Sofa-ready, Self-contained Instruments: A Community List

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@HisMostDarxxxellent, much appreciate the link.


When I said I wondered if when chained they would “form a single physical object, rather than 2 dangling, separate products,” I mean if there’s some sort of undercarriage/rod/something underneath or to the sides that could act as a connector between the units. I’m guessing not though, based on the pictures. I’m aware of the voice chaining.
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Wavedrum mini, can spend hours with it, battery powered and quiet good speakers compared with the OP-1.
Also I like to sit on my couch with the LXR, but it has no battery and no speakers…

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@HisMostDarxxxellent, much appreciate the link.

When I said I wondered if when chained they would "form a single physical object, rather than 2 dangling, separate products," I mean if there's some sort of undercarriage/rod/something underneath or to the sides that could act as a connector between the units. I'm guessing not though, based on the pictures. I'm aware of the voice chaining.

I saw pictures of the underside of the units, doesn’t appear to have anything that can physically chain them (rods etc.).

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Wavedrum mini, can spend hours with it, battery powered and quiet good speakers compared with the OP-1.
Also I like to sit on my couch with the LXR, but it has no battery and no speakers...

6 AAs will power it for over 8 hours apparently. Or for $80, probably days lol… Amazon.com

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I saw pictures of the underside of the units, doesn't appear to have anything that can physically chain them (rods etc.).

Do you mean this picture or others?



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I saw pictures of the underside of the units, doesn't appear to have anything that can physically chain them (rods etc.).

Do you mean this picture or others ones?



yep thats the one

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^^ I still can’t comprehend how small these will be, but seeing the underside helps to imagine. They is teeny.

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True! @KrisM ; ) Years ago I build a battery pack for my Electribe M to be able to play in the park. One time I was saving a pattern and the battery was empty and the device erased half of the stored pattern. But it still works, so mybe better the € 80,- pack!

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^^ I still can't comprehend how small these will be, but seeing the underside helps to imagine. They is teeny.

From Synthtopia:


  1. Unlike the originals, the Boutique line is designed for portability and mobile use. Each of the synth modules is surprisingly small – about 12″ wide x 5″ tall x 2″ deep – and weighs just over 2 lbs. And each Boutique synth can run on battery power. They even offer a built-in speaker for previewing sounds.

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Newly leaked Novation synth looks to be in the Electribe tradition. For 349 Euros.




Novation Circuit
  • Analogue-modelled synthesiser
  • 4-part drum machine
  • 32 RGB velocity-sensitive sequencer pads
  • 6 voice polyphony
  • 64 patches
  • Step sequence or build live,
  • 8 synth macro encoders with RGB LEDs
  • Combine up to 128 steps of synth and drum patterns
  • delay and reverb effects
  • Built-in speaker
  • 2x Line-Out 1/4" TS Jack
  • Stereo Headphone Out 1/8" TRS
  • USB and MIDI I/O Connection
  • incl. thomann 6x AA batteries + 12V DC power supply
  • Ableton Live Lite software and Loopmasters sounds and samples
  • 2 MIDI breakout cables 3.5 mm jack to female 5 pin din and USB Cable
  • Format: Dektop
  • Dimensions: 240 x 200 x 50 mm (WxDxH)
  • Weight: 1.4 kg

(All info via Reddit)

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Get a battery powered USB hub and some ipad with iMidiPatchbay. Instant mobile production/recording environment. I searched for this for a ling time. Only found this: Techlink - 527004 - wiederaufladbare 6000mAh Apple MacBook Akku mit USB 3.0 Hub https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00FYONNBK/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_ib5dwb5X545T4

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Arpeggio, previously posted, a standlone sequencer (with a monophonic synth) now has a demo video:


https://vimeo.com/143234795
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Arpeggio

"The first dedicated arpeggiator and sequencer in one portable device. A simple instrument for composing, saving, and performing melodies... Internal 2-oscillator virtual analog monophonic synth."

Yes! This Kickstarter needs another 20k or something to be successful. 8 days to go :confused: Will it mean doom if they do not meet their target figure? I backed it. If you haven’t already, please get involved, so I can cuddle it on my couch!

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@Opty you can power most USB hubs with a battery meant to recharge smart phones as long as you find a cable with USB on one end and the right barrel jack for your hub on the other

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Just ordered this: http://www.sonic-potions.com/lxr.

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Good choice @yrn001 and try the brendan clarke FIRMWARE with diffrent pattern resolutions, super feature. I just posted a track in the OTherMusicThread where I used it. Check it out!

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if I buy a new drum machine it will be an LXR. I just keep telling myself I don’t really need it (and I don’t, tbh). I think I just want to build it lol. Whether it’s Legos or soldering, I go total zen when making things from a kit.

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Just perfectly sitting on the side of the sofa with my gorgeous NS-10’s behind them. Bliss.
I found a Juno 106 in Tokyo about six months ago but there was just no way of it becoming mine for many reasons. This Juno is just so perfect. I am so happy with it and about these boutique modules. They have made the unobtainable obtainable and fit for a jam on my sofa: a place that was only occupied by the great Op-1. I whipped up a patch and have already programmed the drums in my head. Now I just need to find the time to get the ideas from inside my head, onto my fingertips, and then into my ears.

I don’t think I need it but the JP-08 is sure to be a smash too. I could’ve bought either but from my preferential point of view the JU-06 has everything I could’ve asked for.

For £300 smackeroo’s it should be a no-brainer for one and all :wink:

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@KrisM Yep, there’s nothing like putting things together to clear the mind;-)

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Just perfectly sitting on the side of the sofa...

That looks awesome. And it looks so happy too.