Congrats! You will love it.Originally Posted by battema
In random unrelated news, while grabbing a spare Y cable at GuiTarget this past weekend, I apparently had a "splurge urge" and walked out with that Stellar-edition Microfreak (basically the same thing, but with more black)
I didn't need it, but what the heck...it will be a fun noisy thing to muck around with when I get weary of pushing the mouse around inside my DAW
“How much more black could it be? None.”
—This is Spinal Tap
ThanksDid some light noodling the other evening, it's definitely fun. The touch plates give me a "I've got a Buchla Easel for Kids!" warm fuzzy vibe
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Exactly! It is a smile-inducing device that takes up hardy any room.Thanks
Not sure I would like those touch plates. Prefer something moving under my fingers. I'm not that fond of the touch strips of the Keystep. You never know where you have stopped the modulation strip.Thanks
Being what the Microfreak actually is, I think you'd be ok with it. I don't play it like a normal keyboard. It's more a fun toy to F with that sounds very good. I list as a bit unconventional and unique. Others may / may not agree, but that's how I see it. I think Batts is having a ball with it!
JG
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Yeah, exactly
One of my favorite uses for a touchplate surface like this is not so much playing melodies, but rather as a very intuitive way to handle things like complex sequences or arpeggiators.
Anyway, just my $0.02...
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For those interested that haven't seen this yet:
https://www.gearnews.com/behringer-v...-for-everyone/
Free Behringer Plug-in Vintage. Getting the license may take a few tries as they are getting hammered, but the download was quick.
Just got it. May try it this weekend time permitting.
JG
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Cool, looking forward to hearing what you think
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Got it and got the licence.
Now I'm waiting till the MS-5 will hit the stores. (And hoping for some extra money)
I've tried the Behringer Vintage. Looks nice, but the manual is very, very basic.
Meanwhile, setting aside the swirl over live and the future of professional musicmaking for a few...somehow "Asian synth porn" feels especially bad but in this case, I'm all in
New offering from Arturia is definitely not for everyone, but very definitely was for me: https://www.arturia.com/products/sof...ngtze/overview
Got the "crossgrade" price of $29 (not 100% clear what I was crossgrading from but whatever...a deal's a deal). These sort of "exotic" instruments are a ton of fun for me, and while I wasn't too hot on them at first (felt too much like a cheap swing at Spitfire), the Augmented line of synths has grown on me. The Augmented Piano in particular has some great presets that just immediately sparked some fun noodling and even song ideas.
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Interesting, but not at this moment. The whole Augmented series looks interesting as well.Meanwhile, setting aside the swirl over live and the future of professional musicmaking for a few...somehow "Asian synth porn" feels especially bad but in this case, I'm all in
New offering from Arturia is definitely not for everyone, but very definitely was for me: https://www.arturia.com/products/sof...ngtze/overview
Got the "crossgrade" price of $29 (not 100% clear what I was crossgrading from but whatever...a deal's a deal). These sort of "exotic" instruments are a ton of fun for me, and while I wasn't too hot on them at first (felt too much like a cheap swing at Spitfire), the Augmented line of synths has grown on me. The Augmented Piano in particular has some great presets that just immediately sparked some fun noodling and even song ideas.
They aren't particularly good "bread and butter" synths. I wouldn't go to the Augmented Piano to find a good simple grand piano patch, for example. But for interesting textures as well as inspirations, I'm finding a lot of enjoyment from them.
It's definitely NOT something that is going to have the widest audience
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For Grand Piano patches I have V Piano. But other textures are always interesting.They aren't particularly good "bread and butter" synths. I wouldn't go to the Augmented Piano to find a good simple grand piano patch, for example. But for interesting textures as well as inspirations, I'm finding a lot of enjoyment from them.
It's definitely NOT something that is going to have the widest audience
V Piano is really excellent for most of my "bread and butter" piano use cases. I also really like the Spitfire Felt piano sound, but that's still a bit more niche.
Augmented Piano has really lovely granular textures and things that just work well and sit nicely in a mix. It's also the first time I've really messed with using one of Arturia's synths with one of Arturia's controllers (a Minilab 3) and it was definitely nice having all the functions mapped to knobs for quick/easy twiddling.
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And it looks like Cherry Audio finally has a new synthesizer coming.
https://cherryaudio.com/news/its-time-has-come
I wonder what it will be. Some think it will be the Chroma.
I want a SH-5. Yes, I know, Behringer. But a software version would be cheaper and had a memory. The Behringer comes with an analog quirk my first synthesizer also has. It has to get warmed up, before it gets in tune.
Interesting vibe to that trailer! The color boxes definitely hint at a Rhodes Chroma.
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Ugh, yeah...most of my analog gear has that "quirk" too. With the band I always had to remember to fire up my rig about 30 minutes before we would actually start rehearsing or playing, so the Slim Phatty would warm up enough to get "in tune." Ultimately swapped it for a Hydrasynth Explorer (not analog but honestly sounds more than sufficient in a live setting).
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Yeah. First let my Roland warm up and then I could tune it, which was quite a job, because both tuning-knobs were stepless, so not like for instance like the MiniMoog.
Okay so first off, credit where due: thanks JimmyG for pointing this synth out to me last night
Secondly, holy GAWD the first 30 seconds of this video are what this thread is all about
It isn't the cheapest synth (around $180), but with the MPE possibilities I have to admit being tempted. Maybe a super-duper early (or super belated) Christmas present to myself!
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Also, I'm absolutely loving the various gear on his desk. I see a Touché to the right (the wood oval paddle-looking thing), but I'm especially wondering about the red fader box, as I've been looking for something like that to use with some of my sample libraries (Spitfire for example, lends itself really well to 2-3 sliders that you can move somewhat simultaneously).
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$ 180 for one soft-synth is a bit steep, I have to admit. But the prices of seperate Arturia instruments are in the same range. The first 30 seconds of the video makes my mouth water. I really need that big price in the lottery. Don't need a Lamboghini, or a luxurious 10 room appartment. I just want that studio.Okay so first off, credit where due: thanks JimmyG for pointing this synth out to me last night
Secondly, holy GAWD the first 30 seconds of this video are what this thread is all about
It isn't the cheapest synth (around $180), but with the MPE possibilities I have to admit being tempted. Maybe a super-duper early (or super belated) Christmas present to myself!
Yeah, it is. I have a bad habit of seeing "MPE compatible" and just immediately jumping to "I'll use this!" but in truth, MPE support is becoming more commonplace, and I need to really decide if another analog polysynth is going to really benefit my existing stack. Or if I'll noodle around with it, say "yeah, that's cool" but never find a real place for it in my work.
Somewhere in that maze of knobs, I'm pretty sure Zimmer has Chris Franke's original Moog system from the early TD stuff!
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Arturia is has a good price for their packagedeals, but not so much for seperate instruments. Cherry Audio is doing better for seperate instruments and I think they offer MPE on several instruments.
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