Members Metrosonus Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 i've browsed a few times and i've seen inactive members there, but more or less it seems the same, although I think to a small extent the range of gear discussed is wider. to those that have hung out there for a while, what's the main difference? just curious, please no mod bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah, it's more gear oriented than here, I'd say. A lot of topics here boil down to "I'm a guitarist and I'm interested in MicroKorg" or stuff like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 there are a lot of 'studio guys' there that are super into themselves and think they're really good but still don't really _get it_. i stopped going there after i heard 'warm up the signal' for the 50th time in one day. if you want an alternative for recording tech forums, go to tape op or home recording bbs and hang with albini. i thought that hip hoppers ruled the roost over there in the synth/sampler sections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 i think it may be 50/50.. half the reason i left another similar forum was the most of it was studio / produca types giving misinformation based on what big name artist used what gear or what just looked cool in an attempt to gather people into their online flock. oh yea, lots of discussions too about phat and warm.. i was just curious mainly. people seem to get bored here and gravitate over there and i dont get it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fierywater Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 I occasionally lurk over there, but I have to agree with the above. It's amazing what they consider entry-level. If you're recording for a living, then sure, it's worth getting higher quality outboard gear. But for most of us hobbyists, it's good enough to get 70% of the quality for 20% of the price (not an exact calculation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Not sure why, but it really weirds me out to see people from here posting identical topics there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fierywater Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 It'd be even funnier if one of us posted this topic there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarvinDog Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 I post over there occasionally. It's more studio-oriented. I have to laugh at some of the threads in the Low End Theory section like, "What's the Best Pre-Amp for $3000." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franz Schiller Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 It appears to me that a lot of the dudes there are a lot snottier than here. Their attitude is always like, "The Moog Voyager is junk...anyone without a Model D is a total loser." Or "why would you waste your time with a Prophet 08? Its encoders are garbage and it sucks compared to a Prophet 5" and so on. I tend to like HC a little more because folks here have a more "Do your own thing" and "whatever you dig" sorta vibe. That said, its not all bad over there, and I do visit from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarvinDog Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 It appears to me that a lot of the dudes there are a lot snottier than here. Oh yeah. Over there it seems that the only digital synth anyone could possibly want to own is a DX7. And I've even read that Roland only makes 'prosumer' gear. I'm not complaining though-- I think that site helps to keep prices down on some used gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Maybe I'm just not cool enough for gearsluts. Hobbyists need not apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 i guess not. were not cool enough to understand the irony behind having a studio for hire then bragging about tunes made on hiphop ejay, acid loops and triton combis. it sucks to be us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 i guess not. were not cool enough to understand the irony behind having a studio for hire then bragging about tunes made on hiphop ejay, acid loops and triton combis. it sucks to be us Indeed, our suckage is large. Hold me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Indeed, our suckage is large. Hold me... eh, not in public. Diametro will show up out of nowhere with his pocket sized man love meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CfNorENa Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah, I visit over there sometimes. I mostly agree with what's been said so far. Occasionally, someone will make a harsh comment, and then someone else will say something along the lines of, "Careful, we don't want to turn this into HC KSS." Hmmm. Some of the threads here do descend into personal attacks, but it is pretty rare, I think (but I wasn't here during the hey day of the Oasys discussions!), and in general, I'd say the vibe over there is more aggressive. I like it here better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Occasionally, someone will make a harsh comment, and then someone else will say something along the lines of, "Careful, we don't want to turn this into HC KSS." Hmmm. Some of the threads here do descend into personal attacks, but it is pretty rare, I think (but I wasn't here during the hey day of the Oasys discussions!), and in general, I'd say the vibe over there is more aggressive. I like it here better. oh the irony. most of what i've read is playground taunts. i agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 I'd love to see a Gearslutz vs. Futureproducers celebrity death match. It would be excitement worthy of a Hollywood action film. (We could even get the Northernsounds guys to score the soundtrack!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 I do read them when I find a topic I'm interested in. There's some people there that know their {censored} and are cool to talk to.But there's a lot of "I have such and such so I'm worth more than you" attitude as well. I would say: KSS - Musicians from all over, though at least half are probably from the US. Very diverse in their music: there's the keyboard-player-in-a-band crowd, the producer crowd (albeit small), the hobbyist crowd, the modular synth geek crowd, etc... GS - Musicians from all over but at least 80% are Europeans. The musical tastes are pretty much all within the Electronic Music variety - you won't see the keyboard-players-in-a-band hanging out there much. It's mostly producers and wanna-be-producers or electronic music. Some hobbyists are also welcome, as long as they have a good number of expensive synths... Oh and they seem not to have much of a sense of humor sometimes. An European thing maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Space Peeps Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 i lurk over at gearslutz on a frequent basis. i don't notice much difference between the two sites. they both offer a wealth of opinions and knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Indeed, our suckage is large. Hold me... Do I have to not enjoy it ... ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 @CR: Nah. I'd like to think my sense of humor and my sense of understanding other people's humor is just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 I'm sure your sense of humor is working just fine, Evilkeen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 It sure does, flat_Puppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 29, 2009 Members Share Posted September 29, 2009 You made me lol for reals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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