I know it’s a rompler, but it’s so expansive! The Micro Q I posted last week keeps crashing so I’m using this till I can update the Waldorf.

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I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy for Microcosm for synthesizer FX use but this combo really sold me. Does anyone have the Chroma Console and how does it compare with the Microcosm for use with synths? That might be next on my list.

Hey friends. Don’t want this to be an argument post but you know, it’s not a particular secret that this sub is very gear-acquisition focussed, and the discussion about what comes after the purchase leaves a bit to be desired.

I was just wondering if anyone had the heads up on active communities which focus on real discussion about what we actually do with these machines? Can be music creation based communities which just have active synth nerd subsections or something as well. Not stressed about some level of gear recs/show and tell, just don’t want it to be the main thing.

Just want a place where I can really learn and improve from involved discussion and feedback, be inspired by others’ work to try new things, feel a part of a community, etc. Subreddits, discords, internet forums, whatever works really.

Let me know! Thanks guys

Hello. Old guy from the UK here. Used to have a few synths back in the 80s/90s but then life got in the way. Have messed about with VSTs in Reaper for the last few years but had an epiphany when I recently got a Yamaha CK-88 stage keys for piano, e-piano and organ sounds. Despite having thus stuff covered in Komplete, I'm loving having a hardware keyboard rather than arsing about with a midi controller a d 10,000 options (I know you don't have to use them but I find myself messing about more than playing). Used to own a JP8000 but even with the sliders, didn't find myself making too many patches, although I didn't really know much about synths then. Still have my old Novation Nova desktop which sounds OK but again, I never created too many sounds for it. The odd thing is that the one synth I love making patches on is NI Massive (original, not X). It's so easy to modulate things by just dragging an envelope to wavetable position, cutoff or whatever. I know you can't get the power and complexity of Massive in a hardware unit (or at least not on my small budget) but I love the sounds of the Hydrasynth and reviews praise the interface. Just wondering if it will be too much synth for my idiot brain? Also tempted by a virtual analog but it'd have to be something cheap, like the Modal Cobalt or possibly a used Novation Peak. I know they're a totally different thing but I might have a better chance of understanding something based on tradional subtraction synthesis. Sorry for the long winded first post. Just wanted to connect and say hello. Please go easy on me if I'm sounding like a fool.

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started getting into synths when my kid was born, a way to pass the late night hours between bottle feedings. never record to a daw, just play on my headphones really until its bed time. i like sounds , they keep me entertained. anyways, wanted to share my setup that took a lot of bought then sold gear and learning from this sub on how to get my desired setup right for me and my preferences . thanks all.

Happy to answer any routing questions!

Just wondering what the sampling workflow experience is like with these Korg arrangers that are currently in production.

The Triton is a really powerful, intuitive sampling workstation. This whole entire angle of the Triton is often overlooked in favor of the presets. You can pretty much do everything that an MPC can do, even if it’s a bit convoluted here and there. You can chop up a loop, put it in a choke group, create a program and map it to the keys, etc.Ease and accessibility-wise, I’d put it in-between an MPC on JJ and an ASR.

Since this isn’t really marketed toward sample-based producers, in the videos of these new Korg arrangers I mostly just see people multi-sampling a middle C at different velocities.

How similar is the sampling workflow on the newer Korgs compared to the Triton?

All sounds come from 707 & Juno-X

i never record anything besides on my meta sunglasses for friends that ask what the hell im doing with all this crap. just thought i would share for the hell of it. thanks

When my wife told me she was going to an estate sale that had synthesizers, drum machines and other gear, I had to tag along and see what I could get. I’m brand new to collecting synths and drum machines, even estate sales too. So, I just picked up what I could get my hands on in the heat of the moment and go pay.

I ended up leaving with a Korg DSS-1, Behringer Eurorack UB1202 and an Oberheim DX for $300. I took a gamble with not knowing what they were and most of all not knowing if they worked since they didn’t come with cables.

Luckily I had a power cable for the Oberheim DX. I plugged it in and got straight to playing with it all night with no issues. I didn’t know how lucky I was to get such an awesome drum machine that perfectly captures that 80s sound 😭

As for the Korg DSS-1, I’ve yet to find a power cable for it. It’s a mammoth of a synthesizer and I’m not sure about samples being on floppy disks since it only came with one still inserted.

I just ordered this midi controller and want any tips, thoughts or ideas of what I can do with it.

First off, I do have a System 8. Had it for a couple years. It's fab - I adore the Juno/Jupiter sounds and really dig the System 8's own synth engine, which can conjure all sorts of industrial/metal/ugly tones as well as classic sweet synthy sounds. The synth works well as a mood-machine, with a sequence running and a murky, moody patch running through the internal delay and reverb etc. I do really like the synth, and stopped worrying about its freaky/cheap green-lights-and plastic vibe a while ago.

I own a number of polysynths, with the System 8 the only digital amongst the bunch. No matter how much I like the System 8, I'm restless and wouldn't mind letting it go. I've had my eye on the Taiga (keys) for a bit and would happily put S8 cash towards the Taiga. I've only spent a few minutes with the Hydrasynth, but there's something about it (or maybe the hype around it) that keeps catching my attention. I can see that as a straight trade for the Roland.

The thing all three synths have in common that appeals to me is mystery. The S8's internal engine can do things I don't understand, things that aren't familiar. Taiga, same and I'd certainly guess the Hydrasynth can go into oddball realms. I do know I want something that shakes up my brain a bit. The S8 still does that, but still, as I said, I'm restless.

If anyone has experience with at least two of these three, I'd be curious to get your input.

I’ve posted more melodic pieces before but this was a really fun session letting the voltage lab get as weird as it wants to. There’s a touch of delay and spring reverb from arturia delay tape but beyond that it’s all just the voltage lab doing its thing.

My Solar42F arrived last week, and I thought I was a little surprised by the ranges of each voice. There was seemingly a gap in the mid ranges, so I decided to make a visualization. Mostly this was to help me think about how I might construct chords/drones, which it sort of did. I thought this might be useful to others, so here it is.

I debated how to visualize this, but ended up capturing the range of each of the 5 oscillators for each drone voice (1,2,4,5) in the extreme positions of the volt knob (high/full clockwise in magenta and low/full counterclockwise in cyan). Note that my meter didn't always register the lower end of octave 0 correctly, so I might be off a little below B0. I might try to put it on an oscilloscope later, but I think this is still useful.

So, on any voice, assuming you had the mod off, you could draw diagonals between the corresponding magenta and cyan ranges for each oscillator and dial that in with volt. I'm still a little surprised by the big gap between VCO 1-2 and 3-5. To create a big wide chord, it seems I'd have to span multiple drone voices (or use the other voices to fill in the gap. That might be the intention, but if anyone has thoughts on the subject, please share.

Oh, and, it's probably the mostly lovable synth I own. A good balance of immediate accessibility and cool planned results. The FX are cool, but I'm thinking about pairing a Meris MercuryX and/or Hologram Microcosm with it. If anyone has done so, let me know what you think!