sweepstakes Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Just now, Nil said: Sidebands ? https://www.sfu.ca/~truax/fmtut.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 49 minutes ago, sweepstakes said: FMing the filter can be fun too - not sure whether any of the new ones do that. Opsix does it I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, e-mertz said: I think they're both great. On the operator-side Korg one looks like an fm synth+ with seemingly endless sound design possibilities. That might be as well it's pitfall though. FM-synthesis is unpredictable enough already with just 4 operators IMO, which makes the Mega look more like a winner with it's great overview. However, the korg has filters and effects, something I'd definitely miss if I get the Mega. Or the preenfm3 Definitely, but I already have a Digitone and use FM8 in nearly everything I do, so I don't have much use for the Opsix. For anyone getting into physical FM synths, though, it would be a great start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Do you think it would be a good idea to attach a drum machine to my rs7000 sequencer? I figure a drum machine would be faster to tweak drums as there would be less steps involved and it also might push me to use more complicated rhythms. Have the tr8s slaved to rs or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Depending on the sound you're after, an MFB-301 Pro is great for that, if you can still get hold of one cheap. Looks like they've replaced it with the 501 (which looks cooler, especially being able to load custom samples, but also costs almost twice what the 301 did and a big part of the 301 appeal was that it cost less than a Volca Drums but sounded much better) Edited November 16, 2020 by TubularCorporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 6:23 PM, sheatheman said: Yeah you don’t need a filter with FM. velocity mapped to modulator operator level achieves the same thing as filter velocity sensitivity. it’s nice to not think about filters People are scared of FM and need their training wheels... I dig some of the crazy stuff going on in the demos, but was honestly expecting a better raw sound and lower price. preorders for the next mk essenceFM are just €200 more. The bell patches on that thing are ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 When you look at how good the interface for the megafm is, it really makes you wonder what Yamaha was thinking. i want one. I love the sound blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-a-m-o Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 12 hours ago, chim said: People are scared of FM and need their training wheels... I dig some of the crazy stuff going on in the demos, but was honestly expecting a better raw sound and lower price. preorders for the next mk essenceFM are just €200 more. The bell patches on that thing are ridiculous. Indeed ! The essence FM sounds lush (plus 16 parts multitimbral, 300 voice polyphony, 4X stereo outs) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 1:50 PM, TubularCorporation said: Depending on the sound you're after, an MFB-301 Pro is great for that, if you can still get hold of one cheap. Looks like they've replaced it with the 501 (which looks cooler, especially being able to load custom samples, but also costs almost twice what the 301 did and a big part of the 301 appeal was that it cost less than a Volca Drums but sounded much better) So in theory I can hit play on my sequencer and the drum machine will play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, yekker said: So in theory I can hit play on my sequencer and the drum machine will play? Yeah, it has full implementation plus it has some different presets mapped across multiple octaves so you can get a few different sounds out off each voice without even editing. I don't know much about the 501 but it looks like it's the 301 voices plus samples, seems very cool. AFAIK the 301 was all of the voices from the original Tanzbar that WEREN'T in the Tanzmaus, so if you had a Tanzmaus and a 301 you would have the whole Tanzbar sound palette. I've got an Octatrack template with the MIDI tracks set up to sequence and edit the voices in a 301 and it works really well. As far as sound, think something like a Boss DR55 or 110 but snappier and more hi-fi, if anything it almost sounds a little TOO good and I usually like to push it through a cheap pedal or solid state amp or something. Only complain I have is that if you use it standalone without external clock the steps when you change the tempo are kind of big, so sometimes you can't dial in the tempo you want (but with external analog or MIDI clock or an external sequencer that's not an issue). The built in sequencer is pretty fun, too, in a primitive way. It's more or less like DR-55 sequencing but with parameter locks. You might be stuck with the 501 though, it looks like the 301 isn't too easy to find used. Everything but the price looks better on the 501, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) This guy is really leaning in to the tuned-up, metallic side of what it can do. This one covers some of the more Rolandesque side of it: Edited November 17, 2020 by TubularCorporation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) Got a budget tier solid body, fretless ukulele bass as a holiday gift but a month early because they're on sale right now. Other than some setup stuff I'll do after I've spent some time playing with it and am ready to invest in better strings (all it really needs is to have the edges of the bridge and fingerboard rounded over slightly and the nut slots lowered since they obviously use the same nut depth for the fretted and fretless versions, and I could safely get the action a LOT lower at the nut) and so far I'm pretty thrilled with it. It's not exactly a replacement for the full size bass I traded in years ago when I was between bands, but it's really playable and sounds different enough that having a proper bass wouldn't make it obsolete. I'm waiting on the parts to finally recap my B-15 (the big combo cap on the power supply is so close to blowing that there's a visible bubble on one end) but I risked having it on for a few minutes last night to see how it sounded through that, and it can do a surprisingly good Funky Skull type of sound. I'll definitely get a lot of use out of it recording. Edited November 19, 2020 by TubularCorporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) Congrats! This looks really sweet. Does that mean you want to try playing some bass on our sessions sometimes? If so, that would be neat. I also say this because I had some time tonight to work on the intro part of our last jam into a short weekly beat thing and it seems like I manage to hit the maximum notes on the XV5080 - the bass starts dropping out weirdly after I hit the quicker passages on the EPiano. It might also be some stuck note somewhere or yet another M4L device that is misbehaving because I set it up wrong. Anyway more motivaton to cut down on the amount of simultaneous parts playing. That intro part sounds so good. Edited November 19, 2020 by thawkins 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taupe Beats Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, thawkins said: Congrats! This looks really sweet. Does that mean you want to try playing some bass on our sessions sometimes? If so, that would be neat. I also say this because I had some time tonight to work on the intro part of our last jam into a short weekly beat thing and it seems like I manage to hit the maximum notes on the XV5080 - the bass starts dropping out weirdly after I hit the quicker passages on the EPiano. It might also be some stuck note somewhere or yet another M4L device that is misbehaving because I set it up wrong. Anyway more motivaton to cut down on the amount of simultaneous parts playing. That intro part sounds so good. hahaha the 5080's 128 voices. Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Taupe Beats said: hahaha the 5080's 128 voices. Impressive! Must be some mess with my M4L devices unless I am Yngwie Malmsteen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, thawkins said: Must be some mess with my M4L devices unless I am Yngwie Malmsteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 7 hours ago, TubularCorporation said: See that's why I need to set up a camera for our live streams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Got a new modular. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diurn Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Just purchased a roland mc-707, haven't dived deep into it but looks promising. This is my first groovebox/sampler, which ones are your favourites? I Also bought a TE pocket operator, I already had one and is funny to catch some samples there. Edited November 20, 2020 by Diurn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitonly Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 my first synth was an MC-505 in ~1999. While it didnt have the greatest sound engine in the world, it was a great synth to learn on because it was all self contained. The sequencer was actually pretty good and it had an arpeggiator with all kind of weird patterns including a bucephalus bouncing ball type of thing. the other nice thing is that it was really easy to record controller movements for all the knobs. also one of the 8 tracks was dedicated to drums with built in roland drum sounds. the fader would change the pitch and if you pitched it down enough the samples would play in reverse. if you menu dived deep enough you could turn on some FM synthesis params. one time it did crash on me and i lost a whole bunch of stuff. i think i got it back somehow but i was on the phone with support for a long time. for a while i was rocking that with a yamaha a3000 and a nord modular v1. kinda wish i could go back to that setup... but nahhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) The Earthquaker Devices Afterneath v3 has finally hit UK shores and it flirts with my GAS very heavily. Billed as an "otherworldly reverberation machine" this new version has a 9-mode toggle switch for selecting different reverb trail algorithms. I also like the external voltage control they added. Whether this means I will be able to pick up a v1 or v2 cheaper on Reverb I dunno yet, I reckon they will hold their value pretty well but some existing owners may want to upgrade. Looks lush imo. Edited November 25, 2020 by Soloman Tump 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Too bad it’s mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 One love, one channel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 hours ago, xox said: Too bad it’s mono Got to get two then problem solved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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