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I just bought an SP808. It runs on Zip Disks. I think there might be such a thing as *too* retro.

I dunno about this. I mean, there are UK signs flashing past and Edinburgh looks Edinburghesque (after a zombie apocalypse). It's all very slick, modern racing game. But is it that different to 1, 2 or 3? Or any number of other driving games out there? It has the same slightly strange handling, the same open world map with a ticklist of things to do, the same slightly embarrassing cutscenes..... And while it might be diverting with the UK setting, the problem is that I don't drive at 132mph through British roads, so flickering sheep and pubs flashing past don't really ground it a great deal. I mean, it's fine. But it's Forza Horizon again with more roundabouts.

13 is Teenage Fanclub's best album.

This has been very entertaining.

Well well well....

Well well well.....

OK. Waldorf Streichfett into Big Sky.... Yes. YES.

No. It's some blokes talking over the conference video and offering about as much insight as if they'd let a schnauzer bark all the way through it.

Anyone here tried a Waldorf Blofeld? It's quite old I think (2008?) but must've had firmware updates. I like what I've heard, but I'm wondering if I might as well just go for something more modern.

Odd script though - multiple times the wrong word is used in sentences (e.g. complexing instead of perplexing). Glacially slow too. But fine. Nice to have some slow, stately hard scifi.

So I bit the bullet and bought a Strymon Big Sky. Apart from the slightly impenetrable operating system (which I assume might make sense to a guitarist) it has been pretty impressive so far. A couple of the reverb algos (Cloud in particular) make even terrible synths sound like Vangelis and The Midnight had a baby in your earhole. Whether it's worth £400 is another matter - it's certainly not talent in a box and requires good stuff in to get good stuff out, but it is excellent. I do appreciate my Yamaha EMP10 a little more though - a little rackmounted multiFX I've had for years which while isn't quite in the same league, still manages to hold its own.

Office, Arcade, Factory, Synth and Bass.

Before I punt to eBay, any interest here in a Wavestation SR, Yamaha SY35, Korg X5, Volca Beats, OK Go Volca Sample, the small Korg Monotrons, Zoom SampleTrak, Alesis Wedge or a Pocket Operator or two?

Anyone have any interest in any of these before I punt them on the Facebook sale groups? Discworld City of Kings + Realistic Resources + Plastic Overlays Masmorra D-Day Dice + Expansion Super Dungeon Explore Priests of Ra Robo Rally Machi Koro Deluxe + tin box + playmat Galaxy Truckers Imperial Settlers Rattle Battle Grab the Loot Power Grid First Sparks The Grizzled D-Day Dice + Atlantik Robo Rally Battleborn Legacy KS Rum and Bones Battlelore First Ed + expansion Gears of War (almost fully painted IIRC) Formula D (box damage) Cannes + Duck Dynasty (Splotter titles) Star Cartel + Ravens + Ultra TEK Puerto Rico V-Wars This War Of Mine + KS Extras Can put competitive prices together if any of those tickles your fancybits.

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