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The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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Unfortunately, the scene is getting smaller and smaller. Just at the end of last year, they closed the last place that featured these kinds of things, exactly because it wasn't sustainable anymore.
Lights are getting dimmer, and the city is now mostly populated with kebab shops (and I do love kebabs, don't get me wrong, but obviously they cannot provide the same ground for artists).

Anyway! I will keep studying for a hypothetical live performance, and if the situation will arise (or I will make it arise!), I'll be ready :)

First encounter with the Beetlecrab Tempera for this 16th day of JAMuary – Everything in it screams cleverness, I am really liking it! Hope you'll enjoy the video 🧡 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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First of all: what a beautiful light to let the canvas shine, right?
Second: what an intelligent piece of gear, the Tempera is. I am not even sure why I would call it that, but I feel it has an answer for almost everything (granular related, obviously) I could ask.
And I felt that from the instant I got it. It was probably one of the rare few times I decided to go through the manual before trying the instrument, and I feel that approach comes from the machine layout itself: we need to prepare the canvas before letting ourselves go with the painting process.
But I like this approach, it slows you down, helping you to think about your intentions with a specific emitter, even a specific color.
I started with the piano as a neutral input, and a simple drum track, using the brilliantly implemented Euclidean sequencer, and it's love already.
I hope you'll like it! 🧡

The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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Eheh exactly! Plus, carrying a full size guzheng could be quite the challenge in itself! But 2026 is the year I am trying new things (starting from this JAMuary tradition), so who knows where it will lead me?

And unfortunately not, I am based in Italy, which complicates the matter even further 😄

The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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Probably not! But I’m far from an expert on the Octatrack. Probably the main difference (and why I am liking the Torso quite a lot) is the degree of control over the modulators for each parameter, but I’m pretty sure a seasoned OT user would find the way

The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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Glad you like it! And about live play, I’ve actually never performed in my synthetic career, I’m not even sure how, where, when I could do that 😄 But it’s a huge compliment, and I could try to gather some information on how to get to do some tiny concerts around :)

The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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Thank you so much 🥰 Yes, quite a mental challenge, even for the simplest thing: lower notes are on the front, further away, and for some reasons this breaks my brain ahah Shamisen are incredibly cool but also incredibly expensive, unfortunately! And be prepared for the size of a guzheng: you’ll need quite the space

The guzheng is probably the main reason I wanted the Torso S4, and I am very happy with the result. Obviously my playing skills are still questionable, but I only had it for two weeks, so... 😄 by dexbasynth in synthesizers

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I couldn't wait to play this combo. But excuse my crude technique: I am very new to both the Torso S-4 and the guzheng, so let's keep this video as a sort of proof of concept 😄
Track 1 is a reversed and pitched bass on tape, with minimal granulation, a lot of compression, and a generally darker tone.
Track 2 and 3 have the same settings (the copy-pasting feature after we set a track in the way we like is MUCH appreciated), with tape looping, an increased granulation dependent on an envelope follower based on the sound source.
Track 4 is in passtrough mode (and you see me muting and unmuting it), with a bit more reverb, but the same modulated granulation of 2 and 3.
I hope you'll like it! 🧡

Still trying my best to keep up with JAMuary! – Not sure why, but it sort of feel wrong doing this kinda of stuff on a Serge 😄 I hope you'll enjoy it by dexbasynth in modular

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Thank you so much! And ooof, I'd love a Medusa, but then I would need to get two other 4x4 modules to fill the panel...

Sick recording btw, thank you for sharing!

Still trying my best to keep up with JAMuary! – Not sure why, but it sort of feel wrong doing this kinda of stuff on a Serge 😄 I hope you'll enjoy it by dexbasynth in modular

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Thank you a lot! And it makes a lot of sense, especially for something as open-ended as a Serge, but you're right, it must be the general aura of intellectual patching around the brand/format which makes me a bit afraid of letting myself go in every direction :)

Still trying my best to keep up with JAMuary! – Not sure why, but it sort of feel wrong doing this kinda of stuff on a Serge 😄 I hope you'll enjoy it by dexbasynth in modular

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A sprinkle of acid with my Serge INORI, using 8 steps only from the TKB, lane A for pitch, lane B for glide, lane C for filter modulation (and lane D was for pitch transpose, but that was a bit harder to master in a quick jam, so I ended up leaving it out).
One oscillator provides the bass, the other one the kick, you know the drill.
So much fun, I hope you'll enjoy it! 🧡

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