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The wogglebug has fought its way through the postal strike.

After playing with it last night through my fulltone tube tape echo I feel like I should be 
posting nearly all the rest of my synth equipment on ebay. It has so much versatility, I'm 
getting Public Enemy style squawks that spiral into a krell trombone section that morph into 
mice chatter.  The saturated tape delay creates lovely noise loops when the wogglebug takes 
a momentary breather.

The build quality is excellent, to the same standard as my other 1200 series modules & dual 
joystick, but I was surprised by how light the module is.  Are the other 300 series ones the 
same kind of weight?  The portable system I've been trying to put together may have to take 
a further detour into wiardville.

cheers

Richard

Hi Richard
Everyone remembers that first date with the wogglebug!
;'>
as to the weight...
My 'luggable' rig, dubbed the S.N.O.-
(the middle unit-seen at-)
http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/wiardgroup/photos/view/5df7?b=8
-only burdens my aging lumbar region with roughly 15kg (33 lbs). It's
an SKB case and has 4 'factory' 300's in it. (none are wogglebugs) The
heaviest components are the onboard linear PS and the 10-channel line
mixer (just barely visible in the top of the box) because it's housed
in a steel enclosure. 
At any rate this rig (so far) allows an old man to tote around a very
substantial ration of analog firepower. If i were willing to
externalize the PS and the mixer, it would be cut the weight by 1/3.
But in my applications, every second i can shave off setup-time is
still more valuable than reduced weight.

best,
-doc



--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "r_a_quirk" <r_a_quirk@...> wrote:
>
> The wogglebug has fought its way through the postal strike.
> 
> After playing with it last night through my fulltone tube tape echo
I feel like I should be 
> posting nearly all the rest of my synth equipment on ebay. It has so
much versatility, I'm 
> getting Public Enemy style squawks that spiral into a krell trombone
section that morph into 
> mice chatter.  The saturated tape delay creates lovely noise loops
when the wogglebug takes 
> a momentary breather.
> 
> The build quality is excellent, to the same standard as my other
1200 series modules & dual 
> joystick, but I was surprised by how light the module is.  Are the
other 300 series ones the 
> same kind of weight?  The portable system I've been trying to put
together may have to take 

> a further detour into wiardville.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Richard
>

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" <drmabuce@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Richard
> Everyone remembers that first date with the wogglebug!
> ;'>

the first date has turned into an affair ;¬].  I'm recording every 
minute I have it turned on in case I miss something.  about four 20 
minute recordings so far, just have to find the time to edit before I 
start patching it into the rest of my modular.  

The more I use it, the more it reminds me of the dr who sound effects 
& background music from the early 70's done with the vcs3.  

i remember talking to you about the sno a little while ago, I'd still 
like to hear some recordings of that beast if you've got any.  Are 
you still enjoying the vector fade setup with the JAG?  A sequantiser 
is definitely on my short list for next module.

cheers

Richard

> as to the weight...
> My 'luggable' rig, dubbed the S.N.O.-
> (the middle unit-seen at-)
> http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/wiardgroup/photos/view/5df7?
b=8
> -only burdens my aging lumbar region with roughly 15kg (33 lbs). 
It's an SKB case and has 4 'factory' 300's in it. (none are  
wogglebugs) The heaviest components are the onboard linear PS and the 
10-channel line mixer (just barely visible in the top of the box) 
because it's housed in a steel enclosure. 
> At any rate this rig (so far) allows an old man to tote around a 
very substantial ration of analog firepower. If i were willing to  
externalize the PS and the mixer, it would be cut the weight by 1/3. 
But in my applications, every second i can shave off setup-time is 
still more valuable than reduced weight.

> 
> best,
> -doc

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, Simon James <sirsimonjames@...> 
wrote:
>
> I¹m so jealous. I really want a Wogglebug! Out of interest how much 
did it
> cost including shipping and import tax? I¹m based in the UK too.
> 
> Enjoy your 50¹s sounds!
> 
> Regards
> Simon
>
Shipping was $40.70 (Grant did you get my message on your voicemail 
from yesterday?) and there was no duty.  I've found that if modules 
are sent from the US either one or a couple at a time by USPS there's 
never any duty.  Fedex & UPS of course have their own system of 
charges.  I'm still in argument with them over vat on a 1930's leica 
lens, they charged VAT on the USD amount but put changed the USD sign 
to UKP witout converting amount.  Good thing I didn't buy in roubles.

cheers

Richar

Hi Richard
--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "r_a_quirk" <r_a_quirk@...> wrote:
> the first date has turned into an affair ;¬].  I'm recording every 
> minute I have it turned on in case I miss something.  about four 20 
> minute recordings so far,

my Wbugs STILL surprise me , after 5 years! 
Granted, (no pun intended) the purely novel 'what was THAT!?!!!!'
artifacts have become much more occasional after nearly half a decade.
But those darn things still manage to cough up a new trick now and
again, even to my jaded ears.
So if you intend to make a comprehensive catalog right off the bat i
recommend that you stock up on tape (oops! sorry ...showing my
age...er....)i mean....HARD-Drives, of course!


> i remember talking to you about the sno a little while ago, I'd still 
> like to hear some recordings of that beast if you've got any. 

as it is my live rig and we never seem to record gigs, i'm afraid i
still don't have anything on hand. When it's parked in the studio, i
use the  modules, individually, all the time. But that's not really
representative.
i've recently completed a long arduous and overdue studio upgrade, so
i'll try to squirt a few minutes of improvs into an mp3 sometime soon. 

> Are you still enjoying the vector fade setup with the JAG?  

most definitely.
The Xfades are fast enough to play rhythmically and, when i slow down,
they make it easy to be ultra-subtle. The JAG may end-up being the
Wiard module that i wear-out first!

best,
-doc