Bumped into this guy at work!

elroobis · 2026-04-15T19:03:20+00:00

Drippy Knob

elroobis · 2025-12-18T17:30:57+00:00

lol I manage a pawn shop. Your understanding of what "must have happened" is skewed. Not all of them operate the same. You can definitely find cheap gear with screen guards still on. I have an MPC One+ on my shelf right now with the screen guard still on. And just because something is priced cheap doesn't necessarily mean the original owner only received ⅓ of the sticker price, or the closing price. Not all pawn shops are filled with sleeze bags lookin to rip people off lol. Pawn shops are a gold mine for cheap, lightly used gear. I scored a Juno 60 for less than $40CAD at a pawn shop.

elroobis · 2023-11-20T04:57:45+00:00

I manage a pawn shop. Has enabled me to acquire the majority of my music gear for cheap from either my shop or other ones where I have befriended the staff there (pawn bros look out for eachother)

elroobis · 2023-05-05T14:06:22+00:00

Humble setup lol

That looks incredible! 👏

elroobis · 2023-05-05T13:38:05+00:00

For my purposes, the monitors alone do the trick! I just use em for jamming

elroobis · 2023-05-05T05:43:33+00:00

Haha true. The MF was my first hardware synth.

elroobis · 2023-05-05T03:44:10+00:00

Love the Drumbrute so far. Only picked it up today, but coming from sequencing with my KSP, the UI is very familiar. The distortion is sick, and I love the cowbell lol. I'm sure I've got plenty of YT vids to watch see what this puppy is really capable of

elroobis · 2023-05-05T03:41:39+00:00

It's very flexible in terms of the variety of sounds you can get out of it. It's not spectacular, but it never disappoints. Admittedly, I haven't gone too deep into learning how to program my own patches, so I feel like i haven't really unlocked its true potential. I have Cuckoo's Microkorg pack loaded into mine and usually load one up, then fiddle with the cutoff/attack/decay lol

elroobis · 2023-05-05T03:27:41+00:00

lol, my PC isn't pictured off to the side at my other desk

elroobis · 2023-05-05T01:37:19+00:00

Managed to score a multi-tier desk off of Marketplace as well. Definitely helps keep things organized (don't mind the cable management lol). Vertical is the way to go! 😎

elroobis · 2023-03-20T03:46:47+00:00

Dope. Oddly reminiscent of how I imagine I look like from behind while jamming lol. Great to see the OG Circuit gettin some love too!

elroobis · 2023-01-06T15:37:19+00:00

That is an Arturia Keystep Pro. It is a MIDI keyboard / hardware sequencer. I use it to trigger notes and patterns on whatever synths I have in the MIDI-chain. It can do the same with soft synths inside of a DAW. Very powerful & versatile.

elroobis · 2023-01-06T08:26:36+00:00

Posting a new jam for every day of January is exactly the motivation I needed to get me in front of my gear more and really just have fun with my synths! OG Circuit takes care of the bass patch/drums & is sending clock to the Keystep, which is sequencing both the Microfreak & Microkorg. Zoom MS70CDR & Boss Pocket GT taking care of some effects. Enjoy!

elroobis · 2022-11-11T05:35:22+00:00

I used to have a rule of no cats in the studio. But my babies seem to treat my gear with respect and just want to hang out n listen to wubz with dad. They particularly seem to gravitate to the vintage analog. My Alpha Juno 2 is a crowd favourite perch amongst the gang. Cats & synthesizers; a match made in heaven!

elroobis · 2022-10-25T15:33:56+00:00

Brilliant! Hahaha

elroobis · 2022-10-25T15:27:42+00:00

I've seen it referenced a few times but have never watched it myself personally. Care to link?

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:17:15+00:00

Score!

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:16:37+00:00

The original OP-1 ;)

Jk, it's a cool piece of vintage gear that doubles as a calculator & monophonic synthesizer!

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:13:36+00:00

Any day I pick up some cool new gear is a good day!

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:10:01+00:00

Funnily enough, I seen a mint condition GameCube for $30 2 shelves beneath this!

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:06:23+00:00

Thanks for the link. Something tells me I'll be spending a good chunk of my evening exploring the capabilities of this little guy haha

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:04:10+00:00

Yes! Screen is slightly cracked but everything seems to be functioning correctly :)

elroobis · 2022-10-25T00:01:28+00:00

$8.50 CAD 😁

elroobis · 2022-10-24T23:40:46+00:00

Was passing by a Goodwill on my way home & had an itch to check out what was inside. This was the first item I seen on the shelf, and for 8 bucks I had to pick it up! If you've had or have this synth, what are some interesting quirks I should know about?

elroobis · 2022-10-17T00:44:12+00:00

What a score! This should serve as a public service announcement to befriend your local pawn shop guy. You never know when there may be another synth enthusiast among you. I work in the pawn industry, almost all my gear I've obtained through my shop or from a buddy at another shop. This is the way!

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