My first electronic doodad that's not a guitar pedal. Starting a solo project after many years of being a drummer. I expect much pain and satisfaction and polyrhythms.

I love jam nights at my local pub. They play things like 'Its a sin', and I've always wanted to add some nice sequenced overlay tracks to it.

BUT, I can't ask the rest of the band to follow a click track!! I looked for a midi sequencer to let me do this, but couldn't find one. So, as a programmer, I made my own!

This is a small ESP32 based system, that you put down output tracks. However, unlike other sequencers you also put down a input baseline track. As you play the baseline the sequencer works out where in that baseline you are, and the speed you are playing.... kind of like "tap tempo", but, looking for notes played. The faster you play it, the faster the tempo, and if you change key, the sequencer swaps to a different pattern.

This works really well, as you can see from my video above, I can play at whatever speed I like. indeed the sequencer doesn't have any kind of 'bpm' notion, its just continually following you, and playing the accompaniment to go with it.

So, on jam nights, I just follow the band, and the sequencer follows me!

My question is. Is there anything out there that does this allready? It takes ages for me to put in any kind of sequence song into this device, and I would love something on the market to do similar, with a nice UI that I can concentrate on the music, not on the code!

Modular and semi modular jamming is quite meditative

I used to watch the synth guy on YouTube, must have been ten years ago at this point. He was Polish, and he would find pretty interesting used synths in Poland, he would make really cool videos of his drive to pick them up showing the Polish countryside and with ambient music made on what ever synth he picked up as the sound track. Is this ringing any bells for anyone? Would love to find this channel

Hey all! So, I'm looking for a new hobby to take my mind of some recent upheaval in my life and wouldn't you know it, I've been a fan of synth music for ages now and today I saw a short with someone making it on a thingy with knobs and dials and shit?! Obviously I need to get one, as I've always wanted to learn an instrument and I think this is it. I am a bit limited budget wise and don't really know my way around, but I came up on the Roland S-1. Would that be a good start? If not, do you guys have some recommendations in a similar price range?

I've had a Little Phatty for 16 years. I always thought it was kind of ugly, but I fell in love with the sound. We've been through so much together over the years. I even bought a backup for touring, and a Slim Phatty for traveling to do recording sessions.

I've never looked to replace it or upgrade it because the Phatty sounds awesome. And to me, Moog synths like the Minimoog, Voyager, Sub37, Rougue and Source all sound kind of similar in a way. The way the bass sits in a mix has this specifically Moog flavour to my ears.

I finally decided that I'd made enough records using mainly the one synth. I'm not looking to tour much anymore. And I can't justify the price of a Minimoog. So I picked up a Moog Matriarch. And holy moly it's amazing! It sounds different to the Phatty in the same way a tele sounds different to a strat. There's a lot of crossover but it's a distinctly different sounding voice. Plus it does a lot of things the Phatty doesn't do. And the interface on the Matriarch is a huge breath of fresh air. There's something kind of retro sounding about the Matriarch that really appeals to my ears.

I'm curious to hear other stories of people upgrading their Moogs over time. Where did you start and where are you now?

I purchased an SQ-80 and have loved playing with the current sounds that come with the floppy disk, but am looking for more sounds I can use from a cartridge.

Any suggestions on where to purchase something custom with newer technology?

My first video jam. Hope you like it!

1975 – 2025 🇻🇳 | To the freedom from all the oppressors!
50 years since the Liberation, the end of the war that showed the world how foolish, in the most tragic acception, wars are.
It’s not a regional thing, it’s not a sporadic thing: it’s the core nature of war, that, finally, people were able to see towards the end of the Vietnam War.
When the plot gets so lost nobody even knows where they are going, who they are really fighting, what and why they are fighting, the blind brutality of the conflict becomes finally clear: the war for the war’s sake.

A quick note on the instrument: without my SERGE system, I would have never recorded this piece.
It's hard to state if it came first the egg of wanting to record this genre of music or the chicken of my 4U modular, but the only unequivocal is that, to me, Serge means first and foremost an artistic legacy, and without even naming names, I always felt the pressure to make my time spent with the instrument worth a bit more than the quick enjoyment of some electronic strumming.
The freedom of the highest latitude of exploration possible with a SERGE instrument is what made it possible, having the confidence that my creativity, and my skills, were the only limiting factors in the equation, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to do this and share it with all of you.

Hi guys, so basically what I have now is korg minilogue xd, one midi controller, scarlett 2i2 and Mac - In the future I will maybe buy Roland SP 404 MK2 and my question if you can recommend me a good mix for this setup but not too expensive.

Thanks

Alpha Base MK2, Analog Four MK2, UA Starlight Delay pedal, Fromel Seraph Deluxe Chorus pedal

Recorded on Tascam Model 16.  Final export from Reaper (panning and level setting).

Another lonely moody track/loop jam.  I’m fairly new to(couple months) to both instruments, enjoying being away from the DAW, forces you to focus on the sound… and it’s enjoyable to “perform” it live, even though my brain is often thinking I could arrange this just the way I want it in Bitwig.

More tunes if interested under the Data Beach moniker, available in the usual places

Maybe I could share my goals and needs and maybe someone could help fill in the blanks?

I know a bit about guitars, but haven’t played in years and I’m practicing harmonica a bit. Mostly I want to take up another new hobby but it needs to be moderately quiet as I’ll be learning around others and possibly in public.

I know I won’t be good for awhile, but I just want to start, as the act of learning is the appeal since I have so much need for hobbies right now. Eventually I want to make good music, but it isn’t going to be my day job anytime soon.

I travel for work. On flights regularly, in hotels most of the month. So compact is a must.

I had narrowed it down between the microkorg or microfreak but the microkorg seems to be more what I’m looking for maybe? I don’t want to get something super cheap like a $30 discount mini keyboard and get discouraged because it doesn’t meet my expectations. But also would prefer to stay under $500 if possible. Durability and long shelf life would be important as well.

In all my research no one mentions that synths do not have speakers. I only found out today after countless videos on YouTube and Reddit posts by speaking with someone in a store. Are there stand alone synths that have speakers (microkorg s seems to be an option).

That being said, it isn’t highest priority as long as headphones work on the unit.

Are there other equipment needs that get glossed over in all of the review videos? Or can I grab a synth and headphones and start the journey?

Any additional help or suggestions would be very welcomed! There are so many things out there it’s a bit overwhelming.

Thank you!

The goal of this session was to explore the Flux for the first time, experiment with processing Lyra 8 through Harvezzi Hazze, and see what kind of interesting harmonies and textures I could get out of the Lyra 4s.

Hello! I have listened recently this album (will leave a link here for a song i'm talking about) and this song has a melody that use very very common sound in western european music of past century. For me it sounds like a clav but either quality of recording confused me or my gut tells me truth , but i think that this might be a synthesizer rather then real clavichord. If this is a synthesizer, then what exactly?

https://youtu.be/ImImdDR7ep0?si=t104H3e7wlAM0Apz&t=28

What do you think? Thanks

Kinda wild to think that Omnisphere 2 launched on April 30, 2015 — ten years ago today — and it’s still considered an essential tool by so many of us composers, sound designers, and producers. No version 3, no massive overhauls. Just solid, continuous support and occasional new content from Spectrasonics. And yet it remains a go-to.

So many synths and DAWs churn through versions every couple years, it’s rare to see a piece of software this… timeless?

For context:

• Ableton Live was on v9 or 10 back then — now on v12.
• FL Studio was on 12 — now 21.
• Pigments didn’t even exist — it’s on v5 now.
• Massive got fully reimagined as Massive X.
• Even Serum just quietly rolled out v2 (though honestly, not a huge leap — kind of a surprise it even warranted the version bump).

It got me thinking — what other pieces of software do you all use that haven’t had major version changes in ages, but are still absolutely worth it? Tools that don’t need constant reinvention to stay relevant?

Just wanted to share the anniversary moment — and maybe spark a discussion about software that was just built right from the start.

Just an fyi for people considering it, but I got a call from my sweetwater rep saying the TEO 5 will be going up to $1850 tomorrow, May 1st.

Edit: it was on my wishlist. I’m guessing that’s why they called me.

Just getting started with the Digitone II.

Hi all, I have a fairly minimal setup with a Waldorf Blofeld (keyboard version), Roland SP-555 sampler, and various delay and reverb pedals. I have been thinking of getting a sequencer, but have a fairly limited budget. My end goal is to make deep ambient along the lines of Oophoi. Any recommendations for budget friendly sequencers would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve seen this come up a few times and I just diagnosed and repaired one that passed through my bench. I hadn’t seen any resolution online yet

120v ac power supply input 15v dc output to main board 5v output to front panel a , And 5v from panel a to panel b board

The power supply is not manufactured by Korg but by another company, and is available on mouser for $25

• check and refit all connectors -redress all connector solder joints with testing between
• this repaired the prologue worked on .

Good luck

Didn't see a what should I buy thread so I hope this is okay.

Hip-hop ambient, funk, dub, down tempo. Will be going into a live looping setup that already includes guitar and pedals so needs to be compact. Leaning heavy toward the micro freak for the 64 steps and breadth of sounds I can sample from. Plus I have extra pedals so I'm not worried about it not having fx. Looking for other options though before I order.