I’m also pretty rigid about my rule to only keep something that has a specific purpose. I just put up my Hydrasynth Deluxe because although it was a decent synth and controller, I have no purpose for it as a synth, and it’s more important to have a great controller. I only buy from dealers with good return policies, and if I love it and there’s nothing similar in my other instruments or software, it stays, otherwise, back it goes.For me personally, I have a lot of hardware gear, but I don’t buy or keep anything unless it has a purpose. Most of my hardware synths are used very regularly (daily or weekly). I have a few items that get used rarely, but I keep them around because they have a specific purpose or simply because I like owning them. I’m pretty good about weeding out the things I don’t want or need. My problem isn’t GAS, it’s SAS (software acquisition syndrome). It’s just too easy to take advantage of the never-ending sales, updates, upgrades, mega-bundles, etc. and accumulate way more than I could ever use. If I had a dollar for every plugin I’ve never used or haven’t opened in the past year, I’d probably have enough to buy a couple more hardware synths that I would use.
I don’t mind having a bit of S.A.S. I view it in a different way. I don’t think I have things that I’ve never used, but I do have things that are not in heavy rotation. Maybe they were at some point, but not now. I still install it, because sometimes I find it useful to go back and see what’s up with it. I did a whole bunch of sound effect stuff with Absynth last year, and other than the small UI, it’s still quite a powerhouse.
Statistics: Posted by zerocrossing — Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:19 am