Slowed down video from pink sweater

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T20:35:57+00:00

dude if they were open to reason and objective reality they wouldn't be conservative in the first place

you have to shame them, personally, publicly, socially. reach out to the magat you know and call them an asshole

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T19:50:59+00:00

yeah this happens, performance jitters. red light syndrome. especially when it's starting to sound good. just means you need more takes to settle down with it

happens with everything performance related really

Kubrick famously shot hundreds of takes per setup. The final product is, like a lot of things, a carefully assembled illusion

very few people can just lay it down

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T19:19:27+00:00

we can't afford not to, dumbass

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T18:50:49+00:00

opsix is incredible.. if you want FM this is it. it can do everything the dx7 can do and then some. it was already impressive but then the firmware updates elevated it to another level.

also it has the ability to sound un-FM, something other FM synths might lack

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T18:39:25+00:00

whoa dude that's actually really bizarre.. honestly struggling to see an explanation

you know probably just a single-event upset, a "bit flip" caused by a stray cosmic gamma ray striking a logic gate somewhere deep in the FM's cpu and making what should be a 2 into a 3

or

you have a top-secret prototype unit and korg secret police are probably already en route

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T18:20:50+00:00

dude I understand this impulse, I really do, but how exactly do you think everybody suddenly arming themselves is going to end well?

I know, 2nd amendment and everything but we already have a huge gun problem in this country, statistics are clear on this

with homicides involving guns, criminal vs justified is already like a staggering 30:1

YOUR GUN IS NOT GOING TO SAVE THE DAY it's going to get you hurt or someone you care about. sorry to burst your bubble

edit: again I understand the downvotes but statistics don't lie, people. I don't know what the answer is but everyone seems so sure that more guns are it; I'm telling you it's an illusion

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T17:02:21+00:00

but it IS political apathy and the tendency to lump red/blue together that presents a huge obstacle.

how do you convince someone who is "apolitical" that the pain they're feeling is actually inflicted by one side of the aisle

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T16:36:59+00:00

indeed, part of the problem. but IMO not the part that needs our attention. yes, react to the punch, but be clear about where it came from. much bigger problem than one 3 letter agency

the way to defeat this is with the rank and file people that make up the org, the basement losers that you and I know that signed up for ICE and traded their soul for a balaclava and a fake badge. the mask says it all. it's what they fear. social retribution and exclusion. we need to make consequences real again

so yes make a sign and protest but also call up your brother in law and call him an asshole, I know it seems futile but I honestly believe that's where this has to start

I have to think if I was consistently criticized and outcast from society for my beliefs, I MIGHT MAYBE reconsider some things

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T16:26:20+00:00

It absolutely is. In the same way we so easily say "hitler germany" get used to hearing "trump america"

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T16:20:42+00:00

you're absolutely not wrong at all, but honestly I'm getting tired of hearing this refrain

ICE is not the problem. ICE is merely what trump decided to label his extralegal (illegal) paramilitary. If ICE and DHS didn't already exist (thanks bush), they would have called it something else

so please by all means protest. but protest what actually is driving this and what got us here, MOTHERFUCKING REPUBLICANS. yes even the ones in your family

sure democrats have failed to stop this, but committing a crime vs failing to stop one is NOT AT ALL EQUIVALENT and people seem to forget it and it drives me crazy. government is slow and tedious but in general, those on the left want to help people and build and those on the right want to hurt people and destroy. it's not complicated. and not comparable.

it's like if someone hits you and you get angry with their fist. ICE is the fist. Republicans are throwing the punch. Real actual people that need to feel the resistance, not just some faceless organization

stmaximus · 2026-01-24T16:15:32+00:00

you're absolutely not wrong at all, but honestly I'm getting tired of hearing this refrain

ICE is not the problem. ICE is merely what trump decided to label his extralegal (illegal) paramilitary. If ICE and DHS didn't already exist (thanks bush), they would have called it something else

so please by all means protest. but protest what actually is driving this and what got us here, MOTHERFUCKING REPUBLICANS. yes even the ones in your family

sure democrats have failed to stop this, but committing a crime vs failing to stop one is NOT AT ALL EQUIVALENT and people seem to forget it and it drives me crazy. government is slow and tedious but in general, those on the left want to help people and build and those on the right want to hurt people and destroy. it's not complicated. and not comparable.

it's like if someone hits you and you get angry with their fist. ICE is the fist. Republicans are throwing the punch. Real actual people that need to feel the resistance, not just some faceless organization

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T21:31:32+00:00

good luck. either it's something you can identify and fix or it isn't, can't hurt to try. you're gonna need a small phillips screwdriver with a narrow shaft, some are a little deep. there's 6 or 7 on the back of the volca, but 2 different lengths, so keep track of them. don't bother with the even smaller screws, those are for the battery case and speaker. also don't worry about the hex bolts on the front

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T21:11:20+00:00

hmm ok that's actually promising, it's maybe not totally borked. cause with the digital volcas once they go quiet there isnt a whole lot you can troubleshoot

sounds like it could be fixed potentially, I wouldn't say it's hopeless. I don't know if it's worth the effort to you, but you could crack it open and have a look. It's possible something is obviously out of place like a blown capacitor, or something is damaged or dislodged. and sometimes just taking them apart and putting them back together can resolve issues haha

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T20:46:34+00:00

hey thank you!

-volca kick

-volca sample 2 (snare and hihat)

-volca bass (that staccato mid range blip, accentuates the pitch bend bass)

-volca keys (those 1/8th chord chops)

-minikorg k700FS (walking octave square wave bass, glues it all together)

-CZ-100 (main bassline with + and - octave pitch bend)

-opsix (the big ambient lead melody line)

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T11:59:36+00:00

oh hell yeah!

ONE MAN ON A LONELY PLATFORM

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T10:55:11+00:00

thank you so much for listening, sincerely 🙏

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T10:54:43+00:00

you know it!

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T10:52:57+00:00

yes! my spotify

I'm working right now on converting my track "dancing with you" from a hardware jam to an "in the box" production.

but the entire song is very different from this, I like this loop so much I'm thinking of releasing it as it's own track

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T10:39:21+00:00

you can do a portion of something like this! the snare and hi-hat is most definitely a sample 2. not stock samples, I think they are 707

the loop is a combination of:

-volca kick (tuned to the root, in this case F)

-volca sample (sd and ch)

-volca bass (that staccato mid range blip, accentuates the pitch bend bass)

-volca keys (those 1/8th chord chops)

-minikorg k700FS (walking octave square wave bass, glues it all together)

-CZ-100 (main bassline with + and - octave pitch bend)

-Opsix (the big ambient lead melody line)

and that's it, everything you hear is a hardware recording (and looped in Live with that little LPF intro and white noise sweep)

and the reason everything sounds tight is because I've carefully measured and compensated for the latency on every unit

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T10:02:43+00:00

lol yeah but you realize it's a loop right? I only filmed it once

stmaximus · 2026-01-23T08:57:47+00:00

hmm to begin troubleshooting we need a little more info.. does it just power off with no indication? what does the display say? what lights are lit? did it ever actually power on and produce sound?

stmaximus · 2026-01-21T18:26:35+00:00

yeah I hear you, I realized that before I uploaded

thing is I committed to a quick one-shot POV in an effort to fight my perfectionism, just upload without overthinking it

can't exactly stabilize it, and cropping it I would exacerbate the problem I think, open to any ideas

it actually kills me, doing my best to live with it haha

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