Not sure this classes as chiptune exactly, but the original ZX Spectrum had only a beeper that could be sent either 0 or 1. That was it. Alternate at the right frequency and you get a square wave of the desired note, yes? Yes. And then there was Tim Follin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV9PfEFw78I

I'm considering the Model 2400 and Studio Bridge as two of my options for replacing my ancient interface/mixer (A&H Zed R16) and after reading the user manuals, reviews, forum posts in various places, and having watched a few crummy videos, I'm still short of answers on a couple of workflow points ...

I was surprised to find just how many digital scopes from respected brands are 8 bits. The Keysight scopes that I used at work looked noticeably better than the cheap Rigol scope that someone else bought but the paper specs were remarkably similar. Rigol and Siglent are moving or have moved all ...

Thanks, this is most useful.

As James says USB C - USB B printer cables are easy enough to find. I use USB A to USB C adapters of different types/genders and all, so far, have worked just fine. Most USB audio interfaces are USB 2, I'm not sure if anybody has taken the step up to USB 3 as USB 2 is plenty fast enough for ...

A dock (unless I'm very out of date) is a device for slotting your laptop into and so getting access to external video monitors, keyboards and mice that stay connected to the dock. Nowadays they're just a hub that plugs into a TB port and splits that out into video, TB and multiple USB connections ...

You can buy TB4 hubs if you need more connections and speeds, compared to the USB 2 your list of devices probably use, will be plenty fast enough to support multiple devices. Cheers Sam, what's the difference between a hub and a dock? Is it still advisable to connect an audio interface to a ...

My ageing old Allen & Heath Zed R16 and Mac Mini 2011 are really struggling these days, so this looks like the year to upgrade after 14 trips round the sun for the old kit. Both will be replaced. The new Mac Mini M4 is probably what I'll go for, but as it has 2 USB-C ports and 3 TB4 ports, I'll need ...

I like the idea, and there's a lot there – but I do have some notes. 1) Why aren't the lists alphabetical? 2) The AI text is awful. There are glaring factual errors in every entry I checked, and sections like "impact on music production" are almost entirely fluff. There are certainly instruments t ...

I like the idea, and there's a lot there – but I do have some notes. 1) Why aren't the lists alphabetical? 2) The AI text is awful. There are glaring factual errors in every entry I checked, and sections like "impact on music production" are almost entirely fluff. There are certainly instruments t ...

One thing that struck me about the absence of Synthfest this year (and I'm not going to complain about that, I've been to every one so far and have the utmost respect for the SoS team) is that as a result the most northerly gear event is Norwich (SynthEast). There are a lot of people living further ...

I don't have a lot of space in here so nothing huge Drew, I have a Korg Minilogue that's not getting any use here, you're most welcome to come try it out and I'm sure a friendly price could be agreed if you like it. Actually I've got a bunch of stuff you're most welcome to plonk around on if it ...

Has nobody noticed that the hexagons on the first two pictured devices are at different rotations to one another? The flat is horizontal on one, vertical on the other. This changes the relationship between staggered rows.

Checking the QX3 service manual, it looks like Yamaha used the same PSU board for the Japanese and US markets, but employed selected different component values for each. In this case I'd second the recommendation for the correct UK-Japan stepdown.

Same. SoS Xmas party started early and someone spilt 'fancy pop' on the computer?

I do have some MyVolts USB adapters (e.g. from my X-Touch to my TC Clarity), but so far I've not had to use them for a live rig. Can confirm the MyVolts Ripcord will power a Novation Peak from a USB power pack/hub just fine. There's a decent selection of alternative tips and in my experience the ...

Being dissolved as of September, for anyone who cares to check Companies House. I don't know what could be rescued at this point.

Arpangel wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 8:21 am Great keyboard , legendary in my book. If you hadn’t got it Eddy I'd have had it. I turned one down for £300 as the disk drive didn’t work.

Typically that'd be the drive belt, a cheap and easy fix.

No dust shields on the switches either. And the toggles look very thin. It'd look good on the set of Space 1999 though.

If you do become interested in trying a new DAW, Mixbus is good, and fairly bug-free in the current version (10). I think it might suit you? :D You've just missed the sale for $30, though. :tongue: I like Mixbus, been using it a for few years. Not really geared up for MIDI but I've always found it ...

If you do become interested in trying a new DAW, Mixbus is good, and fairly bug-free in the current version (10). I think it might suit you? :D You've just missed the sale for $30, though. :tongue: I like Mixbus, been using it a for few years. Not really geared up for MIDI but I've always found it ...

Fantastic day, again! Thanks to the team for another enjoyable show.

I hardly managed to get away from the stand so missed the chance to play with some of the nice toys everywhere, but them's the perils. Had some really good conversations with several people as well.

I've got the de-humidifier on 24/7 now, got to keep the basement dry, that's the problem. Years ago I had a ground-floor flat with a basement room that had the music gear in. It was, at the best of times, cool and humid. I went away for a week when we had the extremely wet summer of 2007, and when ...

If you want to record to cassette on the Tascam, then transfer your tracks to the DAW, you will need an interface with four inputs to keep those tracks separate for mixing and processing in the DAW. Another way to do this is to use the Tascam's own controls for EQ and mixing, and just record a mix ...