Looks like they got their hands on a stash of Headphones' glow-in-the-dark-tapes for production, and curiosity got the better of me so I just found it on Bandcamp and listened to the track "Unsubscribe" and thought it was pretty cool!
As for the gear situation; well out of all the gear I have had since being on here, the only two I would have back if offered to me are the Roland SP-404A and the Korg OPSIX, and the reason is simple, it's because out of all the gear I had, those are the only two devices that were a pleasure to use due to their design, and that is and always has been the main thing for me. I just cannot be arsed with gear that needs to be messed around with so much that by the time you have it set up, the idea or mood has gone.
You ask if I would be keeping this setup, well yes that's the whole idea and point of me needing to get it right from the start, it's why it's so important. I don't suffer from G.A.S. like others do, so I am never going to be in a situation of always wanting more gear. But I do suffer from stubborness in as far as I will not be happy until the gear I have is something I can honestly say
"Right, these work for me now and will therefore work for me until the day I die. Therefore the only gear I ever need to master, is these.".
If I was famous for example, and someone were to interview me in the future, question me about my strange and limited choice in gear, I would be perfectly happy to say (and would even get a kick out of saying
"Yeah, that's right, absolutely every single track I ever made was produced using my faithful old Casio CT-S500 and Roland SP-404MKII.".
To me, that would make for a much more interesting conversation than saying something like
"Yeah, I just used a boring old workstation like everyone else does.". So gear snobbery doesn't bother me at all, in fact I thrive on going against it!
Sound quality and usability is why this new Casio is so attractive to me, and paired-up with an SP-404MKII (which is my intention) I'll have a complete production system, and a proper-varied soundset to play with on the same keyboard that has 61 (quality) keys, knobs to play with, and even an old-school chromatic sampling system with on-board sample management. I'll finally have a complete hands-on system that is an absolute pleasure to use (and that's really important).
I mean, you don't need me to tell you why the 404 is such a success, and as far as I'm concerned this new Casio is desirable for the same sort of reasons, it's because it does what it does with minimal effort, old school, with nothing to get in the way.
For now, I'll buy the Zoom R8 to pair-up with the Casio so that it plays the role of a 404 until I can get my hands on a MKII. And I mean even the footprint and physical design of these devices work well together cause for starters the Zoom R8 would fit perfectly on that blank space on the Casio. That same space can be used for the MKII when I get one, so it really is a powerhouse of a combo in a very small footprint considering it has a proper 61 note keybed as well.
But like I said, I'll be keeping the Zoom R8 even when it gets replaced by the MKII, because it just might become a third permanent-use device for me. Regardless of whether I use the R8 or or SP-404MKII, both situations give me a waveform editor for the Casio, cause all I need to do is edit the waveform on those devices and then trigger it into the Casio which will sample the edited waveform and map it to the entire keyboard - just like that!
As for actual music, bruh, I would not get my hopes up on that one. Just because I'll have a rig I am happy with doesn't mean it'll "polish a turd" as the saying goes. I'm completely fucking hopeless as song writing (for now at least), but hopefully this rig will let me work on that.
I'm not saying I cannot develop the knack, but then again I'm not saying I can either, so I guess only time will tell on that one. You will see for yourselves whether I have any chance at producing anything decent when I start participating in the beat battles, so honestly, your guess is as good as mine on that one. I will certainly try hard though!
But once I've gained a bit of skill, my only goal in life regards music is to use it as a means to smash censorship, feminism and wokery right in the fucking face!
I have tracks in mind that are so dark and controversial I will need the help of a specialist solicitor to look them over before I could even contemplate releasing them, but one thing is for sure, I'll produce an album so fucking dark and politically incorrect that censors, feminists and woketards the world over will think the lights just went out, when what really just happened is my album just smashed them in the fucking face like a giant wrecking-ball!
Extra cool of course is these retards will even help publicise the album for me when they go-off on one of their inevitable social media cancel-culture silencing campaigns like they do. Unfortunately for them, I'm already one step ahead of them in that department, too, because I intend to set a pre-order and not release the Vinyl/Cassette until I've already sold my desired amount of copies before-hand, so no matter how hard they try, it would be impossible for anyone (no matter how powerful or how much influence they have), to prevent me reaching my goal and getting my album out there to the sort of people I would prefer to own it (and hopefully treasure it).
The only thing I've not decided is whether I will mix subject matter on a single album and release a string of them, or whether I will dedicate a different taboo to each album so that collectively, they create a sort of box-set of taboos.
I think it's a pretty cool idea, one that I've never seen done before. And if I ever reach my goal, purchasers can rest easy in the knowledge that their purchased hard copy is so notorious they can very likely expect to be threatened just for owning it, and very likely see its value sky-rocket due to its controversality and limited availability.
When it gets to that state, I'll know I did everything right and that all went according to plan
The final kick in the teeth for the censorship and feminist retards will be the liner notes it will contain. Because there will be a very detailed narrative on why censorship of fantasy and taboos along with toxic feminism is killing creativity and freedom. Death Metal art being a perfect example of why these censor-happy feminists and woketards cannot be allowed to continue the way they are doing, and why society needs to deal with them promptly and effectively.
Back to the gear, I haven't ordered either of them yet, because I didn't want them going through the delivery system over the weekend, but I'll be ordering both tomorrow (Sunday) so I should have both of them by Tuesday. As for the SP-404MKII, well I'll just have to wait until they are readily available from stock, then I will add it!
One final thing I will say is regards my OCD, because one thing I have never pointed out is that although I cannot tolerate new gear arriving damaged with scratches on it etc, it's not the damage itself that bothers me, but rather that someone else has done it on something I paid new for. Well fuck that, because it goes against the whole point in paying the premium for a new product.
Obviously the Casio, Roland and Zoom are all going to get worn and badly marked-up after lots of use, but that does not bother me at all, that's different, that's my own doing and I even kinda like it in much the same way that guitarists love the look of those well-worn and played guitars, so I just wanted to clear that up.
So anyway, now you know all my deepest darkest music plans
But long before I reach that stage, I suppose I'll just create a thread on here and upload random bits and bobs to it as I get used to things while I practice getting to know my gear and hopefully develop some playing skills along the way. I can play but only basically. I could not play like the dudes in the Casio video though, no way I can play like that so I will be relying on the technology of the gear to help me get around that.
Anyway, I don't know why I even bother with these epic posts. I don't think many people even read the long ones and I reckon even your your own reply is going to be either silence or ...
"Yeah but no Rock Rhythm 4 preset tho ..." 
And by the way, who is J.B.?
