Dawless 008 - Disco, Yeah! (Roland T-8 + J-6)

Stylistically and musically I am still all over the place when I'm experimenting with my two Rolands Aira's. This time I decided to go for a disco vibe. I do feel I miss a fourth track (T-8's drum and bass and J-6's chords make three) to make my jams a bit fuller, so I'm already saving for a Novation Circuit Tracks to extend my setup and have a bit more flexibility in creating my soundscapes. I guess I'm having my first G.A.S. symptoms 😊
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[@anthonydonohue700]

New Order vibes 👍

[@stofbug]

You’re right. Just a little bit more happier sounding 😄

[@youaintseenmeok]

funky

[@JoeBleeps]

This is awesome. These machines are great but it's interesting seeing what other people get out of them. Some smart lead melodies using the higher octaves with the T8, I hadn't thought of that

[@stofbug]

Thanks. I know what you mean. These machines, especially the T-8, are obviously designed to be used for a specific type of music. But the fun part is exploring how you can subvert this and do unexpected things with it 😄

[@JoeBleeps]

@@stofbug I absolutely agree! I wish the T8 could play sequences of patterns without manual adjustment but it's still such a capable tiny box

[@stofbug]

@@JoeBleeps Yeah, I’ve seen more people mentioning this, I think it is called pattern chaining or something. Maybe they will add it in a firmware update or maybe it is possible to do it with an external midi device that can send pattern change messages. I think in the manual for the T-8 it says it can receive these kind of messages, but I would have no idea which device can send them 😊.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@stofbug I think the main thing is that it's designed as a machine for live performances so that's what it does well, rather than a preprogrammed song playing machine. Would still be a nice feature though

[@davidmaskew]

Yeah, I am fairly new to this and I am trying to learn how to use the few bits of gear I have. I am watching many different videos for tips and setup ideas and it is amazing seeing all the diferent ways people find to create sound variations.

[@krazywabbit]

My ears thank you!

[@andypatchell7435]

L❤ve

[@alexbryz1337]

Roland j-6 loopop

[@absolempt4635]

Passion

[@enjo2258]

very nice and good work👍

[@bigkik]

I feel the same ; T-8 + J-6 are great together but something is missing. I hope that Roland will launch new units !

[@stofbug]

Yeah, me too. Something like a blend of a volca bass and a volca keys would be cool.

[@SachinJames89]

You should get an E-4 as well... To add some background harmonization...🤖🤖

[@peterkoch1934]

Nice work! But where did you get these colored knobs?- they seem to be very practical ....did you paint them b yourself?

[@stofbug]

The knobs are from Thonk and are called tall trimmer toppers. They are very useful because the little white indicators show clearly which positions your knobs are in.

[@peterkoch1934]

@@stofbug all right, thank you for answer 👍, my next shopping

[@mastaboog749]

@@stofbug thanks so much for this answer! the white markers are literally awesome im going to order some

[@kubaswiercz]

Great jam! I have a question: on J-6, can you set different durations to different steps? Like: step 1 has 4 beats, step 2 has 2 beats, step 3 has 8 beats, etc..?

[@stofbug]

I sold my J-6 so I can’t test this anymore. I know you can change the arp settings on each step, but I am not sure about the step length. Sorry 😊

[@davidmaskew]

I think you can. I am new to the unit having only got it a couple of ays ago but I have been looking at a lot of videos for tips and I am sure I saw this done. Unfortunately I'm not sure where to point you as i have watched so many.

[@hubertmuller6157]

so now with the roland s1 out - will you get that one or stick with the circuit tracks ?

[@stofbug]

As you can see in my last few videos, the S-1 has jumped the queue and is now part of my setup 😄. Together with the Volca Bass I now have 5 tracks to work with, which will be enough to satisfy my needs (for a while 😊). I’m still planning to add the NCT to my setup, because it allows extended midi control of my devices, like pattern chaining, probability, etcetera. Plus it has a more extended drumset, that would expand upon the slightly limited T-8 drumsounds. So it definitely still would be a nice addition to my setup.

[@user-rk2xj8gr3h]

Dude,wo haste so schöne farbigen Knöppe her?

[@stofbug]

They are called Tall Trimmer Toppers by a company called Thonk in the UK.