Members Needle201 Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 ...for the last six months, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Needle201 Posted October 5, 2004 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 for me the Gas-absence started last year in October, when the Monomachine Beta Units was due to be released.remember when there were only 100 units for the reduced price? i was so many times typing my name into the order form, but never send it...and suddenly i was cured of GAS (well almost)... since then, i have only bought small stuff, like replacing my {censored}ed up Lexicon Reverb, and a small digimixer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scubyfan Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Me. Because I'm a lousy musician. And because I am very busy. And because I like writing like this now. Annoying. Isn't. It. Yes. Very. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 All I bought was the Logic Pro upgrade back in March. And the Logic Pro 7 upgrade sometime this month. Oh, and the Absynth 2.0 upgrade, but that doesn't really count, 'cause it doesn't really add to the blinky blinky factor of the studio. Why? Too much crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kirumamoru Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I haven't bought anything new in a while... I did buy an FS1R used a month or so ago... and that was a totally GAS-induced purchase, not a necessity. But yeah, nothing new. I'd love a G2 and/or an Ion, but ah well. Kiru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purity_Control Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I rarely buy new gear, used is much better VFM. Currently I've abandoned my drooling over Tritons in favour of drooling over Trinitys, a lot cheaper, and I went off the Triton as a concept when I found out it uses volatile RAM, so it's bog all use without a SCSI interface and offboard drive (and costs even more), and having to reload things all the time would cheese me off and get in the way of making music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeez Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Argh! You got me! I upgraded to Cubase SX2.2 a few months ago... Oh yeah, I also got the Amplitube+TRackS bundle too. Man, I'm such a tool. Forever, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pilot Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 All I've bought recently is a new motherboard and HDD. Only bought the mobo because I couldn't get the previous one to work properly, and I ran out of space on the old HDD. Also upgraded PowerTracks but that's only a bargain piece of software (but worth several times the price). Looks like I'm letting the side down. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Umbra Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 bought a few things but sold other to pay for it, sold er-1, baby hui, some software, dx200. Got G2 expansion, cubase 3, and am trying to get my hands on a certain high priced multi-effects box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roger the Shrubber Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I haven't bought anything in the last 6 months - 12 months even. the coming six months (3 months even) will be completely different however. I didn't (and I still wont really) have enough money and things werent high enough in my priorities to consider buying more gear, but the stuff I'm about to get are more necessities than anything. I used to get pretty bad GAS but then I bought the machinedrum - Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 For me it was about six months ago when I bought Absynth. It's not for me and will probably go on ebay to fund the machinedrum. Seriously, circuit bending is a great cure for GAS. In that six months I've created a half-dozen satisfyingly noisy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I haven't bought anything new since when I bought the MicroKorg early last year. Betw financing a wedding, some unemployment and buying a house, buying any new gear is, up to now, out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Pro Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 For the longest time I tried to figure out what I could compliment my Yamaha 9000 Pro with in my home because my 9000 Pro is often on stage or in my car or whatever and I needed something to practice on and work on sequences with. I checked every option imaginable... in the end, I bought a second used 9000 Pro. There was and is nothing else on the market like it. Shopping and GAS is over - let the music writing begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eminor9 Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Been resisting Machinedrum since beginning of the yearOne day I'll pick one up, but the Nord Lead 2x has kept and will keep me busy for some time. And little kids help too (lack of time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hmmm.... In the past, I've always used gig money to finance my purchases. I always have a set budget based on how many gigs I have laid out for the month. Sometimes, if I couldn't wait, then I would "borrow" from my personal expenses... and pay myself back through future gigs. However, with this new band I needed so much new gear to get started that I am done with buying gear until next year at least. here is the lowdown on what I purchased and sold in the last year.... August 03 Bought Built DAW P-IV 2.5 GHz, 80 GB, 1GB RAM, NVIDA FX5600-Paid$950 in parts Sold Gibson LP Faded guitar for $400 Sept 03 Bought M-Audio 24/96 card $150 Sold M-Audio Audiophile USB-Paid $150 Oct 03 Bought/Sold-nothing November 03 Traded Fender Santa Maria 12 string for Roland A37 controller. Dec 03 Bought Spectrasonics Atmospheres-$350 Garritan Personal Orchestra-$249 Darkstar XP2 (store demo)- $50 Sold XBox and a ton of games- $150 Jan 04 Bought/Sold-0 -----------------Joined new band-------------- Feb 04 Bought Micro Korg- $360 Kompakt-$ 150 Sold- IBM Thinkpad- $400 March 04 Bought EMU PK6-$350 Onstage 2-tier stand-$85 Sold $0 April Bought Yamaha MG10 mini-mixer-$89 Roland XP30 (store demo)-$600 Sold MicroKorg-$300 EMU PK6/Darkstar XP2-$360 May 04 Bought Used Ultimate Aphex-$60 Sold-$0 June 04 Bought/Sold $0 July 04 Bought Peavey KB/A 100 practice amp- $180 Vintage Synth Card-Used $80 SOLD SR-JV Orches II Card- $80 August 04 Samson db500A 500watt Bi-Amped Powered PA- $375 (Ebay) September 04 Bought Korg MS2000B $475 October 04 Selling Samson db500A Becuase of some bad weather we had some summertimer outdoor gigs cancelled. Right now I'm in the red... so I'm selling the Samson Speaker. I really don't need anything that HUGE... and If I do, I can always rent one for $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miket156 Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I went 10 years without buying anything. New record for me. But after all that time, I wanted a fully operational rig again, so I just spent about 4 grand on new gear in the last few months! It isn't as bad a case of GAS that GRANT has, but it's not over either! Need more new gear, no more money. (For now). Mike T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robmix Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I wish I could say it's been a month or even six months. At this point I try to keep it to one item a week. But with modular synths it's easy to keep the purchases relatively cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Do replacements count? Replaced Virus C with Virus Rack XL Replaced G2 Engine with G2X Replaced FantomX6 w/Studio, Supreme Dance, Vintage Keys, and 256MB Ram with Kontakt The additions have been an Electro2 73 and an SE1X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 hey muzikB: since you're about the only person posting who has owned both the engine and the g2, i'm curious how you like the g2?i got the g2 and have a hard time picturing how someone could use just the engine.the whole package is the most integrated thing i've seen yet - everything just works so smoothly together and is so easy to assign stuff to knobs and such. for the topic, i've bought too much stuff in the last 6 months, but traded it all in on saturday for something i should have gotten in the first place.i still have a few more pieces i'd like to get or replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 Originally posted by mildbill hey muzikB: since you're about the only person posting who has owned both the engine and the g2, i'm curious how you like the g2? i got the g2 and have a hard time picturing how someone could use just the engine. the whole package is the most integrated thing i've seen yet - everything just works so smoothly together and is so easy to assign stuff to knobs and such. I don't have my G2X just yet. Clavia seems to be a little slow in providing some to America. As far as the Engine goes, I think it's great! Of coarse you need a computer and it's kind of a bummer that you can't see anything on the unit itself but it's still an awesome piece. I don't have any problems using a mouse. I'm only switching to the G2X because I think it makes for a much better master controller than anything out right now. I can midi map my software instruments and rack modules with it as well as have someone sing into it with the top mounted mic input and build a harmonizer on the computer screen. No need for mic booms. I can handle a great deal from one central location with that thing and it's the last studio piece I'm currently waiting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Array Posted October 5, 2004 Members Share Posted October 5, 2004 I bought a new computer....thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted October 6, 2004 Members Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by MuzikB .............. I'm only switching to the G2X because I think it makes for a much better master controller than anything out right now. ......... i can almost guarantee you're going to love it. ooh - i just noticed you said g2x - better yet. i have the g2 - those extra keys will come in handy (the extra dsp too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clusterchord Posted October 6, 2004 Members Share Posted October 6, 2004 i haven't bought anything for six months, and this is going to continue till '05 probably.. why? two reasons: i had a major outburst of GAS in first quarter '04 - Waldorf XT30 , Rhodes MK1, MKS80 w programmer and MoogerFooger Phaser. later, in July i bought a bmw - crashed and burned my whole savings, and starting over from zero. so no GAS for a while except stuff really necessary - like fixing the grounding and acoustics in my 'studio'. ground loops are driving me nuts, affecting my work definetely.. i guess you could call it attack of BAS - babe aquiring syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirGarrote Posted October 6, 2004 Members Share Posted October 6, 2004 i got a pair of Mackie HR824s and an Ibanez 777VWH. awesome but now i'm done buying until i'm done with school (about 6 years). well, thats hwat i tell myself at least -G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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