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Bringin' it back!
If you could only own one sub-$1000 analog synth, which would it be and why?
first for anthony fatano.
could anyone explain to me wtf the difference is between analog and digital, sound-wise?
i dont understand the point of spending so much money on analog when we have things like U-he's Diva and midi controllers with plenty of knobs to fuck around with. and even with VA's, can people really even tell the difference after applying fx, eq and compression?
i don't get the hype
MS-20 by a landslide
based fantano.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26axVHigRdY
>>48209265
>"Who is he running from"
Gets me every fucking time
>>48209053
Emulation still isn't there, and it only gets the sound. A controller with endless encoders stepping through parameters isn't the same as a smooth pot interacting with a circuit. It just feels, interacts, and plays different, even if you've never actually had the chance to play an analog synth and thus can't tell in the difference of sound quality, you have to give it that.
>>48208796
Evolver or SEM
Because I've already got a moog, and a couple of other monosynths, I would need something vastly different. Might also just go for $999 worth of modular synth modules.
>>48209252
Mini, I assume? What about the noise issue?
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-electronic-music-production/846401-clarifying-ms-20-minis-noise-issue.html
>>48209755
couldn't you just get a VCF and run digital synths through it, then? like a moogerfooger?
>>48208796
i'd get the bass station 2. i don't care what people say about VCO's being better than DCO's, i just love the sound of it for some reason. i mean, the huge number of features is really great too, but i actually just like it's sound itself compared to the ms20 mini and brutes. is that weird? just me?
>>48208796
SH101
>>48210167
specifically, the overdrive and distortion on the filter just sounds so nice to my ears:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eWIfDz_vYwQ#t=504
>>48210219
Is it just me, or is there stepping with that filter when the resonance is turned up?
the digitally controlled VCF bothers me a bit, even with 256 resolution, idk...
This guy and his stuff is pretty chill, like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3plLG844JbU
hey guys I'm thinking of getting into audio engineering and keyboarding as soon as I finish my summer courses. I have some piano and reason 6 background so what do you guys think would be a good synth to start off with? I have some piano and reason 6 background
>>48210194
whats that
https://soundcloud.com/rothschild_uk/28052014-2a/s-1SakV
>jungle, garage, dubstep
what do you guys think
>>48210698
roland analog synth
>>48210766
nice
what does it do
wat do
halp
>>48210658
yeah, see, this analog stuff still confuses me.
all of that equipment and it's still incredibly fucking repetitive. it's always like, a single quantized sequence and some knob twiddling, even with aaallllll that equipment, for something that probably wouldn't be that difficult to emulate with a DAW and a VCF.
>>48208796
Mono Lancet
I lile the demos i've heard. Seems like a cool little thing.
>>48209937
That would be running a digital synth through an analog filter. Not really the same as an analog synth. You still don't have pitch tracking, VCOs or mixer saturation, no envelopes or VCAs. You're basically getting a quarter of the analog sound.
>>48210785
makes cool sounds
>>48210837
Also im saving for it right now
HYPE
>>48210698
>>48210831
Find a new one. Those switches are tricky to source, but they're still around
>>48209937
yeah and it sounds neat.
It doesnt matter what synths you use but analog synths are great because you can put them through whatever signal path you want.
>>48208796
Yo is that Three Wave Music up in NJ, I've been there before. Its literally Synth Heaven
>>48210834
it's faux-retro
>>48210669
yes, but only if you have some piano and reason 6 background
>>48210973
And digital synths.
Synths are just fun man.
>>48210973
>analog synths are great because you can put them through whatever signal path you want.
what's stopping you doing that with any other sound source?
>>48211053
literally nothing
Isnt it great
anyone been checking in on the LXR drum machine?
http://www.sonic-potions.com/lxr
>>48211111
looks like a shitty machinedrum
I'll take one
>>48211111
no but i've been checking in on those quints
>>48208796
Korg Mono/poly in shitty cosmetic shape, legit for 1000€ (fuck dollar)
also german sq 80 dude reporting in
>>48211111
>http://www.sonic-potions.com/lxr
pretty cool that they published the sourcecode
makes me want one
>>48211111
I don't get why people would use that, why doesn't everybody just use the same exact plugins and all create the same exact music. All music sounds completely the same when you wash the. In the same Fx and compression plugins anyways.
>>48211111
Nope, but now I will be checking those quints
>>48210698
gtfo
>production thread
>any time ive ever seen a /mu/ producer all they make are either hip hop instruments, drones, or garabge that they try to claim is experimental.
whats the point
>>48211127
IMO more of a DIY machinedrum, way cheaper and with 7 available triggers!
>>48211165
yeah, dig that, too. not sure how much hacking id be able to do...
>>48211173
lol
>>48211135
>>48211177
ty
SC prophet-5
in b4 "thats >$1000", i picked up my juno-60 for $250. you just gotta know how to do it
>>48211215
>IMO more of a DIY machinedrum, way cheaper and with 7 available triggers!
I am literally enamored with this device. I have a decent amount of electronics and programming experience too. This looks fucking rad where do I get one.
>>48211196
That's why you don't go to soundcloud threads man.
>tfw no virus TI
>>48211227
Idc how cheap you got a Juno, the P5 has never been a sub $1000 instrument, they didn't see the same kind of price dip the junos did. I got so e crazy bargains on synths, but a P5 under a grand is only a pipe dream.
>>48208796
Okay guys, which should I buy a Moog Werkstatt or an Arturia Microbrute? They're both around the same price, but the Arturia has many more features that the Moog lacks. But then the Moog sounds like well, a Moog. Any advice would be appreciated,
>>48211244
>you post your work and listen to everything in the thread while everyone else fucks off after they post their "experimental drones"
>>48210862
>>48210942
thats pretty cool
so do you guys like synths or something? why?
>>48210831
Give me, I've wanted one since i was 13
>>48211383
>so do you guys like synths or something? why?
they make the bleep bloops
>>48211408
whats a bleep bloop
>>48210479
Yeah it seems like there was a bit when he cranked the res at 9m33.
>>48211427
exactly
>>48211368
The werkstatt is more of a /DIY/ mans instrument, sure it's piss easy to assemble, but it's not meant for that. It's meant to be modded and improved upon. Youre going to have a tougher time fitting it into most workflows.
>>48211260
why would u want a virus TI that sounds nasty
Can anyone rec a sub $200 analog synth? Do those even exist?
>>48211442
thats cool
so what do you guys like to do here then
>>48211473
talk about em
make bleep bloops
>>48211465
The volcas are the best you can prolly do. Step up to $300 and you could afford a microbrute.
daily reminder that the waldorf pulse 2 is the superior <$1000 analog synth, and that complaints about the lack of knobs is bullshit because you can assign up to 31 fuggen parameters to a MIDI controller, easily expanding that shit for those who want tactility.
>"Although pre-routed to VCF and VCA, it's possible to use them to modulate a number of parameters via the 8 modulation slots."
>"These slots have 24 sources including a definable MIDI controller, and velocity release, as well as some interesting mathematical functions, to 31 destinations"
http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2013/12/11/sonic-lab-waldorf-pulse-2-analog-synth/
>>48211443
Do you think it would be relatively easy to gear the Werkstratt into say something like a Keith McMillen QuNexus which could act as a MIDI/CV converter into a DAW?
>>48211511
this, or yamaha cs01, general retro deals
>>48209859
The noise issue is just a characteristic of the Korg35 filter, same as on the version 1 of the original MS-20.
The MS-20 can be a pretty dirty sounding synth, very aggressive and the noise is part of that. You either learn to live with it and embrace it (or begrudgingly accept it) or save up for an original version 2 with the newer filter design - most people prefer the sound of the version 1 Korg35 filter. It's not like the noise is always audible, it's only when the cutoff on the highpass is pretty low so some of the smoother sounding patches have a little bit of white noise until the note has rung out and envelope has returned to zero. The noise can also be filtered out somewhat with some high cut on your mixer.
It's still a great sounding synth with near limitless sonic possibilities.
>>48211491
that sounds fun
why?
>>48211556
B-but muh VCO drifting
>>48211584
because its fun
>>48211215
>IMO more of a DIY machinedrum, way cheaper
considering the main reason i don't buy elektron stuff is the price, though i love the quality: how cheap are we talking, here?
i'm also a sophomore electronics engineering student, so if it's a build your own sorta thing and saves a lot of money while maintaining quality, i'd be very interested to build it as a side project.
>>48211599
hope you enjoy never being able to play with a band because of that drifting shit, and having to manually reset all of the parameters for each different song. ;^)
What do you do when you've hit a creative slump? I went away from making music for a week and now I'm back in my studio and don't feel like making anything. I wanted to finish a few good songs by August but it seems like it's not happening
>>48211685
I plug a boss metal zone into my aux send and literally just blast noisy chords for an hour
My Pulse 2 finally arrived today.
It's FUCKING AWESOME!!!! Like the Blofeld and ARP Odyssey had a demented child.
>>48211556
goddamnit i want one of those
>>48211607
it says 280 Euro for just the parts...so probably 4-450$ with the enclosure
>>48211556
Didn't we already tell you to stop fucking shilling that thing so hard? The only thi g you've convinced me is that I do t need a pulse because it sounds so uninteresting.
Also
>controlling an analog synth with a midi controller
I moved out of the box to avoid that shit.
>>48211602
oh
can i learn how do i do it
>>48211642
I play in a band wih a minimoog and it's no problem. I'd have more of an issue with the pulse because I'd need a keyboard, knobby controller, and everything to power them and midi them up.
Btw, drift inst that bad of a problem, and there's tons of other differences between them and DCOs. Then again, how would you know without trying?
>>48211556
>you can assign up to 31 fuggen parameters to a MIDI controller
I hope it does something to smooth out that terrible MIDI resolution
>>48211961
I don't think there's anything to slew midi data on the pulse.
>>48211891
Yeah
>>48212156
how it do it
My 50 watt megaphone has shipped. Should be here by Monday. Amazon is incredible.
Jeff Mills + Aphex Twin
>>48212429
b-but y-you can't post that here
jeff mills is idm
>>48212429
Virgin techno king
I ordered a Korg Monotron. First piece of analog gear ever!
>tfw poorfag but happy
>>48212469
These threads don't have the genre hairsplitting rules that /bleep/ has
>>48212469
whof ucking cares
Mopho x4
>>48212740
That thing is $1300, not a bad choice tho
Can someone help me out on a key issue?
can somebody listen to the quarternote guitar that starts around 1:04 and tell me if its in key? im having trouble with the midi since ableton seems to not have an E# on the midi keyboard
the track is in c# major
https://soundcloud.com/fuckkaskade/pissing-around-at-the-speed-of
>>48212966
E# = F
this is basic music theory, it's pretty good to familiarize yourself with the basics. especially key, and what notes are in the key.
>>48212966
E# is enharmonic to F anon..
>>48213005
>>48213002
thats what i was thinking and what i started to do since it sounded right but i just wanted to make sure. e and f are only a half step apart from each other where a to b is 2 half steps
>>48212966
>E#
I found your problem
>>48213041
I mean, it sounds in key. I can barely hear a guitar in there unless you're referring to the underlying chords. i'm too lazy to figure it out, but by ear It sounds like it might be diatonic.
>>48213101
it kind of sounds like a piano with all the processing and its turned down a lot. i just want like a sub conscious layer added in
>>48213128
>kind of sounds like a piano
yeah it does, I felt that way too. but the amount of side chain makes it kinda hard to listen to. this is just my opinion though. maybe sidechain fewer things in the ix? unless you really like the effect, it's cool I just dunno how long it could retain its value
>>48213179
>>48213202
its a remix of this track
https://soundcloud.com/braxe1/the-paradise-in-love-with-you
i wanted to make it bouncier and more of a club track. I think the hard sidechain makes for a fun dance track
>>48212966
>ableton seems to not have an E# on the midi keyboard
>>48211921
I've never played a minimoog irl so i wouldn't know, but you need to power it by plugging it into something too, don't you?
Otherwise, all you'd really need is the pulse 2 and a controller with midi out to control it, all of which could fit in a backpack, which I'm pretty sure you couldn't say about the minimoog. Honestly not that big of a deal, plenty of really nice keyboard + knobby controllers in the $100 range that are portable and don't need a computer.
It's hard to pass up all of the modulation options you've got available, even with dco's. I personally think it's a fair trade for the price point, though I'm still debating between it and the bsii.
if i were going to go vco i think i'd rather go expensive rather than cheap, and get a sub37. i don't really think there are any of the sub $1000 mono vco synths are that great after listening to a shit ton of demos on youtube.
it's difficult, though, since i don't have anywhere near me that has these synths available to test irl. i constantly question whether i should actually go for the MS20 mini instead, or the slim phatty. each has so many limitations in favor of having dco's, though. pulse 2 has everything you could ever want in terms of modulation and build quality and features, even 3 oscillators, but in return it uses dco's instead.
i feel like if you use vco's you have to sacrifice a lot of features, or else pay a lot more money. feel free to prove me wrong, though, as to why i should choose vco over dco. i do want warm/organic/fat sounds (especially basses), which is why im getting analog to begin with, but i'm not interested in 80's cheese which i hear often in demos with this ms20 mini, which is unfortunate imo. makes me question whether i could get the sounds i want out of it if i owned one. the noise issue earlier stated in the thread also worries me.
lets talk mastering. finishing a project now.
favorite processors? analog, digital.
digital: Fab Filter Pro L
analog: GML8200 - which i do not own
>>48212171
listen to demos of synths of youtube, find one that makes sounds you like, buy it, and when it arrives at your house you plug it in, push some keys, twiddle some knobs, and maybe patch in some cables.
>>48213597
Fab filter is indeed awesome.
I understand analog synths, but I never really got analog processors. I just do all of my mastering in my DAW, it's the source sounds and analog filter that's the most important thing imo.
>>48213538
>*has so many limitations in favor of having Vco's
>>48213626
analog processing is analog processing - not a lot of differences in terms of signal flow between a filter on a synth and a filter on a hardware EQ
>>48213538
If you're worried about 80s cheese, why are you even considering the pulse? DCOs and OTA filters are so much more 80s sounding than the korg filter structure, which is much more 70s in circuit design.
My point about the minimoog is that drifting doesn't really make it harder to use in a band. Lack of a fine tune knob on the panel does because you're playing with people who tune strings by ear, not computers tuning to a frequency table.
hey /bleepproduction/, I hate to be the guy looking for production feedback but I figured you guys would give me some good criticism.
This is my bandcamp - http://arcadecity.bandcamp.com/
Can you guys help me out by pointing out any flaws or things to improve on as far the production? Any mixing advice? I'm using Mixcraft 6, which I'm in love with but what other DAW's do you think I should try?
If you guys could just quickly skim through a few tracks and give me any advice, that'd be great and I'd really appreciate it.
Also, do you guys know of any good tutorials on synthesis, or making my own synth patches from scratch?
>>48213818
The drums sound thin and like you didn't even bother with them and went with whatever. No one will bother with your music before you fix that.
>>48213931
Thanks. Any tips on making the drums sound more "full"?
>>48213960
parallel compression
>>48213729
Yeah, maybe you're right. I guess if I'm gonna go analog, I might as well go all the way, right?
Think I'm gonna order the ms20m and get hands-on with it for a couple of weeks, since 30 day return policy. If I don't like it, I can just return it, but I'm only going to be able to get the sounds I like out of it without the cheesy fucking retro techno shit everyone on youtube uses it for (I make trip hop) by using one myself irl.
I've heard some good bass examples thusfar so it looks promising. Hopefully the noise issue isn't TOO big of a deal, especially with basslines.
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2014/07/12/korg-intros-sdd-3000-delay-pedal/#more-57795
>>48214023
The noise issue is most apparent when you use an analog synth with headphones for the first time. It's less prevalent through speakers or an interface.
korg triton, some cables, and access to the internet.
thats all i need.
>>48214042
This piques my interest, especially the envelope modulation. I'll keep am eye out.
Synthtopia comments are YouTube tier though
>>48214067
Alrighty, that's good to hear at least. I use a scarlett 2i2 and have a nice subwoofer so that shouldn't be a problem.
>>48214119
Good for you. Why did you come here?
>>48214164
to fuck your mother
>>48214216
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
>>48214042
>The SDD-3000 Pedal is available now, with a street price of around US $400.
TAKE MY MONEY!
>>48214042
Korg keeps hitting them out of the park, I can't wait for this.
>>48208796
1k would buy 3-4 Pulse pluses. You can poly chain them. That'd be my pick.
>>48214042
First the nu-vibe, now this? Fucking awesome. I hope guitarists will hate it too, because it's digital and not the same exact limitations as the original. Then I can get them for cheap.
>>48214269
This is why I hate buying music equipment in the UK.
$400 = £230
UK price for SDD3000 = £330
What is the justification for that?
>>48214216
#rekt
>>48214216
Dave?
What the fuck are these things called just listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlR01EJ7jp4
not the horn sample or whatever bass/synth is going on the background but those drum thing that go tick tick tick ticktick tick tick ticktick
>>48214334
>>48214244
You am stop replying to yourself at any time.
>>48214385
hi hat?
>>48214385
What is a hihat
So... what do I want in a midi controller?
Noob here
>>48214385
lol
>>48214558
That's like asking "what do I want in a car?"
Well? What do you want in a good midi controller? Do you want good keys? Do you want good pads? Do you want lots of knobs? Do you want sub par versions of all three in one?
>>48214558
MIDI out, velocity, assinable knobs, maybe aftertouch
New question what is this asshole using to make these sounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iiK4MgIPtI
not the regular beat but those glitchy sounding bbbbbbratrataratabbbfdbb sounds
literally impossible to explain, what the fuck are those things and where do i get some
>>48214618
Do I need a pedal input?
>>48214671
If you want to use a pedal, yes
>>48214677
I mean suckwise, do pedals suck in those?
>>48214632
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iiK4MgIPtI
those are just drum sounds modified and or played very quickly in succession
>>48214632
you can do it manually or use StutterEdit
>>48214402
i'm sure you'd like to believe that
>>48215010
You come back half an hour later with that? Why even bother?
>>48214729
>>48214773
anyone got a sample of it lol
Does anyone have any good torrent links for Omnisphere 1.5?
should we make an OP similar to those in vg? like a couple links of "essential VST/AUs" or "tutorials", "first synths to purchase", etc? or would that draw too much attention?
>>48215894
it wouldn't work like that m8
just learn how to do shit yourself instead of relying on samples
What's better for New-Wave, DX7 or ESQ-1?
Best drum pad under 200 for New-Wave?
>>48216046
DX7 if you are prepared to learn how to program it. It's a mythical beast to tame, but nearly every single 80s New Wave band had a DX7.
The ESQ-1 is really good at making pads and softer leads (and is a hell of a lot easier to program) but I can't see it being particularly useful for New Wave.
>>48216164
don't you have to have cards for an esq-1?
>>48216164
I heard the Dx7 is SUPER cheesy.
Like, that late 80's paula abdul/Stevie Wonder stuff.
>>48216192
It's cheesy if you don't deviate from the stock 32 patches.
>>48216164
new wave was practically over by the time the DX7 came out. ESQ is a lot closer to the analog polys used by new wave acts, and is a great synth to boot.
>>48216220
Any good resources on programming it?
Or the ESQ-1
>>48216220
Most didn't. That's why those patches are so passe now.
>>48216175
Patches can be saved on cart, but you get four banks internally. The multibank carts can be almost the price of a beater ESQ these days. Don't worry too much about finding one. It's practically the minimoog of button+slider interfaces. Extremely fast to use.
>>48216175
Not that I know of. It has an expansion slot for more storage but it can store 40 sounds internally.
>>48216192
It can be if you don't program it yourself, which 98% of people with DX7s in the 80s never did. The presets are notoriously super cheesy since they tried to replicate acoustic instruments (which works horribly with FM synthesis), but since programming it is so difficult most people stuck to them anyway.
The DX7 is possibly the most important reason 80s music is associated with cheesiness.
But you can get some very nice stuff out of it you couldn't get on anything else if you learn it. Brian Eno's album Apollo was made almost entirely with a DX7 and a steel guitar for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZnRe6e20xE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It4WxQ6dnn0
>>48216235
Well. since I don't have the cash for a Jup-8, what's the best sub-500 synth for new-wave?
what's your dream synth? pic is mine, might be modest but damn I'd be so happy to have one more than any other
>>48216244
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr00/articles/synthsecrets.htm
>>48216322
Realistically? This baby. I know its so overused, but I'd be completely set for life with a juno-60, a nice digital like a DX7 or SQ-80, and maybe a monosynth on the side. I just have to hope the market shifts away from analog worship sometime.
>>48216298
Blofeld, honest!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnKx2J-kOs
ESQ is a fine choice though. Kurz K2000/2500 is great for replicating these sounds too. If you can find one with (or "find") the factory analog sound set they put out it's practically a who's who of new wave synths and they sound GOOD.
>>48216322
Moog Modular IIIC
Oberheim 8 voice
Rhodes Chroma
Yamaha CS-80 w/ forklift
Korg PS-3300
>>48216322
Probably Solaris if he ever finishes the damn thing.
Pro2 is pretty close but I'm fucking wary of anything DSI at this point.
>>48216235
Maybe first-wave New Wave but that doesn't stop the DX7 from being intrinsically coupled with new wave, which is why most new wave revival bands have a DX in their arsenal
>>48216322
Roland System 100m
>>48216398
I heard in order to cut down costs, they had to exclude the forklift from every CS-80 purchase after '76
>>48216472
Actually, that was just to reduce tuning issues, as many musicians with insufficient forklift experience would set the CS-80 down too hard, thus knocking the trimmers out of alignment.
>>48216388
Alright I can't find any of the Kurz keyboards but I found a couple cartridges(?). What do with them?
i love LuSH-101 and its mod matrix
>>48216549
Kurzweil, used to be king of the sampling synthesizer. shit happened and they've been struggling a while. You can get maxed out flagships from them for very cheap now, it's great.
>>48216679
>shit happened
You mean to say that Ray went crazy.
>>48216732
Nah it was well after that. Long story I'm not drunk enough to get into.
Basic K2k as VA with no samples, just the simple saw algo. Strong stuff for such a basic patch. VAST is, to this day, one of the best things in hardware.
>>48216822
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNUwFycbYE
drunk enough to forget the url
>>48216822
Well what did happen to Kurzweil? I always assumed it was that they lost a direction for products after Ray "left the building"
>>48216839
3 OP-1's wow i wanna punch the face whoever that is in the pic
just becuz im jelly
>>48211227
yeah, you only get a P5 for 1k or less because it's broken and needs a shit ton of work done to it.
I did manage to buy my p5 for $2700 though, which is less than what they usually sell for (3-3.5k), but that was the cheapest I've seen a working P5 go for, which is why I bought it.
>>48216679
So K2000>ESQ-1?
>>48216848
Not at all, he's a loony but he surrounded himself with great engineers and musicians. Long story short, YC fucked them out of a bunch of money and for a long time the uncertainty preventing them from doing much R&D. Hyandai bought them years back and they've since settled up and have people doing real work in Waltham again. The new Forte looks incredible and is a new platform. I'm hoping that this means a new K is in the works but the people I know in the know are tight lipped about it.
>>48216873
same but because they're a douchebag
>>48216975
As much as I love Ensoniq the absolute only thing it has on the K2 is immediate ease of use. Sound quality, build quality, potential breadth of palette, sequencer, everything is worlds away better on the kurzweil. It's not really a fair comparison.
(Also the SQ8L vst, that is free, is easily the best hardware simulation I've ever used. Unless you're hardware-only, don't buy an ESQ/SQ80)
>>48216980
>the people I know in the know are tight lipped about it.
That usually means something good. I know a guy who was able to get a free K2000 fully loaded for "reviewing purposes", but he also works for Avid and can pull shit like that off.
>>48217017
So compared to the ESQ, which I've learned is simple as fuck to program, how daunting is the K2k?
>>48217072
I don't expect any NFR boards to be heading my way, but I'd fucking drive 100MPH to HQ to pick one up if I was :v
>bleep production
>no talk of actual production
Rename these threads to synth circle-jerk
>>48217183
There is production talk, check out >>48214385
>>48217183
i'm producing all day, the last thing i wanna do when i chill out is talk about production. i'm not against people talking about it, but talking synth smack is the fun stuff
>>48217143
It is complex, however, it's also straightforward. Spend a few weekends with the manual and you'll be pounding the numberpad rather than scrolling with the jog wheel. The biggest thing is just get familiar with it, like anything.
To stay motivated there are still a ton of patches out there for download. Also a side effect of them becoming cheap is that there is a SHITLOAD of commercial soundware/samples for them in the music warez scene, since pirates in russia can now afford them.
I actually bought shit from Pyramid back in the day and lol if you think VSTs are expensive. We were buying disks and cards with 2-15 patches on them for $100. dannyglover.jpg
>>48217160
btw, if I ever find out where you live, I'm going to kill you, steal your KX88, and wear your skin to my birthday party
>>48217334
Ensoniq and Kurzweil love, can't tell I'm a masshole? Come buy it, I sold my TXrack years ago. <3
>>48217350
Where and how much?
>>48217334
Also sorry to tell you, it's a 76. Which is quite a bit more rare, but not hammer action.
>>48217279
I think you've convinced me to get a K2k instead of an ESQ-1. It'll just take more time to learn.
They're cheap as fuck, it's surprising.
>>48217419
Still enticing, but the hammer action on the 88 is supposed to be legendary
Who else praises Giorgio as god
>>48217463
>god
not that much, the dude only made dance music. I like Patrick Cowley's stuff more at that, but I still really like Moroder's work. My mom often sings "I Love to Love You" and she doesn't even know who sang it.
>>48217491
dat scarface ost tho
>>48217463
Italo disco is stale as fuck and only liked by people with a retro fetish.
>>48217423
Yeah it's great. If you can, try to find a K2VX, those came with the expansion ROMs and PRAM upgrade factory. You don't need those things but they're nice to have. You DO NOT need the sampler option to use your own samples. You can load them disk or MIDI SDS.
>>48217452
It's widely lauded to the point I wonder about it. I'm no piano player, that's why I ended up with the 76. I would probably go for a roland A80 just because they made so many more of them it'll be easier to find parts if/when it breaks. You're talking about ~thirty year old controllers at this point.
![zoom-st-224-314966[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/63EcyJv.jpg "zoom-st-224-314966[1].jpg")
Thoughts on the Zoom Sampletrak as a cheap sampler for fucking around with?
>>48217597
Well they continued making the KX88 until a decade or so ago, it lasted a surprisingly long time in Yamaha's lineup. How's the feel on the 70?
>>48217666
76*
>>48217666
Good, not clicky. Hard to palm though, I prefer the kurz.
>>48217837
How's the aftertouch sensitivity on both the Kurzweil and the KX?
>9 Minimoogs
The bass was fat
>>48217962
KX is so bad I probably have a break somewhere. Kurz is good. They're both dogshit compared to my old EPS, wish I never sold that thing. Unweighted keys but super playable, probably my favorite board.
>>48215045
i do more productive things with my time and come back to check out this thread every once in a while :^)
idk about the other guy tho, who might have been the original too idk might have never come back or didn't feel like responding. there's at least two people responding to you i know that m uch at least, cheers m8
>>48218164
>EPS, wish I never sold that thing
Goddamnit. I feel the same way. That poly aftertouch was gorgeous, but the sampler outputs emitted a high pitched whine that gets louder the longer the machine is on.
The funny thing is the guy I sold it to has it up for sale again, but I don't have the heart to buy it back when the guy probably felt scammed. (I tried as hard as I could to tell him that it was broken) So now he has it listed without the output issue, and claims to be selling it because "my workflow has changed" or some other BS.
>>48218244
I meant why post half an hour later with a comeback that lame?
>there's at least two people responding to you
try harder
does anyone else use a vacuum cleaner to clean out their synths? I just opened up my poly 800, which was giving me some really bad modulation issues. whenever I played it the pitch would go wacky until it warmed up. then I opened it up and cleaned it with my vacuum and it's working good as new! I think I might do this to all my synths every half a year or so to keep them clean
>>48212621
Thank you based bleepproduction threads
>>48218344
Fuck no. Use compressed air man. It's better at blowing out dust, and it makes me less scared about sucking parts out and losing them forever within the confines of an oreck bag
>>48218388
>things that get sucked into a vacuum cleaner get sent to space
>>48218251
Aww, that probably could've been fixed with a re-cap.
>>48218344
Please don't, they're giant static electricity generators. If you wrench on them, get an 3M ESD safe vacuum. They're very cheap second hand. I keep one in the shop and one in the car.
Otherwise go outside and use canned air
>>48211375
Yuh this guys right no one talks about production, just hardware.
>>48218439
Can you stop whining about this now? We already talk plenty about production. I'm sorry that you can't come up with anything yourself.
i've been feeeling really lazy lately with my productions, wat do
>>48218488
get your ass into gear faggot
https://soundcloud.com/groups/korg-ms-20
For those interested in the ms 20 mini.
>>48218439
So you come to this thread to complain about the content of it, while not talking about production at all? Way to fix this thread.
>>48218526
it probably sounds like im making excuses but I wrote like 3 really cool songs so i felt kinda drained, ill see what i can pull out right now tho
>>48218630
I know this feeling, especially when i listen to them the week after and I realize they're not all that great. then it's just a chore to push them out to "finished"
>>48218666
maybe i should review them and work on them, great i accidently put my pc to sleep with ableton open and now it doesn't want to load... I actually like going back and reviewing the music I made, these tracks really speak to me
I need help and I could get it here.
I got myself Ableton Live and I my main guitar vst is Guitar Rig 5.
The thing is, I got a track with 2 guitars. I want Guitar 1 to sound louder on the left headphone and Guitar 2 to sound louder on the right headphone, something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zumcOEIXFs
Something like Guitar 1 80% on left side and 20% on right side, and Guitar 2 20% on left side and 80% on right side. I think this is called panning, not sure.
How do I do it? Please help.
>>48218529
The amount of unique sounds this thing can make always blows me away
>>48219001
on each track theres a panning knob, c'mon bro you can figure this out in less than 5 mins on google.
>>48219001
Google panning in Ableton or ctrl+f it in the pdf manual. This is very very basic stuff.
How many hours a month would you guys spend producing?
How much time watching tutorials or gear videos or reading about it?
Does anyone have much experience with Push?
I'm trying to use it for improvised stuff but I have a few issues. I've set up a bunch of custom instrument and effects racks that I want to use as my building blocks. Is there a way to make a folder that the browse button will default to so I don't have to browse through pages of useless presets.
>>48208796
What is that one octave orange board?
>>48219429
if im not teaching a lot, ill spend between 3-8 hours a day working on audio. usually producing, sometimes mastering/mixing for other folks
i read tutorials in my off time at work or if im trying to do something specific and im not sure how
>>48219689
Never mind it was easy as fuck to google.
http://www.vintagesynth.com/eml/polybox.php
"Poly-Box is a pitch following variable chord generator controlled by your synthesizer and Poly-Box's own keyboard with built-in memory. Poly-Box takes a single pitch from your synthesizer and creates two banks of pitch sources. Each pitch bank contains 13 simultaneously available pitch sources at precise semitone intervals - covering an entire chromatic octave. The pitch banks may be in the same or different octaves, and can cover the range from one above to three octaves below the synthesizer oscillator."
I have no idea what this means. Seems to old to be sampling every note. Is it alternating between them rapidly like an old SID chip or something?
>>48219689
EML poly box. Takes an input, and turns it polyphonic by articulating square waves to the envelope of the input. So it doesn't sound like a polyphonic version of your synth, it sounds like your synth plus polyphonic square waves
>>48219719
Do you make much money teaching? I think I could teach the basics for a lot of instruments and probably intermediate for guitar, synth programming and production.
>>48219768
It's just a bank of square waves you plug your synth through, not particularly remarkable.
>>48219786
So it has an input plus pitch CV. It uses the CV to determine the root note and then layers the input with raw squares as the other notes in the chord?
>>48219816
i teach at 2 different spots and do okay. ive been teaching for several years.
if you want to teach audio, your signal flow needs to be air tight. i dont teach any instruments, though.
>>48219872
Exactly.
>>48208796
>mini moogs for under a grand?
>>48219892
Can you elaborate what you mean about signal flow. I think I have a decent understanding of how everything you'll find in a DAW works. Basics of electronics. I read all of synth secrets at least and understood it.
If anything I probably take my understanding for granted. I usually have to slow myself down when I teach people stuff.
I'm sure I have gaps in my knowledge though, I just don't know where they are yet.
Do you just do one on one tutoring for production?
finally bought the roland S-50
turns out the guy selling it was fucking Oneohtrix Point Never
>>48220010
What did he smell like?
>>48220048
>>48220010
I was born without a sense of smell, sorry. he had a water bottle that he was constantly sipping from
>>48220001
i mean audio signal flow, both analog and digital in relation to recording, mixing, and mastering.
http://soundsessionstraining.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/understanding-signal-flow/
i teach audio production/recording/mixing at a private college
>>48220071
I imagine he was sipping at it to avoid awkward small talk. That's what I do anyway.
>>48220079
Thanks for the article, looks good.
I'd love to hear way more about what you do and how you got into it.
>>48220176
i just teach a few classes. every teacher in a private/art school has a few classes they teach. i got into it by working a lab instructor job and then moving into teaching
ive been working with audio in a professional capacity since 2006
Any tips for improvising electronic stuff live? I'm using Push, BCR3000, minibrute, volca bass, a few pedals (memory boy, big muff, frostwave filter which is ms20 HP-LP filter in a box), a 2 input interface. Might get something with 8 inputs so I can use my gameboy and DS-10 though they might be a bit gimmicky. Might prefer a mixer though so I can use the filter and delay as sends.
Anyway, any general tips? I'm just trying to follow my ears and make any dramatic changes rhythmically at the start of a bar or build it up. I also forget to modify patterns once I have found something I like.
>>48220010
wow that looks clean, nice!
bump
I'm happy to try and answer any questions or talk about pretty much anything.
>>48221197
how many tables/stands have you gone through?
>>48221343
Ha, wish it was mine. Just a random pic from the collection. I doubt the foundations of my house would even be strong enough.
>>48221432
>tfw no CS-80 w/ forklift
>>48221477
If you're going to bother with a forklift...
How do you guys play live? I have played live with bands before but me alone on a stage playing electronic music, I have no idea how it's done. what I would need to plug into house speakers, and I guess I would trigger instruments of my songs with a launch pad or soemthing, and play leads with my synth if I wanted?
>>48221565
>tfw no qt GX-1 with w/ wiggle vibrato and tiny feet
>>48221580
Is it an all ITB setup or what?
You should definitely have your own mixer if not. And either way, you should be plugging into a DI box that the house engineer normally supplies.
ITB setup should be laptop>interface>DI box
OTB setup should be gears>mixer>DI box
if you have a computer combined with that setup, run it through it's own DI or into the mixers tape input
