Is there anything you regret selling… or regret buying? I’ve tried a number of pretty good tape emulation plugins out there, but it’s not the same as real tape. The recorders are old and sometimes malfunctioning, the tape loops break, and hiss can be too loud or too harsh. Hard > soft: I love the way tape color sounds (mostly), but actually working with tape can be annoying. Sometimes I can make the Mannequins Mangrove sound a bit like one (well…), but how cool wouldn’t it be if Felt Instruments released their pluggin Lekko in eurorack format?! Tape loop over Norns and Elektron Keys But I don’t know of a module that emulates a piano. Soft > hard: I have a 2hp Pluck that emulates a string instrument, which I use a lot.
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What software do you wish was hardware and vice versa? Let’s just say I won’t do that again (bringing the Keys on vacation that is, Norway is the best). But last time I brought an instrument on vacation was when I took the Analog Keys on a bus trip to a friend in Norway. I’ve changed up my equipment a lot lately, so if I’d go now (well, when the pandemic is over) it’ll probably be Monome Norns with Grid and maybe a tiny modular system.
What setup do you bring on holiday/tour/commute etc.? As long as you let it be in control, giving it enough room to express itself freely, the result will often be mind blowing.
It’s a magic little box (well, it’s actually an analog pitch shift delay with just the right ratio of control vs surprise). Pair it with anything and it will be an “almost perfect bit of kit”. But, actually, the first one that comes to mind when I think “perfect” is Chase Bliss Thermae. And I’m in love with Grid as a sequencer. Lately I’ve been moving away from precise and controlled sequencers like those in Elektron machines, and towards a more intuitive approach with modular and Monome equipment. I’m talking about gear I can co-create with to produce an environment of happy accidents. But some pieces of gear make the struggle easier. Actually owning and creating music is often a struggle, even though it can be an enjoyable struggle. That would be any instrument/module/effect before I buy them. Do you have an ‘almost’ perfect bit of kit? What would you change?
Sure, it is also plastic and a bit wobbly, but it’s big, and most importantly, it gives audible click-feedback when turned. And while we’re on the Analog Keys, the sound selection wheel isn’t too bad either. And controlling different parameters with the tip of your finger is simply so much fun. It’s made of plastic but has the right feel in terms of resistance. I love the joystick on the Elektron Analog Keys (Freudian interpretation anyone?). Favourite knob/fader/switch on a piece of gear and why?
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