Nice. I kinda want all their stuff... Been thinking off and on about a Bush of Ghosts for ages. Ive already got a box of ISD1820 boards, though.
2024: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2024)
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35512 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 8723 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
PWM Mantis. Going to order one later. Cheapest shipping from UK for some reason, and I just can't get one locally. It seems black and green are the new black and yellow! 
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193 - KVRAF
- 13256 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
Looks like that would be a heap of fun. Reminds me of the Pro 3 with all the options but still pretty much knob per function.kritikon wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 11:13 pm PWM Mantis. Going to order one later. Cheapest shipping from UK for some reason, and I just can't get one locally. It seems black and green are the new black and yellow!
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 13256 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
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Constructed Identity Constructed Identity https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=288890 - KVRian
- 1347 posts since 29 Sep, 2012 from Minnesota
Yea, I was excited about Mantis but I can't understand why they didn't put a full program save function on it and I think I would like the Kobol expander more with raw analog tones.kritikon wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 11:13 pm PWM Mantis. Going to order one later. Cheapest shipping from UK for some reason, and I just can't get one locally. It seems black and green are the new black and yellow!
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- KVRAF
- 8082 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I got a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro, first new earbuds in several years, replacing the $18 QY8s that I always thought punched above their weight.
Active noise cancellation is weird. It's kind of jarring when it turns off. I rarely realize how noisy my home is when I just think it's quiet (except on those rare occasions when I want to record something with a mic)... fans and aquariums and fridge etc.
Anyway, these don't sound as clean as my GMP 8.35Ds that I use for music making, and for some reason the app only has EQ presets and not customizable EQ. But for not-too-expensive earbuds they're very nice.
Active noise cancellation is weird. It's kind of jarring when it turns off. I rarely realize how noisy my home is when I just think it's quiet (except on those rare occasions when I want to record something with a mic)... fans and aquariums and fridge etc.
Anyway, these don't sound as clean as my GMP 8.35Ds that I use for music making, and for some reason the app only has EQ presets and not customizable EQ. But for not-too-expensive earbuds they're very nice.
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- KVRAF
- 13140 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
I told myself "no new eurorack this year"! But here I am... I had a bunch of modules which sat unracked after my recent downsizing but I couldn't bring myself to sell them for whatever reason. I was at Perfect Circuit over the weekend and they were having a sale, so I ended up with a new case and a third Empress ZOIA. 
This will be a great effects rack for drum machines and the Buchla modular, I think. A friend is debating whether to trade me his Kermit module for a pedal of mine, and if that goes through, this rack will be full!
This will be a great effects rack for drum machines and the Buchla modular, I think. A friend is debating whether to trade me his Kermit module for a pedal of mine, and if that goes through, this rack will be full!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2548 posts since 7 Jul, 2003 from Huntington, WV
It's kind of funny how that happens. You swear "no more" and end up going on a small shopping spree. I think everyone watching this thread has been through that — possibly several times!justin3am wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 3:59 pm I told myself "no new eurorack this year"! But here I am... I had a bunch of modules which sat unracked after my recent downsizing but I couldn't bring myself to sell them for whatever reason. I was at Perfect Circuit over the weekend and they were having a sale, so I ended up with a new case and a third Empress ZOIA.
This will be a great effects rack for drum machines and the Buchla modular, I think. A friend is debating whether to trade me his Kermit module for a pedal of mine, and if that goes through, this rack will be full!
I'm involved with photography & audio. For more info, take a look at my site:
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GlenVision.com
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- KVRAF
- 13140 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Yep, that's how it goes. 
I'm still trying to put away money for our garage conversion but I had some funds to spare this month, so it was okay to splurge.
I'm still trying to put away money for our garage conversion but I had some funds to spare this month, so it was okay to splurge.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111320 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
thats a nice looking case 
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Constructed Identity Constructed Identity https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=288890
- KVRian
- 1347 posts since 29 Sep, 2012 from Minnesota
It's one of those nifty breifcase cases so you can walk around like a professional ..
or a spy on a secret mission
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- KVRAF
- 8082 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
Preferably handcuffed to the person carrying it.Constructed Identity wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:54 am It's one of those nifty breifcase cases so you can walk around like a professional ..
or a spy on a secret mission
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- KVRAF
- 8723 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
UBXa arrived today. First impressions:
1. The stripes are not as fugly in real life as on the pics. It actually looks quite classy.
2. First play with presets incredibly meh. Bank A presets (I presume the original OBXa presets?) are so bland and cheesy, it sounds like a cheap'n'nasty Juno. I wondered why I wasted my money.
3. Got into some twiddling and it's way deeper than it looks or initially sounds. Capable of some really intricate, evolving and even powerful sounds without too much headscratching.
4. It's overall a bit soft, slow and spongey - just how I remember Obies from way back, and why they never set me on fire.
5. I love the pulse waves. With some pulse mod combined with filter, it can do some beautiful sucking sounds that other synths lack.
6. Despite lacking aggression the 12dB filter is really quite attractive. The 24dB filter is as meh as I remember. Maybe that's why I never remember Obies fondly...perhaps only experienced 24dB filteriness? 12dB filters IMO almost always do the biz.
7. 16 voice unison on deeply filtered pwm sucking sounds...OMFG!
. I didn't know I lacked this type of monster sound
8. Despite lack of aggression, it has a beautiful and deep bass. No good imo for aggro bass techno boings and blips, but it has rich undersubs and I suspect this is a great synth for dub basslines. Not what I expected.
9. I haven't even had it in the studio yet with FX slathered over it. It's probably the first analogue synth I've had that impressed me dry without FX. Did not expect that either.
Money well spent, great value. Haven't even got into mod matrix or entropy settings yet, but should be good. It does have the flabby, slow cheese character of Obies but it really can do so much more when you dig in. I think it's not an instant gratification synth unless you're into prog rock, but even for a techno dub oldie it has some very redeeming possibilities. Way more flexible than I expected.
Next. Will order a PWM Mantis when Andertons have them back in stock. Should be the polar opposite of UBXa.
1. The stripes are not as fugly in real life as on the pics. It actually looks quite classy.
2. First play with presets incredibly meh. Bank A presets (I presume the original OBXa presets?) are so bland and cheesy, it sounds like a cheap'n'nasty Juno. I wondered why I wasted my money.
3. Got into some twiddling and it's way deeper than it looks or initially sounds. Capable of some really intricate, evolving and even powerful sounds without too much headscratching.
4. It's overall a bit soft, slow and spongey - just how I remember Obies from way back, and why they never set me on fire.
5. I love the pulse waves. With some pulse mod combined with filter, it can do some beautiful sucking sounds that other synths lack.
6. Despite lacking aggression the 12dB filter is really quite attractive. The 24dB filter is as meh as I remember. Maybe that's why I never remember Obies fondly...perhaps only experienced 24dB filteriness? 12dB filters IMO almost always do the biz.
7. 16 voice unison on deeply filtered pwm sucking sounds...OMFG!
. I didn't know I lacked this type of monster sound8. Despite lack of aggression, it has a beautiful and deep bass. No good imo for aggro bass techno boings and blips, but it has rich undersubs and I suspect this is a great synth for dub basslines. Not what I expected.
9. I haven't even had it in the studio yet with FX slathered over it. It's probably the first analogue synth I've had that impressed me dry without FX. Did not expect that either.
Money well spent, great value. Haven't even got into mod matrix or entropy settings yet, but should be good. It does have the flabby, slow cheese character of Obies but it really can do so much more when you dig in. I think it's not an instant gratification synth unless you're into prog rock, but even for a techno dub oldie it has some very redeeming possibilities. Way more flexible than I expected.
Next. Will order a PWM Mantis when Andertons have them back in stock. Should be the polar opposite of UBXa.
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- KVRAF
- 13942 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- addled muppet weed
- 111320 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
could be dangerous if you already own a minitaur...Shabdahbriah wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:16 pm Moog Labyrinth ~ Launched! First series of "official" vids.
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