Re: [AH] The cheapest way to program Roland MKS-7

From Eric Frampton
Sent Wed, Dec 19th 2018, 19:46

I thought there was no RAM in there? How do you save programs?


> On Dec 19, 2018, at 2:21 PM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> *more than one Juno-106 sound at once
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> and don't forget the TR-707 sounds! :-)
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 11:18 AM M V <xx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>>>> would be great as one's only piece of gear.
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>> If you're goal was to only use Juno-106 sounds in your music, then =
yes :)
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 2:08 PM
>> To: M V
>> Cc: Analogue Heaven Heaven
>> Subject: Re: [AH] The cheapest way to program Roland MKS-7
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>> yeah but drums and multitimbral! the MKS-7 is a wonderful microcosm.
>> would be great as one's only piece of gear.
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>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 11:03 AM M V <xx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>>> for the cost of an MKS-7 and a Kiwi-tronics thing, you might as well =
get a juno-106. There's a reason the MKS-7 is underrated.
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>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 1:18 PM
>>> To: Steven Clements
>>> Cc: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx; DJ Maytag; xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx; Analogue =
Heaven Heaven; Maciej Polak
>>> Subject: Re: [AH] The cheapest way to program Roland MKS-7
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>>> if you wanted to go all fancy an' shit, you could get a Kiwi =
Technics
>>> patch editor.
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>>> https://kiwitechnics.com/patcheditor.htm
>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 10:06 AM Steven Clements =
<xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>>>> or use your ipad
>>>> https://coffeeshopped.com/patch-base/editor/roland-mks-7
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>>>> Steven
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>>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 9:31 AM Peter M=C3=B6rck =
<xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>>>>> There's this:
>>>>> http://ctrlr.org/roland-mks-7-editor/
>>>>> I never used it (maybe once like a thousand years ago) but it has =
a "panel" (as they call it, like a mapping+UI) for the MKS-7 (and =
others).
>>>>> Might be worth a look.
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>>>>> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 at 16:11, DJ Maytag <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> =
wrote:
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>>>>>> In theory it can, but I don=E2=80=99t think I=E2=80=99ve EVER =
encountered a buggier piece of software in my life. I can barely =
accomplish anything I want to do with it, as it constantly crashes.
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>>>>>> There some =E2=80=9Ceditors=E2=80=9D available as VST=E2=80=99s =
that can be used in your DAW to control various synths. I=E2=80=99d have =
to look up the name of what it=E2=80=99s called though.
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>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 8:42 AM <xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>>>>>>> I'd recommend SoundQuest's MidiQuest.  It can do everything =
you've
>>>>>>> described.
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>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> Doug Huseby
>>>>>>> http://synthark.com
>>>>>>> http://synthark.org
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>>>>>>> On 2018-12-19 08:18, eon wrote:
>>>>>>>> Guys,
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>>>>>>>> I recently got a hardware sequencer (the great Polyend Seq -
>>>>>>>> http://polyend.com/product/seq-sequencer) for demoing stuff we =
have
>>>>>>>> for sale at analogia.pl but also for use with my Synthi and =
VCS3 (via
>>>>>>>> boxes that are being made for me).
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>>>>>>>> In the meantime, I'm learning to use the Seq and practice my =
rhytmic /
>>>>>>>> harmonic / medolic skills using the MKS-7 (one of the most =
underrated
>>>>>>>> synths on the planet). It's so much fun that I think I will =
keep it.
>>>>>>>> However, the MKS-7 has one disadvantage - it has no memory, =
only
>>>>>>>> presets (that are far from perfect). They can be altered using =
a 106
>>>>>>>> hooked up via MIDI or with another editor.
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>>>>>>>> Now the question: what is the cheapest way to program a =
Juno-106 (the
>>>>>>>> MKS-7 is a 106 MIDI-wise)? I use computer for monitoring / =
multitrack
>>>>>>>> recording anyway, so I think the answer will be: an editor. =
Which ones
>>>>>>>> do you recommend? I would use it with an external MIDI =
controller, so
>>>>>>>> the editor's parametres would have to be easily assignable to =
the
>>>>>>>> controller. Like I mentioned, the "7" does not have memory so =
what I'd
>>>>>>>> need is that whenever I dial up a patch in the editor, it would =
have
>>>>>>>> to be dumped into the "7". Is it a standard routine?
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>>>>>>>> Thanks for your input,
>>>>>>>> Maciek