Not surprised the mighty Juno 106 made the cut. I've owned and sold a few of them over the years. It's the only one I regret selling. An easy to use workhorse of a synth and that can do almost anything apart from those Minimoog type leads. Sadly they are too expensive now and Roland refuses to re-issue.
Have also been selling off gear recently and not replacing it and its been liberating. Had a lot of guilt not using things and overwhelm and feel happier now, like a weight has lifted. Strange the hold it can have.
@@leftmono1016 ou yes it would be amazing to capitalise some good money on the “possession sindrome” of those rich kids (redistribution of the wealth ) by the way the JP4 sounds much better and unique than the jp8 once done some little CAP upgrades for tuning stability (easy stuff) and the key word here is “ How to bring unique sounds in a homologated contemporary environment “ which jp8 will not do even it sound great and warm everything on the jp8 sounds cliché.
@@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND - I also had a JP6 and really wanted a JP4 to make the holy trinity. A friend had one but wouldn’t sell it. The JP8 is a very nice thing to own, but as you suggest, it’s nothing special sound wise.
I’ve been on a similar tip lately, selling synths that have good plug in versions instead. I also will never sell my Six Trak. It’s so useful with the cc control. Feels good to purge.
May I ask why you kept so many hardware sequencers? It would seem that the QX1, MC500, and Amiga sync'd together would be plenty to drive all of your remaining gear.
You are proof that you're not a furniture/trophy collector. You actually use what you own, and when you have no need for it, find a better place for someone else to enjoy. Kudos to you.
@@dankeplace The thing is Espen is now trashing synth prices, while at the same time also only willing to part with the Prophet VS for the right price. He's part of the problem, people hodling gear that they have it in storage and shelves, while also acting like he's so forward thinking to sell everything. He's a hipocrite and possibly a sour man at this point.
@@rmriwatch Espen can do what ever he wants, sounds like the only sour Karen here is you. You should try making some music rather than what gear other people have/have not. Shows us on the keyboard where Espen hurt you.
Looking forward to a QX-80 EX video - if you feel inclined to make one of course! I have 2 of them (neither of which belong to Anders Jensen). I’m fairly confident I know them inside out but an Espen Kraft video will likely reveal something hitherto unknown!
Congrats on the clearance, it can definitely get out of hand. I'm shifting a lot of things at the moment and making some tough calls. Looks really neat and inspiring in your studio.
Thanks my good man! My channel had really grown over my head in terms of gear and piling up so I'm super happy with things as they are now. After a long period of getting very little done I'm now super inspired to just charge ahead. ;-) Best of luck with your own decisions and tough calls. :)
It’s interesting to hear that former magazines were more focused on music techniques rather than gear. It’s a pity that such journalism is pretty much gone
Is going towards soft synths the biggest motivation for selling a lot of synths or some other factor. It was for me. I've replaced most of my hardware synths with software replicas, and I've been very happy with them. Only my Yamaha portable MODX is really needed of hardware synths, and a VST version of the Montage M is coming out in Jan 2024. I still like having at least one modern hardware synth and the MODX is highly portable for gigs too. Along with my laptop full of VST's, and additional MIDI controller keyboards, it's all I really need today. I collected synths & classic synths at a time when there weren't good soft synth clones of them. As mentioned many times, it was software synths that got me into synths in the first place back in 1985. I was amazed by what they could do then, and today, they've really come full circle and are far more about to replace countless keyboards as I once dreamed of with the technology. I still have several classic hardware synths in storage. I'll likely sell most of them eventually.
Not really. I just don't need 50 of them to get the jobs done. They only take up space and I wanted more room to breathe in here. It is after all where I spend most of my time.
@@EspenKraft 50 hardware synths is a lot. I'm down to 13 keyboards and a few sound modules, but as VST's continue to do a great job in cloning hardware synths, my collection will be shrinking a lot at some point when I feel like selling many of them. In the mid 80s when I discovered software synths, my vision was much as they are today. But by the early 90s as they hadn't taken off as I had expected, my vision became to have an entire room full of keyboards. I had the same vision of my basement for my arcade machines. Well, the basement did get full of arcade machines, but soft synths greatly improved it was simply no longer necessary for me to have tons of hardware keyboards. Arcade, classic console & vintage computer emulation is also excellent and I built 4 MAME machines. So I really don't need tons of arcade machines either, but it does give the look more of an arcade.
Impressive and chill little studio tour :) Really loved it. And i totally understand selling off gear that you really don't need when it's either barely used or you have found something more fitting to your needs. I might give the prophet VS a try as soon as the Behringer VS mini is available in stock and give that one a nice place in my setup. Yeah i keep my Arturia Microfreak too, mainly for the capacitive keys (i looooove those!!!) some of the synth engines (especially the wavetable mode that was added via Firmware update). The cassette Portastudios are awesome!! I have the biggest one of them, the 688 MIDI Studio and mainly got it to record and also do analog playouts from my digital multrack sources for achival purposes. Also having a Yamaha MT400 for analog Stereo Mixdown recordings or 4 track Demo-ing. And yeah xD like ALLLL Roland Synths (especially the vintage ones) they are definitely NOT worth the money people ask for xD But yes, they do sound amazing of course. But my god, are they oversold......
Hi , looks neat and tidy...man the JUPITER 8 is the best looking synth ever..ps any idea why most of the MIDI SOLUTION devices do not require external dc power? I don't quite get how they can achieve this just through MIDI ? PeaceFromOZ😊
That Presonus 16.0.2 is a neat little mixer. A customer directed me to get rid of a fifteen year old (but still totally functional) 24.4.2. I intend to fix it up and find it a nicer home than the landfill where it was otherwise headed (especially being in the US). Would love to keep it, but I already have 2 under-utilized mixers, including my own battle-worn Mackie I'm never getting rid of. 👍
You kept the Atari ST ☺️ A little sad the MKS-80 and MKS-70 appear to have gone though 😞 I hope Roland cloud, Cherry Audio or Arturia bring out an MKS-80 VST someday. It’s gorgeous for pads and of all my synths - it’s the only one I wouldn’t sell. I know there’s the Cloud Jupiter 6, and UVI have the Mercury-80, but they’re not quite there. Still a great collection (and the Jupiter 8 is ok too 😉)
Okay, congratulations on sizing down. If I could keep only 5 items in your set up it'd be the Jupiter 8, Juno 106, TR-808, MSQ-700, and D-550. If I could only keep 5 items from my collection it'd be the same. Although, the Jupiter X, Juno X, and TR-8S are great as well. By the way, I enjoy those keyboard magazines too. I bought a bunch on ebay and it's fun to go through the interviews. Anyway, take care and Merry Synthmas! Sam.
I am a gear minimalist. Yamaha MSP 5's Yamaha aw 2400's x 2 2x Waves y96k's 2x USA Hiway one 2007 Strats Yamaha Mox8 (A monster) Roland td12 v stage pro Yamaha bass Line 6 Pod x3 pro Sure glxd 58 wireless 24bit 48k recordings Cheers my articulate friend.
Concerning Tascam 424 Crank speed dial full. Use 15 to 30 min tapes (metal) shorter the better for an increase in magnetic goodness. Only use 1 song per tape to minimize wow and flutter. Used to dump to Hi fi vhs In the 90's.
Hi . my question: Norway is big country but has very low population... is it hard to find around buyer for the gears? or is it hard to find the gears there for purchasing? Thx for yr answers in advance. Greetings from Turkiye...
Not at all. Old synths sell almost immediately. There are many very well known producers of electronic music from Norway these days, with international success. They buy a lot of this gear. Scandinavia is a treasure grove for old synths now. People earn very good money here so they can buy pretty much whatever they want.
I’ve never owned much synth hardware. I did have a Yamaha FB-01 in my early hobby in early 90’s? connected to an Amstrad CPC 6128 when I was about 18 years old and it took a lot of saving for. Nice it got a brief mention. I tried to write my own software to reprogram it but knew very little and just used the presets. Sadly I didn’t really understand FM synthesis then
I saw an Arturia controller. Seems like you’re pretty happy with the Arturia emulations? I love them. I’m more of an organ guy and have an old Farfisa Compact Deluxe and an old JMI Vox Continental 2. Their Farfisa is spot on and the Vox Continental not as good… Thanks for your videos!!!
I've decided to go super minimal and Im in the process of selling everything except my Toraiz sp16 sampler an Elektron analog 4 and my iPad. Everything else is an indulgence.
Arturia makes excellent emulations, but good lord how much resources they use. Like 1 gb of RAM, and tons of CPU power just for one plugin. Im guessing they have a generic audio engine they use for all VST.
Maybe the different flavors of reverb and delay that the sequencers might have on board for its time that may be other artists for its time used and he wants to get the sound effects as close to possible to those pieces of art
I have been doing the same thing, but you sold the Elka 22. That's my dream synth, have you managed to find an emulator for it? I'd be happy if there was an emulator version of it.
Good choice keeping the Sequential Circuits Six-Track. It's such a underrated machine. People stay away from it mainly because it's lack of knobs but, if you don't think of it as a performance synth and just use it for recording, it's up there with the big dogs sound wise. Saying it sounds "Fat" would be an understatement.
4:10 I have some things there, like the Q80ex, which I really like and I hope you have some time to do something about it, I also have an Hr16 where I created my personalized samples recorded on eprom (if you want, I'll give you the bin files to record too ), it's a shame that you didn't keep the beloved MC500, of which I have two, the 500 and the MKII, and I really liked the videos you made with it. Anyway, that's it! success always, Espen.
I'm surprised but happy you kept the Roland Alpha Juno 2, your vids inspired me to pick it up a couple years back and it was my first vintage synth :D What parts of it made you keep both it and the Juno 106 when selling?
I just gave away all my collection of guitar magazines to charity. They will be able to make a good deal of cash out of it, since they are vintage now and have a lot of big names on the covers, Floyd, Zeppelin, Hendrix and you know what I mean.. But my shelves are still full of gear
Glad you kept the Alpha Juno 2. I recently bought one after watching the videos you and Starsky Carr made . . . Loving it and already used it (and some of your patches) to record a new song!
a room full of synths is still a "SUPER MINIMALISTIC SETUP" compared to doing music just in the box via Kontakt, UVI, Arturia etc etc etc... I mean, in sense of limitation and not getting blown away by possibilities.. Thanks for opening my eyes again! :-)
Great point about the focus of the magazines. I really feel like the focus of synthesizers and the community have gotten very corporate and somehow the focus is on the business side of things instead of the creative side of things.
In fall 1985 I was deciding between a DX7 and a Mirage as my first keyboard. I decided Mirage and while waiting for a salesman to relieve me of my $1800, I spotted the new DW-8000 and it was cheap enough I could get the SDD-2000 delay/sampler too. I was ecstatic and loved that thing and probably knew it better than nearly anyone. I got another for US$100 or so a couple years ago as it turns on instantly and I can program any patch it is capable of in about 25 seconds. Interesting that you kept both. I'm toying with the idea of making a new CPU/oscillator board for it, but keeping the analog board, power supply, and everything else. My new design will have far cleaner treble and of course a lot more waveforms.
Reminds me when JunkieXL had a massive clear out. I totally get it, as some point too much gear just hinders creativity and becomes hoarding for the sake of hoarding. Well done Espen for the courage to do it!
@@someoneanonymous1 As Mr. totopolo is probably not capable of explaining his statement, I will step in to help him. Many people, (possibly including Mr. totopolo) have nothing but their expensive gear to help convince themselves they are good musicians, so they buy all they can and would only sell it if desperate, unlike Mr. Kraft who is actually highly skilled and simply sometimes sells unneeded tools. Also, many have a hopeless desire for attention they'll never get from talent or accomplishment along with some jealousy for others who have it, so moronic and pretentious comments on the internet are their desperate attempt to get some attention, even if only for a second. Or, he could just be a twit.
You've kept a lot, if you ask me, so now I'm curious how much you've sold :D Great video by the way. You're studio looks really nice. Keep up the good work!
I sold most of my gear about two years ago. I have a few things left but nothing really special except one thing, my tb-303 in mint condition. That beast is going down with me.
Still a lot of awesome gear left :) I was so shocked when you sold the JX-8P but the boutique really does sound the same and it takes up no space at all. With the after touch broken (usually) the 8P's keyboard is pretty meh. I want a friend to lend me a JP8! 😂😂
@@organfairy These days the PG-800 can be replaced with a virtual PG-800 program on the computer and is even more flexible because you can save patches as SYX
I also was very fond of Keyboard Magazine, but sadly since several years the magazine has lower its quality and number of pages and articles, so I moved on to Future Music and Computer Music magazines , excellent gear by the way
Great selection and great workflow to keep. Makes perfect sense. I would have kept JX8P over Juno106, but always those personal preferences.. :) All the best, keep enjoying music creativity.
Probably because there is a very good emulation of JX8P available. Espen showed it in a video looong time ago and was very satisfied with it. And he is right there, because it sounds very good.
@@dussie920 I know, I got PG8X as well, sounds really awesome and emulates it pretty perfectly. But thats the case for most of vintage synths, VSTi are mostly extremely close and nearly impossible to distinguish from hardware. For me JX8P simply is inspiring, I like to play its mechanical action keyboard and I came up with quite a few of my tunes just from playing it and improvising, searching for ideas.
I always liked the Yamaha KX88. I owned a Roland A-80 midi controller which was a contemporary of the KX88. Did you ever play an A-80? Although programming those boards is a big PITA, there's something special about the keyboard action on them that was unique.
Thanks for the walkthrough! What is the reason for keeping the Roland S-330 sampler? And how are you using it in your music? I have one I got as part of a package deal. It lacks disks, mouse and I only have the device itself, never tested it. I repaired an U-220 which was the reason for buying the package.
A couple of years ago I sold my DX7 which I really didn't use anymore and didn't have a place for it but lately I have realized that deep in my heart I still kind of regret selling it. 😢
@@EspenKraft well, my reason to keep most of them is that "I will eventually use it, when I setup my new studio", which is a real project I am working on but, well, I can use a portion of the gear and still have a very nice equipped studio. Yes GAS is an strong force to defeat!
I missed if you said this in the video...are the synth modules/drum machines/etc on the shelves still patched, or are they stored there and brought out if you need to use one?
"Sold almost everything" but you still have so many beautiful synths left. ❤
Some of them are pretty ugly though.
Hell of a combo if you ask me....... @@EspenKraft
Like Rambo.
When a true synth head says : I sold every thing. you still get a video that shows a massive synth collection
Ha, this! I would be very worried if someone sold a Jupiter 8 (as you ain't getting another one anytime soon)
If it was mine I'd sell it. Today.
@@EspenKraft !!!
@@EspenKraft to me, hopefully! Like your Prophet VS :)
@@EspenKraftI have a mint MKS-80 Rev 4 for sale - less space same power? :D
"Sold almost everything" .. lists 100 pieces of gear
Last time i heard the Arturia Prophet VS against my Original there was a huge difference
Not surprised the mighty Juno 106 made the cut. I've owned and sold a few of them over the years. It's the only one I regret selling. An easy to use workhorse of a synth and that can do almost anything apart from those Minimoog type leads. Sadly they are too expensive now and Roland refuses to re-issue.
Never liked mine personally. Very dry, 6 voices too few, not fat sounding compared to a Moog. I've never seen why they're so rated.
Have also been selling off gear recently and not replacing it and its been liberating. Had a lot of guilt not using things and overwhelm and feel happier now, like a weight has lifted. Strange the hold it can have.
Cool to see this kind of video as opposed to hoard-inducing ones. Thanks! (Curious to know why you got rid of your series 500 rack.)
I prefer to do all the processing in the box now. Faster, easier and cheaper. And it sounds just as good.
At least you kept a relatively nice collection of synths and units despite selling a lot.
I like to think so. ;-)
“ Jupiter 8 totally not worth the money “ but sounds nice 😅😅😅, love you Espen for beeing a straight shooter.
by the way your studio looks dope 👌
Cheers!
I sold a Jupiter 8 many years ago. If I could go back in time and get it back, I’d definitely sell it again!
@@leftmono1016 ou yes it would be amazing to capitalise some good money on the “possession sindrome” of those rich kids (redistribution of the wealth ) by the way the JP4 sounds much better and unique than the jp8 once done some little CAP upgrades for tuning stability (easy stuff) and the key word here is “ How to bring unique sounds in a homologated contemporary environment “ which jp8 will not do even it sound great and warm everything on the jp8 sounds cliché.
@@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND - I also had a JP6 and really wanted a JP4 to make the holy trinity. A friend had one but wouldn’t sell it.
The JP8 is a very nice thing to own, but as you suggest, it’s nothing special sound wise.
When they were worth 5k or less they were worth it but at today's prices definitely not imo
I’ve been on a similar tip lately, selling synths that have good plug in versions instead. I also will never sell my Six Trak. It’s so useful with the cc control. Feels good to purge.
You ment : I own almost everything
May I ask why you kept so many hardware sequencers? It would seem that the QX1, MC500, and Amiga sync'd together would be plenty to drive all of your remaining gear.
Not using them like that at all. I answered this question a couple of times early on so check out some of my first replies here.
Looks clean and streamlined! I dig the shelving for the gear. I need to get me a Prophet X too. 😎
It's great.
I agree with that mindset. I bought so many vintage synths over the years, only to keep my ultimate few favourites, which all get used more than ever!
You are proof that you're not a furniture/trophy collector. You actually use what you own, and when you have no need for it, find a better place for someone else to enjoy.
Kudos to you.
Cheers!
Except he has a storage and shelves full of synths and samplers, smh.
@@rmriwatch The butthurt is real.
@@dankeplace The thing is Espen is now trashing synth prices, while at the same time also only willing to part with the Prophet VS for the right price. He's part of the problem, people hodling gear that they have it in storage and shelves, while also acting like he's so forward thinking to sell everything. He's a hipocrite and possibly a sour man at this point.
@@rmriwatch Espen can do what ever he wants, sounds like the only sour Karen here is you.
You should try making some music rather than what gear other people have/have not.
Shows us on the keyboard where Espen hurt you.
having a master keyboard where you can't put your legs/knees under it is insane
I don't PLAY it when it's on there. :P
I love your collection as it really covers all of the “basses.” 🎵.
Exactly. That's the point. So many misses that. ;-)
Espen is the guy, that sold most of his gear, making a video about that decision and decided 1 minute before selling to keep most of his gear 😂
Looking forward to a QX-80 EX video - if you feel inclined to make one of course! I have 2 of them (neither of which belong to Anders Jensen). I’m fairly confident I know them inside out but an Espen Kraft video will likely reveal something hitherto unknown!
Baby dont hurt me, dont hurt me ,, no more
Love all 3 soundtracks on the wall. Tangerine Dream!!!
Congrats on the clearance, it can definitely get out of hand. I'm shifting a lot of things at the moment and making some tough calls.
Looks really neat and inspiring in your studio.
Thanks my good man! My channel had really grown over my head in terms of gear and piling up so I'm super happy with things as they are now. After a long period of getting very little done I'm now super inspired to just charge ahead. ;-)
Best of luck with your own decisions and tough calls. :)
He also clears comments too! @AlexBallMusic, btw your GF packs are awesome!!!!
It’s interesting to hear that former magazines were more focused on music techniques rather than gear. It’s a pity that such journalism is pretty much gone
The audience is gone too.
Glad to see you kept the Alpha Juno. I too use it for life shows when I need something analog that's relatively no fuss.
Yes, it's a keeper. Mostly for the live setup now. Perfect for that. Light and compact. Easy to haul around and sounds so good.
if you need help for your E2.....i repaired 5 E2 in the past....maybe i can help..........
Many thanks! It's waiting for some parts. I'm not the owner btw. I might get back to you at a later stage if we're unable to fix it. Cheers :)
If my house will burn down..i only safe my Korg SG Pro X ❤️
Most envious of that Virgil Fox issue of Keyboard
"I'm Espen Kraft and I'm selling off the 80s" :)
Is that the vibe you got from seeing 4 walls full of 80s gear? :P
@@EspenKraft There's nothing more 80s than selling off the 80s
Is going towards soft synths the biggest motivation for selling a lot of synths or some other factor.
It was for me. I've replaced most of my hardware synths with software replicas, and I've been very happy with them. Only my Yamaha portable MODX is really needed of hardware synths, and a VST version of the Montage M is coming out in Jan 2024. I still like having at least one modern hardware synth and the MODX is highly portable for gigs too. Along with my laptop full of VST's, and additional MIDI controller keyboards, it's all I really need today. I collected synths & classic synths at a time when there weren't good soft synth clones of them.
As mentioned many times, it was software synths that got me into synths in the first place back in 1985. I was amazed by what they could do then, and today, they've really come full circle and are far more about to replace countless keyboards as I once dreamed of with the technology.
I still have several classic hardware synths in storage. I'll likely sell most of them eventually.
Not really. I just don't need 50 of them to get the jobs done. They only take up space and I wanted more room to breathe in here. It is after all where I spend most of my time.
@@EspenKraft 50 hardware synths is a lot. I'm down to 13 keyboards and a few sound modules, but as VST's continue to do a great job in cloning hardware synths, my collection will be shrinking a lot at some point when I feel like selling many of them.
In the mid 80s when I discovered software synths, my vision was much as they are today. But by the early 90s as they hadn't taken off as I had expected, my vision became to have an entire room full of keyboards. I had the same vision of my basement for my arcade machines.
Well, the basement did get full of arcade machines, but soft synths greatly improved it was simply no longer necessary for me to have tons of hardware keyboards. Arcade, classic console & vintage computer emulation is also excellent and I built 4 MAME machines. So I really don't need tons of arcade machines either, but it does give the look more of an arcade.
Impressive and chill little studio tour :) Really loved it. And i totally understand selling off gear that you really don't need when it's either barely used or you have found something more fitting to your needs. I might give the prophet VS a try as soon as the Behringer VS mini is available in stock and give that one a nice place in my setup. Yeah i keep my Arturia Microfreak too, mainly for the capacitive keys (i looooove those!!!) some of the synth engines (especially the wavetable mode that was added via Firmware update). The cassette Portastudios are awesome!! I have the biggest one of them, the 688 MIDI Studio and mainly got it to record and also do analog playouts from my digital multrack sources for achival purposes. Also having a Yamaha MT400 for analog Stereo Mixdown recordings or 4 track Demo-ing. And yeah xD like ALLLL Roland Synths (especially the vintage ones) they are definitely NOT worth the money people ask for xD But yes, they do sound amazing of course. But my god, are they oversold......
Now repeat the exercise I would say
Ohhh...the DX7s is gone......o wait..it is in the storage...phew.😅
Hi , looks neat and tidy...man the JUPITER 8 is the best looking synth ever..ps any idea why most of the MIDI SOLUTION devices do not require external dc power? I don't quite get how they can achieve this just through MIDI ?
PeaceFromOZ😊
They only draw a small portion of current. Check up on the MIDI DIN Electrical Specification.
@@EspenKraft thanks, i have about 4 DoreMidi devices which all require external dc power... i will check it out.
Thank you,
That Presonus 16.0.2 is a neat little mixer. A customer directed me to get rid of a fifteen year old (but still totally functional) 24.4.2. I intend to fix it up and find it a nicer home than the landfill where it was otherwise headed (especially being in the US). Would love to keep it, but I already have 2 under-utilized mixers, including my own battle-worn Mackie I'm never getting rid of. 👍
So great to see the Old School gear! The Jupiter 8 was my dream synth. Still have the SRV-2000 and Six Trak that you have. E-Mu2 and DW-8000? Wow.
Hi Espen. Why have you kept so many small and big sequensers?
Answered that already.
You kept the Atari ST ☺️ A little sad the MKS-80 and MKS-70 appear to have gone though 😞 I hope Roland cloud, Cherry Audio or Arturia bring out an MKS-80 VST someday. It’s gorgeous for pads and of all my synths - it’s the only one I wouldn’t sell. I know there’s the Cloud Jupiter 6, and UVI have the Mercury-80, but they’re not quite there. Still a great collection (and the Jupiter 8 is ok too 😉)
Hi Espen, im intrigued. Why so many hardware sequencers?
Answered that in one of the earliest replies in the thread.
Okay, congratulations on sizing down. If I could keep only 5 items in your set up it'd be the Jupiter 8, Juno 106, TR-808, MSQ-700, and D-550. If I could only keep 5 items from my collection it'd be the same. Although, the Jupiter X, Juno X, and TR-8S are great as well. By the way, I enjoy those keyboard magazines too. I bought a bunch on ebay and it's fun to go through the interviews. Anyway, take care and Merry Synthmas! Sam.
I am a gear minimalist.
Yamaha MSP 5's
Yamaha aw 2400's x 2
2x Waves y96k's
2x USA Hiway one 2007 Strats
Yamaha Mox8 (A monster)
Roland td12 v stage pro
Yamaha bass
Line 6 Pod x3 pro
Sure glxd 58 wireless
24bit 48k recordings
Cheers my articulate friend.
sold "almost everything" , still have endless tons of stuff :)
"Endless tons" is a very relative term I'd say.
Concerning Tascam 424
Crank speed dial full.
Use 15 to 30 min tapes (metal)
shorter the better for an increase
in magnetic goodness. Only use
1 song per tape to minimize wow
and flutter. Used to dump to Hi fi vhs
In the 90's.
Are those shelves available at somewhere global?! Looking for a solution myself
Hey, you kept a DSM-1 ! Makes me want to have mine repaired. I've had it for 30 years. I had a tons of fun programming and sampling with this machine.
No analogue filter though right on this rack vs DSS-1??
@@theaudioeng Yes, same analogue filter as on the DSS-1, but no resonance unfortunately.
Wrong. It has the analog filter. It's lacking a RESONANT analog filter.
Hi . my question: Norway is big country but has very low population... is it hard to find around buyer for the gears? or is it hard to find the gears there for purchasing? Thx for yr answers in advance. Greetings from Turkiye...
Not at all. Old synths sell almost immediately. There are many very well known producers of electronic music from Norway these days, with international success. They buy a lot of this gear. Scandinavia is a treasure grove for old synths now. People earn very good money here so they can buy pretty much whatever they want.
I’ve never owned much synth hardware. I did have a Yamaha FB-01 in my early hobby in early 90’s? connected to an Amstrad CPC 6128 when I was about 18 years old and it took a lot of saving for. Nice it got a brief mention. I tried to write my own software to reprogram it but knew very little and just used the presets. Sadly I didn’t really understand FM synthesis then
So you essentially kept lots of stuff. Pointless title and video.
I'm Espen Kraft. You're not.
I saw an Arturia controller. Seems like you’re pretty happy with the Arturia emulations? I love them. I’m more of an organ guy and have an old Farfisa Compact Deluxe and an old JMI Vox Continental 2. Their Farfisa is spot on and the Vox Continental not as good…
Thanks for your videos!!!
I've decided to go super minimal and Im in the process of selling everything except my Toraiz sp16 sampler an Elektron analog 4 and my iPad. Everything else is an indulgence.
Arturia makes excellent emulations, but good lord how much resources they use. Like 1 gb of RAM, and tons of CPU power just for one plugin. Im guessing they have a generic audio engine they use for all VST.
I do not understand what you would need so many sequencers for…
Maybe the different flavors of reverb and delay that the sequencers might have on board for its time that may be other artists for its time used and he wants to get the sound effects as close to possible to those pieces of art
"Hoarding is a disease." -> shows piles of Keyboard mags. ;)
(Vi gillar dig ändå Espen)
Having a stack of magazines is hardly hoarding. ;P
I took for granted exactly how much equipment you had when 2023 began, Espen. I can’t question your choice of what to keep.
Nice.. but what for so many sequencers?
Answered that in a couple of posts already.
I have been doing the same thing, but you sold the Elka 22. That's my dream synth, have you managed to find an emulator for it? I'd be happy if there was an emulator version of it.
No, but I have other synths that do similar sounds to the ones I used it for so out it went.
So many hardware sequencers. Why do you need so many?
Answered that early in this thread.
Good choice keeping the Sequential Circuits Six-Track. It's such a underrated machine. People stay away from it mainly because it's lack of knobs but, if you don't think of it as a performance synth and just use it for recording, it's up there with the big dogs sound wise. Saying it sounds "Fat" would be an understatement.
Still an amazing collection, now with tighter curation.
4:10 I have some things there, like the Q80ex, which I really like and I hope you have some time to do something about it, I also have an Hr16 where I created my personalized samples recorded on eprom (if you want, I'll give you the bin files to record too ), it's a shame that you didn't keep the beloved MC500, of which I have two, the 500 and the MKII, and I really liked the videos you made with it. Anyway, that's it! success always, Espen.
You didn't pay attention, I say the MC-500 is on LOAN. ;-)
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I'm surprised but happy you kept the Roland Alpha Juno 2, your vids inspired me to pick it up a couple years back and it was my first vintage synth :D What parts of it made you keep both it and the Juno 106 when selling?
Alpha now used for live gigs. 106 not going out. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Does that mean you prefer both of those synths to the JX8P?
Always love a bit of practical talk. Hope you're having fun making music!
Fun is the foundation of everything. If I didn't have fun I'd quit. Today.
I just gave away all my collection of guitar magazines to charity. They will be able to make a good deal of cash out of it, since they are vintage now and have a lot of big names on the covers, Floyd, Zeppelin, Hendrix and you know what I mean..
But my shelves are still full of gear
I’ve never owned a synth or made music, but I find these videos of yours really interesting.
Cheers!
1 vote for more of the "What was in it" for old Keyboard mags, those are great!
Clear out all those sequencers from the shelves and put there the Alpha Juno and the DW 8000, they deserve to be there! :)
Can't do it. They're too long to fit in there.
Glad you kept the Alpha Juno 2. I recently bought one after watching the videos you and Starsky Carr made . . . Loving it and already used it (and some of your patches) to record a new song!
Yes! Juno 2 is so underrated
a room full of synths is still a "SUPER MINIMALISTIC SETUP" compared to doing music just in the box via Kontakt, UVI, Arturia etc etc etc...
I mean, in sense of limitation and not getting blown away by possibilities..
Thanks for opening my eyes again! :-)
Great point about the focus of the magazines. I really feel like the focus of synthesizers and the community have gotten very corporate and somehow the focus is on the business side of things instead of the creative side of things.
In fall 1985 I was deciding between a DX7 and a Mirage as my first keyboard. I decided Mirage and while waiting for a salesman to relieve me of my $1800, I spotted the new DW-8000 and it was cheap enough I could get the SDD-2000 delay/sampler too. I was ecstatic and loved that thing and probably knew it better than nearly anyone. I got another for US$100 or so a couple years ago as it turns on instantly and I can program any patch it is capable of in about 25 seconds. Interesting that you kept both. I'm toying with the idea of making a new CPU/oscillator board for it, but keeping the analog board, power supply, and everything else. My new design will have far cleaner treble and of course a lot more waveforms.
I’m not getting rid of any of my gear. They can bury me with it 😤
If you don't want help that's fine with me.
Reminds me when JunkieXL had a massive clear out. I totally get it, as some point too much gear just hinders creativity and becomes hoarding for the sake of hoarding. Well done Espen for the courage to do it!
in this case he is desperate for money
Sure, selling vintage synths and then buying modern ones for the same money... yeah, I must be desperate.
@@totopolo2379 this is not a very kind response. What are you hoping to achieve with it?
@@someoneanonymous1 As Mr. totopolo is probably not capable of explaining his statement, I will step in to help him. Many people, (possibly including Mr. totopolo) have nothing but their expensive gear to help convince themselves they are good musicians, so they buy all they can and would only sell it if desperate, unlike Mr. Kraft who is actually highly skilled and simply sometimes sells unneeded tools. Also, many have a hopeless desire for attention they'll never get from talent or accomplishment along with some jealousy for others who have it, so moronic and pretentious comments on the internet are their desperate attempt to get some attention, even if only for a second. Or, he could just be a twit.
@@TB-wvvvw Dude, relax! Yes whatever the tools, creativity is key but if you haven't seen it coming you do not need glasses but a dog.
You've kept a lot, if you ask me, so now I'm curious how much you've sold :D Great video by the way. You're studio looks really nice. Keep up the good work!
Cheers!
I sold most of my gear about two years ago. I have a few things left but nothing really special except one thing, my tb-303 in mint condition. That beast is going down with me.
Atari ST stays until the end of time and I have gathered all - I mean all possible - Midi Extensions.
Jupiter 8 is the goat looks awesome still
Looks much more streamlined and manageable, well done. I should follow your lead and thin the herd a bit but i keep making excuses to keep them
I was affaid for the DX7, phew! Yep got to make use of the Jupiter-8 while you can :-)
Love that dark blue cladding! Good for you Espen, It's so easy to overcrowd your studio. Less is more creative.
I am having a hard time understanding why you've kept so many sequencers...
6:11 You don't have to switch it off on the bottom: just press an d hold the STOP button for one second. Press any key to wake it up.
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Hey, this dude is awesome but did he sell the Coram one/DX 7/D 50? The three kings of the 80s still awesome though🙈🙈🙈😎😎
I get that way sometimes. I often fantasize about having a limited number of synths. Then I get GAS
That Prophet VS preset at 4:54 reminds me of the intro of Gimme Gimme Gimme by Abba.
Still a lot of awesome gear left :) I was so shocked when you sold the JX-8P but the boutique really does sound the same and it takes up no space at all. With the after touch broken (usually) the 8P's keyboard is pretty meh. I want a friend to lend me a JP8! 😂😂
The Boutique is definitely not the same in terms of sound. It's very very bad. ;-)
I find it a rather nice keyboard, BUT only if it comes with the PG-800 programmer - which I have. Otherwise it is a pain to program.
@@organfairy These days the PG-800 can be replaced with a virtual PG-800 program on the computer and is even more flexible because you can save patches as SYX
That prophet vs has to be all things to all men ( and women!) analogue, wave and digital …amazing.i wouldn’t think there are too many of those around
I appreciate the Miku Nakano figure you have on the speaker.
Great samplers choice, S330 warm, S1000 boss sound, S900 hitting
You ever contact this guy about giving his thing back that you've had for years and maybe just mailing to him?
My friend , you are giving me hope and support to keep my vintage stuff but for EE TMIs ....
Jupiter, Juno, FM7 and 808 :) Sold Everything
I've got heaps of those keyboard mags. I can understand why you're selling your gear. I think it also the sign of the times.
I also was very fond of Keyboard Magazine, but sadly since several years the magazine has lower its quality and number of pages and articles, so I moved on to Future Music and Computer Music magazines , excellent gear by the way
I sold 90% of my gear. Honestly , VSTs are where it’s at.
Great selection and great workflow to keep. Makes perfect sense. I would have kept JX8P over Juno106, but always those personal preferences.. :)
All the best, keep enjoying music creativity.
Cheers!
Probably because there is a very good emulation of JX8P available. Espen showed it in a video looong time ago and was very satisfied with it. And he is right there, because it sounds very good.
@@dussie920 I know, I got PG8X as well, sounds really awesome and emulates it pretty perfectly. But thats the case for most of vintage synths, VSTi are mostly extremely close and nearly impossible to distinguish from hardware. For me JX8P simply is inspiring, I like to play its mechanical action keyboard and I came up with quite a few of my tunes just from playing it and improvising, searching for ideas.
@@DestroyER82100% true. Inspiration, nostalgia, the touch and feel, the design. It all contributes.
Exactly. I feel the same way. I just choose not to have 50 synths for that. I can get there with a lot less. ;-)
You could sell it all because that music terrible. It's like being stuck in an elevator for 3 days.
I always liked the Yamaha KX88. I owned a Roland A-80 midi controller which was a contemporary of the KX88. Did you ever play an A-80? Although programming those boards is a big PITA, there's something special about the keyboard action on them that was unique.
I did play the A-80. I like that too.
Thanks for the walkthrough! What is the reason for keeping the Roland S-330 sampler? And how are you using it in your music?
I have one I got as part of a package deal. It lacks disks, mouse and I only have the device itself, never tested it. I repaired an U-220 which was the reason for buying the package.
The only S-sampler I have left with monitor output. It's ok to keep it for that.
Love it! Those Keyboard magazine covers were Nostalgiac. I had many of them - proving my age!
You are my hero!. I wish I had the nerve to sell all the gear that I don't use 😅
Hoarding is a disease, so I fully understand that letting go can be hard. ;-)
A couple of years ago I sold my DX7 which I really didn't use anymore and didn't have a place for it but lately I have realized that deep in my heart I still kind of regret selling it. 😢
It's only a dead thing. If you sold a family member, now THAT would be something to regret. Regrets don't work.
@@EspenKraft well, my reason to keep most of them is that "I will eventually use it, when I setup my new studio", which is a real project I am working on but, well, I can use a portion of the gear and still have a very nice equipped studio. Yes GAS is an strong force to defeat!
I missed if you said this in the video...are the synth modules/drum machines/etc on the shelves still patched, or are they stored there and brought out if you need to use one?