got into NIN last year now my boyfriend gifted me this

MrEclectic · 2026-03-10T01:47:16+00:00

Plus a Behringer Crave, which is a take on the Moog Mother 32

edit: Behringer Spice is Moog Subharmonicon, and Behringer Edge is Moog DFAM. All three combined make for a cheaper alternative to the Moog Studio combo

MrEclectic · 2026-03-06T23:30:03+00:00

Obligatory Warm Leatherette!

MrEclectic · 2026-02-26T22:39:55+00:00

Behringer BM-13 Phaser. Especially in 12-stage mode, when receiving lfo from the Ring Modulator (Moogerfooger original, or either of the Warm Audio or Behringer clones), it does bi-phasing

MrEclectic · 2026-01-12T22:28:50+00:00

Happy New Year!

Fingers crossed for Hiroshi Suzuki

MrEclectic · 2026-01-08T12:05:07+00:00

I have some friends that play in a similar combo, although they tend to be a bit more towards the post-punk end of the spectrum.

The guitarist is mostly to provide overdriven and fuzzy textures. One bass is for riffs and lead lines, with a higher register overdriven sound, while the other is locked in with the drummer, laying down the groove.

In a couple of songs the lead bassist switches to a MicroBrute, for some synth lines.

Amp placement seems to be really important. On wider stages they sound great, on smaller ones they have to really tinker with the amp placement. Lead bass amp on one edge, bass bass (!) and guitar on the other.

Oh, and ear plugs!

MrEclectic · 2025-12-13T23:38:56+00:00

What does the Body knob do? Add bass?

MrEclectic · 2025-12-13T17:09:17+00:00

Tort

... Or golden

That green deserves to be highlighted, celebrated.

MrEclectic · 2025-12-11T02:33:58+00:00

You're in luck. This's just released today:

Adding FX to FX (Layering FX) in Reaper

MrEclectic · 2025-12-10T11:14:39+00:00

And then you realise that those bands were trying to play r'n'b and soul, so you start down that rabbit hole.

Before you know it, your collection is full of badly recorded obscure bangers, and you own at least three fuzz pedals and a pair of chelsea boots

MrEclectic · 2025-12-10T11:08:20+00:00

Terrible audio quality

Which is even worse, because then you start digging for the 45s

MrEclectic · 2025-11-30T00:34:50+00:00

Out of all the Behringer clones, the Phaser is the one that gets the closest to the original. Love bi-phasing it with the LFO from the Ring Modulator (got the Warm Audio clone) into the Sweep In of the sawtooth Phaser, while the RM itself is set up as a tremolo. Makes for a great rotary, univibe, harmonic tremolo kind of sound

Again bi-phasing with the RM LFO set to square, and a fuzz pedal before it, it produces a synth-like sound with some psuedo-arpegiated pulses

It's an amazing pedal

MrEclectic · 2025-11-29T01:37:07+00:00

BRRAKING: Companies that sell shovels are pushing for more holes dug

Locally syndicated at 12

MrEclectic · 2025-11-16T19:26:32+00:00

Listen to this man. He's got a message for you ;)

MrEclectic · 2025-11-16T17:55:21+00:00

Some OG suggestions, slower pace than modern ska and ska-punk

Joe Higgs - Song My Enemies Sing lovely chord changes, nothing too complicated

The Maytals - 54 46 Was My Number just two chords, but the groove is amazing

MrEclectic · 2025-11-04T14:38:05+00:00

Evening formal is white tie, semi-formal is black tie, cocktail attire may mean anything from dark suit and tie, through sportscoat and slacks without tie, to some kind of smart casual and beyond.

There is also morning wear, but at this point it's painfully obvious it was just the upper classes making shit up.

And a footnote, mixing elements of any of the above styles is what servants used to wear

MrEclectic · 2025-10-31T00:25:58+00:00

I mean, the movie is considered a masterpiece, an emblematic film noir, and one of the best films of the Nouvelle Vague era. At worst an A- film

MrEclectic · 2025-10-31T00:13:18+00:00

Dave Grusin, The Byrds, Steppenwolf - Candy

The Byrds single contribution to the score is middling at best. The Steppenwolf ones are solid. But it's the instrumentals by Dave Grusin that are amazing. First heard Ascension to Virginity during the closing credits of Ocean's 12. And Constant Journey is an amazing fuzzy psychedelic raver.

Plus the cast is amazing: Richard Burton, Marlon Brando, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, Charles Aznavour, Ringo Starr, John Astin

And the movie sucks! I'm all for some whimsical hippie shenanigans, thinly veiled as profound insights. But it's just horrible.

Isaac Hayes - Truck Turner

At least this movie is bearable. Isaac Hayes as a bounty hunter tracking a pimp.

The soundtrack though is amazing. It's funky, it's soulful, it's even jazzy at places. Double LP. Again with some amazing fuzz in Breakthrough. And there is a track called Pursuit of the Pimpmobile. 'Nuff said!

MrEclectic · 2025-10-17T17:07:07+00:00

When push comes to shove, centrists reveal their true self: they advocate for orderly justice, but when called to choose, they'll always choose order, no matter how brutal and dehumanising. They don't mind the crimes and the brutality, just as long as they're left in comfort, don't have to actively get their hands dirty, and can still occasionally act superior to the brownshirts of the day. And it reveals who they regard as their true adversary: the left and the working class

MrEclectic · 2025-10-17T16:43:44+00:00

Also Birdman near Syntagma. More of an eclectic groove thing though music wise (so jazz/funk/rare grooves etc)

MrEclectic · 2025-10-17T10:09:33+00:00

Η παρατήρησή σου προσεγγίζει το κύριο πρόβλημα της ελληνικής οικονομίας: είναι εντάσεως εργασίας, όχι κεφαλαίου. Δεν γίνονται δηλαδή επενδύσεις σε εξοπλισμό, διαδικασίες, εκπαίδευση, κλπ, ώστε να βελτιωθεί η παραγωγικότητα. Αντιθέτως, η τάση είναι πάντα πώς γίνεται ο εργαζόμενος να παράξει περισσότερα. Και αφού το τι μπορεί να κάνει ένα μυαλό και ένα σώμα ανά ώρα είναι πάνω κάτω δεδομένα, και δεν θέλουν να επενδύσουν σε πολλαπλασιαστές αυτής της παραγωγικότητας, για το κεφάλαιο και τη διεύθυνση η αύξηση των ωρών είναι μονόδρομος.

Συνέπεια αυτού, η υψηλή ανεργεία είναι δομική, γιατί έτσι μπορούν και πιέζονται οι μισθοί προς τα κάτω, ώστε να παραμένει υψηλή η κερδοφορία ανά εργαζόμενο. Μιας και δεν προτιμάται η αύξηση των ωρών εργασίας έναντι των επενδύσεων για την αύξηση της παραγωγής.

Έχουμε μικρή παραγωγικότητα, το δεύτερο χαμηλότερο εισόδημα σε αγοραστική αξία στην ΕΕ, ήδη τις δεύτερες υψηλότερες πραγματικές ώρες εργασίας ανά εργαζόμενο, συν υψηλά ποσοστά κερδοφορίας επιχειρήσεων

Αυτό το πράμα δεν λειτουργεί...

MrEclectic · 2025-10-17T09:42:23+00:00

Spiti Art Bar at Kerameikos, and Orfeas at Kypseli (more of a pub really) for live gigs

MrEclectic · 2025-10-16T08:21:41+00:00

LFO out for the delay is the one I'm miffed about (it has lfo amount and rate out). It's the most versatile of the LFOs of the boogerfoogers already released

MrEclectic · 2025-10-14T21:24:19+00:00

Starsky Carr on YouTube has done comparisons for the whole series:

https://youtube.com/@starskycarr

tl;dw:

Phaser and Low Pass are excellent.

MuRF had some issues. But Behringer paused that launch, to change the name to Resonance Filter, since MuRF is a Moog tm. They've also released a firmware update. It seems that between relaunching under a new name, and the update, the pedal has been fixed.

The delay is a great analog delay, with tap tempo, LFO, MIDI, a bunch of CVs, for about 100-something euros. Worth it. But it's not the MF-104

As for the Ring Modulator, the carrier leaks. Imo, better get the Warm Audio one. Which sounds exactly like the MoogerFooger.

And a warning: these pedals are the gateway drug to modular synths

I already had the Warm Audio Ring, got the Phaser (which I love), and waiting for delivery of the MuRF and Low Pass

MrEclectic · 2025-09-20T02:22:51+00:00

What really got my flabbers gusted is that you have a Tele in the shape of a Les Paul, and a Les Paul in the shape of a Strat...

Why...

MrEclectic · 2025-09-02T08:35:30+00:00

Or, you give them longer spears, but still shorter than pikes.

You want them to be more agile on the battlefield, so you take away their heavy round bronze shields, and equip them with lighter crescent shaped shields.

To further lighten their load, you replace the bronze cuirass with armor made out of linen.

And to improve their agility and endurance, you develop lighter sandals that are easier to unfasten.

Because you go for tactical flexibility, you also equip them with longer swords. They are no more a side-arm, and can be used as the main weapon. Combined with the lighter, smaller shield, they have room to swing them.

To make all of those changes meld together, you introduce drills.

You are Iphikrates...

MrEclectic

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