Well, that whole "no computer in the studio" turned out to be a surprising pain the ass. Computer is back now, enough fucking about trying to be perfect, time to get some actual music made! New studio tweaks - removal of toyish gear, settle into a proper "band" atmosphere with a bass synthesizer, lead synthesizer, conductor, sampler, drummer, and strings section - figuratively, of course. Newly added - a Waldorf Pulse Plus, with the CV/Gate outs sequencing the SH-101, and we also see the return of the Ensoniq ESQm! I'm currently displeased with the Zoom Sampletrak's irritating habit of resetting its MIDI channel to "1" every time the power goes out, however, and it may soon be replaced with a more suitable machine. Also added were a pair of Mackie HR824 active monitors - and *wow*, I'm happy with them!
The obvious lack of the Simmons SDS-800 and other trigger-based gear isn't an oversight - the TR-707 has been removed from the kit for now, and the SDS-800 is undergoing some surgery in the lab... I'm adding a Paia Midi2cv8 kit, so I can trigger the massive analogue drum voices from the (also newly upgraded, to OS v1.11!) MMT-8 sequencer... I'm still not gonna bring a computer on stage with me. >:)
