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  • SirMcpSirMcp

    @MrSmileZ said:
    MPC live 3. It’s endgame good.

    It's kept me off my laptop for almost a month now. The new MPC is truly a stand alone box.
    Paired with a used Digitakt and I feel like I can take over the world.

  • SirMcpSirMcp

    @Philandering_Bastard said:

    @enkaytee said:
    Hologram Electronics Microcosm (used from ebay) - just makes anything sound amazing...(but I use it far too much...)
    Fieldtone Weaver and Box of Uncertainty (https://www.fieldtone.uk/)
    Synthux Academy Audrey II and Spotykach (love what these guys are doing - not for profit organisation turning out some very cool hardware (https://www.synthux.academy/)

    Love the Box of Uncertainty. It turns anything into a hazy rhythm. Wish it had a way to trigger the sampling with a foot switch to similar.

    THAT looks amazing!

  • zzrwoodzzrwood

    @dmori said:
    Got the Yamaha SeqTrak. It's on an insane offer (£169 new) right now. Absolutely love it. It's such fun and I'm exploring interesting ways of using it with AUM, Koala,GR2 and other apps (as well as standalone). Seems a perfect fit for an iPad music creator (me). I definitely think it's worth checking out. Everyone is complaining about the build quality - I think what's inside is amazing - better than those (insert name) bits of kit that others rave about.

    I was contemplating getting a 2nd one. Been talking myself in and out of it for the last couple of weeks. I (think??) decided today that there's no need. It's just a combination of GAS and an amazing deal.

    It's obvious Yamaha won't continue with it (due to the fire sale) but I think it has so much to offer. And the companion app goes so deep. I think there's over 2000 samples alone. Let alone all the parameters you can modify - and the Yamaha sound engine. Works great on my phone and iPad mini.

    If this sounds exciting to you and it's on offer where you live, don't sleep on it.

    About 4 weeks before that I got a Circuit Tracks half price 2nd hand. Like new. I do like it but am exploring how I can fit it into my setup. At the moment I much prefer the Seqtrak. I don't want to feel like it was a waste of money, so I will spend time finding a way to integrate them together with the iPad.

    The main bit of kit I'm most happy with is my 2nd hand 2TB M1 iPad Pro. A birthday gift to myself - at a very good price. As a bit of an app hoarder collector and having quite a decent sized sample library - it's all on there and I still have nearly 1.3TB space.

    The SeqTrak concept has great potential, let down by poor execution on the hardware side…

    I hope Yamaha doesn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater - the effort they put into the companion app shone through. I would personally love them to jam the SeqTrak circuitry into a ReFace… 👍👍

  • mrufino1mrufino1

    @SteveS said:
    The big get for me was a 12-string Chapman Stick (Railboard). Waited almost two years for it and it was worth it. Haven’t played my 10-string since it arrived.

    The other favorite was an Arturia KeyStep 37. I wanted something more portable. Sold the Nektar 25 as it was too klunky to really be portable, and I hated only 25 keys. 37 keys is a sweet-spot, and it feels great.

    Nice! I had a Chapman stick when I was in college, and I really thought I’d love it but it turned it not to be for me. Turns out staying with bass was much better for me. Still, I’ve heard others do some really cool things on it. And I got to speak with Emmett Chapman on the phone once when I broke the pickup on my stick. He sent me a new one for free.

  • SteveSSteveS

    @mrufino1 said:
    Nice! I had a Chapman stick when I was in college, and I really thought I’d love it but it turned it not to be for me. Turns out staying with bass was much better for me.

    I’ve only been playing it for four years, but it has been the first instrument that has really gotten under my skin. It’s been transformative. But some pick it up and go “meh…” :)

    Bass (IMHO) is one of the best instruments to learn how music works. Always wished I’d started playing bass decades earlier than I did.

  • filo01filo01
    edited November 2025

    @wim said:

    @filo01 said:
    Guitars: Squier Affinity Junior HSS (24"), Jet JS-300 Mini (22.75"), locking tuners Gotoh SG381-07 MG
    Wireless guitar transmitter/receiver: Mooer GWU4
    I hope for iPad Pro M5 in 2026 :smile:

    How do you like the wireless transmitter/receiver? Do you use it at home? Does it help with motivation to play (i.e. reduce setup time). Is the added latency OK?

    [edit] woah. It says 0.3ms latency. If that's true, virtually nobody could ever notice that.
    [edit 2] ambiguous as usual with product descriptions. Elsewhere it says "under 3ms" latency. 🙄

    So, back to my question ... how does it feel?

    Let me start with a little background information. I live in a building where almost every apartment (one entrance = 24 apartments) has its own Wi-Fi. For this reason, I rejected all 2.4GHz devices, such as Boss WL. Then I tried a few Lekato and Swiff devices, but the sound degradation was very noticeable.
    I chose the GWU4 precisely because of UHF range and its low latency, to which I am very sensitive. Even when using a cable, I am at the limit of what I find acceptable on my iPad (~8ms at 48kHz/64spls). When I add the GWU4, I notice a slight added latency, but it's still acceptable. I wasn't able to measure the RTL using the Onyx app, so I can only guess that <3ms is probably correct. The difference (cable-GWU4) I hear could be compared to the transition between 32 and 64 samples at the same frequency.
    In terms of sound, the GWU4 slightly reduces the treble, but I can only notice it on clean or crunch.
    I bought two pairs, and it is possible to combine the transmitter from pair 1 with the receiver from pair 2 and vice versa. This is useful because the transmitter lasts significantly less time than the receiver, about two-thirds as long, I estimate. So I just grab the second charged transmitter and can keep playing. I also like that, unlike the Boss WL, they have an on/off button, so I can keep the receiver permanently plugged into the audio interface.

  • enkayteeenkaytee

    Maybe not the best place to put this but Bastl Instruments have their Black Friday sale on...

    https://shop.bastl-instruments.com/bastl-friday/

  • abfabf

    @oldsynthguy said:
    I picked up a Push 3 (controller version) in their sales last week. I already have a Launchkey Mk 4 controller, but the Push provides visual feedback on the encoders - so along with the pads and MPE capability, is a much better option for recording and playing live.

    I had an Arturia Minifuse on my list, but find the built-in push interface good enough for recording audio in, so that one’s on hold.

    I already have the Live Suite, so pretty full-in now with the Ableton ecosystem. Not a bad thing - great update yesterday - in particular the new stem splitting function is really good, and seems to produce better results than what I get using Logic.

    Still on my list (second hand) is a Make Noise O-Coast, which can be controlled via the Push.

    I also bought a chainsaw.

    The Ableton/Push updated landed yesterday! Thanks for the heads up, I didn't realize it was out of beta. I'm looking forward to the stem splitting and using the pads as a big X-Y surface.

  • MrSmileZMrSmileZ

    @SirMcp said:

    @MrSmileZ said:
    MPC live 3. It’s endgame good.

    It's kept me off my laptop for almost a month now. The new MPC is truly a stand alone box.
    Paired with a used Digitakt and I feel like I can take over the world.

    It’s truly an addictive workstation to me. I can’t walk by it an not turn it on lmao.

  • dendydendy

    @catherder said:
    I got a Behringer Spice (Moog Subharmonicon clone). Not an "easy synth" but quite a versatile piece of kit. You can mix all six oscillators with simple analog mixers. This gives you an excellent drone at the mixer outputs and you still have the sequencers and envelopes to create something melodic via the standard signal path (VCF, VCA) to the headphone output.

    looking at this baby for long time .. have plan to accumulate some cash and then buy this entire serie, they all are interesting things and thanks to semi-modulary posibilities for experimentation almost endless

  • catherdercatherder

    @dendy said:

    @catherder said:
    I got a Behringer Spice (Moog Subharmonicon clone). Not an "easy synth" but quite a versatile piece of kit. You can mix all six oscillators with simple analog mixers. This gives you an excellent drone at the mixer outputs and you still have the sequencers and envelopes to create something melodic via the standard signal path (VCF, VCA) to the headphone output.

    looking at this baby for long time .. have plan to accumulate some cash and then buy this entire serie, they all are interesting things and thanks to semi-modulary posibilities for experimentation almost endless

    I got the Crave as well and I have to say it sounds great for a fairly simple single oscillator synth.

  • dendydendy
    edited November 2025

    @catherder said:

    @dendy said:

    @catherder said:
    I got a Behringer Spice (Moog Subharmonicon clone). Not an "easy synth" but quite a versatile piece of kit. You can mix all six oscillators with simple analog mixers. This gives you an excellent drone at the mixer outputs and you still have the sequencers and envelopes to create something melodic via the standard signal path (VCF, VCA) to the headphone output.

    looking at this baby for long time .. have plan to accumulate some cash and then buy this entire serie, they all are interesting things and thanks to semi-modulary posibilities for experimentation almost endless

    I got the Crave as well and I have to say it sounds great for a fairly simple single oscillator synth.

    Yup, it uses same chip (CEM3340) for oscillator like SC Prophet-5 and filter is classic 24dB ladder filter architecture, so there is reason why it sounds so good :) I had it once, sold it, instant regret :)

  • oldsynthguyoldsynthguy

    @abf said:

    @oldsynthguy said:
    I picked up a Push 3 (controller version) in their sales last week. I already have a Launchkey Mk 4 controller, but the Push provides visual feedback on the encoders - so along with the pads and MPE capability, is a much better option for recording and playing live.

    I had an Arturia Minifuse on my list, but find the built-in push interface good enough for recording audio in, so that one’s on hold.

    I already have the Live Suite, so pretty full-in now with the Ableton ecosystem. Not a bad thing - great update yesterday - in particular the new stem splitting function is really good, and seems to produce better results than what I get using Logic.

    Still on my list (second hand) is a Make Noise O-Coast, which can be controlled via the Push.

    I also bought a chainsaw.

    The Ableton/Push updated landed yesterday! Thanks for the heads up, I didn't realize it was out of beta. I'm looking forward to the stem splitting and using the pads as a big X-Y surface.

    Don’t know if you have it already, but just noticed Animoog Z is fully MPE compliant - just tested the free version and everything’s mapped, and pads do things. Just gone on sale, so I might pick up the unlock.

  • SirMcpSirMcp
    edited November 2025

    @MrSmileZ said:

    @SirMcp said:

    @MrSmileZ said:
    MPC live 3. It’s endgame good.

    It's kept me off my laptop for almost a month now. The new MPC is truly a stand alone box.
    Paired with a used Digitakt and I feel like I can take over the world.

    It’s truly an addictive workstation to me. I can’t walk by it an not turn it on lmao.

    Do your self a favor and pick up a digitakt, they are super cheap used. It fills in all the gaps that mpc sequencer has. The two were meant for each. The only problem is you will want a digitakt 2 but you have to remind yourself i just need the one.

    And to avoid upgrading to the two avoid dandy's posts.

  • SirMcpSirMcp

    If any one has or gets on of these let me know. I'm super interested in this.
    https://www.audiothingies.com/product/micromonsta2/

  • rhesliprheslip

    Microfreak. Been wanting one since it came out and managed to score a great deal on a used Vocoder Edition. Such a great little synth - a modern classic!

  • HypervoxHypervox

    @rheslip said:
    Microfreak. Been wanting one since it came out and managed to score a great deal on a used Vocoder Edition. Such a great little synth - a modern classic!

    Same here - love the little beast! Also picked up both Behringer's Grind & Spice, to go with my Edge!

  • abfabf

    @oldsynthguy said:
    Don’t know if you have it already, but just noticed Animoog Z is fully MPE compliant - just tested the free version and everything’s mapped, and pads do things. Just gone on sale, so I might pick up the unlock.

    oh wow, I know what I'll be doing this evening
    Thanks!
    My wife has an evening shift, and I have to admit this year at thanksgiving (US) I'm thankful that, because she's working, we have no visitors and because we have no visitors she's cooking up some fajitas with guacamole, no turkey. Animoog + fajitas is a fine holiday for me.

    I'm also thankful to be a part of the nicest music forum on the internet. Thank you Michael.

  • wimwim
    edited November 2025

    @filo01 said:

    @wim said:

    @filo01 said:
    Guitars: Squier Affinity Junior HSS (24"), Jet JS-300 Mini (22.75"), locking tuners Gotoh SG381-07 MG
    Wireless guitar transmitter/receiver: Mooer GWU4
    I hope for iPad Pro M5 in 2026 :smile:

    How do you like the wireless transmitter/receiver? Do you use it at home? Does it help with motivation to play (i.e. reduce setup time). Is the added latency OK?

    [edit] woah. It says 0.3ms latency. If that's true, virtually nobody could ever notice that.
    [edit 2] ambiguous as usual with product descriptions. Elsewhere it says "under 3ms" latency. 🙄

    So, back to my question ... how does it feel?

    Let me start with a little background information. I live in a building where almost every apartment (one entrance = 24 apartments) has its own Wi-Fi. For this reason, I rejected all 2.4GHz devices, such as Boss WL. Then I tried a few Lekato and Swiff devices, but the sound degradation was very noticeable.
    I chose the GWU4 precisely because of UHF range and its low latency, to which I am very sensitive. Even when using a cable, I am at the limit of what I find acceptable on my iPad (~8ms at 48kHz/64spls). When I add the GWU4, I notice a slight added latency, but it's still acceptable. I wasn't able to measure the RTL using the Onyx app, so I can only guess that <3ms is probably correct. The difference (cable-GWU4) I hear could be compared to the transition between 32 and 64 samples at the same frequency.
    In terms of sound, the GWU4 slightly reduces the treble, but I can only notice it on clean or crunch.
    I bought two pairs, and it is possible to combine the transmitter from pair 1 with the receiver from pair 2 and vice versa. This is useful because the transmitter lasts significantly less time than the receiver, about two-thirds as long, I estimate. So I just grab the second charged transmitter and can keep playing. I also like that, unlike the Boss WL, they have an on/off button, so I can keep the receiver permanently plugged into the audio interface.

    Thank you! What a great answer. Everything I wanted to know. And yes, I think UHF makes a lot more sense than 2ghz or 5ghz in today's environments. It's really nice that it has an on/off switch too. I like the idea of being able to keep it plugged in. Anything that reduces monkeying around with hookups and cables is a help with getting me to actually practice. I'll just have to insist to my stubborn self that "Hey, 3ms is only the difference between being three more feet away from the sound source".

    So sad that I'd be so lazy that something like plugging in a few cables would be a deterrence, but there you go. 🙄

    This is going on my Christmas list this year.

  • filo01filo01

    @wim said:

    @filo01 said:

    @wim said:

    @filo01 said:
    Guitars: Squier Affinity Junior HSS (24"), Jet JS-300 Mini (22.75"), locking tuners Gotoh SG381-07 MG
    Wireless guitar transmitter/receiver: Mooer GWU4
    I hope for iPad Pro M5 in 2026 :smile:

    How do you like the wireless transmitter/receiver? Do you use it at home? Does it help with motivation to play (i.e. reduce setup time). Is the added latency OK?

    [edit] woah. It says 0.3ms latency. If that's true, virtually nobody could ever notice that.
    [edit 2] ambiguous as usual with product descriptions. Elsewhere it says "under 3ms" latency. 🙄

    So, back to my question ... how does it feel?

    Let me start with a little background information. I live in a building where almost every apartment (one entrance = 24 apartments) has its own Wi-Fi. For this reason, I rejected all 2.4GHz devices, such as Boss WL. Then I tried a few Lekato and Swiff devices, but the sound degradation was very noticeable.
    I chose the GWU4 precisely because of UHF range and its low latency, to which I am very sensitive. Even when using a cable, I am at the limit of what I find acceptable on my iPad (~8ms at 48kHz/64spls). When I add the GWU4, I notice a slight added latency, but it's still acceptable. I wasn't able to measure the RTL using the Onyx app, so I can only guess that <3ms is probably correct. The difference (cable-GWU4) I hear could be compared to the transition between 32 and 64 samples at the same frequency.
    In terms of sound, the GWU4 slightly reduces the treble, but I can only notice it on clean or crunch.
    I bought two pairs, and it is possible to combine the transmitter from pair 1 with the receiver from pair 2 and vice versa. This is useful because the transmitter lasts significantly less time than the receiver, about two-thirds as long, I estimate. So I just grab the second charged transmitter and can keep playing. I also like that, unlike the Boss WL, they have an on/off button, so I can keep the receiver permanently plugged into the audio interface.

    Thank you! What a great answer. Everything I wanted to know. And yes, I think UHF makes a lot more sense than 2ghz or 5ghz in today's environments. It's really nice that it has an on/off switch too. I like the idea of being able to keep it plugged in. Anything that reduces monkeying around with hookups and cables is a help with getting me to actually practice. I'll just have to insist to my stubborn self that "Hey, 3ms is only the difference between being three more feet away from the sound source".

    So sad that I'd be so lazy that something like plugging in a few cables would be a deterrence, but there you go. 🙄

    This is going on my Christmas list this year.

    Nice, I'm glad I could help you :smile:
    Btw I forgot to mention one more positive observation - thanks to the GWU4, the overall noise/50Hz hum is significantly lower than with a cable.

  • MrSmileZMrSmileZ

    @SirMcp said:

    @MrSmileZ said:

    @SirMcp said:

    @MrSmileZ said:
    MPC live 3. It’s endgame good.

    It's kept me off my laptop for almost a month now. The new MPC is truly a stand alone box.
    Paired with a used Digitakt and I feel like I can take over the world.

    It’s truly an addictive workstation to me. I can’t walk by it an not turn it on lmao.

    Do your self a favor and pick up a digitakt, they are super cheap used. It fills in all the gaps that mpc sequencer has. The two were meant for each. The only problem is you will want a digitakt 2 but you have to remind yourself i just need the one.

    And to avoid upgrading to the two avoid dandy's posts.

    I have a digitone2, it has all the same sequencer elektron greatness.

  • enkayteeenkaytee

    @jamietopol said:
    Wavy Industries Monkey
    Tiny Bluetooth keyboard. I've been travelling too much lately for work. This + my iPad (or iPhone) is a great way to work on music while in a tight airplane seat.
    https://wavyindustries.com/monkey/

    Black Friday Sale - 20% off Monkey with code BLACKFRIDAY2025

  • BenBen

    Posted this in another thread but I added an 8” powered subwoofer to my studio monitors.
    Wow, what an improvement!

  • jamietopoljamietopol

    @Ben said:
    Posted this in another thread but I added an 8” powered subwoofer to my studio monitors.
    Wow, what an improvement!

    Do you use a high-pass filter so that the monitors aren't trying to replicate the same lows that the sub is handling?

  • Tones4ChristTones4Christ

    @Hypervox said:

    @rheslip said:
    Microfreak. Been wanting one since it came out and managed to score a great deal on a used Vocoder Edition. Such a great little synth - a modern classic!

    Same here - love the little beast! Also picked up both Behringer's Grind & Spice, to go with my Edge!

    Yep same here! Got one for fathers Day ❤️ so grateful 😀

  • suboptimalsuboptimal

    Expert Sleepers ES-8 for turning my iPad into an insanely powerful Eurorack module.

  • reasOnereasOne

    Got an mpc live 2, for a great deal. The 3 is sweet but i don’t need it for plug ins, so im good with the 2 :)

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike
    edited December 2025

    This is very minute, but I found a USB-B splitter on Amazon so I can connect my Tascam Model 24 to my MacBook and MPC One at the same time. Basically it has a switch to enable the mixer to either. I have all my hardware synths and samplers patched into the Model 24 so that I can record them into Ableton, Logic or my MPC. I never knew this splitter existed until now!

    Here’s a link to the splitter I purchased if anyone needs it: https://amzn.to/48JaIEA

  • Tones4ChristTones4Christ

    This adapter plus a 100W charger really gives enough juice to my M1 iPad Pro 12.9"
    https://a.co/d/fJcNlv7

    I hooked up my regular USB hub to it and it really works to power everything.

    https://a.co/d/cKuFRDg

    This adapter really gives a lot of power. But you must get the right USB-C cable

    https://a.co/d/cKZLjcI

  • BenBen

    @jamietopol said:

    @Ben said:
    Posted this in another thread but I added an 8” powered subwoofer to my studio monitors.
    Wow, what an improvement!

    Do you use a high-pass filter so that the monitors aren't trying to replicate the same lows that the sub is handling?

    I literally just got it connected after having it delivered the other day.
    I’ve made no adjustments to the crossover just made sure that the sub was indeed working.
    This is my first experience with a studio sub with an active crossover so I’ll be learning on the fly.
    So the HPF should be on the studio monitors?

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