#It will definitely be easier when I don't have to have my brick open beside me to make sure I have the timeline right though

[combeferres-mothematics]

barricade day fic!!!!!!?? ?? tell us moooore

😭😭😭 The fact that this appeared in my inbox less than a minute after I reblogged that is greatly amusing to me.

So, the basic plot of the fic is Les Amis die at the barricade, then wake up in modern times. I'm not sure whether to call it time travel or reincarnation, so I've just been referring to it as a bit of both. Because they definitely died, that's very much a thing that happened, but they're also waking up in in the 21st century as adults, full memory of what happened at the barricade and before, and they have never seen a lot of the 21st century stuff. (I am having So. Much. Fun. with this plot point and I've barely even written anything in the 21st century 😭I need to finish the 19th first aaaaaahhhhhh)

The first nine chapters are each from the POV of one of the boys covering the events of the barricade, from them heading down the street after the funeral (Or, in JBR's case, Preliminary Gaieties), to their deaths, and then a short snippet from when they first wake up in the 21st century.

In the 21st century they're also split up into different cities, I have them two to a city at first, aside from Feuilly Yes, I know I am slightly evil who's alone. Of course, they may not be close to each other in the city, but the pairs will run into each other by chance, aside from ExR, who are much closer than the others (They died holding hands, so I factored that into the time travel logistics)

I haven't decided on the places they'll be quite yet, but I do have my pairs mapped out. :D

Bahorel and Prouvaire are together, as are Courfeyrac and Bossuet, and Combeferre and Joly.

This is so far what I have, (Yes, this is how I realized that Courfeyrac dies 5th out of 9th of the Amis). The Chapters for Bahorel, Prouvaire, and Combeferre are finished, and Enjolras needs one more scene that I have to choose. (I have too many options and not enough room)

And the word count is only counting the words in the actual chapters, with the scenes for later chapter's I have written, I'd say I'm about 11,000 words so far. They're all contained in the 'snippets' section of the document though because I'm trying to finish these nine before adding more.

But alas, Combeferre accidentally terrorizing people by being WAY too excited about their digital camera is much too funny not to write now. (In context he is also still very much in the clothes he wore at the barricade at that point, and they are none too pretty... 😭)

[h00nerz]

who’s that girl!

THIRTY-EIGHT / your feelings

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warnings: none afaik. sorry felix fans.

word count: 1.3k

TO SAY THAT YOU WERE EMBARRASSED WAS THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR. Looking back and reflecting on the whole of your relationship, it was something short of a miracle that you hadn’t been able to see the signs earlier. However, you also knew exactly why you hadn’t seen them.

You had rushed way too quickly into the whole relationship thing. Especially when your last relationship had lasted two years, then abruptly ended because apparently you stopped being enough, and he felt the need to look outside your relationship to be satisfied. Maybe you should have properly worked through those feelings before jumping into something right away.

Because now look at you! Awkwardly watching your boyfriend chat it up with his best friend who he was obviously in love with, waiting for a chance to ask him to talk. Yunjin was standing beside you, her eyes and thumbs glued to her phone as she was presumably giving your friends a play by play of the whole date. The longer you stood outside the restaurant, waiting for an opening, the worse you felt for dragging her out there in the first place.

Felix must have finally noticed the time, as he wrapped up his conversation with Hyunjin and turned to you, clearing his throat. “The movie is going to start soon, should we go?” He asked, raising his eyebrows at you.

You nodded quickly, pressing your lips together. “Um, yes. But before we do that, can we talk?” You requested, and he nodded. “In private?” You clarified, gesturing your head towards the sidewalk. He nodded again, but his previously relaxed expression contorted into that of confusion.

“We’ll be right back.” You told Hyunjin and Yunjin, giving your friend a soft smile. She must have known what you were planning, as she returned a smile of her own, only hers was much more reassuring.

You walked down the sidewalk, humming to yourself quietly in an attempt to ease your own nerves. Felix didn’t say anything as he trailed behind you, which was very out of character for the talkative boy. You wondered if he knew you’d figured him out, and if he knew what was about to go down. You hoped he knew, it would make this whole thing a lot easier on you.

Once you’d decided you were far enough away from your friends, you wandered close to the side of some brick building, begrudgingly turning to face him. As you contemplated what you wanted to say, you realized you weren’t feeling as sad as you thought you would. Your first boyfriend since Chenle turned out to have feelings for someone else, but you weren’t feeling horribly crushed. It made you wonder if your heart was in the relationship in the first place.

“Y/N? Is something wrong?” Felix finally spoke up, bringing you back to reality. You let out a small hum in response, then shook your head in an attempt to get yourself focused.

“Yeah. Um, I just have been watching you and Hyunjin all night, and…” You paused, unsure how to word this. If you were completely wrong, and he wasn’t in love with Hyunjin, that would be horribly embarrassing. Then again, you knew what love looked like, and you’d just seen it all night, so how could you possibly be wrong?

“And… I was just getting this feeling that you guys are more than friends—or want to be something more than friends.” You whispered, and you half wished he didn’t hear you. But judging by the way his eyes went wide, he definitely heard you.

“Y/N, that’s crazy. I like you! You’re my girlfriend!” He tried to insist, but he really wasn’t trying very hard. He knew he couldn’t convince you of anything else, that you’d already figured him out.

“Yeah, maybe you kind of like me, but you like him more. Yunjin can see it, too, I’m sure that the whole restaurant could see it.” You laughed nervously.

There was a sad look in his eyes as he gazed down at you, trying to piece together some sort of a response. “Hey, don't feel bad. I get it. We can’t help what we feel.” You quickly attempted to reassure him, reaching out to grab his hand comfortingly. “I care about you, Felix, and I want you to be happy.”

“It’s just… What if he doesn’t feel the same way back? And I tell him, and I ruin our friendship for nothing?” Felix asked, his voice wavering as he looked down at your hands.

“Look, I just barely met him for the first time, but after watching you guys tonight, I think it’s safe to say you don’t have to worry about that.” You smiled, rubbing the back of his hand with your thumb.

He sniffled, glancing back up to meet your eyes. “Really? You think he feels the same way?”

“Yeah, for sure. We made Yunjin super hot tonight, and he didn’t even bat an eye at her, he just kept his focus on you all night. He must really be in love if he didn’t feel anything for Yunjin.” You joked, and that seemed to do the trick, as he laughed at that.

But once he was done laughing, a heavy silence befell the two of you. The reality of what was going on must have dawned on him, as he flipped his hand so he was holding yours now. “I’m sorry, Y/N.” He said softly.

“I know.”

“I really do care about you. A lot.”

“I know.” You smiled at him, then pulled him in for a tight hug. “I’ll be okay, don’t worry about me.” You spoke against his shirt, letting him engulf you in his arms.

The two of you stood quietly for a few minutes, just enjoying what would probably be the last time you got to be with each other like this. Breaking up with your boyfriend so he could date his best friend was not how you pictured the evening going, but you couldn’t say you were too upset. Your heart was never in the relationship to begin with, it was doomed from the start. At least, this way you knew he would be happy, even if it wasn’t with you. You would miss his company, but you wouldn’t miss being tied down in a relationship that wasn’t benefiting either one of you.

“You know…” He spoke after what felt like ages of silence. “I think you should give Beomgyu a chance.”

At the mention of your roommate’s name, you recoiled from the hug, looking up at your now ex boyfriend in shock. “Beomgyu? What are you talking about?!” You scrunched up your face, but Felix just rolled his eyes.

“I could tell from the first time you introduced us that he likes you. Really likes you. And, I think that deep down, you secretly like him too.” He grinned down at you mischievously, and you fought the urge to smack his arm.

“I don’t like Beomgyu.” You insisted, feeling a little offended he’d even said it. But, for some reason, as you pondered this new realization that you were now single, and Beomgyu still liked you, you couldn’t help but feel… Excited? No. Absolutely not.

“Are you trying to convince me, or yourself?” Felix queried, and you glared at him for that question.

“I don’t know. Maybe both.” You replied honestly, growing more and more uneasy the more you thought about it. “Well. You and Hyunjin have a movie to go watch, Yunjin and I should probably give you two some alone time… Should we go back to our friends?”

“I guess.” He sighed, and the two of you began to walk. “But, hey, if you do end up giving Beomgyu a chance, would you let me know how things go?”

“I guess.” You echoed, locking eyes with Yunjin. You were not looking forward to relaying everything that just happened back to her, and having to listen to her psychoanalyze your feelings for Beomgyu.

Oh no. Your feelings for Beomgyu.

authors note: what a silly silly chapter!! rip to ynlix… the end of an era… now onto bigger and better things question mark? you will see…

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part four of gay steve ficlet or read on ao3

Yeah, Steve was definitely the type to stay in relationships even when they were going south, clinging on them like the last life boat in a sea of sinking ships - but when he did let go, he realised he could float all by himself

He felt in control again felt like he had his fucking life back and fuck it if that meant loneliness at least his days weren't filled with desperately trying to get a man to love him the way he said he did, knowing his actions spoke louder than words, knowing that crying everyday in a relationship was not a good sign.

And it was the adrenaline of the afternath of a whispered argument in the hallway that led him back to Eddie. To sitting on the couch beside him, to saying

I did it, I broke up with him

And it was the adrenaline that convinced him to lean in, kiss the man he hadn't seen in years to try to prove he was loveable afterall, that he was just looking in the wrong direction.

But Eddie pulled back, his eyebrows knitted together, his mouth almost in a snarl and said

Steve you can't do that

And Steve felt everything collapse in on itself, felt a desperate need to run after Brick to get him back, or to get on his knees and beg Eddie, love me, love me, love me, please.

But he did neither, he just watched as Eddie left, let himself cry himself to sleep on the sofa, waking up cold hours later and taking himself to bed.

He didn't know what he was thinking, that Eddie would just take him? That he wouldn't have to go a minute without a boyfriend? He owed Eddie an apology he knew that. Still he felt like a stalker when he pulled up outside Eddies apartment. Felt even worse when Eddie opened the door, his face red and sweaty, calling back to his bedroom - Pizza's here - before stopping, realising it was Steve.

I wanted to apologise, Steve started, keenly aware of what he had interrupted, I should've called first

You don't have to apologise Steve

I do though, he said and he left trying to keep himself from lingering at the window when he caught a glimpse of the guy inside.

Steve didn't think it would happen, but Eddie called him again, wanted to see him again, they got a drink and talked and tried to avoid the awkwardness. And when Steve said at the end of the night, lets do this again Eddie said yes and they arranged to meet the following week And so they hung out the next week and the week after that and twice the following week. And before they knew it they were friends, good friends, meeting after work and on the weekend. And it all left Steve wondering when the heart wrenching crush had first grown. Was if before brick? Was it when he kissed Eddie? Was it when Eddie held his hand through his first face peircing or helped him name the cat he adopted to make his empty house feel more like a home?

Or maybe it was when Eddie took him to a gig - his friends band was playing.

Not really my thing, he said, a bit too punk. You might like it

And Steve did like. He like how the loud sounds vibrated the floor, made it easier to feel the music, he liked that in the mosh even with a smaller crowd it felt electric, he liked the hands crashing against his body, he liked that some of those hands were Eddies

He liked that when Eddie walked him to his door he said, you can kiss me this time, I won't pull away

He liked that Eddie pulled him onto his lap as they fell onto Steve's bed. He liked that Eddie stayed the night and kissed him again in the morning

He liked that Eddie said

I don't want to just be a rebound fuck, Steve, if thats what this is then tell me now

and Steve nodded and said

Thats not what this is, Eddie.

[pippuns]

Is WoL show and tell still on? Because I made zero progress on P3S tonight and I need a distraction.

So like Rhel'a has a pretty interesting relationship to the ascians because yeah ARR > HW > SB ascians are all cartoon villains. But like for a good portion of that period they were the only people that Rhel'a didn't have to write notes to communicate with. He could just hiss and make frowny faces at them and apparently that was enough for the echo to convey that they're fish assed, ape haired, slug eaters, and that they need to find a good optometrist and then pay them triple because of how goddamn myopic they are that rants about balance and extolling the virtues of a god no one knows anything about really doesn't mean anything to people who are actively suffering for your actions, especially when you don't provide reasoning or evidence for your claims. Of course it gets better when the scions start using more signing, and Krile also helps a lot with her echo that lets her interpret Rhel'a without notes or signs. But ironically enough Rhel'a could always make himself understood when facing an ascian...

Hoo boy, and then Shadowbringers happens... Honestly Emet being non hostile on encounter is a big moment for Rhel'a. I mean yeah he's an ascian and Rhel'a is definitely on guard around him. But having an honest and open conversation with an ascian that doesn't devolve into conflict is something he's kind of wanted for a while. And it feels like real progress when Emet opens up with that one scene when making the giant Talos in Kholusia.

And then the whole gun thing happens...

I'm going to let you in on a little secret, Rhel'a was very close to giving up in Amaurot. Here's a society that was dedicated to literally making the world a better place, a society that worked together for the greater good and valued everyone's talents and contributions. Of course Endwalker would end up shining light on the cracks and flaws of the amaurotines but from Emet's little slice of history Rhel'a kind of ended up idolizing Amaurot and really sympathizing with everything the ascians lost. The thing that kept him from giving up is that all that time ago when Rhel'a was alone on his island, the only thing that kept him going was hope for the future, not love of the past.

Stories like Nym and Amaurot and later the memories in Ultima Thule are probably why Rhel'a starts introducing himself as an "anthropologist" whenever "the warrior of light" title isn't really needed. And preserving the histories of lost civilisations so they aren't forgotten also helps grant him some closure in regards to the years he spent in isolation. Because one of the few comforts he had was the idea that even if he died on that island, that someone might find it later and discover the traces that he left behind.

But that's getting a little dark/off topic so I think I'm going to cap things off with this EW MSQ moment that I've been turning over in my head (and that I might expand on in another ask or something)

At Elpis

Hytholodaeus: "oh you even adjusted it's size"

Emet Selch: "the better to indulge your whim this way it will be easier to communicate... Besides there was also some damaged aether that needed to be restored"

Rhel'a: "damaged aether?-" *realizes he just spoke aloud*

really felt that p3s thing LOL. we're stuck in add phase in my static

the echo is canonically very good at facilitating communication between people who otherwise can not understand each other (which is why we can understand the pixie's beavers and also the ancients) so the ascians probably did get that exact message from rhel'a without rhel'a realizing it LOL

I really like rhel'a introducing himself as an anthropologist instead of a warrior of light. i like how the game reflects the setting down of the wol title as well, its really sweet. the preservation of memory is also really nice ;;

oh wait rhel'a gets to speak in elpis :o?? is his throat permanently healer or

Also +1 to the romantic brick WoLs. Rhel'a x G'raha is the ship but like Rhel'a is absurdly bad at identifying his own emotions (blame the years of isolation) and G'raha has too much admiration for all the stories of Rhel'a to actually look at him and realize that "hey maybe I want to be more than the side character in his story" and the result is that the ship is stuck in umbral ice age calamity levels of slow burn. Like not even ShB finale nor the EW finale, with G'raha pulling a involuntary vanishing act both times, was enough to make them dig a little deeper into their feelings. Rhel'a's only clue currently is that he pretty neatly divides the people close to him into "should be looked up to/respected" (Minfilia, Y'shtola, Thancred, Urianger, Krile) and "must protect" (Alphinaud, Alisae, Tataru) and G'raha doesn't fit neatly into either/fits both.

LETS GO!!! MORE OBLIVIOUS WOLS!!!! oh but they're both gay and stupid HAHAHAHA. one day perhaps...

[mysynthfetish]

Um, Yeah.

Well it's damn near March already. What the hell? Where does the time go?

The whole world is in a huff about COVID-19, and here in Japan too, obviously, but people are in full-on freakout mode. First thing they did was go on a panic-buying-spree of masks, like surgical masks, you know, the ones everyone here wears when it's either flu or hay fever season. So, there's a shortage of masks now. "ONE BOX PER CUSTOMER!!" signs at the shops with any remaining stock. For me, the funniest thing is that masks do not prevent the wearer from catching a virus. The seal around the face is not perfect, so guess what, shit don't work. Unless you strap on a military grade chemical warfare motherfucker of a mask, like with the filter cans and shit? Nope. I mean, even the homepage of the WHO where you can find a coronavirus FAQ says so ("BUT THE WHO IS CONTROLLED BY THE UN AND THEY'RE SECRETLY OUT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD SO YOU CAN'T TRUST THAT!!!!" yeah yeah yeah. Shame. On. You). But nahhhh who cares about actually using your head and thinking about how viruses spread. See, the masks work (sorta) when worn by people already infected, as they trap most of the fun stuff ejected by a sneeze or a cough. Not all of it. We can still hope for some fun to be shared among the general populace can we not? Ahhh but it's easier to be a total idiot and follow the herd mentality and panic-buy useless shit. Then there was the fiasco with the cruise ship and not letting passengers disembark, and then it turns out a number were let off without having to go through screening, but the Chinese are still being confined to quarters blah blah blah. Jeeezus Fucking Christ EVERYTHING is made in China anyway, from rubber dog shit to the (probably) fake ICs in your military hardware to your beloved smartphones and related devices, shit, even the incessant machine-diarrhea geyser of clone synths too, so what the hell is the big deal about a potentially pandemic-level megavirus every few years? Chinavirus. Next in the ongoing series. Personally, I don't really care where the viruses originate, and to tell the truth, I get a warm feeling inside when people lose their shit over stuff like this, and even warmer when the death toll rises and rises. Can't think of a better species to get a good culling than the old homo sapiens. Heh. Mister Misanthrope at your service! But anyway.....

Found this ancient beast sitting forgotten and forlorn in a closet at work. It's a Luxman 38FD "High Fidelity Stereo Integrated Amplifier" made around 1970 (like me!). It is in near fucking mint condition. HEAVY. AS. FUCK. And the winningest part of the whole thing besides it being destined for the Big Garbage pile and as a result free for the taking? IT WORKS. Oh, and even better...

IT'S A VACUUM TUBE AMP!!! Those are the main tubes, 50CA10, pretty much but not totally unobtanium. Yeah, they fucking glow a warm orangey red, and after a bit you can see blue vapor inside. Well, if you turn off all the lights and take the top cover off. It runs hot as fuck too. I was just shocked the thing worked. It's sitting comfortably atop the desk in the lair, where you'd normally park a printer, with a pair of Yamaha NS-100X speakers on risers above it. Sounds great. There's considerably more noise (hiss?) than a modern amp, but with the volume knob raised to about 10 o'clock, it's already loud enough that the hiss isn't even a consideration anymore, and any louder would be asking for trouble with the neighbors. I can't believe it because the amp is supposed to be a mere 30 watts per channel. I guess 30 watts from vacuum tubes is a hell of a lot different from even triple that from a modern amp. LOUD!!! So yay me.

Oh and speaking of viruses....

I was watching this one on the auction for about a month and a half. The opening bid started out at around $1700 but nobody bid, and the auction ended, and one option here on the yahoo auction is for an automatic re-listing with the opening bid discounted by a certain percent. I watched for a while, then just when I'd forgotten about it, it came up in the look-at-me feed and the price was down to a grand so I bid on it and won. I had one of these before and regretted selling it, thus the TI Polar in my arsenal now, but the 61-key TI has THE BEST keys ever. Feels so good to play. Fatar! I thought yeah ok I'll just say see ya to the Polar and call it even. But... Hmm... Wait... One thing led to another and in the end I decided to keep both the viruses and... and...... and...... sell the ION. Say WHAT?!?! After all the work and repairs and maintenance and customizing LEDs and and and and.... Yeah. It's a hell of a synth, no doubt about it, but I think anything with the Alesis logo on it has a very definite shelf-life. The pots are gonna go, a few are acting up already, and those are unobtanium unless you wanna shell out the dosh and buy from syntaur. You can't get NOS pots either. So... After some serious deep-thinking and careful consideration and deliberation I had to say to myself, "self, it's a wonderful machine capable of some great sounds, but it's only 8-voice polyphonic, there are barely any effects to mention, ok sure the mod matrix and plethora of filter models and waveshaping are fantastic, but you know how ridiculously MORE powerful the Virus TI is almost every respect!" And I admitted defeat. To myself. Weird, I know. But there you go. I don't think I know anyone with two Virus TI (or TI2) synths in their collection. Maybe Anthony Rother. I know he has two IONs. 

Ahhhh but this 61-key virus wasn't without problems. Uh, well, OK one BIG problem. The power supply shat itself when I turned it on for the first time. The LCD sorta flashed, there was a brief sign of life with some of the LEDs, but then blip! Nothing. Aaaaargh! Unseat the power cable, reseat it, try again. Nothing, just a high-pitched whine that was getting louder. I put my head up against the front panel, listening for where the whine was coming from, and figured out it was the far right side. That's where the PSU is. Then suddenly the sound changed to a higher pitch that swept downwards over the course of a few seconds, all the while sputtering like it had a downward sawtooth filter on it, then POP! No more sound. When I opened the case up, I immediately remembered that for whatever reason, Access decided to go with a PSU like you'd use with a laptop computer, the big brick-like deals, and that they'd carefully bracketed the brick in so that the eyeglass-socket for the plug lined up with the hole in the rear panel. OK so all I needed to do was find a same-rating PSU and then go about modding the bracket so cosmetically it would look from-the-factory. Incidentally, I contacted Access and asked about parts, but the rep said they don't have any more PSUs for the TI series, only ones for the TI2 series, and that they aren't the same size so when they do the repair, they put a DC jack on the rear panel and the PSU gets left out—goes from internal to external if you catch my drift. Well, no thank you, I do not care for that approach, no sir, I didn't wanna go that route at all. So, thanks to having access to a drill press and diamond-saw dremel tools at work, I made the necessary mods to the bracket, padded it a bit so it would securely hold the new PSU in place, and in the end you can't tell it isn't a factory PSU (from the outside). Yay me, part two.

This is the bracket, post choppy-grindy. Yeah so I "secured" the cabling with Scotch 33+... Hey, from the factory it was held down with hot glue!

Yeah that's where it attached to the PCB. CHEEKY!!!!!!!

Not bad, right? You'd never know. But I've told you, so now you know. Oh and the PSU was $22 from a local parts chain (Marutsu). I think Access wants about $50 but I think that includes free shipping anywhere in the world. I'm just glad it's working fine now.

Other goings on... I've sold the Timeline and Space pedals, and used part of the proceeds to pick up a Sony DPS-D7 delay and a DPS-R7 reverb to use in their place. But the D7 had a wonky input knob that actually broke off in my fucking hand the second time I went to use it. That pot is super unobtanium, so I thought I'd just epoxy the broke-off-bit and not worry about separately controlling the input levels for the L and R channels (does anyone even DO that?)... Here's the pot.

Even after it was epoxied back together, it was fucking bent as fuck. Red line shows the angle, blue arrow shows where the epoxy ghetto fix went down. I saw another D7 listed as-is for $10 and nobody bid so I won it, and I had intended to just cannibalize the pot, but it turns out that it has a newer OS and it works fucking fine, so that was kind of a head-scratcher. People are weird. This delay is stupid deep. There's a multi-tap algorithm that has like 40 separately programmable taps, each with its own level, pan, feedback, and all that. The reverb (R7) is just as insane with parameters... Dudes, and dudettes, seriously, you need some deep-sea rated scuba gear to really get to grips with these Sony DPS motherfuckers. DEEEEEEEEEEEP AS FUCK. I've owned these before too. Had the F7 Filter too. That thing had a 40-band vocoder and a multi-part digital drum synth in it!? Man I think the engineers at Sony had access to some GOOD drugs back when they were working on this line of effects processors. Seriously. I mean, I love programming, but even I was intimidated by the sheer amount of programmability in these things. The ones I had before were a bit noisy, but these aren't at all. Strange. Fun shit though. Oh and there's this:

Ah fuck, looks a bit out of focus. That right there is a TOA DE-1000 delay. Rare as shit, and this one is in NEW condition. Insane! I've had this one on my radar for a while. Why? Because it's fucking WEIRD!!!! So the max delay time is 255ms or something really not that long at all, but you've got three to control: Left, Center and Right. Individual times (LEDs) and levels (white sliders), plus global wet/dry and feedback, AND modulation time and depth sliders. SLIDERS!!?? Ok it only has four memory slots, and no MIDI, but you can get up to some good mischief with this thing. Last two goodies to blab about:

Top: SONICWARE ELZ_1. What a weirdo synth. I heard that it's a raspberry pi under the hood but really? Who cares. It can do some off the wall shit. A handful of wacky synth engines, topped off by four effects processors at the end. And it has a speaker. My only complaint is no DIN MIDI, just USB and you have to buy a class compliant dealie. I suppose I should do so before I forget. Sounds pretty damn good though, and it does things that I've not heard other synths do. Built well. Fun to play and fun to program. Runs on batteries. Worth looking into. I was so impressed with this that I backed their next project (a groove box type thing it seems). Bottom: KORG AM8000R. This fucker does some WEIRD SHIT! I had one before (and its delay counterpart, the DL8000R) and for whatever reason didn't hold on to them. I think I was looking for more bread and butter, set it and forget it type effects. This was really cheap and it's in great shape. I don't think so many people know about these. Relatively easy to program, and you can get some really good, usable stuff as well as some super far out WTF stuff. The WARP! knob is good fun too.

Oh I suppose it's worth mentioning that I had an album released by Anti Gravity Device out of Tokyo a few weeks ago. Let's see if I can find a link...

https://anti-gravity-device.bandcamp.com/album/black-rainbows-agd036

Have a listen. It's stuff I recorded from about November through December last year, maybe even the first week of January this year. Live jam format, no master sequencer, wish I was an octopus because two arms and ten fingers just wasn't enough type stuff. All hardware. Fun!

So, my invisible tumblrpeeps, it's been a busy 2020 so far here. More things in the works. Keep your eyes peeled. Stay well. Watch out for number one, and don't step in number two. (thanks, Carlin!)