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Trip report from ten minutes of play: it's the Moog you always wanted but could never afford. It looks like a Moog, plays like a Moog and was a tenth of the price. 350 euros purchased a lot of nice sounds in this thing. Everyone should have one. It feels nice and solid, even though it's pretty light. Tonight is going to be spent patching this into the 0-Coast and getting experimental.
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ugh if i go to 12u it gon be full awful quick if i go for that drat D
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Jan 16, 2018 18:41
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drat it Plavski I was hoping you'd say it's terrible and not worth the money. I honestly think stuff like the D, Mom32, DFAM, 0-coast, etc are kind of the perfect thing for me. I love the idea of modular, but honestly buying individual modules is mostly too expensive for me and results in really terrible analysis paralysis, so I can't see myself ever having much more than my Cell 90... but these semi-modular things scratch the itch perfectly for me. Speaking of, anybody messed around with a Plankton Electronics Ants!?
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Jan 16, 2018 18:50
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Alas, it's really fun and really cheap. A chicken in every pot, a Moog in every Eurorack!
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Jan 16, 2018 19:07
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After looking at the videos I realized I probably have to get a Minibrute 2. Actually maybe I need a 2S. God, Arturia. Just take my money already  /
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Jan 16, 2018 19:20
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I'd love to see a new groovebox/sequencer soon. I've heard some flimsy rumors about a redesigned Circuit and have been holding out until post-NAMM to get one.toadee posted:So wait, I'm confused. Originally I read it as the RackBrute would fit a Eurorack case around/on top of your Minibrute2, but is it actually a Minibrute2 without the keys? Keys are like a death sentence for me. I have no idea why people insist on putting them on everything they sell, especially if they don't offer a desk/rack version. What the gently caress am I gonna do with 14 different 2-4 octave keyboards?
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Jan 16, 2018 19:27
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Know Such Peace posted:I'd love to see a new groovebox/sequencer soon. I've heard some flimsy rumors about a redesigned Circuit and have been holding out until post-NAMM to get one. Have you played with the Deluge?
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Jan 16, 2018 19:34
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MockingQuantum posted:so I can't see myself ever having much more than my Cell 90... i mostly plan 2 leave 6u by the tv and vidmixer in the studio, and keep my current 6u setup cuz holy poo poo its finally got enough function gens
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Jan 16, 2018 19:36
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:mine was all i needed til i took it onstage and had to gently caress with other hardware to make poo poo happen, i went 6u to get echo and performance control in my rack (and a 2nd vco why not), and now i am lookin to expand to 12u because my music 8 just 4 ears anymore, and LZX gear needs a lot of support modules I hear you on that... I think if I did stuff live I'd definitely feel like I'm limited with just 90hp, but I don't, and end up feeling like I don't use anything in there as much as I expected. I may just get a D and ditch my Braids, replace it with some more utility modules... so many plans that I really don't have money for.
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Jan 16, 2018 19:48
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I only over go play at noise shows or synth meets but yea not having delay/reverb somewhere easy to grab sucks. I usually when stuff through the A4k or OTO boxes for fx. I picked up an Erica DSP but haven't found a spot for it just yet. Don't want to get too crazy with fx in the modular, just doesn't fit how I want to use it.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:16
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Plavski posted:Have you played with the Deluge? Fake edit: For some reason, I thought the Deluge was huge. I'll need to look into it some more. Real Edit: Ok. The Deluge is pretty much a Circuit Pro, which is exactly what I was looking for. I love what I've seen of the shift/zoom workflow. Samples with time-stretching is a huge bonus. Device-wide recording/re-sampling: 
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Jan 16, 2018 20:17
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ahhhh gently caress i didn't know the behringer model d was gonna be eurorack compatible! now i'm gonna have to buy one...
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Jan 16, 2018 21:10
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Given how cheap other Eurorack-ready semimodular/modular synths (Behringer-D, M-32/DFaM, Minibrute 2/2S, etc) are, is there any reason to like the Roland/Malekko System 500? I see the appeal of getting specific modules but at 2 large for a complete lunchbox it seems way overpriced unless you look at it as a collection of modules and a case that you could buy individually and not a complete monosynth. I really lusted after it for, like, a year after it came out but it seems to have kinda flopped (idk, maybe it’s successful for eurorack?) and been swiftly outcompeted by a few synths that have come since for way less money. I suppose I could say the same thing about the Model-1m? Am I wrong about either of these?
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Jan 16, 2018 21:35
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I broke down and pre-ordered the D. huehuehue
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Jan 16, 2018 21:38
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what do you guys who use pedals with your synths use to power them? i haven't paid attention to pedals for awhile, wondering if there's something better or easier than my old 1spot adapter.
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Jan 16, 2018 21:39
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The appeal is it sounds like a Roland System100, nothing else sounds like it, basically. The Osc and filter architecture is quite different from the Moog stuff and definitely different from the Arturia stuff, so, it's gonna have it's own unique character. It will have that 'classic Roland sound'.
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Jan 16, 2018 21:41
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Know Such Peace posted:I have not. It looks nice, but I'm looking for something portable and more tactile than my iPad. I'd really love to see a Push-style device that works in iOS. If Ableton Live isn't going mobile anytime soon, I'd love to see Korg pick up the slack and make a high-end Gadget controller. It's pretty much what I wanted the OP-1 to be, but wasn't. It's too expensive for me though as it has no natural place in my rig. Wish it did, as it's a lovely, admirable piece of boutique kit. LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:what do you guys who use pedals with your synths use to power them? i haven't paid attention to pedals for awhile, wondering if there's something better or easier than my old 1spot adapter.
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Jan 16, 2018 21:42
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:what do you guys who use pedals with your synths use to power them? i haven't paid attention to pedals for awhile, wondering if there's something better or easier than my old 1spot adapter. You can get a multi-output power supply for pedals if you happen to be powering more than one of them. Some of them claim to regulate the power to eliminate 'noise' although that's probably mostly just to scam guitarists into spending exorbitant amounts on what's basically a power board for pedals. But if you just have the one then use your adapter, no point fixing what isn't broke.
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Jan 16, 2018 22:37
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Trig Discipline posted:As someone who hasn't owned a hardware synth in forever, it really seems to me like there's just a flood of really neat-looking devices coming out at lower price points, way more than I can remember ten years ago or so. Is this some sort of golden age of mini synths, or have I just been oblivious until recently? I think Eurorack and smaller companies like Arturia finally kicked the big manufacturers in the pants to start making things with knobs again. The big companies needed to overcome the design pain point of "design a new analog synthesizer on a board" and I'm sure sales slumps in the areas of Microkorgs, Ultranovas and such were enough to convince these companies they needed to do something. Also patch points are a great way to avoid menu diving and the the big companies see people aren't reluctant to have those on their gear either. Or put another way, once the bigs realized people would pony up thousands of dollars for a eurorack rig, they realized maybe some knobs would help.
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Jan 16, 2018 22:55
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I put together an arp pattern, some drums on the Digitakt and patched the Moog and 0-Coast together through my Zoom pedal. I then tweaked knobs for 5 minutes. This is the result, unlistenable as it may be! https://soundcloud.com/hugehand/five-minute-no-coast-moog-thing
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Jan 16, 2018 23:54
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Plavski posted:I put together an arp pattern, some drums on the Digitakt and patched the Moog and 0-Coast together through my Zoom pedal. I then tweaked knobs for 5 minutes. This is the result, unlistenable as it may be! There are some super interesting sounds in there and I didn't even find it that unlistenable with the beat behind it. But could you maybe take a break from gushing about the Behringer Model D because I don't have the money to buy one right now and that is probably not enough to stop me.
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Jan 17, 2018 00:23
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Given how cheap other Eurorack-ready semimodular/modular synths (Behringer-D, M-32/DFaM, Minibrute 2/2S, etc) are, is there any reason to like the Roland/Malekko System 500? I liked the concept but not the execution, layout wise. The combination of euro height + sliders + jackfield on top and bottom was just too much. I would've been much more interested if they made it a little wider and did jacks off to one side or something. Nothing wrong with the sound, I think they really did a good job coping the Roland modular functionality. The 540 especially offers a LOT for the hp but just too cramped for my tastes. The system whole plus the roland chassis I think is one for collectors. Unless you absolutely want one as "an instrument," there no compelling reason for it, imo.
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Jan 17, 2018 00:32
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gently caress me the s2 with an 84hp row sitting on top (new brutes are the same width of the keystep which is the same width as a rack so probably 84) is my ideal for modular and im seriously thinking about selling my ms20 mini for a setup like that
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Jan 17, 2018 01:52
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Gringostar posted:gently caress me  
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Jan 17, 2018 06:32
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I finally decided to pull the trigger or a hardware synth thing and I went with a Novation Circuit after much consideration. I got a used one off eBay but I think it might be borked. It sounds like there's a bit crusher and reverb effect on the drum samples and it persists through loading of the factory defaults on the Novation Component editor. It's on the latest firmware. Anyone got any ideas? May just send it back and eat the cost of shipping.
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Jan 17, 2018 11:10
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Wamdoodle posted:I finally decided to pull the trigger or a hardware synth thing and I went with a Novation Circuit after much consideration. I got a used one off eBay but I think it might be borked. It sounds like there's a bit crusher and reverb effect on the drum samples and it persists through loading of the factory defaults on the Novation Component editor. It's on the latest firmware. Anyone got any ideas? May just send it back and eat the cost of shipping. Is anything lit up on the FX page?
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Jan 17, 2018 12:38
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Can you add more reverb?
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Jan 17, 2018 13:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqfwTq7MjuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUQKHvmRb4
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Jan 17, 2018 14:41
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That's probably the best compact rack design I've seen. Even a hobbyist can probably get in modular now.
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Jan 17, 2018 15:09
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gently caress the MicroMonsta is lush af. The arpeggiator is amazing.
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Jan 17, 2018 15:17
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Plavski posted:Is anything lit up on the FX page? I don't have it front of me right this second but I remember the FX there was some stuff light up on the FX page.
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Jan 17, 2018 15:58
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Wamdoodle posted:I don't have it front of me right this second but I remember the FX there was some stuff light up on the FX page. If you check the FX page, you might see lights under the macro encoders at the top. They indicate how much effect each channel has. The drums are the right most encoders on the FX page, 5-8. Your drum tracks might have FX put on them that you might have to reset. To change them, press a button on the top (delay) or bottom (reverb) rows and adjust the encoders. You might also preview the samples in the components editor and see if they just sound effected by default. Also, are you using a new session, or an old one that was there when you got it? Try from a blank session. You might also want to get a different sound pack to change all the samples and session data. I'd highly recommend the Red Means Recording pack; I love it and have made loads of great pieces with it.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:05
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Plavski posted:If you check the FX page, you might see lights under the macro encoders at the top. They indicate how much effect each channel has. The drums are the right most encoders on the FX page, 5-8. Your drum tracks might have FX put on them that you might have to reset. To change them, press a button on the top (delay) or bottom (reverb) rows and adjust the encoders. I've tried it on a blank session and the samples sound like they're supposed to on the editor page. I'll check out that sample pack when I get a chance.
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Jan 17, 2018 16:49
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If it sounds fine on a blank session then everything is perfect. You were just using a session where the previous owner had applied FX to the drum parts. Either delete the session, or embrace the discovered randomness and make something cool! I'd also recommend BoBeats' tutorial series on the Circuit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhS_pcpmMmT_VH3ilDKPFjvHJSHZdFKEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzAZ-KGsLn4
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Jan 17, 2018 17:02
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Plavski posted:If it sounds fine on a blank session then everything is perfect. You were just using a session where the previous owner had applied FX to the drum parts. Either delete the session, or embrace the discovered randomness and make something cool! Unfortunately I was on a blank session. Super frustrated because I was looking forward to this. That's on me for getting a used unit. BoBeats is great. His praise is largely the reason I went with a Circuit in the first place.
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Jan 17, 2018 17:18
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Wamdoodle posted:Unfortunately I was on a blank session. Super frustrated because I was looking forward to this. That's on me for getting a used unit. If you're still having the problem, could you make a video so we can see what is happening? Have you tried contacting Novation support? From what I understand, they're very helpful. Your box might well still be under warranty if it's faulty.
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Jan 17, 2018 17:22
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Plavski posted:If you're still having the problem, could you make a video so we can see what is happening? Have you tried contacting Novation support? From what I understand, they're very helpful. Your box might well still be under warranty if it's faulty. Ok, I recorded a quick phone video, here's an unlisted Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqGDuiPrEmU This is from the "Peak Sample Pack" provided by Novation in the Components Editor. That is a fresh download to the Circuit without any knob twiddling. I doubt it will still be under warranty. I think I'll just send it back. I've been in contact with the seller and they've been very reasonable. Instruction Manuel fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Jan 17, 2018 |
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Jan 17, 2018 19:43
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Korg leaks: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1197859-korg-prologue.html Two models - 49 keys/8 voices, 61 keys/16 voices https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1197868-korg-volca-mix.html Volca mixer, 4 channels
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Jan 17, 2018 22:36
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Mixer looks great for a little electrobusking rig 
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You know what would be cool, if they kept the sequencer on the mixer and let it do like volume and filter automation, with interpolation this time. I mean in techno you have only so many patterns of fade ins and outs etc. So you could punch in a basic track and focus completely on tweaking. It could even come with preset basic patterns and songs.
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