After a nearly five-year wait, my Macbeth Eurorack synthesizer combo is complete. In April 2020, within a brief five or ten-minute window of being able to order before they sold out, I managed to snag a spot on the waiting list for a very rare offering of an updated X-Series MKII Oscillator and Filter from maestro of custom synthesizer manufacturing, Ken Macbeth. In October 2023, I was notified by Schneidersladen in Berlin, Germany, that I had a number of days to wire the funds to their bank or lose my hold on the oscillator. I have to say, I wanted to be reluctant as there was no certainty that the filter would ever be completed, and I seriously wanted the pair. I paid anyway, and less than a week later, the oscillator arrived at my front door.
Exactly a week ago, I received the invoice for the hoped-for filter; it was finally ready to ship. Fifteen minutes later, the money was wired to Berlin, and that shipment was sent the next day. It arrived in the U.S. by Thursday, but a snowstorm in Kentucky kept it there until UPS could deliver it to Arizona on Sunday and then to me today. This brings me to over 20 oscillator voices to play with, and there’s not one I’d part with, as each has its unique tonal qualities, but the warm depth of the Macbeth combo is unsurpassed.
In other news, yesterday was our 31st anniversary, and Happy New Year.