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yes it would pair well with the M:C, such a great sounding FM box

I went pretty deep on this synth for over a year. here is a long cut of all the patches I made. The Big OPSIX Sequencer Video | Hardware Version (no talking/flashing lights) ruclips.net/video/nbwal7ZFG34/видео.html

thanks!

my biggest gripe is the envelopes. tightening every drum sound meant I was spending all my time twisting one knob. I just picked up the Tracker+ and hoping the synth programming is a little bit better than how it looked on the Play. luckily the presets are really good for the type of music I make too. don’t want to lose that immediacy of the Tracker.

@@machine_aurathat may be interesting what with the tracker having a much larger screen...🤔

it’s an A4 synth voice for the guitar sound, into a mixer channel. I clipped the mixer channel and sent it 100% out of an aux and back into another channel to keep level under control. DIY mixer distortion.

it’s the same patch on U-he Repro-5 for both sounds. I raised the filter sustain and it sounded like a whole different sound. diving into tracker workflow has helped understand a small fraction of what RDJ does. endless number of ‘tricks’ to learn still.

thanx!

thanks a lot! I have a second, newer version of the IDM project that has been almost finished for awhile. this song uses some of the elements. I either need to finish that or I can share this file. I’ll be in touch whatever plan I take.

@@machine_aura pls if you can share this file it would really mean a lot to me. I have been trying to learn Drambo and IDM production in general, the documentation is very spread out, incomplete and sparse, so it has been quite difficult. Drambo is complex, so is this style of music, but I love it. I just want to learn more from your work since I really like it and the particular techniques of FM synthesis and drum sequencing you are using are exactly what I want to learn more about. I spent hours going through all the connections on your IDM template demo file, it really taught me a lot more than any video tutorial or forum thread I had seen before. This song is imo way better than that demo and I could learn so much from just going through the project file and figuring out how it all works. So please, It would really be immense help if you did…. I can send you an email if you don’t want post it publicly. Anyways, thank you for your time and reply. Love your music, keep making it <3.

thanx - I ♥️ Polyend machines. just got an OG Play I’m starting to dive into. not sure which one is my favorite yet.

thank you very much!

Drambo works best when recording in the sample. after that the Flexi module can really tear part any sound. can prob do some live glitching with the beat repeat on a long loop. I still want an OT (again).

it can come close but nothing can do everything the OT does. it’s an anomaly in the hardware world.

thanks! gotta get back into some OPSIX patching

hadn’t checked comms for a moment but I hope you found this patch. I thought I’d mostly catch hate for trying to make the OPSIX do acid 😅

not sure. only tried Drambo on Mac once

I used K-Devices TATAT to generate melodies. I believe I was using the Drambo step sequencer to select random break slices by scaling the cv range.

I'll look into TATAT.. Thanks

thanks for the sub spent the last month harvesting loops to tear up in the M8. it’s gonna be fun!

THNX!

thanks! more M8 material coming soon…

thanks, they were really fun to do live once I had the songs arrangement figured out.

I do have to refer to the manual to refresh like 1 or 2 combos when I have had a break but most combos are intuitive. the simplistic step sequencer and no screen is a nice change of pace actually. and when you need detailed info, the app shows more on the screen at once than a typical groovebox. somehow they packed some magic in this box. it’s definitely deeper than the sum if it’s parts. can start with simple 16 step loop, expand on it with step components and even get into generative territory. I don’t care for the limited sample and project memory. I back it up constantly so I don’t lose work. the buttons double-click and then your note is gone.

thanks ninja!

I think everyone can agree that naming music genres is a joke and taking issue with someone’s RUclips video title even more so. so I ask you, what do you call the type of music we are both obviously referring to without using the still widely used title?

@@machine_aurabraindance!!!!!

for some reason I think of braindance as a subgenre of IDM (maybe because the term came later). personally it brings to mind lo-fi Rephlex albums that have a level of funk/electro to them, using Roland gear. see also Cylob/RX-101.

Ok boomer

it’s a great little IDM box. btw thanks for all your great videos on OP-Z. I learned a lot from them 👍

thanks! strange that the tag isn’t working. Oscillator Sink is my synth therapist.

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thanx!

thanx!

yes, and each sound from a single patch. great sound design synth.

thanks so much

it’s a decent mangler

thanks for the feedback. OPSIX is great for sound design. can focus on subtractive sounds with the filter or go deep with FM. long list of FX doesn’t hurt either 👍

I believe it’s on SYN 2 PAGE 1 where you choose the levels for the modulating operators, how much the are fed to the carrier operator (C). Digitone groups them but my Drambo build let’s you access each operator individually, basically how the OPSIX handles operator levels.

Thanks!

hey I haven’t made a finished build I’m happy with, I’ll prob do a basic public version once I nail everything down.

thanx king

Drambo for iOS

@@machine_aura I'm going to check it. Sounded squarepusher esque

@@jordanbenson2980 it won’t necessarily makes these sounds out of the box, I had to build this object. it is basically an Elektron Octatrack mixed with a modular synth or NI Reaktor. super powerful and accessible to anyone with an iPhone. there’s a lot of demo videos if you are looking for further information. 👍

@@machine_aura sounds fun. I'm a big of a synth and plug in nerd to be honest, I have a Minilogue XD, Minibrute 2s, Microfreak, Bass Station 2, Behringer 2600 and 303 and a Drumbrute impact. This deserves exploration

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thanks, it’s an iceberg of a rack

thnx!

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thank you!

thanks!

agreed. the synth voice and kick are really, really good. the macros are great for finding tons of sweet spots. I even like the lofi reverb and delay.

thanks so much!

the VST can load patches so you can see them, I believe, but only the hardware makes sound. the G2 software can run standalone but you can’t save without doing a hardware handshake. there may be some emulator that can run G2 patches, I can’t remember.

thanks for watching the vids! PT is all about productive workflow. it’s where I go if I want to actually complete a full track. the ‘restrictions’ actually get you to the writing phase way sooner. I realize that a simple bass sample with a filter is all you need to get a song going. Ableton and Drambo I’m always building things for hrs, which I like, but they are endless. PT nonlinear, vertical sequencing is great. can see what notes are on all tracks in each line which makes it easy to copy notes over to other voices and build melodies. all the notes show up on the light up grid too so you can see what note another voice is playing on a step and press the same one for the voice you are writing. there is nothing else like it.

@@machine_aura thanks so much for the comprehensive reply! There’s so many options out there, but that gives me some good clarity on the differences and advantages. Thanks again! I really enjoy the work you upload here, and seeing how you use these tools. I hope you’re having a great day.