gear lust

[vuzh]

even though i have barely recorded anything in the last year,
i've suddenly gotten the urge to update the studio, which i haven't done anything significant to in many years.

the first of the improvements was the Arturia Minimoog V a software version of a minimoog. i'd been casting about on ebay for the last year or so trying to hook up with a cheap moog, i'd been looking specifically at the Realistic MG-1, made for Radio Shack by the Moog company, they sell for roughly $300. it would still be fun to have one.

don't know what it is about that moog sound, seems like every noise that comes out of one is made of electronic melancholy. i love it.

i haven't installed the software for the MiniMoog V yet, i may need to update my CPU, which i've found that i can do for pretty cheap, so i'm gonna try it out first to see if it'll work with no update. meanwhile, i've been checking out some midi controllers, like this one here, and the beefier version too. the X25 comes with that infrared field sensing technology, for the fake theremin effect, and some pitch wheels too. either of these would rock ass for controlling the soft-moog, with all those knobs and buttons.


some other future acquisitions have been running through my mind lately too,
(it's good to have new toys once the creative urge kicks in again)

in software, i've been lusting over Ableton Live -- which is an unliklihood, because i'd probably want to run that on a laptop, and i'm not in a position to buy a laptop right now... but if i got that, i would definitely start playing solo concerts.

i'm going to need a midi sequencer... looking around briefly on download sites brought up this one: easy beat 2.1. OR i could buy a cheap ass midi interface and use the Dr. Groove to sequence...?

i have some amount of interest in ReBirth, but i don't think i'd really want to buy it either...
i already have some actual analog drum machines, it'd be great to have a 909 or an 808 simulator though.

Max / MSP always gives me a boner, but it's pricey, and i have a desire to move more away from computer recording anyway. the soft-moog was a real compromise in that sense, and the only reason i went with it was the price.

in hardware, i'm still interested in that MPC 2000, which i just checked on at the pawn shop... it's still there. i decided to let it go for a long while to see if this is something that was just a momentary fixation or something more lingering, and the more i think about it, the more i realize how much i could use a sampler / sequencer like that. especially for beat music.

the prices on the Line 6 Pod have come down, thankfully, and my years-long interest in them hasn't waned. i really am getting that one on the top of my want-list, especially after just going through another difficult guitar recording session with amp + mic. i just can't get rid of the excess amp noise. a direct-in box with lots of distortions to choose from is just what i need. SansAmp was in the running for a while, but i think the Pod is cooler.

there's also the RNC (Real Nice Compressor) which is a cheap, well-revered compressor. i need a good standalone compressor, the little Alesis one i have isn't very good.

too bad studio stuff is so expensive.
i don't even look at the mid-line and top-of-the-line stuff. you could buy a single component for 3 to 5 grand.
i have to get all angsty about any purchase over a hundred bucks.

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[vuzh.livejournal.com]

devastating retorts must not be held back, you fool.
not on this journal!

besides, i'm curious on how you can top my charmingly disgusting self deprecatory proclamation.