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Eurorack Knob Idea

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JKCalhoun ◴[] No.43793774[source]
It's interesting. I haven't been sucked into the Eurorack thing though — do people want not just patch cables all over their mixing desk but knobs as well?

Eurorack (and modular synths in general) seem like funny things. Like guitar pedals, I sense there are a lot of enthusiasts that do a lot more tinkering than actually playing them. Watching Rick Beato and guests on YouTube ... seems like a lot of musicians are looking instead for simplicity. Like a few good sounding pedals that, ideally, each have just a knob or two.

Maybe the synth-heads are in a whole different headspace though.

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bondarchuk ◴[] No.43794020[source]
Maybe they are tinkering, but sounds still come out while they are tinkering. So maybe they're playing music after all? The idea that if you're not recording and releasing tracks you're doing it "wrong" is a bit silly IMO. Just strumming a guitar or playing some chords on a piano without recording any of it was always an "acceptable" hobby and not considered "unmusical", playing with synths and sequencers is no different IMO.
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1. lsaferite ◴[] No.43816738[source]
I've been asked for recordings from my system multiple times and I always tell people I just like to play it for me, in the moment. I have no desire to record it's output. I also go for more drone style output and tweak it constantly. But it makes me happy and that's all that matters in the end.