(click through for mouse-over descriptions for each synth and more pics - that's an Aries modular on top and the custom monolith2 on the right - previously posted here)
You can find Travelogue here. Don't miss the EML Poly-box post here.
On the studio:
"As you can see, the studio is pretty packed. The only gear that does not belong to me is the Oberheim OB-1 and the Boss GT-5 which are borrowed from a friend. You can hover over the photo to see what the gear is. I make rules for myself when it comes to gear position. 1) I try to have all keys and controls within reach. 2) modulars are positioned where hanging cables will not get in the way of using other equipment. 3) equipment is not blocked by other equipment (this is the most challenging rule) 4) Everything is plugged into power strips and regulated through a SU700 UPS; though anything CAN be turned on, I try to keep the power load down by only turning on the equipment that I will use for the task at hand. I have a homemade DIN sync multiple connecting the MC-202, TR-808, TR-606, Mini Doc, XOXOX, and an MSQ-700 (usually for the Jupiter DCB, but can be switched to MIDI)"
This one in via Solvent of I Dream of Wires
while it's nice to see such an impressive (if not obsessive) appreciation for synths, the dark underbelly of this practice, is the fact that synth gear hoarders like this are directly responsible or the incredible increase in the after market price of vintage synths.
ReplyDeleteand the tragedy is how little of these hoarded synths actually get used.
Beyond dismissing your comment as so 2002, I might point out:
ReplyDeleteThere are patch cords in the synths. He has a blog with his own music on it. He takes care of the gear.
So, Mr. Whiney-Pants, what constitutes "actually gets used?" Making money with your keyboards? Making pop songs (not that there's much money in that anymore)? Making rank-amateur Youtube demonstration videos? Taking them on the road and beating the crap out of them? Playing them on third-rate scores? Bach Inventions?
Are there really that many people out there abusing CS-20M's?
Do you even have any concept of the gravity of OCD and actual hoarding that rips families apart, or are you just upset that you lost out on an Ebay auction for a MaxiKorg?
Ugh, what's the point. I'm just going to stomp away from the computer and stare at an unplugged string machine. Oh wait, it's plugged in. And I've used it on jobs. Don't make assumptions, jerk.
It's true that the music world is filled with gearheads that enjoy collecting but rarely actually use their equipment for its original purpose. Jon's not one of those folks, however. His synths live a pretty active and well-used life. So while your comment may sometimes be true in theory, it missed the mark a little in this particular situation.
ReplyDeleteThere are synth hoarders, be it so. But I would rather see a rare synth end up in as a little used collector's item, than rusting in an attic or being cast on the dump. In that way the equipment is saved at least.
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