I really don’t have any suggestions to except to say I got along famously with this one: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PX3000--behringer-ultrapatch-pro-px3000-48-point-1-4-inch-trs-balanced-patchbay
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Who has an opinion on the Mutable Instruments Ambika? There’s a guy on e-bay building and selling them for $800. Everything I’ve heard come out of the Ambika is just lovely, but I think Mutable just sells the kits now(?)
I really don’t think the Ambika got the attention it deserved when it was in production
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Ohhh. You want a $200 midi controller? I read your post again, and realized that I am a terrible reader. If you own Ableton Live, the standard Launchpad is (or was) only $119. They even throw in a copy of Live Lite for free. I like mine. I mostly use a Push 2, but there are some free Max for Live utilities made just for the Launchpad that are pretty neat, so I bought one.
The same guy will build a single voice version, called the Shruthi for $275-$325. That still may be above your budget, but from what I’ve seen/heard, it’s not a bad deal. I have an IK UNO for like, only $129 on Black Friday. Honestly, I don’t like it all that much. The interface is a little clunky, and while the sound isn’t bad, it isn’t all that great either. I actually like the meeblip geode a little more. It’s also only $129, but I don’t know if I’d necessarily recommend or not. For the price, it’s amazing. It’s also just a snarly, funky little synth that has a low pass filter that meeblip says is from a distortion pedal (I believe them).
Here’s a link. Check them out:
I owned the early Korg Volcas (synth, bass, and drums), and returned those. They were just too toy-like, but some guys make surprisingly good sounds with them. The Bass Station II is on sale right now, as well as the Circuit Mono. I think I’ve seen them for $300-350. I keep looking at the Behringer synths, but they operate on a business model that I decided years ago I wouldn’t support, but I sure wouldn’t judge anyone else for doing so. I think the Behringer Crave is only $250, and I’ll bet you could find a used Model D for under $200.
Arturia Keystep? IDK all the synthtubers seem to have like 8, must be doing something right. Draws low enough power that it can run off most phones apparently (with the right adapters).
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Ah, me too. I had an Alesis QX25 until recently, don’t think it’s still in production but you might find one used.
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Well we ended up having to buy a new washing machine. There goes my mad money (maybe) for a Model Cycles. Not exactly the hardware purchase I was hoping to report one lol
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Damn that sucks. But on the bright side, you gonna be smelling good
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which even in these isolated times is worth investing in lol
Run your tennis shoes through it and sample it for mad beetz. Don’t let the man keep ya down.
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I bought the Behringer Ultrapatch PX3000 about a year ago. It has little switches to change between half-normalized/normalized/thru.
Seems sturdy enough, there’s probaply not really a difference between patchbays in that price range anyway.
I’ve simply hooked up all synths on my desk and all audio interface inputs, as well as two outputs.
Having OT inputs and outputs as well as Analog Keys outputs and inputs available on the patchbay is great! I can patch all my synths into OT for sampling, send OT through Analog Keys filters, record a softsynth through Analog Keys or Quadraverb and stuff like that.
Just the usual patchbay stuff, but it’s really a joy to have all my stuff available there for patching^^
Quickly recording a softsynth or a fieldrecording through analog filters or hardware fx without having to dig for the cables on the desk - love it. 
I actually wanted to buy the Samson S Patch Plus, but couldn’t find one.
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Blimey is that 10 years gone already 
, it was this album that convinced me 10 years ago that you could make quality music on a eurorack.
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Hey @moodorf, it is a bit more expensive than your budget, and it is a bit knobby so feel free to ignore, but I can personally recommend this one from Roland: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/A300Pro--roland-a-300-pro-keyboard-controller
I am using it with Bitwig (wrote a controller script for it, I actually have the 800 version) and it works a treat.
In other news, anyone seen this baby before?
https://twisted-electrons.com/product/megafm/
It looks fabulous.
Finally found the dude I mentioned like…two weeks ago? lol Spin Scott, this guy is Bad. Ass. I saw him at an after party at some dank old bar in some burned out corner of DT Detroit during DEMF a few years back. Played all original Jungle tunes on one MPC for well over an hour.
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Actually finger played for over an hour? That’s massive! I’ve seen his videos before, and I am not a fan of jungle but I like his stuff, it’s super cool watching him
I don’t know if maybe he used loops in that performance? I can’t swear that he finger played for that whole time, His hands were moving most of the time though. And there were also some ambient bits now and again were he didn’t do much for like 30 seconds.
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Cool either way!
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Hm, same driver as the one I have (combo for all the units) and I have W10. fwiw
That DX looks nice. I would like to eventually get one of the originals, but for now I use a PreenFM2. It is however a tad menu-divey, and is, I hate to say it, not as sexy as that MegaFM. Plus, different chips if I am not mistaken, so different sound. Totally justifies buying one right? I wish I had grabed a Therapsid when they had them…maybe they will again. the SIDs themselves are getting stupid expensive though
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He does, I’m subbed to him, and he’s unreal.
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