F*ckin synths.

octatonic

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

You have a great setup there @GavRichList! I need to check out the digitone too. A Deckards Dream would be a dream synth, tbh.

Beware, the gaping chasm that is synth GAS. Tbh, I don’t touch my guitar these days at all, save for the occasional line or two in studio. Since I sold off the majority of my guitars and pedals to fund synth purchases, I’ve written far more than I ever have, and I get infinitely more pleasure from the sound design etc etc. 

But it all costs. 

I now have:

- Deckards Dream
- 2x Roli Seaboard Block
- Elektron Analog 4 mk2
- Elektron Digitone
- Elektron Octatrack mk2
- Arturia Keystep
- Oberheim Two Voice Pro
- Sequential Prophet 6
- Roland D-50

...and have a Tasty Chips GR-1 on the way. 

The message here is be prepared! Don’t just take my word for it; @meltedbuzzbox is creeping up on the outside lane too. 

I'm really surprised you haven't been bitten by the Eurorack bug.

I've pared down a bit- got rid of all the old half broken things.
My current synths are:

1010 Music Blackbox
Elektron Digitakt
Elektron Octatrack II
Elektron Analog Four II
Elektron Analog Rhythm II
Dave Smith Prophet Rev 2
Korg Krone 88
Roland JP8000
Arturia Matrixbrute
Arturia Microfreak
Novation Peak
Novation Ultranova
Novation Bass Station II
Moog Sub 37
and 840HP of Eurorack modular.

Here is most of it:





The only thing I really want now is a hammer action Nord electro.

GavRichList

Funkfingers said:

Intro - Very Vangelis.

After the drums enter, I expect to hear lead vocals from either Trent Reznor or the ever-cheerful Mark Hollis.

I’ll take that! 

GavRichList

octatonic said:

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

You have a great setup there @GavRichList! I need to check out the digitone too. A Deckards Dream would be a dream synth, tbh.

Beware, the gaping chasm that is synth GAS. Tbh, I don’t touch my guitar these days at all, save for the occasional line or two in studio. Since I sold off the majority of my guitars and pedals to fund synth purchases, I’ve written far more than I ever have, and I get infinitely more pleasure from the sound design etc etc. 

But it all costs. 

I now have:

- Deckards Dream
- 2x Roli Seaboard Block
- Elektron Analog 4 mk2
- Elektron Digitone
- Elektron Octatrack mk2
- Arturia Keystep
- Oberheim Two Voice Pro
- Sequential Prophet 6
- Roland D-50

...and have a Tasty Chips GR-1 on the way. 

The message here is be prepared! Don’t just take my word for it; @meltedbuzzbox is creeping up on the outside lane too. 

I'm really surprised you haven't been bitten by the Eurorack bug.

I've pared down a bit- got rid of all the old half broken things.
My current synths are:

1010 Music Blackbox
Elektron Digitakt
Elektron Octatrack II
Elektron Analog Four II
Elektron Analog Rhythm II
Dave Smith Prophet Rev 2
Korg Krone 88
Roland JP8000
Arturia Matrixbrute
Arturia Microfreak
Novation Peak
Novation Ultranova
Novation Bass Station II
Moog Sub 37
and 840HP of Eurorack modular.

Here is most of it:





The only thing I really want now is a hammer action Nord electro.

Conscientiously objecting! I wouldn’t be able to stop  

this this expenses are likely to be new monitors, and maybe a RYTM mk2 or a Monomachine. 

GavRichList

*this years 

GavRichList

great looking setup though @octatonic.

I'm in a different room in our house now - really compact, but I actually prefer it; everything is in arms-reach.

https://i.imgur.com/ql5jrun.jpg

on the left:

Oberheim Two Voice Pro
Modal Argon 8
Sequential Prophet 6
Roland D-50

on the desk:

Elektron Octatrack mk2
Elektron Digitone
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream
Roli Seaboard x2

on the right:

Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1
Elektron Analog Four mk2

Strangefan

Here's my current set up, not an expensive one but it sounds and works amazingly. 

 

GavRichList

Strangefan said:

Here's my current set up, not an expensive one but it sounds and works amazingly. 

 

you dont like your synths tame then, eh? 

Strangefan

GavRichList said:

Strangefan said:

Here's my current set up, not an expensive one but it sounds and works amazingly. 

 

you dont like your synths tame then, eh? 

Oooh I csn see why would would think that , I love tame soft sounds and find the  reflecting pool really helps, how'ver, for full pad sounds vsts are unfortunately the way to go as I have  no space left! 

WiresDreamDisasters

I'm jealous of these synth setups!

octatonic

GavRichList said:

great looking setup though @octatonic.

I'm in a different room in our house now - really compact, but I actually prefer it; everything is in arms-reach.

https://i.imgur.com/ql5jrun.jpg

on the left:

Oberheim Two Voice Pro
Modal Argon 8
Sequential Prophet 6
Roland D-50

on the desk:

Elektron Octatrack mk2
Elektron Digitone
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream
Roli Seaboard x2

on the right:

Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1
Elektron Analog Four mk2

Been meaning to say something to you.
There is a very cool VESA mount thing for the Digitakt/Digitone.
They are really stable.
Don't use screws longer than 7mm.

LINKY

Looks like this:

paulmapp8306

GavRichList said:

great looking setup though @octatonic.

I'm in a different room in our house now - really compact, but I actually prefer it; everything is in arms-reach.

https://i.imgur.com/ql5jrun.jpg

on the left:

Oberheim Two Voice Pro
Modal Argon 8
Sequential Prophet 6
Roland D-50

on the desk:

Elektron Octatrack mk2
Elektron Digitone
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream
Roli Seaboard x2

on the right:

Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1
Elektron Analog Four mk2

Whats the Argon like.   I have the desktop pre-ordered but I could fir a Hydrasynth module in instead (its a little wider, but I could make it work).  Getting tempted to cancel the Argon and get the Hydra....  Probably more to do with the wait than anything else though -Id appreciate some thoughts.

Im more a live player - and have an FA07, and Peak to partner the wavetable synth with.

GavRichList

The Argon is really surprisingly great. very straight forward to use, and sounds wonderful. If you're a player, worth noting that it has a very nice fatar keybed. Sounds and feels far more expensive than it is. 

Freebird

I've got a couple of vintage analogue synths, but I mostly use VSTi synths, and I run them through Nebula valve/preamp/line-in type programs.

Freebird

Strangefan said:

Here's my current set up, not an expensive one but it sounds and works amazingly. 

 

What's that thing on the bottom left, and what type of computer keypad is that?

Strangefan

Freebird said:

Strangefan said:

Here's my current set up, not an expensive one but it sounds and works amazingly. 

 

What's that thing on the bottom left, and what type of computer keyboard is that?

The keyboard is a logitech 213 prodigy.... Lovely tactile keyboard. The lil thing at the bottom is a vector, which  is an ai robot  

paulmapp8306

GavRichList said:

The Argon is really surprisingly great. very straight forward to use, and sounds wonderful. If you're a player, worth noting that it has a very nice fatar keybed. Sounds and feels far more expensive than it is. 

yeh - went for the module though as I couldnt find the width needed for the keyboard version - same reason why I didnt end up with a Minilogue XD.

althy

Aside from the usual suspects for carpenter sounds ( prophet, juno, moog 1)
- yamaha an1x is great ( like really great) and cheap even though they are getting more and more interest these last few years.
- The reface CS is also great and great mini keys ( preset via an app which is either good or bad depending on your use)
- And the microkorgs all have great va-s ( love the XL) and very easy to program too, shit keys.


-If you are looking for full sized keys 5 octaves or less the AN1x might be your ticket

-If looking for a mini keyboard that you can tweak quickly the Reface CS is a brilliant piece of kit.

-and if you want a powefull engine to use with an external master keyboard the Microkorg XL is a great all rounder quite easy to programm thanks to the app and with a lot of presets recall-able in one touch.

If you're loaded a juno might be the best option and they are so easy to sell with profit if you don't like it.

mburekenge

Im using my Roland Super Jupiter. Very versitile.

builttospill

Above is the excellent Wasaphone MKII flour dredger microphone. It’s great for those vintage radio sounding vocals, I use this with a little bit of slapback echo from my Echoplex. It sounds bloody awesome for money.

Thought I’d revive this thread. During lockdown I sold off all of my pedalboard amongst other things and ended up with this lot including the retro desk. It’s a fairly basic synth/sampler setup (sampler is a 1010 Blackbox) for my needs it’s brilliant I don’t record anything it’s mainly for creating jams etc. The Mackie mixer really was a great purchase. I’ve got a couple of FX pedals in the aux send for the synth and Blackbox. I run my guitar through a HX Stomp and that also goes into the mixer. There are cables bloody everywhere. Next purchase is going to be an Arturia Drumbrute Impact to create instant beats. Can anyone recommend me some stands for my iLoud Micros?

Arturia Minibrute 2
Blackbox 1010
HX Stomp
iLoud Micros
Wasaphone MKII flour dredger mic for sparklehorse type vocals

Mackie 802-VLZ4

Beyerdynamic DT 880 Edition

Digitech Polara & Dunlop Echoplex

Freebird

What colour capes do you guys wear when you are playing your synths? I'm thinking of getting a gold or silver sparkle one.