Surgeon Q&A

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#41

I don’t have them myself, but they do sound real nice and crunchy in the demos I’ve heard.

Having said that I think they’re going through some dirt in his system.

#42

Could be right.

Additionally, I am pretty certain all of those tiptop drums have a distortion dial.
The clap has a trash knob and the hats have modulation. Might be his system plus something to do with the modules.

You may have mentioned before at @Fin25 but what exactly do you use your OT for? I know I’ve read it somewhere. :face_with_monocle:

#43

Mixing, FX, four sample tracks and an occasional bit of MIDI control.

I’m not doing anything crazy with it yet, keeping it quite simple at the minute.

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#44

I hear ya!
So all the other gear runs through the Octatrack? Then that goes to the speakers? What effects on the Thru machines, mate?

#45

Yeah, everything through the OT.

I’m using heavy compression and a tiny bit of plate reverb on the DFAM, Chorus and delay on the QS and a bit of delay and either phaser or flanger on the FS. The Lyra goes through the Quadraverb before hitting the OT, where it gets filtered/EQ.

Oh yeah, the DFAM is running through an FSS gristleizer VCA to dirty it up a bit as well before it hits the OT.

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#46

Ace mate… ace!

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#48

Oh nice; I bet that’s filthy.

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#49

It is

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#50

Elektron-users alum! :heart:

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#51

Surgeon has a new album out this Friday:

I’ve just booked my ticket to see him in London (Printworks) on Easter Sunday too (hope the trains are running :grimacing: )

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#52

The zappy percussion sounds that start around 6mins 40s - how to make those? Also, how does he make them sound dynamic and not machine gun style?