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This is very, very impressive. But I am almost existentially disappointed by the opening sentence - ‘For reasons I won’t get into’… It’s like - why? The reas
by lostgame 4y ago
This is very, very impressive.
But I am almost existentially disappointed by the opening sentence - ‘For reasons I won’t get into’…
It’s like - why?
The reasons we drive ourselves to do these frankly insane hacking experiments are almost always as interesting as the process itself for me.
The reason for that is - in this case - there are literally thousands of sampler synths with frankly a shitton more features than even what OP has implemented - why use this particular one?
The turntablist community - for instance - vastly prefers a frankly ancient and specific model of turntable (Technical SL-1200 or equivalent) - therefore the community to mod and update this decades-old hardware is dedicated and does similarly amazing things.
The SL-1200 is preferred for its build quality, it’s amazing motor, it’s weight; and it’s reliability.
It however lacks some frankly essential features from newer turntables - reverse, ultrapitch, pitch lock, USB support - but it’s still the most highly sought after and standard unit for the craft.
What makes this particular synthesizer the same - so valuable, so irreplaceable to OP’s craft - that drove them to such an insane level of deconstructing and reflashing the software? I, like - must know…XD
I mean - cool flex - but why?
- fit2rule 4y ago
- speed_spread 4y agoIt's not necessarily that this keyboard has any particular irreplaceable mojo, but possibly because it feels like it _should_ be able to do something but doesn't. So many great devices feel unfinished because of glaring functionality holes that appear as you invest time in using them. That sensation of a machine being unjustly crippled can be a powerful driving force for that kind of project.
- pinewurst 4y agoIt might be some ease of programming things. I remember owning a few K1000 family synths (which are close relatives) and while they sounded great, found it very hard to step very far outside the presets with the built-in UI.
- psobot 4y ago(also posted in response to another comment) I'll give you a hint - the post was originally twice as long and _did_ go into detail about why I wanted to patch something, but a reviewer of the post pointed out that I could potentially have run afoul of one or more laws in one or more countries if I had succeeded in doing so.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoFree legal advice from non-lawyers is worth the same as juggling advice from cats.