Godsdamn it, Pittsburgh Modular, if you could stop making badass synths that I feel like I can't live without for a while, that'd be great!
(This is in reference to the new Voltage Lab 2, as well as last year's Taiga, to a lesser degree.)
Especially since they're not cheap 😅
(No shade intended, I KNOW they're actually very cheap for what all they can do, but the raw cost is eye-watering to a indie artist who doesn't make $10's of thousands a year from music making.)
Okay, in a convoluted series of rabbit holing events, I ended up buying the #opsix native plug-in thanks to my infatuation with this synth 😅😭
Hey, it was just $50 since I own the actual opsix and I figured the convenience of having it as a plug-in was worth that, easy, especially since I can program the patches on the EXCELLENT hardware interface and then port them easily to the plug-in.
Was feeling defeated and shitty tonight so I decided to fire up the #Korg#opsix for a quick play around before making dinner. For reasons, some good and some kinda dumb, I actually haven't used it in like a year... And goddamn was that a mistake.
I LOVE that synth.
It's the best FM synth I've ever played, and I love FM synthesis. It's also way, way more than that, but even if you never touch any of the "extra" stuff, I cannot recommend it highly enough if you're in the market for a synth.
#LoopShare is a handy hashtag to search musical ideas born of a loop (or loops) with little/no serious development.
This little gem began life as a 4-bar loop performed on the #CS-30 and blossomed into a simple Giallo love scene theme. (sense of ironic humor required)
If you're interested in working with the raw loop material yourself, just give me a shout.
Look at that, a new version of the opsix! So I guess it isn't discontinued! Kind of great news all around: new one doesn't have anything that makes me want to upgrade, but it's available for people who missed out on the original (which is maybe available again? or will be?) and in high-quality keyboard form for those who care about that (I actually prefer fewer keys/smaller size). Anyway, here's a BoBeats vid about it:
@etherdiver that may have been different at other times, but to me, korg.com currently shows it on the (mobile) front page. Quite a way down, far below the "SE" and the software version, but it's not exactly hidden.
The desktop site also lists it under "Products -> Synthesizers/Keyboards", not too far down. So not sure why that rumour started. #opsix#korg#opsix
"In late 1982, Dave Bristow and Gary Leuenberger (both experts on the Yamaha CS-80) flew to Japan to develop the DX7's original factory voices. They had less than four days to create the DX7's 128 preset patches."
It's INCREDIBLE how influential those sounds were... and they came to life in just FOUR days?
Compare the originals to new patches from Off The Matrix developed over a 20 year period.