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To sell or not to sell - that is the question
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| aNYthing |
Yo, wise boffins of TA- need help deciding. I have amassed a serious amount of gear - including 2 very rare vintage and mint analog synths. The thing is - I find myself only using my TI2 - mostly because it's my controller and it has midi and it is relatively easy to fit in.
The analogs are great but I barely touch them - not for track anyway. Mostly to just mess around with them. Same goes for like 10 other synths I own. I feel terrible guilt when I don't come to studio or don't do anything productive while there - which happens to be most of the time.
The thing is - I kinda relegated myself to the thought that I'm done. There's no way I'll do anything earth-shattering at 35. There's too much to grasp in terms of proper production and I spend tons of money on magazines full of overwhelming advise I'll never be able to finish reading, let alone implement.
Besides, if rags and sites are to be believed, none of this physical gear will help me become the next , as software plugins is where it's at. So, having considered that ballancing two jobs, family life and whatever is left of my time in the studio... I think I'm better off cashing in all this junk and fixing up the house, which needs it.
The thin is - in the past I sold tons of my gear, only to find myself buying it again at much higher prices. My sanity says "dump it"... My GAS says "hell no, this will pass and you'll regret it."
Help me decide what to do... |
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| floyd741 |
| Sell what you don't use and if you ever think about buying it again, stab yourself in the leg. |
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| aNYthing |
| quote: | Originally posted by floyd741
Sell what you don't use and if you ever think about buying it again, stab yourself in the leg. |
but stabbing self in leg may not help eliminate the stupidity... |
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| aNYthing |
| To further substantiate - I don't think ther was ever q moment whenall these synths were connected together at the same time. I have 3 yea old midi patch bay that hasn't even been used... And another one still sealed in shrink wrap - probably worth a pretty penny... |
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| tehlord |
GAS is one of the biggest reasons people don't create what they really want to create imo.
I stopped GAS'ing about 6 months ago and my creativity and ability increased dramatically (if I do say so...)
Get rid of the dross
Then if you still can't create what you want to create, sell the remainder and take up golf. You're about the right age. |
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| user19503 |
| sell everything, u have no idea how good it feels. |
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| Waza |
| Well Sell what you consider stuff that you've not touched the longest then after that see if you miss that. Then just go from there with all your other gear. |
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| mfitterer1 |
| I can see how it would hinder not only your productivity but your workflow. Trust me man going all vst is amazing. You can go anywhere with your studio and it's instantaneous switching between synths. AND YOU SAVE A TON OF MONEY. With that said I think there are some pieces you know you have to keep if only for the fact you can make a assload off of them as long as they are maintained and age well. |
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| cryophonik |
I just downsized/upgraded my studio pretty substantially much for the same reasons you did. Granted, I started with far less (and less valuable vintage) gear than you currently have, but I spent a few weeks pondering exactly which synths I actually used in my productions, which ones I didn't, and which ones I really wanted. So, over the course of a few months, I sold 6 synths, kept 2, and bought 2 more, leaving me with a total of 4 synths that I actually use on a regular basis:
- Kurzweil PC3X
- Access Virus TI2
- Yamaha FS1R
- DSI Prophet 08
Every one of these synths get used in my songs. Plus, like you, my Virus is my main controller. Also, my PC3X is my "piano" (i.e., an instrument that I play/practice on). Now, that may still seem like a lot to some people, but I'm very much an old-school hardware guy (I suspect you are as well) and my tendency is to use hardware over software. But, this is the smallest synth lineup I've had in about 6 or 7 years and, I've gotta be honest, it feels perfect so far.
So, I guess my advice is to consider just trying a smaller setup first - decide which synths you would be most prone to using, preferably something that differs from your Virus, and sell the rest. Then, see if you can find a way to fit that/those synth(s) into your workflow. You might be surprised at how much more manageable it is to have just a few synths, rather than going to the extremes of having a lot of synths, or just one synth. My $.02
BTW, if the Gearslutz forums are any real indication, the Jupiter 8's stock seems to be peaking right now. So, you might want to consider selling soon while the going rate is high and demand is up. |
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| Zombie0729 |
dude we must be related. by related i mean we have a nearly identical studio as far as gear and equipment goes. like really freaky to look at. i was in the same boat last year, i sold all my synths(arp odyssey, prophet, pro 1, fat cat, etc) except my beloved virus TI, nord lead 3 (which now i'm thinking of selling), juno 106 & JD 990(also thinking of selling now that i have the korg legacy digital edition).
in the end the analog gear is more time consuming, less usable(no recall on some, very limited automation via midi etc), less reliable, etc.
at least in my opinion |
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| Existo22 |
So yeah. Start your cubase session. Figure out what drums you use whether it is battery or guru or whatever. Put your favorite samples there. You want a instrument mapped up with every decent kick you got.
Same goes for claps snares toms ect You should end up with 10 12 tracks with your favorite drums.
Lay down a drum track.
Next create 4 midi tracks that will go out to your
1. roland SH
2. Roland juno
3. Roland jupiter
4. Nord lead.
Next create 4 audio tracks in mono
Then bring the synthies back in mono to the soundcard so that you hear sound.
There. Done.
Actually keep your tc electronic verb.
Find decent hall or plate program and a decent drum room program.
Create 2 aux sends where the sound goes out of the computer and into the verb and back on two busses. Big verb small verb bus,
Create your delay using echoboy on another bus.
There now you used up all your i/o on a 8 in 8 out soundcard.
Save the session because setting stuff up all over again can be boring.
Sell one keyboard 2 tier stand (100)
Sell the ti. (1350)
Sell the nord lead 3. (1000)
Sell the emu box. (200-300)
Sell the power thingi. (75)
Sell the rack. You got plenty of rack space there.(120)
Sell the synthex synth for big bux. ($4000)
Sell the yamaha digital miixer (500-1000?)
Sell the akai midi toy (500) (unless you really like it :D )
Put the nord lead where the ti is now.
Put the three tier stand right next to your desk so that you can turn your chair and reach it.
Put the jupiter where the nord lead is.
Put the reverb and midi interface on in front of you as well and rack it up. Hook your stuff up.
Sell the rack where the yamaha mixer is now. $75-100
Offer the cheap $35 rack on top of it free with the purchase of the mixer ;)
You should make close to 8 thousand dollars and keep everything that is cool about your studio at the same time.
Now eveytime you finish laying down a drum track you got 4 synthis to work with without even pressing ''record''. They are there set up waiting to be triggered.
If you find that the plug-ins give you good enough sound for tracks that haven't used up your keyboards for then that is it. You just got 4 extra sounds. Those sounds will give your track different character. You also have a decent verb in there as well. If you find at the end of the production when you have arranged everything that something could be improved go back and track patches from your jupiter ;) |
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