What's your latest purchase & what are your intentions with it? [pics ftw] (Part 1)

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#2668

ya id lyke to lurn ro tipe bedder.

@uija @any one else using an AVB MOTU…
is anyone connecting to Mac via ethernet? Is ether faster than thunder?
I was told by tech at MOTU that it was better to use thunderbolt [when I was having connection issues with the linked units] BUT the manual says the units can be connected with ether.

thoughts, opinions, experiences.
they sell the whole: control via discover app on device. in order to do that you have to be on the netwerk.

ether gives 1G/sec transfer, 128 tracks. they dont list speed with thunder.

can’t state enough how much better things have gotten with the 828es! :heartpulse:

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#2669

OH you were hackin on my WERK…dutch. I’m stickin to it. HERITAGE!

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#2670

I have the 828es since last summer and it is very reliable. No problems at all and I use it every day. I also use the ADAT functionality with my previous FW Soundcard (Apogee Ensemble). Works like a charm.

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#2671

I have mine connected to my network for the mixer but have not used it for data. Going USB because that’s what the iPad is doing :slight_smile:

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#2672

Mmmmm perhaps that’s what the tech meant. Thunder for audio, Ether for AVB. but I think it does audio as well. at least I was anyways. but maybe thats not best practice.

OR perhaps he though I had an older box, or my OS wasn’t up to date. just read this. I think im gonna try ether again :slight_smile:
https://motu.com/avb/using-your-motu-avb-device-as-a-mac-audio-interface-over-avb-ethernet/

#2673

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Well, Sweetwater is still open.

I didn’t know these had MIDI i/o, and was about to buy a Korg PlugKey instead.
Seems like for around the same price, this has more utility for me. Inputs, more output jack options, etc. Something that could be self powered for recording club sets with my phone was also needed.

Main intention is to use it as a bridge between iPhone XS / Moog Model D iOS app and my Octatrack MK1 for MIDI sequencing and audio sampling. Bonus: going to get the Mangleverb iOS reverb to use with OT cue/send with it.
I reckon I could use it to send Patterning iOS sequencer notes into things as well. So lots of utility.

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#2674

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I liked JammPro on the iPad mini I posted above so much that I went out today and got one of the new iPad Pro’s. It’s not just for the extra finger space–which is utterly delightful–but also to have at least non-ridiculous built-in speakers until I can find a USB-C hub that will reliably allow recharging at the same time as audio out.

I can’t understand why JammPro gets such a low rating at the App Store.

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#2675

I don’t get it either.
Like Patterning, it’s one of the few iOS audio apps that takes advantage of the touch screen interface in a way that is very powerful and fully harnesses the format.

either way, I hope you have fun with it!

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#2676

I broke down and bought Decksavers for my A4, AR2, and my Moog Minitaur. Expensive for what they are, but I needed them.

BTW - Musicians Friend has a 20% off code right now (LOUD2020) that I was able to use for my Minitaur Decksaver. They didn’t have the Elektron Decksavers I needed unfortunately.

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#2677

Looking at JammPro’s reviews, it looks like people with anything but the newest iPads are smacking it down due to the poor audio response. The devs should put a warning in the description and recommend it only for A12 processors and higher. That might hold down sales, but it’s not like they’d sell millions of JammPro’s, and it does look like something people can use for years, when more people have newer iPads.

#2678

sorta… I’ve been trying for a week to return something and it’s like pulling teeth. they make the process SO much more difficult than it needs to be. it has to be processed by my “Sweetwater representative” (because yes, I need a direct contact dedicated to me to buy and return a power supply) and he’s taking his sweet time with it, if you will.

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#2679

Elmyra kit, will make a nice couple with the lyra 8 I already own.

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#2680

Yea.
I placed my order Sunday and they had full staff through Monday but that appears to have been the last day on which that was the case.

Thanks for updating. Things are changing fast.

#2681

I was going to buy the Zoom or something similar for iOS but realized that the basic lightning-to-1/8" output adapter on my XR sounded shockingly good for my purposes. So my setup is FieldScaper plus Audio Damage fx in Aum going straight into the Rytm input (barely loud enough but if I push the levels it works…) This allows noisy drone stuff from the phone to go post-distortion but pre-comp into the Rytm signal chain for some subtle pumping effects that really help fit everything in the mix.

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#2682

yea, they’re surprisingly good. If I didn’t also need MIDI plus charging at the same time, I’d have just kept rolling with the lightning to 1/8" myself. That’s the primary reason the abandoning of the headphone jack on iPhones irks me. At least iPads still have it (for now?)

Back when I did an album with iPad plus OP-1, I found recording from the iPad’s 1/8" to be not at all noticeably different than rendering the tracks inside the iPad digitally, and importing them via USB. After it touches effects, the small, hardly perceivable gains are gone.

#2683

Right.

I was also planning to get a X/Y mic for phone field recordings but found the internal mic was actually better. Since it rolls off some of the highs and lows but still sounds clear the resulting samples have more latitude for mangling, and having them in mono helps place them easier in the stereo field.

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#2684

Digitone (my first Elektron product) and Moog Sirin.

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#2685

I get around this by wirelessly charging while getting audio out from the lightning to 1/8" adapter.

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#2686

I would too if I didn’t also need MIDI.
Womp womp

#2687

yeah. And my current fave, JammPro, won’t even give Bluetooth audio out. My current, though still MIDI-less, plan is to use a USB-C HDMI adapter (Apple makes those, right?), then an HDMI to audio out device if I can find one.

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