D.T.M.C.A. (discard the master clock altogether) would make a decent band name
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 26 October 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
Has anyone tried the Digitakt? The fact that Elektron haven't gotten around to releasing the DAW linking software about eight months after the hardware unit is a bit of a concern but it looks pretty cool as a drum machine / sampler.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 2 November 2017 09:08 (six years ago) link
i recently got one and i like it, still getting used to it, but it seems fairly straightforward and fun to use. has a better feel to it than some similar machine's i've had in the past and it sounds great. i don't care about the DAW linking software, though, so i didn't know it still wasn't available.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 2 November 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
similar machines like? mpc? i've been mulling over digitakt/octatrack recently as the only thing i have close to it is the rudimentary sp404. kinda want volca sample also
― am0n, Thursday, 2 November 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
tbh part of the reason I have been looking at the Digitakt is that the Volca Sample is kind of a pain to use.
I might wait and see if there any upgrades to the sampling functions in Ableton 10, though.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 2 November 2017 16:15 (six years ago) link
i used the mc-909 for quite a while and i'm enjoying the digitakt more, the workflow is just more intuitive and feels more flexible. i've also used an sp404, a volca sample, an electribe 2... and on my first impressions i find the digitakt more immediately appealing than all of those.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 2 November 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
good to hear. the volca sample not being able to record and requiring a device for transfer is a no-go for me but the rest of it at that pricepoint is appealing. sp404 is kind of underrated but the sequencer is weak. elektron seems like they have the interface and build quality figured out on all their shit. too bad digitakt isn't stereo
― am0n, Friday, 3 November 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
Juno has ten per cent off everything released before the first of October. The phrasing makes it sound like it is just for records but it works on equipment too - bringing the Monologue down to £215, the MS20 Mini to £405, Digitakt to under £500, etc.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 23 November 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
It's been indispensable since I got it but now the Octatrack has the Digitakt-style conditional trig conditions it's... uh... even more so.Did anyone else perhaps not-so-cleverly lay down for the Tasty Chips GR-1? Been something I've dreamed about since first learning about granular synthesis.
― mor frog bs (S-), Friday, 24 November 2017 05:19 (six years ago) link
https://vimeo.com/244477638
― am0n, Sunday, 26 November 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link
Why not-so-cleverly, are they not getting produced or something? It looks dope but too expensive.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 26 November 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
Overbridge is going to be free from February and will be compatible with Digitakt!
I got a Digitakt yesterday!
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
Cool.
I've finally almost finished rebuilding my studio (old "studio" is now a nursery) and reconnecting my Analog4 to my computer and loaded Overbridge. To be honest I still find the A4 super easy to program and mostly happy to be able to automate stuff and be better able to mess with the sound library because I do find that bit confusing.
What I find REALLY cool about the new upcoming overbridge is that it will be freestanding and not just a plugin.
I also just bought myself a Yamaha Reface DX. Just really wanted some simple FM stuff and it seems like a great deal.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
In my quest to create a fun DAW-less jamming setup, I ordered a Circuit yesterday. Not a lot of people seem to be using these with external gear, but I think it might be perfect for my setup. Anyone have one of these? The various firmware updates have made them pretty sweet! You can now add your own samples, and edit the synth patches with a pretty powerful web-based editor.
― DJI, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:46 (six years ago) link
i was checking out reface dx recently, looks cool. baffling that it can't load og dx patches cuz of 4 ops but the interface editing looks way better than volca. found an ms-20 and sq-1 for 20% off from some generic store called "music & arts"
― am0n, Thursday, 30 November 2017 04:19 (six years ago) link
I'm freaking out a bit, I got excited when I saw a good price, figured I'd save 50 bucks by buying the DX from some store called Unique Squared. After ordering I look at the yelp reviews and it's all these people going on like "they sold me an open box/return as new and it came DOA and they won't let me return it without a 15% restocking fee". Anyway, supposed to arrive tomorrow, fingers crossed.
Playing some more w/ the A4 and I have to say, it's a fucking beautiful and deep beast and if the mk1 comes down in price, esp used due to the new one, people should get it. Very flexible and easy routing, just made a sound with a slow LFO that changes the oscillator waveform, while the other LFO turns key tracking on and off. Even before you mess with parameter locks and the sequencer and conditional trigs there are so many simple ways to make really cool and complex sounds.
I also have it's inputs patched into the aux sends of my mixer, so I can not only use it as an effects box, but via overbridge, use it as a soundcard.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 30 November 2017 04:37 (six years ago) link
The Arturia Buchla emulator looks pretty interesting:
http://www.musicradar.com/news/arturia-adds-buchla-dx7-clavinet-and-fairlight-instruments-as-it-releases-v-collection-6
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
Did you guys see this thing?http://truenosynth.com
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 22:58 (six years ago) link
Haha, that's great. If it was a little cheaper and I didn't have the Microbrute I would definitely buy it.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 23:33 (six years ago) link
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/12/13/behringer-teases-arp-2600-wasp-synthi-clones/
Behringer have subsequently taken the info down but it looks like they will be turning out cheap clones of a wide range of vintage synths and drum machines, including the Wasp.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 22:02 (six years ago) link
VCS3 as well!
― koogs, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link
Yeah man that would be fun to have a physical vcs3. People say behringer stuff is not very sturdy though and tends to break down?
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 23:10 (six years ago) link
I blew up a mixer of theirs once (although I was doing no input mixing through it which might have had something to do with it) and although all their pedals look and feel really flimsy they all still work despite getting them second hand and paying under £5 for each of them. The bigger problem is that only one out of the four is any good (the equaliser) and it's not exactly transparent when not in use.
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
a line of drum machines well, a Linn, a DMX, an 808 and 909 and something new-ish.
It's pretty boring, I get why it's exciting, but like, there's already a cheap good MS-20, Korg makes it. And why on earth would you make a Linn and a DMX? Why not just make one that has the sounds of both?
And no real spring reverb on the 2600 clone? FAIL.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 December 2017 00:15 (six years ago) link
just fyi the behringer "leaks" are confirmed vaporware. i mean i already knew that cuz im smart but wanted to make sure u knew
― am0n, Thursday, 14 December 2017 18:04 (six years ago) link
consumer electronics holiday marketing stunts 2017
― am0n, Thursday, 14 December 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
yeah i saw that haha
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 14 December 2017 20:03 (six years ago) link
Was buying some cables at Guitar Center today and noticed that the Deepmind 12 is on sale for $700
― louise ck (milo z), Sunday, 17 December 2017 03:18 (six years ago) link
red microbrute on sale for $200 on amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074F373RW/?tag=toysj-20
― na (NA), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 17:18 (six years ago) link
0-coast is quite good, y'all.
― dicnic at wanging cock (haitch), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 04:49 (six years ago) link
not quite the total relearning of synthesis that some would have it as, but lots of cool sounds can be wrung out of it.
― dicnic at wanging cock (haitch), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link
recently got rid of an 0-coast. it was fun to play with but i couldn't really get into its sound for some reason. good for unearthly bass tones
― am0n, Monday, 8 January 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
behringer made a VP-330
― am0n, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/BEHRINGER/posts/10156087215783914
― am0n, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:42 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkKm7VydYfU
― am0n, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:44 (six years ago) link
https://reverb.com/news/the-gear-of-uncle-jesse-how-the-full-house-rocker-turned-into-a-synth-head
― na (NA), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
behringer now officially doing versions of vp-330, ob-xa, and the model d announced awhile back is now shipping in eu. none of these were in the "holiday leak" list above but it does prove their serious intent of going all in on analog clones
― am0n, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 20:10 (six years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=850&v=uGvFmdclKbw
― louise ck (milo z), Saturday, 13 January 2018 01:20 (six years ago) link
I'm in love with my LYRA-8.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 13 January 2018 02:27 (six years ago) link
I sent an e-mail to get on the list for a Lyra-4 after watching those videos.
― louise ck (milo z), Saturday, 13 January 2018 05:31 (six years ago) link
i posted some LYRA experiments on bandcamp a little while ago.
https://monophonicshootingspree.bandcamp.com/album/another-soylent-green-world
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 13 January 2018 06:41 (six years ago) link
403 on that link :(
― koogs, Saturday, 13 January 2018 18:44 (six years ago) link
Bandcamp itself is giving me a 403
― koogs, Saturday, 13 January 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link
That’s not good. No problems with bandcamp not that link that I can see.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 13 January 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
nor the link, obv.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 13 January 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
Still getting a 403. Firefox, android. Will try later.
― koogs, Saturday, 13 January 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
"http://bandcamp.com is not down(it took me 1.39 seconds to check, if it is down for you, go shout at your IT support or ISP)BTW: The status code I got was 301 and I was redirected to https://bandcamp.com/"
A 301 does not mean it's up, you idiot website. None of the checker websites seem to allow me to enter an Https site either.
― koogs, Saturday, 13 January 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
Works on everything here - firefox, chrome, safari, opera.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 13 January 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
Working on my end (and sounds great).
Got an e-mail back that the wait is only going to be a couple of weeks. Guess I better set aside the money now.
― louise ck (milo z), Sunday, 14 January 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
I had to wait 13 months! But they've set up a second production facility so things are coming much faster than in the first year.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 14 January 2018 00:26 (six years ago) link