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For the synth nerds who don't happen to follow the VST thread, Plogue chipspeech is finally out, and there are currently deals to be had. Details in my post over there.
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A Winner is Jew posted:I have a brand new minibrute I'm trying to offload if you want the same sound. Also, since I've (so far) acquired all my HW synths via goonsales and would like to keep that train a-rollin' if I can, does anyone have a lightly used, well-loved Volca Keys or Volca Bass (and/or Volca Sample!) they want to sell to me?
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Jan 23, 2015 20:15
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utamaru posted:Not easily in ableton as far as I know. I think I have used soundflower to make this happen in the past, but I can't recall.
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Jan 30, 2015 01:52
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Your Dead Gay Son posted:Speaking of the man anyone want my moog sub 37 for 1200 bucks
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Mar 6, 2015 21:02
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Trig Discipline posted:Yeah the main concern is just that it's Cakewalk and I don't have the best impression of their products (based on using Sonar for most of a decade). I'll probably go ahead and take the plunge anyway, just to see what's what.
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May 2, 2015 00:50
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wayfinder posted:What do you like about it? I have it but I can't really get into it over the Massive/Sylenth combo that gives me flexibility and SUPERSAWS I actually like the presets. I mean, not all of them, but there's a lot of fun stuff in there that helps me get going when I just want to jam and I'm not in Serious Music Composition Mode. There's also a lot of cheesy stuff in there I Would Never UseTM, but is similarly fun in a slightly more mocking way. I feel the presets as a whole do a pretty good job of what you can do with the synth (not all preset collections do). I like how direct it is, or at least seems to me, compared to some other similar soft synths. And deep in the Geek Section, I like that it supports Scala tuning files, and I plan to mess with that a lot (so far I've only poked at it minimally to see how it works). Also, to be clear, I'm relatively new to Z3TA+ 2; it was WAFFLEHOUND who turned me on to it and sold me on it.
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May 2, 2015 01:07
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64bit_Dophins posted:I've been really into serum lately. It has a great and intuitive interface and the sounds are a lot richer than massive imo. I've been using it for half of my sounds for the past few weeks.
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May 2, 2015 22:14
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Anyone craving an OP-1?
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May 14, 2015 00:13
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:A small portable synthesizer.  I mean price-wise.
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May 14, 2015 19:01
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stillvisions posted:If you're being price-wise, you wouldn't be buying synthesizers
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May 14, 2015 20:52
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Dotcom Jillionaire posted:I'm really sad that Muffs is down.
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May 15, 2015 06:21
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Fors Yard posted:Spelled, even! I should be at the Richard Devine show at night, and at the Autechre thing too. Plus some other showcases. Going to check out some workshops during the day(s) too.
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Sep 23, 2015 16:22
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Guys! Late breaking news from one of the synthesis workshops I went to today as part of the Decibel Festival dB Conference: Randy Jones (maker of Aalto and Kaivo, if you don't already know -- you should own these already!) is making a new virtual instrument! "Virta", as he describes it (in short) a "sound controlled synthesizer"; it should be out soon (like, a month to maybe mid-December for a wide range). I also got to meet him and shake his hand and tell him I'd volunteer my time to work on Windows drivers for Soundplane. Turns out there's another guy with a Soundplane already doing that, who has also already produced a beta Linux driver too! So we'll see what happens on that front.
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Sep 23, 2015 21:22
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Well guys, it finally happened. It was inevitable I suppose. A question of when, not if. I bought a Voyager today. Pictures forthcoming. In the meantime, please tell me how stupid this was.
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Oct 5, 2015 00:01
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Radiapathy posted:Which one?
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Oct 5, 2015 06:14
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Dotcom, I really want one of your Zero Haliburton Eurorack cases. Those are awesome. Speaking of Eurorack, a friend of mine and I are getting geared up to start making some of our own modules over the next few months. I know it's an open-ended question, but since this is a knowledgeable and friendly community of Eurorack users, does anyone have any suggestions on what kinds of modules they'd like to see exist in the world? There's so much stuff out there from so many different small manufacturers (and we'd be adding to the "noise", in some sense), it can be hard to keep track of what's already available, but we're not necessarily trying to only make modules no one else is making, just things we think are interesting and that others do too. If we come up with something unique or unusual (but useful) as part of that process, so much the better. I figure people here with more Eurorack experience have ideas though.
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Oct 28, 2015 19:26
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net work error posted:I was visiting Chicago and visited Nerd Audio. Cool shop with some nice people and now I kinda want an OP-1. A+ would recommend. I haven't fully dove in yet, but I will say that within less than five minutes of having it at home, I was doing interesting fun things with it that were very immediate, and I liked that tight feedback loop. The fact it's so small and "all in the box" is really nice for that sort of thing. We'll see if this honeymoon lasts. I think I'm done buying (hardware) synths for a little while now...
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Nov 12, 2015 18:25
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Sizone posted:On the Scala support microtonal kick, Sunrizer, Z3ta+ and Thumbjam If so, strongly considering picking that up at least as a plugin...
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Nov 20, 2015 00:13
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Had my first serious love-in with the OP-1 last night, pulling stuff off of FM radio into the tape is not nearly as gimmicky as I thought it would be, and is actually really interesting, especially when overdubbing onto a loop. Also the synths are cool, getting more of the hang of the flow of the thing now. There's been love for the TNR-i on iOS, and I'm about to get it, but there's also this TNR-e thing, which is, as far as I can tell, basically the same app with different sounds "for dance music and dub step", and a black & red color scheme? For the same price? Anyone used it? Also, anyone with iMASCHINE 2, does that work with MASCHINE 1.x, or just MASCHINE 2.x on the PC side? Thanks!
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Nov 24, 2015 23:36
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Have we already discussed the Boutique and Reface lines here? Because if so I missed it. Can someone sum them both up for me? In particular, A Winner is Jew, I'm curious why you left out the Reface CS in your praise. Something must be wrong with me because when I see small, relatively low-cost, and good quality synth (etc.) modules (but not modular modules, yet) like the Boutiques and the Refaces, I get GASsy. I think I blame the volcas, which I feel started this recent trend (and which I'm still loving and having a lot of fun with).
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Dec 2, 2015 18:42
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I am weak and bought all the Roland Boutiques yesterday. And the keyboard unit. At least I didn't also buy 3/4 or all of the Refaces (yet).
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Dec 22, 2015 06:03
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sliderule posted:Changes I would make to the Odyssey's design: Also, what's the deal with the Behringer version/build? What I mean is: how is whatever deal structured with ARP, Korg, and Behringer such that they are also (likely? maybe?) gonna make an Odyssey as well? Clearly I haven't been paying close enough attention.
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Dec 23, 2015 02:41
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Goon thoughts on the iRig Pro Duo? I impulse bought it on clearance while out buying patch cables and haven't yet opened it. Debating whether to dive in or return it unopened. The two Amazon reviews I found were negative, but about stuff I already knew about and didn't care about (cable length, the fact that it doesn't last long on AA batteries) from a "semi professional guitarist" and another guy. I've largely been intentionally ignoring iOS as a platform, but I have an iPad Mini and an iPhone (daily driver). The iPad is currently light duty basically as a Safari machine, so I figured maybe why not?
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Dec 28, 2015 07:30
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net work error posted:Has there been any news on a volca fm release date yet? Also (in soft-synth news), Virta is out: http://madronalabs.com/products/virta
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Mar 29, 2016 20:01
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Just got this notice from Sweetwater five minutes ago:quote:Your order [REDACTED] shipped 3/31/16 via First Class Mail.
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Mar 31, 2016 21:55
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Volca FM arrived today from Sweetwater. Haven't had time to play with it other than to load batteries and turn it on and hit the Play button to hear a beep. Others who pre-ordered from Sweetwater, I'd imagine you'd be getting yours soon if you pre-ordered a few weeks back...
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Apr 5, 2016 01:39
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Chainclaw posted:Went to the Seattle Synthesizer Petting Zoo today and picked up a Mutable Instruments Peaks and a Intellijel Korgasmatron II. This leaves me with 8 HP on my current row. I walked away with an Odyssey, SQ-1, and an A-01.
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sofullofhate posted:I'm planning to come to the next one, I'll bring my 18U setup. You know, for kids.
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Guys, I'm sorry I haven't been posting much in this thread as of late, but I've been having too much fun with my Odyssey. It's the bees knees. You understand. Sincere thanks to the other synthgoons in the thread (sliderule, et al.) that posted Odyssey trip reports and feedback. Super happy with this purchase.
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May 9, 2016 04:47
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Who here has the Arturia V Collection? Two things are making me think about picking up the new V Collection 5: one, the Synclavier V, and two, the discount I get for the moment for buying the whole kit and kaboodle (rather than just the Synclavier V alone). But I wondered if anyone had any trip reports about it. It seems like V Collection 5, which just came out, follows closely on the heels of V Collection 4, so maybe I should expect to be paying upgrade prices inside of a year or two if I wanted to keep current? Or has Collection 4 been out for a while? Also, is Arturia's software licensing thing (ASC) relatively out of the way and non-onerous?
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May 23, 2016 23:55
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Tayter Swift posted:I upgraded to 5, but haven't tried the Synclavier yet. Word is it's good, but extremely deep -- you're not going to learn it over a weekend.
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May 24, 2016 04:12
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Well, Elektron finally EOL'd Machinedrum and Monomachine. On sale (at the current prices) until June 21, but when I checked, they were out of stock on Monomachines.
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Startyde posted:
I ordered earlier today from GC online, and supposedly they expect a shipment in on 7/7, but I guess we'll see!
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had an order in at Sweetwater, hopefully it gets filled. Hopefully they got another digital synth box in them.
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So my Monomachine showed up today, guess I slipped in under the wire with that Guitar Center order the day Elektron announced they were discontinued. It and Machinedrum are keeping each other company. Need to set aside some time to dive in and understand it. However, in less awesome news, a persistent issue with the power switch on my OP-1, well... persists. In my most recent email exchange with Teenage Engineering support, they pointed me to an iFixit page, which on one hand, good on them for suggesting/advocating a DIY solution, but on the other, I just want this thing fixed so I can use it. Seems like it should be their problem, not mine. So until I can remedy that, it makes two synths (OP-1 and Shruthi) out of 17 total (in terms of hardware) in some state of disrepair/brokenness. Kind of a bummer, especially since all my synths are "modern" synths with less build/construction/electronic/electrical issues than vintage HW, but I guess I'm doing better than some people.
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Bolange posted:What happened to your Shruthi?
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Jul 15, 2016 09:11
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Now I have a Korg MS-20. Ho ho ho. (That is all.)
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Jul 29, 2016 21:36
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cubicle gangster posted:And the award for the worst name ever given to a synth goes to...:
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Synth thread, I've been away too long. It's not you, it's me. I have, however, at long last, come for a confession. Within the last week, I've bought things. I've... bought things you people wouldn't believe.  Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Prophet-6. (Today's haul alone included a Prophet-6.) I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Oberheim Gate. (...and an OB-6.) All those... dollars will be lost... in time... like... tears... in rain.  Time... to die. (I'm locking myself inside for December; I can't wait until Christmas break!)
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Handen posted:Has anyone seen a video of the TB-03 connected to and being controlled by a K-25m? I'm curious to know if and how the two interact, but all of the TB-03 videos I can find are just standalone demos. EDIT: Totally works. (If you really want a video of me noodling around [or if you have certain things you want to see], let me know and I'll see if I can throw something hasty together, but it wouldn't be until the weekend at the earliest). minidracula fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Dec 15, 2016 |
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Well, after years of avoiding this particular temptation (but not, y'know, generally avoiding GAS), the MiniBrute 2/2S + RackBrute bundle deal got me to dip my toe into eurorack: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/892096 (Maths is on order and I should have it next week; everything else is either in the rack or waiting to be installed)
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