Books have traditionally been VAT free, but e-books certainly used to attract the full rate. That's true. Another one of those stealth taxes... Also the free shipping threshold, which was £99 when I ordered a couple of Doepfer bits between Xmas and New Year is now £135, although the shipping cost i...

Some interesting comments here but perhaps it’s better this doesn't turn into a discussion of the UK leaving the EU as I'm sure that will result in the thread’s deletion. It's intended more as a catch-all for the complications (and learning curve) of the new world we find ourselves in. I think that ...

Quick heads-up for the unwary: Thomann prices to the UK no longer include VAT. You'll need to factor-in an additional 22% charge as a minimum. Interestingly, neither Bax's or Schneidersladen's sites show a similar change at the time of writing, though that may alter after the New Year break or when ...

The end cheeks on my MIniBrute SE became doghair collectors. Biogdegradable plastic is all very well but I'd prefer it to last for more than a year.

If I was a shareholder or boss at Yamaha/Korg and found out that you as an employee had arranged giving money away without getting at least the same value in promotion or with some handy tax dodge, then I would demand you be fired and even sued for compensation. Apparently there's no such thing as ...

On a related matter, anyone know of a UK-available ready-made 60HP threaded strip for the Moog skiff?

Kattefjaes wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:47 am

That would be the reported shedloads of plastic surgery to retain those creepily youthful looks, I imagine.

It is odd that a 60-years-old man uses a 30-years-old photograph as his Gearslutz avatar. Careful with that painting, Dorian ...

I see you've booked for the full half-hour.

group molded with a plastic 'living' hinge? Like we see in many other low cost keybeds. The Roland K-25M is one of those hinged affairs - a key snapped-off mine and I was told to bin it. I'd like to say I was pummelling it with some fervour but I was playing a gentle Morricone-esque ditty. Maybe th...

kons wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:46 pm

Licudi wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:33 pm

Be interesting to see if any of the YT shills respond to Jordan's op-ed video.

can you link me to an example of one of these 'shills'?

Yes, but I only do self-incrimination on Saturdays.

Be interesting to see if any of the YT shills respond to Jordan's op-ed video.

3hands wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:23 pm

I have the MS20 mini, and it’s the same build quality as my Korg MS10.

I don't recall fake nuts on the MS-10.

John Foxx shared some recollections a few years ago on his work with Budd:

https://thequietus.com/articles/23241-j ... k-by-track

NM

@Licudi MIDI out enough? Or does it have to have MIDI IN also? I posted a panel layout of my 1049 module recently in a DIY thread. It has more than you've asked for. Sometime next year it will become paired with several different width KBDs, one of those being 4 octaves. In a 3620-like enclosure. M...

Finally bought a new Perfourmer Mk.II with CV/Gates. Now to see whether it replaces my 'austerity' 2003 Perfourmer or if I end up keeping both.

I dislike the keystep touchpad for modwheels - what an unplayble design, those flat panels for modulation. Agree with you there - I'm always triggering the ribbons on the KeyStep by accident. I'd really like a DIN-MIDI/CV-equipped controller with an on-off switch, Moog pitch and mod wheels and at l...

Many thanks for the info. Vermona used off-the-shelf Rean knobs on its later DRM1s and Perfourmers so I assumed the metal-knobs were standard parts as well.

Design values are low in the industry but that looks particularly hideous. :foul: Can't be much fun to play either except for those who sees a musical keyboard as no more than a series of on/off switches. Is it really better value than a KeyStep 37 for £100? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=60...

Polar Noise (now relocated to Rotterdam) is back online; here's the link to the shielded cables page where you can find their short 5cm (2") cables: https://polarnoise.com/product/shielded-eurorack-patch-cables/ Arno says he's still UK-based in the site's shipping section. Guess he missed that bit.

Funky40 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:23 pm

what i miss is 7.5cm cables in my selection

Befaco does 7cm. In purple only, though.

Anyone able to ID the manufacturer of these knobs? They were used by Vermona on a couple of its products from the early noughties. Rememember, sourcing a supply guarantees you and your loved ones a place in heaven... * *see T&Cs. [attachment=0]s-l16004.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]s-l16003.jpg[/att...

I hear Whirlpool is number one.

3hands wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:44 pm

I sleep on an air mattress most nights in my studio. So I would say... everything I own is a bedside synth!

This thread is turning into 'Have you a bedside studio?', but during his London period Vangelis had strategically placed sofabeds around Nemo for those gruelling late-night sessions.

Bax has 7.5% off everything. Couple of bargains - KeyStep 37 for £100 and Pro 3 SE for £1420.

https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/synthesizer/ ... sequential