Gear Clear...

Yesterday was a sad day; my entire “pro” audio chain left the house to greener pastures. My general reasoning here is that since I work almost entirely ITB these days, everything in my office that had enough dust on it that fingerprints would show when I turned a knob needed to leave, and I’ve pretty much succeeded in doing just that, leaving only what I need for my normal research.

At least the big shit. There is still a metric fuckton of little shit that’s gonna go, so keep your eyes peeled for the inevitable Yard Sale posts here and on Twitter, but the majority of the expensive shit is either on the way to new homes, or already arrived, where it will be used to good effect (hah!) rather than just sitting in my office.

(Side note: I now have no credit card bills to pay. This is an interesting turn of events I hadn’t anticipated.)

In any case, it’s a breath of fresh air, and has allowed me to concentrate on my current projects with much more clarity. I have all the software, and most of the samples, so it’s not like I have any shortage of sound generating mechanisms or anything, but it’s nice not to have all this gear staring me in the face every time I sit down to do something. I heartily recommend it, but I know most of you will get a pussy-ache if you don’t have all your knobs and cables, so let’s just say that it might not be for everyone.