RABid Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I finally caved in and grabbed a Roland SH32 while they are at blow-out prices. It has a signature sounds that will be very handy and it is fun to program. However, it is going into the closet for a while. Not just the SH32, but also my DX200, AN200, Virtuoso 2000, Wavestation SR, and several other devices. And I am not stopping with hardware. There seems to be an onslaught of software upgrades that I cannot keep up with. I paid for the Sonar 3 upgrade but still have options to upgrade SoundForge, Kontakt and a few other synths. Rgc:audio has a new SountFont player out that I would like to have just because they do so well with their other products. A lot of my software has free upgrades that I have not yet installed, and now Virsyn has MP3s of the new Tera vs. 2. That makes me want to buy version 1 sense the upgrade is free. A lot of developers seem to be feeling the head of competition and are releasing free upgrades to improve CPU efficiency and clean up the user interface. I am guessing that the GigaStudio upgrade will be out in a few months, and the Clavia Nord Modular G2 (hardware) is overdue. Of all this, the Nord Modular G2 is the only thing I really want, even though it is hardware and will be the most expensive. I dont like this constant state of flux and it is time to do something about it. Cheap hardware and even cheaper software is nice, but it is too easy to reach a point where you spend more time learning an instrument than playing an instrument. So I am going back to a very basic setup; Roland Fantom, Roland XV-5080 and Nord Modular Rack. I will also cut back on software and use only 5 or 6 VSTis for a while. You frequently see pictures of people with studios full of equipment and read long list of software they have. Now I have to wonder, how do they get anything done? Robert This post edited for speling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Where'd you get the SH32, and at what price? I just recently pulled my Darkstar SP2 out of the closet. My band decided they want to do Floyd's "Welcome To The Machine", and I'm gonna need all the synths I have for that. Up til now I'd had neither the time nor inclination to delve into the SP2, but like you with the Roland I couldn't pass it up at GC's then-price of $129. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheether Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Robert: Do you rotate all your gear or eventually sell your 'closeted' items? If I recall, you've quite the collection. Just curious... * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted November 12, 2003 Author Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by coyote: Where'd you get the SH32, and at what price?Sam Ash was closing them out for either $229 or $239 but now seem to be out of stock. Americanmusical has them in stock for $249. Originally posted by astor*: Robert: Do you rotate all your gear or eventually sell your 'closeted' items? If I recall, you've quite the collection. Just curious...I dont sell very much. I am in a small town and am no longer in the music scene so I dont have much of a market. I do trade in my old keyboards and have considered using ebay to get rid of some items. I did recently pick up some good deals on rack mount modules on ebay. If I like the sound and it does not take up much space I usually keep it. In the past year I have not bought anything expensive but I have found a bunch of good deals such as the Yamaha A5000, DX200 and AN200. My biggest purchase was probably the Novation KSR. This may be part of the problem. Those four items combined costs less than my XV-5080, but if I had bought a second XV-5080 instead then there would be no extra learning curve or distraction. Maybe this is why you sometimes see someone with a rack full of two different ROMplers, i.e., 5 XV-5080s and 5 Triton Racks. But what fun is that? I am shooting for that "seperate unit per part" level and I like the idea of every unit being different. I really just need to separate my two fields. I love programming sounds and discovering what various units will do, but a lot of units and patches get in the way of creating music. Instead of a studio full of gear I think I need a small, simple studio area and a large play room with the rest of my gear. Robert This post edited for speling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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