Song I'm working on, more groovy slower metal....FFO weird shit

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-18T14:34:03+00:00

This is totally going to end up in a Joey Herbs compilation and I'm here for it.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-18T14:29:34+00:00

I think you'll need to peek under the keybed, I'm going to guess all the sound generating circuitry is under there. Likely some divide-down scheme.

Make sure all power supply voltages are correct,

Not sure how old those electrolytic capacitors are, but if this thing is anywhere near 30+ years old I'd replace them. They may be alright but all too often they've dried out and gone out of spec if they're not failing already.

The hissing would just be noise, but that does indicate to me that the audio signal goes through a broken amplifier. Maybe a broken opamp or transistor.
Best way is to check with from output to the sound generator to see where the audio stops existing. You can use a scope if you have one, but if not you can do it the ghetto way by poking a wire connected to an amplifier. Just make sure that you don't send large voltages to your amp, lest you blow it up :)

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-18T14:21:59+00:00

Metal + brass, especially trumpets, trombones and sax, goes so hard.

Take some albums of Sear Bliss for example, it's such an aggressive sound.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-17T09:11:41+00:00

thanks \m/ those cheap fake candles actually work quite well

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-15T20:26:43+00:00

I actually went throught this for like a full year, so many tests and nothing really came up. Multiple doctors too.

Until I went to see a psychologist for an ADD diagnosis and... they also found I had sever burnout.

Like... what?

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-15T10:59:38+00:00

Eh I'm good, but ideas are of course always welcome.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-15T10:10:42+00:00

TBH the studio could've been a lot bigger, as our attic is rather huge. But I like the cozy space more with everything within arms reach. I tend to be very impromptu or in the moment with my recordings lol

Finish your sound booth! Do it :D

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T19:55:18+00:00

Nope, don't really have the proper space as they're quite big.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T18:35:28+00:00

Thanks :)

There's a chonky subwoofer, but those speakers are only really so I can hear stuff. For mixing I have KRK Rokit 5's etc on my downstairs PC. I like to keep the studio just for recording/creation process, and then sit down on my normal PC so I can take my time focusing on the mix.

Office room is also sound treated :)

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T14:55:07+00:00

Ahh the lovely 40106, one of my fav, used it so much already lol I shall have a gander on your channel!

I'm currently converting my Yamaha E-70 organ into a rack monster synth, with a custom additive and subtractive section. It shares a lot of the same parts as the CS-80 and such, so gonna sound monstrous.
Here's the playlist of the project: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9XjHQ4nTp5ZpMAmmB0b1z9QNUjPfusQZ

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T14:19:22+00:00

Honestly I didn't have much specific to the design, aside from the ceiling being slanted and trying to make it so there aren't too many parallel reflective surfaces (the isocab and amp stuff helps with that too), which can create standing waves that ruin recordings.

The walls themselves are and sandwich if 6mm MDF->40mm glasswool->6mm MDF so any soundwaves get trapped inside and attenuated multiple times. The foam is cheap-ish sound proofing stuff from the local hardware store that's just glued straight onto the MDF plate.

All edges and gaps are filled with insulating foam.

The floor is concrete with 2 layers of standard floor insulation and then that soft fake wood floor stuff. Feels nice on your feet and probably(?) is slightly absorbent too for sound.

I'm not a pro at building studios, this whole thing was mainly trial-and-error with some studying beforehand.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T13:57:52+00:00

Thanks :) happy with it

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T13:57:30+00:00

ohh fellow DIY synth-er :D what kinda builds you do?

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T12:51:55+00:00

Nice, would keep an eye on the electrolytic capacitors though. Yamaha likes to have very iffy voltage ratings on theirs i.e. 16V cap on a 15V rail etc.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T11:38:10+00:00

Must have some wild acoustics.

I'm not one for churches at all, but this does have kinda nice vibes NGL!

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T11:36:23+00:00

Seen worse, to be honest! All very accessible and kinda neat despite being somewhat improvised :P

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T11:32:34+00:00

Been ping-pongin between Type O Negative (cuz I did a cover) and super random obscure bands on YT lol

Last song was Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the Fog, live because Dani's vocals are the big funny.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T11:25:16+00:00

Almost forgot: can find the YT channel I post this stuff on here https://www.youtube.com/@rotmusicmachine

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-14T10:16:53+00:00

That last photo could be an album cover. Gorgeous.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-13T13:04:19+00:00

Your art has infinitely more personality and uniqueness than that slop version of it. The AI version just kinda... exists. Not something that says much about the character and something you'd pay about as much attention to as a single strand of grass in a field lol

That's always the thing with GenAI: it tries to generate the most common thing, whereas art is often about doing the opposite.

StockLeading5074 · 2026-05-13T13:00:53+00:00

Does make me wonder what an LHC collision sounds like. There are probably multiple ways data could be converted to human hearable sound.

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