I'm about to buy some midi keyboard now, the choice is between everyone loved akai mpk mini 3, arturia and native instruments m32. A typical options, the last one looks just soooo good to me BUT it's a bit huge and won't fit in my backpack anyway + I don't know how the keyboard feels are keys here closer to arturia or akai? So guys is m32 worth it or should I go with akai(probably)?

Because of people on here I bought this 1 pedal.. However, I would love somemore effect recommendations!

Phasers, Chorus, etc! Anything that can sweeten the sound! Thank you

I like this song, but I’m not very good at keys and it’s hard.

I love playing these synths through the heavy handed compression on the sp-404, it really glues everything together

Love this combo

Just picked up a boom and camera and learning to record sessions for idea capture. This was just a low effort improv ambient session. Everything was thrown together for this session except the Korg SP choir patch and I just do this for fun. Go easy on me. Thanks for looking.

This is a jam I did with the korg MicroKorg 2 synthesizer. Thanks so much for watching

I am by no means anything more then a strange tinker-er with music/things... ordered this last month before all the firmware exploded onto the internet. So far, it's fun, small and portable too.

Well, I'm planning to replace the screen on my Yamaha DX7II-FD with a new OLED; My question is whether the Winstar WEH004002 works as well as the Orplex DMC40267 that came with it from the factory.

I want to get into dawless hardcore, and I’m looking for the best Mackie mixer for this kindof setupnowadays. I’m into that gritty sound of older 8-bit and 16-bit bit depth, so I’mwondering if older Mackiemixers are a good choice or if newer ones can do the job just aswell. Is there still a reason to go for a vintageMackie, or are the newer models just asgood?

For those who have played both or have a good understanding of both synths, how do they compare? I have a Super 6 but I've considered trading it out for a DMNO. I like the Super 6 but the layout, screen, and experimental nature of the DMNO are pretty appealing. Curious to hear what others think.

From one of Nil's incredible performances. What is this? It seems to have Cellos, bass, vocals all coming out of it? Is it just a midi controller in a nice stand going off to a PC or something more? https://youtu.be/HPPzQgTaLbo?si=1DXKK2B5xOdiKSWC&t=1981

Hey everyone! :)
I’m a Brazilian techno producer based in Amsterdam, and I’ve recently been selected as one of 5 artists for the opportunity to perform a live modular set at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) this year!
The final selection is being decided through a community vote on SoundCloud, so I thought I’d share it here with fellow synth and modular enthusiasts!
If you enjoy my sound and would like to support a fellow modular nerd, I’d really appreciate a quick like on the set, as each like counts as a vote! 🖤

It can be any synthesizer . I am a person who is weird in a bad way . I became curious

Ignore my post if you think i am a troll or AI

I have a problem. The Moog grandmother was my first synth. I love it, and I can’t imagine parting with it, but I also feel like I don’t use it enough because there is no patch memory. But the spring reverb, those tasty oscillators, the drive, the sync, and of course the filter, are all awesome.

For context, I make indie music, I record all my instruments live, one at a time. I USUALLY don’t sequence anything, and these days I don’t do the DAWless jam thing (though it’s worth noting that I stupidly don’t use a computer/DAW for music at all right now).

So there are a few different directions to go:

1) find a good resource to help my brain think in terms of semi-modular patching. (In contrast to digital mod matrices, which just feel intuitive for whatever reason). Learn to love the process and try to get really fast at making what I want. Typically if I sit down to sound design, it’s only on a synth with patch memory, because my music time is limited. I’m very comfortable with the grandmother as it is routed out of the box, but I still feel like an idiot when I get the patch cables out.

2) keep the grandmother as a specialist, buy a mono like a bass station or messenger with patch memory as a work horse.

3) stop kidding myself, sell the grandmother, cry, and buy a sub 37 and cry again at the cost.

4) do I even need a dedicated mono? I feel like there’s a ton of character to be lost, but I do use my poly’s as monos quite a bit.

Any suggestions?

It kind of looks like a Sonicake Pocket Master, anybody have any experience with these type of multi effect pocket units?

Hey everyone!
How do you usually record your synths directly into an audio interface? I’m talking about raw, unprocessed line recordings that you’ll process later in a DAW. What input levels do you typically aim for?
Also, how do you deal with the fact that different synths can have wildly different output levels?
I recently bought a Behringer UMC404HD, and I’m still trying to figure out the best way to record into it while minimizing noise and avoiding input clipping.
The PAD switches seem to help, but I’ve seen a few reviews suggesting that the PAD implementation on this particular interface isn’t great.

Upd: Thanks for all the replies, guys! Really cool to see how everyone does things differently!

With all the CFW going around, what would you guys do to the Polyend Syth?

We live in exciting times when it comes to emulations of digital analog synths, I've been hunting around for any people who might be pursuing an emulation of the venerated blue box but haven't been able to find anything. While I know next to nothing about programming I did watch this video the concepts made sense but some of the finer details left me scratching my head. Maybe this thread will set things in motion for someone who knows what the hell they're doing but until that time comes im wondering what I'd need to get started. Obviously I'd need a EMX-1 (or something running the same chip(s)) and something to figure out how the ROM processes instructions. I've asked around in various synth emu groups and have been ignored so I'm turning to reddit for help

TL;DR: I'm a dummy who loves the EMX-1 and I'm sad there aren't any emulators of it in this wonderful era of 1:1 emulations, looking to get the ball rolling/make my own emulator

Here are my RE-909 sequencer and voice boards. I have a nasty hum on my trigger out that I'm trying to locate so thoroughly going through each instrument to see where the voltage leak is occurring. I thought some of you might find the internals interesting.