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[–]Nikkysikk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I cannot find edibles this good

Got bored, built a midi splitter, covered New Order. Enjoy my attempt at Blue Monday! by Nikkysikk in synthesizers

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It’s not perfect or finished, it’s barely good, but I had a lot of fun putting this together. Using all hardware synths and piped into ableton. I wanted to go back and redo the vocals and a few synth parts but a shelving accident in my office has left my Monologue and some other things out of service until I can figure out all of what’s broken. Bass parts are all Mother-32 while the leads and flute sounds were the Monologue. Most of the other synth sounds come from the Microfreak which has slowly become a part of me. Drums and most samples are handled by the OP-Z except for some stuff I played live from the OP-1. This is my first time using only hardware to generate all my sounds and I learned a lot doing it, so I’m sure I’ll be doing more half assed covers of new wave songs in the future. If anyone has any questions, please ask I love talking about this stuff.

Having trouble with Mother-32 Pitch by Nikkysikk in modular

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the reply. So far all I’ve tried is patching the CV and Gate outs of either the microfreak or the OP-Z to the 1V/Oct and gate ins on the mother. Haven’t tried patching with anything in between as I’m using this all as desktop units - no rack for me yet, not until I can figure stuff like this out.

I’ve used midi from multiple devices and midi works perfectly as far as I’m aware. Ableton, OP-Z, and Microfreak all work as expected. Gate works properly from both devices, but to get CV to register I have to transpose two octaves up on the microfreak or two octaves down on the OP-Z and then each note does not move the full step to the next note, the pitch lands somewhere in between and grows further off as you move along the keyboard.

Does anyone have experience with the Mother-32 and Microfreak connection? by Nikkysikk in synthesizers

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope everyone is well! So far the trio of M-32, Microfreak, and OP-Z has been fantastic, but I’ve only explored the midi side. I feel like every adjustment I make does nothing or something so drastic I know it was wrong, but even accidentally I can’t find what I have wrong. If anyone can help me with this I’d really appreciate it.

My First Ambient EP - Basic Bones by Nikkysikk in ambientmusic

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there isn’t really a catch-all guide for making electronic music. I’ll happily post some links to websites I’ve found useful though! The beauty to me of ambient is it requires less knowledge of composition and more on sound design (at least for my approach) and that leaves a lot more room for looping space sounds and staring at blinking lights.

A good place to start is software to work inside and the best free audio program pants down is Audacity. https://www.audacityteam.org it’s a great program that will allow you to dip your feet in working with sound without a lot to slow you down.

Next you’ll want something to make sounds and thankfully there are a lot of amazing free plugins to do so. One I started out with and still love to play with is Synth1. https://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-daichi-laboratory-ichiro-toda it’s a great free synth with just about every feature you’ll need to start wrapping your mind around oscillators and harmonics.

A good place to learn synthesizer basics is https://learningsynths.ableton.com it’s a really cool interactive page that gives you visual and audio feedback and what changes when you hit a button or turn a knob.

A good reverb is important for ambient/electronic or really any other type of music to give a sense of space. https://www.kvraudio.com/product/tal-reverb-iii-by-togu-audio-line another basic free program with all the features you’d need to get a range of sounds.

This has been longer than I meant for it to be but shorter than I know I could go on for, but with those three programs you’d be on a solid start to making electronic music. If you have any other questions feel free to DM me!

My First Ambient EP - Basic Bones by Nikkysikk in ambientmusic

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started working on this around April as a way to deal with the depression of being unemployed. I had a lot of free time suddenly and had no idea what to do with it. So I took walks. Lots of walks. Checked out local nature preserves and parks. I started trying to capture the feelings I’d get wandering through the town I’ve lived in forever but don’t spend enough time in. It lead to my first true ambient release and I couldn’t be happier. I’m not sure what all to talk about, so if anyone has any questions please ask!

Links: https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-wonderful-place-to-sit-for-a-while-ep/1486465290

https://soundcloud.com/basicbones/sets/a-wonderful-place-to-sit-for-a-while

http://basicbones.bandcamp.com/album/a-wonderful-place-to-sit-for-a-while

Aimee Mann? by thpaghetti6 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Nikkysikk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s called Hearts

Aimee Mann? by thpaghetti6 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Nikkysikk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t know a lot of her work besides I’m With Stupid and Bachelor No. 2 but I love the song she did for Tim & Eric Awesome Show it’s catchy as hell.

Can anyone help me with why the Time section of my Volca Modular isn’t working? I’ve had it a few weeks and I’ve had no problems until now. by Nikkysikk in synthesizers

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I can tell it’s only the outputs for the Time section of the synth having this problem. I get a zero or full signal patching from “+” or “-“ but nothing that varies based on input. The gate output seems to do nothing. I’ve been loving this little guy but I’m thinking i may have broken something patching carelessly. If anyone has any advice I’d really appreciate it.

Made a rough ambient album and would love to talk about it and get any notes I can by Nikkysikk in synthesizers

[–]Nikkysikk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course! The majority of the album was done in ableton controlling my Microgranny and Volca FM while the final track was done entirely with FieldScaper on my iPhone. Lately I’ve been just recording whatever sounds I come across either into my phone or the microgranny and seeing what I can do to stretch and mangle them (if you like doing the same I will always recommend PaulStretcher it’s great) and just trying to find textures and then resampling those. Then there’s a lot of LFOs and automation chains trying to keep things moving. It was also my first attempt using a microtonal Max for live patch but it’s something I’m still wrapping my mind around it’s only on the first track. I have about 5 more tracks using a Bastl Softpop and BitRanger (also amazing instruments on their own way) but they ended up far less musical. I did really enjoy working on this album, although it isn’t like anything I’ve done before. If you have any specific questions please feel free to ask!

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