KVR Audio

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:23 am

I have to agree with Synthpunk on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2vYeb3SCI

Sums in 4 minutes what's not to bother to look at - agree fully with his statements.
I wasted 25 minutes on one he sampled, completely useless as sounds goes. Talk, talk, talk for 15 minutes before one sound and then just blips.

There ought to be something other that blips and stuff you can do?
Did anybody find reviews that had experience maybe with original 2600's?

Quite a few at Korg forum were ready to flesh out for the FS version even.

Just that it looks so different than most synths is a bit intriguing, but you want to hear something what it can do. Maybe combine something with Neutron.

Saw that Gear4music had Behringer versions listed as arriving 3 weeks into january. Same for MonoPoly.

Have not seen Pro 800 yet as listed, so further down the road most likely.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:32 am

Why would one get a 2600, if not to make R2D2 sounds or the 'Primeval Forest' patch?

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:37 am

justin3am wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:32 am Why would one get a 2600, if not to make R2D2 sounds or the 'Primeval Forest' patch?

+1 ... those are the 'normaled' mono and duophonic defaults, IIRC.

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:23 am

Ok, I get it - it's just a StarWars synth - my bad.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:28 am

It would be a better synth if the LEDs in the faders could be switched off.
Keep the illumination for the xmas season.

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:43 am

BertKoor wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:28 am It would be a better synth if the LEDs in the faders could be switched off.
Keep the illumination for the xmas season.

Well, they can - can be adjusted in level all the the way to off. Was a pot on the back as I recall.

minkray · Post by **minkray** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:05 am

JMJ does, drop him a message occasionally.

Cro-magnon · Post by **Cro-magnon** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:38 am

What I hear from 95% of people who own modular is random noises noises or cyclic farts.For me that's not music.No chord progression,no melody.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:47 am

if you learn how to use it, you might change your mind

you can't blame the synth for your lack of knowledge

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:28 am

Any mono synth is quite capable of making great sounds if you're good at your craft. Especially an ARP2600..

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:37 am

You probably should start using it as any other synth - try recreating some common patches to get an idea of its capabilities.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:15 am

It's a synth. It has common synth parameters. Use them.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:23 am

It should be borne in mind that the thing has only been available for what, a week, two at most? So, it's a bit premature to be expecting any in-depth walk-through tutorials by anyone who knows what they are doing. There will doubtless be 'courses', and patch example-packs available reasonably soon. Or pick up any of the software clones. and screen-grab the patches, then copy them.

(not that they would be guaranteed to sound even remotely the same, but it's a starting point.)

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:55 am

DJ Warmonger wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:37 am You probably should start using it as any other synth - try recreating some common patches to get an idea of its capabilities.

That's what I hoped for too.

Now it's more like
- look, here is a fader
- let's move it

Start with what you know, kind of, ordinary stuff but with this synth.
- then expand

Create some half decent musical sequence at least, but what I saw did not even do that.

Seems for the Arp/Karp there are some that supposedly reflect a cover of famous songs.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:02 am

Well, I can't be responsible for a rubbish posted on other Youtube channels

The 2600 - does anybody know how to use it - for musical purposes?