Balance Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Why the microbute? Mostly just for price or is there more to it that will give it more advantages in the long run? The MicroBrute has VCA functions which make it ideal for controlling modular, plus for less than the cost of say a Novation Impulse 49 you get a great little fully analogue monosynth that can be used for controller purposes as well. Yeah modular is expensive but if you find a good shop they should be able to do you a great Doepfer system for the cheap. Fr example though I'm cutting costs by going the low cost 9u Doperfer cas which here is S450-500AUD alone. that leaves me around $3700 for modules which sounds like a lot but really it'll be a good system only. When I add a full The harvestmen system then it'll be a great system. Wehn I then add a maybe a 500 series system when I'm famous and rocking Ibiza like Sven Vath (sarcasm BTW, sarcasm) it'll be awesome. Although if it means more gear I'll happily make commercial EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Thanks a lot guys, now I am so interested in this stuff but I know that I won't be able to get all of these toys for a while. Argh, it's torturing but it's awesome to see what folks can do with all of this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah it's so tempting to extend credit limit with bank and buy it all at once! I just bought a Moog Sub Phatty, MicroBrute (Preorder) & M-Audio Profire 2626. Next on the list in Feb next years is a pair of Adam a5x monitore. Then I have to choose between Prophet 12 or modular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I looked up some stuff on the Sub Phatty earlier this week, man does it sound good. I've been looking info and watching vids on several synths and there are just so much out there. The world of music is just amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Just heading out to pick up my Sub Phatty now. I'll let you know what I think and post a pic later. It's my first synth since 2000. Back then I needed money so I sold my roland collection to pay for a 3 year trip overseas (303, 909, 808 & a few keyboard synths). I miss them now but would never pay the amount they go for!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ya, those 303s/etc are seriously overpriced (in my own opinion). It would good if they remade them so that the prices would go down (hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It would good if they remade them so that the prices would go down (hopefully). http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 That's pretty cool, I'm definitely putting that on my list of things to check out. Have you tested it out? If you have, how is it? Edit: So I checked out some videos, man it's pretty good. There are some differences, but otherwise it's very similar to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Yes I have one, and I love it. It's close enough for me, and you can fine-tune it to your liking (at least you can if you build it yourself, as I did). There's a whole subforum at Adafruit dedicated to the x0xb0x, and people there have presented all sorts of mods in their endless quest to make it as exactly like a 303 as they can. If you'll forgive the spammy nature of this, you can check out one of my songs where I used it for the bass and two acid layers: https://soundcloud.com/veracohr/labyrinth-now-with-more-acid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 All I can say is Friday afternoon's are much better spent with a Moog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Yes I have one, and I love it. It's close enough for me, and you can fine-tune it to your liking (at least you can if you build it yourself, as I did). There's a whole subforum at Adafruit dedicated to the x0xb0x, and people there have presented all sorts of mods in their endless quest to make it as exactly like a 303 as they can. If you'll forgive the spammy nature of this, you can check out one of my songs where I used it for the bass and two acid layers: https://soundcloud.com/veracohr/labyrinth-now-with-more-acid I don't mind you posting your song at all. I really enjoyed that song. Great job on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 All I can say is Friday afternoon's are much better spent with a Moog I'm guessing you are playing around with it. I can't wait to get my paycheck and then get a synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Modular sex all around. Video has me and some friends fucking around with our gear. You hear a drone commander, mashine, a jp8000, and my eurorack modules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Needs more lights, hahaha. Looks pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 https://soundcloud.com/panoptes/live-improv-session Heres a clip from the improv session that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sounds pretty nice. Gosh, I'm just so excited to get my synthesizer and mess around with it for the rest of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Looks good & sounds great! My realization was that for what I needed to spend on modular I can get a couple of nice synths, audio input device, mixing desk, monitors & some acoustical gear for my new studio space to get the sound nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 My realization was that for what I needed to spend on modular I can get a couple of nice synths, audio input device, mixing desk, monitors & some acoustical gear for my new studio space to get the sound nice. I know what you mean. I got my JP8000 used for $400 and it an amazing piece of equipment. Its one of my best buys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yeah they go for way too much second hanbd in Austrlia. It's madness. I'm trying to decide if I should go a Nord Lead 1 for $500 or a Novation Supernova rack for $800. Actually I have sent the seller a request for noth for $1100 but no response since last night. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 How long have you guys been involved with synthesizers? I'm only aware of one other person who is works with them, and he has been playing around with them for 5-7 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm going on year 5 i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 About 14 years, although the first couple years my only keyboard might not entirely qualify as a synthesizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 right my first couple years lacked much direction and understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desysko Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thank God for Black Friday/Cyper-Monday. These sales have been pretty good, definitely gonna buy something this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 On & off for the last 18 years. I sold off all my retro ones last year to help pay off my mortgage. Now I can buy some neo anologue ones. I don't miss the old ones, even though I had 2 303's, an 808 & 909. I got $12K for those alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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