Absolutely. Too bad it’s my gut and not my brains that’s talking here.
I think we must pay attention to what we post there… it became dangerous if we spread false news by having fun with photoshop (and i’m concerned i felt in that category as a graphic designer, i done few things too like the TOLV TRACK )
No. As much as we love recycling in Sweden, synthesizers are an exception.
LA is nice btw.
Haha, that’s how news are made these days. Just a copy of the speculations of a forum, inclusive the photomanipulated picture, and write it may happen…
I now have to create a fake Virus ti3 thread on the accsess forum, incl. rendering of a new synth, just to make some pressure
I pray Noise Engineering does the insane digital semi-mod we all know is just a matter of time.
I would accept Mutable too.
Remember Serum Hardware from Deadmau5 studio
Dude, you did a awesome job! There is no reason to be sorry. It’s gearnews who not even mentioned your nick name under your work! I glad you did it!
I didn´t mean you, I love seeing all the mockups! It’s the blogs that repost them as if they were real news that annoys me.
No Digitone yet? Seriously??
No this only demonstrates how media works.
I don’t think a artist, designer should be held responsible!
It was such a good job it fooled some of us
it was half ironic half self mind thinking… badly wrote…
No problem! I had a little mood swing after reading the “article” on gearnews.
Especially this part:
Jetzt scheint es klar zu sein! Digitone wird sicherlich eine aufgepimpte, wohl sehr stark erweiterte Monomachine MKIII in der Form eines Digitakt. Und dazu gibt es bestimmt eine Overbridge 2.0 Anbindung.
I try to translate
Now it seems to be clear! Digitone will certainly be a pimped, probably very strong Monomachine MKIII in the form of a Digitakt. And that’s supposed to be overbridge 2.0 connection.
The whole post is based only on our rumors! Ok, in that case that’s no problem. But what annoys me, is the fact that these days media / news are often based on posts on Twitter and Facebook etc.
A example: A few months ago, someone did a rampage and killed a few people. Multiple news posted the picture of a stupid German you tube “Celebrity” called Drachenlord. The news channel posted a pic of this guy where he holds a soft air gun. Of course some bullies just posted the picture on Twitter, tagged it with false information. The guy had nothing to do with anything, but multiple news showed the picture, calling the guy a killer. The source was just a random guy on Twitter. Shit like that happens when people don’t check there sources. And it happens more often then we would believe!
yes journalist is a profession of responsibility
Trust No One…
…not even yourself
was ?
Just make a skiff, problem solved
@Hans_Olo and @Nagualizer – I was just like you two for a long time, I didn’t like the look of all the different modules and even considered the idea that if I were to get into modular, I’d buy all the same brand just to make it look the same. I also didn’t want to ever get into it due to money, it being not as capable as all of my other elektron boxes, etc. So, I’m onboard with your viewpoint.
As I get deeper and deeper into the modular world, there are a few aspects to it that I was not expecting to experience or feel in regards to modular:
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A challenge. As modular racks are not as feature rich as a computer or even a mass produced hardware synth, creating pleasing sounds on a modular is quite the challenge. When you hear something made on modular, even being an entire album, it’s quite impressive as to the work and knowledge that went into the creation of it. There is a thread on Lines where it’s just a discussion on making an album on modular. Modular requires some good skill to make something sound remotely good.
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A custom synth. My modular rig is absolutely unique. It is mine. No one else owns anything exactly like mine, and I know I don’t own anything like anyone else’s rig. It’s custom built. I put in the time and research (and money) to custom develop this creation that I can sit down and use. It’s highly personal. It’s also funny as I can’t step in front of someone else’s rig and start making something immediately. I have to study the layout, ask what that random module that I’ve never seen before does, and I have to learn that specific beast before even thinking about creating something with it. I can grab anyone’s Analog Rytm here on Elektronauts and within seconds I’ll be making a beat with it. And someone can grab mine and make something else. But my modular rig is mine. It’s my baby. There is nothing like it in the world.
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Yes, that module doesn’t visually match any other modules. Yep, one is black and one is red and one is silver. But that filter there is THE coolest filter out there for what I want a filter to do. I have learned that it’s not about aesthetics, it’s about functionality. That oscillator there is this crazy cool oscillator from eastern europe that no one knows about (yet) and it does this super cool thing that can’t be found anywhere. The aesthetics go out the window for modular because it’s all about finding the unique functionality that does exactly what you want.
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Research. Like playing fantasy football, or Dungeons and Dragons, or any other “passion” that involves a lot of different variables and options, doing research is half the fun. I spend a lot of time just reading about what an obscure module does and how it works. I read about how big it is (HP) and if it will fit in my rack, how much it will cost, watch youtube videos on it, etc. The research into modular and what it does is a big part of the enjoyment of building your own modular rig.
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Physical interaction. With anyway hardware synth, interacting with the device is a lot of the fun. When you turn a knob, you can actually hear the change happening. You have to turn the knob a little or a lot, or the slightest of amounts. There is no “value” you can set, it’s just a physical position you have to literally find. There is a tactile interaction with devices that just can’t be reproduced with a screen and mouse. Modular rigs also don’t check emails or facebook. I can take my hardware devices outside on my deck or onto my kitchen counter, away from the internet, and get lost in sound.
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Last, there is no save. Well, sometimes with some modules there is a save option, but with the different patch cables, once you rip everything out and reset the knobs, your patch is lost forever. There is something meditative and refreshing about creating sounds that will be lost to time, never to be found again. When I sit down with my modular, I don’t worry about the future or worry about what I did yesterday, it’s all about right now. The only thing that matters with playing a modular instrument is within that moment. As you can’t save, you learn to let go, to not expect perminancy, to be ok with letting an idea go and be gone forever. Tomorrow the sound I create will be completely unique. There is a magical, maybe somewhat spiritual, aspect to modular. It forces you live with the sound in the moment, to be present with it, to love it right here and now.
Yep, modular is expensive. It’s messy. It’s difficult. It’s not very efficient in doing a million things that other synths or software can do.
I will argue that for the reasons above, modular is very much worth it for what it does best: highly customized unique synthesis that encourages you to be completely in the moment with your music.