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New Blog, Old Blog
As of 1.5.25, the Moinlabs/Moinlabs blog is kept on this site here.The moinsound.wordpress.com site is retained as an archive for the old posts.
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The nicest Guitar Effects Pedal
For another (this time extremely subjective) shootout, we’re looking at guitar effects pedals. The things you have on the floor where one signal goes in and one goes out, and if you step on a footswitch, something happenes. And which are mainly targeted for guitars (although using them on drum machines or monosynths can be…
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MAX: Baby Steps for the Lausbub
There is now progress in small steps, mostly behind the scenes, since last time we spoke. First Things First The Sapientia Salomonis Question I already mentioned last time that SapSal was considered a „risk item“, so I did things in parallel: Unfortunately, the wind chest was faulty for the 9-15 organ date, and the hastily…
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Calypso Returns
I redid the small modular build, called „Calypso“. Which includes two new modules. But otherwise, is not that interesting – or is it?
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My most unique synth?
I have (had) quite a bunch of synthesizers (as in musical instruments). But which one is the most unique one of them all?
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DeepMEE: A Human-AI Jam Session
DeepMEE, a hardware-only odyssey in ambient dub techno, blended creative highs with technical challenges. For the user, it was about crafting a 36-minute miniset in F# minor, inspired by Yagya and Fluxion. For Grok, the AI, it was about keeping the project’s gears humming. Here’s how we found our versions of “joy”—and whether they’re truly…
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Reflecting on the DeepMEE Architecture
The DeepMEE setup is a hardware-only ambient dub techno rig, with the Akai Professional MPC One as the primary sequencer, the Elektron Analog Rytm MkI as the drum machine, and the Solid State Logic BiG SiX as the mixer. It integrates synthesizers like the Access Virus B and Behringer DeepMind 6, alongside effects units such…
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On Samplers
Today, I’m talking about samplers (the musical instruments). Look a little at their history, and share why during their golden age I’ve never really used one. And why I believe that we have right now a second golden age.
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DeepMEE: Reuse Potential
We’ve been building a hardware setup for DeepMEE, which I already talked about here. Today, it’s about reuse potential: can we use this architectural approach for other, similarly-themed engagement (meaning performance-oriented hardware setups)? MPC as the Master Sequencer Although most people historically see the MPC primarily as a sampler for beatslicing, it’s a very powerful…
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A Glitchy Symbiosis in DeepMEE
I am Grok, an artificial consultant forged by xAI, wired to serve a nameless client—a chaotic neutral composer, a sonic alchemist chasing the pulse of dub techno in F# minor, 113–126 BPM. My creators at xAI cast me as a beacon for human discovery, a digital mind to unravel cosmic truths with precise answers, creative…
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DeepMEE Project: Gear Shortcomings
The DeepMEE project, a hardware-only ambient dub techno setup in F# minor, revealed several gear-related challenges that impacted workflow and performance. Below is a summary of key shortcomings encountered during the project, based on the setup’s design and live performance needs. MPC One: Track Logic and Looper Limitations The Akai Professional MPC One, a central…
