#rd 9

my new setup is complete. i can now hotswap tabletop synths. it has an ideal layout for voltage processing for the GRIND, CRAVE, and EDGE. ive incorporated a parametric EQ, a better accessible effects chain, and better integration of the tape deck. also ive yet again run out of instrument cable.

Before

After

as the year closes, i want to reflect on the progression of my home studio and the journey ive been on. it’s been a good grind for about 4 months, starting with the TD-3. i got it back in 2022 for $110. it sat idle until 2025, when in late august i started to think about it a lot. “wouldn’t it be cool if you knew how to use it?” so, i taught myself (while drunk and stoned) to use it. after learning how to use it screwing around with it for a bit, i got hooked on analog. the rd-9 was required in my view for the full acid techno sound. after getting the RD-9, i wanted more places to share my music and had the thought, “upload to newgrounds” without having thought about the website in years. as a result, i met some really cool techno producers and gained so much knowledge. after that, i wanted the rd-78 for the cowbell and at the same time i got the behringer edge, then the grind. i purchased one compressor and limiter module with 2 channels and for some reason the seller sent 5. i entered into a contest on Newgrounds with my new friend Shabadaman (we got 5th). i was convinced to get the behringer crave after experiencing the interactions that the edge and grind have together and talking to Shabs who used one in a song. never enough synths (and now not enough space), so i got what is single-handedly the biggest synth i have (the 2600).

been honestly an insane year and i wouldn’t think a year ago that this is what id be doing right now.

got a hold of the TD-3-MO finally and wanted to use it with the traditional TD-3, especially after having used the TD-3 with the TD-3 synth engine in the GRIND in Choose Your Fairy. these two definitely work best as a team, hence the title.

also trying out the yamaha r100 delay/reverb processor for the first time in this. this mid 80s unit is so badass for the price. it’s a parametric module with 4 parameters that is midi timing enabled with a foot pedal bypass input. just make sure to separate the targeted track(s) as it only outputs the 100% wet signal, so mix these tracks together and balance to taste.