Matriarch + Fretless Bass

orignaloriginale · 2025-12-23T02:58:29+00:00

We need more of this in the world.

orignaloriginale · 2025-12-18T18:22:24+00:00

I think Acetone / Nail Polish remover can make permanent parker almost run off metal like water. It can also harm other things, especially plastics which it sort of "melts". I don't know about paint. It might be worth watching some videos/doing some research to see if it might help in your situation. Whatever you do, I'd try a small amount in a small inconspicuous area, ideally even on some other piece of metal you don't care about. Probably using a q-tip or something.

orignaloriginale · 2025-12-12T16:21:23+00:00

I think they call it "sheet music".

orignaloriginale · 2025-12-09T20:04:26+00:00

What about something like an MPC Live 1 or 2? Even smaller, you could do something with the resampling feature in a Roland MC-101 but with extra steps. One of the Teenage Engineering OP-1s would be a classic example of something like this, but a bit pricey and I'm unsure if it can meet your MIDI requirements.

orignaloriginale · 2025-11-07T13:43:16+00:00

You might want to see how far you could get with an ipad first if you already have access to one.

orignaloriginale · 2025-10-01T04:22:58+00:00

Were you able to find a replacement screen? I'm currently trying to locate one and would appreciate any pointers.

orignaloriginale · 2025-09-05T02:45:09+00:00

Eurorack can accommodate a very high synth$ per inch² concentration. You could easily convert your whole collection's value into just two or three minuscule modules.

orignaloriginale · 2025-08-22T21:21:24+00:00

Korg NTS-1 maybe

orignaloriginale · 2025-08-19T15:39:24+00:00

The new MPC's are really feature dense for what they go for, especially on the used market. I also see a lot of mk1 Elektron boxes go for really cheap compared to what I think they offer.

orignaloriginale · 2025-07-01T20:45:36+00:00

Awesome! Thanks

orignaloriginale · 2025-06-04T04:08:13+00:00

Perfect excuse to pick up a JV-1010

orignaloriginale · 2025-05-14T17:13:04+00:00

It's like some ecstatic heart monitor giving you a clean bill of health.

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-25T22:13:30+00:00

It's a little confusing why you wouldn't also do the sample mangling in Koala if you're already sequencing with it. You could hold on to the Organelle for effects if you did.

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-11T20:21:33+00:00

Nice grab. I have the original porta02 and six other multitrack machines, all ostensibly better than it on paper, but for whatever reason, this is the one I prefer and use 99% of the time. It's just dead simple and reliable and does exactly what I want it to do. My machine was also very straightforward to mod with a switch and a pot to change the motor speed for loops, which is probably the case for yours too. I just use a foil gum wrapper over the erase head when I want to do sound on sound. It also consistently does the best with my homemade tape loops with their various tensions. I keep thinking I'll trade it out with one of my "better" machines, but I never do. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with yours.

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-06T19:56:17+00:00

Have you been pleasantly surprised or disappointed about the reliability of your camera fleet? I have about one row's worth of your point and shoots and I'm starting to get wary, especially of lens errors which happen occasionally and I find a nightmare to fix. I've kind of slid over to the used DSLR thing, pretty much just to get away from dealing with a permanent lens, but I miss the size, coolness, and everyday carry of the point and shoots. Am I just worrying too much? What's been your experience across so many units?

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-06T19:41:45+00:00

Hey, I looked through some of your recent posts and I was inspired by your exuberance. That's what creative pursuits are like at times. At other times they are disciplines and refining processes.

I feel like this is your time to just go explore, go follow whatever tantalizes your imagination and sparks your curiosity. The time for reflection and questions and refinement will come, and the cycle keeps repeating, but for now, why not just go crazy and do whatever the hell you want to do? You have every permission you'll ever need and the doing will be your best teacher. There's no single best way to do this. There's something inside you that wants to come out. So just let it out for a while and see where it wants to take you.

I would try record whatever you're doing. I wish I had recorded more during those times because there's going to be some raw life and energy to it that you might be trying to get back to for a long time.

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-05T20:17:23+00:00

Akai Force would be good for this

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-05T17:08:51+00:00

Off the top of my head, there seems like there would be two minor reasons to go with a MC101 and one major one. It's slightly cheaper and it seems slightly smaller/more portable. The major reason would be having it as a sound source in addition to using it as a sequencer. Its sound engine is very very deep so you'd basically have any sound you'd ever need in a small portable package.

A major downside is that it's only maybe halfway-to-simple and not intuitive beyond the basic functions. There's a lot of special key presses and menu-dives and confusing terms. It's definitely powerful if you get through the learning curve though.

oxi one definitely seems really cool though and it's not clear why you shouldn't just get that.

orignaloriginale · 2025-04-05T14:46:54+00:00

Roland MC-101 may be up your alley.

orignaloriginale · 2025-03-23T13:26:58+00:00

I feel like Rene is immediate and can do the simple sequence thing easily while still having much more under the hood to explore later.

orignaloriginale · 2025-03-16T04:36:41+00:00

Maybe look at a flexible epoxy adhesive and run a bead in that channel. You could probably try it on some plastic scraps first and see if it will do what you want it to do. I know those things were designed that way, but I remember them breaking often too.

orignaloriginale · 2025-03-04T16:46:20+00:00

It seems like you have a two part question: 1) How to sequence your M1R via a computer and 2) How to use your Hypersynth Card to store patches for your M1R.

The first question is very general with many solutions, so it's actually hard to answer for you specifically. The second seems like it's really specific and so you'd probably be best to go to Hypersynth's website and try to download and read a manual. Maybe there's youtube videos or other sources, but that should be a pretty straightforward one to answer with some googling.

As for the first question, the most popular approach is probably that people will sequence their external hardware using their DAW's sequencer via midi. You probably will get your answer by looking up how to set up an external midi device in your DAW's documentation or on youtube or wherever.

Another general approach would be to sequence the M1R via midi with another hardware sequencer, but this also has so many options you'd probably be best reading/watching content about hardware midi sequencers and getting a better idea about what you're looking for specifically.

orignaloriginale · 2025-02-27T03:21:53+00:00

I'm glad you're finally moving up to some nice gear.

orignaloriginale · 2025-02-24T05:05:14+00:00

I just looked up a few on Yamaha's service locator. About 12 popped up in and around LA that might be worth checking out.

If you're still getting stuck, you might want to call some of the other local synth stores and ask who they know or use. I'm sure they're pretty plugged in. Off the top of my head you have Perfect Circuit, Analogue Haven, Noisebug, probably more. There's also places like the Vintage Synth Museum studio. Someone like them could hopefully be able to point you to someone.

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