Synthesizers & the like

[weedville]

Euroracks, modular, keyboard, and simular
Was looking to get myself a Minifreak Steller recently but the only sound demo there is is a 1 hour stream and he doesn't even play it until 50 minutes in. He twists a couple nobs and holds some notes for ten minutes and calls it a day. Watching that was aggravating.
Might make a sound demo of it myself just so an actually good one exists in the interwebs when I get it.
Anyways it's super dope here's an image

As soon as I saw that it has a bunch of effects like distortion and bitcrusher, I was sold. Things pretty cheap too, only 650$. The black keys hold fingerprints a lot more but we all have to make sacrifices.

Second one I've been looking at is the Sterga from Make Noise. This is among the ones I'm most excited about. For a noise fan like me this hits pretty much everything i would want to do with electronic music.
This demo does great at showing exactly what it can do.

Cheapest one i can find is actually brand new, since it's 600$ and used it's 900$ to 1,000$+. Must be scalpers or something.

Third one is really odd, cool, and hard to get ahold of. It's a cassete synth/sampler like the Mellotron, but super compact.

The guy who makes it can only do it in limited quantities, and it sells fast.
Sells for 365$ and sells used for 415$ - 430$. Not something I'm not willing to pay eventually.

 

[the best user here]

I use patches on FL studio because I think paying $600 for a synth that produces one sound font is cringe

 

[no access to email sent]

I think the word cringe is extremely cringe. Stop using it.

Also, my buddies were really into equipment like this. They used things like the Roland 303 and 808 among other things. I never really got into them and never really learned how to use them.

 

[weedville]

I use patches on FL studio because I think paying $600 for a synth that produces one sound font is cringe

Newfag can't cough up less than a months worth of pay on a device that you can do whatever with
Mans find will be blown when he finds out the power of patching on modular synths and cross compatability

 

[lolnotnx]

produces one sound font

more proof that flniggers dont know anything about music or instruments or anything at all really

 

[Crassmeister]

I use patches on FL studio because I think paying $600 for a synth that produces one sound font is cringe

"SOUND FONT"???

 

[weedville]

@lolnotnx so you wanted to hear about the cross compatability part
I'm not an expert but it's a basic part of synthesizers
Okay so first thing you gotta know are these ports

It really depends on the synth, as you can use it on different parts on a modual synth to combine different moduels for different sounds
But where the cross compatability comes in is you can combine cables across all different types of synths for unique sounds.
This is called a patch.
The dudes who make DIY modular synths take this to the extreme and go absolutely stir crazy.
Take a look at this dude:

I won't go into the full detail of how many effects synths have it's pointless to go into detail, just do your own research.
Here's that guys video

Also look mum no computer is widely known for his massive DIY synths that he shares on YouTube, if this interests you be sure to check him out.

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

I MAKE MUSIC AND THINGS THAT MAKE MUSIC Extra Content and music :- https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomputer

m.youtube.com

But anyways it's a bit of an expensive hobby but it's really cool to get into
There's a lot more i didn't get into but it's the basics

 

[lolnotnx]

Okay so first thing you gotta know are these ports

absolutely incomprehensible

Jokes aside thanks for the links and info weedville. I really appreciate it. I think synths are kind of being killed off by the VST mafia and it's quite sad 2 see. I heard of a couple synths used in my fav albums and wanted to know more about them so I can at least somewhat juxtapose an understanding of how the fuck they did that.

 

[weedville]

I think synths are kind of being killed off by the VST mafia and it's quite sad 2 see.

Most people say "what's the point of limited hardware when I have a computer that can do that and more. Plus I save money." Like that first dude but sometimes less ignorant/arrogant.
I dunno I just know limitations helped me shape my own style of music to a certain extent but people see limitations in art as an obstacle instead of an opportunity nowadays.
I heard a guy put it that the obsession of convenience before anything else has really been nothing but detrimental to music in general.

 

[SuperChungus]

Personally, it's an experience to actually get to learn to set the synth, in person
Currently going to build one based on an instructables, see how that goes.

 

[weedville]

Personally, it's an experience to actually get to learn to set the synth, in person
Currently going to build one based on an instructables, see how that goes.

I've been thinking of making something along those lines for a while, it's why I'm interested in soldering and stuff. I at least want to get into it if not persure it as a career

 

[SuperChungus]

I've been thinking of making something along those lines for a while, it's why I'm interested in soldering and stuff. I at least want to get into it if not persure it as a career

It's a daunting task I tell you.
Got the oscillator done.

Appears to respond to tuning as well, so it looks like it passed the smoke test.

 

[Maysam]

"SOUND FONT"???

You gonna fix us up with some vacuum tubes nigga?

 

[SuperChungus]

@weedville still interested in a DIY synthesizer?
gonna make my own thread. about to dismatle this POS and start from scratch because of some scientific electric shid

 

[lurk]

 

[weedville]

@weedville still interested in a DIY synthesizer?
gonna make my own thread. about to dismatle this POS and start from scratch because of some scientific electric shid

Yeah be sure to ping me on the process
Forums gonna shut down and reopen under a new domain before it finishes but still

 

[chuj]

i once found a very long vid of susanne ciani explaining her rig but i can't find it now for shit
oh well

 

[weedville]

Bought this lil doodad called the Shadow Dweller

Hasn't arrived yet but I'll post when it does. I'll try to do a review since there's very little info on this.
Its a white/pink noise generator for harsh noise mainly
I dunno it noisy, has dials and switches so it's cool in my books

The guy who makes it, Electro Lobotomy, is a one man operation so all of his stuff is low in stock. Managed to snag the last one.
Second thing I'm considering to buy is a behringer bootleg of the Minimoog, called the Poly D.

Behringer's is cheaper and has more functions but has dubious build quality because bootleg.
Looks pretty good for a first analog synth.

 

[weedville]

The Shadow Dweller is here

Things much bigger than I thought it would be. Gave it a 15 minute test run and everything works as it should. It is super loud and doesn't have a volume knob, nor does it respond to my amp volume knob.
I'm sure it's tearing up my headphones but without it it would be too loud to play in my house.
I'll get to doing a proper review of this thing, it's a pretty cool device.

 

[weedville]

The review of the Shadow Dweller will come eventually, I just don't think it would be representative enough without putting it through a few pedals. So I'll get a cheap 8 way pedal adapter before that happens

Last thing I'm going to get for now is a super cheap mini synth called the Glitch Storm 2025

Its only around 60 bucks including shipping, and has fast shipping times according to reviews. Also has little info on it but a guy did review it alongside something else.

And there's a little sound demo too

Figured that I can use this while using the shadow dweller to keep some type of beat. It's possible if you fiddle with the delay knobs for a bit.
After I get that, the pedal adapter, and a contact mic imma save up my monies