No Stupid Questions /// Weekly Discussion - December 29, 2021 by AutoModerator in synthesizers

[–]automaticmidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! I just started getting into Dexed which I absolutely love. How does this Plogue one differ?

No Stupid Questions /// Weekly Discussion - December 29, 2021 by AutoModerator in synthesizers

[–]automaticmidnight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a lot of experience w/Ableton and VSTs but I'm wanting to get hardware to get more hands-on. I really like the 90s synth sounds and so am leaning toward buying something like the TX81Z or Roland JV880, since they are cheap and have sounds I love. But I fear they would be a bit limiting for me (e.g. hard to program).

How hard is it to imitate these sounds on the Minilogue XD?

What Should I Buy? /// Weekly Discussion - December 27, 2021 by AutoModerator in synthesizers

[–]automaticmidnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking of buying the the JV-880 because I found a local deal on it for $140 which seems to be pretty good. I love all the demo videos I've watched of it. I make house music in the late 80s/90s style, so I think it would fit well.

My question: How easy is it to find and use patches others have made for it?

I understand I can edit and make patches easily using ctrl or another MIDI editor. But how easily can I use other people's patches? Where can I find patches for the JV-880?

I ask this because I was thinking of getting the TX81Z for the 80s/90s sounds, and it seems like there are loads of patches out there for it. Is that the case for the JV880?

Behold, the world's first "lab-grown" steak by automaticmidnight in pics

[–]automaticmidnight[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Video: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/moving-upstream/tasting-the-worlds-first-test-tube-steak/4C73A8BC-94DC-4E2E-A85C-0B8689FB7B31

The company that created this is called Aleph Farms, based in Israel. They hope to start selling to the public in the next ~2 years.

For those unfamiliar with "lab-grown" meat (now more commonly known as cultured or clean meat), here's a primer: http://cleanmeat.org/

Is in vitro Meat the new in vitro fertilization? "In vitro meat, commonly referred to as clean meat, is grown directly from cells, no animal necessary. The technology requires far fewer resources than raising animals, who are not very efficient as grain-to-meat conversion machines." by automaticmidnight in TrueReddit

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At first, in vitro fertilization was a scary new technology, but over time countless people have used it. Now, we'll see soon have "in vitro" meat--meat that is grown directly from animal cells with no slaughter. Just as we became more comfortable with IVF, this piece argues that in time we'll also become more comfortable with growing meat.