Markyboard Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 ...What to get me for Christmas... http://www.schmidt-synthesizer.com/en/images/gallery/schmidt_frontal_03.jpg Or maybe you already have? New Batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Look at all those knobs! Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 ...What to get me for Christmas... http_frontal_03.jpg Or maybe you already have? atch[/url] I donated a similar amount to charity, for poor people. Maybe next year Quote Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I want to be in the office gift exchanging game with Marky. You know the one. Where he opens the synth and grins. But I go afterward, it"s sox. And I take the synth and leave him with sox. Merry Christmas, Marky! Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I played one of the second batch at Superbooth a couple of years ago. I got to spend about an hour with it, primarily because there were actually newer and more rare keyboards in the room... which says a great deal about Superbooth. :-) It"s an absolutely beautiful synthesizer, with a lot of ergonomic touches that were groundbreaking at the time. There was a lot of power under the hood, and it was awfully nice to have all those controls close at hand. All that being said, I regard it as more of a collector piece to show off than something that is actually practical for making music, unless you are one of those folks who never leaves the studio and prefers to be surrounded by a gigantic pile of inspiration. Even with all that utility, it still felt to me like it was more of a toy than a tool. It"s largely handmade, the fit and finish are world-class, and every inch of it exudes class.And it sounds pretty darn good, too. But I don"t think I"d buy one, even at a quarter of the price. Your mileage may vary. Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 All of the knobs on that thing will lead to a divorce. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 All of the knobs on that thing will lead to a divorce. In that case who ever buys it for me can thank me later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This would sound nice on the work I don't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 The TV is small and not in the middle. How you gonna watch cartoons? Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofox Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 ...What to get me for Christmas... Dream on...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 I spent a fair amount of time playing with one at a couple of NAMM shows. It really is a beautiful synth both sound and control wise. Also the build quality is phenomenal. For folks not so enamored with the past but wanting modern analog this is an amazing synth. Remember this came out before the poly-analog revival got going and still holds it own, being that it is its own. In addition to the 20,000+ obvious reasons I was also turned off or at least suspicious of the internal fans despite claims they are super quiet.That and no access to schematics and concern about repair/parts. I did enjoy talking to Stefan Schmidt at the time and getting his insights. This always makes certain synths all the more special to me. As to tool vs toy? I"ve never been able to figure that one out with any worthwhile synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I'm glad I've been able to demo a few mega-synths, such that I'm NOT more dazzled when new ones appear. No matter how huge and lush they get, $20k always sounds to me like a generous budget for a very healthy home studio, not just one item, in 2020. Stefan has created something special, but its an eternal pipe dream when you and I have close to 0% chance of ever using one, even as quick icing. You can drop in a few sequences or stingers from a borrowed synth, but its the ones you embrace long enough to make them dance that really count. 25 units means f-all chance of ever seeing on one Reverb dot com, too! Markyboard, I send you the consolation Christmas gift of a coupon worth 4 TB of good wishes, redeemable at Radio Shack. Sorry, times are lean. Quote "Stay tuned for a new band: Out Of Sync." ~ "The Vet Life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Or you can order three Moog Ones... I donated a similar amount to charity, for poor people.How noble of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
232006 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 ...What to get me for Christmas... You should have said earlier! Sadly it's past the last mailing date to US from UK. I do expect I'll get some socks from Elmer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 But the important question is 'are the variable color LEDs MIDI controllable?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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