2022: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2022)

[vurt]

ooh i do like pwm through an sem

[vurt]

i may have just accidentally (damn you mylar melodies) purchased a doepfer a 111 6. mini synth voice module.
10 hp, oscillators, filters, envelopes!
sounded gnarly, was cheap, will fill a corner in case 2!

Yeah, I saw that and put one on the mental shopping list as well...

definitely good fun!
surprised it's not more talked about really, i know it's doepfer so not very exciting to look at, but their filters get a lot of chatter as do some of the workhorse modulation bits.
but id never heard of this before, so lucky mm decided to have a go with it all these years later!

highly recommended to anyone with 10 hp they're not sure how to fill, or if you have a full case to fill and don't know where to begin, this plus a keystep/0ctrl/beatstep or any sequencer with gate out too, days of fun just there!!!

[WatchTheGuitar]

Talking of keysteps, I think mine, a k37, has got real issues sending semitone quantised cv consistently.
In order to play live from it reliably into eurorack I’m having to go k37 midi out into Reaper into Vcv Rack, convert to pitch and gate as audio out from the track and forward that to the ES-3 module. Big palaver.

[WatchTheGuitar]

btw that VCO I bought isn’t an AWM it’s EMW apparently, I found it on modular grid, this one…

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/emw-vco-102
mine didn’t have the name or logo and came in an unbranded box so maybe it was a kit version

[ghettosynth]

im selling gear. I had quite a collection. recently sold a Gibson Les Paul. sad but that's life

I wish that I had a Les Paul. That way I could sell something that would be very easy for me to sell.

Alas, selling is such hard work, and buying is so easy.

[Shabdahbriah]

A production prototype of the next PGH (Pittsburgh Modular) synth using 4 or 5 feedback loops within the synth.

[MuzzleBreech]

im selling gear. I had quite a collection. recently sold a Gibson Les Paul. sad but that's life

I wish that I had a Les Paul. That way I could sell something that would be very easy for me to sell.

Alas, selling is such hard work, and buying is so easy.

So true. Especially when you like what you have to sell.

[elxsound]

A production prototype of the next PGH (Pittsburgh Modular) synth using 4 or 5 feedback loops within the synth.

That’s very cool. Sounds like Vurt.

Is this a desktop like the Lifeforms stand-alone?

[elxsound]

im selling gear. I had quite a collection. recently sold a Gibson Les Paul. sad but that's life

I wish that I had a Les Paul. That way I could sell something that would be very easy for me to sell.

Alas, selling is such hard work, and buying is so easy.

So true. Especially when you like what you have to sell.

For whatever it’s worth, I’m wishing you well so you can get back what you let go plus more. It definitely sucks.

[elxsound]

Anyone have any insight on Elektron, specifically with Digitakt? The biggest drawback I see is that it only has internal memory.

I’m curious if a MK II is around the corner

[WatchTheGuitar]

Sod’s law dictates the Mk II comes out a day after you buy the original.
I think the Digitakt is the best value unit they do, the only thing it’s missing is stereo sampling but if you really want it you can just create left and right samples and use two tracks. The sequencer engine is really good and you get 8 MIDI tracks you can sequence over and above its own tracks, Overbridge is pretty solid now so you can use USB to get the audio straight into a DAW plus you can bring external audio in one track of stereo or two of mono, apply effects and bring them into Overbridge too. I think it’s a good value machine overall.

I’ve just spent the afternoon rearranging my desk to get it and its friends available as I want to try sampling my eurorack and bringing that in to build songs with for when I don’t just want to jam.

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[Shabdahbriah]

A production prototype of the next PGH (Pittsburgh Modular) synth using 4 or 5 feedback loops within the synth.

That’s very cool. Sounds like Vurt.***

Is this a desktop like the Lifeforms stand-alone?

Yes, it will be in a 'blackbox' like the SV-1, so it is eurorackable if desired.

*** Richard (Pittsburgh's founder) is a big fan of Éliane Radigue. (As am I).

She eventually broke away from her early musique concrète endeavors, and concentrated on tape loops and microphone feedback, as well as multi-speakered environmental soundscapes.

[vurt]

can i haz one!

[Shabdahbriah]

can i haz one!

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I suspect it will come in @around $699-799, and (iirc) it is 90hp, though that may be the Voltage Research Lab II's hp. One of them is 90hp. Both are slated to be out in 2022.

[vurt]

ill have to keep an eye out for stockist over here, no surprise fees then and i know what im paying before i buy it.

not their fault obviously, not a complaint.