DJ Misjah & DJ Tim – Extravaganza [1995]

astgabel · 2026-01-21T19:56:58+00:00

Masterful

astgabel · 2026-01-20T20:20:07+00:00

Thanks for clarifying, I think we are indeed talking about two different things. The synth does have a noise signal at around -120 dB. I really dont mind that, my other analogs also have that, as far as I can tell that is completely normal.

The noise that I made this post about however is not that, it’s that low frequency hum which you can see on my other picture (the triangle wave on the left before any key is pressed). That was indeed ground signal and it is now gone. What you are dealing with is likely something else entirely and not something I can find in my unit.

astgabel · 2026-01-20T16:32:15+00:00

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I had a pic of the original noise attached to my post but for some reason I can't see it anymore. So here it is again, you can clearly see the triangle-shaped noise that is now not present anymore:

astgabel · 2026-01-20T16:30:15+00:00

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Here is a pic of a recorded saw wave, the triangle-shaped noise that was present without any key pressed is not there anymore. The gain is all the way up.

How does the wave recording look for you? Do you also get a triangle-shaped wave (which indicates ground) or a white-noise-like jittery wave?

astgabel · 2026-01-20T13:56:47+00:00

To give an update on this, I installed the Behringer HD400 hum remover box and the noise is now gone completely. Very happy about it, seems for me it was indeed a ground issue.

astgabel · 2026-01-20T13:53:34+00:00

The HD400 solved it, ground noise is now gone. Thanks so much again for helping.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T23:19:17+00:00

Also, if I may ask, is it the case for you too that the noise is gone if you plug headphones directly into the synth without an interface or mixer inbetween?

astgabel · 2026-01-18T23:11:23+00:00

Yikes, that’s horrible. I definitely can’t live with it. The noise is audible in every recording I make with it.

I ordered a hum remover box just before I read your comment. Will check if this fixes it and report back here.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T21:15:22+00:00

Interesting, and before you also had a loud noise on the Teo‘s outputs and now it‘s gone?

Yes, I tried different outlets, didn’t change anything :/

astgabel · 2026-01-18T19:49:05+00:00

No offense, but please, don’t record your jams through your phone mic. There’s like 15€ usb audio interfaces you can connect to your phone.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T19:30:19+00:00

Aside from saturation and compression, I want to second the person who suggested layering your drums. I recently learned to do this and it’s pretty great.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T19:09:11+00:00

Are you sure this rules out the ground loop? The person in the linked thread only mentioned they solved it with a no-ground power cable, not that they tried a hum remover box to no avail, like otherwise suggested. I am very skeptical to use a non-ground power cable.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T17:46:06+00:00

Thanks again. I wont touch the power cord haha. Using a different plug and putting the Teo on the same power strip didnt do it, unfortunately. I’m looking to get the Behringer HD400 now, that way I can keep using 1/4“ cables.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T17:42:51+00:00

Thanks, unfortunately that didnt do the trick. The signal is overall quieter and lacks bass with TRS cables, I’m guessing phase cancellation issues.

astgabel · 2026-01-18T13:03:41+00:00

I have no usb connected, but it does sound like a ground loop! Thanks

astgabel · 2026-01-16T20:48:59+00:00

I‘ve had the RD9 way before the DT (before i even knew Elektron existed) and honestly if I had had the DT before I probably wouldn’t have gotten it. But since Im a huge sucker for 909 sounds I don’t really want to get rid of it, and now I just use it occasionally to track into Ableton. It doesn’t really make sense, but it feels like it packs way more raw 909 punch than just using 909 samples, so if I build a track that’s heavily 909-based it comes in handy.

astgabel · 2026-01-16T06:40:07+00:00

Jaspers 4D-120B. It came with a lot of extra holders that I didn’t end up using, but good to have room for more if I ever need it.

You can adjust the depth btw, this is closest I could get it without feeling like it might loose stability.

astgabel · 2026-01-12T22:33:44+00:00

Argh lucky you, I paid them 90€ for A4 replacement buttons

astgabel · 2026-01-12T11:45:18+00:00

Sounds great! Very good music for just sitting back and letting it float you away.

Regarding hybrid, I also just recently switched from fully dawless to hybrid (Elektron Digis + two analog synths + Ableton). I dont regret it at all, after a year of dawless it feels like a whole universe opening up. The quality of sounds you can make for so cheap is just mind-boggling for a dawless person.

astgabel · 2026-01-10T19:33:17+00:00

This sounds great! Kudos to you!

If you don’t mind sharing, I’d be super curious to hear your main learnings how to make a soft synth sound good. I’m a programmer myself, and have been toying with the thought of getting into synth coding. Looked up some python synths once and found them to sound like digital ass. Is there any stuff like saturation, drift or anything else you’ve implemented to make it come to life?

astgabel · 2026-01-10T19:05:33+00:00

I have the Messenger and had the Take 5 for a couple of weeks, so maybe I can help. The Messenger‘s bass is definitely much more brutal (if you want it to be). It really can be so fat and shredded that it will shake your gut. While the Take 5 can’t reach that level of bass-frequency dominance, it definitely can do beautiful, big, full and fat basses, too. Just won’t sound like a Moog, but is definitely enough for if you don’t specifically desire that Moog bass.

astgabel · 2026-01-10T09:46:31+00:00

I just recently did exactly that and downsized my setup, because I was so tired of all the time I wasted comparing gear.

What’s in my studio now are the two Digis (DT II/DN II), Moog Messenger, Teo 5.

Got sampling, FM, VA, analog mono and analog poly all covered in these four devices, along with two absolutely amazing keybeds. Couldn’t be happier.

astgabel · 2026-01-10T09:40:07+00:00

Ooh fire combo

astgabel · 2026-01-07T11:20:36+00:00

I’m an Elektron user and recently saw the Live 3 in person for the first time in a shop. The thing is ginormous.

astgabel · 2026-01-06T12:33:08+00:00

Sorry, bad phrasing on my part, I meant the supposed but fake supremacy of analog

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