u/deano7000

Love it 👍🏻

Yep. I disappear into my room for 2 hours, make some noises, then make some music that uses those noises, then edit the noises to suit the music I just made.

Afterwards, I come out feeling like I’ve been on a tiny holiday.

Although I do work professionally, I have separate sessions that are entirely’play’. At the end, I don’t save anything. I just turn it all off and go to bed. I don’t care if anyone else hears it or not.

I vote for UKLAD 2. It seems like the best because:

• Given that you only use keys 20% of the time, the mini keys option is probably a better use of space.
• When you travel, event though it's two units, they're both reasonably compact.
  

On the other hand, UKLAD 3

• I know it's somewhat larger, but it's only a single device.
  
• You could literally arrive your destination, turn it on, plug in headphones and you're playing.
  

A side-comment: I think these days the Multi/Poly is a more versatile solution than the Modwave if versatility makes a difference. Multi/Poly does most of what Modwave does, but its virtual analog stuff also sounds great.

Yes!

So far I’ve deliberately (mostly) constrained myself to ‘pure’ FM.

That is, (with 2 exceptions, per-op feedback and per-op ‘width’) all the stuff I’ve covered can work on any FM synth, from DX7 to Opsix, FM8 and more.

In the videos, I point out when I do something Opsix specific.

I expect this to be true for the next few episodes (covering FM algorithms and designing sounds with more than 2 ops).

After that, I anticipate committing to Opsix specifics.

It was great to meet you guys. I've been looking longingly at the Twisted Electrons synths after talking to you!

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

I use the Voxengo Span spectrum analyser.

Thanks to all who came to my FM synthesis workshop!

For the people who didn’t get the chance to catch up with me afterwards, my YouTube channel is at https://youtube.com/@plausible-noises

I keep the boxes in case I want to sell stuff.

I find that although it doesn’t seem to impact the actual resale value much, it does affect people’s willingness to buy. If it comes with original packaging, people seem
much keener.

Yes! Multi/Poly is definitely on my agenda. Stay tuned.

Hey thanks for that feedback! I agree about the lighting and the positioning of the synth. I’ve done an experiment where I slightly magnify the (tiny) screen as well. I’m hoping this will also help.

The channel is called https://www.youtube.com/@Plausible-Noises

On the bright side, at least it wasn't you who was farting uncontrollably. 🤔

Ha! Music on a plane is fun, although I usually end the flight slightly harder of hearing because I have to listen super loud to get over the engine noise.

If it helps u/Gruffable, I’ve just posted some practical FM synthesis tutorials up on YouTube.

I worked on the original presets that shipped with the initial Opsix release, then the v2.0 release, then the Opsix SE.

I'm aiming to keep this series really practical so let me know if it helps, or if there's other stuff you'd like to see covered in future episodes.

https://youtu.be/8guCR0O3oAQ?list=PLCtsfWUa_jsA

That's a pretty tough price point. A used microkorg might do the trick.

I like it too, but I love your accompanying graphics.

Teo5 is impressive. I know that you say you've got your low end covered, but Teo5 has one superpower that I really like. When you crank up resonance, you don't lose bottom end. This makes it a surprisingly great solution for big, squelchy bass sounds.

+1 on the Keystep Pro. It's on my shopping list. I had been eyeing off the Beatstep for a year, but I'm glad I held off.

Mixer pros and cons:

• Pro: You get instant hands-on control over gain, plus EQ, plus effects (either via the effects send->return, or via built-in effects if your mixer has them).
• Con: Without elaborate subgrouping or buying a usb multi-output digital mixer, you can only easily record the total mix output - you can't easily track things separately.

Audio interface pros and cons:

• Pros:
  • You can record multiple tracks in the daw in one hit.
  • By using an ADAT lightpipe interface you can instantly add channels to your system without having to change your workflow.
• Cons:
  • Very few interfii truly support standalone operation. The consequence is that frequently you need to start up your daw to just jam. There are lots of interfaces that offer you front panel control over input gain, but not many that let you control the output mix without loading the software control panel.

Hope this helps.