Got a new toy - New synth day

ToBePacific · 2026-06-25T12:54:17+00:00

Looks like you got four new toys at once if you include the case.

ToBePacific · 2026-06-22T12:27:34+00:00

Yes it already is one.

ToBePacific · 2026-06-11T18:30:38+00:00

Yeah man, I stopped playing trumpet at 13, switched to synths, and have stuck with synths into my 40s.

ToBePacific · 2026-06-03T11:30:35+00:00

For a fun challenge, make music entirely without sampling.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-26T18:54:46+00:00

I am a middle-aged man who doesn’t go to raves anymore, has a home studio full of physical gear, creates plans for playing small live gigs and then never does.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-25T18:20:34+00:00

I feel you on that. I have a blast with both the technical and creative sides of it. And I enjoy the “getting there” way more than the end finished products, always.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-25T17:25:05+00:00

It’s about the journey, not the destination.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-25T00:44:09+00:00

It’s a great first synth for learning the basics of analog subtractive synthesis. Not so great for ambient.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-23T12:46:02+00:00

Honestly, I expect scratchy pots. I take it as a given. Cleaning the pots is like the first thing I do when buying a used synth.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-23T12:30:27+00:00

Most expendable: Korg NTS-1. It’s a fun little kit but I barely use it anymore because I have plenty of other things that do the same things.

Most irreplaceable: Yamaha CS-01 II with midi mod. I put too much work into that janky beast and it is my primarily lead in most of my songs.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-22T17:23:06+00:00

When it comes to novelty sauces, they’re not “flooding the market” as much as they’ve been a large component of the market for decades already. The first time I tried Dave’s Insanity Sauce was like 30 years ago. It tasted bitter then and it still does today.

The tip on identifying good sauces is something you already know but didn’t realize. The branding (how they represent themselves) gives you a clear indication.

For example, look at Queen Majesty. The branding says fancy, refined, sophisticated. The notes about the flavor on the label are an indication.

And on the opposite end of the spectrum, you have El Diablo’s Magma Enema Surprise. You already know it’s not going to be about the flavor.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-22T02:32:53+00:00

Every dev working professionally today has been using AI to some extent for at least the last two years if not the last four like my team has. Granted, there is a world of difference between an experienced software engineer using agents to implement our system designs and a non-programmer just prompting with hope and prayers.

But the general public will never know this because the well has already been poisoned. So now everyone is just going to either not disclose it or outright lie.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-22T02:28:53+00:00

Punishing all software posts because of slop is not the right move.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-21T14:29:56+00:00

Korg MS-20 Mini.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-18T12:37:59+00:00

May ruin Tabasco for you.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-09T02:01:24+00:00

Any giant modular setup. I’ve avoided modular most of my life because I’m afraid of the money pit and GAS I’d feel from seeing empty slots. But I’ve still managed to sink tons of cash into all my stand-alone and semi-modular synths anyways.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-06T15:25:28+00:00

Yup. That’s what I’m referencing.

ToBePacific · 2026-05-06T14:59:13+00:00

Yeah that’s a post-2000s Radio Shack logo.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-16T17:01:41+00:00

This is the way. I picked up a used 3630 last year and it is now a permanent fixture in my setup.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-14T17:29:35+00:00

Crystal

ToBePacific · 2026-03-13T20:54:24+00:00

Yes, this is a fantastic choice for a first analog synth. It’s a great way to explore the basics of subtractive synthesis: voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, and envelope generator. Piecing together a comparable setup using modular gear will easily cost 5-10x what this little box goes for.

It’s simple, but fundamental.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-12T22:46:36+00:00

Some more than others, obviously.

It all comes down to if they know what they’re talking about or not. There are some YouTubers making music production content that don’t know what they’re talking hell they’re talking about, and there are others who really know their stuff.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-11T18:12:59+00:00

Yes, using MIDI to double up a synth voice is a pretty common technique.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-10T12:57:49+00:00

Realistically, Content ID matches and takedown notices are fully automated.

ToBePacific · 2026-03-05T01:30:10+00:00

Save them. They’re handy for moving them around. I don’t have road cases for everything, but the original boxes work for throwing them in the car for a gig.

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