LOL. I love all the audio analogies people make regarding these sounds. Be kind. Rewind! :)

Any idea why any patch with fx just shrieks digital noise at me on my k2000? I can deal with the no backlight.

@@godforreal7355 search the web for bad 16KB RAM Kurzweil K2000 DSP chip.

@@godforreal7355 just search for bad Kurzweil K2000 DSP chip

@@godforreal7355 bad DSP CMOS chip

Well, the display is on the panel. Never cracked open a K2000 (yet), but I'm guessing its like others where you have to remove everything else to get to it.

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I think most people who are looking for a more acoustic sound just mic up an acoustic. I've never heard an electric that doesn't sound at least a little... well, electric. I believe I was using one of the basic reverbs inside Guitar Rig Pro? (I really need to get better about taking notes along the way). So, it's possible that a different effect and/or pedal would do a better job. Also, weirdly enough, my "real" electric is a Zeta Jazz, and... this little 3d print sounds less "electric" to me than that one. I have no idea why, but... the pickup also matters here. Both of these things are something I'd like to experiment with more towards the end of the year, though. Fun experiments! And thanks for tuning in! 🎻

@@ComposerKristin No problem Kristin, I used to compose music since C64 and then Amiga500. Hundred years ago and I totally understand your passion. Thinking about it I recollected if you find the right sample, you can make your violin sound like entire orchestra. Or like you said pedal or rather sound effect where you can mix effects together. It takes time to find the sound you'd want to get, but that's the beauty of experimenting, and fun on its own. If comes to getting rid of electric sound. I wouldn't. In my comment I was referring to the sound of traditional violin which is more 3 dimensional and powerful. And I was thinking how to get the same result on electric one. And then realized, it can sound even more powerful w/ proper samples and effects. Good luck with your experiments.

I experimented with lock washers and didn't think they were particularly effective in this context. I did use Loctite for the end of the crank in version 1, but overall I don't like using the stuff on an active build that needs to be changed/adjusted/etc. My little tubing clamp worked the best out of everything that I tried, but I'm sure there are plenty of other effective solutions. I'll have the stls up shortly, so you're welcome to give building this a try and report back what worked best for you. I don't always show everything I try on camera, because then people will complain that the video is too long and boring. <shrug> Everyone's got an opinion on the internet....

It's always a weird feeling when you realize the things you saved for "later" or "someday" or some random concept of "safekeeping" now exist solely in the past. At least they're good for the memories!

You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

Thanks!🎶

Oh wow. I'm into some pretty weird stuff, and yet I still managed to not have heard of this dude before. Definitely a sort of similarity of the "box with a crank that makes noise" variety. Though, I definitely had some digital help with some of my noise. Hmmm... might be looking into this more in the future. Thanks!

😂 Blues is a fun idea. I was definitely struggling harder than usual with the writing portion of this. I'll have to revisit later, especially if I manage to lock in the sound better. Or even if not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

LOL. I've just been presenting a historical build this whole time!

I haven't actually tried that out. I'll have to take a look. Sounds interesting!

Oh no! Is my Gen-X showing? _Don't tell the others. We're not supposed to talk about Gen-X Club_ :)

Wow, thanks for watching all that, LOL. Honestly, I still haven't figured out who the heck my audience is yet (or... even what _I'm_ doing), but I wouldn't be opposed to making a video like that at some point. The Cliff Notes version this is: it's all in Ableton. I was actually working off my desktop that's situated behind me in a too-awkward-to-film-in location (Long HDMI/audio/USB cables + a little portable flatscreen I'm viewing on. Violin + mic was plugged directly into my MOTU mk5 interface). Theoretically that would give me more processing power than a laptop for everything, but probably 30 minutes or so near the end the audio in my headphone playback was jittering a lot from the massive amount of tracks/effects I was piling on. Thankfully the recorded file didn't reflect this, but... I'm going to need to come up with a more stable system and/or use way less effects, I guess. Whether that means adding looper pedals or a mixer + some sort of external recording device I'm not sure yet. I probably should get on that, hmmm.... Slightly longer addition: What you see on the video is literally my first time attempting a whole live setup like this. I mostly use Ableton just in a writing/production situation. The day before I set up a template with random sample sounds/effects I liked in different tracks, so they'd be easily accessible. Otherwise, I just kind of went for it, assuming I could scrap it and re-record if it was a disaster. I guess I lucked out! It's kind of a mystery to me, too. :)

@@ComposerKristin thanks for that. I do a similar “Frippertronics” thing in Reaper. There are loops that are endless during the recording process and you have to watch for feedback, so not to ruin your work. Always fascinated to see how others achieve similar results.

It's always Halloween in my Universe. 🎃

Well... music school doesn't exactly pay the bills, so I wouldn't wish too hard, LOL. I'm extraordinarily flattered, but I would just feel weird commenting/critiquing someone else's music at this point. This is actually a topic I've struggled with a bit since starting this channel: How to actually teach composition. Because my experience was more one of being loaded up with theory and form classes, but the actual composing was more of a "figure it out" process. Even private lessons were just the professor making suggestions, which I promptly ignored (which made him progressively madder and madder, to be fair). So... I've long thought about whether it's a "teachable" skill. And... of course it is. None of us just come out of womb knowing how to do this, but I'm not sure I've entirely identified what I think that process is or should be. I guess I'm going to be mulling that over for a while. My general (probably unhelpful) suggestions/comments are: 1. Listen, listen, listen to a lot of music. Especially stuff that you like and that's close to your style. How often does the melody and/or harmony change? How often does it repeat phrases and sections? Do you like how that sounds? If you read music and there's a score or sheet music you can follow along with, also do that. Otherwise, make note of what you're hearing, using whatever language you have, while you're following along. You don't necessarily need to know the names of things to hear them. 2. I often think structure is more important that the little details. You can have a great melody or chord progression, but if you just repeat that one phrase over and over again, without any changes, well... most people aren't going to love listening to that. There's an element of that in minimalism, but that music still tends to, eventually, go somewhere. 3. You're going to suck. Probably forever. The older I get, the less I understand what "good" music even is. The stuff I like seems to be universally disliked, so... does it make it bad? Are my tastes bad? Are their tastes bad? Beats me. I have enough fancy words in my back pocket that I can make a great argument either way, but winning a debate doesn't necessarily mean I've won some big "truth". I have many days I truly don't know what that means. Is there truth in music? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4. Ask "why?" I ask this a lot of people, and I don't know if it's too much for anyone who's starting out. The first thing I ever wrote was a string quartet, because I just wanted to see if I could do it (I mean, if that Mozart dude could write something at 5 .... 😂 ). I also played in a string quartet at the time, so it wasn't too unlike just writing something for your band. It was terrible, but... I kept at it anyway. But at a certain point, I do think people need to ask the why of their music, mostly because it determines your choices. I'm not getting into the charts with an atonal pop song, so I'm going to have to conform to some sort of standard if that's what I'm seeking. Likewise, do you want something that sounds pretty, or shocking, or is some sort of puzzle, or expresses an explicit emotion? It's fine to not really know, but I find there's some value in the asking. Aaaand... now I want to write an atonal pop song. Damn it....

@@ComposerKristin thank you for the awesome response. I would still encourage you to check out some of the music I’ve written on my channel. It’s pretty ok as far as I can tell. I have decided to attend KZfaq university and learn how to write sheet music. I feel like I learned how to run before I could walk and now I’m tripping bad. I’m gonna keep at and maybe one day I’ll 3d print a string quartet and have them play me a song. Seriously your content is great and it’s cool that there’s goofy goobers goofin hard with science and music.

It's exciting, right? My Writer/ Manager/ Professional Dream Interpretation Consultant assure me that the award is being sent through the mail and definitely not a made up story. Why would I ever question it?

@@ComposerKristin Asking too many questions is like stirring up a beehive - you might get some honey, but you'll also get stung! The cards once foretold you a bright future - and the future starts now [insert pause and thoughtfully look at an indeterminate point on the horizon while gently nodding in understanding of one more of the universe's secrets].

Replace the power supply capacitors. First thing to do always.