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I would switch to VST's if they came up with one my cat could sleep on, but until then I'm stuck with hardware.
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Your cat can't sleep on your computer? iMac 
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  And the latest addition, of which I still can't decide if I actually like it. 
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Mar 21, 2014 00:14
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:That's what I need: a synth wall. Although how do you comfortably play the one at the top? MIDI mind tricks. A MIRACLE posted:Sjoewe, post more mixes in the mix thread. I haven't DJ'ed in quite a while, but since I'm on duty next week at a release party I'll share the recording. Meanwhile I'm kindda busy sorting my records because I can't find anything since I moved...  
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Mar 21, 2014 00:36
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Did someone call for slow acid? https://soundcloud.com/sjoewe/tr707/s-qjK1t
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Mar 21, 2014 15:01
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Skeletron posted:Did someone say 707? Nice. Now I need a Polysix. 
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Mar 22, 2014 17:48
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So I tried to make some music, and then this happened. https://soundcloud.com/sjoewe/cosmic-love Do I need to go and see some sort of therapist now?
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Apr 2, 2014 23:09
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renderful posted:I dig it. What's up with the vocals? What effects? Thanks. The original sample was pretty processed already, but I ran it through some reverb/delay/chorus and then slapped an ancient vocoder VST called Orangebox on it.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:43
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Somewhat old news, but goddamn I'm so excited about the Korg reissue of the Arp Odyssey. Hope they will announce more news and a target price soon, so I can just end my on and off again relationship with the Bass Station. http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2014/02/17/korg-is-bringing-back-the-arp-odyssey/
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Apr 4, 2014 12:43
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Awesome studio, and a truly inspiring artist, to me at least.
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Apr 4, 2014 15:28
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I've seen SH-101's go here for 1200 Euro's. gently caress that.
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Apr 4, 2014 18:28
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I'll admit the 60 wasn't cheap, but it had a full service and a MIDI upgrade 
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Apr 4, 2014 20:11
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If I was going to spend 1200 EUR on something Vintage, I'd rather get a Mono/Poly  Does any one here ever played/owned a Oberheim OB-12? One came up for sale locally and I just looks so tempting with all them knobs and sliders...
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Apr 4, 2014 22:40
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It's just a little over budget... Anyone looking to buy a Bass Station II or a AN/DX 200 
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Apr 4, 2014 23:03
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Yamaha had an entire line of synths based on that concept, it's the DX series. So I got drunk the other night and it seems I've promised this guy to be a test-participant in his new FM-synthesis class. 
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Apr 8, 2014 18:50
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I don't know, it sounds amazing in it's own right and it's incredibly well played, but I can't help thinking that these kind of electronic bands are the main reason a lot of people still dislike synth music. I mean, I never really got the reason why you'd want synths to sound like 'real' instruments, when they can be so much more.
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Oldstench posted:Live Windowlicker cover. Recorded in my hometown  Edit: Bonus content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M Sjoewe fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Apr 14, 2014 22:22
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Dotcom Jillionaire posted:This is a solid plan! I got a Monotron Delay After seeing the Legowelt studio tour, I figured it would be a nice way to hopefully warm up the sound my DX27 a bit. Edit: Awfully jealous of that Eventide by the way. That or the Strymon is so high on my list. Sjoewe fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 20:51
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There's nothing wrong with being utilitarian as gently caress when it comes to making music. I mean creating original material from scratch is fun, but if the result you're aiming for can also be achieved in 10 seconds by just sampling a kick, why beat yourself up about it. That's also one of the main reasons I like drum machines, the limitations they impose force you to be creative in programming and the rest of the sound design. Don't overthink it, keep a broad focus. Fun first, musical ethics later.
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Apr 16, 2014 09:48
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Also, honest question, but I know we've talked here about what the "next 909" or similar decade defining synth is, is there any reason not to say Vengeance samples? They're a hallmark of sound design of dance music from the last few years almost to the point of mimicking the 909 in terms of presence. I kind of get the point, and putting it like this even makes me think you might be right, but I'm not sure if that would be something we should we happy about.
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Apr 16, 2014 15:11
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:I mean, I get what you're getting at a bit, but why not? There are entire genres that are basically defined by the 909 kick or have the open hat (which was a sample) all over it. In a lot of ways the 909 was just as much of an easy button as the Vengeance stuff, it was just hardware so we feel okay fetishizing it more. Not completely. The 909 was a bottom-up kind of thing, like the amen-break or the hoover-chord. Where people took ownership of something originally intend to be something completely else, and by forcing it completely out of context they created something new. Vengeance is the absolute opposite of that.
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Apr 16, 2014 15:44
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Talking about 909's & Swag. I'm looking to get an overdrive or distorion stombox for the 909 for a while now, but since 99% of the reviews are meant for guitarists I'm unsure which one to get. We already have a Moogerfrooger MF-201, which is nice, but it doesn't produce this early 90's stomping house kind of drive I'm looking for.
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'How cool is that!?' Edit: Stutter is the new Flanger. Now I'm sure.
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Attempts at using vengeance samples #1: I have no idea how to make drums cut through a mix Quick 'n dirty guide - Put a 'Utility' on each channel and reduce the volume with -12dB. This gives you extra headroom to create dynamics, without having to tweak the volume sliders until you are ready to make a final mixdown. - Don't compress your drums, or anything else for that matter, too much, use saturation and drive instead, only add compression at the very end of the mix. - Assign each drum element to it's own channel - Choose a short punchy sample for the kick. - Pan your drums and synths - Make everyting not panned mono - EQ out the lowest frequencies (below 100 Hz) of your bass, boost the punchy area on your kick a little - Put a moderate sidechain on your bassline, preferably with a fast attack and short decay, you only want to make room for the punch. - Drive the gently caress out of your hats, toms and claps, but also cut out the low frequncies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G77uuDVpsSo This is so cool. Love the live vinyl sample/no sample thing he does.
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C'mon Waffs, don't let it get to you. All you need is a little basic knowledge about mixing/composing and some practice. Just try to improve on your sound design before buying or flipping anything for a while. Because it gets easier if you are fully acquainted with your synths and speakers. Sjoewe fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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The old ones are very appealing and have that ledgendary AKAI 12-bit sound going , but I'd get a new one, because just being able to slot in a memorycard makes all the difference when you're really into sampling. Or you could upgrade and older model with a CF-card reader, like I did with my S5K, but that requires some handywork. Talking about sampling and samplepacks. I'm looking for a pack with lush string & organ chords and something with some cool, non-orchestral stabs.
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If it's endless pads you're after, just get a Roland D50 already. Cheap as gently caress and you can get a third party VST-editor thingy that allows you to program it via MIDI.
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Startyde posted:What's this hating on the '27? Shameful.  I love my DX. It's like the go to unit for cheap sounds, and if you slap some drive on it's a pretty solid bass machine as well.
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May 4, 2014 12:46
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sliderule posted:One up on craigslist for 450 (CAD), which is a no-go for me. What are they actually worth? Half, at most.
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Most AKAI samplers can easily be upgraded to take compact flash and the later models are fairly easy to work with. There's just something about the sound of these old machines that keeps me drawing to them. Most of the times I try out my samples in a soft sampler, but when I find what I need, I load them in to the S5K and edit them from there. I don't know, but they just sound better in the overall mix when I do it that way. The sound is very present yet it needs little to no EQ'ing to make it fit in the mix.
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Number Two Stunna posted:To people who use synths with daws- what kind of midi/recording setup do you guys have to be able to use them together? All of our synths and FX are hooked up to a patch bay, along with a Echo Audiofire 12 (12I/O) soundcard. This way you can easily patch in the synths and FX you want to record. For MIDI I use a Motu Midi-express 128 which allows for 8x16 MIDI channels, so I don't have to daisychain everything together.
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Someone buy my Moog/Filter Factory before I have to carry them to Hawaii on Thursday. Alesis Ion, nice VA polysynth with a decent interface and not very expensive.
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In addition to the why hardware sucks discussion: The bottom line is that if you buy (vintage) hardware and expect it to work just like a real life VST, you're just going to end up regretting it. The biggest eyeopener for me was that I shouldn't aim for a complete result in one go, but that I have to treat it more like a classic recording studio type of deal. First I record drums and basslines then some melodies, then FX etc. Then there's some arranging , some editing, then a mixdown. This works really great for me, and it forces me to keep my tracks 'simple' because you don't want to do a billion takes on 9000 channels when you have to record them one by one.
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Got my AN-200 back after lending it to a friend for almost a year. I was stupid to lend this thing to anyone, it's such a fun machine. I should get my DX-200 back as well
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Not that this is relevant (yet) but since there's some ancient AKAI related activity here... I have a literally a box full of AKAI compatible SCSI hardware including two ZIP drives (internal and external), a CD-rom burner, floppy drive, and some assorted other parts. If anyone needs something just give a shout, I rather give them away to a fellow goon than going through the hassle of selling them for petty cash on ebay. Sjoewe fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Startyde posted:I could use the cd drive, and a external HDD chassis populated or otherwise if you've got one in the pile. Don't know, I'll look. Fors Yard posted:I might be interested in some of it. Was the floppy for a particular S-series model? Not sure if this applies to all, but the S1k are configured for Amiga standards not IBM, and I would imagine later models were otherwise. How are the ZIP drives? I have the SCSI card, so I might be interested in the external one. I do like idea of not being limited to 1.44MB (or in my current case 720kb) The floppy-drive came out of my AKAI S5K, but I have replaced it with a card-reader I've bought from some dude selling custom AMIGA stuff, so I guess it should work. The external drive is like new, the internal one, can't tell. Should be okay. I'll dig out the box and take some pictures of everything.
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If you look hard enough you can buy a real Juno-60 for that kind of money. But proud of my countrymen anyway.
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Here are the pictures of the AKAI SCSI stuff, as promised: This is all I have left. http://imgur.com/a/c7NF9 w/ bonus cat content. - AKAI compatible floppy-drive - Plextor Reader/Writer that reads these awesome CD-cases piled on top - Philips Reader/Writer in an external housing - Iomega 2GB JAZZ drive internal w/ bracket and external - Additional JAZZ cartridges and cables
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Drop me an email at sjoewe[at]gmail.com with your location, so I can get a quote on the shipping costs. Clean weight is nearly at 6kg so it might get a little expensive hauling it across the pond.
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