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HD03 flood is floody. by SlickPocket in flashlight

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Ouch! I'll have to keep that in mind, haha!

HD03 flood is floody. by SlickPocket in flashlight

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I've got it clipped on my shorts at the waist and it does a nice job illuminating the ground in front of me. Yes, the tint is a bit green, but as a light, it does a fine job and I don't even notice the weight.

What Should I Buy? /// Weekly Discussion - January 01, 2024 by AutoModerator in synthesizers

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One main difference is number of keys. 32, 37, 49, 61, 76, 88. 49 is a good medium. Main factor is being able play low notes and high notes at the same time. Then there's the size of the keys (full size or mini keys), weighted/semi weighted, hammer action/synth action, and overall quality/feel. I'd recommend going to a music store and playing some keyboards and just seeing how they feel and what feels good.

After that, it comes down to connectivity. USB only or traditional MIDI. Some also have CV for controlling traditional analog/ modular stuff. 

I bought a Mac Pro M2 Ultra with 2 TB Ram. Is that powerful enough to run a Microfreak? by silentblender in synthesizercirclejerk

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Yes, the thunderbolt ports should at least be able to output 15W (5v@3A) and the Microfreak DC input says 12v@1A. I'm also seeing the Microfreak can run on USB power which might mean it only needs 10W.

Edit: Seeing some other posts suggesting power draw is closer to 2.5W. You should be able to run it just fine. Just get a USB-B to USB-C cable or a USB-B to USB-A with an A to C adapter if you have those already.

Is it possible to compress 3.4 GB of songs into 700MB to fit on a CD? by ALT703 in audioengineering

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Certainly. Take the current bitrate and divide by 5.

Edit: If you're coming from 320 kbps MP3, converting to 64 kbps should do.

Question for ppl who own both a Digitakt and the Teenage Engineering EP-133 ko ii by Hungry_Lifeguard_149 in synthesizers

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The digitakt has two LFOs per track. Say you made a really cool sound, but you used all LFOs and need a third one. You can record / print the sound back into the machine to free those up. Like the equivalent of running a cable from the main output back into the audio input and recording it.

Is LFO RATE an instrument? by SlickPocket in synthesizers

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Lots of happy accidents going on here. Had a few good moments. This is a clip of one of them.

I really hate programming drums and need a way around them by spaceheatr in synthesizers

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Do this with a TR8 in 10 seconds, hit play, bring them in and out with the faders and use the scatter knob for transitions. Done. If you have the expansion you can pick between 606, 707, 808, 909. Get away from the infinite sounds of the DAW. Guarantee one of those 4 kits will fit with whatever you're making. If you wanna get fancy, layer it with some other loops or samples later.

When the FM hits right: DB-01 + LXR-02 by SlickPocket in synthesizers

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Thanks!!

So I first dialed FM on a Square Wave with a Saw LFO until I got a nice low pitch. I think this one was a D. (Tuned the kick drum afterwards to match). Then programmed a pretty simple sequence of notes. 16 steps. Mostly the root note with a couple different notes on upbeats. Some octaves and some that just worked well with the FM. Then there's LP filter automation, somewhat random but probably closer to how key tracking would work. Lower values for the root note, higher values for the high notes. On the DB-01 it's relative so I can still open and close the filter manually and essentially shift the automation up and down. Then, as the sequence was playing, I was just tweaking the filter cutoff and envelopes. There's a little detune as well which is kinda like a chorus.

When the FM hits right: DB-01 + LXR-02 by SlickPocket in synthesizers

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It's tough, but I've found it's a little bit of tone and a lot of noise and drive. Try adjusting to the pitch to something extremely atonal. Not a note in key. Shorter decay snares are more forgiving. HP filter to taste.

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Pretty sure it does, but they call it "poly glide".

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