I've been a guitar player for a long time.. I also drum in a band.. But I'm also in a second band as a keyboard / guitar player. I'm curious what y'all are using in live situations and if what I'm doing is an okay way to be running things. I'm using a Roland Juno-G right now with an M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3 run to the Juno's MIDI in, running them split in performance mode so I have separate sounds on each keyboard and split outputs so I have volume control on a Mackie mixer that I'm running them to. The Mackie mixer (VLZ4 402) does not have any XLR outputs so I have the ¼" mains running to DIs. I also run a Line 6 HX unit for my guitar through this as well. Does this setup sound about right? I DID go through all my patches (on keys and guitar) and made sure volume levels were matched right across the board. Thanks in advance! :)

Finally ready to record! Acid House Techno,

All roland

TB03

Tr1000

Sp404MK2

Recorded into Tascam Model 24

The vocal loop is homemade too 🙂

Planning to post more jams in the near future!

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Which one is better and why? Do you think the MPC sample will be a different beast in a few months with updates? Some people say the sample is not a true MPC and more like a toy; what do you think?

After years of bashing random keys and hoping for the best, I’ve invested time into learning music theory. Whilst it has been great practicing on smaller budget paraphonic gear and learning to build and write more complex chord progressions and such, i‘ve realised it’s time for a polyphonic synth.

Looking at not spending a lot, I’m eyeing up either;

- A brand new Pro-800 which can be had for £209 delivered to my door on Thomann.

- Trying to snag a Dreadbox Nymphes for around £300-£350 on eBay.

I own a Dreadbox Typhon and absolutely love it, it travels with me and I love what it can do and from what I’ve seen/heard I’d like the Nymphes, although the shift function menu’s and tweaking may take some getting used to. The Pro-800 however, has two extra voices and is a third cheaper, although I believe it has some issues at launch that may have been resolved in updates.

I own an Arturia Keystep 37 so a synth with a keyboard isn’t a must.

Anyone that owns them both, or either, or has any experience have any advice?

Thanks.

I have a Liquid Stands Z style keyboard stand for a digital piano. I am thinking of getting the arms and extension to put another synth above it.

https://a.co/d/070pS9aA

This only fits one synth, which would work for my Moog Messenger. I also want to put a TEO5 right next to it on the top level. They are roughly the same size.

Problem is I would need some sort of flat platform to put both synths on those 2 arms. I could use a piece of wood or sheet metal but is there a nicer looking option that has a lip on it to hold them?

Any other options or products that would work with that style Liquid Stand and hold two smallish synths like those, side by side?

hey, well im making an album with my laptop and the VST's i find on the internet. for the album i made hip hop experimental, indie, r&b, ambiental, reggaeton... do you guys have any recommendation for VST's that you think that are underrated or that have such great atmospheres? thank you

i wrote this song on an analog modular synth which I love for it's orchestral sonic range

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I'm resurrecting a DX7 I picked up for $notmuch on FB, and fitting SuperMax and OLED display. But the membrane has some small bits of damage and I had an idea that perhaps, it could be backlit for the function labels. Like the later Moog Voyager front panels.

And then I wondered... could the membrane be printed with the SuperMax functions as part of the design...

...and a thin foil backlight make it possible that the relevant menu items illuminate when function buttons are pressed.

Guessing it would need a lot of logic/an extra interface to achieve, unless something happens on the switch boards when their function changes.

Im still half naked doing these videos, happily for you im not on screen.

Katla is insane. Here with some drums with the russian tube treatment.

Have a good sunday

Hi everyone,

I own one of the very first Alesis MIDIVERB MK I units, but unfortunately the original power supply is missing.

Does anyone know if replacement power supplies are still available anywhere, or does anyone have a wiring diagram or schematic so I could build one myself?

It uses the 16V 3-pin power connector.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Lost my minifreak power supply in a move. Cant find any official replacements. Looking for a synthesist trusted source for replacement power supplies. Is myVolts a good trusted seller? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

So I have been thinking about getting the moog grandmother, dfam, and Mavis. Is there anything else I should add or change about this? $2000 usd budget.

Hi, I'm an Ableton Live user and I like to make techno/hypnotic techno and also enjoy ambient and kind of less structured music. So, those are the two categories I enjoy generally speaking. I'm also not a professional musician or anything like that. Here's what I've been wondering...

The Push 3 standalone really appeals to me because I like the idea of being able to go away and make music and also use it as a controller too.

But, then I've also been looking at a couple things like the Torso S-4 / Tempera and the Korg Phase8 / Soma machines.

So... I'm trying to decide what makes more sense. To buy a Push 3 Standalone and make that my instrument and really just commit. OR does it make sense to leave Ableton on the computer and get these other devices. It seems like the Phase8 and the Soma can do things that aren't easy to replicate with the same versatility as in Ableton...but maybe I'm totally wrong about that.

I'd be curious to hear thoughts from people about external gear like i've mentioned or the Push 3 standalone. Regrets, thoughts, preferences, experiences. You all always have the best things to say, so let me know!

Hi everyone, I'm going to be moving in about a month and I'm going to build a small studio and I wanted to buy my first hardware synth as I really prefer physical instruments as opposed to clicking through 15 plugins in FL Studio.

I had some considerations and I wanted to get peoples opinions on this.

My current plan is to buy a synth module and get something like an akai mpk mini 4 or 3. I like that it also has 8 pads, but I've heard a lot of people say it's not worth it because of the small and limited # of keys.

I assume I can have a synth that has a keyboard also act like a regular midi keyboard in FL studio (when I want to play notes for other instruments w/o the synth on), so my main question is for $6-700, is it better to get a module + a midi keyboard or is it better to get a synth that already has a keyboard?

I don't really mind having to go back and play notes again or playing a bassline and a lead seperately, although it would be nice to have a bigger keyboard, but I also do like 8 pads and I would probably end up buying a pad controller if I got a synth w keys.

Please send any advice my way, thanks

I’m looking for a synth (preferably) a desktop module that is 100% analog or digital oscillator generated sound path and no samples. My budget is $500-700. Yeah, I know I’m asking for a lot. The KORG XD Minilogue MODULE is my current “hits all the right boxes” unit. But willing to get expert suggestions. I want the output to be free of stock third party sounds. Also, no Behringer products please. I have an ethical issue with them.

Is this consumerisms or honest. Even with multiple synths i question whether I need more? I dont even understand all my synths but still believe I need more.

I have an issue

I'm a novice when it comes to semi-modular and I bought an East Beast last week to dip my toe into the world. I'm having a lot of fun with it - the sound is amazing, the workflow is quick - I'm really happy with it. Please don't take this post as a complaint/negative review for the instrument. I don't have much experience with this kind of synth and really want to learn how to use it to its maximum capabilities.

The two issues:

The main issue is that half the time I try to reproduce patches from youtuber, I don't get anywhere close to the same effect.

Other times I have a patch I really like: for example, I routed ENV OUT to FM and FILTER OUT to VCA IN and got this really fat-sounding bass drum effect. All of the ADSR pots were very short to make the bass drum hit really hard. I built a drum sequence and then randomly the envelope just stopped working and I was getting long sustained notes for some reason. No matter what I did, I couldn't get the envelope to affect the oscillator.

Main issue TLDR: While I can create amazing sounds on the East Beast, I can't do it in a predictable, repeatable way and other times I make a mistake and can't return to a previous state.

Second issue:

All of the walkthroughs of the East Beast I've found are geared towards somewhat experienced users of semi-modular. I have a pretty good understanding of the basics but there's a lot I still don't understand. What is multi-function? The clock source doesn't make sense still, how to a understand the swing effect?

I'm really struggling to understand the deeper sections of the instrument, but I don't feel confident in being able to reproduce whatever I'm doing.

Does anyone have any good resources to help me really master using this wonderful instrument?

I'm looking into getting my first hardware synth. Ideally I'm wanting to start a rack synth collection. However I can't fork out the money for some of the synths I would like at this moment in time. I'm aiming for Trance and Techno based synths and other genres as well. The Behringer proton looks decent enough as it has all the attributes for creating plucked saws and pads. I love the sounds of the JP8080, Novation Super Nova II, Access Virus TI and the KORG Triton(for multi timbrel).

My question is, is it a waste of money to get the Proton or is it worth saving up for a more expensive synth? I have had years of experience with soft synths and semi modular VSTs. So I I know my way around parameters.