From Jason Proctor Sent Mon, Mar 11th 2019, 04:56
From Jason Proctor Sent Mon, Mar 11th 2019, 04:56
TBH, I've got all I ever wanted in terms of drums from my Electribe ESX. Load sample into location, mangle it beyond recognition, add effects, profeeet. Synced LFO -> panning ftw! And it slams. Only issue is few outputs. YMMV. On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 12:37 PM Justin Maxwell <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Tom's mail finally hit the nail on the head for me: I don't use my modula= r for drums. > > So, I have the following for sale or trade if anyone is looking to go thi= s route: > > - Mutant Bassdrum (factory-built) > - TipTop BD808 > - TipTop HATS808 > - Asteroid BD v4 > - NE Basimilius Iteritas (original, not alter) > > I would prefer to trade these but can assign prices to them if needed. Th= is was just a spur of the moment response so I hadn't considered it further= . > > > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 11:37 AM Tom Butcher <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> Agreed on the 909hats=E2=80=A6 for whatever reason I=E2=80=99ve never re= ally liked doing drums in modular. You need a lot of voices, and sequencin= g to me isn=E2=80=99t as immediate as on the rhythm boxes. That said, I do= use a couple of voices for percussion sometimes in the modular, and I like= to use Grids with regular non-drum modules to get some interesting things = going. I also like taking outputs from things like 808 909 606 Linn whatev= er and running them through modular signal chains to screw them up or just = add some nuance. >> >> Also I was going to mention BitBox as a great drum module but you=E2=80= =99re not going to go super deep down the rabbit hole of synthesis with it.= Same goes with Assimil8or - great module with awesome fidelity/responsive= ness (triggers in a handful of microseconds iirc) >> >> On Mar 7, 2019, at 2:15 PM, justin reed <xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> way too many euro drums over here, my favorites are: >> >> TT hats909 - cv over pitch and amplitude bring these gritty samples to e= uro-life >> TT 909 kick - plainly jacking, limited range compared to a drum synth bu= t lots of sweet spots going way beyond the orgiinal >> delptronics thunderclap - great tones and range of voice, no cv controls= but easy to dial in powerful claps >> end times Quark - rimshot generator with a shit ton of control and audio= in to route through the filter >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 3:45 PM DJ Maytag <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>> >>> I have a DIY=E2=80=99ed Mutant Bass Drum and a TR-08, so I have that so= und covered. However, the Erica Bass Drum is about all I=E2=80=99m using of= late for BD sounds, and I may end up selling or trading the Mutant Bass Dr= um. >>> >>> Conversely, I passed on buying the Erica Clap from the same seller who = sold me the Erica BD. The Erica Clap was pretty boring compared to the wide= range of sounds from the Mutant Clap. >>> >>> Like someone else said, don=E2=80=99t limit yourself to one manufacture= r, or else your might not have as broad a palette to work with, or... you m= ight have a broad palette of colors that you don=E2=80=99t really like. Mix= and match for what you like! >>> >>> On a non-synthesis note, the 1010 Music BitBox is one hell of a powerfu= l sampler/sample player. It=E2=80=99s arguably the best thing shy of gettin= g an ER301. That=E2=80=99s a module I=E2=80=99d definitely like to get in t= he near future. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM Jimmy Moore <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >So while musicians want a modular drum voice to be able to produce a= useful sound in nearly all of the range of available parameters, in fact = what seems to happen is that each voice as a limited range. When you go out= of the useable range, you can produce a sound, but it may not actually be = very useful. >>>> >>>> I'm struggling with this now. I find myself wanting a broad sonic pal= ette, but acknowledge that I'm most likely to stick to the sweet spots. Ca= se in point: I am trying to compare Hex Inverter's Mutant Bass Drum agains= t Erica Synths' Bass Drum. Erica Synths seems less fully-featured and tame= by comparison but I wonder if that isn't a strength that would translate t= o a wider, more usable range. >>>> >>>> SynthCube is having a sale, so I caved and picked up the Mutant Bass D= rum panel and PCB for cheap. >>>> >>>> Buy everything. It's the only way to be sure. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 12:17 PM Royce Lee <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote= : >>>>> >>>>> Agreed about the Nord Modular. What's interesting is that the Nord Mo= dular sounds in some instances will be superior to the analogue counterpart= s. Not for all sounds, but for some. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not an engineer or manufacturer so can only guess as to why, but = what I am suspecting is that all real analogue circuits have limitations an= d trade offs between cost and flexibility. So while musicians want a modula= r drum voice to be able to produce a useful sound in nearly all of the ran= ge of available parameters, in fact what seems to happen is that each voice= as a limited range. When you go out of the useable range, you can produce = a sound, but it may not actually be very useful. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 12:58 PM Mike Perkowitz <xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> w= rote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This is totally not an answer to your question but might be interest= ing: a virtual modular can be a ton of fun for making a drum kit. you can a= ssemble the standard kinds of analog drum sounds and then go nuts from ther= e, without of course needing to buy 57 oscillators. I have a couple of real= ly nice kits on my original nord modular (I can fit 4-8 sounds in the DSP f= or one slot, depending, and make a full kit from 2-3 slots) and am working = on translating them to the G2. I also recently got an Axoloti and think you= could make a nice kit there, and end up with something pretty compact and = useful. it's nice doing things like creating the kind of six-oscillator net= work used for the 808 hats and using it as a source for hats and cymbal, an= d being able to modulate the filters or play with the relative pitches to s= ee what happens. obviously, basic 808 kick/tom stuff is pretty easy, but FM= plonks can be nice too. I also built some patches with resettable LFOs for= modulation that let me make loops that have semi-random modulation that st= ill repeats each measure. >>>>>> >>>>>> here's a (crappy, sorry) video using the nord kit: https://youtu.be/= JOQuvF0vczQ?t=3D170 >>>>>> and a recording of the g2 kit: https://soundcloud.com/perkowitzlabs/= g2-beats >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 12:01 PM Jimmy Moore <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wr= ote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm in the market for some drum sounds and I don't really know what= 's out there. I saw Quincas' kickall demo and figure I would crowd source= some people's favorites and take it from there. To the extent it influen= ces your feedback, I'm looking for nice and thuddy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My own short list: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kick: Entity Bass, MFB Bass (purely on the experience of the Tanzba= r) >>>>>>> Hats: Mutant HiHats, 2hp Hat >>>>>>> Snare: Taking suggestions >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any opinions? And before it comes up, I'm probably also going to g= et an Iteritas Alter for good measure. >> >>