Credit crunch? Pfft. What have you bought recently?

chapelier fou · Post by **chapelier fou** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:21 am

Boss RC-50
Lemur
KRK Rokit 6 monitors

sherman · Post by **sherman** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:46 am

Since the crunch started...

Electribe EMX-1
Axiom 49
Kaossilator
And hopefully if I get some cash for christmas, a Nord Lead 2x

My semi-justification: If I buy _this_ piece of gear, I'll stay home and play them this weekend instead of going out drinking...
So far, not so much...

Ajbbklyn · Post by **Ajbbklyn** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:37 pm

A Takamine EG523SC-12acoustic/electric 12-string guitar w/hardshell case; and
A Fishman Aura Imaging Pedalthrough which to feed the direct signal from the axe to the box.

angryman · Post by **angryman** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:51 pm

Abes 7 suite
Groovetubes Am62
CPU upgrade
SSL Duende Pcie hopefully the Drumstrip if my wife permits

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:14 pm

Forked out for some CDs (for the first time in an age)

Only Built For Cuban Linx - Raekwon
RZA Instrumentals - RZA
Collection of Classics - GZA

I love my Wu Tang I do! Ehehe. Going to go start my 'crate digging' fiasco soon; I need some samples, else I'm never going to become the next RZA!

aizo · Post by **aizo** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:21 pm

I tell you he has gotten shitty in his old age. I liked when he was more gritty. The last Wu record was weak as fuck. The only two that have been making good tracks still are ghostface a rae. Meth fell off a long ass time ago. I love the wu's first two records and all the spin offs between those two but after the double CD can't say I can stomach them.

bought sylenth on group buy today. I was playing with the demo. I wonder why I even bought this Roland SH-201

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:49 pm

aizo wrote:I tell you he has gotten shitty in his old age. I liked when he was more gritty. The last Wu record was weak as fuck. The only two that have been making good tracks still are ghostface a rae. Meth fell off a long ass time ago. I love the wu's first two records and all the spin offs between those two but after the double CD can't say I can stomach them.

See, I really liked '8 Diagrams' - it's just 'different' if you get me. It's not anywhere near as gritty or stabby as the first couple of albums, but it's still pretty tight.

I am LOVING RZA's 'Digi Snax' record. It's jazz-piano-tastic; some cracking tunes on there.

McQ714 · Post by **McQ714** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:09 pm

In the last few months:

Upgraded computer from original components I bought back in January
Built computer using original components to give to my gf for Xmas
Rob Papen Albino and RG
Camel Audio Cameleon, Phat, Space
Waves Gold Upgrade cause it was on sale
Waves Platinum Upgrade.. again another sale.. not getting Mercury though
AutoTune Evo Upgrade and AVOX 2
Focusrite Octopre LE and A-D card
a bunch of cables, a couple soundbanks, and the parts to make my own 16-point Neutrik combo jack patchbay
Next on the list is a Cyclone PCIe expansion system, UAD-2 Quad, Sherman Filterbank 2, Mopho, a second Multiface 2 HDSPe Bundle, another Octopre LE, and of course Live 8 if it ever comes out!

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:30 pm

McQ714 wrote:parts to make my own 16-point Neutrik combo jack patchbay

Care to elaborate on this? I'm hoping to get a pb going. How come you don't buy a prefab pb?

McQ714 wrote:UAD-2 Quad, Sherman Filterbank 2, Mopho, a second Multiface 2 HDSPe Bundle, another Octopre LE, and of course Live 8 if it ever comes out!

Tasty goods indeed!

Mr Mowgli · Post by **Mr Mowgli** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:34 pm

Damn the Crunch, its all our own faults anyway!

Warminstrel · Post by **Warminstrel** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:41 pm

The wife crunched my credit years ago maaan!

McQ714 · Post by **McQ714** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:14 pm

Hidden Driveways wrote:
McQ714 wrote:parts to make my own 16-point Neutrik combo jack patchbay

Care to elaborate on this? I'm hoping to get a pb going. How come you don't buy a prefab pb?

I wanted an XLR patchbay to move mic connectors to the front of my desk because i don't like to leave them plugged in. the only 16-point i could find was on onevisitmedia.com but i didn't want to spend $400 with shipping for it. so i ordered the parts i wanted and the cable i wanted to use and the punchout panel i needed but couldn't find a rack chassis wide enough so it's going to be a patch panel instead which is fine because it's not going to be moved around at all. at the end of the day, i spent less than $200 for the parts and another $75 for a soldering iron and solder and a few extras (little magnifying glass stand with alligator clips and a soldering iron holder and sponge). Now if i just had the time to sit down and get this thing done, that would be great! I should've just bought the prefab pb but I've been wanting to get crafty so here we go.

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:44 pm

McQ714 wrote:

I wanted an XLR patchbay to move mic connectors to the front of my desk because i don't like to leave them plugged in. the only 16-point i could find was on onevisitmedia.com but i didn't want to spend $400 with shipping for it.

Same boat here. I found this one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1 ... _1_4_.html

But here's the issue, all this thing does is allow you to rack your inputs. To be a true patchbay the I/O and wiring has to have this funky capability to go "Half-Normall, Full Normall and Thru."

Here is a thread from another forum on the same topic:

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=60162

There isn't a wealth of information in the thread, because the Tape Op community isn't as lively as this one. But it's a start.

Good luck with your soldering project, though! I'll be getting my solder on pretty soon maybe. Time is a grotesque animal.

Geezus · Post by **Geezus** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:50 pm

Sylenth
Zebra
Synplant
Novation Sl 61

Of course I couldnt afford any of it, and its not even a week later and I read about sylenth's first group buy ever and I literally screamed at my monitor in anger.

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:37 pm

Axiom 49

Ultralite MK3

$200 Musiciansfriend gift cert when they were 20% off...

Asking my Gf santa for a Nanopad, and she is getting $140 of tattoo from me.