SOUND ON SOUND

[ConcertinaChap]

I sold my Moog Model D recently for good money, after owning it for a relatively short time. If that had been a Berry D I'd have lost out big time, and got hardly anything for it.

What if the existence of reasonably priced clones started to affect the second hand price of the original kit? Has anyone seen any evidence of that?

When the second hand price of kit drops it can be damned annoying, as when Apogee suddenly dropped support for their Ensemble Firewire interfaces and immediately removed hundreds of pounds of value from mine.

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[Dave B]

Given that someone just advertised two mint Roland SH-101s for 2.5k, I'm guessing that the clones are aimed at a different market...

[The Elf]

What if the existence of reasonably priced clones started to affect the second hand price of the original kit? Has anyone seen any evidence of that?

I've not only seen it, but I've been part of it. I was offered a decent secondhand monosynth yesterday, but I thought - I could have a Behringer Model D for a fifth of that...

[Sam Spoons]

Given the relative rarity of true 'vintage' synths I think prices will remain stable, there are always those who covet 'the real thing'.

[blinddrew]

I think you'll see a clear demarcation between real classics, which will hold their value, and things that people are trying to sell as 'classics' just because it's old.
It's a bit like the counterfeit watch market. No-one buys a Rolex for $20 believing it's a real one, but lots of those people will go on to buy a real one in the future when they can afford it.

[The Elf]

It's true that 'the real thing' will continue to command a premium, but from what I'm seeing that premium has definitely been reduced.

[Arpangel]

What if the existence of reasonably priced clones started to affect the second hand price of the original kit? Has anyone seen any evidence of that?

I've not only seen it, but I've been part of it. I was offered a decent secondhand monosynth yesterday, but I thought - I could have a Behringer Model D for a fifth of that...

I bought my Moog D purely because I wanted a Moog again, a nice bit of wood, and some even nicer, big knobs. My decision did not have anything to do with the sound, that was a given. If cosmetics and the name weren't important to me I'd have got the Berry, it sounds just the same. If the Moog D hadn't been available, I wouldn't have bought anything, as the Moog sound isn't that important to me. I kept turning it on and playing the same sound over and over again, Dark Side Of The Moon leads, it wasn't doing me any good as far taking my own music forward.

[The Elf]

Some instruments become such a part of you that life without them is hard to imagine - my MiniMoog is my musical voice; it 'sings' for me!

The Odyssey has become very important to me in a short space of time. so I'll be interested to see how the Behringer version stands up.

[DGL.]

And another sort of teaser..
https://youtu.be/oVxZ1Lrspck
A sort of recreation of MJ's thriller (but different enough to stop any copyright claim) but instead of the LinnDrum they used the RD808, now the bloke in the video (one of the RD808 engineers) did say,
"now the original used a LinnDrum, I wonder if anyone will ever make one of those ;) "

[Arpangel]

Some instruments become such a part of you that life without them is hard to imagine - my MiniMoog is my musical voice; it 'sings' for me!

The Odyssey has become very important to me in a short space of time. so I'll be interested to see how the Behringer version stands up.

My Easel has become part of me like that, can't imagine it not being here. Another unlikely candidate is my Strymon Big Sky, that just swept me away from day one, it was an instant thing, I had an Eventide Space before, but it didn't have the same magic and pulling power of the Big Sky.
I've got a Tascam 424 MK11 in the basement, I'm going to set up a little studio with just the Easel, the Big Sky and the 4 track, also looking forward to recording some lo-fI piano on the Tascam, with a cheap mic. Also got a couple of Monotron Delays, they are just amazing, more fun than a lot of expensive stuff, so spacey.

[Random Guitarist]

Mmm Big Sky. I know what you mean. I can't believe I paid so much for a 'guitar pedal', but I'm glad I did.

[Arpangel]

Mmm Big Sky. I know what you mean. I can't believe I paid so much for a 'guitar pedal', but I'm glad I did.

Yes, I'd go as far to to say that the Big Sky is musical monosodium glutamate, it's instant nirvana, no other reverb I've owned, rack or pedal, has this weird "uplifting" sound, it's like it takes hold of anything you put through it and gently lifts it up to heaven.
The Eventide Space in comparison is very ordinary, there are lots of ultra dense reverbs like that, but none like the Big Sky.

[DGL.]

Firstly it seems ODDYSEY's are starting to ship from Thomann so we should see some user reviews/unboxings soon.

Secondly there is this from the Behringer FB

YESSSS. We just successfully tested our first Poly-Aftertouch keyboard. Our engineers designed a new and very consistent way of pressure sensing.

Guess which products (plural!) we will be applying this new technology to?

[The Elf]

Firstly it seems ODDYSEY's are starting to ship from Thomann so we should see some user reviews/unboxings soon.

Looking forward to trying mine out before it heads off for its PSU mod. It's a shame it missed the deadline for the last gig.

YESSSS. We just successfully tested our first Poly-Aftertouch keyboard. Our engineers designed a new and very consistent way of pressure sensing.

Guess which products (plural!) we will be applying this new technology to?

It doesn't need a great deal of brain-power to figure out one of those targets, but others? Let's hope this paves the way for a new golden age of poly aftertouch keyboards - or any aftertouch at all (I'm looking at you, Roland and Korg!! :protest:)

[DGL.]

RD-8 now seems to be shipping from the factory, guessing Thomann will probably air-freight some so could be in the hands of consumers very soon.

The W8 is over