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i have significant experience with both hardware samplers and pc based sampling. I am going to suspect that a full weighted 88 that does full sampling stuff is going to be super expensive. Samplers are best for live performance/gigging (built like brick shithouse, no ntoskrnl.exe to get corrupted), though they generally sound great and have impeccable timing and low latency. what i'd say is if you're cool with it, just find a keyboard that does USB MIDI output and use any number of sampler software packages to goof with weird noises. There's even stuff for ipads if you get the Camera Connection Kit (gives 'em a USB jack so you can plug the keyboard in).
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Jonny 290 posted:i have significant experience with both hardware samplers and pc based sampling. I am going to suspect that a full weighted 88 that does full sampling stuff is going to be super expensive. Samplers are best for live performance/gigging (built like brick shithouse, no ntoskrnl.exe to get corrupted), though they generally sound great and have impeccable timing and low latency. what i'd say is if you're cool with it, just find a keyboard that does USB MIDI output and use any number of sampler software packages to goof with weird noises. There's even stuff for ipads if you get the Camera Connection Kit (gives 'em a USB jack so you can plug the keyboard in). Thanks a ton for the reply. I'm not exactly looking to make hip hop beats exclusively with my kids piano or anything like that. I just figured if I'm getting a keyboard anyway, I'd like to also get one that I can modulate sounds and stuff. Like literally grab a clip of my dog barking and me and my kids cab play that stupid version of Jingle Bells with the dog barking.
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this looks like a pretty robust and fun toy for free https://www.magix.com/us/free-download/independence-free-sampler-software/
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should i buy bitwig while its on sale y/n
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Tayter Swift posted:should i buy bitwig while its on sale y/n this seems like it's one of those programs where you fiddle for like six hours to get a slightly different sawtooth from the sound you started out with, but i know trig uses it iirc
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is there a benefit to proper weighted keys on a keyboard? is it simply because it feels like a real piano? or does it literally make it easier or better to play?
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echinopsis posted:is there a benefit to proper weighted keys on a keyboard? in 99% of cases players like weighted keys because it makes the instrument feel more like a real piano. if i'm playing a gig where i'm not trying to rip sick synth solos or anything like that, weighted keys are nice. if i am trying to rip those sick synth solos, i prefer semi-weighted actions, because they're much faster. keep in mind, though, that an electronic keyboard even with a fully-weighted action is never going to feel 100% like a real acoustic piano simply because the mechanics of the actions are so different.
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Chumbawumba4ever97 posted:Is there anything like that out there that anyone here can recommend? It has to be a piano first, and a "sampler" second (I don't even know if sampler is the right word) so I would want it to be full-sized with weighted keys that's practically as good as a real analog piano. I read some good stuff about the Yamaha MODX8 but that's a few years old and I didn't know if there was anything better or newer. jonny p well covered the sampler thing, as for the piano part, 90% of the posts in the piano thread are which electric piano to buy so they'll get you sorted: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2612320 my own personal advice would just be to buy used since if you or your kid stick with it long enough you're going to want to switch to an acoustic eventually
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relative_q posted:in 99% of cases players like weighted keys because it makes the instrument feel more like a real piano. if i'm playing a gig where i'm not trying to rip sick synth solos or anything like that, weighted keys are nice. if i am trying to rip those sick synth solos, i prefer semi-weighted actions, because they're much faster. keep in mind, though, that an electronic keyboard even with a fully-weighted action is never going to feel 100% like a real acoustic piano simply because the mechanics of the actions are so different. thankyou
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relative_q posted:in 99% of cases players like weighted keys because it makes the instrument feel more like a real piano. if i'm playing a gig where i'm not trying to rip sick synth solos or anything like that, weighted keys are nice. if i am trying to rip those sick synth solos, i prefer semi-weighted actions, because they're much faster. keep in mind, though, that an electronic keyboard even with a fully-weighted action is never going to feel 100% like a real acoustic piano simply because the mechanics of the actions are so different. As a piano player who learned on acoustic pianos, the difference between weighted and unweighted keys is kindof like comparing mechanical keyboards to "regular" keyboards. Like they're both fine and useful in their own way... but if I want to go fast and hit a lot of notes correctly at the right... timbre... without having to look at your hands, I prefer the weighted keys. There's just something about unweighted keys that make me expend more brain power on controlling the keypresses...
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Jonny 290 posted:this seems like it's one of those programs where you fiddle for like six hours to get a slightly different sawtooth from the sound you started out with, but i know trig uses it iirc yeah i know he's been using it p much from day one
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MrQueasy posted:As a piano player who learned on acoustic pianos, the difference between weighted and unweighted keys is kindof like comparing mechanical keyboards to "regular" keyboards. Like they're both fine and useful in their own way... but if I want to go fast and hit a lot of notes correctly at the right... timbre... without having to look at your hands, I prefer the weighted keys. There's just something about unweighted keys that make me expend more brain power on controlling the keypresses... personally, if i'm tryin to rip some fast licks, the un/semi-weighted keyboard is the go-to. those actions are so much faster, especially considering that so many of the fully-weighted electronic keyboard actions end up being hella mushy relative_q fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Jul 4, 2021 |
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I need to talk about my love for my hydrasynth this is the second synth I've ever owned but the first poly synth and god drat. there is almost nothing I want to do with it I can't, and the UI is so god drat intuitive. some reviews have hypothised that they came up with the UI first and synth second, because it's so deeply and inherently intuitive. I haven't had this much enjoyment playing an instrument since i was just starting to get good at electric. never mind the keyboard is nice enough, and poly aftertouch is glorious, especially if the patch is programmed in a way to take mega advantage of it it wasn't cheap and drat its heavy as gently caress. but I am in love
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dunno if anyone's into this kind of stuff, but here's the first two pages of a schubert impromptu i've been working on for ages now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzZwS9HKM0
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Tayter Swift posted:should i buy bitwig while its on sale y/n I want to love it because Logic's automation is so limited, but its a massive CPU hog and I can't get over the effort of learning a new workflow
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playing a video game on Friday crashed my computer so hard and hosed up the registry I had to reformat and reinstall. Time to setup all the daw poo poo so I can get drunk and play drums by end of day!
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i hope you learned your lesson: video games should go on consoles
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Achmed Jones posted:i hope you learned your lesson: video games should go on consoles
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KoRMaK posted:this thing crashes because of chrome sometimes. i guess today is full of lessons op
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the real lesson was learned long ago to backup all my 'cant live without' poo poo to a giant cloud backup that way im never tied to any one piece of poo poo device
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bitwig's pretty amazing, and I love the grid functionality. I went back to Ableton though, cus I've used it since v4 and it's just too much of a hassle learning the muscle memory. also, one thing I've learned to love with Live over the years is the minimalism in its design.
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the thing about Bitwig is that it's so clearly an Ableton competitor. Anyone who is into Ableton enough to even aware of Bitwig is probably enough of an Ableton tragic that it'd be difficult to switch.
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https://youtu.be/YXTU6Uvz7Fo I made a patch which felt interesting and expressive enough so I made a short song with it and then recorded a “music video” for it
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echinopsis posted:https://youtu.be/YXTU6Uvz7Fo this is extremely good. keep this up.
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thankyou 290 that means a lot
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I just uploaded this yesterday. For some reason, it has already gotten more likes than anything else I've ever done.. which makes me kinda sad, because I still think that "Driving Back from High Prairie" is the best thing I've ever done. https://soundcloud.com/the_door_is_scary/actual-ufos I used Mishby on it, and according to the support team, "MISHBY is great for disappointing loved ones and sabotaging, well, any relationship really." You can steal a copy yourself and disappoint your loved ones even further at https://freakshowindustries.com/crime-hole-mishby
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i keep thinking about one of the mini controllers. very nice score
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feeling happy about this track https://soundcloud.com/trent-hawkins/20210720-feat-lagoon-city although i also feel i might get in trouble if i do not cut things to be shorter
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im_sorry posted:I just uploaded this yesterday. For some reason, it has already gotten more likes than anything else I've ever done.. which makes me kinda sad, because I still think that "Driving Back from High Prairie" is the best thing I've ever done. that's a nice track, how much did you use that mishby effect on it?
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Penisface posted:that's a nice track, how much did you use that mishby effect on it? Thanks! I only used it a little bit, to give a bit of a broken tape effect. I only pulled the lever until the face started to bleed. I also used it on this track. Mishby seems to work best if you only use it a little bit.. I used it on the drums here, although it can do some serious destruction if you let it!! https://soundcloud.com/the_door_is_scary/up-against-today im_sorry fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Jul 24, 2021 |
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I ususally post these in the yoschord but I'm feeling like spreading them around a bit more. I do simple acid jams on Wednesday. Where I try to use all the different synths and stuff that I have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FdShk7aA8
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happy 808 day friends, treat your drum machine to lunch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3N9yioOibE
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i’m entertaining the idea of busking with my synth. maybe get a second synth so i can deal with voice changes do I have skill? at fiddling knobs maybe. and I know of chords what could go wrong really? my already has a battery amp which puts out usb charge so could run my old bass station II but would need proper power for the hydrasynth. unless I find a battery solution instead of power pack 🤔
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echinopsis posted:i’m entertaining the idea of busking with my synth. maybe get a second synth so i can deal with voice changes If you're comfortable with playing your synths live (I'm not there yet, although mainly from lack of practice), try livestreaming first. It's like busking, but even people half a world away can watch and give you money. I have a two day hotel stay coming up. I actually got off my rear end and came up with a portable synth setup using a Tascam DP-006 as the mixer/recorder, and have actually done a couple test runs with it. There's also a well stocked synth store near where I'll be staying, so I might leave with more synths than I brought....
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it’s a solid idea but i’m weary it’ll prove to me i’m not ready and then maybe never do it at all I do know it’s the best advice tho
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streaming to the internet can be lonely and cumbersome, doing it in real space means you can more easily have people stumble by and build a vibe im mostly interested in how you would power all thr gear
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yeah same lol as it stands though only the hydrasynth needs power. the amp is a small rechargeable thing and if I get a bass station like I hope to, it runs off 5v usb that the amp puts out. but realistically I might want a reverb or delay or something to fill the space especially if I end up using a mono synth somewhere, and then that’ll mean I need a proper solution ie running a huge cable from a local shop
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and it’s fun dreaming lol. I wanna get a black sheet to hang under the synth in front of the stand and stuff, and go for that stoned doom wizard look I have a rainbow wizard hat somewhere but I’ve lost it  
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