At dinner last week with Matrix, Dr Ben, FMass and Daniel P, the talk was of eBay item 190235556573: not one, not two, but three vast Synclavier systems. Three keyboards, six man-sized equipment racks, a very badly designed eBay auction and a starting price of £10,000. Fortunately, we didn't get drunk enough to bid. (Thanks, Chris)
7/15/2008
eBay of the day: Three Synclaviers on a Lincolnshire lawn
At dinner last week with Matrix, Dr Ben, FMass and Daniel P, the talk was of eBay item 190235556573: not one, not two, but three vast Synclavier systems. Three keyboards, six man-sized equipment racks, a very badly designed eBay auction and a starting price of £10,000. Fortunately, we didn't get drunk enough to bid. (Thanks, Chris)
That's....stunning.
ReplyDeleteThree of 'em.
Don't they have the same keyboards as the Sequential T8? Ooh, they'd make nice controller keyboards if they were just a little cheaper. And my studio was twice as big. And I'd taken complete leave of my senses. Oh I'm sorry, I'm a late 80s electronic musician who lusted after machines like this and the Fairlight CMI. Although frankly, now, they'd be nothing more than items mentioned in my divorce hearing if I were to buy one. Hom hum.
ReplyDelete"Now used by such contemporary artists as Coldplay"
ReplyDeleteBecause when I think Synclavier, I immediately think Coldplay.
Why on Earth would you write this? Is there a Coldplay fan out there, just searching for Coldplay-related items, who's going to buy 3 Synclaviers on a whim? Is there an old-timey academic synth geek out there, just teetering on the edge of buying this stuff, who's going to read that and be pushed over the edge?
flippin 'ell!
ReplyDeleteabout a million quids worth back in the day...
oh how i dreamed of such delights as a adolescent monosynth tweaker with ideas of granduer...mind you got me that Wave 2.3 i always wanted :)
Because when I think Synclavier, I immediately think Coldplay.
ReplyDeleteHa ha this potentially the funniest comment this year.
Hi all...
ReplyDeleteYou might be interested in this ebay item as well....
E-MU Systems SP1200, final edition numbered 31 of 135
I have been the lucky owner of this for 10 years, and am now looking to pass on to a good home.
Please spread the word,
Thanks,
Oisin