the watmm GAS thread

[Taupe Beats]

2 hours ago, TubularCorporation said:

So they're using brushless DC motors as encoders like this? And simultaneously using them for mechaical feedback (i.e. turning knobs to match preset values)?  That's a good (expesive) idea, and I'd expect the lifespan of any half-decent brushless motor would be WAY beyond even a high quality pot or encoder.

 

EDIT: wrong link

edit again: 

From here

"The brushless drone motors use contactless optical sensors and are built to be extremely durable, with a lifetime rating in excess of 50 million cycles—500 times more than conventional potentiometers. "

yeah, if they have a good long lifespan, lot of potential there. Also curious about how much more involved/difficult repairs would be.

Edited August 21, 2023 by Taupe Beats

[TubularCorporation]

Interesting, I only knew about the hall effect kind.  Either way that sees like a much better option than conventional pots but I wonder how much different it is than optical or hall-effect encoders that are also contactless.

 

EDIT: those obviously don't have the advantage of also being motors, though.

I bet you could use drone motors as the basis for a nice DIY DJ controller.

Edited August 21, 2023 by TubularCorporation

[dcom]

One of my Torso T-1's plastic knobs broke (just the cap, not the pot); contacted Torso customer service, and they delivered a set of 8 spare knobs, free, DHL'd here in two days. I even said I had a second-hand unit, but they handled it regardless with 7/5 quality. Joy.

[auxien]

time for my yearly lusting for a Moog semi-modular/other semi-modular

[flacid]

They're a lot of fun. Great for live jamming. 

[Bubba69]

I was thinking about trying to buy something that could be a nice sound-module type of companion to my sequencer, so I can really dig in and learn it while I'm on vacation and make self-contained tracks. I have thought about getting a Jupiter Xm or an MC-707 as a multi-timbral/ self contained box that I can control externally, and that has drum tracks. A lot of their demos sound bad though (might just be the demos being demos). I don't really want to carry a mixer around either, so I'm avoiding setups with mixers.

I think what I might end up doing is use my analog four (that I'm trying, but failing, to sell) and hook my TR-6S into the audio inputs, and sequence it externally, but it would be nice to have a bit more polyphony. Last option would be to just sequence my daw externally, sounds stupid but I might do it.

 

EDIT: oh yeah, or the SH-4D, that is cheaper and more compact than the other roland stuff. Still, haven't loved how it sounds.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Bubba69

[TubularCorporation]

5 minutes ago, Bubba69 said:

sequence my daw externally

Actually that sounds pretty interesting.

[auxien]

2 hours ago, Bubba69 said:

a multi-timbral/ self contained box that I can control externally, and that has drum tracks

the SH-4D, that is cheaper and more compact than the other roland stuff. Still, haven't loved how it sounds.

yeah the SH-4d looks pretty good for something like that....but honestly there's so many things out rn that fall into that category of groovebox-style that it's just up to budget and taste. it sounds pretty interesting to my ears but not enough for me to have bought one....lol

2 hours ago, Bubba69 said:

I think what I might end up doing is use my analog four (that I'm trying, but failing, to sell) and hook my TR-6S into the audio inputs

plugging gear into gear for weird pairing/mixing is always a +1 from me. i've been doing shit like that for years, always end up somewhere unexpected (and often enough, pretty cool).

On 8/26/2023 at 11:09 AM, auxien said:

time for my yearly lusting for a Moog semi-modular/other semi-modular

i actually bit on a mostly/semi-modular piece of kit. haven't bought anything in a while, and for the price i got it for i can flip it at zero loss if i don't love it (or find myself down some stupid modular rabbithole. someone put me down if i do that, please)

[Bubba69]

I might actually just pick up a jv-880, they are incredibly cheap and seem kind of awesome

[TubularCorporation]

9 hours ago, Bubba69 said:

I might actually just pick up a jv-880, they are incredibly cheap and seem kind of awesome

Price went up, they're like $200-$300 now.  Still not bad but way more than last time I looked.  

[Bubba69]

3 hours ago, TubularCorporation said:

Price went up, they're like $200-$300 now.  Still not bad but way more than last time I looked.  

Yeah, and honestly at that price area there are a million other rompler rack unit options to consider, esoniq, yamaha, korg. I dunno what I actually want. Maybe none of the above. Easy to get software plugins for most of that stuff.

[TubularCorporation]

8 hours ago, Bubba69 said:

Yeah, and honestly at that price area there are a million other rompler rack unit options to consider, esoniq, yamaha, korg. I dunno what I actually want. Maybe none of the above. Easy to get software plugins for most of that stuff.

[Bubba69]

17 hours ago, TubularCorporation said:

looking these up and the modules are more expensive than the keyboard version. I guess that kind of makes sense.

[dcom]

 

Polyend Tracker Firmware 1.7.0

[TubularCorporation]

On 9/1/2023 at 1:02 PM, Bubba69 said:

looking these up and the modules are more expensive than the keyboard version. I guess that kind of makes sense.

Yeah it sucks what's happened to the prices.  I got one for around $30 shipped a few years ago, and that wasn't even through any effort - I jsut sorted lowest-first on eBay and bouth the cheapest one.  I think $125-$150 is about the highest price that seems reasonable unless you want to really make it the center of oyour sound (it's pretty distinctive but not super flexible or anything).

[Bubba69]

12 minutes ago, TubularCorporation said:

Yeah it sucks what's happened to the prices.  I got one for around $30 shipped a few years ago, and that wasn't even through any effort - I jsut sorted lowest-first on eBay and bouth the cheapest one.  I think $125-$150 is about the highest price that seems reasonable unless you want to really make it the center of oyour sound (it's pretty distinctive but not super flexible or anything).

I mostly just want to make music that sounds like the intro to forensic files.

[marf]

On 9/1/2023 at 1:02 PM, Bubba69 said:

looking these up and the modules are more expensive than the keyboard version. I guess that kind of makes sense.

 

 

This is an exact copy. 

Ive had both. The plug in sounds nicer, less grittier, I guess. But it's very very close. He sampled the entire library. 

https://www.nilsschneider.de/wp/nils-k1v/

Edited September 11, 2023 by marf

[xox]

Will clavia release a nord lead 5 or nord lead a2 already?! Im waiting for so long!!! …almost a decade now!

Okokok… half a decade actually

[TubularCorporation]

On 9/11/2023 at 11:33 AM, marf said:

 

 

This is an exact copy. 

Ive had both. The plug in sounds nicer, less grittier, I guess. But it's very very close. He sampled the entire library. 

https://www.nilsschneider.de/wp/nils-k1v/

Yeah, I've played with this, it's pretty good.  Definitely a good way to see if it's worth spending money on hardware now that the prices are inflating, if nothing else, and if you DO buy hardware then it's still a good patch editor.

[flacid]

On 5/31/2023 at 10:26 PM, flacid said:

The Monomachine is the only synth I've regretted selling. 

I bought one 

[psn]

I bought a mk2 and sold it when I found a mk2 with the plus drive at a good price.

[exitonly]

On 9/12/2023 at 12:13 PM, xox said:

Will clavia release a nord lead 5 or nord lead a2 already?! Im waiting for so long!!! …almost a decade now!

Okokok… half a decade actually

NMG3 plz. (i know it will never happen)

[flacid]

6 hours ago, psn said:

I bought a mk2 and sold it when I found a mk2 with the plus drive at a good price.

My one has a plus drive, what is the benefit? 

[xox]

17 minutes ago, flacid said:

My one has a plus drive, what is the benefit? 

more space/memory for presets

[Bubba69]

I would love to just borrow a monomachine for a few weeks to see what all the fuss is about. I've never had a chance to use one.