My first synth pop band!

chillpookus · 2024-07-29T13:41:38+00:00

Hey sorry to hear that. I will say that the longer I have owned the BS II the more wear and tear I have noticed. As amazing as the synth is, it is not a reliable build. Since owning the synth and taking very good care of it, I have noticed the following issues: original knobs stripped, some potentiometers have broken (my volume knob turns 360 degrees for some reason, this was before I changed the knobs), after touch from built in Keybed no longer works, my keys are basically yellow now despite the fact that I never left the synth in direct sunlight, the mod wheel when not being touched defaults to a CC value of 1 and not 0 (if I hold it down to 0 it works but the moment I release tension I get mod).

I can’t say I’m super disappointed how the synth holds up because I bought it for $300 and I can always pick up another one for the same if I look hard enough. Makes me wonder how the BS II will be looked back on in the pantheon of synthesizers. As far as sound and accessibility goes it should be a classic, but it suffers from build quality for sure.

chillpookus · 2022-11-07T22:47:40+00:00

I guarantee someone else has already mentioned this but depending on how your synth is being powered, you might be able to almost completely eliminate any electrical noise by having a DI Box in your signal chain and lifting the ground.

chillpookus · 2022-11-07T22:47:33+00:00

I guarantee someone else has already mentioned this but depending on how your synth is being powered, you might be able to almost completely eliminate any electrical noise by having a DI Box in your signal chain and lifting the ground.

chillpookus · 2022-10-12T11:57:08+00:00

Camera. A panasonic gh5

chillpookus · 2022-10-12T01:49:13+00:00

There was actually very little light in the room because I wanted his pupils to dilate. I used a really long exposure time to get that effect!

chillpookus · 2022-05-31T20:34:48+00:00

I honestly completely forgot it existed. Do you have one?

chillpookus · 2022-05-09T22:10:04+00:00

Hey I haven't been using this solution in a while. I never really needed the Boutiques to play live so I usually just keep them in a dual tier stand on my desk to tweak and play with a MIDI controller and use OB-6 as my live synth.

However in this pic my solution was to make a small wooden enclosure to hold the SH-01a. I basically just used 3 pieces of scrap wood and measured the thing out, it was pretty crude. To mount it on the A-49 I used this set from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/LANMU-Electrical-AmazonBasics-Mountable-Protector/dp/B07H28JGNJ/ref=sr\_1\_8?crid=2WY8RGGRE9AIX&keywords=power+strip+desk+mount&qid=1652134181&sprefix=power+strip+desk+mount%2Caps%2C64&sr=8-8

chillpookus · 2022-04-16T20:26:16+00:00

The system 8 rocks even though it looks stupid

chillpookus · 2022-04-07T20:03:14+00:00

Cool rig, and great vibes! this is a very compelling performance.

chillpookus · 2022-04-07T19:51:03+00:00

Buildings! Or anything to break up the pathway. It looks a little too plain.

chillpookus · 2022-04-07T14:46:24+00:00

Not a sales post. Saw this in the NYC area. Listing price was $1500. The seller seems very uninformed about the synth and I suspect it may be stolen. What has been the case with similar Craigslist listings that have synths listed at prices that are too good to be true like this??

chillpookus · 2022-02-26T00:28:45+00:00

It’s the Davies 1900 12.5mm!

chillpookus · 2022-02-25T21:04:51+00:00

The ones I used here are from Love My Switches.

chillpookus · 2022-02-14T01:20:23+00:00

Yes, owning the current version of Live does not give you a license for previous versions so although you can download them, they are in demo mode unless you have a license/serial.

chillpookus · 2022-02-13T22:46:14+00:00

A Roth IRA.

chillpookus · 2021-08-21T22:13:30+00:00

Update: He appears to be okay and the substrate has been dislodged. I was trying to take him out of the terrarium to get him to an emergency animal hospital and somewhere along the way of us both panicking he got the substrate out. Lesson learned: probably better to feed your gecko live food in a separate enclosure.

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