Category: Technique
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Roland S-1 MIDI Control
The Roland S-1 is a tiny 4 note poly synthesizer, that has a great deal of functionality packed into it. Straight away the demos on the device sound impressive and hint at what is to come. Trying to unlock that power and actually use the thing to create new sounds I like, I found to…
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Roland T-8 with a MIDI Controller
The MIDI implementation chart on the Roland Aira T-8 is quite limited, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. So I setup the T-8 with an Arturia Minilab 3 MIDI controller to see what works and what doesn’t and finish with a jam. The MIDI implementation of the device is shown at the back of the T-8…
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Behringer Crave Mod Wheel Patching
I have owned a Crave for a while now, but only recenly starting delving into the patching options more. So here is a useful nugget about how to use the Modwheel on an external synth to control parameters on Crave. Assign Ouput There is an output port on the Crave called Assign. Connect the Crave…
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Separate Roland Aira T-8 Bass and Drums Channels
Here is a quick tip I picked up for recording the Roland Aira T-8. You can separate out the Bass and Drums in the mix by hardpanning them left and right. This allows you to easily control the volume of the bass and drumkit instruments separately on your mixer, or record them independently. Stereo Splitter…
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Arturia Key Step Pro Arpeggiator
I am a big fan of the Arturia Key Step Pro. It has a straight forward interface for sequencing 4 different instruments and as well as MIDI, it is staked full of CV outputs for modular and semi-modular gear. But today we want to focus on the Arpeggiator. Well actually the 3 Arpeggiators that the…
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Behringer Crave Auto Sync Sequencer
I typically use the Behringer Crave with an External Clock sync set, so that any Arpeggios or Sequences are in time with the other gear it is synced to. However when you want to use an external sequence from a device such as the Circuit Tracks, there is an annoyance that a MIDI start signal…
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Ambient Live Looping with Behringer Crave and Valeton GP-200
Building an Ambient loop using just a Behringer Crave mono synth and the Valeton GP-200 MultiFX guitar pedal which has a built in looper. Despite owning many different instruments, sometimes it can be great fun to restrict a session down to just one or two. Using a looper is an interesting way of discovering new…
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How to create a DAWless Ambient Techno Jam
Here is a new live DAWless ambient techno jam created with an Arturia Microfreak, Behringer TD-3, Behringer Crave, Novation Circuit Tracks and Valeton GP-200 MultiFX pedal. Background Noise There are 2 instrument tracks on the Circuit Tracks, plus one each on the Crave, Microfreak and TD-3. In advance I setup a Cm-add9th chord on each…
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Exporting Dawless Jams to MP3
There are many ways of exporting music into a useable format for playing and distributing. After I finish a track, I like to quickly convert it to an MP3 and copy it to my phone for listening outside of the studio, whilst walking or driving in the car. Although theoretically unnecessary, I find the process…
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How to change the Behringer TD-3 Clock Sync
The Behringer TD-3 won’t make any sound if it is set to an external clock sync, but no clock is connected. To change the Behringer TD-3 Clock source, stop any sequence and then press BACK and WRITE/NEXT at the same time to enter the sync mode. The current clock source 1-4 and clock rate 5-8…