Reaping the Ebay harvest

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 11/12/2013 - 2:28

...And a further idea to mix and match my pedal plans.

: See, I could link various pedals together, including the hihat. Or simply have three independent foot controls, two drum and one hihat.

Another idea I like is having a second beater play my old tabla or something.
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I'll get things straight when the bits are together. And already making a mammoth saving of around £50, and then for potential options they don't sell! Like the harmonica/mike holder I made from some junk.

Hurray for my own little world indeed: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9479&p=93137

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 11/12/2013 - 11:54

And though there are even free emulators which are pretty good, my whim for a sitar has returned. Especially as I spy relatively inexpensive electrics:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAHARAJA-ELEC ... 27d36816a2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sitar-Concert ... 3a889768be

Or I'd best not dawdle for a cheapo normal. I can wonder how to tease any melodies out later.

Strings and all: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAIR-TRADE-FU ... 4174e38ced

Each year I think the studio's done but there's always a new thingy.

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 11/12/2013 - 14:01

Boing... Twang...

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 11/12/2013 - 19:11

Indeed. Thuogh these twangers are so intricate, I think I might save up and buy one new and intact. I want to get to know it before I need to service.

Or sod it, just get the record...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-FOLKSWING ... 19e5ff82c0

And of course, a spread of samples and the MIDI axe have their cheap appeal. I nearly forgot why I bought it until I rediscovered how instantly natural the string samples are with it again.

http://hgsounds.com/product/hg-electric ... tar-loops/

http://impactsoundworks.com/products/wo ... -of-india/

(And on top of that, I took samples of the root twangs of my violin strings. Interesting cross between a Chinese and Indiany kind of a sound. And when I strum it sounds like a banjo.

No wonder the highbrow tell you not to twang it - it's so much bloody fun.)

I want free, you idiots:

http://syntheway.com/Syntheway_Virtual_Sitar.htm

http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=295

http://0on3.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/hello-world/

That's better. And VST4FREE is a marvellous resource. Match those up with a real one and things could be exploited all the further.

'Course, there's also the swarmandal, or whatever that whirring sound is in Indian music. So I Googled it:

So that's what I've got in my house. We call it a zither.

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2008/11/ ... -and-live/

http://www.soundiron.com/instruments/st ... itherette/

http://echocollectivefx.com/collections ... ten-zither

Free free free: http://www.boldersounds.net/index.php?m ... ucts_id=80

Must remember I got some with my magazines too.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 15/12/2013 - 13:10

And here's something I never got:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EBOW-PLUS-9V- ... 4accff37a0

Could also try it on my zither and even violin.

I think I'll sell a Beatle controller to buy it. I haven't got that much money.

Or that proper wooden one, which says it has better everything.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e12000.m4 ... AGB%3A1123

Hmmm, didn't own that long.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 16/12/2013 - 19:11

And oooo, a sitar-guitar:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-SITA ... 9727294%26

Ebay just got better.

And I've seen those USB MIDIs get ever cheaper:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MIDI-USB-IN-O ... 5af8ee4000

Good news for sweatshop fans but it does put me off using 'normal' MIDI cables in my Sound Blaster, which I'd assume is a bit more reliable. I certainly know it is with pitchbend. (And the USBs don't pick up my Amiga, unless from the Microdeal box.)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Pian ... 43bcb7bd43

Sod it, I'll have it. YOLO.

And I wondered who sold the PC cabling from before USB was ubiquitous. And firms like Yamaha thought they should use an obscure MIDI substitute: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Midi-To-Host- ... 19e6132b89

Patchers: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Metre-5-PIN ... 5d3935cc18

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WD-Elements-S ... 43c31a5fa7

And oh yes. Yea:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Port-USB-Hu ... 35b8da833d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Pin-DIN-Cou ... 233168556c

Someone sells these couplers for £93 each... and 135 sold!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Pin-Din-MID ... 2c68a13781

Think of the cash paid for these kinds of accessories just 15 years ago. Except for the last one.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 19/12/2013 - 18:56

And these are pretty good. I think I'll have another.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-VHS-To-DV ... 0765319%26

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 25/12/2013 - 2:03

Excellent condition, eh?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Beatles-L ... 4616a18049

Maybe just the thing to spend a bit of Christmas money on. 1981 was the only time broadcast quality versions were released, so I may have another copy of this rarity.

They don't stay on Youtube long, either.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 25/12/2013 - 19:32

Y'know, with enough of those capture cards you could have your own cheap multitrack recorder. The quality's perfectly fine. Just make sure your sequencer can accept multiple units in a non-ASIO setup.

Whoa.

And if anyone does have some nice Christmas money, you can blow it straight on Ebay. I idled around after dinner....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ninte ... 1172932%26

Or you could try a Dendy, the Russian pirate system:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dendy-Junior- ... 3a892c3e0e

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DENDY-JUNIOR- ... 4d16925e44

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendy_(console)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NES_clones

I should also check out the emulator for some cheap NES fun.

http://blackstrip.ru/dendindex.php?lang=en
http://gamed.info/view_item.php?id=16&lang=Eng

It even has the RCA A/V out. If you want a backup NES, you probably can't go wrong. That is, if you want to play Famicom games specifically.

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 26/12/2013 - 11:31

You know, Commie_User...
One day, they will find you, buried and mummified under an immense heap of your collected stuff, wrapped in wires, adorned with joysticks, crowned with a MIDI keyboard and they will call you the Tutanchamun of the Retro Age.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 26/12/2013 - 18:34

Well I certainly hope so, Vosla.

Either that or finally sell to other maniacal collectors when old Commie bits get ever more scarce. Might even see small wars over 'em, with any luck.

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 27/12/2013 - 14:46

Though with all that photo imaging I've been doing, I'm shocked and appalled at my lack of Koala pad.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Koala-Pad-Tou ... 2586214f03

Still SEALED as well - a corker for anyone's museum!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Koala-Pad-Koa ... 3cd732b37f

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 28/12/2013 - 0:24

And does anyone have a spare £350?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-SX- ... 5d4716a633

No? How about £700 then?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-RARE-VI ... 43c368df86

Well in that case, take a 128:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-BOXED ... 4acdf1c2f9

....while I've got a good mind to buy this advert.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-Commodor ... 5d46d830eb

Well I might if the guy who scanned it hadn't done such a bloody fine job: http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1985-Commodore-1 ... D/$_57.JPG

And I found some more Koala bits. I can forsee some real Instant Music use, so I'll certainly mull it over.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spider-Eater- ... 23277265cc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KOALA-PAD-in- ... 460e0db102

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMODORE-64- ... 25875b5de6

..Well no, actually. I don't think it's joystick compatible.

But some nice bizarre sound packs over here: http://www.tonehammer.com/th1.html

And I'll maybe consider Shreddage 2. Though a keyboard through a fuzzbox can actually do a lot. (Or perhaps make guitar-style 'chug' noises into one.)

And I think I'll go for Boris Sitar. Might not want a real one after all, unless for the kick.

http://www.manytone.com/productinfo_sitar.php#

Commie_User · Post by **Commie_User** » 29/12/2013 - 20:33

...Yeah and I have it. $9, plus the slightly more hefty $40 for Bizarre Sitar and I've saved around £150 over the real one. And all I need do is plug in the MIDI axe and use a MIDI controller.

So I save again downloading Bome Mouse Keyboard instead. OK, you need a spare PC for the chaining but yeah, we're maniacs. We have spare computers up to our eyeballs. And I like to vary the different proggies at once, so a chain is good.

It doesn't have Cantabile 1.2's MIDI channel changer, but my ST has and hey, what's another machine in the loop? Especially when Bome lets you run it without paying, allows gamepad control so my PS1 controller can sit on the P80 and can also let me play keyboard on the keyboard, overlay style.

That's what I like to see. And about time I budgeted.

So to reward that bit of maturity, I think I'll have Ghostbusters for the Mega Drive.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GHOSTBUSTERS- ... 3a8706c104

So I'm told, the only decent version. Or the Master System one, the nicest of the originals:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GHOSTBUSTERS- ... 23340f9dfd

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 29/12/2013 - 22:39

I liked the C64 version anyway, but the 777 cheat was pretty necessary...

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