#geartalk — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #geartalk, aggregated by home.social.
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Fixing up one of my old London City cabinets. Replaced the speaker jack, stuck on a tag with specifications and glued numerous pieces of tolex back on. These Celestion speakers used to be a big part of my sound, G12H30s and then the 55 hz version. A London City DEA130 amp, an SG with P90s and an Ibanez Mostortion made up for the rest of it.
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Fixing up one of my old London City cabinets. Replaced the speaker jack, stuck on a tag with specifications and glued numerous pieces of tolex back on. These Celestion speakers used to be a big part of my sound, G12H30s and then the 55 hz version. A London City DEA130 amp, an SG with P90s and an Ibanez Mostortion made up for the rest of it.
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Incident metering in mixed-light commercial interiors isn't optional — it's how you control the exposure rather than chase it. The Sekonic 858D-U earns its place in the bag on every job. #GearTalk #PhotographyTech
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Ooooh, my Soma Cosmos has finally shipped...
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Ooooh, my Soma Cosmos has finally shipped...
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Realitätscheck: Wir theoretisieren viel über Hanf, aber hat das Zeug schon jemand an?
Ich ja. Und ich sag's ehrlich: Einmal Hanf-Socken, nie wieder zurück.
🔥 THTC (UK): Haben gerade eine "4 for 3" Aktion. Göttlicher Stoff. [thtc.co.uk]
🔥 Freshemp (NL): Die Erben der legendären HoodLamb-Jacken. Heavy Duty Stuff für den Winter. Teilweise 20% Rabatt aktuell. https://t1p.de/yh9pi
Es geht nicht um Verzicht.
#HempClothing #GearTalk #BuyEuropean #Nachhaltigkeit #THTC #EuropeSenseDeals
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New studio is coming together, and just 3 weeks after moving in (that's definitely a personal record 😅). This is the live/improv/jam station, with added tape recorders because they have to go somewhere and this table had the space. More info on what you're seeing in the #AltText.
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New studio is coming together, and just 3 weeks after moving in (that's definitely a personal record 😅). This is the live/improv/jam station, with added tape recorders because they have to go somewhere and this table had the space. More info on what you're seeing in the #AltText.
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Anyone in the #GearSquad (or out of it) have these Adam Audio D3V monitors? My long suffering Eris 3.5s have developed an intermittent buzz, so it is time for an upgrade....
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Anyone in the #GearSquad (or out of it) have these Adam Audio D3V monitors? My long suffering Eris 3.5s have developed an intermittent buzz, so it is time for an upgrade....
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Product listing page with estimated price #photography #geartalk #viltrox #sonyalpha #sonyimaging
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Went a *little* long yesterday reviewing/touring Pigments, but in my defense:
1) It's a BIG, complex synth
2) I really love the hell out of it and have a lot to sayAnyway, if you have 90 minutes and want an intro to your next favorite synth, here ya go:
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Went a *little* long yesterday reviewing/touring Pigments, but in my defense:
1) It's a BIG, complex synth
2) I really love the hell out of it and have a lot to sayAnyway, if you have 90 minutes and want an intro to your next favorite synth, here ya go:
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I'll be streaming an intro to the MiniFreak V starting in about 10 minutes! Join us for a look at this excellent successor/big brother to the beloved and legendary MicroFreak.
https://youtube.com/live/wwZyopRiFVM
We'll tour the synth, hear some presets, compare it with the MicroFreak, compare it to some OTHER soft synths, and look at its place in the V collection. Oh, and probably make at least a couple of sounds.
Join us!
#SoundDesign #SynthProgramming #synthesizer #gear #GearTalk #GearSquad
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I'll be streaming an intro to the MiniFreak V starting in about 10 minutes! Join us for a look at this excellent successor/big brother to the beloved and legendary MicroFreak.
https://youtube.com/live/wwZyopRiFVM
We'll tour the synth, hear some presets, compare it with the MicroFreak, compare it to some OTHER soft synths, and look at its place in the V collection. Oh, and probably make at least a couple of sounds.
Join us!
#SoundDesign #SynthProgramming #synthesizer #gear #GearTalk #GearSquad
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I've had the Arturia MicroFreak for 6 years -- how well do I like it after more than half a decade of use?
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
#synthesizer #Arturia #MicroFreak #ArturiaMicroFreak #gear #GearReview #GearTalk #GearSquad
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I've had the Arturia MicroFreak for 6 years -- how well do I like it after more than half a decade of use?
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
#synthesizer #Arturia #MicroFreak #ArturiaMicroFreak #gear #GearReview #GearTalk #GearSquad
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Status report! Here's a little write-up of what I have been up to the past month. Streaming, travel, new music, hardware reviews, more!
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Status report! Here's a little write-up of what I have been up to the past month. Streaming, travel, new music, hardware reviews, more!
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One of the latest features on my site is gear reviews! I only review stuff I have actually used in music production, so these aren't typical "here's a list of features, and did I like the sounds?" but more of an evaluation of how and why the piece fits (or not).
https://www.etherdiver.com/category/data/gear-review/
#gear #GearReview #synthesizer #MusicProduction #GearTalk #GearSquad
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One of the latest features on my site is gear reviews! I only review stuff I have actually used in music production, so these aren't typical "here's a list of features, and did I like the sounds?" but more of an evaluation of how and why the piece fits (or not).
https://www.etherdiver.com/category/data/gear-review/
#gear #GearReview #synthesizer #MusicProduction #GearTalk #GearSquad
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Dive into the biggest little synthesizer on the market: the Arturia MicroFreak. My review explains why it's my favorite synth of all time, and why you might want to get one for yourself.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
#synthesizer #GearReview #synth #gear #synth #Arturia #MicroFreak #GearSquad #GearTalk
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Dive into the biggest little synthesizer on the market: the Arturia MicroFreak. My review explains why it's my favorite synth of all time, and why you might want to get one for yourself.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
#synthesizer #GearReview #synth #gear #synth #Arturia #MicroFreak #GearSquad #GearTalk
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Had some time this afternoon to do a little writing, so I finally got around to writing up a review of my favorite -- you read that right, my *favorite* - #synthesizer, the #Arturia #MicroFreak.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
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Had some time this afternoon to do a little writing, so I finally got around to writing up a review of my favorite -- you read that right, my *favorite* - #synthesizer, the #Arturia #MicroFreak.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/performance-review-arturia-microfreak/
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Gotta admit, the new Roland super-duper TR drum machine (real analog!) sounds fucking great. Lucky for me, it's MILES out of my price range, so unless one falls off a truck or Roland is desperate for streamers to demo it (LOL), I don't have to think about it too much.
#gear #GearSquad #GearTalk #Roland #TR1000 #AnalogDrumMachine
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Gotta admit, the new Roland super-duper TR drum machine (real analog!) sounds fucking great. Lucky for me, it's MILES out of my price range, so unless one falls off a truck or Roland is desperate for streamers to demo it (LOL), I don't have to think about it too much.
#gear #GearSquad #GearTalk #Roland #TR1000 #AnalogDrumMachine
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If you are in the market for a new softsynth AND you love FM and weird digital, the plug-in version of the Korg opsix is currently on sale for $99 (along with Modwave & Wavestate plugins; Multi/Poly is $150).
The opsix is one of my favorite synths of all time!
https://korg.shop/software/natives.html
#synthesizer #FMSynthesis #synth #VST #SoftSynth #Gear #GearSquad #GearTalk
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If you are in the market for a new softsynth AND you love FM and weird digital, the plug-in version of the Korg opsix is currently on sale for $99 (along with Modwave & Wavestate plugins; Multi/Poly is $150).
The opsix is one of my favorite synths of all time!
https://korg.shop/software/natives.html
#synthesizer #FMSynthesis #synth #VST #SoftSynth #Gear #GearSquad #GearTalk
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Poverty is the best way to learn the gear you already have.
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Poverty is the best way to learn the gear you already have.
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After a long period of stability (last module added ~2 years ago), I think it's time to upgrade my #modular setup. The plan is to swap out the excellent workhorse Klavis Twin Waves oscillator with a Noise Engineering Alia platform voice. That part I'm like 95% on.
The part yet TBD is *which* Alia voice to get as the native voice (i.e. which panel will it have).
Anyone have experience/thoughts/recommendations?
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After a long period of stability (last module added ~2 years ago), I think it's time to upgrade my #modular setup. The plan is to swap out the excellent workhorse Klavis Twin Waves oscillator with a Noise Engineering Alia platform voice. That part I'm like 95% on.
The part yet TBD is *which* Alia voice to get as the native voice (i.e. which panel will it have).
Anyone have experience/thoughts/recommendations?
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I put together a playlist of all my #Arturia #Pigments synth programming video, and made a post to give it a semi permanent home! Here's a 20+ hour playlist of Pigments programming and sound design:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/26/how-to-synth-pigments-video-edition/
Streaming starts again at 12:30 PDT tomorrow! Subscribe now!
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I put together a playlist of all my #Arturia #Pigments synth programming video, and made a post to give it a semi permanent home! Here's a 20+ hour playlist of Pigments programming and sound design:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/26/how-to-synth-pigments-video-edition/
Streaming starts again at 12:30 PDT tomorrow! Subscribe now!
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The age of vintage digital is here, & demand for old, once uncool synths is about to increase. Get a jumpstart on the competition by learning about the ups and downs of the Kawai K4, a fascinating & obscure early quasi ROMpler with some great sounds.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/10/exit-interview-kawai-k4-k4r/
#synth #synthesizer #K4 #KawaiK4 #Kawai #gear #GearSquad #GearTalk
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The age of vintage digital is here, & demand for old, once uncool synths is about to increase. Get a jumpstart on the competition by learning about the ups and downs of the Kawai K4, a fascinating & obscure early quasi ROMpler with some great sounds.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/10/exit-interview-kawai-k4-k4r/
#synth #synthesizer #K4 #KawaiK4 #Kawai #gear #GearSquad #GearTalk
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I sold some more gear, so I did another Exit Interview! This time, I say farewell to, and have a final look at, the vintage digital cruft of the Kawai K4!
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/10/exit-interview-kawai-k4-k4r/
(Noteworthy: Bad Gear featured this synth this week!)
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I sold some more gear, so I did another Exit Interview! This time, I say farewell to, and have a final look at, the vintage digital cruft of the Kawai K4!
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/08/10/exit-interview-kawai-k4-k4r/
(Noteworthy: Bad Gear featured this synth this week!)
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My most popular post this week: Subtractive Basics I, the first practical lesson in my How to Synth guide! Join the masses and learn about the 5 simple components at the heart of ALL synthesizers!
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My most popular post this week: Subtractive Basics I, the first practical lesson in my How to Synth guide! Join the masses and learn about the 5 simple components at the heart of ALL synthesizers!
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Synth shopping? If you're considering the ASM #Hydrasynth, have a look at my Exit Interview with the synth, where I cover my 4 year experience with this powerful synthesizer, and explain why I moved on from it.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/18/exit-interview-hydrasynth/
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Synth shopping? If you're considering the ASM #Hydrasynth, have a look at my Exit Interview with the synth, where I cover my 4 year experience with this powerful synthesizer, and explain why I moved on from it.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/18/exit-interview-hydrasynth/
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Did you know that learning and understanding just 5 components is all you need to understand 80% of most synthesizers? It's true! Learn all about the core 5 synth components --oscillator, filter, amp, envelope, LFO-- in my Subtractive Basics I lesson.
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Did you know that learning and understanding just 5 components is all you need to understand 80% of most synthesizers? It's true! Learn all about the core 5 synth components --oscillator, filter, amp, envelope, LFO-- in my Subtractive Basics I lesson.
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Ah, damn. Patchwerks is closed. Never made it to the physical location but they were a great online synth retailer.
https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/patchwerks-seattle-based-synthesizer-shop-goes-out-of-business.html
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Ah, damn. Patchwerks is closed. Never made it to the physical location but they were a great online synth retailer.
https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/patchwerks-seattle-based-synthesizer-shop-goes-out-of-business.html
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Wondering what's been up, musically speaking and otherwise, aboard the Ether Diver? I made a blog post, which I plan to do monthly, to update you all:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/07/16/status-report-7-25/
I talk about the sound design stuff that's been keeping me busy, new music, moving the studio and drop a brief micro review of the opsix native plugin.
#MusiciansOfMastodon #Musodon #gear #GearTalk #GearSquad #VST #Synth
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Wondering what's been up, musically speaking and otherwise, aboard the Ether Diver? I made a blog post, which I plan to do monthly, to update you all:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/07/16/status-report-7-25/
I talk about the sound design stuff that's been keeping me busy, new music, moving the studio and drop a brief micro review of the opsix native plugin.
#MusiciansOfMastodon #Musodon #gear #GearTalk #GearSquad #VST #Synth
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Hey #synth nerds! Ever heard of the Benjolin? This wild synthesizer is one of Rob Hordijk's many fine contributions to the world of synthesis, and one of my all-time favorite synth voice designs. Here's an explainer of what it is and why I love it.
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Hey #synth nerds! Ever heard of the Benjolin? This wild synthesizer is one of Rob Hordijk's many fine contributions to the world of synthesis, and one of my all-time favorite synth voice designs. Here's an explainer of what it is and why I love it.
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If you're in the market for a powerful, deep digital synthesizer with a midrange price but high-end suite of features, you may be asking, "Is the #Hydrasynth for me?"
I can't answer that, but I can tell you why I decided it wasn't for me after 4 years in my studio.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/18/exit-interview-hydrasynth/
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If you're in the market for a powerful, deep digital synthesizer with a midrange price but high-end suite of features, you may be asking, "Is the #Hydrasynth for me?"
I can't answer that, but I can tell you why I decided it wasn't for me after 4 years in my studio.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/18/exit-interview-hydrasynth/
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Alex Ball does another of his delightful gear breakdowns on classic tracks! This time, the synths of OMD's classic tune "Enola Gay"