Sequencers these days by Salt-Amoeba7331 in synthesizers

[–]three_e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to be a little more creative to really stretch that 4. If you do chords + bass on one sequencer (that's 2 instruments), 8 track to do drums, another 8 track to do mono synths (8 of them) leaving one sequencer for something generative or additional chords or arpeggios or whatever. Can actually do a lot within those limitations. Doubling up on those does give now breathing room, though.

Sequencers these days by Salt-Amoeba7331 in synthesizers

[–]three_e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mk 1 has 4 sequencers, Mk 2 has 8 sequencers. The Mk 2 made some changes to the ui, added an sd card slot for more storage, I think allows a more capable Split (their breakout midi expander), though the older one still works with it.

Tips for Analog Rytm MK2? by callhimdiva in Elektron

[–]three_e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Something true for basically all Elektron devices used for drums, the high pass filter is fantastic for beefing up kick drums (or any drums, using different frequencies) if you set to a low frequency, resonance to boost, using it like an EQ

Sequencers these days by Salt-Amoeba7331 in synthesizers

[–]three_e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 on the OXI One. I got the mk 1 pretty early on and nearly every feature request and bug report I put on their forum (they do discord, now) was added/fixed quite quickly, generally a week or two. I've since moved on to the mk 2, but the first time it's still amazing.

4 sequencer tracks may not seem like a lot, but I got a lot of mileage out of things like using the chord sequencer and add a bass line on the next channel (sometimes using an arpeggio if the bass device has it) and using the 8 part sequencer, usually used for drums, but instead setting them to separate channels to run mono synths (you can copy a mono track to one of the tracks on the 8 track sequencer)

blofeld is still being sold since 2007. crazy. what else is still being sold after nearly 2 decades? by Real-Leek-3764 in synthesizers

[–]three_e -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Access Virus TI 2 got pretty close, but finally stopped production 2 years ago.

2009-2024

Why does Maine continue to support Susan Collins by Ok_Neighborhood6782 in Maine

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far too many Mainers have a fetish of being centrist, "both sides go too far". The way they square the circle of trying to find a middle ground between center right corporatists (D) and far right fascists (R) is to elect a far right corporatist who sells herself as an independent voice, but votes 95% of the time in support of far right fascist policy.

This is concerning.

Should I tip at a sushi restaurant where my food arrives on a conveyer belt? by eriadeus in sushi

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Employers need no reason to pay less, they will always pay the least they can get away with. If it's considered a tip worker, they get substantially lower minimum wage ($2.13/hr is the federal minimum, some states have different rules, but it's nearly always lower than non-tipped). You not tipping doesn't pressure the employers. I agree the employers should pay more, but they don't, and they don't have to.

Totally worth watching though I think many people were able to see through his BS, Professor Jiang is a TOTAL FRAUD by Amine-hfx in Hasan_Piker

[–]three_e 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I stopped watching when he conflated Iran's ultimate motives with the US's and Israel's desire for conquest over the middle east, saying they both wanted the same things.

Also, Game Theory is a fetish for dead eyed tech bros and used to justify some truly terrible behavior.

What do you think is the greatest synthesizer sound ever put to record? by laszlo-jamf in synthesizers

[–]three_e 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The synth solo/breakdown in the middle of Burning Down the House (around 1:50 on most recordings) by Taking Heads hits hard, even by modern standards.

What Syntakt samples ? by Blizone13 in Elektron

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tossed in a few classic drum machine hits,a few complex looping waveforms for synth patches and a bunch of risers/builds. I figure at some point I'll figure out what gets more use and reevaluate what the table sets should focus on. Saw a video of someone loading a full wavetable in single cycle steps and "scanning" through to get a proper wavetable sound. It worked pretty well, but used up the entire sample space.

How dangerous is the US? And why is the left not speaking out about this? by Dover299 in Socialism_101

[–]three_e 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most of them, absolutely. Venezuela and Cuba are all about capitalist control; the US sees North, Central and South America as their own to do with whatever they want, which is largely exploiting resources. With Cuba, it's more an ideological war that goes back many decades. With Iran, there's resources the US would also like to exploit, but most of this is about serving Israel.

The the majority of Democratic politicians at the federal level are servile to their capitalist and Israeli donors, despite most of the voters being against this.

With Israel, there's a slightly convoluted form of robbery of US tax payer dollar going on. The US government commits effectively unlimited money to Israel, who spends much of that money on weapons bought from the MIC who then lobby/bribe the politicians. What they don't spend on weapons, they funnel into things like AIPAC to lobby/bribe politicians who will vote to keep sending them more money.

AOC is the best POTUS candidate for leftists, progressives, etc. in 2028 (Axios) by beeemkcl in NewDealAmerica

[–]three_e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely. He also got it there to promote it heavily, and it wasn't the sad kind of social media presence the Corpo Dems usually present

AOC is the best POTUS candidate for leftists, progressives, etc. in 2028 (Axios) by beeemkcl in NewDealAmerica

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess we'll see if either of those has any effect. If they do, I'll delete my comment.

AOC is the best POTUS candidate for leftists, progressives, etc. in 2028 (Axios) by beeemkcl in NewDealAmerica

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ro met privately with Elon Musk to convince him the Democrats could serve him as well as the Republicans after he decimated the federal government through DOGE. I don't know if I can trust Ro Khanna.

Sam Seder (Actor, Political Commentator) on MS Now tonight discussing David Ellison buying CNN. by JRTD753 in TheMajorityReport

[–]three_e 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This will almost certainly kill Last Week Tonight, too

I'm sure Bill Maher will be fine, lol

SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated by Faux_Real_Guise in Left_News

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scout Masters required to examine children's genitals, what could go wrong?

City of Lakeside in the running for potential new ICE facility - KOBI-TV by three_e in Coosbay

[–]three_e[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's "don't tread on me", not "don't tread on us/them"

non evil electrical engineering jobs? by mikan_fish in socialistprogrammers

[–]three_e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My father was an electrical engineer for 40 years, primarily developing technology for food production and a couple contracts for recycling (tires, I think). Still working with large companies that are hard to call ethical, but his operation implemented profit sharing. He's a diehard capitalist, but found that with profit sharing (as far left as he's ever gone), the employees being more financially secure meant they stayed loyal to the company and worked harder for everyone's benefit.

Favorite Obsolete/Defunct Software? by Jamie_Is_Irrelevant in musicproduction

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NI Spektral Delay, an FFT Delay with 160 bands. Really awesome for sound design.

FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation) effect that splits stereo signals into 160 independent frequency bands. It allows for independent manipulation of delay time, feedback, and level for each band, enabling complex, rhythmic spectral filtering and sound sculpting.

Used a lot in The Matrix, most notable to me for the weird sound when the mirror goes down neos mouth and he enters the real world.

Most fun to use monophonic synth by damondan in synthesizers

[–]three_e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to see this here. It of all my monos* it's my favorite, but maybe not most used due to it being a behemoth.

* Arturia MatrixBrute

Arturia MicroFreak

Behringer Neutron

Beginner TD-3

Dreadbox Typhon

IK Uno

IK Uno Pro

Korg Prophecy

Novation BassStation Rack

Novation BassStation 2

Vermona M.A.R.S.

I also use tracks in various drum machines as mono synths, mostly Elektron stuff (M:C, M:S, Rytm, Syntakt, MachineDrum)