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Re: The Ugly Gear Topic

computerdisco wrote:

I liked it I wanted one = Cool imoho!

WHAT!!! It looks like the 90'ies threw up on it...


@Woody   Shure the JD-800 is a great synth, but to say that it is among the best is a little bit much don't you think. IMO


BTW. I have been browsing through vintagesynth.com and it seems to me that E-MU just has the worst overall looks.

http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/orbit.jpg
http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/carnaval.jpg
http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/mophatt.jpg
http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emu_planetphatt.jpg
http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/turbophatt.jpg

AAAAARG!!!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!!!

And if it's not the looks it's the name...
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Erroraudio wrote:

In light of the resent Mopho rant, I thought : What is the worst looking synth or piece of studio equipment ever build???

Show us where you think the designer should have been shot.

http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/mp7.jpg

Personaly I think this is close to taking the price.

Haha Erroraudio and Emu dont go well together if you ask me big_smile
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Speaking of ugly gear, has anyone been in the market for a graphics card lately?

Why can't I get a good one without some World of Warcraft character on it?

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Forat-modified MPC4000.  Wow...

http://www.forat.com/allpictures/Guitarcenter/Caribbean%201.jpg

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That Forat Machine is by far the ugliest thing I have ever seen! It looks like a painting that would be on the wall of some cheap ass chain restaurant like The Olive Garden!

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Erroraudio wrote:

AAAAARG!!!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!!!

AAAARRGGGG!!!! My Ears!

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http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/images/d2.jpg 


LOL

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Re: The Ugly Gear Topic

VS 
http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/images/jd800.jpg

what a beauty!!

34 Reply by Erroraudio (edited by Erroraudio 2008-09-29 23:02:13)

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basscakes wrote:
Erroraudio wrote:

AAAAARG!!!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!!!

AAAARRGGGG!!!! My Ears!

WHAT????

Do you actually like the looks of these machines?

@xebeche: Shit that is ugly...

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35 Reply by mono-poly (edited by mono-poly 2008-09-29 23:45:21)

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http://www.sequencer.de/pix/technosaurus/technosaurus.jpg
http://www.sequencer.de/pix/moogmodule/moog_modular.jpg

2 Ugly looking machines (sounding good)

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ratsnake wrote:

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/01/openlabs_miko.jpg

lol that one looks horrible

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@ Mono

I don't think the Moogs are ugly, maybe unaesthetic, maybe even generic but it has its charm, as for the blue leopard modular, it has to be the ugliest thing Switzerland has ever produced!

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Erroraudio wrote:

@xebeche: Shit that is ugly...

That's the Darth Vader of synths , some really powerful &  interesting sounds. Only complaint is the plastic casing , if  Roland would have done something like graphite casing that would some hotter synth action.

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@ xebeche: Spot on re. the plastic casing.
@ erroraudio: I'll rephrase that - one of the best from Roland's post Jupiter/Juno era.

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unicity wrote:

Forat-modified MPC4000.  Wow...

http://www.forat.com/allpictures/Guitar … an%201.jpg

thats disgustingly bad. #1 worst looking thing in this thread so far.

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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/computerdisco/2209824586_a4dc854ce5.jpg

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@Tony the Moog looks very uninspiring to me.

Both modulars sound great tho.

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43 Reply by ratsnake (edited by ratsnake 2008-09-30 21:32:05)

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haha dez

i shall conquer the polygon calculations for you
http://shop.com.edgesuite.net/ccimg.shop.com/220000/226900/226965/Products/45190880.jpg

mine has some kind of amateurish drawing of a robot

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it would be nice to build a studio consisting only of super ugly gear. see if it would alter the output.

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Nice thread eheh btw I do like the JD Vader look! Maybe a bit too big...
but the Camo Korg X50 is beautiful smile

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hans olof wrote:

it would be nice to build a studio consisting only of super ugly gear. see if it would alter the output.

That's an interesting idea. My money is on that nothing good would come out...

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well, I do like the technosaurus, have to say that when you look at it for real is better than in a picture...
Of course the Moog for me is beautiful big_smile

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Whoa...Doepfer made some Pocket Control/Fader boxes that looked very similar to the Technosaurus line. 

http://www.synthdiy.com/files/2002/pocketfader.jpg

Never noticed that until now.

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The ASR X
always hated the look... especially the pads...
but compared to the other stuff in this thread it's still pretty ok

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Re: The Ugly Gear Topic

Alex what is beatyfull about the Moog?
It doesn't looks inspiring or like an instrument.
There are much better looking modulars!

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