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Struggling to get my head around how to effectively use a 24 port patch bay to connect some synths/drum machines to an multi-port audio interface, a mixer, some effect boxes and if possible a basic recorder. Want to make the jump from noodling around with a single device to having something with some structure and start using a DAW, any recommendations/pointers would be great. Watched a lot of youtube videos but find they either focus on normalised/half normalised/not normalised, connecting an instrument to a single device then skip over everything else or jump straight into a large studio setup with multiple patch bays. Lots of talk about planning stuff out but not finding much showing that planning. I've filled a 10u rack with some cheap gear I've picked up over the years and have a guitar plus some cheap synths/drum machines I'd like to connect together as flexibly as possible. I also have a Yamaha MG10XU, a set of powered monitors and a Zoom R8. * 1U VU meter * Behringer UMC1820 Interface * 24 port Patch bay * 1U 2 channel compressor * 1U Reverb * 2U EQ * 3U Oscilloscope (unneccesary) My first thought was to go something like instruments -> interface inputs -> interface outputs -> mixer with remaining ports for everything else something like. First set of 8 patch bays - Instrument inputs to audio interface inputs. Second set of 8 patch bays - audio interface outputs to mixer inputs. Third set of 8 patch bays - compressor/reverb/eq/vu meter. This seems like it might work but doesn't leave much room for expansion and leaves out the main outs and some others things. Dropping to 6/6/6/6 sounds like an improvement but can't help think I'm missing a better approach.
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A MIRACLE posted:i just have a single 48 patch bay most channels half normalled. snake out to mixer, inserts out in a thru configuration, stuff like that Thanks, that makes some sense. Just figured out that the line outs on the UMC1820 don't work the way I thought, in that they don't mirror the inputs unless routing within the DAW is configured that way. I need to have a think on what I'm trying to achieve, most of the fun so far has been doing something without a computer but seems my plans to setup something that works standalone or integrates with a DAW is more complex than I expected.
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Sep 6, 2021 23:17
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petit choux posted:Dammit now I'm going to have two I bought one earlier this year, might be the best thing I've bought all year. Picked up a 2nd a few weeks back as an xmas gift for a work colleague at £90, saw Amazon UK dropped the price to £70 so had to buy a third (second for myself).
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Nov 27, 2021 21:48
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petit choux posted:Hey all, still looking for recommendations for which oscillators or effects to try on this NTS-1. Somebody kindly please tell me which ones are good to use. I've picked up and used some of the ones developed by Tim Shoebridge - https://www.soundmangling.com/useroscillators/ Was an 80% discount on them recently but that seems to have ended.
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Dec 18, 2021 17:43
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kidfresca posted:I'm a gigantic idiot and thought the Volcas could be powered over USB for some reason. Drum arrived today and the DC 9V center-positive supply I need happens to be the one type I don't have. I have no car, and I can't think of the last time I bought AA batteries. The icing on the cake was that it snowed all day, otherwise I might've biked to the store. I haven't used these with a Volca but I do use them with other synths, work well with a USB power adaptor and means I don't need to use the Euro adapters a lot of online place send with UK purchases. Ripcords convert from USB to a range of voltages, polarities and tip size. They offer a range of adapters and cables that allow you to use two ripcords to increase total current or one ripcord to power multiple Volcas. Expensive but handy. Some things to consider, pictures don't show it clearly but the USB plug is thicker than it looks so can block adjacent sockets if used with a compact power supply with horizontally stacked sockets. The power supply database is comprehensive but I've found has the wrong polarity for some devices. https://myvolts.com/Ripcord https://myvolts.com/product/32432/5-way_power_splitter_cable_for_Korg_Volca_by_MyVolts_(5-way_splitter_only)
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Feb 25, 2022 06:33
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DukeDuke posted:https://twitter.com/ComputerLove_/status/1509373202807484420?s=20&t=abRGoSRZc799EHg2d3hHYg Was a Techmoan video from the start of the year about the Sony Chordmachine which seems kind of similiar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22-HsrdqR_o
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Mar 31, 2022 21:43
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field balm posted:I've been half-assedly thinking about/looking into oscilloscope solutions for a couple of weeks and that seems like a no brainer (I was hoping that there are ones that could be hooked up to a monitor, which would then give me an excuse to buy a little pvm to run it through, and then maybe may as well get into video synthesis, and so on...) I've a couple of scopes but have considered picking up a pokit pro a few things, although they've been stuck as pre-orderable for a long time now - https://www.pokitinnovations.com/pokit-pro/ Interested in the spectrum analyser functionality of the NTS-2, doesn't seem to be a low cost equivalent of that available.
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May 10, 2022 13:46
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So anyone else pre-order the Soma RoAT? Been a long 6 months but hoping mine will arrive tomorrow.
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May 30, 2022 20:46
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So Math posted:I was seriously thinking about it, but decided to wait until I hear more of it. You'll have to tell us how it goes. Haven't had a lot of time to spend with it yet but been fun so far. This video is has a good overview and explanation of how to use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgcHnIneqw
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Jun 1, 2022 12:23
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B33rChiller posted:Looking a little closer, LOL, one of their modules is just a straight up NES emulator with CV inputs! LMNC has a video of using 2 LFOs and a NES controller modified for CV to play World 1-1 of Super Mario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVrXja_qXO4
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Aug 13, 2022 00:48
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Looking recommendations for a reasonably priced general purpose midi box? Is the retrokits rk-006 the way to go or is there an alternative. Generally don't use a PC and want to connect a bunch of gear together.
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Aug 22, 2022 19:25
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Picked up a cheap(ish) Akai Tom Cat from reverb, mostly as these came out around the time I first got into drum machines/synths and I regret not buying on when they dropped in price. Reverb seller had it listed as very good/recently serviced but dispatched it in a brown envelope and when it arrived was missing several screws from the face plate and the rubber feet from the bottom. I assume this is not normal behaviour but has anyone ever encountered this? When it's powered up the step lights will light from 1-16 then back from 16-1. Pads are lit but LCD display is not. Pressing play will show a cryptic 107 on the LCD. When the step lights return to 1 an audible click can be heard from both outputs which is unaffected by any of the volume knobs. This process repeats, sometimes stopping after 6-30 occurrences, sometimes never. I appreciate that these need to warm up before sounding their best but no starting seems something totally different. Probably going to return it but would consider keeping it if potentially fixable. Can solder and perform basic electronic troubleshooting but other than some modding pages, can't find much info on repairing broken tom cats.
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Aug 26, 2022 03:01
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CatBlack posted:Sq64 was a really good impulse buy for my set up. I'm not very good at inputting polyphonic note sequences yet but just as a fuckload of gates that can be muted, ratched, made random, etc, it is very handy to have. I haven't updated the firmware at all and there have been no bugs. I picked an SQ-64 up a few weeks back, haven't had a chance to use it in depth but found some of the design decisions strange. No realtime recording of drums, complicated pattern change mode and strange arp being the ones that stood out. The latest firmware is needed to use the editor and custom scales. The editor doesn't offer any way to enter/edit sequences, mostly midi mapping functionality.
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Oct 9, 2022 08:28
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New SQ-64 firmware available. Not a lot of big changes but fixes some issues and seems better than Korg just abandoning it with the recent price cut. https://www.korg.com/uk/news/2022/1018/
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Oct 19, 2022 19:27
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petit choux posted:Well making a photocopy of somebody else's board and forgetting to remove their branding will tend to have that result, yeah. Got any examples? Interested as most of the behringer gear I've seen had added some changes/modern updates.
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Nov 24, 2022 21:02
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JamesKPolk posted:that literally happened with the Eurorack mixer series (cloned off a Mackie 1604). I believe most of their analog guitar pedals do this as well, though they could be re-implementations, and this is changing as they get dinked for it. the digital ones def aren't (as its easier to sue for code than circuits) Thanks, I've only been interested in the stuff they've released in the last few years and not their pedals so good to hear about the historical stuff. Tempted to pick up a blue marvin as price locally seems to have hit rock bottom and seems production will stop soon.
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Nov 27, 2022 01:21
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Chainclaw posted:Hmm, just using the built in mixing will probably work, thanks. I mostly just want to plug the OP-Z, J-6, and E-4 all together for portable jams. I might mix in a Volca or two sometimes. I picked up a cheap Bastl Dude recently and have had no complaints - https://bastl-instruments.com/instruments/dude
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Jan 3, 2023 18:07
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Chainclaw posted:I ordered a eurorack module (T-420 video glitch processor module) June last year, it finally shipped in December, it's finally scheduled to arrive soon... and now that the tracking info has gone from the UK delivery company to the US one, I see the seller put in the wrong address. Ugg, hopefully the seller can fix this. I wanted to buy the 3* T420 eurorack bundle that lofifuture sells but despite trying for quite some time been totally unable to complete the purchase. Noticed that the website has an call out to people having issues with square but then links to a direct square page that returns a 404.
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Chainclaw posted:I ordered it before they switched to Square. You might be able to e-mail directly to try and place an order, they've been really responsive to e-mail support. Had been meaning to e-mail but tried again this morning and was able to pay.
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Recently picked up a SQ-1 and noticed the gate voltage is around 13.3V which surprised me as I was expecting it to be 10V or 12V maximum. Is this something to be concerned about? I've been unable to find much info about this, except strangely finding people complaining about the SQ-1 not being able to trigger devices expecting 10V. Measuring using a cheap oscilloscope with a 50ohm BNC to 3.5mm cable, so could be user error/not taking load into account but other measurements with the same setup seem fine.
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Feb 22, 2023 07:42
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ozmunkeh posted:Anyone have a spare £25k lying around? Waiting for the 4 input scope version.
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Feb 23, 2023 06:41
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So the Korg NTS-2 has been out for a few weeks now but no-one seems to be talking about it. Anyone pick up one up? I'm a sucker for tiny oscilloscopes but wary of the price if it's going the have similar build/quality issues as the NTS-1
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Mar 21, 2023 13:24
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petit choux posted:Just a BTW, if you are a noid like me that keeps an eye on what some of those wacky guys in China are doing, you may have noticed that tiny O scopes are selling at the usual places for under 40. I think this is part of the impetus for Korg making this one. Yeah, I picked up a couple of FNIRSI-138 PRO's recently for £20 (under $25) and a ZEEWEII DSO1511G which was about twice the price but is nicely built, has a basic square wave generator and basic FFT. Saw some US people on reddit talk about receiving their NTS-2 around a month or so ago. Juno in the UK has had stock since around the 7th. I am tempted but not so much if need to pay twice the price of an NTS-1.
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Mar 21, 2023 15:00
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Cabbages and Kings posted:it seems awkward to me Yep, I admit I have a mordax data but still like the idea of something a bit more portable. Also I highly praise the NTS-1, as it's something cheap I've been able to gift to people getting into creating their own music. For anyone looking at cheap BNC based scopes https://www.threetom.com/product/wiretap-v002-eurorack-to-test-equipment-adapter/ is great but expensive and can be hard to get. Pusherman has a nice PCB/front panel for the older DSO150 scopes - https://pushermanproductions.com/product/dso150-mk2-oscilloscope-eurorack-conversion-kit-14hp-pcb-panel/ I'd be really interested if anyone can think of similar items.
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Mar 21, 2023 19:29
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I don't need this but I have a few bits of Soma Laboratory gear that needs a new friend. The illuminator, an 8 channel CV to LED strip driver. https://somasynths.com/illuminator/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go22inMuRgQ
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Apr 7, 2023 17:44
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NuclearPotato posted:The Moog Matriarch. That's the one synth right now that giving me "I need this now"-style cravings, probably because I own all the other major Moog semi-modulars already, and just need that one to complete the collection. There's certainly other synths I'm interested in (hi, PWM Malevolent), but the Matriarch is the only one I'm willing to shell out for right now, especially at an under $2k price point. I picked up a PWM Malevolent a few months back and really enjoy it but it frustrates me that I can't find a case or decksaver for it. It's also the piece of equipment with the worst/non-existent documentation ever. I'm experiencing a delivery issue which has at least semi-cured my GAS. Been trying to pick up a Joranalogue Test 3 for months, they don't pop up on local eBay often. Won an auction for one 4-5 weeks back and the seller used a terrible courier Evri, a week after dispatch got a notification that courier couldn't deliver it one Saturday due to the exceptional large size which was clearly nonsense. Chased it up and they destroyed it a few days later. eBay seller never responded but got the money back when eBay stepped in. Saw another seller listing one, managed to win the auction, they sent it via a different courier 2 weeks ago but it still hasn't arrived. Starting to believe I'm just never going to own one.
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Apr 7, 2023 20:41
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petit choux posted:Homer Simpson reaction pic: That's bad! Not sure how accurate this is but seen some people claim the MS20ic works with Arturia's MS20 including the patch bay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFg05XBohzg) and the Cherry Audio PS-20 which is included in this humble bundle - https://www.humblebundle.com/software/level-up-music-creators-power-pack-software
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Apr 14, 2023 18:32
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Has anyone tried Manhattan - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1766320/Manhattan/ Available for free on steam, has a tracker style workflow but from a quick play over the last few weeks and digging into the examples seems very flexible. Sadly despite being around for a few years doesn't seem to have gained much traction.
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Apr 15, 2023 20:43
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Molten Music Technology https://www.youtube.com/@MoltenMusicTech might be of interest. Laid back and covers a wide range of thins, diy builds, news/reviews and some live streams.
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I think at least one other goon has bought some stuff from lofi future. I'm having a bit of a frustrating time, ordered some stuff at the start of the year, was in no rush but for the last few months been told it'd be shipped next week. Again, don't mind a delay but find it frustrating to be told stuff would be shipped next week, waiting a month and having to ask again. This is maybe the third time.
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im_sorry posted:Also, if anyone has a Microfreak, the firmware is getting an update to version 5.0 that's going to add sampling capability. https://www.arturia.com/products/hardware-synths/microfreak/update Oscillator Sink did a decent walkthrough of the new sample stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDuambYViYs
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Trig Discipline posted:I assume you mean actual chicken bones because that cannot possibly be 1499 American dollars. That price seems reasonable, only 20 tape dispensers - https://teenage.engineering/store/field-desk-tape-holder/
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May 13, 2023 07:41
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Not sure if there are any UK people here looking to pick up a Behringer Edge but Andertons has them in stock for £159. Thomann seems to vary from £199 to £219.
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Does anyone use Session Recall? Be interested if anyone has some long term usage experience. Idea seems great but not sure about the implementation. For example, would be nice to be able to export to a black and white PDF but this doesn't seem possible. I've also encountered a bunch of crashes/exceptions but that might be down to not using it properly. Not sure about the monetization, base program is free but devices range from 3-15 euros depending on size.
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Jul 26, 2023 13:06
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snorch posted:GAS dat rear end I've had one of these for a decade or more I really should use it more. As far as I remember there are some really bad flaws with the midi implementation, apparently later versions fixed at least some of them. Example here: https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38342
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Jul 30, 2023 00:46
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B33rChiller posted:It remains vapor for the foreseeable future though, like most of the announced stuff. Keeping the hype up until they can sort their poo poo out. They did get the Edge out eventually. Thomann and some UK stores seem to think they've have stock of the VS mini later Sep/early Oct.
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Aug 2, 2023 11:57
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CatBlack posted:If its not on sweetwater its not out imo Looks like released in Europe in small batches. I picked one up in the UK a few weeks ago but seems European stockists are all out now and not expecting stock for 6-8 weeks.
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Aug 3, 2023 04:22
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Polyend Tracker Firmware 1.7 was recently released - https://polyend.com/whats-up/polyend-tracker-1-7-firmware-update/?catid=98
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https://www.uvi.net/en/vintage-synth/synth-anthology-4.html Synth Anthology 4 is 89 euros for the next week or so.
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Cabbages and Kings posted:god behringer is gonna get a stipend out of my pay in 2024 if they actually deliver on any of this poo poo I think I need to hire someone just to keep track of their announcements. The 6 USB-C port Go Midi Host is interesting particularly at $49. Picked up a Pro VS mini and a JT4000 yesterday, was expecting them to be small but not as small as they turned out to be.
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