modey Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 I'm starting to cool on the gearlust. I do have occasional cravings (I'm pretty sure I'll end up getting one of the first batch of trash80's M8 units) but I'm beginning to think I've got too much stuff and it's hindering me a bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I've got some of the parts and PCBs to start building a bunch of new stuff but I've got no plans to do it any time soon, the only thing I want to do is finish up the current project and use what I have. I'll probably build one of those Gieskes video crossfaders but that's to fill a really specific job in something I've been getting together slowly for a few years and am finally finishing pulling together, not just because I want new gear. More like buying extra cables or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 5 hours ago, modey said: I'm beginning to think I've got too much stuff and it's hindering me a bit. I'm feeling this too. I made a list of gear that's not sparking joy for me, and there's like 14 things on it. I'm digging DIY modular at the moment, but anything else is just going to get in the way, with very few exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, sweepstakes said: sparking joy Is this the Marie Kondo thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, thawkins said: Is this the Marie Kondo thing? He’s a diy-er. He’s talking about short circuits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 4 hours ago, thawkins said: Is this the Marie Kondo thing? lol yeah. It's cheesy but I like the idea. When I look at my stuff and some things just don't give me good vibes, it makes it easier to let go of things. Of course, the problem is that people tend to like the same kind of stuff, so the things that are less joyful for me end up being a harder sell in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I'm so against the new minimalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Now that I've found "my" sound, and that I get it ITB, I feel like I just need a computer and my monitors. The issue is, I need a damn fast CPU. Considering building a super compact, super fast mini-ITX computer to run https://github.com/apohl79/audiogridder to supplement the laptop, so that I can eventually play my tunes live. Even my desktop is struggling. Gonna sell my 3 Boutiques (SH-01A, SE-02, TR-08), all in mint condition. If anyone's interested, drop me a PM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 12 hours ago, TubularCorporation said: I'm so against the new minimalism. I could tell I'm no minimalist either, for what it's worth, but I definitely have too much stuff and I want less of it. Having a healthy amount of space is more inspiring than any configuration of gear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Yeah, it's when people think that things like "healthy amount of space" and "too much" are objective, proscribable things that you get into Minimalist territory, and that stuff has more in common with an eating disorder than with finding and maintaining a healthy level of order in your life. Minimalism and hoarding aren't really that much different, it's just that one of them is usually more socially acceptable than the other at any given time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 15 hours ago, TubularCorporation said: the new minimalism. What’s that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, xox said: What’s that? It’s when you buy a new piece of gear and for a few blissful weeks you think you’ll never need to buy anything ever again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 3 hours ago, rhmilo said: It’s when you buy a new piece of gear and for a few blissful weeks you think you’ll never need to buy anything ever again. Aaaa that ... but what do you mean a few weeks?! You mean yrs, right? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Minimalism is when you buy a piece of gear but you spend the minimal amount of time getting really deep with it, before you fall in love with the new shiny that you saw on YouTube presented by user RealColundiQ who is actually a deepfake of Uli Behringer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, thawkins said: Minimalism is when you buy a piece of gear but you spend the minimal amount of time getting really deep with it, before you fall in love with the new shiny. Ding ding ding ding ding. Winner. / thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Be sure to post a "first try" video, and then no more tries. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, thawkins said: Minimalism is when you buy a piece of gear but you spend the minimal amount of time getting really deep with it, before you fall in love with the new shiny that you saw on YouTube presented by user RealColundiQ who is actually a deepfake of Uli Behringer. That’s opposite of what @rhmilo said Edited July 3, 2020 by xox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, xox said: That’s opposite of what @rhmilo said Both of these things can be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, xox said: That’s opposite of what @rhmilo said Huh? No it’s not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, xox said: What’s that? Instagram asceticism. Has nothing to do with musical minimalism at all. Edited July 3, 2020 by TubularCorporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Nexus home Jexus home 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 That lamp would make a kickass thing to tape full of contact mics and do an ambient percussion performance though. Weird how a modern living room is essentially an altar for the TV that is absolutely dominated by the huge screen and a couch or something. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Oh I've wanted one of those lamps for like 20 years, let's leave the lamp out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 https://majella-audio.com/products/implexus/#overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) I've been finding a bunch of really good new open source performance video software for Raspberry Pi this week, so I'm now GASing for more Raspberry Pi's (pretty reasonable) with Picapture cards (too expensive for now) so I can run all of it at the same time. Top picks so far: https://github.com/langolierz/r_e_c_u_r https://github.com/ex-zee-ex/waaaave_pool https://github.com/n1ckfg/Scrawl r_e_c_u_r is going on the one RPi I already own as soon as I get a screen Will get one Picapture when I get my tax return an then add another RPi every paycheck or two until I have three or four of them (might be nice to have two instances of r_e_c_u_r so I can use one as a source and use the other with a capture board for live sampling, processing and upscaling to 1040p downstream from all the rest of the stuff. MIDI control over a big part of the video side of what I'm doing is the last missing link to being able to livestream fully improvised music AND visuals and having it actually make sense. Edited July 11, 2020 by TubularCorporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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