OMFG

http://www.korg.com/monotribe

Korg MS-20 Analog Filter for $70

I know it sounds like i'm a korg sales rep sometimes, but damn.

This little beast is a fun portable analog oscillator connected to a ribbon controller and run through the same filter as the MS-10 and MS-20. Nice, yes, for a toy. But the real magic is that you can run external audio through the vcf. This hooked up to any old yamaha portasound or whatever would be beastly, almost as beastly as the boner I have for analog filters.

tinnitus up in da lab

so i've been making some really uptempo beats, mostly inspired by dirty souf booty instrumentals (hurricane chris, ludacris, etc.). this requires the volume to be ear-shatteringly loud, which is why i feel like my ears might start bleeding any minute now. i'm sitting there looping some 808 kicks with the amp way high and i smell this strange smell. it smells like medicine or transmission fluid or something. and i look down at my amp, and the heatsink is creating smoke. i think it burnt dust or plastic. n-e-wayz, it inspired me to take a picture of "da lab." yawl should post pitchers of your labs, too. i already know what gray's looks like, but gray, if you're reading this, you should post a pitcher of your boomboom room, and make sure to include the volcano (and possibly one of those huge jars you keep next to it).