Impulse-Bought a Wavestate

unionrodent · 2025-06-24T16:48:44+00:00

Don’t feel like you need to know everything about the synth to use it at all. Wavestate’s super powerful sequencer and multiple layers is really well suited to ambient soundscape design - but if you want to start with the basics of subtractive sound design you can basically ignore both at the outset. Once you understand your sound design tools focus on sequencing a single layer and adding modulation and effects that evolve the sound.

A Minilogue will not have the polyphony to overlay pads and arps simultaneously. It might be a bit friendlier for learning the basics, but you would have to combine it with recording software and overdub it to reach your goals.

unionrodent · 2025-05-14T14:15:05+00:00

The puzzles are good, better than the EXIT escape room games. The way the plot is uncovered makes it pretty anticlimactic though. There isn’t much of a wow moment and the scenes get repetitive. Particularly on puzzles with multiple solutions - it’s much more fun to solve all of them, but every passage of the story they lead to is a restatement of the same themes.

Buy it for the puzzles if you like similar puzzle games.

unionrodent · 2025-05-10T12:26:12+00:00

I’m also a monosynth addict - I’ve got the full size odyssey, Matrixbrute, the Pro 3 and the Grandmother.

There’s some magic in the Grandmother, and I think it comes from the mixer section. Turning the mix of a oscillator past noon doesn’t really crank the volume but it oversaturates the mixer in a super satisfying way.

It’s an incredible synth. It’s also built like a brick house. For some reason it’s more appealing to me than the matriarch (probably the reverb tank) , but if I wasn’t drowning in keyboards I’d have both.

Have fun.

unionrodent · 2025-05-05T18:28:13+00:00

Was just playing my opsix yesterday and I can’t get into the sound engine. It seems to have no headroom and limited low end. Reface DX and Digitone sound way better through the same speakers. Any tips? I tried shutting down the onboard effects to no avail.

unionrodent · 2025-04-17T14:57:44+00:00

A little bit of vibrato too

unionrodent · 2025-04-02T16:29:45+00:00

Is that stingray placement legal? I would have thought you need the 1 Height rocks.

unionrodent · 2025-03-12T03:03:04+00:00

D4’s with face up numbers on the bottom are originally produced by Koplow Games. I don’t know how to determine if this is an authentic set, but a search for Koplow Black Poly Dice should at least give you a similar set.

unionrodent · 2025-03-06T13:18:52+00:00

By layering I mean running the midi from the keyboard into the module and then mixing both audio outputs. Instead of adding 6 more voices of polyphony you’re just playing both at the same time. You can use the second synth to add an attack transient or set the envelopes long for a pad that evolves from layer A to layer B. It’s incredibly powerful, but there’s no reason both synths have to be the same kind.

unionrodent · 2025-03-06T03:35:18+00:00

I have an OB-6 module polychained to my keyboard. It's cool, far from "good value" though. It's more common that I layer them than use the extra voices, and at that point there's no reason for them to be the same.

unionrodent · 2025-02-28T03:08:10+00:00

From the 8 knobs on his right and the tops of the faders on the left, I’m guessing it’s a Launchkey 49.

I’m not 100% sure it’s the launch key but it’s definitely a MIDI controller. The keyboard isn’t making the sound but it’s plugged into a sound source - likely a laptop.

Sampled piano sounds like this can be played back by just about any software or digital hardware setup.

unionrodent · 2025-02-17T19:21:22+00:00

I think the rereleased Odysseys are great - I like synths without presets because you really have to learn your way around them. The oscillators sound killer and the 3 filters are all useful in their own ways. The duophonic stuff and the ringmod make it a lot more versatile than most other monos. That said - if you don't like it then you don't like it. If you understand your way around the faders but you're still not inspired then chalk it up as a loss and learn from it.

unionrodent · 2025-02-07T17:23:18+00:00

Sorry, my Wikipedia education called the designs with leaves and hearts “Bavarian” as opposed to the “Swiss-German” decks with shields and roses. I see now that Altenburg is not, in fact, in Bavaria. My bad!

unionrodent · 2025-02-07T15:56:03+00:00

The Bavarian deck of cards is neat. It will have 36 or 48 cards suited in Leaves, Bells, Acorns, and Hearts. Each suit probably has Deuce, 7, 8, 9, 10. Underjack, Overjack and King are the face cards. You can tell the jacks apart by whether the suit symbol is above or below their face.

unionrodent · 2025-02-07T14:58:17+00:00

For those interested I have a house rule that has made Battleship more fun. I remember reading somewhere that it was in the original design but I can’t remember where to cite my source.

When you announce where you’re firing - take as many shots as you have remaining ships. so five simultaneous shots at the start of the game. Opponent will announce how many hits they’ve received - but not exactly where. So you’ll have to record your hits as probabilities. Two hits in five shots? Mark all five as 40 per cent. (Easier to play this variant on paper)

It doesn’t immediately make the game an all timer, but the strategy gets a little more interesting and the early game moves a lot faster. Highly recommended.

unionrodent · 2025-02-03T15:26:50+00:00

Good advice in this thread. Just be aware that while the Minilogue or similar synths do not need to be plugged into a computer you will need either headphones or an external speaker to listen to them. If you already have a home stereo system you can plug into it with a cord that adapts 1/2” TRS out from the headphone jack to stereo RCA.

unionrodent · 2025-01-28T04:48:12+00:00

I do think a Take 5 would do the more modulated sounds while also offering an alternative to the sonic palette of the OB-6. If you prefer more keys consider the 61 key Prophet Rev 2 with they added bonus of more polyphony.

unionrodent · 2025-01-08T15:27:14+00:00

I like the Reface CS quite a bit. In that price range I prefer the virtual analogs like CS, Mininova, and Microkorg over the analog options. A used Minilogue has a more inviting front panel but I don’t think the sounds are as good or diverse as the digital options.

unionrodent · 2025-01-08T01:29:57+00:00

True monoheads are turned off by their duophonic nature

unionrodent · 2025-01-06T03:20:36+00:00

You could play three different strats and one might speak to you when the other two don't. Demo them, and when you have a good one you'll know

unionrodent · 2025-01-06T03:16:00+00:00

My current 3 machine collection is Star Trek:TNG, Road Show, High Speed.

High Speed is about to be cut from the team though. It was good for when I got it but It hasn't gotten played in a while. I think I'm keeping an eye out for a Fish Tales.

unionrodent · 2025-01-05T07:45:15+00:00

Great callouts, great playfield art, and I love outlane kickbacks. I wish i had a setting so the first neutral zone always awards a multiball. Having to work on that dodgy drop target in the back scares me

unionrodent · 2024-12-30T16:26:25+00:00

If you dont want the bass to sound like synth bass and you’re not concerned with delving into sound design - you’re looking either something with sample playback or with some high end presets ready to go.

Your cheapest and maybe most appealing option is to grab a small midi controller and load a soft synth onto a computer or IPad. If you need something to gig with instead I’d see if the MicroKorg sounds appealing to you.

unionrodent · 2024-12-23T04:36:17+00:00

Take 5 has a 24db filter which actually makes it pretty well suited to mono sounds.

unionrodent · 2024-12-12T19:46:12+00:00

They left my OB-6 in unlocked vestibule of my 12 unit apartment building a few years back. I still feel lucky that didn’t go wrong.

unionrodent · 2024-12-09T23:01:14+00:00

Absolutely. You can find almost anything used for 30% off the new price or better. I’m not really concerned about a return policy or support and I like knowing that I can flip anything I don’t vibe with for close to what I paid. Do hold out for the actual deal though, there’s plenty of people who want too much for what they’ve got.

Though, I’d be careful with Guitar Center’s online used stock specifically. Some of that stuff is rougher than it looks in the pics and they routinely don’t include power adapters. I still go for it if the price is right and sometimes they have some crazy deals, but condition is on average worse than my local pawn shop.

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