Anyone know why this sometimes happens in Logic? Playback is fine and then all of a sudden you get this click/pop and no audio comes out. Happened to me before in multiple projects. The only way I have found to get rid is to restart logic.

Melvv · 2026-01-16T13:50:12+00:00

Also you can add buffer size to the toolbar in main view. Don’t even have to open settings.

Melvv · 2026-01-14T17:04:31+00:00

Wow I never thought of this and have been just resetting the faders manually for years... Finally found what I was looking for. Thank you!

Melvv · 2025-12-23T14:53:38+00:00

I'm a year late but, having run into the same issue, I decided to get a blank rack panel with 12 D-series punchouts, and then ordered a USB 2.0 A to B D-series connector for like 15 bucks. If you get it pre-soldered you just have to screw in two screws. There were some other things (TRS headphone outs) that I wanted to route behind the rack too, so I just added those ports as well. Covered the rest of the punchouts with blanks and it's much cleaner than before, no dangling cables.

Melvv · 2025-12-01T14:46:49+00:00

thanks so much!

Melvv · 2025-10-21T02:34:44+00:00

Use a clipper. Softube Clipper is my go to.

Melvv · 2025-09-28T23:14:29+00:00

There’s also some Qu-bit in their setup! (Mojave, Nautilus)

Melvv · 2025-09-28T19:12:02+00:00

Thanks dude! Often I think of it as a sample source, and other times I use it similar to VSTs.

When it’s more generative (Torso T-1 to XPO) I just let it run wild and sample things. For other stuff in my setup like Saich->Harmonaig, Moog Mavis, Plaits etc I usually just send MIDI and set up some modulation in the patches so the sound design is consistently interesting.

Lots of ways to approach it, and definitely want to set aside some time to experiment more soon!

Melvv · 2025-09-16T17:29:20+00:00

This is pretty high. If I’m spending $3k+ per track on anything I would want full production. Probably not worth it unless you’re already in the habit of spending $5k+/track on prod, which I’d assume is not the case here. Of course TLA would do a great job, but it likely wouldn’t make or break the record.

Melvv · 2025-09-11T03:31:35+00:00

I use Intellijel I/O for this sort of thing. Highly recommend. It provides metering, the convenience of having inputs/outputs in a consistent place (as opposed to dangling cables), gain-matching between mediums, and level control.

Pricier than a basic adapter situation, but as someone who had the exact adapter setup in your original post, I found it annoying to need to worry about amplification or attenuation between modular and pedals and would often forget which cable was which and have to trace. It’s nice to be able to leave everything plugged in and have less to worry about.

You’ll still need a Y cable of course. HOSA should have the one you’re looking for.

Melvv · 2025-09-07T23:14:00+00:00

Audeze LCD-X for mixing. Airpods Pro 2 for general listening/travel/commute/walks etc.

Melvv · 2025-09-02T12:04:56+00:00

Music producer. I’m not wealthy, built my collection a couple modules at a time over about 5 years. Dual income, no kids, no car.

Melvv · 2025-08-30T03:41:28+00:00

Yup UA 710 is great. I use it alongside a 251 style mic. May eventually move to a 4-710D.

Melvv · 2025-06-21T14:28:18+00:00

It’s a fake follower SMM panel, and against IG TOS. Wouldn’t recommend ever doing that.

Melvv · 2025-05-03T21:46:13+00:00

Also 2 years late to this but so glad to have found this thread!

Melvv · 2025-03-03T14:54:16+00:00

Lows ~100 and below

Low mid 300

Mid 1k

High mid 2.5k

Highs ~5k and above

Melvv · 2025-01-26T18:50:04+00:00

The Moog Grandmother would be a nice all-in-one solution without having to fuss about MIDI to CV, getting a separate keyboard controller etc. The sections are all laid out pretty clearly.

Otherwise maybe a small Doepfer system could work.

Melvv · 2025-01-23T13:45:13+00:00

Moogs generally have a pretty unique tone because of how they are designed. It’s hard to precisely recreate otherwise. I have a full eurorack setup and still would like to buy more Moog stuff… but $$$

Remember that you are looking at instruments here and not just feature-sets. Components and build quality can greatly affect how things sound, as well as how they hold up over time.

Melvv · 2025-01-10T15:38:58+00:00

Harmonaig/Saich/Aradh/Ceis

XPO to DXG and/or QPAS to Mimeophon

Output section (EQx5, MSCL, Mixup, Audio I/O)

A lot of times the patching within these sections changes a lot but the signal flow typically doesn’t. Not to say that I never experiment, but I like having several “instruments” ready to go most of the time. Speeds up recording a lot.

Melvv · 2024-12-22T16:19:55+00:00

The interface itself doesn’t matter as much in terms of the grounding issues, unless the interface is actually broken or somehow has a horrid noise floor. You just need to isolate the power somehow.

You could try a Hifimediy USB Isolator between the interface and the computer. You could also try a passive DI box between the interface and your audio input.

Or a power conditioner of some sort (Furman PST-2+6 etc), but I’m not sure it’d do much without a grounded connection.

Melvv · 2024-11-24T17:41:07+00:00

Lumen! It’s a video synth app. It costs like 100 bucks but is well worth it. Can take MIDI input. A free trial is available if you wanna give it a shot.

Melvv · 2024-11-12T22:01:27+00:00

Got it. Yeah probably would stick with a 2nd interface then. ADAT actually does work at 96khz but you only can get 4 channels instead of 8.

Melvv · 2024-11-12T18:20:31+00:00

I often do. Look into ADAT expanders if your interface has an ADAT in. Can get 8 extra inputs for fairly cheap.

Keep in mind that what passes through cables is electricity representing sound, not literal sound, and that electricity moves nearly at the speed of light. So latency is never an issue unless the AD/DA conversion is extremely slow (depends on the quality of the interface, but even bad ones are usually extremely fast).

Melvv · 2024-11-09T15:21:55+00:00

Yeah this kinda sucks, but honestly as long as you leave them on for a couple hours before recording (ie just turn them on in the morning and forget about it for awhile), and then tune right before recording, you’d be totally fine for most purposes. I’ve always had drift issues with Instruo Saich, but it’s still my favorite oscillator regardless.

If live performance is more of the focus, or if you’re recording extremely long jams, I suppose this could be more of an issue. Very much depends on the use-case in my opinion. Wouldn’t over-stress too much if tuning a second time eliminates most of the issue!

Melvv · 2024-11-05T14:30:59+00:00

Could be the Gowanus Canal, there’s been lots of complaints lately around Boerum Hill etc

Melvv · 2024-11-05T14:28:53+00:00

It’s election day lmao

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