputs and a mix output, so that immediately makes it a much stronger utility (attenuvert, offset, mix, ringmod, VCA) and also adds a couple more "weird" outputs and improves one of the existing ones. Having CV control over the levels will also help add motion to the weird stuff and a lot more opportunity for feedback patching.

[cryophonik]

I got a nice little profit-sharing windfall from work and I'm tempted to use some of it for a little reward for myself, but there's nothing music-related that I really need right now. That said, I'm debating about buying a secondhand MPC One or possibly giving a Roland TR-8S a go. I've owned and sold the TR-6S twice - love the sound, but hated that Roland doesn't believe in song mode or ability to trigger patterns via MIDI, so it didn't really work for me, but maybe the TR-8S will change my mind,...for some reason. My other option is that I'm considering selling my photo studio lighting and switching it to a different system, but that's a pretty big commitment. Decisions, decisions...

[egbert101]

I got a nice little profit-sharing windfall from work and I'm tempted to use some of it for a little reward for myself, but there's nothing music-related that I really need right now. That said, I'm debating about buying a secondhand MPC One or possibly giving a Roland TR-8S a go. I've owned and sold the TR-6S twice - love the sound, but hated that Roland doesn't believe in song mode or ability to trigger patterns via MIDI, so it didn't really work for me, but maybe the TR-8S will change my mind,...for some reason. My other option is that I'm considering selling my photo studio lighting and switching it to a different system, but that's a pretty big commitment. Decisions, decisions...

The TR Editor from Roland Cloud really helps open up the power of the unit, so I recommend getting that if you do get the unit.

[cryophonik]

I got a nice little profit-sharing windfall from work and I'm tempted to use some of it for a little reward for myself, but there's nothing music-related that I really need right now. That said, I'm debating about buying a secondhand MPC One or possibly giving a Roland TR-8S a go. I've owned and sold the TR-6S twice - love the sound, but hated that Roland doesn't believe in song mode or ability to trigger patterns via MIDI, so it didn't really work for me, but maybe the TR-8S will change my mind,...for some reason. My other option is that I'm considering selling my photo studio lighting and switching it to a different system, but that's a pretty big commitment. Decisions, decisions...

The TR Editor from Roland Cloud really helps open up the power of the unit, so I recommend getting that if you do get the unit.

I think I tried that when I had my second TR-6S, but I mostly used the 6S for making beats on the couch and it was actually pretty good for that with the compact size and battery operation.

[justin3am]

Oh jeez, looks like details about Digitakt 2 have been leaked: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2024/04/ele ... oming.html

I hope some of those sequencer enhancements make it to the OT and AR.

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