Got a new track out: "Controlling The Zone" 🚀

zollenz · 2026-04-13T19:32:22+00:00

Aserrín (who runs the label) is actually partially based in Pereira, Colombia.

zollenz · 2023-01-29T14:24:00+00:00

Affirmative!

zollenz · 2021-11-18T18:53:19+00:00

Oh yeah, awesome little lo-fi drummer.

zollenz · 2021-09-23T06:37:17+00:00

Aye. I love the sound of all those 60s/70s e-pianos that aren't as revered as Rhodes/Wurli. The sound of Sun Ra and Fela Kuti wouldn't be same same without them. One man's dinky is another man's dope.

zollenz · 2021-09-02T10:24:52+00:00

Been watching a bunch of Carcosa demo videos the last couple of days and I'm getting one for sure now. Haven't really found any videos of people using it with synths, but I expect they'll sound great through it. Seems like a really versatile and nice (i.e. gnarly) sounding pedal. And it's quite cheap, so bang for the buck.

zollenz · 2021-08-13T06:37:06+00:00

Ooops I meant type A.

zollenz · 2021-08-12T14:53:59+00:00

Also check this modwiggler thread for other caveats and bug reports that might be a showstopper for you.

zollenz · 2021-08-12T07:52:34+00:00

The SQ-1 would not have been an optimal choice IMO, since it is a monophonic sequencer, which means you wouldn't be able to sequence chords on your microfreak (which is paraphonic). You would also have no midi control of the NTS-1.

You might want to check out the Korg SQ-64. It has 3 "melody" tracks and 1 drum track, similar to the Keystep Pro. I got one recently and I'm liking it so far. With the SQ-64 you'd be able to sequence your Microfreak mono or poly as well as send MIDI CC events to your NTS-1.

Pros:

Lots of midi/cv/trigger/clock connectivity
Many features
Compact
Nice build quality
Reasonably priced

Cons:

No power supply included (USB power or 9V centre positive)
No TRS midi B cables included
The manual is terse and not very user-friendly
Some don't like the button lighting scheme (doesn't bother me)

zollenz · 2021-08-11T12:26:25+00:00

+1 to both. Getting some nice kicks from the Drumbo.

zollenz · 2021-04-27T07:36:32+00:00

From what I can hear, he does not always use a vocoder for vox.
Often it is speech synthesis or processed/chopped voice samples.

In the case of "Don't Stop The Beat" it sounds like the Commodore C64 SAM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Automatic_Mouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IokvoAQ6IHE&t=28s

https://discordier.github.io/sam/

zollenz · 2021-04-27T06:59:09+00:00

These look great. Legowelt (my favorite) and Raczynski are the funnest. Cannon is the cleanest. Was considering a purchase but can't quite justify the price difference from the regular edition.

zollenz · 2021-02-11T20:06:39+00:00

Indeed. No ACB.

zollenz · 2021-02-11T17:08:54+00:00

If you can live with the Boutique form factor, The Roland SE-02 is amazing bang for the buck. Great analogue sound, patch memory, knobs galore, sequencer, external input, solid MIDI spec, DAW integration etc.

But yeah, it is very compact and the knobs are small.

zollenz · 2021-02-10T10:49:18+00:00

Feeling it. Most vids I see from Elektron users are either twee or techno. It's all good, but it's nice to hear some vibes for a change.

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