Members kennychaffin Posted April 5, 2008 Members Share Posted April 5, 2008 Same dream for me every night: hot dogs chasing donuts through the Holland Tunnel. No idea what it means. You'll soon take a foreign trip.KAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted April 5, 2008 Members Share Posted April 5, 2008 ok, my TD3 is now set up ! Great action and behavior, especially when connected to BFD !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody4 Posted April 5, 2008 Members Share Posted April 5, 2008 I just got this : for this: Ooo an Arp Chroma...........V N! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stikygum Posted April 5, 2008 Members Share Posted April 5, 2008 My Electribe EA-1 and RM1X both arrived today, got the two of them for $200 from an impoverished student (hey that's what he wanted for them!). I figured that was too much of a bargain to pass up. Upgrading the D-70 will just have to wait another couple months. Now I'm seriously going to get into hardware sequencing again. Regardless of what people say about the RM1X sounds, some are still useable and quite cool. I really liked the RS7000 sounds better, but there is tons of cool stuff to explore in that box. I bet if people would actually use a preamp to record that thing, it'd sound up to standards just like any other synth (depending on the sound you use ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted April 5, 2008 Members Share Posted April 5, 2008 There are a lot of useful sounds in the RM1x. It's a killer drum machine in it's own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stikygum Posted April 6, 2008 Members Share Posted April 6, 2008 How do you like the Novation SL Compact, crazycarl? How are the pads on that? I have regular SL37 and the pads are as hard as a brick. Somehow useable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members polar69 Posted April 6, 2008 Members Share Posted April 6, 2008 There are a lot of useful sounds in the RM1x. It's a killer drum machine in it's own right.And a flexible sequencer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted April 6, 2008 Members Share Posted April 6, 2008 And a flexible sequencer That too =o] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ob Com Posted April 6, 2008 Members Share Posted April 6, 2008 MS2000 (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P321 Posted April 6, 2008 Members Share Posted April 6, 2008 Would you go with the UAD Xpander Xtreme or the TC Powercore?UAD for affordable EQ and Compressors, Powercore for (extremely expensive) mastering, reverbs and synths. One thing to remember is there's arguably as good native compression and EQ's available as UAD has, but there's nothing native that's as good as things like VSS3 on Powercore, nor the MD3 (Although Ozone and Waves L3 are pretty good). But, to put it politely, TC rape your buttocks with the prices, and they are also one of those companies that's more interested in churning out new products than fixing older ones in a timely fashion. Nowhere is this more apparent than their computer products. UAD are a far better company in regard to how they approach customers and existing products, they're more sensibly priced, and they seem to have gathered more of a community around them, I think largely down to how badly TC treats its customers (blocking you transferring software licenses, even to your own cards, because they assume you're a pirate etc).. I am really pushing my computer (I am running a MacBook Pro @ 2.2Ghz DuoCore w/4 gigs of ram), and I have to freeze tracks when running effects on certain sounds while writing (for example - having guitar tracks playing in Abelton with some verb/wierd effect + 10 other tracks, while you are jamming some synth solo running in Arturia). I'd rather not be constantly converting {censored} to audio as things change constantly... perhaps I'm just lazy.Not so much lazy. People are either ok bouncing or not. It'd definitely help you out, but keep in mind desktops will be knocking on the door of 16 cores 3 years down the line, so it's not necessarily a great long term investment and has other issues (like OS support eventually etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 my new flavor this month (so far), as seen on matrixsynth...mister space echo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 Very nice, expander. PS: I used to stomp around in Los Gatos, back in my youth. Great town. Is "Mountain Charlie's" still open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crazycarl Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 How do you like the Novation SL Compact, crazycarl? How are the pads on that? I have regular SL37 and the pads are as hard as a brick. Somehow useable though. I like it a lot. The pads are ok, I guess they are hard but I feel I can be decently expressive with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Palaver Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 UAD for affordable EQ and Compressors, Powercore for (extremely expensive) mastering, reverbs and synths. One thing to remember is there's arguably as good native compression and EQ's available as UAD has, but there's nothing native that's as good as things like VSS3 on Powercore, nor the MD3 (Although Ozone and Waves L3 are pretty good). But, to put it politely, TC rape your buttocks with the prices, and they are also one of those companies that's more interested in churning out new products than fixing older ones in a timely fashion. Nowhere is this more apparent than their computer products. UAD are a far better company in regard to how they approach customers and existing products, they're more sensibly priced, and they seem to have gathered more of a community around them, I think largely down to how badly TC treats its customers (blocking you transferring software licenses, even to your own cards, because they assume you're a pirate etc)..Not so much lazy. People are either ok bouncing or not. It'd definitely help you out, but keep in mind desktops will be knocking on the door of 16 cores 3 years down the line, so it's not necessarily a great long term investment and has other issues (like OS support eventually etc..) The response is greatly appreciated. Do you have any familiarity with Logic? Logic's plugins for EQing/multi-band compression, etc., is really going to make or break the deal with me in regards to whether or not I go for the UAD xpander. UAD just had a MAJOR price drop on their Xpert. I want their mastering plugins, reverb, roland delay, and a couple of their compressors and EQs. Once again, the outboard effects isn't until I finish editing the songs and the like... Cheers,Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 Review and YouTube Video Demos coming soon! Oh, and a lava lamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Whop Yo Jaw! Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Wow that Space Echo is a beaut. Vintage (old) stuff never really turns my head but that thing is shust too cool looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noizyb Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I unloaded 20 years worth of hardware over the last 6 years... now I'm having a ball and making music more often, with so many more possibilities. ADK Pro Audio took all of the PC/Laptop Studio intimidations away with a glitch free setup, spec'd out, tested, and turnkey ready. Thanks Scott ! With Line 6 Gearbox Gold and a variax handling all of my guitar tracks, Addictive Drums providing the most unreal drum tracks I've ever been able to assemble, my only needs now are to maybe round of my sound arsenal with a few well selected VST's. Sonar 7 covers most bases, but I want to supplement their included plugs with a nice EP (lounge lizard maybe?) and pianos (I'm intrigued by Pianoteq). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Righteous studio vibe, groovatious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Cozy digs, Groove. Say, I always wondered about this: Does the Leslie sim on the Electro spin the opposite way down there in Oz? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 my new flavor this month (so far), as seen on matrixsynth... mister space echo: Man, I'm really starting to dislike these Pratt-Read keyboards ! Check out the lowest B on your Mini... It seems that almost any P/R keyboard seems to develop this behavior sooner or later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Cheers idiotboy + Electropuppy and yeah, I DO believe the Leslie spin is reversed. Still not sure whether it's due to the power difference or earth rotation yet - will get back to you after some more tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted April 9, 2008 Members Share Posted April 9, 2008 Man, I'm really starting to dislike these Pratt-Read keyboards ! Check out the lowest B on your Mini... It seems that almost any P/R keyboard seems to develop this behavior sooner or later... ha- such timing!! at 1974, it's older than i & it's never had its rubber bushings replaced. i bought this a couple months back and as of today it is fully restored- professionally recap'd, cleaned, replaced the wicked old power cord, cleaned everything. guess which part i actually fixed myself? i replaced the bushings & cleaned the keys. i own 5 mono synths & they all play like they were built yesterday! i can't tell you how nice that is. minimoog keyboard as of yesterday (note the pile of old bushings in the bottom left): minimoog keyboard as of today: i trust you will find these restored keys more to your liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted April 9, 2008 Members Share Posted April 9, 2008 Not sure actually I reaplced the bushing in my OBXa and ended up having very "spongy" action. I'n not sure it this is due to the springs, or the way the new bushings are made. The ones I got are from Archive-Sound (great service !)Does the springs need lubrication as well ?I wish to restore my Prophet 5 keyboard as well but don't want to end up with the same kind of action... what do you think ?btw, the Mini looks awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted April 9, 2008 Members Share Posted April 9, 2008 ... in the interest of full disclosure ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carey M Posted April 9, 2008 Members Share Posted April 9, 2008 Today, this little box came with my mail: A Sony DPS-V77 multi-fx thingy. I'm off to the studio to make some tests...now! - CM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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