#Iflash mk2 adapter Patch

While fairly low end (especially the speakers) itвЂ™s a good setup for experimenting and deciding how much further I want to take things.

When expanding I started out with the basic (but fantastic) Moog Mother-32В and the cost effective Arturia BeatStep Pro, but soon after realized that for the kind of experimenting I wanted to do a few discreteВ modules would be really nice.

#Iflash mk2 adapter Patch

Conveniently I had an old analog oscilloscope and quality multimeter, things which are surprisingly useful when troubleshooting why a patch isnвЂ™t doingВ what was hoped. This setup also allowed me to connect some of my older DIY gear stuff that IвЂ™d been longing to hear for a while. As of now IвЂ™ve mostly settled on a suite of modules, with just enough stuff that IвЂ™ve still got loads of learning to do and lots to explore. WithВ some self-built gear sitting around on the shelf and a newfound empty space in my closet, I decided toВ put much of it back together, but this time acquiring somethingВ thatвЂ™s much more hospitable to experimentation: a eurorack-format modular synthesizer. This ranged from the Electrix suite of effects, some drum and synth modules (Yamaha TX81Z, Alesis D4), self-built x0xb0xes, some MIDIbox SID-NUXXs (where I learned the basics of PCB layout), but they all seemed too oriented around song composition and didnвЂ™t work well when I simply wanted to play with sound. Over the years IвЂ™ve ended upВ owning, and in many case building, a number of piece of music equipment. I remember using the shaft of spinning electric motor pressed against the mic of a cheap cassette recorder to simulate chainsaw sounds, putting my ear against different parts of my sisterвЂ™s Casio SK-1В (where I also learned about ADSR) as the case vibrated and tone changed, and intently listeningВ to The Downward SpiralВ picking out samples (puffing a drinking straw, fingers brushing over metal grating). While I love great music, sounds themselvesВ areВ mostВ interesting to me.

For pretty much as long as I can remember IвЂ™ve beenВ interested in experimenting with sound.