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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
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I dunno, to me it seems like there's a lot going on and it has potential. I'd like to see a real walkthrough of it rather than a quick demo -- I feel like with complex oscillators (and this kind of counts as that, even though it's not the traditional Buchla style architecture) you can't just dial stuff in at random but a lot of demos seem to be made that way.
Lacking that kind of in-depth walkthrough I wouldn't buy it because it's too hard to tell, I just have a feeling.
- Mar 8, 2011
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That sounded neat
I hear you there! I always loved the look of Xaoc stuff and wanted to buy in at some point. The only thing I’ve ever purchased from them is the Zadar, which so far I find prettty underwhelming :/
I read a lot about people selling stuff and then buying it again later. I'd never done that before; I'm usually super clear on that sort of thing.
But I wanted some stereo distortion for my Super 6, I didn't want to tie up my H9, and didn't like the HX Stomp so much. So, I ordered a blemish Aftershock, after selling one less than a year ago. It works perfectly. So I guess I'm that guy now.
I always want spectral stuff to sound cooler than it does (to me). Except for TimeFreezer. That sounds as cool as it is.
@dukeorock -- I also found Zadar underwhelming. It's simple and yet I never found it fun to tweak. I think I prefer rolling my own complex modulation.
But I wanted some stereo distortion for my Super 6, I didn't want to tie up my H9, and didn't like the HX Stomp so much. So, I ordered a blemish Aftershock, after selling one less than a year ago. It works perfectly. So I guess I'm that guy now.
I always want spectral stuff to sound cooler than it does (to me). Except for TimeFreezer. That sounds as cool as it is.
@dukeorock -- I also found Zadar underwhelming. It's simple and yet I never found it fun to tweak. I think I prefer rolling my own complex modulation.
Although I will say that it's not nearly as exciting as the stuff yall are posting around here lately.
But it's pretty cool, kinda like if the EHX Superego sounded a bit clearer with better responsiveness.
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Pams was one of the very first modules I bought (along with its midi expander), but I gotta say I’ve never dug too deep with it. I just use it for clocking and occasionally for LFO’s. It’s also typically my master clock in systems. I should go back to school with that thing as there’s so much I’m sure I’m missing out on
I think I'm one of the few modular nerds who doesn't like Pam. I just found it didn't suit my needs -- everything it does is based around a master clock (preferably one it generates itself because it can have issues syncing to external gear from what I've read). But I wanted something more freeform, with individual, separate functions. E.g. taking one rhythmic pattern and using that to drive a divider or a Euclidean pattern to generate accents, or polyrhythmic asymmetrical stuff. Or running it from a swinging or stuttering clock.
(I also thought Pam could use a friendlier menu system... maybe a dedicated "back" button, or a two-encoder scheme or something like that.)
From there I tried Rebel Technology's two Euclidean modules, but with those, you're dialing in the length and beat count with analog pots, not necessarily lining up with the panel graphics, and you'd have to count it out to make sure you had the setting you were looking for. I almost got Euclidean Circles, but then happened to see something about Monome Teletype and went that way instead.
I'm a software developer, and though in the past I have dabbled a little in writing VST plugins I find I don't generally want to write code as a hobby or a creative project (stuff like Max, CSound, PD, etc.). But writing a couple of lines of short script code to make the clock multiplier or fancy trigger sequencer of my dreams is fine.
(I also thought Pam could use a friendlier menu system... maybe a dedicated "back" button, or a two-encoder scheme or something like that.)
From there I tried Rebel Technology's two Euclidean modules, but with those, you're dialing in the length and beat count with analog pots, not necessarily lining up with the panel graphics, and you'd have to count it out to make sure you had the setting you were looking for. I almost got Euclidean Circles, but then happened to see something about Monome Teletype and went that way instead.
I'm a software developer, and though in the past I have dabbled a little in writing VST plugins I find I don't generally want to write code as a hobby or a creative project (stuff like Max, CSound, PD, etc.). But writing a couple of lines of short script code to make the clock multiplier or fancy trigger sequencer of my dreams is fine.
I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but figured I'd ask just in case:
Do any of you synth aficionados use traditional hardware MIDI sound modules, e.g., stuff that was the mainstay of every MI store's keyboard department in the late 1980s/early 1990s?
I only ask because I'm about to (try to) unload a small handful of old skool samplers, ROMplers, and tone generators in the Classifieds, and figured I'd give anyone here a heads up if interested.
Do any of you synth aficionados use traditional hardware MIDI sound modules, e.g., stuff that was the mainstay of every MI store's keyboard department in the late 1980s/early 1990s?
I only ask because I'm about to (try to) unload a small handful of old skool samplers, ROMplers, and tone generators in the Classifieds, and figured I'd give anyone here a heads up if interested.
hope you get that $, get that C.R.E.A.M ( sorry 25 years of wu tang clan over here)
I don't personally, but depending on the item, prices on some of that gear have gone up a fair bit in recent years. Chances are, somebody out there is going to want it.
No such luck. Closest thing to that I have is an Akai S2000...which isn't really "close" to an MPC at all.
i haven't had pam's long enough to be disillusioned yet. so far it's been useful. i have less a problem with the clock issue than you, but 1) i'm not super-intent on things being clocked precisely, 2) mostly i just mess with things until i like the sound and i like the fact that it doesn't rely on an external clock to do its thing (as opposed to the clep diaz, for instance), and 3) i like using it to subvert sequencers by hitting their mod cv inputs.
tbh, the main thing i don't like about modular stuff is all the reliance on locking clocks (i like having asynchronous clock/lfo action). i assume part of it is intrinsic and part of it is driven by the music most people do with it.
i know what you mean about the button pushing, but i do like the size, so i can deal with the trade-off.
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You’re coolness level just dropped for the rest of the week.
offense: posting chip tunes
second offense we will not be as lenient.
You’re coolness level just dropped for the rest of the week.
offense: posting chip tunes
second offense we will not be as lenient.
So when temperature drops it gets colder. So does that mean my coolness is cooler than it was, or is this a double negative thing? I’m trying to figure out which function in my logic module to use to solve this problem.
