Short and sweet update from the caves of Hyperboreal Studios - it's a story of consolidating gear and reducing redundancy...
With some of the purchases of the last couple years I'm finding that I have stuff that covers off similar territory - older rack synths that the new Muse host covers off and does better. Guitars that have similar sonic territory, amplifiers - same. A drumkit that is not getting used at all...
So, as a part of normal life for me, I'm actively selling some of the stuff. EMu XL-1 Extreme Lead rack, Yamaha TX-81Z rack, the aforementioned electronic drumkit...
To make this be easier, I'm now going to have to move some of the rack synths and the two interfaces around - I want to get the keeper stuff into one box and then use the other to hold safely the items for sale. I also have Paul's Triton Rack which is a great instrument, but it's been rendered redundant now with the Muse and the V-Synth XT as well so it will live in Rack #2...
Rearranging the pieces will also make more room for the sum total as well - I have a 19" LCD monitor in the top of Rack #1 and I'd like to get the MIDI 8x8 USB interface on the same top surface with the monitor & the line mixer. Then I'd have plenty of room for the Muse, V-Synth and Saffire Pro40 in the front facing portion of the rack.
So that's my task for the weekend. I'm also going to be posting the individual items from the drumkit - cymbals mostly, in Craigslist. I've already been successful in selling the hihat stand, drum module and my Yamaha AEX502 guitar, hoping I get on a roll and sell the remaining items quickly. Then - 4k TV!!!
cheers & have a great weekend!
