actually those are really cool, called a Photo Sensitive Detector, when activated allows you to change the frequency pitch by the level of the surrounding light. I will mess with that soon!

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Thanks, yea, same here, really cool synth

Actually the Solar 42F has multiple sequencers, you have the 5 step physical sequencer which you pointed out but you also have a 16 step internal sequencer and also an arpeggiator which you can access using the center little screen at the bottom. you can also split the keyboard into 2 so you can technically have 5 sequencers in total. Here I'm using the 5 step on drone 1, 3 and 6, 6 is actually muted during this play. for the main melody I'm using the internal 16 step sequencer where you have a lot more control on setting the notes.

@@Heavycap Oh great! Thanks for the info. The manual is like two pages long :).

Actually, I found now the 28 page manual which clarifies the things a bit better!

Thank you, I hope a solar 42F finds its way to you. Also subbed to your channel, nice session man, checking it out now, I actually just picked up a full set Moog sound studio and will be doing some setups paired with the Solar soon.

​@@Heavycap Holy shit! Solar with the Moog Studio is gonna go bonkers! Can't wait to hear this, man! Cheers!

Thanks, the Solar actually has a external source in, you can see it bottom left where it says preamp, so I had a usb c to 3.5mm patch cable and just plugged my phone into it. I just hit play/rewind on the voice sample/beep every time u hear it. it also gets hit by the delay fx.

@ awesome many thanks dude.

its $8 on amazon, ended up getting a bunch of them, good quality and adjustable, just put this in amazon search "Laptop Stand for Desk, Adjustable Laptop Riser ABS+Silicone Foldable Portable Laptop Holder, Ventilated Cooling Notebook Stand for 10-15.6” Laptops,Tablet-Black" or here is a shortened link shorturl.at/xrVnL

you wont regret it, really cool synth, I only spent a few sessions with it and love it, my only problem is finding the time for more jams with it.

Hey, yea, its a really cool synth, but this is a very custom and special build that Elta Music designed here, the only thing along the lines of a software version or vst style trying to emulate it was done using VCV Rack 2 Pro, just google vcv rack solar 42, but even that isn't perfect and not as intuitive to use. I also started with a daw and vst's but let me tell you, once you buy your first hardware synth, say something like a Solar 42F you will not want to go back to software full time, the playability is unmatched, having the ability to use both hands and the physical aspects will have you in a different creative state, its not something you can replicate with a mouse in this case.

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Thanks Hanz, checking out your tracks right now, love the creative you got going on.

cool, share it when you have something, would love to check it out.

Yea, the Solar 42 is super fun to mess with, very expressive and there is more and more out there. I like your channel, I'm also planning on more jams with incorporating ambience/voice lines from some of my favorite classic movies. Also checking out your Akurox radio channel, hey, why not have that music streaming live on youtube? I think it would be easier to access.

I stream live from time to time but sometimes KZbin strikes me with copyright warnings ​@@Heavycap

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Thanks, actually everything you are hearing is from the solar, the beep/delayed voice of a woman speaking is also being processed by the solar through the patch pre-amp source in which is playing a 3 second clip from my cell phone. The rest of it is just 3 chords from the drone voices and one 16 step sequence using the VCO A/B

⁠@@Heavycapomg! Thank you so much for responding and explaining it. Didn’t expect that synth be able to do stuff like that. This is nuts)

@@pavelsharai9142 anytime, its a really cool synth, I really need to explore it more, haven't spent much time with it yet

Thanks, finally have one, lots of fun and lots to learn! your my #1 inspiration!

Hey, yea, for sure, they are called Tiptop Stackcable patch cables, you should be able to get them from most music gear shops or order them online. They are really nice cables!

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Thanks man, working on a little studio setup right now, more to come!

rolling steam coins? how does that work, I just checked, I have 500k steam coins!

you wont regret it!

oh yea, I was looking at the voltage lab 2 as well when making the decision, very cool synth based on the research I did on it. I will at some point for sure get one. however my decision was easy after the research, the voltage lab 2 scared me a little because with that one you really need to know your stuff, I don't think it will even make a sound without patching it. maybe I chickened out for no reason but I think whatever you decided you can't go wrong with either one. I think voltage lab 2 is the most hardcore current synth I've seen!

its a nice synth, I'm finally back as of next week, cant wait to mess with it more!

nice, congrats man, you wont be disappointed, what batch are you in?

@@Heavycap i have no idea i bought it through Perfect Circuit. In hindsight i wish i would have bought it direct, probably would have it by now.

@@helpmeiaminhell yea, Elta Music always ships direct orders first, if it's a pre-order from Perfect Circuit you should be able to cancel it and then order direct.

you will have one, worth saving up for it. I think the Solars will hold their value really well, like any other high-end synth

Hey, thank you for being a fan, I have plans to do some tutorial videos on how this was setup. I have been very busy unfortunately but will have my weekends and evenings back soon and will work on new tracks and tutorials. Its actually not a very complicated synth at all once you start messing with it.

@@Heavycap I'm really excited to make a tutorial for this song

Thanks, will be doing more experimenting shortly, stay tuned.

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Thanks, its a very creative synth, having some fun with it. check out my latest session with the solar 42F, its a better performance, I had some issue with this session, left reverb fx completely off the right channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpjcf5WJmdyYhZI

Hey, thanks, the Solar 42 is actually my first synthesizer, I just started my journey with music last year September as a hobby, got Bitwig Studio and some vst's to start but now getting into hardware, there is something about the physical interface that I'm really enjoying. You can definitely grow with the Solar 42, it's very much an experimental music machine and you don't have to be a professional musician to use it.

@@Heavycap Wow! That makes the jam even more impressive what about the tuning of every single osscilator ? Is it a hustle ?

@@wusulu-yc7sl for this session I only tunned 3 out of the 4 drone voices to the keyboard voice which was playing the 16 step pattern I put into the sequencer. I just tuned it by ear, and really this something I'm learning right now, its probably not perfect, I just listened and tuned until it sounded good. I will do a tutorial on how I tuned for this track at some point, just busy time at my day job right now and have zero time. 😢

Thanks man, looking to make more, hopefully I can find some time next weekend!

@@Heavycap Nice one... Yeah I like what you're doing with it... 👌

I'm sure you will, there are so many good synthesizers out there its hard to figure out which ones to get.

Just started my journey with an MS1 and a Rhythm wolf. Absolute noob but enjoying journey so far.

@@DorkyThorpy nice, enjoy the journey, nothing better then being a noob and getting started, I'm only a year in.

@@Heavycap Man, you're doing well. Great sound. . . . 42F cost more than my car though! 🙂

thanks, the Solar 42 has actually 5 sequencers, you have the visible 5/4/3 step but you also have access to a 16 step sequencer and arp through the little menu system in the middle of the touch keyboard. Then you also have the option of splitting the touch keyboard into 2 separate keyboards and then you can use a custom sequencer or arp for each side. I'm going to mess with that in some future videos.

@@Heavycap wow n thanks for the info

thank you

Thanks, looking forward to making more, the Solar is really a nice synth, having fun exploring it. my only problem is finding the time to produce.

Thank you, having a lot of fun with it. There is more coming. The fastest way to get one is by ordering directly from Elta Music, all I can say is the build quality is amazing! hope you get one!

Thank you, I'm also enjoying your jams!

@@Heavycap thank you very much 🙂 I have just subscribed to your channel and I will do my best to keep up with your creations 👍

Thanks, will be doing a lot more session for sure. Solar is not cheap but I don't think you would regret it. I was impressed by the quality, I guess its what you get from hand built synths, everything is super strong, no loose knobs or buttons but the best of all its very creative, I feel like its a little mini euro rack. I do work long days in the salt mines to get this.

Thanks, very impressed with the quality, I think they are hand built and it shows. nothing is loose, surprising with this many knobs and buttons. I would recommend it for sure, also had great experience with Elta Music, they answer all your questions and super helpful. The Solar is very creative synth, I'm just scratching the surface and if I didn't constantly have to work in the salt mines I would be playing with it every day.

Yea, i was looking for other Solar players is how I found your channel. I liked your first session so will be back!

Hey, thank you, congrats on the Solar and there are no dumb questions in my mind. I'm also still learning this beast. In this session I did actually use voice 6 at 2:50, you can hear the white noise part, then I take it back out at 4:08. Regarding voice 3 it was a late night and I just didn't get to it. I was also trying to get a 4 chord progression going but only managed to tune voices 2, 4 and 5, lol in my last video i didn't even have the infinity fx loaded on the right channel, I just figured out how to do that now. As I'm getting a better understanding myself I'm planning on doing some in-depth tutorials/examples and pass on some knowledge in future videos.

@@Heavycap Ah ok, that makes sense thanks for taking the time to respond! Looking forward to the future videos!

@@Heavycap That would be great if you passed on the information the you have already gleaned from using it.