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I need to get an updated pic with a couple modules added to the Modcan and a few of the new delay units in the rack... soon-ish

gear list:
 
synths:
Fenix modular
Modcan/Cyndustries modular always in progress
Clavia Nord Modular
Kawai K5000W (decided to keep it)
 
effects:
Eventide Eclipse coming soon
Lexicon PCM-81
Lexicon Prime Time
t.c. electronic M-300
Ensoniq DP/4
Line 6 Pod XT coming soon
Line 6 Echo Pro
Deltalab Effectron II ADM-1024
Deltalab Super Timeline ADM-512
 
mixing/monitoring:
Mackie 1402VLZ (upgrade to Allen & Heath 16:2 Mixwizard at some point)
Sony MDR-7506 headphones
an old set of hi-fi speakers :-)
 
recording:
PIII 800 MHz (512 MB ram, 2x 20GB HD, Yamaha 16x10x40 CD-RW, etc)
Hoontech/ST Audio 2000 8-in/8-out audio interface
 
for sale:
Lexicon NuVerb with breakout cable and all related software
 
and, because inquiring minds want to know...
 
Modcan/Cyndustries module list:
Octal Inverting Attenuator (backordered due to upgrades)
Dual ADSR (Cynthia)
4VCA (w/ audio-removal pull-pot mod)*
Quad LFO
Super Pshyco LFO
Sawtooth Animator for sale
Synthacon Filter
Twin Wasp Filter
Quad Low Pass Gates (backordered due to upgrades)
Dual X-fade
Dual Mixer
Interface x2
Miniwave (with stock and Quantizer ROM)
Pulse Divider
Rhythmic Divider
 
all in a Cyndustries 8D wood case
powered by a Cyndustries Medium Power Supply
 
* to explain the mod on the Modcan 4VCA: Bruce usually makes them with pull-pots that switch the VCAs between audio and DC/CV ranges. I had mine modified to be audio only, and the pull-pots to remove the individual VCAs from the mix output. the end result is that it can function as 4 independent VCAs, or a 4 channel mixer with CV over each channel - or any combination in between.
 
I've made some big decisions in terms of overhauling the studio... in nutshell, anything that used to be on the gear list that's no longer there will be slowly sold over the next few months. even some items that are still on the list might go up for sale before the dust settles.
 
the DIY projects I mentioned are still in the works, but have been slowed down due to the increasingly busy day-job schedule of the builder...
 
aside from that, I've also made the decision recently to move away from synths, mostly due to a lack of time to do anything serious with them. instead I'm going to get a couple of guitars and guitar related gear, as well as drums, and get back into doing that a bit more. I'll get a semi-acoustic guitar for playing "real" music and an electric guitar that I'll also continue to do ambient experiements with. still going to keep the modular synth happening, but scaling it back to mostly processing modules. I'll get sound sources for it out of the guitar and the Nord Modular for the time being.
 
in the meantime, stay tuned as I'll be doing my best to update the "for sale" list each time a new item goes "on the block", so to speak...

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