read more about it on The Stretta Procedure. excerpt: "I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the monster base since it was announced at the Winter NAMM show as I've outgrown my frame and desperately required some room to expand. Another monster case is out of the question - I don't have the space. The monster base is the perfect solution - zero footprint - it occupies the same space my monster case presently occupies.
Overall, I'm delighted. And relieved. More space. More modules. More modular. This is a good thing."
"i just bought a drumfire df 2000 and after few minutes playing with it i think its also in the top 5 of the best drummachines. first of all it offers insane tuning ranges, almost a bit to sensible this pot makes it hard to tune the right pitch. does anybody know what the 2 different decays really do? lin / expo curves maybe? then i tried to remotely trigger the manual / preset socket with a 606´s tom trigger but the light only lit very dim, no function... i imagine this very cool, to change remotely between 2 slightly different settings. does anybody have the manual, schematics or any info about this mysterious devices?"
this latest features the Nord Modular (about 90% of the album i would say) on every track. i also used a microKorg and a KP3 for effects. all songs were performed live and recorded onto 4 tracks (2 clean, 2 for effects) on a Pro Tools rig by my friend Tim at the Ira facility in Kalamazoo, MI.
as a service to this dedicated community, anyone who is interested in playing with my patches can contact me through that website. i will be glad to mail you song sets. most of them use all 4 slots, one slot being a simple audio in patch for the microKorg.
YouTube via PlastikOD "A short clip made with photos and soundsamples of my DOEPFER A-100 Modular System.
I sold the Doepfer a few years ago.
The Cabinet was Do-It-Yourself made to get them a more vintage look (which i prefer more than the design of today's) and very sturdy. The Keyboard on the photos was a simple and cheap midi-masterkeyboard. The case of the keyboard was also DIY to get a close look of the cabinet and the keyboard.
I think the Doepfer A-100 is a bit overrated. The Doepfer A-100 is good for noise and atonal stuff but it can't afford the full range and powerfull sound of the "old" modular systems.
The soundsample is an old and cheesy cassette recording so you can hear a lot of noise.
"This thing is great. A wide selection of instruments, most of which apply to the main (center) deck. The bottom deck makes simpler sounding tones with a limited set of sounds. The top (smaller keys) deck is for the Orbit Synthesizer, which is truly awesome. Extremely basic controls (attack, decay, volume, deviation) but sounds very neat. You can get great warbling OMD type sounds with it. On the floor there is a traditional volume pedal, and a set of awesome bass pedals. It has a built in drum machine (with speed and beat layering controls), and the bass pedals can set the key for some built in bass lines that play with the beats. Pretty much every bell and whistle that these organs included. Also has a tape deck where you can record to Cassette. You can also change the recording pitch, which is cool. 1/4 inch output below decks."
Synthesizer Controls
read more about it on The Stretta Procedure.
