Less Is More: 2015 – 2019

Time to ditch some gear! In the end, I did not sell nearly as much as I initially thought I would, but still a substantial amount. I used some of the money to get a new Eurorack going. I also made what was to be the last synth purchase for several years and got the Moog Sub 37. Once I noticed that immediately when I had placed the order I started thinking about what synth I should get next, I realized I was on the wrong path. Didn’t buy another synth during this period, and I’m proud of it. I have been interested in many new synths, but I haven’t given in to the craving. It is really a fantastic time to be a synth fan, as everybody is releasing affordable analog synths nowadays, and the Euro format is thriving. 

Once Frank The Modular was out of the way, I could rebuild the studio room’s floor, ceiling and walls. Out with the huge black Muurame bookshelf and in with a wide white desk instead. The keyboards would be in two different keyboard stands behind my back, out of reach, so I got a slim CME XKey 37 MIDI keyboard to punch in notes with. The modular (Frank Junior) would be on my right. Quite a different studio compared to pre-Judgment day. Also got a pair of Genelecs (including subwoofer).

One notable thing I did was get another 27″ iMac to use as a second screen (if my gf wasn’t at the table, in which case it would be her workstation). Two of those screens combined with the Mac’s way of handling virtual desktops is just pure bliss to work with.

I replaced the CME with an Arturia KeyLab 49 with sliders and stuff, but it did not make much of a difference. At some point I traded something to an Arturia BeatStep, but I haven’t really used it for anything. So, a pretty quiet period, hardware wise.

Except that I upgraded my 2013 iMac to the 10-core iMac Pro model in the summer of 2018. It’s clearly overkill for music making, but for 3D animation it’s totally appropriate.

Musical Output From This Period