What happened? Was there an altercation?
Well, I kind of felt that many discussions ended up being about something else than music, which defeats the point of a forum, I think. But thereās a great many nice people here, so Iāll miss it, too.
Thanks for all the nice words, tho, I appreciate it. I made a demo not too long ago that earned me a few gigs in autumn and winter, if I can put together enough material for a show. So Iām focusing on that, building my EP around that material.
For what itās worth, Iāll fire away a demo of a track Iām working on, that might or might not make it to the EP and show:
Aw man, thatās too bad. Dude, I think itās just that facial expression you chose for the avatar pic. Do you suffer from Resting Bitch Face (RBF) perhaps? I do, and itās truly tough. I suspect RBF sufferers are particularly prone to receiving the projections from othersā shadow selves.
Why say goodbye forever? If your not happy with the discussion topics on the forum, but still like the people and the occasional nugget of goodness, why not just spend less time reading the stuff that doesnāt interest you and less time on the forum in general? I donāt understand why you would " throw the baby out with the bath water", or why you need to announce it. What forum topics do you want to talk about that nobody is talking about? Donāt just get grumpy and walk away!
The teddy bear with a knife on your back always struck me as a funny symbol considering your high rotation of gear. Itās not the gear that makes the planned EP itās the man behind it. You gotta tackle that cuddly demon on your back and stop trying to outrun it at the local synth dealer. Gear is designed and marketed to make us think itās that final piece of the puzzleā¦ but itās nothing but a long tradition of consumerist deception.
Donāt mean to pick on ya or pretend I know ya
Of interest to anybody buying new gear or announcing planned releases, http://www.interruptions.net/literature/Wicklund-BASP81.pdf Good read.
Simultaneously pompous and excruciatingly dull - mods please lock/delete this thread and ban all flouncers 
Naaaw. Andreas will be back once the P6 hype fades and heāll need more opinions on gear shifts 
Just kidding. Best of luck man. Your rants made me consider a lot of gear, and ultimately also reduced my GAS to almost non-existence (I just figured I donāt want to follow the path you were going). I think you stepping away from the forums and into the music is the best choice, really digging your grooves. Keep them coming.
See you around.
Right you are. Iām back. I missed you guys too much.
The gear purge is over, though. Never did buy a P6, sold almost all my stuff and feel pretty good about it.
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Sometimes it just seems people like to constantly run long diatribes because they simply like to hear themselves talk. Itās taxing at best. As the very same diatribes have infected other forums as well.
Good luck on your journey. Itās truly the musician, not the gear.
One needs a bit of drama now and then, even if thereās no audience for it 
In my case, I just had to come to terms with the fact that Iām a keyboard player, and pretty old school at that.
So I kept the Octatrack and a Korg piano with some cool vintage sounds in it, and thatās it. Donāt really miss the rest.
Glad to hear youāve found some sort of peace.
So when can we expect the new album?
Itās good to find balance.
Welcome back. You were missed.
Yes! Hamsun, Henry Miller, and G G Marquez spring to mine. I own nearly everything these diatribists wrote.
welcome backā¦even if you ditched the AR!
Grrrrrrrā¦
Thanks. And yes, the AR was the hardest one to part with. Itās a thing of beauty, to be sure.
Yes! Hamsun, Henry Miller, and G G Marquez spring to mine. I own nearly everything these diatribists wrote.[/quote]
Yes. If only more people had told these gents to keep quiet, we wouldāve never had to listen to their racket. Throw in a few Hemingways, Wildes and Rands in the mix and the world would be a quiet place indeed.
Ah-hem.
Thanks. Iām thoroughly enjoying your latest live track. Itās da shit, Adam.
Hah well, Iāve put together a few drafts, picked my favourites and making tracks now. I try to imagine Hancock jamming with Daft Punk back when they hadnāt made Homework yet. Quite enjoying it.
I try not to be bothered by the fact that during this gear frenzy, I was still quite productive. I got a lot of shit done. But it was sprawling and all over the place, naturally, since different rigs and setups generated all this. If Iād put my mind to it and just focused on what Iām doing now, I wouldāve had an album and a few gigs lined up.
So itās like, what did I do with all this time?
Learning the Octatrack, I guess. Thatās been with me almost since day one and everythingās gone through that. And things are going pretty smoothly now, thanks to that.
So yeah. Learning the Octatrack, to prepare for an album. Letās settle for that.
I read a little of the thread but the end is better glad you found yourself in a better place.
Have fun with your octatrack, Iāve been banging my head against a wall a little yesterday with parts and patterns but persevered and am loving it.