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Thanks, good to be back!

Yea, I've messed around with my friends 'OG' 101, and it's a thing of beauty. But I absolutely love the 4 note poly mode on the SH01A... Cheers!

I have a tiny bit of knowledge, and happy to share this...

Thanks for the kind words!

Not tried with Minilogue, but should work. In Ableton, you may have to select the Minilogue as a controller from the MIDI audio set-up page.

Yea, super simple. Because the mechanisms inside are plastic I was confident to wash them with warm soapy water, nothing 'specialist' needed. Hope your clearning/restoration goes well!

Honestly, I know nothing about the Buchla ecosystem but my gut instinct says proceed with caution, this may indeed fry your gear. I might think about using an oscilloscope (NTS2?) to help diagnose the issue?

yea, I don't think I'll be using this for big orchestral works!

I don't own a Beat Step Pro, but maybe it's sending some sort of SysEx message? Or maybe it's a clock issue? Have you tried different MIDI channels?

@@abominablemusic yes

Um, thanks!

Yes, this is possible, and I imagine everything could be fitted into a 6HP eurorack panel. Too advanced for me though!

Absolutely, we're super lucky with VSTi plugins these says, so much good stuff out there, and this is fine, and I'm glad Behringer made it.

I'm not knowledgable enough to go full Linux, although with the changes Microsoft are making with Win 11, I think this is an option many folks will take...

@@abominablemusic Please, Microsoft has been spying on them since 7. Probably even Vista. Every time they cry about leaving for Linux, yet they never do. It's like smoking. They all know it's bad for them, yet they don't quit, because they are weak ass female canine's beholden to their corporate overlords. Linux doesn't require any knowledge. If you can read, you have everything you need - and that's for the difficult distros. If you use something easy like Linuxmint, you can just install it and it just works. It even has the same shortcuts as Windows. So please no lame excuses. Question is; are you a smoker?

@@abominablemusic Oh, TH-cam censored again. You might have to sort your comments by newest to see what I wrote in case it's not already visible for you. It isn't for me without doing it.

Yep, good call!

Thanks, I'm thinking of making an '80s training montage' site...

thanks! I've heard other folks TD-3 and I'm convinced mine sounds 'a bit off', so indeed, a little tuning might help!

Um, which one am I? Maybe sneezy, I sometimes get hayfever...

PolyD sounds pretty good in mono mode, so the poly gives you the flexibility, I know nothing about this Madonna track though! 🤪

Thanks dude!

Yea... more about the fan in a later video - it's like working on a runway...

thanks dude!

maybe, I'm curious to find out!

@@abominablemusic if it's going to be permanently in the studio then headless macbook is a good route, can get M3 machines for <$400

@@ZacBelcher yes indeed, a brand new mac mini seems like a bargain given its power. But, I need a device for live performance, so I needed something 'for the road'... Cheers!

Thanks dude!

Hope you got it sorted!

When you export your audio, you have the option to add a tailing silence, this is turned on by default. Untick this box and you'll have perfect loops.

Rings does have a dedicated Karplus-Strong 'mode', but I'd say Rings is far more complex than Pluck, and will cover more sonic territory. Pluck is really just trying to be a good 'plucked string' synth, using Karplus Strong. Paul Nagle has an excellent explanation of Rings, should be easy to find using DuckDuckGo... Cheers! 😀

Well, I'm no modular expert, but things are certainly less sophisticated in modular world, everything is just voltage based. The work-around is probably using an envelope generator (sustain, which is a level) and a VCA. I think this why modular enthusiasts have loads of VCAs in their rigs. Also, maybe use of filter could also work? Good luck!

Thanks for that. Yes I was reading about that. I’ll see what I can come up with.

Yea, I mean we’d all love a motu or similar high end interface, but I’ve honestly no complaints about the 404hd.

I guess it's just how the patch was put together, I guess this is one of the 'cons' with sample instruments, you can't dramatically alter the fundamental patch.

Behringer UMC404HD. It's an affordable 4 input interface, and I've never had issues with it. Cheers

Thanks dude, I’m a ‘learn by doing’ sort of person so just sharing my random experiments!

There's probably a real historical story about this rhyme, but I'm not sure what. Always fun to play something a bit different! Cheers!

I know nothing about protools, but you could try a couple of things: does synthtribe 'see' the polyD? Are the midi channels what you expect (send and receive could be different)? You could also use the MIDI dim outputs, although you would need a USB to midi interface. I had another question about the polyD and the USB not working, so could be a fundamental issue here... good luck!

​@@abominablemusic Thanks, yeah synth tribe sees the poly d and I can make changes there, I might try get a midi interface and try it that way rather than usb.

the whole circular breathing thing always seemed difficult/impossible. Enjoy your chipz!

indeed, Blancmange are awesome, but they were defo playing to 'their' crowd!

well, short answer is I don't know... But maybe trying another PC is easier than messing with the synth, maybe try a friends/family PC, since SynthTribe won't take much resource. There are companies that work on synths, but this sounds like it could be pricey work unfortunately... If you're happy with keeping it as an old-school synth, then don't worry about the USB (since it has MIDI din also, so you can sequence this via MIDI or using the onboard sequencers, but, yea, bummer!! sorry to hear this...

well, you could just turn the volume down on the synth, or just turn each oscillator off (each voice has an on/off switch), or simply not plug the audio cable into your mixer/audio interface. The polyD doesn't send audio over USB, just MIDI. Cheers!

@@abominablemusic Great, thanks.

thanks! Yea, it did cross my mind to nip to Glasgow, but I went to Berwick Upon Tweed instead. Glasgow is on my radar, so thanks for the tip, I'll do some research. I try to get to Scotland every year, so something for my next adventure!

yes, but, you can't set the two different outputs to different MIDI channels. You can alter the main MIDI channel of the module. So, you could set-up some sort of unison voice with two oscillators. I double checked the firmware last night, and no updates available (so far). It would be great to split the two outputs across different MIDI channels...

@@abominablemusic Mmmm...so this Midi to CV converter is made for polyphonic (duophonic) playing mainly... bummer. Thanks for your help and detailed explanation.

Yea, I think they're a little off with their marketing, because 'basic' sounds less than good, but honestly, I think this is the best oscillator I own from multiple analogue synths. They should rename it 'classic' or something... I guess 'basic' as in module design...

a walk and some synth noodling, two of my favourite things! Cheers!

That makes sense, since the K2 is a model of the ms20 (I think), which could always process external audio. I never got a k2, I think I'd rather save for ms20!

Indeed, nothing I have sounds quite like the volca modular, a tiny Bucla-style mystery machine...

yeah what the hell man why did he think that was a good idea

Yes, indeed! Cheers!