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A couple of days ago, I wrote in the Journal:

"I've been very creative in a short space of time; it's not really burn out but like all the ideas have come out at once and left me a bit empty."

I feel like I need something to give me a push in a new direction but don't know exactly what that is or where it will take me.

Acid Worship was definitely the start but that's gone down a bit of a dead end. I'm hoping that the strange noises I've been sampling from the Syncussion take root somewhere in my subconscious and provide the spark I need.

Yesterday saw the arrival of a new mount for the "Producer Series" devices (Behringer Crave, Edge & Grind) and I decided to completely strip down the "studio" ¹ and reorganise it all.

Previously, I didn't have everything out all at once and spent a lot of time moving things about. The aim is to make it easier and more flexible but that will still involve moving cables around depending on what I want to use.

I don't have enough channels on the audio interfaces to leave everything always connected. Ideally, my next purchase should be a new multi-port interface but even the "cheap" one is less than the next synth on my wishlist.

Still, the way things are arranged, and actually labelling cables so I know what's what, will help.

Curiously, I've sorted out all the power leads but haven't reconnected all the midi cables. I don't know what's holding me back. Maybe it's just procrastination — if I can't use it all (because it's not connected) then I've got a ready made excuse for not producing something new. If everything is ready to go then a lack of ideas is all on me.

I probably just need a break to recharge the creative batteries.