New studio space has left a bunch of things no longer hooked up to the mixer, and I'm not missing them.

Virus Snow - Moving away from anything software dependent and I don't trust it in a live environment.
JP-8000 - I know I'll miss the feedback oscillator but I haven't used it much for a couple of years.
Yamaha An1x - Again, not been using it for a while.
Monomachine - Never clicked with the workflow.
Moog Little Phatty Stage II - On the fence with this one. Been using a Minitaur instead but still love the LP sound.

Only thing on the buying horizon is a TR-8. The 606 addition is pushing me over.

In what way is a Virus "software dependent"?

D.

A couple of AKs, some sawed offs, 25 nine millimeters, and a couple of ground to airs.

JD-990 might go as well. I've spent a ton of time with it anyway.

Well, the Snow is pretty gruelling to program from just the hardware. I've also had it glitch out on me a couple of times, so I'm not as trusting in it as my Nord A1, for example. In fact it's largely the Nord A1 that has made the Snow a bit redundant here.

I have the old Korg ER1/EA1s that I need to ditch at some point to go towards an Eventide Space as the MX1 I have covers the last thing I was using for them, the slicer and delay effects. I know lots of people love the blat-blat sound nature of the ER (legowelt etc), but I feel like there are more interesting things out there. The EA1 is cute but dated in a bad way.

Considering ditching my Korg prophecy as I love the sound/interface/doodling around with it on its own, I just don't really use it enough in actual tracks. Maybe I should dive into it more, but eh... Those menus....

Need to fix a few pads on my RM1x and sell that off to one of those Yamaha heads... Wish I sold it a while ago when I just felt it was never working. Might put the cash towards a push or some other Ableton launcher instead.

After much internal debate and comparison playing, I'm slimming down my setup again and using the funds for a higher-end monosynth.

So, the Boomstar SEM is going for sure, as well as the Roland V-Synth. Possibly leaving would be one of the Eventide H-8000's and/or possibly one of the Publison DHM 89 B2's.

The V-Synth is way cool and one of the easiest synths to edit and create, but I found out that I'm not really using as much of the live interface (D-beams, Time Trip pad, etc) that I thought I would. Sampling and mangling the samples with all the modulation and COSM and FX paths is great, but in the end it felt more like a traditional sampler to me and for quickly mangling sounds I still go to my Octatrack.

Since I got an iPad two months ago, my Pulse 2 has been turned on less and less. I fear its days are numbered. The fact that the P2 can only do PWM chords has always been a bit of a letdown.

Just curious what about the Boomstar doesn't sit well with you, because it seems like the only analog mono that would be high quality enough for my tastes. Patch memory, more modulation, etc?

Roland D50. Can't get into the sounds anymore. If anyone is interested in a trade message me.

I've got a few things gathering dust that need to go:

Since getting a BlueSky I haven't touched my Peavey Valverb.

I bought a Boomerang looper at a bargain price on CL, but haven't bothered to clean it and hook it up yet. That was a dumb impulse buy.

A mint Odyssey needs to go since I don't have room for it. I recently got a Sub 37, so now I'm set for an analog mono and can let the Odyssey go.

I also have a spare Mackie 1604 VLZ Pro that I bought when my other one was in for repairs. Now that the repairs are done I can get rid of the extra mixer.

I'm also going to get rid of a monotribe, System-1, and JP08 that I had bought for my synth stand business.

Listing all this stuff is getting me depressed. I hate having extra junk clogging my life. I'll be so happy when it's gone.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. For some reason I don't fully understand, it's one of the pieces of gear here that I like but never seem to reach for when I'm messing around.

This might end up being a long post, so you can skip the rest if desired.....

The high end monosynth I mentioned is actually a MacBeth Elements. I won't compare the two since the price differential is so great (and availability is also very different). Yes, it's a lot of money for a monosynth, but the tone of it is so incredible that (to me) it's worth it. I know I'll sound like a guitar player, but at this point in my gear lifecycle, it's all about the tone of a synth, especially a monosynth and to me, the Elements synth is the best sounding synth (mono or poly) that I've heard in many many years. Personally, after hearing both in person, I'd rather have one voice of MacBeth versus 8 voices of Modal for the same price.

Could I just keep the B* SEM around because it's small and versatile? Sure, but by that same logic, I should have hung onto my TB-303, SH-101, CR-78, MonoMachine, and MachineDrum and other stuff. With space and money being tight and finite, decisions have to be made.

The B* SEM can generate a wide range of sounds easily. Patch memory doesn't bother me since I tend to use almost all my gear 'live' anyway, even the polysynths. I typicall find it faster to start with whatever settings are there and edit as needed versus scrolling through 100's (or 1000's) of patches looking for just the right one.

The SEM's filter sounds great. There's a spot on the filter mode knob just a little above the full LP setting where the shape and response of the filter is still mostly LP, but there's a bit of an extra thing going on as some of the notch characteristics kick in that gives a wonderful full liquidy sound. Nothing else can get exactly there. The entire Boomstar line is quality and any of the units should give you a lot of satisfaction. It isn't entirely fair to put them directly up against the units whose filters inspired the various B* incarnations, but taken on their own as a monosynth, they are excellent.

For me, I find myself reaching for the same 3 or 4 units every time I sit down with the gear, so it made sense to shrink down the setup a bit more and focus on just those synths that I use the most.

probably an roland sh-201 synthesizer. it's impossible to not make it sound like Boards of Canada.

Debating about my jp8000. Can make a lot of nice sounds, and don't really sell for a lot. But I'm trying to save up for a Prophet 08 so I'm not sure if I'd still need it at that point.

i have to say I'm a little surprised to hear this. It certainly isn't a jack of all trades or even a must have kind of box, but I do think it has it's own pretty unique sound. For me at least certainly worth keeping considering it's small foot print, dirt cheap price, and just plain fun to play around with.

selling Casio Sk-1. Too many samplers in my life.

I'm auctioning off my Macbeth Micromac D. I've come to realize that while I love its sound and dialing in patches on it, I really need a mono that has better integration into my DAW and has patch memory.

I'm selling my Jomox Airbase 99, amazing analog drums with plenty of crunch but haven't been using it enough lately so I believe it deserves a new home!

If anyone is interested shoot me a pm before I post any ads, would prefer UK buyers.

I'm honestly having a hard time figuring out why I haven't sold my Access Virus "B". I never use it. Sounds good, but I use my soft synths for everything now. The only piece of hardware gear I use regularly is a Roland JV-880. It sounds great for what I am into. I will probably sell the JV-880 also and buy a Roland XV-5080. It would just fit in with my sound palette.

my akai ax60. i initially picked it up because i wanted a range of different tones and timbres to complement my juno 106, but i could never get the ax60 to cooperate. the ax60 covers a wider range of sounds than the 106, but it is harsher, metallic, gritty, industrial. turns out i really just wanted the sweeter juno 106 tones; it's much easier to dial in the mellow stuff that i do, even though its palette is limited.

Just sold my Andromeda. Weird feeling, but I did not use it. So rather have someone else actually having fun with it

Out of curiosity, which monos are you considering?

Just sold my Virus Ti 2 a few days ago, never really grabbed me. Bough a Roland JD-XA instead. Haven't had a chance to switch it on yet so tomorrow is the big day!

MacBeth Elements. Heard one in person over decent monitors and I'm a believer. It's the first machine I've heard that can hold it's own head to head with a MiniMoog as far as character of the oscillators, amazingly useful filter, and overall fun to play and tweak instrument.

*Some time soon* Shawn at Analogue Heaven is supposed to get 5 or so in and my name is on that list.

I have an original Mini as well as a GRP A4 and it'll be fun to get them all in a room together.

So, it's not like the Boomstar SEM is a bad monosynth - far from it. The synths were designed with different goals and different pricepoints in mind and to that end, the SEM is an amazing value. If you can't make a decent sound on one, you should sell it and take up guitar.

j/k folks

BTW - I am willing to accept offers on both the V-Synth and Boomstar SEM, so if you've been eyeing either of them, now is a good time to reach out to me.

I'm thinking its time to part with the Minilogue, SH-101 and Minimoog.

I sold my Minimoog this year. No regrets whatsoever. It is special, but it just didn't fit the workflow and it was worth buku mula.

Gotta say I've had a recent bit of GAS for a 101 though. Something about the way it cuts through in a mix is just perfect. Minilogues are dropping faster than Microkorgs back in the day, all over CL for 50-100 off new already...

thinking of selling my d550 and programmer

between the vsynth , the fantom-x , the jp-08 and the jdxa i think ive a got a lot of roland covered

Thinking about selling my E-mu E4 Platinum (with SD reader), and possibly a Korg Oasys 76. I'm not sure about selling the O just yet. Also, a Roland AX-7 that's been stored in its box for a long time now. If I sell anything, the $$$ will just go towards new gear purchases.

Here's my CS60 at RL Music - owned it for 35 years ... time to move on ... :(

Yamaha CS60 | RL Music

AkaI z4- just never fell in love with it and never had much luck with the USB connection on Windows. See ya!

Novation A-station. Love the sound, but the controls are cramped, I'm not short on analog modelling synths so I just don't find myself reaching for this one much anymore.

All of it, because I don't use it enough. But then I'd probably buy it all back, because i'd miss it.