Julius D Majestic Studios

Ok, so everyone knows that if you plug or unplug a keyboard, guitar, etc... from a hot channel, there will be a loud pop in the system, speakers... Is that concept the exact same when plugging and unplugging using a patchbay? I got cables in the mail today and was finally able to connect my patchbay and the Radial JD6. On some of the channels of the patchbay, I'm able to plug and unplug with no issues, but other channels of the patchbay you get the same loud pop that I initially referenced. Like unplugging an instrument without telling the sound man to mute. It is bothersome, because I'd like to leave the channels hot at all times and just patch in whichever instrument is being used. But it wouldn't be so bothersome if all the channels were doing the same thing. A couple are doing it and a couple are not. Would the instrument connected to the channel have anything to do with it? (like a balanced instrument vs an unbalanced instrument)

I'm planning to do a video soon showcasing a workflow concept with the system I use in this video.

Or just buy a used MPC LIVE 2...(or 1) Also, if the prices are even close to being the same, I think the non MPC key option is still better because you can customize your parts and get more out of it that way. Sum of the parts it's greater than the sum. Lol isn't that what they say?

That's cool. But Roland was even doing it on their old rack synths. What's relative edge case mean?

Just wanted to drop this bit of info for everyone reading and participating in this thread... The Roland Integra 7 module has 8 EIGHT outputs. The main L/R PLUS 3 sets of stereo or 6 mono... That's kinda CRAZY!!! The XV family (5080/3080 for sure) have the same set up. So they been on this tip for ever. But the Korg Triton Rack has 6. Main L/R PLUS 2 sets of stereo or 4 mono. While the Motif Racks all only have 4. Main L/R PLUS 1 set of stereo or 2 mono... Roland is killing them in this area. Especially considering the sonic potential of the Integra... Having 8 puts is kinda insane. Consider the drum samples and set ups that are in there... 8 mono channels for use as a drum module. Crazy.

How is the forte? Overall compared to other top end flagships? (Maybe a topic for another thread, but since we are here😊)

Thanks sir!! BBQ it is!!! That's a universal language! Lol

How is the forte? Overall compared to other top end flagships? (Maybe a topic for another thread, but since we are here😊)

Oh ok. I wasn't sure. There was only a couple of comments. Maybe it hasn't shown up yet.

Are you TeddyBearAsaurus?

But then don't you have to load the projects themselves?

Cool!!! So are the load times not as bad as people are saying? (Patch changes)

One common complaint I keep seeing though is the load times would be deal breakers in a live situation. I just see this as a "permanent" install in a studio (of course it can be transported)... But I don't see it as a live performance tool at all. Maybe for playing back tracks but not as an alternative to boards like the Motif, Fantom, Kronos, Nautilus etc...

Thanks sir!! Yep it's me. Just sharing some info/content/ and ideas.

Oh yeah for sure. But I wasn't meaning that this alternative was portable. I don't think the MPC key was meant for or really marketed toward portability at all. The MPC Live/2 alone is extremely portable. Especially considering it's power requirements.

You think it's "aimed" for portability? I def think the MPC live would be a better option then because it doesn't require outside power (for a certain length of time...). You can charge it and go. That's what I'd call portable. Lol Yeah basically. Thoughts? (And he is me 😊😁)

Of course y'all know I don't mean literally poor... It's just a catch phrase. But definitely a lesser expensive extremely similar workflow alternative.

Thoughts?? Advantages and Disadvantages?

You would mix them BEFORE they left the keyboard. So the track in the keyboard would come out as a "bounced" 2 track... Ready for mastering if possible. (Hope I'm understanding your question)

Nice man. You def are using them in a nice way!

Wait a minute: Refresh me on which comment you are referring to so I can try to answer correctly. Lol Even though they are rhetorical, I feel like I should still respond.🤣🤣🤣

Well in church we layer sounds on the fly. And adjust layers as we move through the service. Or.... Bringing various elements in and out during a song. (So that could be used in alot of places outside of church) Like for example, a piano and string or pad. Or a piano with a synth layered on top. Then you just adjust the faders for whichever sound you need more or less of. Make sense? As I mentioned, Keyboards like the mox, MOXF, Nautilus, etc.... Don't have faders so they don't allow "fader" control of sounds in your set. In your example with the Nord, you would route all the sounds out of the different outs. But if you only have 2 sets (or stereo, so four outs), you won't be able to be as flexible as the keyboard that has 6 sets (or 3 stereo pairs of outs). With a setup like you mentioned, it may be beneficial to uses busses out of the mixer.... So after everything get to the mixer, you then bus it out accordingly... So like synths on a bus, organ on a bus, etc ... And only saying that since your setup is so complex and sounds are coming from so many different sources.

Yes sir!!! This guy gets it! Definitely some great benefits to the concept!!

Yeah man and it would be a pain trying to line up start and stop times for each track in a daw BY HAND.....🤦🏾‍♂️ Drummer playing key bass??? How lol!!?

That's a great idea. About the synth detecting something being plugged in. But if you own a Korg keyboard one thing that you may be able to do it program just the bass sound to go out of the alternate output then add that bass patch to your multi/combi. If something is plugged into the out then it's ready to go. If nothing is there then the sound doesn't go anywhere. You would just go in an turn off whichever bass program you would not be using using the that song/sing (either one routed to main LR or alternate out...) So it wouldn't eat up polyphony. Or maybe some variation of this method... If that makes sense.