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woah super cool

As a former drummer, I hate fake drumming. So there 😎

🫣

Beep boop bop

*cables intensify*

🤣 Welcome to Murphy's law of demos!

Learning curve my guy. Ur just starting out. Patience. No frustration. Be eager to learn every aspect. Then after u did that I’m eager to hear what u did with it. It’s ok to be original and not copy someone else’s style. Good luck.

Oops

At least you don't have to hang out with drummers.

At that point it was a machine of undefined function.

Air drum setting!

👽

Synth on Strike

I tried this with a saucepan

this is so real

Oh there is a modular synth bubble on bluesky.

It is the curse of showing parents things you are interested in.

That's odd,... usually those things don't miss a beat.

Try something simple, like FluidSynth.

@kristoferkoessel.bsky.social

Naw, they could have, they were just trying to make you feel smart and give your fragile ego a little boost.

I spent five minutes staring at the rack the other day trying to figure out why nothing was making noise before I noticed I'd unplugged it at my audio interface.

Ah, shit!

You're not even a real musician.

Excellent. Make it do something else.😉

Sorry!

Static hiss and pops are a kind of drum noise...

it happens practice then try again.

Murphy's law in action

Out of curiosity, what drum machine?

This is why I have historically avoided large demos of my software projects. They’re an absolute magnet for gremlins.

I played one, exactly one, set live with a modular as accompaniment to singing. I’ve never played a more terrifying messed up set in my life.

Sounds like my rollerblading debut

Only the best analog synths . You should check them out !

I bet they weren’t even mad just disappointed

Let me help you.

Octatrack + Heat here. And the Analog Four. Maybe the Rytm while we're at it as well... And don't forget..........

I hadn’t touched my Akai EWI for a while so I gifted it to a young relative, she plays clarinet in middle school. Merry Christmas!

Don’t ask me what I used to do to my parents but think Radio Shack,Edmund’s Scientific, and other catalogues leading to my hovercraft design at 8 y/o! Ok it’s several decades later electronics rule except for “musk rat”’s hired lackeys enabling his bitch a$$!🤦🏼‍♀️💦💙🇺🇸

So this is where our tuition payments are going?

I like to imagine that you then tried to fake it by surreptitiously making all the sounds with your mouth while you pressed different keys.

Hell nah, how embarrassing

Nooooooo

I've never been a fan of recitals. Too much pressure..

I didn't know John Cage composed for the modular synth

Just show them this picture of Steve Porcaro from Toto and explain how it was his modular synth that got him all the chicks

I’m convinced most music made on modular synths is made on accident lol

They love you anyway. They have to.

Lol

This is known as the Demo Suppression Field and is potentiated by the amount of embarrassment that is generated in a closed loop. The importance of the demonstration is also considered an accelerant and initiator. The method of prevention is the Trivial Conversation Technique applied liberally.

its like getting an error when showing dolphin to my friends

Bad Dum Tss

Just one of those times

Classic. Don’t have modular hardware but once spent about 2 hours with VCV Rack trying to make a sound and gave up. Maybe I’ll try again one day.

Your set had performance anxiety. What have you been telling it?!?

Making random beeps is the whole point of a modular synth surely ;-))) Just tell them that in around 2 hours the sound would evolve to more random beeps but with a few extra farting noises added in.

Came here for this.

Go with it. No drum machine equals 90s ambient chill out revival.

Reminds me of the time MS Office got an update and I had to Google where to find File->Open

Of course there’s a German word for that lol 😜

yeah, I feel like we tend to use compound words like phrases lol

Been there. I once showed my mom the first quilt I ever made. I was so excited. She pointed out that one of my pieces was backwards!!! 🤦‍♀️

Warp might license it

How embarrassment !!!

😆

I HATE when that happens.

🤦‍♀️

Did you try hitting it with a drum stick? That works on my kitchen counter.

😆I had a boss ask me once How come you stop working as soon as you see me🙀 I can't afford to have you watch me🤗 You somehow manage to fuck things up without even touching them, so I stop as you show up🤠

Literally me with any project that was working just 2 minutes ago

wow

Listen to the negative space. That’s deepest silence, you can’t get that without a modular synth.

Could be worse. youtube.com/shorts/zj2Ud...

Should have brought a conga as backup

"That's nice, dear"

The struggle is real

Did you consider hitting the drum machine with a stick?

Have you tried switching it off and back on again?

You’re so real for this

Sounds like how all of my "smart" devices (fail to) work.

"See George, all he does in here is waste time, all this music is all a waste of time"

Please tell me you made the drum sound anyway.

Could have been worse. They could have been someone else's parents?

Living the dream.

says something for the old days... when it wasn't necessary to "plug in" music all you had to do was: pick it strum it blow into it or, hit it

Be so grateful you have parents interested in you & your interests, love. Truly. How that will help you succeed & to find joy in creating is priceless. That touched a hurt place in me. 🥺

But does it have a good MLÖÖK sound?

Playing for parents is when your voice cracks and you mess up the tune because you can't concentrate and take the expression on their faces at the same time.

He owns the military as of 1/20. 🤬🤬🤬

Tell them to plug it in, and unplug it, and plug it in again, repeating lots of times until they see smoke. That's when it makes noise!

This is so on brand for me, too. Felt this one in my soul.

Modular syth?

Strangely enough, my friend who works with synths is called WHY? (Who Hurt You?) check out their radio show m.soundcloud.com/netil-radio/...

Exactly, that’s what’s important

Yeah, heroin definitely seems cheaper. I havent even gone “full” modular yet, just a couple moog semis and a keyboard that has compatible outputs

Same thing happened to me as a kid while learning trumpet... 🙂

*parental disappointment intensifies*

Clearly need more look mum no computer videos

The feels right there…. Also my experience trying to use my 2600 about half the time too

Which drum module?

Lol

Like the universe saying, "Carlos, this is a Wendy's."

Analogue always messes you up 😂😂

Just needs one more patch cable!

No I mean MacBeth analog synths

Just tell them they’re actually in a starship and you’re about to tour Jupiter.

Yup, and this was kept in the studio.

Me: But it sounds just like the Krell music from “Forbidden Planet!!” Them: What is a Krell

I hate when technology wants to act up exclusively during show-and-tell 😮‍💨