Crumar Performer, Round Two (Fight!)
The resonance slider on the Brass section is dead, for starters. I haven't opened it up to see if it's a loose connection or the pot is actually completely out of commision, but I assume the latter, and will need to replace it. The slider toggle for the Brass volume is broken off, so that'll need to be replaced. And all but 5 of the slider caps are missing.
So, anybody have a dead Performer and want to sell me the resonance and Brass volume sliders, plus ten slider handles? Otherwise, I'll just buy 15 new ones, if I can find a current production model that fits.
Otherwise, it's in great shape. Someone sharpied out the "AR" in "CRUMAR" on the top, resulting in a "CRUM PERFORMER" but I don't really care about that. In sound, it is significantly different than the Omni 2. You can really hear the divide-down working on the lower notes, where it's not so obvious on the Omni and RS09. As string synths go, it's one of them. I wouldn't pay a shitload for one, but it has a definite Joy Division vibe to it which I really like, and is appropriate to what I'm currently up to, musically. So I have no complaints.
(And let me just add that Phase Two fucking owns this cocksucker. It's like they were made for each other.)
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In your working studio, what's the balance of hardware vs. software you use to tweak audio? Is it all integrated? Do you have different "stations" to do different things to audio, some hardware based, some computer based? Do you have a core system, and then move the audio somehow to the more esoteric gear?
My apologies if this is a little vague. Anything you'd like to share about your hardware and plug-in setup would be welcome.
-Trey
My system, both hardware and software, is fully integrated. For instance, my Eclipse sees duty as an insert effect in Nuendo. (The World's Most Powerful Plugin!) I've yet to actually run analog audio through it, and probably never will. I don't use any compressors or EQ on the input when I record audio, either. I record my signals on the low side (in the -10dBfs neck of the woods) and do all my carving with software.
As for synths, the only analogs I own currently are this Crumar and a Yamaha CS-05 that doesn't work at all. So, 99% of my synth work is with plugins. I'll have a Korg 770 here on Saturday, though.
My guitar rig is entirely separate and analog. The only way it meets my computer is via a microphone. I'm of the firm opinion that digital anything and guitar signals don't go together at all, so I get my tones with mic placement and what-not before the guitar ever even sees the DAW, and once it's in, I generally don't do anything to it, except for minor EQ and maybe some 'verb.
-CR
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