so I bought a new hardware synth

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chris.innocence Wrote:an Alesis HR-16


Lovesmilie
beats are there to be broken http://musicindevon.org/
Korg Electribe ER1, Boss RE-20 Space Delay, and Boss BX-600 & Boss BX-800s to use as a sub mixers

I seem to be suffering from scope creep :/
good month for me:
Korg Wavestation SR (sooo fucking good) & DDM-110
Roland TR505 & TR626
Casio MT400v
Boss DS-1 & OC-3
Tascam MM1 20 channel mixer
less good month for your missus?
beats are there to be broken http://musicindevon.org/
chris.innocence Wrote:good month for me:
Korg Wavestation SR (sooo fucking good) & DDM-110
Roland TR505 & TR626
Casio MT400v
Boss DS-1 & OC-3
Tascam MM1 20 channel mixer

wow, nice stash! i always wanted an SR. Played with one once. how much they going for these days (off to ebay now!)

Ive just picked up an analogue 'bitcrusher' (sample rate reducer)

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Paradigm X Wrote:
chris.innocence Wrote:good month for me:
Korg Wavestation SR (sooo fucking good) & DDM-110
Roland TR505 & TR626
Casio MT400v
Boss DS-1 & OC-3
Tascam MM1 20 channel mixer

wow, nice stash! i always wanted an SR. Played with one once. how much they going for these days (off to ebay now!)

Ive just picked up an analogue 'bitcrusher' (sample rate reducer)

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around the £150-200 mark for an SR, which is not too bad
Roland MV30 Studio M - more of a curio than a dedicated studio purchase
and a Roland SP606.
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chris.innocence Wrote:Roland MV30 Studio M - more of a curio than a dedicated studio purchase
and a Roland SP606.

Lol you're a man possessed by gear
beats are there to be broken http://musicindevon.org/
chris.innocence Wrote:and a Roland SP606.

Nice. Let me know how you get on with it, I've been thinking about picking one of these up. Smile
^ It's good on first impressions if a bit basic - ok build, looks great. I could probably do a lot more with a more recent Akai MPC, but they are around twice as much in terms of what I paid.

I don't need another keyboard at all, but have lined up a GEM S3 workstation for a RIDICULOUS price (sub £100). Merry Xmas to me.
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chris.innocence Wrote:^ It's good on first impressions if a bit basic - ok build, looks great. I could probably do a lot more with a more recent Akai MPC, but they are around twice as much in terms of what I paid.

Yeh I've heard its a common complaint with most of the roland sp's that they're pretty basic. But as an alternative to try every now and again purely for breaks rather than trying to construct full songs in it im pretty keen to get one. Smile
Paradigm X Wrote:Roland TR505 & TR626


I think subverts have all the TR's covered save maybe the 727 & 808 (or or did I see a clone?) To be perfectly honest, I never expected so many drum machine enthusiasts here.
Lol
I've found myself fancying a 707 lately though...

Anybody have a boss DR-55 or DR-110? Can't remember the other off-brand 80's analog drum machines ATM, but there are quite a few.


1270

Bought my first Digital synth 2 days ago after months of eBay/CL hawking. Just going through the presets I've had a bunch of fun with the Staccato Heaven patch w/ odd tuning + note repeat. Finding some interesting sounds in the first octave, lowest keys.

I haven't gone too deep into programming on it yet, and looking at the MIDI Implementation Chart already has me scratching my head...

Going to try and use some D50 editors on it first - if that doesn't work, well, I'm not looking forward to that. Having owned and used a PG-800 the sight of the PG-1000 makes me feel overwhelmed.


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Wow.
I now understand the overwhelming popularity of the 80's analog polysynth Digital synths are a pain in the ass to program. Lol
No amount of preparation would make programming a digital synth clear to me.

I spent my first two hours programming two patches.
The first was my attempt at a Lately bass knockoff. I found the Solid Bass patch about an hour later *palmface*, but I'm still pleased w/what I accomplished.
https://soundcloud.com/the-quiet-overhea...0-laightly
The second I named Fisher Price. The patch name pretty much sums it up.
ive got an 808 kick pcb to build...

My mates going travelling and letting me look after all his stuff... hes got

tr808
tb303
Korg MS20 with sequencer
MC202
VCS3 Icon_eek
Roland Vocoder
Alesis Andromeda
Roland System 100m

Holy feck.
Hyper
Paradigm X Wrote:ive got an 808 kick pcb to build...

My mates going travelling and letting me look after all his stuff... hes got

tr808
tb303
Korg MS20 with sequencer
MC202
VCS3 Icon_eek
Roland Vocoder
Alesis Andromeda
Roland System 100m

Holy feck.
Hyper

your contents insurance has just gone up dramatically
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I've been trying to remember the first synth I ever saw, and convince myself that anything ever made a difference.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B50oCezLtU

http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/qs6.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1EroFn3Gc

Be it virtual, analog, or whatnot, It's all just a matter of programming what sound you want IMHO.

you don't need a string machine, bass machine, blip machine etc.

just patience.
hue Wrote:I've been trying to remember the first synth I ever saw, and convince myself that anything ever made a difference.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B50oCezLtU

http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/qs6.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1EroFn3Gc

Be it virtual, analog, or whatnot, It's all just a matter of programming what sound you want IMHO.

you don't need a string machine, bass machine, blip machine etc.

just patience.


just came across this old interview online, and was reminded of your post

How to get more mileage out of your Home MIDI studio?
1 - Acquire as many MIDI keyboards and modules as you can afford...


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done
Korg Electribe EA1
Yamaha TG55
Yamaha TG500
Technics SX-WSA1
Quasimidi Technox
done
how is the technox?
beats are there to be broken http://musicindevon.org/
noisemonkey Wrote:how is the technox?

It's an acquired taste. I recognise a lot of the presets from mid-90s UK & Dutch hardcore, so I will hang onto it as they are not very common.
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I've just bagged a Roland TR727, collecting it on Monday after work.
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chris.innocence Wrote:
noisemonkey Wrote:how is the technox?

It's an acquired taste. I recognise a lot of the presets from mid-90s UK & Dutch hardcore, so I will hang onto it as they are not very common.

sounds up my street anyway
beats are there to be broken http://musicindevon.org/
Casio RZ-1 & a Yamaha RX11 to add to the drum machine pool.
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Just picked up a cheap, rare, preset only, and the only yamaha analogue drum machine, mr10, for £20.

Mods to allow trigger ins are pretty easy by all accounts.

Nice

Grin
Shruthi-1 with CEM3379 Filter
Roland MT32
done

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