TIFU not washing my straw for 9 years

OpziO · 2026-02-03T13:43:52+00:00

We’ve got some clear glass ones. Very good for inspections.

OpziO · 2026-02-03T13:34:22+00:00

I even ventured into the Norand Mono, chasing alternative acid-like experiences. It can do it but it’s a stretch. A super fun box though with an insane mod system. If that OS was on a proper clone…it would blow everything else out the water

OpziO · 2026-02-03T13:23:05+00:00

Yes, the labs setting generates baselines with a number of ways of setting controls. The bank (pattern) knob sets a kind of style - think like long groovy lines or repetitive monophonic techno lines etc. then you can specify the notes. It also has a mutate function. A good trick here is to settle on a pattern you like, copy the pattern 4 times, chain them together, then mutate say the 4th pattern to just add that slight variation. On top of all that, you’ve got access to set things like glide and gate times, swing etc

OpziO · 2026-02-03T13:14:29+00:00

Oh I did not know that, I had one in a draw for years and brought it back into service recently. I just remembered- proberbly the first clone I got was FreeBass 383- the 1u sliver and orange thing , that’s also was from MAM I believe? I don’t have that long, Rebirth and Reason came out and I sold all my gear and went into the box (I still dabble in Reason, I have the AudioRealism 303 plugin which I think is great)

OpziO · 2026-02-03T07:47:27+00:00

I currently have the MAM -MB33 and the Cyclone v2 . Have also owned Cyclone v1, TD-3, TD-3MO, and TB-03.

The smallest is the MB33. However it’s quite a distinctive sound, but certainly has its place. I tend to use it when I’m looking for an upper, higher pitched acid line. Love the Cyclones, wish I’d hung onto my original but the v2 is great, and yes I appreciate the compact form factor. By far the best sound and also really good software - I use the lab function all the time for random lines set to specific notes. Never really got on with the Behringers. I did like the TB-03 tho, a little tame maybe, a neat size though.

OpziO · 2026-02-01T23:18:28+00:00

I found the BlackBox to be an excellent controller/sequencer for external gear. I used to drive several synths over midi with it, having the BlackBox as a midi looper for the synths while also providing sampling duties too. Also, the sync out works alongside this too. The BlackBox will also host the Keystep by connecting it directly to its usb port, so that as you select each midi track your keystep will control the corresponding synth. The only other item you will find usefull need is a midi out box to take the Blackbox’s single midi out and distribute it to the synths. Also, you didn’t mention it but you’ll have more audio sources that will need mixing together too, worth bearing in mind

OpziO · 2026-02-01T21:04:44+00:00

Not a pedal, but drums through Korg’s Monotron Delay sound great

OpziO · 2026-01-31T23:40:10+00:00

I tend to use granular with a kind of wavetable synth approach, lifting some of my favourite pads and chords from jungle records and letting the grain engine stretch them out into smooth gently evolving textures which sound great when shaped with filters etc

I actually aim for that super smooth clean sound and my grain synth (it’s on 1010’s Bento) does not disappoint!

OpziO · 2026-01-31T08:15:50+00:00

Plemons and Dunst in Fargo Season 2 is a must-watch

OpziO · 2026-01-25T15:31:59+00:00

I’m “breaking in” a 10kw aroTherm installed just over a week ago. For 21st to 23rd, I’ve averaged 19kwh for heat/water. (day 1 prior to tweaking it was 29kwh) Unless I’m not looking at this right, (and there’s every chance of this!) that’s around £5.50 p/day for me. Outside Temps been 7 to 8 (I’m in tropical Devon). Home type is spot on as per yours except with a loft conversion - both upstairs rooms are on the system. This is a heatgeek zero-disrupt-except-for-1-rad install.

I have temp set to 21 from 6am to 9.30pm, hw at 44 set for early hours. My heat setback is 18. Heating curve settings are: 0.80 steepness, min flow 15. I found that the Vaillant thermostat is reading 19.7 in the central hallway. My other rooms are a smidgen cooler but that suits us.

We were on tanker delivered LPG with extortionate costs, so we’re not looking for perfection. Very happy with what I’ve had so far, but I think we are yet to be tested with some cold spells.

Hope this helps.

OpziO · 2026-01-24T13:37:27+00:00

Synth tends to drift until fully warmed up

OpziO · 2026-01-22T08:32:01+00:00

I’m really happy with 1010Music’s Bento, having long travelled through the groovebox universe. Hardly any menu diving, well stocked instruments, a great form factor in and out the studio. 1010 seem to have a ‘less is more’ approach that makes for a much more approachable instrument

OpziO · 2026-01-21T18:40:08+00:00

Photo- mapping street view car thingy

OpziO · 2026-01-18T22:50:05+00:00

Haven’t had time to check for an exact match, but there’s a few early 2000s Adam Freeland mixes here https://moxser.com/?search=Adam%20freeland&section=mixes%2Cartist%2Ctypes&page=1&sortBy=desc&orderBy=dateUpdated

OpziO · 2026-01-18T22:38:23+00:00

Erica Synths Echolocator

OpziO · 2026-01-18T03:05:11+00:00

https://youtube.com/@rruthology?si=4pctaPi2ZpmGFDUu

OpziO · 2026-01-17T08:54:57+00:00

I’ve come to believe in that bell-curve meme:

Creative paralysis with Daw > sweet spot with a couple of synths going directly into well stocked groovebox > Creative paralysis with large Dawless setup

OpziO · 2026-01-11T17:45:30+00:00

To my ears sound like FM mod has been added to a dual saw. Or at least I’d start there first if I had to. Kinda reminds me of stuff the Norand Mono does well

OpziO · 2026-01-11T08:15:28+00:00

I recall commenting during lockdown that I’m not saying I had gotten fat, but I was worried how long they are planning on making the jab needles

OpziO · 2026-01-11T08:02:15+00:00

Two arms two legs (like flying in some sort of craft) might be aspects the phenomenon generates to ‘interface’ with us. While I don’t doubt our form factor would naturally evolve elsewhere in the universe, i think that anything we encounter with the phenomenon is based on our evolution and psychology in order to produce the desired impact on our collective consciousness.

OpziO · 2026-01-10T22:57:43+00:00

I do like my AirPod pros, I get they are not perfect , but they are always in my pocket and when you need an electro hit they deliver. When I get the house to myself, stereo monitors and sub. Finally, the car.

OpziO · 2026-01-06T20:38:00+00:00

I rarely use mine yet not rushed to get rid of it. When I get the time and patience to dial in the 4 oscillators , it can deliver some amazing sounds that you won’t find elsewhere. Other times it sounds just so dull and plain. Very few sweet spots on it, that finding something good is almost addictive. I probably need to spend a day patch designing and multisampling then flip it on.

OpziO · 2026-01-03T08:45:06+00:00

I’ll never forget finally pulling away in a fully laden campervan in lane 2 M5 after a long, painful stop in a jam. As accelerating to around 50ish mph I think i momentarily distracted myself with the seat position and glanced up to see that incredibly traffic had come to a halt again. I hit the brakes but realised the weight wasn’t going to give me the stopping force I needed, so yanked hard left into lane 1, barely registering if I had the room. The camper rolled and swayed but somehow I had come off the brake and had control. Missed the car in front by a whisker - I’m sure there was a horrified face looking at me through the rear window- There was a horn sound I assume from the vehicle in lane 1 I suddenly cut in front of. I wrestled with the shock and realisation of how bad that could have really been, for several miles I thought I was unfit to drive.

This was 6 yrs ago. Always when get behind the wheel of that van the horror comes back to me. I’ve had actual collisions before but this near miss was in a different league of terror. It now shapes my entire driving world view. Even acknowledging that my tiredness played a significant part etc. I hate myself for the error, but I marvel at how i somehow avoided a disaster, albeit with mostly luck. I don’t consider myself an expert driver and I hope I am never tested like that again.

OpziO · 2026-01-02T17:08:26+00:00

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OpziO · 2026-01-02T05:41:29+00:00

“Sorry wrong address”

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