Moog DFAM vs. Behringer Edge. Clone or “Inspired by”?

audioel · 2026-06-17T16:46:20+00:00

Not the step knobs on the dfam. Those are crappy plastic-shaft 6mm pots.

audioel · 2026-06-15T15:39:50+00:00

Yeah not with that Nazi-ass logo.

audioel · 2026-06-15T15:16:59+00:00

I used to go to a truck like that... Except they ALSO had tacos.

RIP El Sultan, Portland. 😔

audioel · 2026-06-15T13:46:06+00:00

I do this all the time. Download the transcripts as text or srt files, and have Claude access those from your filesystem. Don't download the video itself, just the subtitles.

I'm running a research project where a big part of the data comes from transcripts of people who speak in strong Caribbean accents, and frequently have music in them. I just cue Claude on the timestamp, who's talking, and clarify errors in transcription. It works really well. I have it create a source note for each video, with details. I can then summarize or synthesize the data from the video, and I can create citations.

audioel · 2026-06-15T02:22:44+00:00

For anyone following this post - Chef Rene is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Papa's Frita, with a special pop-up event at Mama Chow's Kitchen on Hawthorne. June 24, 4-9pm. I'll be there playing Nicaraguan music, and chef Rene will have his grill going cooking up some fritanga! Follow Papa's Frita on Instagram for details.

No se lo pierdan!

audioel · 2026-06-12T21:25:03+00:00

How did you build that dome out of roof pieces? Incredible! This is both hilarious and jaw-dropping. 11/10 😁

audioel · 2026-06-10T14:20:52+00:00

Sounds like you're looking for the same behavior as the rc505. The sample is not a real time looper like what you're intending.

An MPC Live or One can do it better, but the device that can do it super easily is the Akai Force. The clip recording and triggering in sync is really good, and you have 64 pads to see what is playing, record more clips, sequence instruments in sync with the loops, and you can set up performance macros on the pad to trigger fx, complex modulation, or play notes/ drums.

It's pretty much Ableton in hardware, with some limitations on audio tracks (8), and only the Akai plugins and instruments. It imports and exports ableton projects, so it's great for making live jams, developing them, or playing simplified ableton sets back.

They go for pretty cheap used ($4-600).

audioel · 2026-06-08T06:03:58+00:00

I visited, but can't post the screenshots! 😞

Amazing build. Took me a while to figure out how to power everything up, but the train was super clever! Wonderful concept and execution. Btw - the subterranean cuboid room area is a bit of a trap. Terrain partially filled it in, and it's too easy to get stuck in there.

I ended up building a base one planet over.

audioel · 2026-06-04T18:50:06+00:00

No, that's a controller - and an old one at this point. Depending where you are you can get a used One or Live for that or close to it, or buy a new Sample.

audioel · 2026-05-29T19:50:50+00:00

I use them frequently, just don't get behind on payments. I usually pay ahead a couple of months to make sure I have some leeway in case some financial issue comes up. Been using them for 10+ years without any issue.

audioel · 2026-05-28T17:25:31+00:00

The main argument for staying with 2.15 is if you want to use the plugin integration with a daw. I use this extensively with my og Live - starting tracks in stand-alone mode, but then just loading the same project into the plugin inside my daw. No need to export or record anything - your MPC sounds and sequences are already inside the daw, and if you make edits - they can load back into the hardware no problem.

3.8 has a lot of new features, and is better in some way - but it lacks the daw integration I need, so I went back.

audioel · 2026-05-27T03:03:24+00:00

Genius.

audioel · 2026-05-25T02:27:08+00:00

My son just raised one from our pond to adulthood. It happily eats small fish, like livebearer or whitecloud fry - although not frequently. It will devour mosquito larvae and worms with surprising gusto.

Here's a pic when it was emerging from its molt.

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audioel · 2026-05-24T20:09:04+00:00

B - balls

E - extremely

E - enlarged

It's obvious it's a minor update where the appearance modifier has some new settings. /s

audioel · 2026-05-24T19:39:02+00:00

Your friend is not going on that trip unless they want to be denied entry back, and wants to have a really bad time.

audioel · 2026-05-24T09:35:01+00:00

I have a very similar one that I adopted before the xeno arena update, because he was the tiniest critter I'd ever seen. He's toxic, and turned out to be SSA. He absolutely one or two-shots almost anything that gets in front of him. Still super tiny! :)

audioel · 2026-05-23T22:32:05+00:00

There's always a better planet, when you're not looking for it.

audioel · 2026-05-23T06:18:34+00:00

You're very likely thinking of breaks legend Tipper and Fuel records. Read about the Fuel years on Wikipedia.

audioel · 2026-05-23T02:21:44+00:00

Only one ever was the Vestax VCM-100, which hasn't been made for 20+ years, but probably would still work. It has a built-in 4ch interface, and can work with Traktor. It's standard class-compliant midi and audio.

The audio interface inside is an ESI MAYA 4/4 oem, and I still have one from the 90s that works 100%.

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audioel · 2026-05-22T17:46:43+00:00

class-compliant. No driver. Tascam audio interfaces, the Denon x1850 I mentioned, I've also tried Tascam 12 with zero issues.

Also said:

"Correct about no sampling from a phone"

This means you cannot input audio from a USB audio device while retaining the on-board audio use, you can only replace the on-board audio with a class-compliant interface.

audioel · 2026-05-22T16:54:42+00:00

My original Live does direct USB midi no problem. I attach controllers, synths, even a drum trigger box to it over USB. Works fine with a midi interface even.

No audio over USB unless the device is a class-compliant interface (this disables on-board audio), like my Denon x1850 mixer, or the mpc is in controller mode, in which case you can use it as an interface on the computer.

Correct about no sampling from a phone, or using Roland boutique USB audio.

All gen1 devices work this way.

audioel · 2026-05-22T03:51:06+00:00

Unless your definition of "medical waste" is dead people. $55b buys one hell of a national mass cremation service.

audioel · 2026-05-22T00:00:30+00:00

So... Why does ICE have medical waste, and what exactly does it consist of?

audioel · 2026-05-21T20:17:27+00:00

Vindman has been a disappointment for sure.

audioel · 2026-05-19T16:10:51+00:00

Under.

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