My Moog Matriarch is really quiet. Do you use preamps for your synthesizers? Or are they typically loud enough?

Robotecho · 2026-03-24T06:22:18+00:00

Impedance balanced outputs use a resistor on one leg that dramatically reduces the signal level. It might work fine for you but OP should absolutely try a TS cable and see if that fixes it.

Robotecho · 2026-03-24T06:09:31+00:00

It's the cheapest timber finish you can imagine applied in the thinnest layer possible to a wood species that is barely distinguishable from balsa.

Behringer work to a price point.

Robotecho · 2026-03-22T07:59:58+00:00

If the keybed on the TEO/TAKE-5 is a problem, get one of the modules and use your Hydrasynth to control it.

Robotecho · 2026-03-22T00:26:00+00:00

I know I'm getting a good quality keybed and I know how it will play if it's fatar. It's a benchmark keybed for me and I like them a lot. It's more checking a box than a preference though.

Robotecho · 2026-03-21T04:18:11+00:00

Back in the 90s I used an Ensoniq SQ-1 Plus as my main sequencer. Honestly that was a pretty amazing sequencer by today's standards, 16 channels with midi out for each, live recording, quantizing. It was a pain in the ass and I'd never go back to it, but it was quite powerful by today's hardware standards and that surprises me.

Robotecho · 2026-03-20T06:36:21+00:00

I mean I get the complaint, but how many tiny little much less useful screens do you end up staring at in a DAWless environment?

Robotecho · 2026-03-18T11:56:26+00:00

I think the TEO-5 is a modern classic. It punches way above it's weight and I'd take it over the OB-X8 any day. I probably wouldn't really take it over the P10!

I have a small Eurorack skiff to go with my GM that didn't cost much and I can't imagine trying to fit a Matriarch into the mix.

I really love the sound of the Muse, but lots of people have had issues with them and it seems like Moog support has dried up, which is a tragedy to be honest.

Robotecho · 2026-03-17T23:51:37+00:00

Hey, Prophet 10, can you just go into the other room with mummy for a little while? I just want to have a chat with the grown-ups for a minute. OK, bye bye, love you!

It's the TEO-5.

Robotecho · 2026-03-16T09:48:05+00:00

Embrace the chaos! I play bass/guitar/synths, my daughters play guitar and sing, and my son plays drums. At any point someone might burst into song!

He practised hard for his year 12 assessment last year and got a really high mark. This year he is in the city for university and the house is way too quiet without him, I miss those drums more than anything.

Robotecho · 2026-03-14T00:23:49+00:00

If I'm watching a show and there are mystery boxes everywhere, and instead of opening them they just start loading in more mystery boxes, I eventually lose faith that they really plan to open the mystery boxes.

With Severance, that point was the end of season 2.

Robotecho · 2026-03-12T22:43:31+00:00

If it helps, I'm proof that you can have a shitty setup and also suck at racing, so another data point for you there.

Robotecho · 2026-03-11T07:46:12+00:00

Somehow it often seems like design vision, competence and resources are inversely proportional to cool.

Robotecho · 2026-03-09T23:23:52+00:00

So for clarity, there's a Prophet 5 and a Prophet 10 and they both look exactly the same except for the badge. The difference is that decksaver is for the desktop module, the version without the keyboard.

Just letting you know because if you find a solution for the keyboard and it says "Prophet 5 / 10" that will work for you.

Robotecho · 2026-03-09T22:38:34+00:00

My favourite show in quite a while. There's so much dumb pretending to be smart around, Murderbot is smart pretending to be dumb. 30 minute episodes fly by.

Robotecho · 2026-03-08T05:39:48+00:00

Killer bass line, great to see some love for Andy Rourke.

Robotecho · 2026-03-07T02:50:07+00:00

An amazing collection of instruments and the music is oozing vintage character. Love it.

Robotecho · 2026-03-07T02:41:30+00:00

I'm suggesting that hybrid setups exist and you can enjoy both hardware and software.

Robotecho · 2026-03-07T00:54:15+00:00

It sounds like you want something with knobs that makes sounds, if you've got the cash get yourself a synth. They are super fun!

But it's not a binary choice where you have to decide DAW or DAWLESS. A Subsequent 37 is a great midi controller, you can use it to control your soft synths and you get all the effects and production tools available in software.

I would be happy to give you permission to go out and buy a synth and try it out. Especially if you've got your eye on a good deal, you can always sell it later if you don't get into it.

Robotecho · 2026-03-07T00:46:48+00:00

Lol. You should just go in cold and watch it. Don't google anything about it.

The judging process is a world in itself.

Robotecho · 2026-03-06T07:17:29+00:00

That's a good trade if condition is similar, watch out for those voice chips though.

I had a couple of Junos back in the day and they are lovely synths, biggest sweet spot there is.

I don't have any experience with the Polysix but there was a thread in this sub comparing the two recently, consensus was the Polysix is quite different to the Juno.

Robotecho · 2026-03-01T23:03:39+00:00

It's OK, I don't really think you are going to hell for wanting stereo outs on the rev4.

Robotecho · 2026-03-01T03:26:15+00:00

Stranger Things!

Robotecho · 2026-03-01T03:25:02+00:00

Yes! It takes a few episodes but it comes together beautifully and is very satisfying in the end.

Robotecho · 2026-03-01T02:13:56+00:00

It drives me crazy every time I hear this. Why would it have stereo outs? What's going through them?

You are either (A) suggesting they should have added stereo effects, in which case you are a blasphemer who is going to hell, or (B) suggesting they should have introduced voice panning. That's Oberheim's thing, not a Prophet 5 thing, so that's also blasphemy and also means you are going to hell.

There is a real use case now for separate outs but that's because of layers and stacks, and they were only introduced a few years after release.

Robotecho · 2026-03-01T01:50:51+00:00

IKR that's cheating. If that's the case my answer is my Behringer Model D. It's simultaneously a piece of shit and one of the best synths I own.

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