sweepstakes 68 Posted February 12, 2017 Had a little jam with mine yesterday at a friend's place. He was playing on an electribe and his other friend was playing with a volca. Everyone, myself included, was blown away at not only the low-end but also the range and quality out of this thing. I was also shocked at how much precision this one has over the PO-12 (the only one I have to compare it to). The parameter lock system makes basslines and melodies a real possibility. Also the parameter transitions are buttery smooth. You can just about make a full track with this one, certainly if you add a volca or two. Looking forward to the ice melting off the sidewalks so I can walk/bus to work again, just to have an excuse to play with this thing twice a day. If this had a switchable backlight and a MIDI input, and maybe another bank of patterns, it would be pretty much perfect. If TE released a deluxe version with these features in a slightly bigger form factor, they'd sell as fast as they could make them. Really hoping to see the sampler version of this soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) both my submissions for the most idm comp this year feature microtonic and the po-32, hope they get in.. I love the po:'s but this one beats all of the others by far edit: the 24 has the best sequencer imo you can use the effects outside of play mode! which is really cool... protip for the 32 - if you double click a sound it mutes it! Edited February 12, 2017 by MIXL2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) wouldn't let me edit: I'm sure with a bit of basic soldering and electronics knowledge you could make it understand midi! Edited February 12, 2017 by MIXL2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweepstakes 68 Posted February 13, 2017 the 24 has the best sequencer imo you can use the effects outside of play mode! which is really cool... protip for the 32 - if you double click a sound it mutes it! I know you can hold down a sound button to mute its column's synth voice but double clicking doesn't seem to do anything? Would be a cool trick if I could figure out how to do it. Also from what I've read the 24 seems to be really similar to the 12 except it has a solo feature. That's pretty cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) ok the holding down it is! seemed to remember it was double pressing, sorry! edit: the 24 has the same parameter lock features as the 32, and a couple of sweet melodic sounds.. but yeah 32 beats both 24 and 12 in the end also, you say you want a sampler but you don't really need one imo considering you can synthesise almost anything with microtonic! Edited February 13, 2017 by MIXL2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) holy shit sound+button solos an instrument!! edit: and you can write parameter locks while in solo! (write+sound+button+turning knobs) THIS is the deluxe PO! Edited February 13, 2017 by MIXL2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kausto 6 Posted February 13, 2017 Damn. I need one too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweepstakes 68 Posted February 13, 2017 ok the holding down it is! seemed to remember it was double pressing, sorry! edit: the 24 has the same parameter lock features as the 32, and a couple of sweet melodic sounds.. but yeah 32 beats both 24 and 12 in the end also, you say you want a sampler but you don't really need one imo considering you can synthesise almost anything with microtonic! No worries! Things I can't synthesize with Microtonic: - Funk records - Kung fu movie sound fx - Old anime sound fx (actually that's not necessarily true - see preset #4!) - Bad sci-fi dialog - Field recordings - FX feedback loop jam sessions - Chord stabs But that's cool! I've got other samplers, just none anywhere near as cute as a PO. holy shit sound+button solos an instrument!! edit: and you can write parameter locks while in solo! (write+sound+button+turning knobs) THIS is the deluxe PO! Ooh good tip... will try in a sec... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 13, 2017 you can do all that with post filtering! the correct order of buttons is sound+button+write+turing knobs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweepstakes 68 Posted February 13, 2017 Solo trick is nice! That led me to find another one - acc+button = preview accented sound. I guess that probably should have been obvious, ha. Nice to know, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juiceciuj 9 Posted February 13, 2017 i can't help myself. i just keep turning the drive up and now half of my kit is suuuper dirty o_O have you guys messed with the morph feature much? it's a bit hard for me to grasp fully but in essence it can allow you to have two completely different sounds per patch and then a middle ground that is essentially a combination of those two patches (3rd patch) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweepstakes 68 Posted February 13, 2017 have you guys messed with the morph feature much? it's a bit hard for me to grasp fully but in essence it can allow you to have two completely different sounds per patch and then a middle ground that is essentially a combination of those two patches (3rd patch) Yep :) It's a brilliant feature because it effectively makes that second knob do whatever you want. I like it a lot on that snare preset where it goes from a short little pop to a nice "reverb" tail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kausto 6 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Don't forget about scripting stuff inside microtonic. You can produce pretty wild stuff with 'em and then use this with PO. There are some useful scripts on sonic charge forum. http://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/212-extra-scripts-for-microtonic-by-mdk http://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/54-first-script-package-for-microtonic Edited February 13, 2017 by telefunken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIXL2 291 Posted February 13, 2017 yeah this is so much more than its worth! love TE... I'm currently studing engineering physics, would love to work for them in the future! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auditor 4 Posted May 16, 2017 Just ordered one of these off ebay because I have a vacation coming up and I want a toy to bring with me. Very xcite! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
