Re: Erica Synth Synthx dilemma

I'm going to join the chorus saying 'send it back' then. That's too much to pay for regret.
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Marbury wrote:I am playing around with it today and trying to get some interesting sounds and texture. I did purchase this purely on the basis of it giving me a lifetime slow burn of of discovery but I just can't make my mind up if it will fulfill that need, especially at the price. I get that it is like owning a modular system (can't afford the Moog Model 15) without the patch leads but as it is so hard to get used to (for me at least) in such a short window before I can send it back. I just can't decide. I suppose it will become a sought after classic when production stops so I won't have any problem selling it on but I just don't know.
Marbury wrote:Also, postage is going to cost me around £70 as it's £49 to cover items at £2500.
Marbury wrote:I like noise, drones, glitchy experimental stuff. Think also Tangerine Dream's Atem, Zeit, or Phaedra, etc. In fact, I really like the idea of building up layers of field recordings and samples and weaving the electronics with them (feel free to listen to what I do here)
https://marbury1.bandcamp.com/track/sor ... -parts-1-2
https://marbury1.bandcamp.com/track/psychogeographic
The Pulsar is great for not just percussive rhythms but also drones and other serendipitous stuff. I just thought the Syntrx would work along the same lines but it seems a bit limited to one type of coloured sound of either squelchy pops or fat saw waves.
Perhaps some kind of clever sampling device that can manipulate sounds like a PPG. I have many ipad apps that do great things but I just find the ipad fiddly to use. Perhaps I should get back into using it or get a pro model with a bigger screen. I just end up with a folly of gear that isn't really joined up.
Try debating it with Hermes and see how far you get!Marbury wrote:Its debatable weather it's a musical instrument as it's really an electronic device.
Arpangel wrote:Marbury wrote:I like noise, drones, glitchy experimental stuff. Think also Tangerine Dream's Atem, Zeit, or Phaedra, etc. In fact, I really like the idea of building up layers of field recordings and samples and weaving the electronics with them (feel free to listen to what I do here)
https://marbury1.bandcamp.com/track/sor ... -parts-1-2
https://marbury1.bandcamp.com/track/psychogeographic
The Pulsar is great for not just percussive rhythms but also drones and other serendipitous stuff. I just thought the Syntrx would work along the same lines but it seems a bit limited to one type of coloured sound of either squelchy pops or fat saw waves.
Perhaps some kind of clever sampling device that can manipulate sounds like a PPG. I have many ipad apps that do great things but I just find the ipad fiddly to use. Perhaps I should get back into using it or get a pro model with a bigger screen. I just end up with a folly of gear that isn't really joined up.
Like your music a lot.
I too like the idea of mixing everything up, unrelated things sometimes, samples, nature sounds, electronics.