Soundtrackfilter: Please recommend to me mostly-instrumental, sometimes dark, contemplative soundtrack albums (or even compilations or regular albums) in the vein of Michael Andrews' work for Donnie Darko or Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd's soundtrack for Mysterious Skin. [more inside]
posted by Inspector.Gadget on Sep 26, 2009 - 24 answers

I'm looking for funky jazz, with plenty of synth, an upbeat pace, and R&B influences, in the style of the mid 1980s to early 90s work of Chick Corea and Jeff Lorber. I've noticed this style tends to be copied in video game and movie soundtracks from that period, so recommendations for those types of music are welcome.
posted by matkline on Sep 15, 2009 - 13 answers

Synthfilter: Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 giving me problems: keys not playing notes, but silicone contacts are clean and working. Looking to be directed to the right person/place/forum to ask or maybe someone here can help [more inside]
posted by Charlie Lesoine on Aug 31, 2009 - 3 answers

What's this synth sound called and how do I make it in Reason? The sound in question begins at :14. [more inside]
posted by neilkod on Aug 12, 2009 - 13 answers

I've got a PC, and an EMU-49 key midi controller. I've also got an Audiophile 192 sound card with midi-in-out connections. What I want to do is play some synths on the PC.... [more inside]
posted by Thistledown on Aug 2, 2009 - 14 answers

Which is a better musical instrument: the Tenori-on or the Monome? [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana on May 29, 2009 - 11 answers

Is there a (hopefully free) Mac app that will let me draw (and listen to) a waveform? I just switched to a Mac 4 months ago, and I remember there being all sorts of little audio tools that did stuff like this, but now I need one that will allow me to simply draw a waveform. Now, ideally I'd like to paste in graphical or vector shapes (photoshop or illustrator) and use those as the waveforms -this is really what I'm looking for - like a line to waveform ability. Would an oscilloscope-type software be more what I'm looking for, and would that allow me to "dial" between the drawn waveforms? Thanks!
posted by itchi23 on Jan 16, 2009 - 7 answers

Vintage synth maintenance help needed! I have a Roland SH-09 monosynth... [more inside]
posted by kaseijin on Nov 10, 2008 - 4 answers

SynthFilter: Help me find more information about this keyboard I saw in a pawn shop! [more inside]
posted by clcapps on Oct 24, 2008 - 2 answers

I want to learn, from a teacher face-to-face, to use the various tools in an electronic (as in "dance," including hip-hop) music producer's arsenal. Do classes/lessons exist? How about in Chicago? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Aug 28, 2008 - 5 answers

DoesorwhydoesntthisexistFilter: A very simple guitar synth. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Aug 10, 2008 - 19 answers

I seem to be getting a regular ground hum-type noise when I record onto my Macbook. [more inside]
posted by vernondalhart on Aug 7, 2008 - 16 answers

With the recent discovery of a trove of Delia Derbyshire tracks, my interest in early synth and electronica has been reawakened. Help me find some good stuff. [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Jul 29, 2008 - 19 answers

HardwareSynthFilter: Is there a synthesizer available today, new, out there somewhere, that has poly-key pressure (like the Ensoniq VFX series had)? [more inside]
posted by bitterkitten on May 27, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there any way to modify or use an external part to get an Alesis Micron to run on batteries? [more inside]
posted by Mali on May 16, 2008 - 3 answers

Calling all electro fans: can anyone identify the track sampled at 1:39 in this Justice concert clip?
posted by aqhong on Apr 19, 2008 - 5 answers

Are there any free realtime osx beat detection plugins or applications? [more inside]
posted by Jon Mitchell on Jan 28, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me find a keyboard/synth with these specifications. [more inside]
posted by inoculatedcities on Nov 28, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me make a playlist of cheesy, synth-heavy tracks from the 80's & early 90's. [more inside]
posted by inactivist on Aug 28, 2007 - 48 answers

I have a kawai k1 synth, it's been lying around for ages and took it out to play it with but a couple of the keys don't work now and another key always strikes at full velocity. Is this fixable by myself?
posted by quantumonkey on Feb 19, 2007 - 1 answer

need to know what kind of synth (bass?) this is and how to replicate it with my computer [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Jan 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Music in the style of "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac, and "Crockett's Theme" by Jan Hammer. [more inside]
posted by anonaccount on Dec 24, 2006 - 9 answers

What's your favorite VST instrument? [more inside]
posted by lekvar on Nov 8, 2006 - 9 answers

I need to change the backup battery on my Roland Juno-60 synthesizer. [more inside]
posted by 2or3whiskeysodas on Nov 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Why won't my Yamaha DX11 make any noise? There's [more inside]
posted by Monstrous Moonshine on Sep 3, 2006 - 3 answers

HelpMyMusicSoundBetterFilter: EQing on an Electribe? [more inside]
posted by clcapps on Jul 21, 2006 - 5 answers

Indiebandfilter: Help me find some unknown bands that I'd like, considering that I like the bands listed in my more inside: [more inside]
posted by antifuse on May 26, 2006 - 19 answers

Identify what current song uses this synthesizer loop from a 20-year-old song. [more inside]
posted by intermod on Mar 29, 2006 - 3 answers

What is some fun, lo-fi, electronic pop music? Emphasis on the pop. I've heard Nullsleep and some of the other 'chip' musicians, and they're too techno-y for my tastes. I'm looking for something more along the lines of the tracks on the Life Aquatic soundtrack.
posted by hughbot on Mar 24, 2006 - 37 answers

I'm in a band. Two guitars, bass, drums. We're looking at maybe throwing in touches of synth -- touches of atmosphere, maybe an occaisional lead line. I have a keyboard/controller (an M-Audio Oxygen8), so I'm just looking for advice vis-a-vis a cheap-but-usable synth module. [more inside]
posted by cortex on May 3, 2005 - 6 answers

ClickCutCrunchFilter. I'm an amateur musician who wants to start producing electronic music on my PC. [more inside]
posted by gentle on Mar 20, 2005 - 19 answers

MIDIFilter: I recently had the good fortune to acquire four MIDI instruments: a Roland Juno 106 and three "modules" (synths w/o keyboards). I want to be able to control the three modules with either the Juno 106 or a MIDI controller (keyboard w/o a synth) or maybe even my Mac. (I use Ableton Live and Reason). [more inside]
posted by eustacescrubb on Oct 13, 2004 - 5 answers