Vince Clarke Auction

Vince Clarke, founding member of Depeche Mode and Erasure has announced he will be selling off his entire studio collection to the public as he will be relocating from England to America, and will most likely be focusing more on using software synthesizers. CAN IT BE? THE KING OF TECHNO POP IS MOVING INTO DIGITAL?

Now this is an auction that I am interested in.

FOR SALE:

Gentle Electric Model 101
Ear 822Q
Drawmer DS201 Gate x2
DBX 166A Comp x2
Roland SDE3000A
Eventide H3000-D/SE
Bel Electronics BD-80
Lexicon PCM70
Bel Electronics BA40
Korg Stage Echo
DeltaLab Effectron ADM1024
Orban/Parasound 106CX
Korg Signal Delay
Roland Space Echo
Lexicon Primetime
Peavey Reverb
Ear 823MQ
Drawmer DL221
Roland GS 6
Otari DTR-7
Aiwa XK007 Excelia
Denon DCD 595
Furman Sound RV-1
Astorias Classical Accoustic GTR JM155
Martin&co Steel String Accoustic
Yamaha NS-10 Pair x2
Ear 509mkII Amplifier x2
Ear 549 Amplifier x4
Un-named Studio Control Speakers
SAE P50 Amplifier x2
NAD 3020A Amplifier
Akai S1000
Roland A110 Midi Display
Alesis DATA DISK
Dual 505-2 Turntable
Revox 1/4 inch 2 Track Recorder
David 9000 Speakers
Studer C37 Type828 2 Track Recorder
Studer A80 24 Track Recorder
EMT 140 Plate Reverb
UMI Computers x 8 with drive and memory cards
Optikenetics Solar 250 Light
Speaker Stands 45cm High
AS Filter Bank FB3
EMO RackLight RK1
Sycologic AMI
Sycologic M16x
Sycologic PSP
FriendChip SRC
FriendChip SRC/AT
Ensoniq KMX-16
DAC High Capacity Storage System
Amek Mixing Console
Groove Electronics MC-Lites Midi Box
JBL M553 Crossover
Tascam DA-P1 DAT
Arun Oxley Pin Patch
Otari Radar 24 Track Hrd Drv Recorder Plus SCSCI Drive
Otari RE-8E Controller
Amek Mice Controller
Studer A80 VU Remote Control
Studer AutoLocator
Bantam Jack Patch 6 1U units of 96 inputs
A/DA GTR Flanger
ProCo GTR FX RAT
DaneElectro Tuner
Signex CPM22 MIDI Patch
Symetrix Headphone Amplifier SX204
Fairlight C.M.I
Erasure MIDI/Gate System
Beckmann9020 Oscilloscope
Roland PMA-5 x2
Roland MC-4 Micro Composer x6
Roland CV Interface 0P-8M x5
Roland Digital Cassette Recorder MTR100 x3
Roland SBX-80 Midi Sync Box
Roland MC-300 Micro composer
Roland MC-500 MKII Micro Composer
Behringer Ultra X crossover
BSS DPR522 Gate
AB 215 EQ x2
Behringer ULtra Q Pro
BSS FCS 926 Varicurve x2
BSS FCS 920 Varicurve
Klark Teknik DN514 Auto Gate
Behringer Multicom 4ch Compresser x2
Behringer Composer Pro 2ch Compresser x2
Roland SDE 3000 x2
Yamaha SPX90 x2
Yamaha R1000 Reverb
DBX 120-DS
BSS Soundweb 9088i Signal Processer
BSS FCS 920 Varicurve
Yamaha SPX90MkII
Behringer Virtualizer Pro
BSS DPR502 Midi Noise Gate
DBX 500 SubHarmonizer
DBX 160 2ch Compresser VU Meter Version
AB 215LT EQ
Yamaha PM180 Rack Mixer
Behringer Tube Ultra Q x3
AB 231 EQ
Roland Dimension SDD-320
Citronic V-4.5 Conquest 2ch Amplifier
White Parametric EQ x2
Crest Century 24ch Mixing Console
Crest 32ch Mxing Console
Duke Box

If anyone is interested in bidding for the aforementioned items, visit

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Vince-Clarke-Studio-For-Sale

Good luck!

The Twelve Inch Wax

Just a little clip taken from the Discovery Channel on how vinyl records are pressed and manufactured. Pretty interesting stuff.



Don't ever sell your records!

Many "Reasons"

FINALLY IT HAS FUCKING ARRIVED.

Version 4.0 of the critically acclaimed Propellerheads "Reason" software.

Ordered this software about 45 minutes ago through online credit card payment and hopefully this will arrive at the office later this week. Only bad thing to come out of this is that I will be so excited when I receive it during the day, I will pretty much not be able to function properly at work.

OK SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT NEW FEATURES THEY HAVE:



We all know that Propellerheads has refused to support audio recording technology nor is it going to support VST/AU software plugins and instruments anytime soon. However, in the grand scheme of things, you can pretty much tell that they have NO other choice in the future but to do so.

Many people have thought that the only thing lacking about Reason is the sequencer and lack of VST support, but i believe this will all change. With the introduction of 4.0, the sequencer is MORE than enough to keep anyone happy. Having said that, in the long-term, I really see no other option but for Propellerheads to introduce VST compatibility. The program is already too good and there is almost nothing else to improve on. If it wants to continue to be a dominant force in the DAW market, it will have to support VST. Once it does this, the sky is the limit for Propellerheads as I know of at least 25 other producers from back home that will abandon their current setup and migrate to Reason - including myself.

We can only wait that to see if my assumption is correct, but even if it doesn't come true anytime soon, I highly suggest anyone serious about making beats to at least incorporate Reason into your bigger setup (maybe "rewiring" it to your DAW host so that you can treat it like a seperate VST instrument).

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