A GAS anecdote

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#85

I am in a GAS transformation at the moment.

It started a few weeks ago, back to noodling a bit on my partner’s piano every day.

Playing guitar more often too with the OT doing the rhythm track and some samples and fx.

Connected the Reface CP and dedicated a few pedals to it. Bogner Wessex, Mercury7, El Cap, …

Now I am just contemplating on selling most of my synth stuff (not that much … but still makes a lot of space mentally) and instead get a new guitar and focus on getting a better and more complete player over the coming years (also involving piano), leaving the electronic music thing behind for now and shifting the focus back on playing instruments for pleasure and soul nurturing.

When I reread this post I realised I actually do not need to buy a new guitar for this and sell synth stuff, I could just do it and leave everything like it is … .

Damn gas, damn dopamine … :totes:

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#86

Definitely suffering from GAS this time of year. There’s been so many cool announcements that it is really hard to control.

I have been needing a decent controller keyboard, so the Osmose is really calling to me with the amazing presale deal and the addition of the EaganMatrix. Also the BlackBox is looking mighty tempting for so many reasons, in particular that it acts a a midi host and can clock my Pocket Operators (which had been clocked by some Volcas til I got rid of them), and that is on top of all the awesome sample manipulation options. I’m also really wanting a midi syncable looper for live ambient guitar work.

Wish I could implement the 1 for 1 option, but pretty everything in my studio is relatively unique so if something goes I’d lose out on whatever features it offers, and all these things don’t have much overlap with my current setup.

TonyDS is right, “Damn gas, damn dopamine … :totes:”

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#87

Ha, very good point about Zoia, maybe it will start a new syndrome though - PAS

Patch Acquisition Syndrome, friendlier to the environment and the bank account :wink:

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#88

I’m able to stave off gas by saying that I just like working in DAWs and with soft synths more often… All the work I actually DO for projects and clients is 100% in a DAW besides electric guitar and bass guitar. Serum does the brunt of the synth work while the V collection fills in all the holes of classic sounds I might want. If I were to get a synth it’d be more trouble than just loading a vst in a DAW and using as many FX as I want.

I had SAS (software acquisition syndrome) for a while but I’ve got enough delay, reverbs, soft synths and channel strips now. That v collection 7 upgrade is on sale and I just have no desire to get it… Already have mellotron and I know the synthi is a thing I’ll use once and be like"cool"

I literally don’t need anything to make better music, just more experience and time which I’m slowly accumulating.

I also don’t play any synth stuff live at the moment so there’s that lol. If someone hired me to play a synth for a gig next week I’d go buy one

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#89

I’m finally done. Or um, in recovery?! Turned 40 and got OT. Totally changed my perspective and workflow while also making everything else sound better?! (How does it do that?) DT pairs perfectly and is very good at sequencing stuff for OT to slay. Deepmind 12 for poly stuff, neutron for dirty, K2 for ESP.

Honestly, really don’t need or want anything else that I couldn’t already make with some effort and creativity. What I really need is more time to explore, experiment. Time is the one thing that you can’t buy more of. No piece of gear will give me the energy to turn everything on and make my final masterpiece that nobody will ever hear, except my wife. And she wonders why I bought all these weird noisy boxes just to play the same song every time I go into my studio. Living the dream!

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#90

LOL @ “GAS abatement”

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#91

Upgrading Studio Monitors /room treatment is also GAS i suppose?

<- i felt the same, when i bought a sub 37 , knowing it was more worth than my car at that time.
I think its worth it, if the instrument /device gets regular usage. No regrets for my NI Maschine /Elektrons, i use them very often.

I dont think that the next synth will improve my music, learning piano will do the job, or improving my mixing skills will.
A woodworker needs his tool set, a musican too. But no tool will make me the greatest woodworker, patience ,dedication and maybe some talent will do it.

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#92

I think a closer description for what I have is GSS - Gear Switching Syndrome. This is particularly true with modular. At this point I can’t really expand my modular so if I want to by something I have to sell something which often leads to a huge selling/buying frenzy to achieve equilibrium again. It really is nuts and will start with something innocuous like deciding I’d like to try out a different sequential switch. BUT the new (and totally affordable) switch in question is 2hp larger than my current switch which means I need to trade out another module and that’s where I get into trouble. By the time I’ve found equilibrium 5 modules have gone in and out. It’s a problem.

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#93

I am intentionally avoiding expanding my Euro setup now for these kind of reasons, in a way the HP juggling act is a good deterrent for lazy OCD lamers like me :joy:

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#94

When u have 8hp spare and that new module is 10hp… The juggling is half the fun :grin:

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#95

I think a good monitoring setup whether it be monitors and acoustics or headphone amp with headphones will get you a lot of mileage out of your setup. You will be able to catch subtle changes of each stock effect.

Once you get good with a monitoring setup you can setup a practice audio chain, tracking, mixing, and mastering. This is the biggest performance boost in my setup because it allowed me to have control of what I already have and write with my current setup.

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#96

Not fun at all! It’s my least favorite thing about eurorack.

#97

Masochist! :rofl:

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#98

The insidious power of commercials, publicities and black mirrors! See you later, I have to go watch the new Zen Delay from Erica Synths!

#99

I’m very endangered with that GAS. The same with glass for my mighty camera. I tend to overdo it “a little”.

So much, that I just went mad about it.

I sold 7 synths last week, more than the half of it just sat on the shelf :frowning:, played maximal on 1-2 tracks, not more.

And I made a promise to myself just to NOT buy ANY synth in 2020.

If I really need something mysterious I fire up vcv rack, and fiddle with that, end of story.
What a waste of money!

Edit: I just saw a superduper multitimbral fm synth with 12 voices. Yeah. Fuck.

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#100

It’s a hard decision considering that NAMM 2020 and Superbooth are scheduled during the next months … :old_key::door::fire_extinguisher::shield:

Report back next year, how it went with your “not buying any synth in 2020” :wink:

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#101

I hope it turns out well. Stripping down, and dive into what I have, that’s the plan.

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#102

Exactly what I meant! Use your GAS as inspiration!

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#103

after the novation peak is finally here, my plan is to only set things into my ebay watchlist with a big-bargain-pricerange. that way I’ll get notified that there is one available with a price I shouldnt let out. That hardly ever happens, and if it does you have to jump fast.

That should at least control it all a bit. and it would allow me to eat again haha

#104

You have 8hp spare? That’s two Distings worth!

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