These are a couple of my favourites.

Mc Solaar - Solaar pleure (Clip Officiel)

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Feature highlights:

• Record, manipulate and transform live audio in realtime
• Looping, retriggering, timestretching, pitching and reversing
• Advanced 64 step sequencer with 8 independent lanes of modulation
• Parameter locks with per lane modulation depth and delay
• Slides, microtiming, ratchets, trig conditions, probability, velocity
• Quantized recording, triggering and resets
• Full FX chain (LFO, EQ, HP & LP filters, distortion, delay, reverb & noise)
• Crossfade or jump between 2 samplers and the input signal
• 6 timestretch algorithms each with 4 different quality levels
• 9 clock dividers
• Dynamically resizable UI with realtime waveform visualizations
• Extensive MIDI and automation support

Hopefully it’s useful to those who have an Ableton focussed setup and don’t (or can’t) always have their Octatrack to hand. The modern FX should be a breath of fresh air too

Support the project and get MNGLseq on the website

Thanks!

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Yesterday I put together a small mix of tracks that matched the vibe I was able to find on my own. I’d really appreciate it if you could point me toward labels or artists worth digging into next.

mix - Stream Copycat Department - Acid Funk Machines (no-nonsense mix) by Copycat Department | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

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Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on in case anyone else might make use of it: an interactive, real-time 3D Audio Spectrogram Visualiser built with Three.js, custom GLSL shaders, and the Web Audio API.

I wanted to create a responsive, hardware-accelerated 3D terrain that I could use to conveniently analyse audio coming from either my device microphone or streaming from another browser tab without needing to install anything. It all runs from the browser and you can try it out yourself with the Live Demo link.

Live Demo: 3D Audio Spectrogram Visualiser

GitHub Repository: GitHub - conwayjw97/Spectrogram-3D: 3D Audio Spectrogram Visualiser made with Three.js, GLSL shaders, and the Web Audio API · GitHub

I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any ideas you have for further performance or UX optimisations. Feel free to check out the code, fork it, or test it out with your own audio setups!

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it took 91 days to finish, and i have 371GB of samples in 1050 folders of 128 wav samples each between 6 seconds and 18 seconds long.

at most there are only 2 velocity layers to a patch, both autosampled individually over 128 notes.

the idea was to record these boxes and their sounds across the full range of notes, to archive the characteristic audio signature of the sampling technology of the time, and to highlight the differences between the U110 and U220 technology by using the same data cards through each machine.

i’m writing this post to broadcast the availability of the raw sounds of these now 36 year old devices, and to farm advice on where to initially put the samples on arhchive.org. There is a lot of collections like community data and community audio, but i’d like to get a better idea of where historical Roland community archival content should go.

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A few things I keep bumping into. Files that aren’t 48 kHz load fine but play back with degraded quality, and nothing warns you. Presets store absolute paths, so reorganizing folders can quietly break them. Deleting or moving a sample breaks every project that referenced it, with no warning, which makes cleaning up feel like defusing a bomb. And backup is a manual Finder copy in USB disk mode, with no way to know the copy is complete and intact.

So I’m considering building a native Mac companion app for exactly this. It would scan the card and give you a browsable library of everything on it, with waveforms and the technical details that matter (sample rate, bit depth, mono or stereo, length). It would run a health check that flags the problems above in plain language. It would find duplicates, but never delete anything on the card itself, instead moving files to a quarantine folder on the Mac so it’s always reversible. And it would make verified, versioned backups instead of hope-for-the-best folder copies.

It would deliberately not touch projects, patterns or parameter locks. The project format is Elektron’s own and changes with OS updates, so this would be a companion, not an editor.

Before I build it I want to know whether this is a real problem or just my own tidiness anxiety. What do you actually do today to keep your card under control and backed up? And is there something about managing the card that annoys you more than the things I listed? Curious what you think.

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the mario neto nodes…

https://marionietoworld.com/mnodes/

this one from okay synthesizer called…. Nodes… be warned. the website is like an explosion of movement and color and some may find it triggering.

then there’s the modular fiasco which isn’t out yet and to my eyes/ears seems a bit different and has a bit more personality.

then there’s the thing that’s a sort of continuation of audiomulch but different. a plug in host/daw type environment sort of… that is different and maybe doesn’t fit the category of the others but worth mentioning…

so, everyone is getting their node based thing together i guess… the year of nodes…

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But I was wondering how I might send individual midi through Digitakt II into Ableton via USB? Is this possible? I would also like to be able to hear the audio in through Ableton also.

I’m not really sure if this is doable, and I’ve had a bit of a look but I haven’t seen anything specifically mentioning this use case(or perhaps I am not very good at looking).

Any chance?

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For more info see here:

https://puremagnetik.com/pages/etches-getting-started

Fortunately, or unfortunately, Perfect Circuit happens to have a few in stock at a price just below my impulse purchase threshold…

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I was inspired to create this thread to discover more labels and artists along the lines of Pole Group that pushes beyond the current mainstream sound.

Appreciate all the recommendations and posts that share a love for the artform.

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Lately I’m not happy with the sound of my live sets. It doesn’t sound as clear, warm, or punchy as I’d like.

My setup is Eurorack + Analog Rytm into an Allen & Heath MixWizard, then into the Octatrack, into my audio interface, and recorded in Ableton.

Any tips? Maybe some Octatrack settings I’m missing, or would a compressor help? I’d love to hear your suggestions!

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Hard tracks for hard times.

Unfortunately fallen on hard times. I’ll be releasing some old music I let sit for too long to hopefully rack in some meager funds. I know that sounds rough.

These are two tracks I always loved from a live set I did about 7 or 8 years ago. Heavily abusing the Tascam MN-15 compressor and Boss BX-8. Dave Smith Evolver on bass and Digitakt doing samples and some drums. Had a lot of fun with these. Very raw. Very fun.

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One of my 2 Overhub v1 units is failing, so I’m looking at the v2 Overhub as a replacement. It only has 2 USB-A connectors and 1 adapter. Does Elektron sell extra adapters? All my legacy kit has the old style USB-A connector.

A little disappointed that it’s only 6 ports, where the older unit is 7 port, hey-ho.

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I wrote a python script that will parse sheet music, map it to ER-1 parameters, and “play” it on the ER-1! more info here: Fugue For My Drum Machine — HANK THE MASON

The drum machine started glitching out a little bit, which sometimes happens in extreme weather (I recorded this during a heat wave). I like the effect though - it creates some wild tunings and other artifacts.

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I’m a new kid on the Elektron block.
I bought the DN2
Can somebody explain me the difference between , Copy “Preset” and Copy “Pattern”
I looks similar to me, but there must be a difference I can’t see at the moment.

Kind regards,
Jeroen

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When I select the track it says Load Error, in the same way it would if the project Ram was full but it’s doing it on a fresh project too. Also discovered it’s actually not even saving the sample.

Clicking no to assign sample to track and then going to find it on the Drive to assign it manually to a track doesn’t work either. No sample saved!

Very odd. It out of the blue in the middle of a session and there’s no apparent project ram or storage space issue.

Using the Transfer app to add samples and assigning them to a track works fine, but the load error/sample not saving bug occurs with every other input method (USB, 1/4” inputs, re-sampling from a selected individual track).

Wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I did try searching for an answer on here already but nothing I’ve seen has shown a fix or cause. I tried re-installing the latest firmware, power cycling, running a test startup by holding FUNC during power up which reported no errors. Still nothing.

Obviously going to reach out to Support, but y’all tend to be quicker and it’s really killing the workflow on a current project I’m trying to finish.

Appreciate any advice.

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Thanks in advance

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So after about six months with Tonverk I started to get frustrated with how deep the potential of Subtracks are for drum machine duties, versus how limited they are to set up on device. I mean, TV has an autosampler for .elmultis, and theres LoopSeek for going deeper, but there’s nothing for Subtracks that lets you customize velocity layers, round robins, etc. Most people have had to write scripts or even hand-edit .eldrum files.

Soooo I built a free+ tool that helps you get the most out of TV’s Subtracks. You can build complex, deep kits fast, from files (free) or even sample direct from hardware or plugins (paid). It’s actually even… fun? (Well, I tried to make it as fun as possible. You be the judge!) Check it out here:

Here’s whats on offer:

• Use 128 velocity layers per subtrack - fit 128 different samples in each subtrack, if you want!
• Configure up to 8 round robins per subtrack
• Loop slicing with bpm, transient detection, slice editing, and auto-distribute within or across subtracks
• Smart Fill (name your subtracks, drop a bunch of samples in the Pool, then Smart Fill auto distributes them to the subtracks based on closest name)
• Local only, audio never hits the web. Only web connection is for license key (pro), version number (updates), and bug reports.
• Save and reload your kits
• Save and load templates
• Sample library indexing so you fly through your huge sample library with auto-audition
• Lots of keyboard shortcuts, including ‘playing’ / auditioning your kit
• Sample directly from hardware (BONK Pro only - 14 day trial) - customize velocity layers, round robins, timing etc
• Sample directly from plugins (BONK Pro only - 14 day trial)

So yeah, the entire files-based workflow is free for life

Sampling from hardware or plugins is a one-time 29€ at launch (that’s 10€ off the regular 39€, which it returns to after the first month post launch.) Again that’s a one time thing, I don’t like subscriptions and I bet you don’t either… Literally just trying to cover my production and hosting costs and time and any time spent going forward on support.

Important - Mac only (sorry!) Reply in the thread if you’re interested in a Windows version and I’ll try to get on it…

I’d love to know what you think! Also, if you try it out, please feel free to email me (bonk at james dot fish) or reply in this thread - especially if you have feature ideas or bug reports. I’ll try to respond as fast as I can.

Thanks,
James

More about me here: artist website • linkedin • insta

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Hope everyone is doing well

I want to share with you a tool I’ve been working on this year. It’s a focused painting studio that works in the browser.

You can try it for free here https://goldenhourhaze.com/

There’s also an ambient piece inside that you can play while painting.

Let me know how you like it if you give it a try!

Edit: adding a painting I did with ghh

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If the recorder time is at 000:00:010 or less, TV will ignore the preroll and start immediately, which is a real hassle for syncing. If I set the time to 000:00:011 or later, TV will acknowledge the preroll and only start when it is done. Never had this issue with another device (DTII behaves properly in the same scenario).

Bug or am I doing something wrong?

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Playing around with it I was thinking how the BS really got the short end of the stick in comparison to the non-pro KeyStep functionality wise. Since it’s starting to be a “mature” product I was wondering whether anyone had ever tried to reverse engineer the firmware and try to create a custom one (not unlike what people are getting around with regarding the Zoom pedal series).

As I understand the main processor is a STM32F103. I was thinking about throwing the firmware in Ghidra and seeing what I can make out of it. The perspective of an “open” beatstep sure is intriguing

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