I know. That's confusing. But in the end, just get one of them and it'll be better than Akai's and you'll figure it out.
― dan selzer, Friday, 6 January 2017 16:39 (seven years ago) link
new standalone MPCs are on the way with touch screens and all that jazz like the hybrid 'touch' model from last year, probably announced at the trade shows. one's the portable form factor of the touch, the other is a big old-style one with heaps of extra encoders and stuff.
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Sunday, 8 January 2017 23:44 (seven years ago) link
interesting.. i'll have to wait and see
― just another (diamonddave85), Monday, 9 January 2017 02:18 (seven years ago) link
welp: http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/09/akai-mpc-live-mpc-x-video/
― just another (diamonddave85), Monday, 9 January 2017 21:11 (seven years ago) link
the portable one, if it's got enuff grunt to run standalone proper-like, should be siqqqqq
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Tuesday, 10 January 2017 07:22 (seven years ago) link
I am banning myself from more gear though
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Tuesday, 10 January 2017 07:23 (seven years ago) link
mpc x looks cool, cv/gate outputs are nice, but it's a bit out of my price range.mpc live looks like it has potential, but i guess it really boils down to how the software is. specifically for me, how the touch UI feels.
does anyone have any experience with the mpc touch or the mpc desktop software and can give their 2 cents?
― just another (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link
Tip for the OP-1 - if you have a smartphone that can browse file structures, get an adaptor like this and you can back up onto your phone while you're out.
― écorché (S-), Wednesday, 18 January 2017 02:13 (seven years ago) link
er, like this
http://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g1-M01-4D-B1-rBVaGFXs9NGAFbkPAACe22w_e4I052.jpg/18cm-usb-3-1-usb-c-type-c-male-to-usb-3-0.jpg
― écorché (S-), Wednesday, 18 January 2017 02:18 (seven years ago) link
Has anyone gone for one of the boutique 303s Roland put out last year?
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 12:56 (seven years ago) link
this morning in the tunnel that connects the F train to the 1 train, late-middle-aged busker rocking a MASSIVE Korg Triton
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 23 February 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link
Ha amazing.
Got to mess around with one of those again recently, a friend has been using it. It still had the Grindin' presets and everything.
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 23 February 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
https://teenageengineering.com/products/op-z_preview
I'm so mad I just got my OP-1 and then they do this
― SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Monday, 20 March 2017 00:54 (seven years ago) link
I'm not a fan of their user interfaces. Too many key modifiers. I tried playing around with one of the pocket operators, and was able to make a beat, but just couldn't get into it. I guess you just have to make it over the learning curve. I love their PCB design, though! Planning to use some of their techniques (using gold etch + silkscreen) with some boards in working on.
Anyone know if Nord is releasing a Stage 3 any time soon? I'm thinking of upgrading my old Electro 2, but I don't want to get burned.
― DJI, Monday, 20 March 2017 03:17 (seven years ago) link
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/folktek-mescaline-3-part-synthesis-and-sequencing#/
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 26 March 2017 16:57 (seven years ago) link
That seems remarkably good value for $450.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Sunday, 26 March 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
wanna know something cool? I just took an old really busted Prophet 600 and got it fixed up and had the gigli teensy mod installed. These mods people are doing are really great, the idea that you can add so much life and features to an old synth. Maybe one day I'll do the Kiwi 106.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 26 March 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
Is anyone currently working with a Eurorack or other modular system?
It appeals to me as a dorky, expensive hobby rather than a particularly practical musical tool but the idea of having that flexibility, and the option to - for example - integrate Wasp, Polivoks, etc elements into a set-up, is interesting.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 30 March 2017 12:07 (seven years ago) link
Yay!http://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-3
― DJI, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
http://www.waldorf-music.info/media/rokgallery/9/9823bcc9-27c6-4ce2-cb4f-a750b3697e15/f1fe24c5-4192-4746-e03b-1104f6d78733.jpg
mike huckaby probably air-punching rn
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Thursday, 6 April 2017 02:36 (seven years ago) link
Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phi8zPZcWtw
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 6 April 2017 07:39 (seven years ago) link
I have this small self-contained kilpatrick modular - uses banana jacks, not part of a rack so it keeps the desire to expand it at bay (a bit). I work differently with it to the way I worked with, say, anything with a keyboard - has tuned envelopes so I can get sweeping apreggiations going really quickly, I'm more likely to spend time routing things to other things and exploring the sound rather than just working on a melodic line, etc. can be self-indulgent, but doesn't have to be - you can play it or sequence it as easily as any other regular monosynth.
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Friday, 7 April 2017 05:43 (seven years ago) link
That look cool! I've got the Roland System 1m and the Makenoise 0 coast which are both patchable and Eurorack compatible so I am getting my head around them at the moment - the temptation to expand in the future looks pretty irresistible.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 7 April 2017 06:08 (seven years ago) link
This looks pretty sweet: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/04/19/novation-peak-8-voice-polyphonic-synthesizer-debuts-at-superbooth-17/
― DJI, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 19:33 (seven years ago) link
Interesting:
http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/20/behringer-deepmind-6-analog-synth-announced/
The Deepmind 12 is supposed to be good. You can also pre-order their controversial Minimoog clone now.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 20 April 2017 12:23 (seven years ago) link
That thing looks pretty sweet, especially for the price. I think I'm done buying synths for now. Although the Peak looks pretty sweet...
― DJI, Thursday, 20 April 2017 20:17 (seven years ago) link
Anyone here have a Moog Mother 32? I've been so taken up with programming patches for the OWL that I'm budgeting myself for a small Eurorack system.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 May 2017 04:34 (six years ago) link
Complete neophyte - Minibrute, Bass Station II, MS-20 Mini? Or is there a virtual analog to look at? Or the Roland JD-xi?
Eager for simple and to the point - watching Teenage Engineering OP-1 videos was overwhelming without even seeing one in person.
― El Tuomasbot (milo z), Sunday, 4 June 2017 04:15 (six years ago) link
Those are good, but also consider the Korg Minilogue (polyphonic; can play chords up to 4 notes) or Monologue (monophonic; can only play single notes). Of your choices, I think the MS-20 Mini would be the toughest because of the knob layout. BSII seems good also.
― naus, Sunday, 4 June 2017 07:07 (six years ago) link
Is there a particular kind of music you want to play?
On the virtual side, it might be worth looking at the Roland System 1.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Sunday, 4 June 2017 07:29 (six years ago) link
Weird/ambient + wannabe Portishead, I think? I forgot the System-1, that and the the BSII were the two I was mainly looking at earlier tonight. Will check out the Korgs too.
― El Tuomasbot (milo z), Sunday, 4 June 2017 07:51 (six years ago) link
Bought a used MiniBrute recently but wish I'd bought the Monologue.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 4 June 2017 11:56 (six years ago) link
It's the Minilogue for you son, six years
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 4 June 2017 12:25 (six years ago) link
The Minilogue is a good bet. iirc it has four voice polyphony which I guess is enough for ambient pads.
It is definitely worth trying to play around with something in a shop if you can. Ease of programming is one thing but key size is another huge factor for me as a terrible keyboardist.
If you are completely new to synths, it might also be worth looking at a decent midi/USB keyboard and a good VST package. It isn't quite as tactile (or not without a bit of work) but you aren't wedded to mini keys and are not stuck with hardware limitations.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 5 June 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
As a decent guitarist but mediocre keyboardist I actually find I respond really well to weak-resistance mini keys like the Nanokey. Full size keys seem so much bigger than they need to be...
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Monday, 5 June 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
My issue is probably being a terrible guitarist as well then.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 5 June 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
ideal for me would be two mini keyboards one above the other so its easy to make larger intervalic leaps without having to fling my arm out wayyy over therrre
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Monday, 5 June 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
minilogue is so great, and I can't say enough about how much I love it's weird noisy delay. It adds a lot of life and grit and air and noise. I'll take that over 1,000 "brutalizer" knobs or whatever.
― dan selzer, Monday, 5 June 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
Has anyone dug into the new features on the teenage OP-1 that will be released this fall? Thinking about getting the current version... don't know if I can wait.
― Heez, Monday, 5 June 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
What's this? Are you not thinking of the OP-Z?
― JLB Credit (Jack BS), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 06:16 (six years ago) link
Oh I thought the Z was a new model of the OP1. It's a different beast altogether?
― Heez, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 12:52 (six years ago) link
Yeah i believe so although they share a few similarities. I'm still finding it hard to get my head round how the OPZ works with no display, but i love the OP-1 so much (especially for its midi note sequencing abilities) that i'm sure it will be worthwhile
― JLB Credit (Jack BS), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 11:05 (six years ago) link
oooh:
http://www.factmag.com/2017/06/20/roland-se-02-synth-studio-electronics/
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 12:47 (six years ago) link
I appreciate that 'what the world needs from Roland is an analogue monosynth Minimoog clone' is a minority opinion but that sounds pretty great.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 12:58 (six years ago) link
I feel a bit like they should've made the filter more roland-y
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Monday, 26 June 2017 06:39 (six years ago) link
Yep, to my untrained ears it does sound more or less like a straight Studio Electronics synth at a more accessible price point. Though, tbh, with an apparent list price of £509 / €600 - one that looks set to cost a bit more than the trailed $499 in Europe.
I am pretty keen to try the MFB Dominion Club too.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 26 June 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
you guys
novation peak!!
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 05:07 (six years ago) link
Did you get one? Is it good?
― DJI, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 06:15 (six years ago) link
I did and it is great. very tweakable from the front panel, can go from glassy to nasty, great arpeggiator. 24-oscillator unison mode is quite an experience.
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Thursday, 20 July 2017 04:01 (six years ago) link
really it's the perfect long evolving pad machine, though.
― Basil-flavoured Zempilas (haitch), Thursday, 20 July 2017 04:02 (six years ago) link