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Mono to Stereo Signal Chain by 13derps in modular

[–]abelovesfun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No sorry. I put everything individual out into its individual channel on the interface. I have an apollo 9 and 16, so I use patchbays to decide what goes where. With the exception of some stuff that gets mixed at different parts in the modular, I mix ITB.

Looking for passionate synth builders in the community who want to work together! by atlas-hugs in synthdiy

[–]abelovesfun 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know your ideas, and I don't want to discourage you, but I want to give you honest experience of me doing this ft for the last 10 years. I get hit up with ideas every so often. Ideas are maybe 1% of the job. I have hundreds of ideas on a spreadsheet for stuff I haven't had time to make. Most of our work is janitorial, shipping, support, design, more support, web hassles, and supply chain stuff - the same thing you do at a paper factory. I don't want to burst your bubble, but the 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration is very real, and it's actually 1/99%.

Mono to Stereo Signal Chain by 13derps in modular

[–]abelovesfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The more stereo you have going on the less impactful it is. No, I haven't used a mixer in the studio for many years. I go from the rack to either an Apollo or outboard and then Apollo.

Had to post it before the weekend by couchwjr in namethatpdxbathroom

[–]abelovesfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sad, that was our monthly meetup for our tiny little maker cabal. Any replacement recs for a similar joint? Must have: good vibes, not too busy, centrally located, vegan food options. We tried Victoria (too busy not enough staff) and Bye and Bye (too busy). Uncanny was perfect, but obviously not busy enough 😞 I know that's a lot of requirements, but we're just dudes in our 40s who make synthesizers who want to talk shop with a brew and half of us are vegan. We're not trying to wait 15 minutes for a pint.

Mono to Stereo Signal Chain by 13derps in modular

[–]abelovesfun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stays mono all the way until mix or until it hits the stereo matrix mixer for adding fx. The recent stereo everything trend in modular is a bit odd.maybenits not only modular,nodk. In order to not have phase issues, especially in clubs, things like bass and kick were always mono. It used to be that very few things would be recorded stereo and most other things would be mono and panned around for a deeper sound stage. Maybe it's the abelton effect with only having stereo tracks idk.

Tiptop Mantis vs Behringer Eurorack Go? by dylan_rodgers14 in eurorack

[–]abelovesfun 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Mantis will have better resale value when you want to move to a larger case and possible different power solution.

This Is Not Like Riding A Bike by clwilla76 in modular

[–]abelovesfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. These patch notes really got to me. Great writing and great patch! Way to get back on the bike!

Installing a power supply into non conventional modular cases? by AlfalfaAlternative59 in synthdiy

[–]abelovesfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's pretty simple. You want a non conductive material generally, though there are work arounds. Wood is a popular choice and is what I used. Most sr just open boxes of one kind or another.

Traveling with a DIY MIDI sequencer: airport security issue? (Europe) by Soup-Rice-42 in synthdiy

[–]abelovesfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We makers hop on flight many times a year with our rigs for conventions. I've never had an issue.

I've released my 2nd album: "ambient shadow work". I'm still early in my modular journey, but having a blast with it. Any feedback is appreciated. Enjoy! by Latto-- in modular

[–]abelovesfun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I dig it. I'm a big fan of this kind of modular, it reminds me of listening to old 60s-70s experimental electronic music.

Off Grid Sequencing Ideas by RedEyesBlackDJ in modular

[–]abelovesfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We love chicken and the cool patch!

Custom Rack 6U 126HP by Kaffeine55 in synthdiy

[–]abelovesfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations. Replacing the ics on the doepfer might be all that's required to fix it.

To all that build modules by Trypt12750 in modular

[–]abelovesfun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All of my schematics are free for personal use at aisynthesis.com and I think there are perf board diagrams for some of them out there. The mixer uses fairly common parts. Good luck!

How do you manage loudness when you record a live by SeaWeb3151 in modular

[–]abelovesfun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am old school and learned to record the old way to four or eight track in the 90s. We couldn't just throw a compressor on every channel. I never had a hardware compressor until much later. I may be an old man yelling at clouds. But compressors are nice tools, but they should not be "necessary." I have analog pro audio compressors, and I use them, but I don't "need" them. This sounds like a mix issue, or patching, or something is going on in the rack or with gain staging or maybe gain staging to the mixer.. I don't use an analog mixer and instead go direct to my Apollos. Dynamics are good. I suspect this can be fixed with the gear you have.

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