Great sounds and inspiration @gravitas I’m a big fan of all things percussive, specially if it’s junk percussion, playing on tin cans or whatever. And Drambo’s resonators have been my favorite ever since impaktor (if that counts).
I have built many of those, not as polished as yours, more like try crazy shit and see what I like, and you’ve inspired me to try some of those again. Maybe some growling basses first, since I’m feeling like making tracks again.
Great stuff, I’ll check your page later. Keep up the good work 👍
(oh and it’s good to know that pringles can be used for other things than giving you lead poisoning)
I see from this pic that the Launch Control XL is a lot thicker (taller?) than I thought it was. Looks like it’s got some heft to it. Dang it I still wanna get one of those! 😅
Cool setup. I have a coffee table setup similar (minus the LCXL) but with my Launchpad Pro MK3, which I love using for note input as well.
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what does your audio I/O look like?
im thinking of getting a patchbay again ...
Audio inputs / outputs
Air 3 + Behringer UMC1820
Input
Ch 1+2 Finger Squire Jazzbass + Epiphone Wildkat electric guitar
Ch 3+4 Behringer Q802 mixer for Korg Volca Drum + Beats + Korg NTS-1+ JV1010 sound module
Ch 5+6 distortion + dyna compressors pedals (3+4 normally have distortion pedals as well however look above)
Ch 7+8 Joemeek C2 opto stereo compressor
Outputs
Ch 1+2 Master Mix
Ch 3+6 distortion + dyna compressors
Ch 7+8 Joemeek
ADAT out is for the Expert Sleepers ES-3 which serves for both CV voltages and audio
SPDIF input/ output and ADAT input are currently unused
iPhone 7 + Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 mkii
Inputs
Ch 1 unused
Ch 2 vocal mic
Ch 3+4 Teenage Engineering 24db/oct self oscillating filters with dRambo oscillators + VCA + LPG
Ch 5+6 Behringer Crave + Moog Werkstatt via SPDIF IN using a Zoom U-44 in standby mode
Outputs
Ch 1+4 are being used for CV voltages
Ch 5+6 is the master mix which goes into a Behringer SRC2496 + dBX 266A compressor via SPDIF
The Master outputs from both idevices are then summed using a Subzero SZ-MIX08 usb mixer and
then finally I use a Soundcraft Notepad 5 usb to monitor on my main monitor speakers and via headphones.
Because the Soundcraft Notepad 5 also has an inbuilt usb audio interface I can use
any idevice or android compatible device to get the main mix direct to video or live stream.
Coincidentally all of the mixers currently being used have inbuilt usb audio interfaces
so I can tap into the signal path at almost any point of the signal chain.
A patchbay would certainly be useful in the future however I’ve got more than enough to play with. ;)
And then this arrived through the post today courtesy of a really good friend of mine.
I haven’t plugged it in yet however it does look dreamy. :)
let the fuzz begin ^^
More news to follow.
My Korg Volca Drum and iphone stand, obviously the iphone is running dRambo.
I recently learnt how to do 3D printing.
It’s basic but more than serviceable. ;)
The Finishing touches.
My first hybrid live stream in the dRambo Group on Facebook.
Live streamed to Youtube earlier today.
The d1-dRambo Performance Sequencer"
Possible dropout issue could either be the Soundcraft Notepad 5, the cable or the Usb Hub.
Going to try changing the cable and/or the usb hub.
😎
Next up for anyone interested in my future releases which will include
dRambo presets, projects and/or simply want to support what I do.
https://ko-fi.com/gravitas1
Pure dRambo.
It's been awhile.
Here's Aurelius.
Live streamed via YouTube.
Ahhh yes.
Headphone mix.
The portable sloution.
if it has something to drink next to it its always the setup ppl actually use? ^^
I can tell :)
🤔
no keys, how do you enter notes? via the grid?
via the sequencer/fader thing?
Man, @gravitas, you’re always an inspiration even if I can’t even begin to aspire a setup like yours
It's my normal rig without the rest of it attached.
Core functionality and all that. ;)
Launchpad X, in Note Mode with the LED's showing a minor scale
though the notes still play chromatically thankfully. :)
Thank you.🙏🏾
It's the stand that makes it, the rest is very straightforward. :)
For those who would like to support what I do in dRambo and other stuff here’s my Ko-fi page link
https://ko-fi.com/gravitas1
For my most recent release here’s an FDN-dRm Resonator.
There are more releases on the horizon including the d1-dRambo euclidean sequencer ;)
https://ko-fi.com/s/5a67222b80
Here’s the FDN-dRm Resonator in action on a percussion loop made from an empty box of Pringles.
It’s a four note drum resonator which can be adjusted for almost any key.
Great sounds and inspiration @gravitas I’m a big fan of all things percussive, specially if it’s junk percussion, playing on tin cans or whatever. And Drambo’s resonators have been my favorite ever since impaktor (if that counts).
I have built many of those, not as polished as yours, more like try crazy shit and see what I like, and you’ve inspired me to try some of those again. Maybe some growling basses first, since I’m feeling like making tracks again.
Great stuff, I’ll check your page later. Keep up the good work 👍
(oh and it’s good to know that pringles can be used for other things than giving you lead poisoning)
Impaktor certainly counts.
It was Impaktor alongside a few other apps that inspired me to get involved in the iOS music platform.
I saw the Impaktor demo years ago and thought to myself that shizzle is wicked.
Awesome that you're feeling like making tracks again.:)
Thank you and yeah Pringles can certainly used for other things other than giving us lead poisoning. :))
I see from this pic that the Launch Control XL is a lot thicker (taller?) than I thought it was. Looks like it’s got some heft to it. Dang it I still wanna get one of those! 😅
Cool setup. I have a coffee table setup similar (minus the LCXL) but with my Launchpad Pro MK3, which I love using for note input as well.
It certainly has some heft to it, it feels like a tank.
You would certainly feel it if it dropped on your toe.
It's 39mm thick as well.
Thanks, I was seriously getting distracted by the sheer amount of sonic armoury in my music room
so I downsized to head out to one of my local bar/workplaces to focus and ended up meeting
a singer friend of mine which turned into a night of revelry here in London. :)
So not only is my rig fun to use, it's really convenient when doing things on impluse. ;)
I've just combined dRambo with Loopy Pro and currently making a template for creatives
to be able to get their ideas down with the minimum amount of phaff using only an iPad and
as I'm mapping as I go along it can also be used with a LP X and an LC XL and I'm getting my guitar lines tight in the process.
More news to follow. ;)
dRambo+Loopy Pro+MixBox
Whilst writing presets for MixBox I ended up puttng together a specific project for the process and here it is.
dRambo+Loopy Pro+MixBox.
Is it a joy to use if I don't say so myself with obvious iOS caveats of course. ;)
I'm going to be putting it up on my Ko-fi page very soon.
Until then.
Enjoy.
Oh turn up the volume as I recorded it quiet. ;)
What a great jam session! 😍
Thank you.
🙏🏾
Lovely!