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I own a 21U eurorack, plus a dozen other analog (and a few digital) synths. I've done stuff in CSound and Max/MSP (only touched SC and PD a little), but what I
by tibbon 11y ago
I own a 21U eurorack, plus a dozen other analog (and a few digital) synths.
I've done stuff in CSound and Max/MSP (only touched SC and PD a little), but what I most enjoy about hardware isn't the sound or capabilities but that it frees me from my computer. I'm a software developer and all day I'm stuck at this infernal machine. Having a eurorack that requires none of that is a nice thing at the end of the day. I've thought of getting an 8-track 1" or 2" just so I can completely escape from the computer.
The feel is completely different to turn knobs vs writing code. Yes, I know midi controllers... but that really isn't the same and not so immediate.
- kragen 11y agoWhat would you think about hooking up a Beatjazz or Eolium to a little box with a Cortex-M4 and some knobs on it? The great thing about software is that it can feel like anything you want it to feel like, as soon as you have the right peripherals.
- tibbon 11y agoControllers are neat. I've had half a dozen of them of various types. It isn't just the controlling part- but the overall interface and instant cross compatibility. All of my eurorack modules from different vendors mesh together; plus they play well with my Minimoog Voyager, Machinedrum, guitar pedals (some input/output CV). Yea, MIDI kinda allows for this, but really not still in the same instant way. Even modern MIDI devices kinda suck at implementation (see the new Roland Boutique series, which don't output MIDI CC from their faders and knobs.. and even if it did, I couldn't route an LFO from there into a CV processor on a Korg via MIDI). MIDI is more of a "I wonder if this works and has the bandwidth", whereas CV is more, "If you see it, you can do anything you want!"