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Re: Medieval

#91

Post by throwaway290 »

Had EP-133 KO II. Very frustrating. First time, I had an inspiration for a beat so I grabbed it and after an hour of learning curve I realized basically anything I wanted to do I couldn't. Limited time signatures didn't let me record the beat I wanted in the first place. Then it turned out only one fx can be used at a time (want delay and reverb? nope. want delay on the synth and reverb on the beat? nope again), you cannot actually save projects, cannot tune notes etc.

Even for using it just as a fancy overpriced MIDI input, velocities from pads were way too unpredictable compared to a cheap korg nanosomething.

Re: Medieval

#93

Post by jbaiter »

b1n wrote: post #28

Nice 'Holy Mountain' vibes in the promo video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXGhsAynGI

The horse in the circle of fire is also a quote from Phillipe Garrel's "La Cicatrice Intérieure", a rather obscure surrealist film from the 70s (starring and scored by Nico/Christa Päffgen!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYiADaKJ3A

Re: Medieval

#94

Post by acomjean »

ehsankia wrote: post #49
WatchDog wrote: post #44

Has anyone began dabbling in music production, just to play with some of teenage engineering's gadgets? I'm pretty sure if I bought one, it would just sit in my cupboard, but I'm looking for an excuse to buy one, has anyone here gotten more use out of one of their gadgets than they expected they would?

I would recommend starting with the Pocket Operators: https://teenage.engineering/products/po Good to get your feet wet without breaking your wallet.

I have a couple pocket operators. They’re pretty fun. I have the robot(28), which has some interesting scales and “rhythm” which is drum machine.

Unlike the more expensive products these are harder to work into a computer based work flow. But they are fun.

They have one that has “office sound” samples, which is wierd.

This midieval device looks a bit like a giant more functional pocket operator.

Re: Medieval

#95

Post by FireInsight »

whatshisface wrote: post #46
WatchDog wrote: post #44

Has anyone began dabbling in music production, just to play with some of teenage engineering's gadgets? I'm pretty sure if I bought one, it would just sit in my cupboard, but I'm looking for an excuse to buy one, has anyone here gotten more use out of one of their gadgets than they expected they would?

You could try LMMS and if you like it you could get FL Studio.

But if you don't like it, you might like something else. I'm a big-time ableton user and don't like LMMS.

Re: Medieval

#96

Post by d1sxeyes »

bbor wrote: post #71
dhritzkiv wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's certainly real. What was it about the video that made you think it's generative? That it's surrealistic?

Well yeah, mostly that it has a ton of actors and setpieces (and a horse!) for what AFAICT is a joke product. I mean, it's perhaps not a joke , but... surely anyone who actually wanted to be a touring musician with this kind of music would just load up sounds onto a regular board? Is "musicians who don't even know the genre they'll use professionally yet" a valid market in the first place? And it consists of short, h…

Teenage Engineering are well known for their quirky instruments, I don’t think this is a joke.

Musicians are a funny bunch, just because there’s a simple way of doing something doesn’t mean that that’s what they’ll do.

Re: Medieval

#97

Post by isoprophlex »

Ooohhh they even medieval-ized the numerals in the segment display. I don't need this at all, but I must have it...

Edit: to add something unrelated, until today I never knew how badly I needed hurdy gurdy electronic music in my life.

Re: Medieval

#99

Post by [deleted] »

bbor wrote: post #43
b1n wrote: post #28

Nice 'Holy Mountain' vibes in the promo video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXGhsAynGI

Someone please help this little skeptic: is that video real, or Midjourney? The short cuts make me think Midjourney, but then they have a shot with their product in it.

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Re: Medieval

#100

Post by meiuqer »

b1n wrote: post #28

Nice 'Holy Mountain' vibes in the promo video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXGhsAynGI

Good shout, I was thinking of The color of Pomegranates:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_of_Pomegranates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtxS1c-fGA

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