The year 1998 started with me feeling like I wanted a \u201creal\u201d synthesizer and therefore buying a Korg Wavestation SR, which I didn\u2019t know anything about. I also got a pair of Spirit Absolute 2 monitors, which made all the difference in sound compared to the plastic multimedia speakers I had prior to them. It became apparent that radical furniture rearrangement was called for. I split the livingroom into two distinct parts, one for usual livingroom stuff, and the other for my Home Studio, which I now felt totally comfortable calling it. I invested in an IKEA Jerker desk, which is really handy for a setup like mine. Jerker hosted everything except the keyboards, so everything was nicely within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The year 1998 ended with me buying a Nord Modular. I got an amazing deal for a new unit, 30% off the list price, and I took a bank loan to pay for it, which is something I had never done before, nor since. The Modular changed my perception of how a synth should work. It stood for everything I always liked in electronic music, and I probably couldn\u2019t have made a better choice at that time. I learned a lot about subtractive synthesis. Among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I managed without a mixer quite nicely, even with this many sound sources, as the Emax performed mixer duties with its numerous inserts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, no pictures exist of that setup. But it was right there, I promise!<\/p>\n\n\n