Lemondrop - fruitful grains? Review & Jam with external in

1010music lemondrop - so far pocket devices for creative work outside the lab/studio left me cold but now this yellow mini synth ultimately attracted my attention. A real granular synth with MIDI and touch display, knobs and buttons, smaller than a Game Boy? Here are my impressions:
00:00 Overview
00:12 Size & Sound
01:37 Setup
02:27 Jam
Gear used: 1010music Lemondrop, Miditech Pianobox mini connected to Lemondrop external in, QuNexus keys connected to Pianobox usb-Midi, Boss EV-1-WL expression pedal connected to Lemondrop Midi in, Tascam DR-2d recording Lemondrop output.

[@duketranslucent3rd]

Great as always, Pete!

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@DeeJay003]

Nice one Pete. Much appreciated my friend 👍

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@Gdxgz]

Beautiful

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks! 😊

[@davidlarrad2565]

Excellent!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@peterbarvoets8912]

very nice

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@adrianschinoff2896]

Great video! But I cannot grain any external source into the Lemondrop using Live input ON, what i´m doing wrong? thaks!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks, I assume that you feed the external signal instead of a sample into one of the first two oscillators with suitable mix level and envelope. Then it may be the case that the input level is too low, it has to be really hot!

[@PLA.net-DANTE]

Thanks for the video. What do you think about the sound quality and the workflow, compared to the Gr-1? Liebe Grüße Dennis

[@PeteMidi]

Sound quality is comparable, with a bit more possibilities for the lemondrop. User interface is very different, there are pros and cons for the lemondrop.

[@realzneo]

Great stuff Pete!! Perhaps a bit of your Korg NTS would take it to another level?

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! Yes, the NTS would complete the mini jam 😉

[@Hexxedtone]

Can I use the fireball, lemon drop and razzmatazz nanoboxes with ableton and is it possible to record to a daw with them connected to a midi controller, and on their own?

[@PeteMidi]

Just normal midi connections with an additional midi interface. No midi or audio over usb - I guess 1010 is working on that, at the moment a real limitation...

[@cliffymckernan6853]

I im wondering if you could help me. I'm having trouble updating the firmware on my 10 10 lemondrop. Did you have any problems when you updating yours?

[@PeteMidi]

Sorry, I still have to update mine to the latest firmware...

[@zhoumygod]

Hey I've been searching for lemon drop videos and it seems like you're the only one whose wav files look like mine - I don't see the moving white grains like most other demos. Is there a mode that I can toggle in between or something?

[@zhoumygod]

ah i figured, it's a firmware update to v1.1. In case you're wondering too :)

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback! :)

[@cheapnoiseinthehouse5578]

Do you think I could use it as a blind beat maker?

[@happyshadow]

(He never found out..)

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

Sounds really good, Pete. It looks insanely small though.

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback! 😊

[@Eli_B3000]

I've had mine since last week, it's very tiny, but honestly easier to navigate than any small synth I've tried. The buttons are all finger sized and the knobs are normal sized, so it doesn't feel cramped for the most part, it's very comfortable to use, IMO.

[@ultralife73]

Ok I'm pretty sure you are a wizzard. Great stuff!

[@PeteMidi]

😊Thanks a lot!

[@expandingknowledge8269]

Sounds like you are folding space and time.

[@PeteMidi]

😉

[@expandingknowledge8269]

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