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

[elxsound]

holy shit!

Feeding Bruxa into Erbe-Verbe and then modulating Erbe-Verbe's Absorb, Decay, and Bruxa's Filter + Decay.

Of course, Time on Bruxa and more fun with Speed controls on Erbe+Verb to alternate between chorusing + pitched decays.

This thing is insane!

[cryophonik]

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https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s ... -monosynth

This probably won’t be available until the “2025: A Year In Gear” thread, but Dreadbox and Sinevibes collaborating on a sorta 6-voice polyphonic Typhon gets a big from me.

[vurt]

holy shit!

Feeding Bruxa into Erbe-Verbe and then modulating Erbe-Verbe's Absorb, Decay, and Bruxa's Filter + Decay.

ill have to give that a try, thanks
even just a guitar, straight in, with modulation on everything!!! with my cack handed playing, sounds awesome!!!

Of course, Time on Bruxa and more fun with Speed controls on Erbe+Verb to alternate between chorusing + pitched decays.

the range on time is definitely a bit wider than my strega (i know they have some variation anyway), if i go to the lowest point, the clicks and pops are much more spacious.
will have to try more comparisons to be sure, but thats my initial thoughts.

This thing is insane!

[ghettosynth]

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https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s ... -monosynth

This probably won’t be available until the “2025: A Year In Gear” thread, but Dreadbox and Sinevibes collaborating on a sorta 6-voice polyphonic Typhon gets a big from me.

I honestly don't get the appeal of a single VCO, EG, VCF poly unless they are Behringer levels of inexpensive

[cryophonik]

It’s not a single VCO

[ghettosynth]

It’s not a single VCO

I see now, I should have looked at the details before judging the tiny picture. Sweetwater says two EGs, one simpler one for the VCA, also, there are two filters, one dedicated high pass, which is what I consider the minimum. Still, at $1399, it's not cheap. If they do MPE well I suppose that's a selling point for some. A lot of tension about all of this in the comments elsewhere.

https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2024 ... pre-order/

[pekbro]

$1399 ouch!

[cryophonik]

I have no problem with the price tag, especially not from a small boutique brand like Dreadbox. Aside from a few Behringers, I’m finding it hard to think of another 6-voice analog module on the market priced at or below $1399, especially not with those specs (not to mention the sound!). The Take 5 and TEO-5 include a nice keyboard, but cost more and have one less voice, so that tradeoff makes them an attractive value at a slightly higher price (I have a TEO-5 and love it). Novation Peak has more voices, but costs a lot more and has doesn’t have VCOs. The Minilogue XD is a great value for a lot less, but only 4 voices, which is a deal breaker for many people. What are the other options in that price range?

[ghettosynth]

I have no problem with the price tag, especially not from a small boutique brand like Dreadbox. Aside from a few Behringers, I’m finding it hard to think of another 6-voice analog module on the market priced at or below $1399, especially not with those specs (not to mention the sound!). The Take 5 and TEO-5 include a nice keyboard, but cost more and have one less voice, so that tradeoff makes them an attractive value at a slightly higher price (I have a TEO-5 and love it). Novation Peak has more voices, but costs a lot more and has doesn’t have VCOs. The Minilogue XD is a great value for a lot less, but only 4 voices, which is a deal breaker for many people. What are the other options in that price range?

I don't think that there really is, but that's sort of my point. Behringer has made it so that I'm not really into simplistic synths from other vendors. Ok, it's not as simplistic as I initially thought, and, it has a few nice features that I like and perhaps a few more that aren't clear to me that might be cool. That said, it still has shared controls for the EGs, which I absolutely hate. I didn't buy a deep mind for that reason alone.

I'm also not that interested in 6-voice synths. I like 8 or 12. Now I have too many synths already and I've mostly moved the polys out of the main workflow, except for the Behringers. So I'm kind of the wrong person to ask.

Now, tariffs may shake all of this up. I think I might be done buying gear for a while in any case. I'm waiting for a few B. modules to come in, but they may not be in soon enough.

[PieBerger]

It's been a while since my last confession I've been on a decent splurging spree the last few months, filling up/swapping out Eurorack stuff. Notable additions are two Noise Engineering Versio modules Electus (running Desmodus) and Ruina (running Yester with Imitor faceplate), Intellijel Sealegs (will keep Desmodus, but swap faceplate of Imitor back to Ruina), Shakmat Banshee Reach, Schlappi Three Body, 100 Grit and BTFLD, DivKid/Vostk Trace, XXPRSS KYPSKI, Erica Joystick V2 and a 6U 52HP ALM case, to fit in all of the extra stuff.

Famous last words, but my system is pretty much complete now and on top of that, I don't have space for any more cases! I will try to satisfy the itch for new and shiny, by building and selling NLC modules. I have a few sales already, so hopefully it's the start of more to come and I can enjoy the smell, touch and taste of new modules, if only for a brief moment before they go on to a good home

[elxsound]

holy shit!

Feeding Bruxa into Erbe-Verbe and then modulating Erbe-Verbe's Absorb, Decay, and Bruxa's Filter + Decay.

ill have to give that a try, thanks
even just a guitar, straight in, with modulation on everything!!! with my cack handed playing, sounds awesome!!!

Of course, Time on Bruxa and more fun with Speed controls on Erbe+Verb to alternate between chorusing + pitched decays.

the range on time is definitely a bit wider than my strega (i know they have some variation anyway), if i go to the lowest point, the clicks and pops are much more spacious.
will have to try more comparisons to be sure, but thats my initial thoughts.

This thing is insane!

The time inputs are fun to play with and I didn’t really think of doing something similar with Strega because I often approach it as a synth voice first, then effect. I also don’t have Tempi running into Strega so this is like something completely new.

I have Tempi going into the first two inputs, then a cycled Maths going into the 3rd. Tempi’s 2nd out is mod swapped timing. CV outs are connected to Erbe-Verb’s Size and Decay. I think I should have done absorb here, but still this is fun.

This is just Rene->STO (Sine)->QMMG->Bruxa->Erbe-Verb and then out. Super simple but super noisy!

[vurt]

holy shit!

Feeding Bruxa into Erbe-Verbe and then modulating Erbe-Verbe's Absorb, Decay, and Bruxa's Filter + Decay.

ill have to give that a try, thanks
even just a guitar, straight in, with modulation on everything!!! with my cack handed playing, sounds awesome!!!

Of course, Time on Bruxa and more fun with Speed controls on Erbe+Verb to alternate between chorusing + pitched decays.

the range on time is definitely a bit wider than my strega (i know they have some variation anyway), if i go to the lowest point, the clicks and pops are much more spacious.
will have to try more comparisons to be sure, but thats my initial thoughts.

This thing is insane!

The time inputs are fun to play with and I didn’t really think of doing something similar with Strega because I often approach it as a synth voice first, then effect. I also don’t have Tempi running into Strega so this is like something completely new.

I have Tempi going into the first two inputs, then a cycled Maths going into the 3rd. Tempi’s 2nd out is mod swapped timing. CV outs are connected to Erbe-Verb’s Size and Decay. I think I should have done absorb here, but still this is fun.

This is just Rene->STO (Sine)->QMMG->Bruxa->Erbe-Verb and then out. Super simple but super noisy!

nice!

[WatchTheGuitar]

Always kept an eye out for one of these in case one popped up cheap.
Finally got one for £450, should pair nicely with my TR-8S

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[vurt]

qubit hitting a home run on tape loop modules

[cryophonik]

Always kept an eye out for one of these in case one popped up cheap.
Finally got one for £450, should pair nicely with my TR-8S
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I've been sorta watching for a cheap deal on one as well, for the exact same reason (i.e., to pair with my TR-8S). Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how well they play together.