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Novation Mininova (running parallel into interface for looping and direct into mixer for lead lines) and Launchpad Mini with Ableton running out of interface into Mackie Mix8 into Woodson Two Channel head.
Running Ableton for the drum capabilities and looping capabilities to trigger various pads and loops I record on the MiniNova.

Took me a while to figure it all out but I dig it more and more, especially running it through the amp all at once.

Just scored a very nice Ensoniq ESQ-1 off of craigslist. The guy threw me a spare battery but already replaced the battery last year so I'm good for another 15-20 years! Woo hoo!

ancientbones wrote:Just scored a very nice Ensoniq ESQ-1 off of craigslist. The guy threw me a spare battery but already replaced the battery last year so I'm good for another 15-20 years! Woo hoo!

Wow, what a lucky ducky.

blakestree wrote:

ancientbones wrote:Just scored a very nice Ensoniq ESQ-1 off of craigslist. The guy threw me a spare battery but already replaced the battery last year so I'm good for another 15-20 years! Woo hoo!

Wow, what a lucky ducky.

Awww yeah. It's in such nice shape too. I saw a pretty beat up one in a music shop about a month ago and they were asking for like $600. Got this guy down to $300

Now I have to get editing all these patches. I don't need 30 boring piano sounds.

Nice score on getting one with a cartridge too.

spacelordmother wrote:Nice score on getting one with a cartridge too.

Hell yeah. Extra patch space!

So coffee got spilled into my Microbrute. It still lights up and the gate triggers when you press a key but theres no sound. Arturia's support is useless. Should I try and fix it or just save for a Mother 32?

BoatRich wrote:So coffee got spilled into my Microbrute.

Argh! No liquids in the near of gear! Never ever. I get mad when some idiots use my organ as a shelf for their beer glass at our regular jam sessions.

Pepe wrote:

BoatRich wrote:So coffee got spilled into my Microbrute.

Argh! No liquids in the near of gear! Never ever. I get mad when some idiots use my organ as a shelf for their beer glass at our regular jam sessions.

I thought it was an empty cup and it got knocked over. Stoned drone sessions are great but I'm clumsy and probably should have a lid on every cup I touch.

BoatRich wrote:So coffee got spilled into my Microbrute. It still lights up and the gate triggers when you press a key but theres no sound. Arturia's support is useless. Should I try and fix it or just save for a Mother 32?

Try cleaning up inside first.
Then check on MuffWiggler's Synth DIY section maybe. The guy who designed most of this synth (Yves Usson) is even there sometimes I think.

i'm terrible at this, but working on it. there's also a moog ring mod that it's all routed through that didn't make it in the pic. fun sounds.

What are your thoughts on the P12 vs the P6? I want to get a Prophet soon, but I'm conflicted over which one to get.

Forrrest wrote:landed these three for a good price off CL. couldn't say no.

I've been wanting a SEM or an MS-20m, so time will tell what I'll keep of the three. but I got em at such a good price...

it's bordering overkill now:

Meriphew wrote:What are your thoughts on the P12 vs the P6? I want to get a Prophet soon, but I'm conflicted over which one to get.

the p12 is a huge synth with a huge pallet, a synthist programming dream.
the p12 does FM, has tons of modulation options, is multitimbral.
but it never sounded like a thick vintage analog synth. it can't.
For a year (before getting the P6) I tried in vain trying to get real analog sounds sounds. always very close, but always still missing something.
I got the P12 initially because of the slop parameter, but real analog is so much more.
The best tricks were to layer 2 almost exact patches with small variations
and to use an LFO on random (with zero rate) through the mod matrix to dozens of parameters in small amounts.

on the other hand
the p6 is so rich and immediate. it's a real analog thing. you hear it instantly.
it's limitations aren't a worry - because the synth isn't supposed to do a million things - just sound great.
if you're considering a vintage VCO two occilator poly-synth - just get the P6.
worth noting: I often use the p6 as a mono. unison mode with layered voices gets THICK. and the p6 has a huge low end.
(I'm hoping for a mono version of the p6, so I can let it be the poly it was designed to be...)

I'm spoiled having both but getting the p6 meant I could stop trying to force the p12 to be an analog synth and let it do all the other things it does great.
If I had to only get one, It'd be the p12 - I like tweaking.

P6 haunts my dreams. Damn son.

I used to like the idea of having a P6 but then I played it and I was like "meh". To be really honest I'm more of an analog monosynth and digital polyphonic synth. I just like the pads and strange things my Nord modular can do. Then again I haven't played too many polyphonic analog synths and I haven't really bonded with any I played (P08, P6, Andromeda, Juno Jx3P)