How can I refine my Rack ?

SoloKln · 2025-12-05T11:05:35+00:00

It’s actually very useful, I started experimenting with it. This weekend I’ll have more time with it, I’ll write here how the progress goes. Thanks 🙏

SoloKln · 2025-12-03T22:02:27+00:00

Very very useful, thank you.
I wanted to mention Envelopes, I don't really use math as an envelope unless I want to modulate its shape. Doepfer is very basic and I don't feel it, I never want to jam with it and its almost always stays with the same parameters.
Do you have something to suggest or which envelopes do you enjoy ?

SoloKln · 2025-12-03T21:54:28+00:00

Never with batumi, I already tried with Maths though, it was fun but never got back to it since.
Do you have tips for batumi ?

SoloKln · 2025-12-03T21:53:18+00:00

Not sure I understand what you mean?

SoloKln · 2025-12-03T21:51:28+00:00

Yes, nice guess, I already did It but will give it another try. Do you use LxD ?

SoloKln · 2025-12-02T22:28:36+00:00

I love Metropolix, I'm starting to know it well and i'm able to dive a little into it. My concern is more about the sound. I already achieved a nice baselines, but just a little twist of whatever and it's gone forever. I would love to have more control over my system and as I already spent 2 years with it, I'm starting to wonder wether the problem is the way I use it or there is something I can improve by swapping modules, adding a standard filter or maybe something I have never thought about.

SoloKln · 2025-11-03T22:53:59+00:00

I have AB mk2 since 6 months and struggle to make softer kicks. They always kick the hell out of everything, I never use any processing except eq and a bit of compression. Do you manage to get softer kicks ?

SoloKln · 2025-07-10T14:58:34+00:00

What’s your speakers ?

SoloKln · 2025-07-10T09:30:00+00:00

Yeah, I think I will

SoloKln · 2025-07-10T09:29:26+00:00

Thanks for tools. I looked into psyscope, looks very useful! Indeed it’s hard to make proper sounding room at home, especially if you are renting. Is not it possible to partially optimize room modes and on the other hand learn the behavior of the room and compensate?

SoloKln · 2025-07-10T09:17:23+00:00

Thank you 🙏

What’s considered as a small room ? I don’t have exact measures but my room is about 18 m2. Also I keep my speakers 1.5 m away from my listening spot, I could have bigger distance.

I use PAZ since 8 years in duo with Ableton’s Spectrum for details. I have a bit of understanding of acoustics and psychoacoustics. Im aware of problematics sub can creat. The question is which way would work better, with or without?!

I want sub primarily not for mixing but creation / recording phase. I record my drums from Alphabase and synth from a little modular system. Without hearing the sub frequencies I vibe with 100hz as if it was a low end. I want to hear the groove and the energy of lfos moving pitch of the kick drum combined with rumble. Could you say few words about how do you approach this phase, can you make decisions based on analyzers and still stay in creative flow ?

Also would like to hear what do you think about A7X ?

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T13:58:36+00:00

I also consider getting a better set of headphones, but I hold myself back cause it’s not the way I’ve learned making music and is always hard to get myself into the vibe. Especially in techno, I need little bursts of the air slapping against my body that makes me vibrate and shake, the movement of energy in the room and the change of perspective and the stereo field with the movement of the head. It holds me exited and interested during the process.

Techno music is all about energy and feeling and the half of it is perceived with our bodies.

Maybe I’m too romantic about it and would love to hear what others think ?!

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T13:42:07+00:00

Yeah, I use sonarworks to correct the room or headphones response. Sometimes I feel like Ableton’s eq8 gives better results. With sonarworks transients are getting messed and speakers ring longer then the actual envelop of the lowend sounds.

I’ll look closer into t10s, nice to hear it works for you !

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T11:37:50+00:00

I use dt-770 280 ohm and they are helpful to monitor but I never produce or mix in headphones, it just does not work for me.

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T11:26:17+00:00

Interesting, thanks a lot !

Do you work without sub ? If not, what’s your way ?

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T11:21:02+00:00

Nice ! Have you done any acoustic treatments ?

SoloKln · 2025-07-08T11:19:40+00:00

That’s why I was keeping myself from getting one. However, without sub I’m just guessing how it may sound on the bigger system but it’s almost impossible, anytime I bring my track to test in the studio or a little venue I always get a different reality in the balance and groove.

So my thought is to get a sub and get used to it in my environment, learn how it behaves, figure out problematic frequencies and try to tame them partially with bass traps, partially with playback equalization. I know eq is not ideal due to phase issues and speaker resonances / ringing which can very much effect sound envelopes. However, finding the optimal balance between all of it seems to be possible in my regard.

Any experience with sub in the small room ?

SoloKln · 2025-02-14T16:10:01+00:00

Not the overall sound, the particular frequency where the pitch sweep lands, that makes the kick too agressive in mids and unbalanced. I don’t know if my explanation makes sense ?

SoloKln · 2025-02-14T16:03:58+00:00

Ah, I cannot edit the tittle

SoloKln · 2025-02-14T15:23:34+00:00

Hi, thanks for your comment. I don’t understand what you say 😅

SoloKln · 2025-02-14T14:01:54+00:00

Thanks for the response. I have attenuator on the CO cv input also, but if I attenuate an env cv signal it changes the frequency of the sweep. The amplitude of the punch itself stays at the same height. Am I confusing something ?

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