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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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Love the iconic sounds this made in the 80s and got one for a good price. Needs some TLC but looking forward to getting her back to tip top shape!

New song coming soon. #housemusic #techno #clubmusic #newreleases #prophet6 #synthesizer

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

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.

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.

Happy to answer any routing questions!

Hello, I have a standard X shaped, single (not double) keyboard stand. But today I found someone selling one called "C-Structure" https://www.amazon.com.au/Keyboard-Reinforced-C-Structure-Electronic-Sturdy/dp/B0CY2PJRVS and I realized that this would help me sit closer, more forward, which I think I would enjoy. I am also curious about Z and H shaped stands.

What do you all think are the best keyboard stands and why do you prefer them?

I'm in the process of assessing the Korg Wavestate (using the plug-in demo at the moment) and have a basic understanding of the process to get samples into the Korg Wavestate system using Korg's Sample Builder app, but I've noticed that whilst it supports different key ranges for different samples, it doesn't support different velocities.

However, I've looked at some of the factory performances / programs in the Wavestate, in particular the Basic Vel Switch Piano, and noticed this uses a technique where it is set up as a "Wave Sequence" but instead of using the Sample Lane in any timed kind of way, the different velocities of the piano sample are held as discrete samples and somehow (haven't worked this out yet), different triggering velocities trigger the different corresponding velocity sample in the Sample lane. So I'm thinking, the Wavestate CAN support velocity switching multisample as as well as discrete key range switching sample instruments.

Can anyone confirm if this is the technique I would employ if I were to create my own multisample instrument? i.e.

1. Use sample builder to create a multisample (with discrete samples) at various ranges across the keys, but all at one fixed velocity
2. Then create another multisample in the same way but at a different velocity
3. Keep doing this until I have all the different velocities I want
4. Construct the instrument in the Wavestate using a similar technique to the Basic Velocity Switch Piano program, spreading out my different velocity multisamples in the Sample lane and triggering the relevant one depending on the velocity of the key pressed?

Has anyone done this and if so how effective is it and what key noticeable limitations are there compared to a traditional multisample builder system / app?

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.

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?

English:

Hi everyone! I’m sharing a new video, this time about the Arturia Microfreak. It's in Spanish! As there are not that much Spanish video on synths and stuff like that, I'm focusing on my mother tongue.

In the video description, you’ll find a free sample pack in case you’d like to hear the Microfreak’s sounds in your DAW or sampler:

https://youtu.be/koGCwET_gkI?si=Ch-GHMjy2HencAsh

Spanish:

Hola a todos! Les dejo un nuevo video, esta vez acerca del Microfreak de Arturia. En la descripción del vídeo está un sample pack gratuito por si les interesa escuchar los sonidos del Microfreak en su DAW o sampler:

https://youtu.be/koGCwET_gkI?si=Ch-GHMjy2HencAsh

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!

I’m going to attach a video. Pretty much anytime I plug a TRS that isnt the ones that came with the volcas, I only get one signal. And only on channels 3-4. Can anyone help me?

All sounds come from 707 & Juno-X

Managed to find a Solar 42F in stock somehow. You may remember me from yesterday, yes I have had another edible, and yes I'm throwing myself into the fire with this, but this will be my first modular/semi-modular and honestly? I'm super freaking excited to start making strange noises.

Biggest question; what else should I get from my local synth shop? Cables, etc?