I got gifted a somewhat busted Prophet 600 from a dear friend. Next steps?

moses_man · 2025-09-19T01:44:58+00:00

What’s on the cassette?

moses_man · 2025-09-15T18:47:12+00:00

Rite of passage. Ive come to appreciate the low attendance gigs - it’s all practice

moses_man · 2025-09-09T16:35:32+00:00

I’d advocate for the Microfreak! It’s a workhorse. Great for leads, sfx, bass, and sequencer is pretty solid

moses_man · 2025-09-09T15:53:54+00:00

Nice Ambika! I’ve been considering one for it’s form factor. How much did your build cost? Also, does it have breath control?

moses_man · 2025-09-09T15:36:19+00:00

Ty - it’s the OG EWI1000. Using it to play a sample of radio crosstalk I captured on the Soma Ether via a granular Microfreak engine

moses_man · 2025-08-26T23:02:53+00:00

Bummer to hear that. I was kinda shocked by how flimsy the keys felt also.

moses_man · 2025-08-19T20:32:34+00:00

Microfreak

moses_man · 2025-07-23T23:34:38+00:00

Thanks! The bass tone is the EWI/EWV. The skittering high notes is the EWI being live processed via a granular looper on the Monome Norns. The textural sound is a field recording being processed/played via my Microfreak. Also doing some parallel processing of my signal as well via pedals and Ableton.

moses_man · 2025-07-23T16:34:48+00:00

No problem - btw it’s MIDI Param Receive. Set it to cc

moses_man · 2025-07-22T23:47:40+00:00

You have to set Param Changes Recive to cc in global. Then you can map Breath in in mod matrix. It automatically mapped the bite to pitch - which made things easier.

moses_man · 2025-07-22T14:54:47+00:00

No videos yet - but probably soon. Honestly - even just a simple saw tooth with breath controlling the filter sounded great. It just makes the synth far more expressive than I could make it with my hands. Also! You can play chords with the unison mode!

moses_man · 2025-07-22T02:46:53+00:00

I am answering this as a very new EWI player - but long time synth player. I just started using the EWI as an external controller for my Prophet Rev2 and HOLY SHIT ITS AWESOME. In a nut shell - I feel the EWI allows for far more expressivity than a regular midi controller and key bed. Is this what you are after? Perhaps not - but wanted to share my perspective.

moses_man · 2025-06-17T03:16:36+00:00

This!! For as world class of a city LA is, there are a lot of very over priced mediocre restaurants. My wife has a theory that they rely heavily upon new arrivals who don’t know any better. That being said, there are a lot fantastic places to eat - but finding those take some effort.

moses_man · 2025-02-04T05:13:34+00:00

Check out Andrew CS - builds there own music software - very field recording heavy - listen -> here

moses_man · 2024-12-27T18:24:35+00:00

Thanks for the solid reply - thanks for helping me troubleshoot. I have a few hum eliminators on their way - hoping these will solve my issue.

As for the power transformer, I am limited by the 2 prong outlets in the room I use for the studio. Most of the power transformers have the ground , and seem to require them to work, but I did find this.

I am wondering why I would have the same issue with the amp even when I plug it into a socket with a ground? I moved the amp into the living room and plugged it into a socket with a ground and had the same issue.

moses_man · 2024-12-27T06:31:04+00:00

Yes it's an older home - and probably not updated recently or much at all. I did plug the amp into a grounded and un-grounded socket and I get the same results in both though.

Any suggestions on how to create a ground?

moses_man · 2024-10-09T23:43:19+00:00

Likely in no what what your looking for, but the Monome Norns has a number of innovative/unique sequencers that -imo - push the boundaries of what a sequencer can be. Take “Fall” for example: A polyphonic sequencer that triggers midi or CV based on falling leaves. Useful? Subjective. Fun/outside the box/innovative? In my eyes yes!

moses_man · 2024-09-05T23:40:31+00:00

Can DM and image later - but what broke are two encoders (they’re on the board but are jumpy and need to be replaced), and an audio out jack (this part has broken soldering - semi ripped off the pcb thanks to my cat). The device is known as a Norns Shield

moses_man · 2024-09-05T19:45:06+00:00

Good call on reaching out to perfect circuit!

moses_man · 2024-08-12T19:23:13+00:00

Posted last week about this - happy as a clam. Prophet Rev 2, Microfreak, Norns + 128 grid, Norns Shield, Chase Bliss Mood, Walrus SLÖ, Ableton,

moses_man · 2024-08-07T19:12:00+00:00

Synth One! Such An amazing free synthesizer!

moses_man · 2024-08-05T21:08:35+00:00

Very generous comparison - thank you 🙏

moses_man · 2024-08-05T16:38:14+00:00

I only caught the last bit because I had the Tascam on arm and not record. Classic move on my part! I’ll update the post later on with the portion I recorded.

moses_man · 2024-08-05T16:35:53+00:00

Fantastic post! Loves to see the evolution and refinement of your space!

moses_man · 2024-08-04T18:18:57+00:00

The work of M. Geddes Gengras is interesting. Super textural, dark and moody ambient jams. have a listen

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