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What would you buy, and why? (This seems like a natural topic progression from that other topic regarding old tools and the quality they still impart) Id buy alot of stuff thats for sure.. First and foremost Id get the JD-800. Or maybe the 990 cause its cheaper, and then get a controller for it. It sounds very particular and the main lead from Spiritual Healing was done in that thing, and thats probably the best lead sound ive ever heard. And theres just no way of getting the same Tonal qualites in any other synth; at least not currently avaliable. The Roland D-50 would probably come closest to the same tone; as the JD-800 had waveforms based off of the D-50. Id also wanna get the JP8000 cause it sounds so fresh and clean, very digital but very nice. And it has a wonderful arpeggiator/sequencer. Id say its either Virus, JP8000 or Nord lead, and Id pick the JP. Then Ill get the Fairchild 670 compressor from the 50s. That thing sounds so freaking good, its a tube compressor thats built like a tank (and looks like a tank, aswell). You just cant miss with that thing. Its even got M/S compression; something that staggers me they did all the way back then. And finally Id buy the API 2500 compressor. Also a beast. Its a VCA similar to the SSL bus compressor; but it has much more control AND a sidechain HPF. So for that extra sub-punchiness. Then Id probably be set, the rest Ill make do with software =) Total cost; roughly: €56.800 Fairchild 670: €45.000 API 2500: €3000 JP-8000: €7500 JD-800: €1300

Twilight is basically harder, fatter, more aggressive full on. You can have many different sounds in the twilight subgenre. For example Sidhartha or Tryon are more fat, meanwhile Seroxat or Azax Syndrom are like harder israeli full on. I didn't mention any South African artists because they have their own unique sound even though they're technically twilight (in fact the term twilight has been coined by South African artists).

safrol is carcinogenic. it's been banned from foods in many places of the world because of that. methylamine is just one chemical you can use to turn safrole into mdma. both substances have shown great promise in the right context. so not just as a medicine given out, but in guided psychotherapy sessions. psychedelics seem to be useful for end-of-life anxiety and addiction and mdma is promising for ptsd because it lets people confront traumatic experiences without being overwhelmed with fear. if it feels fake or not doesn't matter if it does the job. i do agree with albert hofmann that such substances should be best used "in the hands of the shaman" (a doctor in our society), but i also don't think that prosecution of users or even sellers makes any sense. we've seen how much harm prohibition of alcohol caused to people in america.

Rupert Parkes is one of my favorite DnB producers. His mid 90s productions are amazing stuff. Source Direct is also amazing and came out of the same area and labels in the UK

If I had unlimtied funds I'd buy a separate room for a studio, at least 20 square meters, and invest few grands into a proper acoustic treatment and a good sub matching my monitors. Also a UAD card with full plugin package. Synth-wise I'd probably buy Waldorf Quantum and Dave Smith OB-6. But most likely I would still use mostly software synths for actual tracks

Let's disco. Out now. https://neogoarecords.bandcamp.com/album/twilight-patterns

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