2025: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2025)

[pekbro]

Was that expensive? I thought they were only a couple hundred bucks (kit). Maybe he’s not making them anymore?

Yea ok nvm, price went up. Guess I wont be getting one of those anytime soon. Heh.

[ghettosynth]

Was that expensive? I thought they were only a couple hundred bucks (kit). Maybe he’s not making them anymore?

Yea ok nvm, price went up. Guess I wont be getting one of those anytime soon. Heh.

Yes, they've gone up. If we weren't in tariff hell I might have ordered the kit from Europe, but I can't risk what will happen a the moment so I had to get it assembled from the U.S. I do not like buying this kind of thing used, so it was new and just over $500 all in.

I'm going to put it in the same skiff as my Misha, which was $400 and does less, so there's that. It's often hard to weigh the value proposition of something before having it in your hands. I have more than a few things that I regret paying for them because I thought that they would be worth more to me than they turn out to be. Sometimes the opposite happens, which is my initial take here. I'll forget about the price soon enough.

[thecontrolcentre]

I just picke up another Keystep ... this one is for use with my Artemis (bought earlier this year).

[ghettosynth]

I just picke up another Keystep ... this one is for use with my Artemis (bought earlier this year).

Nice, I have the keystep pro, and I sometimes which that I would have skipped it and just got the little brother. I find I more often want something small than to have all of the sequencer features. I do use some of the features, but not enough to justify the price, for me.

[vurt]

Was that expensive? I thought they were only a couple hundred bucks (kit). Maybe he’s not making them anymore?

Yea ok nvm, price went up. Guess I wont be getting one of those anytime soon. Heh.

Yes, they've gone up. If we weren't in tariff hell I might have ordered the kit from Europe, but I can't risk what will happen a the moment so I had to get it assembled from the U.S. I do not like buying this kind of thing used, so it was new and just over $500 all in.

im assuming that's not an easy build? say beginner with bad eyes and shaky hands?
getting old sucks, especially when you're not really old ffs .

[pekbro]

Was that expensive? I thought they were only a couple hundred bucks (kit). Maybe he’s not making them anymore?

Yea ok nvm, price went up. Guess I wont be getting one of those anytime soon. Heh.

Yes, they've gone up. If we weren't in tariff hell I might have ordered the kit from Europe, but I can't risk what will happen a the moment so I had to get it assembled from the U.S. I do not like buying this kind of thing used, so it was new and just over $500 all in.

im assuming that's not an easy build? say beginner with bad eyes and shaky hands?
getting old sucks, especially when you're not really old ffs .

Pretty sure designer guy made some step by step instruction vids. Not super difficult iirc.
Supposedly anyway.

It’s been a while tho so I may be wrong about the recommended skill lvl. Since I am actually old compared to you anyway and can’t remember shit. Heh

[vurt]

[ghettosynth]

Was that expensive? I thought they were only a couple hundred bucks (kit). Maybe he’s not making them anymore?

Yea ok nvm, price went up. Guess I wont be getting one of those anytime soon. Heh.

Yes, they've gone up. If we weren't in tariff hell I might have ordered the kit from Europe, but I can't risk what will happen a the moment so I had to get it assembled from the U.S. I do not like buying this kind of thing used, so it was new and just over $500 all in.

im assuming that's not an easy build? say beginner with bad eyes and shaky hands?
getting old sucks, especially when you're not really old ffs .

No, it is an easy build. A not so easy build is oneiroi. I looked at that and got tired watching it get built. I still have some unbuilt Befaco kits because they're a bit tedious.

[justin3am]

Somebody brought a Plinky to an LA Synth club meetup recently. It was a lot of fun. At first I was like "oh this thing is doing four much!!" but when I played with it, it felt pretty intuitive.

[ghettosynth]

Somebody brought a Plinky to an LA Synth club meetup recently. It was a lot of fun. At first I was like "oh this thing is doing four much!!" but when I played with it, it felt pretty intuitive.

Exactly, that's where I was. I took one look at that panel and though, no way. I think that it was a video of the cinematic guy that convinced me that I was wrong.

[rob_lee]

Been buying a few bits of gear over the past few weeks, yesterday was the Erica Synths LXR-02 & DB-01 not in picture Mackie Onyx 16









Also got a few others lately

Elektrons, Arturia Chroma etc

[vurt]

hey rob! been a while

[rob_lee]

hey rob! been a while

Yeah mate been working a lot this past year but I'm back haha! Hope your well Vurt

[seafire]

Must be kebab time

[rob_lee]

Must be kebab time

Kebab is my fav yummy