yeah, there is always the worry she will run off with divkid
2021: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2021)
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- addled muppet weed
- 105553 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 7325 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I have one and it's super deep, like 64mm. But you could probably replace the switch with a Sanwa or something and it might fit into a deeper skiff (not a regular 4ms Pod, probably).vurt wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 2:56 pmthat's more like it! a little skiff full of those! the button spacing is better for more "lively" playingShabdahbriah wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 2:46 pm I have several (4) of these, and they are awesome!
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/synthwerks-mg-1
I like the idea of the Big Honking Button but can't really justify it.
Paradise MIDI does custom work and might be willing to build one with individual analog gate outputs... I've thought about asking them about it.
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
Yes, the Synthwerks MG-1 is super deep, and usually priced at close to what the 'big honking button' goes for, @$90. I got mine for $25 each in a "while supplies last" sale he had some months ago, and went back to get 4 more within a week, and they were sold out. $90.00+ is tough to justify, unless I were really relying on them as a "performance" tool. (YMMV)foosnark wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:51 am
I have one and it's super deep, like 64mm. But you could probably replace the switch with a Sanwa or something and it might fit into a deeper skiff (not a regular 4ms Pod, probably).
I like the idea of the Big Honking Button but can't really justify it.
As it is, they are fun, and certainly do have a place in my 'flow', though I am looking into a Hexinverter Électronique Mutant Brain, in the hopes of using my trusty old MPD-32, instead. I will not go the 'disting' route.
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- KVRAF
- 9738 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
Man, that looks like fun... but the same (couldn't justify it). Obviously not a smart choice at this stage (for me), but arcade buttons always look fun.
$25 apiece makes better sense. I wouldn't want the sample playback feature, just the gate and of course the button. At that price, it probably makes more sense to pick up Ears.
$25 apiece makes better sense. I wouldn't want the sample playback feature, just the gate and of course the button. At that price, it probably makes more sense to pick up Ears.
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
That's exactly what I did a couple of years before the MG-1 were on sale. Ears is fabulous, and has jumpers on the back for adjusting attack timings of audio input.elxsound wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 3:53 am Man, that looks like fun... but the same (couldn't justify it). Obviously not a smart choice at this stage (for me), but arcade buttons always look fun.
$25 apiece makes better sense. I wouldn't want the sample playback feature, just the gate and of course the button. At that price, it probably makes more sense to pick up Ears.
The thing with the MG-1 that's cool (aside from also having a 1-to-3 mult built in) is that it takes a 'source' and quickly 'switches' it from the default UP output, to the DOWN output, way quicker than a "switch", unless it is one of those really nice 'momentary-paddle' switches, which are pretty-close, but not quite the same.
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I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
- KVRAF
- 5718 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
You guys and your banks of fancy buttons, I prefer my single $650 motorized knob.
Of course, I might consider a motorized button, so I don't have to press it myself.
Of course, I might consider a motorized button, so I don't have to press it myself.
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
yeah, there is logic there, somewhere... if only that it LOOKS sooo cool!
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- addled muppet weed
- 105553 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 7325 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
You get a Bastl Servo and use it to drive a little robot arm that pushes the arcade button... Like a vactrol, but mechanical!
I got the MG-1 for $25 too, but it's been sitting in a drawer for a while. I have room to rack it again but just haven't felt a need for it, and it's less fun in reality than it was in my imagination.
I got the MG-1 for $25 too, but it's been sitting in a drawer for a while. I have room to rack it again but just haven't felt a need for it, and it's less fun in reality than it was in my imagination.
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
PM me if you want to sell it. ... (no rush)
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
- KVRAF
- 9738 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
On day one with an MG-1 or the Big Honking Button, I'd just have to loop this section:
https://youtu.be/Xu3FTEmN-eg?t=128
https://youtu.be/Xu3FTEmN-eg?t=128
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
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I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- addled muppet weed
- 105553 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
https://store.synthrotek.com/Arcadian-R ... c_188.html
this looks ok, simple triggers, no bells n whistles.
wonder if i can find similar in the uk?
this looks ok, simple triggers, no bells n whistles.
wonder if i can find similar in the uk?
- KVRAF
- 5718 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
Im wondering now if the kickstarter will even succeed. While the interest is there, the cost is working against it. Hardly matters as a fail would save me a bunch of scratch. Tho, i would probably buy it if he decides to go with the orders he does have, like the Foh guy did with the INM.