Doubled up on T-8 goodness, probably one of my favourite groovebox purchases ever, given the price and my love of all things acid.
I just wish/hope Roland will add other drum sounds such as 707 and 808 and others from 909 and 606, there seems to be a quite large memory for firmware when mounted to computer, so who knows, also cc control would be handy.
Still as it is no real complaints, a few of the menu options would be better if more accessible such as waveform selection, but minor issues really.
I think it is brilliant for coming up with acid/bass lines anywhere.
Yeah I know all the shortcuts thanks but you still have to enter the menu, a toggle option and even better saving it with pattern would be better.
Youāll love it, 303 sounds nice and sequencer is decent enough, I got my 2nd one used for Ā£120 quite a no brainer at that price. A few minor things like pattern chain and more drum sounds and it would be a 10/10 portable acid solution, as it stands it is a solid 8.5. IMHO.
I linked the Syntakt and the J6 together as wellā¦ and it was a great arppegiator!
How do you use it for chords since the Syntakt is monophonic? I would love to use it for that!
Also, I found the list of chord styles soo same-y after a while, and the names misleadingā¦ I would love to here your opinion on those. Plus any tips you have on workflow.
I want to use my J6 more, and Iām glad I found someone who also has the same use case as me!
Iām using a MIDI track for chords that runs the Opsix. At least on MIDI tracks you can record up to four notes at once which is exactly how many notes the J-6 puts out. Works really well!
Yeah, theyāre organized in an odd way. I swear I canāt touch Roland stuff without some kind of weirdnessā¦ I really like āLo-fiā, jazz, and classical sets. But itās strange how there is a chunk of āutilityā chords not too far from the start of the list. Maybe itās not intended to stick to one genre on a given pattern.
I also wish the genres were represented on the display with something simple like āSW01ā for synthwave, āPO11ā for pop, etc.
Often Iām using the J-6 on its own, randomly popping around genres until I hit a progression that sounds neat, transpose it so not everything is in the key of C, and Iām on my way.
The only problem I have after that is when Iām back at my desk is figuring out what key and scale works as accompaniments on the Syntakt. But Iām slowly feeling a little better about identifying keys and scales as I learn.
Oh, one other thing Iāve learned that may apply to all Digi boxes at least is that while you have the STās metronome count in active while live recording, you can hit play on the J-6ās transport to record your sequence or arp immediately. No need to try and time the first beat exactly.
I have so much new gear acquisitions, that I havenāt gotten past the use of a test to get an arp on the syntakt.
That, and the synth on the J6 actually sounds amazing, so I made a couple tracks all in the box with it synced up to the TR8S to get a couple tracks outā¦ I need to bear down and get into the J6 more to make tracksā¦ but I also got a Maschine mk3, so I have too many toys, and not enough time!
It does! Once I got it I knew I could indeed sell the JU-06A. It covers those Juno sounds close enough for me, plus itās even more portable. I mostly use it as a tool/controller anyway.
The delay is real good and even ping pongs on some patches if I recall correctly.
The reverb is more limited. I canāt make it stupid long or adjust the tone, but itās nice to have one built in.
Pretty good little synths!
I hear that. Even though Iāve pared down considerably or stuck to the āone in, one outā method, I wish I could spend more time really digging in to everything. Part of why Iām trying the NGNY thing again this year is in hopes of deepening my connection with what I have. I was too spread out to focus.
Now I am very happy with what I have, Iām just lazy!
Pure Acid is a great controller for the T8, I just record the pattern into the sequencer and never look back!
I must say the T8 is the best thing since the Monotribe.
Just wish they did mini acid boxes so that there was a version for each of the drum machines a 6, 7, 8, and 9 all coloured like the originals with a 303 as is.
909 acid is my least favourite so Iād have the other 3 for sure
Oh mate, hunt down a Monotribe, so much fun and yes a great partner to the t8.
Funny I hooked up the T8 to my iPad interface, panned the drums one side, synth the other and then set about making some bangers with all the glory of ios fx land to abuse and mangle the signal. Some nice textures emerge when you use the fx on the T8 as they show up in both channels using the method above and the bleed adds some real tension and transition opportunities ā:dizzy:
Getting the bass drum right is the tricky bit for me but you can really get that waxy acid vinyl with choice fx!
I hope Roland do a few more minis in the future or should that be phuture? But I doubt it
but you still have to enter the menu, a toggle option and even better saving it with pattern would be better.
always wanted to try a monotribe
on everything you said.
ā:dizzy:
But I doubt it 