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ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 11:55 pm

Ok, this is not serious, but, at the same time, I'm actually looking for the perfect word. Since this is an opportunity to render opinion and compete, it should be right up KVR's alley

Ok, here's a sentence:

I have many pieces of gear in my studio.

I want a single word replacement for pieces of gear that is as meaningful as possible. For example, instruments might work, but it's not quite broad enough because it doesn't really include effects or test equipment. The word assets is broad enough and works, but it's perhaps a little too broad, I don't really want to include the table and chairs.

On Edit:

I almost forgot, it needs to be word that in singular form refers to a single piece by itself. That's why gear doesn't work. Also, I don't want it to refer to parts of gear either, although this is less stringent. For example, one doesn't generally think of, for example, an individual filter module as an instrument.

What's your word?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:01 am

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:07 am

ghettosynth wrote:Ok, this is not serious, but, at the same time, I'm actually looking for the perfect word. Since this is an opportunity to render opinion and compete, it should be right up KVR's alley

Ok, here's a sentence:

I have many pieces of gear in my studio.

I want a single word replacement for pieces of gear that is as meaningful as possible. For example, instruments might work, but it's not quite broad enough because it doesn't really include effects or test equipment. The word assets is broad enough and works, but it's perhaps a little too broad, I don't really want to include the table and chairs.

What's your word?

"Reasons I'm broke" usually comes to mind.

But if it's an instrument, instrument is the best word. If it's a piece of outboard effects gear, gear suffices.

I think assets is too broad, and as you suggest, includes things the IRS might also consider to be "assets".

Two things to think about, my friend: If you're at a point in your music career where all you have to worry about is what you call the stuff you own, you're already better off than 99.8% of us, and you probably shouldn't even worry about that.

Second, as Mark Twain said, "The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." To wit: if you call something an "asset" and the person you're talking to pictures a chair when you use that term, you're going to have problems communicating.

As tempting as it is to go from using two words to describe your music gear down to one word (thus doubling your efficiency when talking about what you have), if you can't get your point across to someone else, you're going to spend a lot more time explaining yourself.

Steve

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:09 am

planetearth wrote:
ghettosynth wrote: What's your word?
"Reasons I'm broke" usually comes to mind.

But if it's an instrument, instrument is the best word. If it's a piece of outboard effects gear, gear suffices.

I think assets is too broad, and as you suggest, includes things the IRS might also consider to be "assets".

Two things to think about, my friend: If you're at a point in your music career where all you have to worry about is what you call the stuff you own, you're already better off than 99.8% of us, and you probably shouldn't even worry about that.

While I realize that this seems like a completely pointless endeavor, it's not, it's only mildly pointless. There is a point, but I don't want to discuss it, because I don't want to bias the conversation. I'll say this though, it does need to be a single word, and it doesn't have anything to do with me talking about my own gear.

Second, as Mark Twain said, "The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." To wit: if you call something an "asset" and the person you're talking to pictures a chair when you use that term, you're going to have problems communicating.

Exactly my friend! Asset is out, it was just an example, instruments is out, it is too narrow, gear is out, its cardinality requires a surrounding context.

Chapelle · Post by **Chapelle** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:21 am

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:22 am

thecontrolcentre wrote:Toys

I think a lot of us use that word. I'm trying to do a little better, although, it's not too bad.

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/instruments?s=t

From this page, words like "devices", or "machines" might work better. But even they convey either some broad or narrow context.

For example, I consider the modules in my modular toys, even though they're not instruments by themselves, they're devices as well.

I'm really trying to think of something that has a scope that includes most kinds of music gear, but one that would less often be used to refer to parts of that gear.

For some reason I think that there's a perfect word that I'm just not thinking of, maybe not.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:33 am

'Slut' is the term for one piece, 'slutz' for a few pieces. 'Gear' is the whole lot.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:33 am

Terrible investments?

I usually just call it all studio gear or music equipment.

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:51 am

cryophonik wrote:Terrible investments?

I usually just call it all studio gear or music equipment.

Actually, equipment in general seems to encompass most of what we use.

Steve

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:55 am

Just tools. Or, when I am

, POS

pheeleep · Post by **pheeleep** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:31 am

I say "my setup"

chaosWyrM · Post by **chaosWyrM** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 6:53 am

planetearth wrote:
cryophonik wrote:Terrible investments?

I usually just call it all studio gear or music equipment.
Actually, equipment in general seems to encompass most of what we use.

Steve

yeah thats what i was going to say.

equipment accurately describes all the things we use.

fese · Post by **fese** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:04 am

Junk.
It's just when I say " I'm gonna play with my junk now" people look at me funnily. Weird!

keyman_sam · Post by **keyman_sam** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:18 am

fese wrote:Junk.
It's just when I say " I'm gonna play with my junk now" people look at me funnily. Weird!

That's because its rude not to invite them. Next time tell them you'd like for them to play with your junk. Smile slowly but gently. Walk towards them slowly if no one takes up that offer.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:29 am

Equipment...

I used to refer to ALL of my studio equipment {cumulatively} as my "synth", when I had much, much, more HW. It was all interconnected and synced, and 'greater than the sum of its parts'.

as it were. [2c]

What do you call your gear? (This is simple and slightly pointless challenge, see inside)