synkrotron

I mean, look at this thing, definitely a work of art and so worth the money, even if I only use it for elevator music:-

2 minutes ago, paulo said:

Stoopid loud keyboard😣

Has your computer keyboard got one of those new Cerebral Links? Apparently they can type what you are thinking. You have to set the Thought Filter in order to get the best results, apparently.

I've googled it and can't find anything about it though...

1 minute ago, paulo said:

Oh man, did I say all that out loud......?

No, you typed it out loud.

2 minutes ago, Kenny Wilson said:

Do I really need a 7 thousand dollar guitar if all I'm doing is playing elevator music ?

If you can afford it, yes.

there are other people here, Paulo

well, if a live lamb appeared at the front door we would let it in, but we do not eat lamb

I never have liked Mint Sauce.

Even with Lamb, which is banned in our house.

2 minutes ago, paulo said:

Do you want some gravy while you're thinking?

No thanks.

Perhaps it is because I am twenty five percent Welsh.

4 minutes ago, paulo said:

It's a well known fact that people in the north have gravy on everything.

Let me have a think about that...

This was a mere £2200:-

Guitars are also a work of art, to my mind, at least that's what I say to my missus when she asks me to play something by Led Zep...

4 minutes ago, paulo said:

what are the chocolate buttons?

shear indulgence

1 minute ago, paulo said:

Did you have gravy on that?

no

1 minute ago, paulo said:

WTF are chocolate eggs all about anyway?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg

8 minutes ago, paulo said:

Way too sickly sweet looking for me

I understand. Many here would agree, I'm sure.

I blame my mum... Sugar butties to shut me up when I was knee high to a grass hopper...

14 minutes ago, paulo said:

When you look at that image it's hard to imagine how anyone first thought that it might taste nice.

 

Whereas this, to me at least, looks nice

33 minutes ago, Wibbles said:

So ... many ... knobs ...

Apparently, it's not the number of knobs that counts, but what you do with them

Or something like that...

22 hours ago, Wibbles said:

I bought one of your albums. If it means I'm just like Craig, I want a refund.

Hiya Wibbs,

As Craig points out, you are quite sane in just buying the one album

On 4/5/2019 at 3:50 PM, jude77 said:

This is very cool!  Congradulations!

Thank you very much

On 4/5/2019 at 12:28 AM, craigb said:

than anything that counts as the Top-40 currently

Can't remember the last time I listened to the Top 40 of any genre of music... Things must be really bad out there right now!

On 4/5/2019 at 12:04 AM, bjornpdx said:

Your uncle Nigel bought another album, Andy?

Well, as it happens, Bjorn, not one relative has either bought an album or even asked me for a free copy.

On 4/5/2019 at 12:04 AM, bjornpdx said:

Congratulations!

Thanks, Bjorn

13 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Hardware MIDI synths last forever

Not necessarily.

My JP-8000 gave up the ghost last year. I could probably fix it but instead I decided to put it back into its carry case.

13 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Software synths must 'do the math' creating every note, every nuance, and every articulation while the sequence is playing

Since upgrading my workstation I don't really find this a problem.

13 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

With practically zero latency I can add track after track in real time while the old ones are playing and have the new track in sync.

I don't understand this one... Are you tracking to your DAW or to a multi track recorder of some kind? If the former, then sure there is latency involved.

Back in the early 2000's I was entirely hardware with all my instruments going into a conventional mixer and I mixed and monitored from there and finally recorded a stereo mix into my workstation. So, yes, in that situation, zero latency.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding something here...

So, to answer the original question, at this moment in time I have feet in both the hardware and software camp. And you can't get more hardcore hardware synth than one of these:-

No ROM... No presets

My favourite guitar rig preset is Warm Universe...

Hit C and hope for the best...

40 minutes ago, craigb said:

Gotta love that "Stop Stuck Note" guy. 🙂

Aye! The Scream (as it is sometimes referred to).

56 minutes ago, craigb said:

Ah, but does this other miscreant have all five of your albums?  Hmm?  

Only you have all my albums, Craig. My number one fan haha

Of course, every one will now think you are completely off your rocker!

56 minutes ago, Mesh said:

But, you don't have a cat do you?

(with teeth)

I don't have a cat, with or without teeth