Six-string-man

If by chance you have a copy of Uriah Heeps 'Anthology' in good condition, I would happily give you the equivalent of $25 for it, and pay the postage to the U.K. Been after that for years.

22 seconds here. I sat open mouthed, wondering if it could get any worse.

When I saw the title of this thread, I assumed it was going to be about the State re-opening too soon. Glad I was wrong, the Stevie Winwood clip was fantastic

Tim, speaking as someone living with cancer, diabetes and compromised lungs, you have made the right decision. It"s going to be tough on the lad for the next couple of months, but imagine how he"d feel if he brought Covid into the house, and you didn"t survive. From what you say, he would have trouble living with that. All the best mate.

Hope it"s just a touch of flu CEB, and that you"ll be OK.

Sorry to anyone who thinks that 80 degrees is going to kill the virus off. My cousin is working in Africa, he says it"s currently 95 where he is, and they"ve recently had nearly a dozen cases local to him. I know the Donald said that the heat would kill it off, but he"s wrong. (Not meaning to get political, hope this remark is OK. If not, mods please remove)

Thanks for that GS. Very helpful.

If anyone has bought any of the in app purchases for this, I for one would appreciate a rundown on exactly what they are, and which, if any are recommended buys. Thanks in anticipation.

You certainly have never annoyed me.

This is quite possible, as I was in the store last September, and I don"t know how long the stand had been on display. It caught my eye as I had never seen a vertical stand before, at least not one with such small support arms. It didn"t have a 'back foot' as such, more of a flat base.

I saw one in a store, I don"t know what model it was, but I can assure you that it was completely vertical. The lower arms were empty, and the top arms were holding a Moog sub 37 at sitting height. Not a lot of weight I know, but it was totally stable. I was initially intrigued, but it was priced at nearly twice the cost of the K&M 18810 standing next to it. They had them in red, black and blue, some were slightly different from the others, different models I assume.

I suppose it all depends on whether you"ve been naughty or nice? I"ve got no chance!

Dockeys, if you already have it, Korg Module Pro could make for a fair alternative. Now that I think about it, I"m sure that I must have paid £60 or £70 for that along with all the iap"s and upgrades over the years, but there"s a lot more in there than there than is in the Hammond offering!

Those in the US can count themselves lucky. Those of us in the UK are getting charged £100. With the exchange rate, this equates to around $125.

Thanks for that Anne, NOT! I am never going to be able to unsee that!

When I did my comparison, I borrowed the DM12 from a friend, and got the P6 and OB6 on 30 day approval. I sent the OB6 back after 10 days, just in time to get my credit card refunded before the bill was due! Not saying I"m proud of this, but they did get a sale out of me with the P6. If you have access to a company who will do this, 10 days will be enough to tell you which synth you prefer.

FWIW, here"s a piece that I wrote for a newsletter a year or so ago. All opinions are my own, so feel free to disagree with them. BTW, I couldn"t afford to keep them both, so I kept the Prophet 6, and reluctantly sent the OB6 and (not so reluctantly) the DM12 back. You can"t really go wrong with either of the DSI"s, but I felt that the Behringer, while fine on its own, suffered in comparison with the other two quality wise. DSI Prophet Sequential 6 Very expensive (£2361 for synth, £1950 for module). No splits or layers, and only 49 keys, but the sound is out of this world!!! Very good key bed too. The module (21.25 x 7.43 inches) would be my choice, rather than the version with keys, it takes up a lot less space, and I have recently come round to the view that modules paired with a top class midi controller is probably the way to go. HOWEVER, Behringer do the DeepMind 12 which is around £560 for the module version (£640 with keys), and it is nearly comparable! And you can get lots more sounds out of the DM12 because of the greater number of effects and the more sophisticated mod matrix that"s on it. Granted, the Prophet has knobs instead of sliders, and sounds a fair bit better, and has a far superior key bed, but the price difference is unbelievable. The DM12 has a screen, which gives you more info, but also leads to more menu diving, so it"s a two edged sword, the Prophet is faster to use. If they were the same price, it would be no contest. At 50% more, I would still go for the P6. But at three and a half times the price, when the DM12 is better in some ways, you have to think very very hard. Why do DSI charge so much? Because they can! OB6. The Tom Oberheim version of the Prophet 6, with the same astronomical price tag. The advantages are a huge bass tone that is so phat that it can be a touch overwhelming sometimes, and a notch filter setting, which sounds amazing, I mean, it"s really out of this world, far and away the best that I"ve ever heard. Apart from these two (not inconsiderable) advantages, the Prophet 6 is crisper, clearer, more versatile, and better in most ways, notwithstanding the Oberheim voicing. It is very easy to make the OB6 sound 'fizzy' on some settings. I know that at least 50% of people would disagree with me, but I know which one I think sounds best. I can"t help wishing that the P6 had the notch filter though!

He helped me loads when I was a noobie, answered all my stupid questions with great patience. Cheers AS

Cuckoo is an acquired taste, but goes into great detail.

+1 for Korg Module (expensive if you buy all the in app purchases, but they have 50% off sales three or four times a year). AUM is one of the best apps out there. Also, look at Syntronic.

When I first saw this announced I was quite excited. However, having watched a couple of online reviews, I find myself distinctly underwhelmed. The only Eventide app I bought was the Blackhole, I think the other three are meh. I can"t really understand this, as I have a fully loaded H9, and it is an amazing pedal, but somehow the sounds don"t really seem to translate well to iOS. Anyone agree? Or have I just got jaded in my old age?

I don"t know the proper use of to and too, as when to use them in a sentence? Not being condescending, just trying to help. 'Too' (with two oo"s) means as well, or also. If that"s not what you mean, use 'to', (with one o)

These days I"m more about modules. Prophet 6 module vs keyboard, save £500. Summit vs Peak save £900. Digitone vs Digitone Keys, save £500+. You can get a great midi controller for £500, plus you save a stack of space. (I do realise that the Summit has the extra voices, but you get my drift.)

^^^^^ THIS After touch is either on or off, no nuance.

Roland is still solidly built. My TR-8s drum machine fell from waist height on to stone flags when I knocked the stand where it was set temporarily. No physical damage, and still plays perfectly.