Jason Moyer on 6/10/2021 at 03:10
I kinda hate the T5 presets, but I think that's a problem with every modern synth I've used/owned other than maybe the Monologue (because that has some badass AFX sequences on it). Modern presets seem to be all about showing off what the sound engine can do, which makes sense, but they're not sounds that I'd ever use in an actual piece of music. One thing I like about the old Prophet 5 or OB-X presets (or the factory presets on my Matrix 6) is that they're pretty basic sounds that can either be used as-is or as starting points for something else, and generally show off the raw tonal character of the synth. My Matrix 6 has presets like "Piano" or "Strings 2" or "Warm Pad" and they're relatively simple sounds that you can write music with or use as a jumping off point for something more complex (and they were invaluable when I was playing 80's cover songs every week back in the day). The Juno 60/106 were like that too. Now you buy a synth like the DeepMind, and the presets are basically "press 1 key to EDM and/or Eno".
faetal on 6/10/2021 at 13:34
The Prophet 6 has pretty uninspiring presets too.
I don't much care about that though as I tend to make sounds when I am writing.
That said, the recreated P5 presets are included in the P6.
Aja on 6/10/2021 at 19:13
I only kept a handful of presets from the Minilogue. A lot of them had interesting sequences that made the synth sound better than it normally would because they programmed notes outside of the keyboard range. But yeah, useful for showing off the sound engine; not so much for actual music-making. The sample packs they released had a few good presets, mostly e-piano-type stuff. And I did buy this guy's sample pack, which I don't regret. He has an ability to make the Minilogue sound uncannily good, and most of his presets are just simple sounds with very careful modulation:
[video=youtube;V5fS75_ZRKA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5fS75_ZRKA[/video]
And who could forget this gem:
[video=youtube;8Tkmvfmunpc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tkmvfmunpc[/video]
Jason Moyer on 6/10/2021 at 20:43
Oh yeah, that guy's Minilogue presets are +++. His Sledge videos almost make me want to get one.
As a rule I don't use presets, but if I were going to I'd definitely grab those.
faetal on 7/10/2021 at 08:13
I bought a preset pack for the P6, but don't really use them at all. Even my own sounds rarely get used outside of the context of initially making them. 9 times out of 10, I make a sound for the part I'm writing as I'm writing it and that sound rarely gets used anywhere else. Not sure if that's how most people operate though.
demagogue on 9/10/2021 at 10:00
I thought y'all might be interested in Loopop's contest if you haven't heard about it already.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJrT_WASes) Video description
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https://loopopmusic.sellfy.store/contest-rules/) Contest rules
Basically: 1. Use only his (
https://loopopmusic.sellfy.store/) sample pack (taken from a lot of the Superbooth synths). 2. Make a YouTube video with a track >90s and in the 3 min. range and describing how you made the track. 3. Comment to his video with the url to your video, and tag @loopop in your video description. 4. ??? 5. Profit!
He contacted some synth companies and a good number of them agreed to send their products as prizes. So that's a good reason to join the contest by itself. And it's something fun to do. Deadline is Oct. 24.
Well, do with this information what you will. :)
Aja on 5/11/2021 at 17:06
Still trying to convince myself to buy a Take 5, but I haven't got there. One thing I've learned from buying a decent number of synths is that if the demos don't sound like you hope but you imagine that in your own hands it'll be different, be wary. Not that it can't work, but it'll definitely be more work. It's gotta have that spark. Anyway, I think what I really want is an OB-6. When I listen to it, it just feels right, but I can't afford one, so I guess I'll just dream about it and start saving.
faetal on 5/11/2021 at 18:43
Sell some fancy woodwork :)
Aja on 5/11/2021 at 20:25
Yeah, or some ambient cassettes!
Jason Moyer on 6/11/2021 at 00:52
Is it going to add something to your creative palette that you don't get from your Minilogue and/or piles of modular?