When I got mine I said it was the Moog I have been waiting for and I have had 3 Minimoogs in my time. It is a fantastic synth and yes the Sustain slider is really really lose but I believe that is deliberate. Look forward to more videos on this amazing instrument.
I’ve had my Grandmother Dark for a year now and only just plugged it in for the first time since the day it arrived. I messed around for a few minutes when I first got it but really spent some time with it today and I love it. The sustain is loose-feeling as everyone else has noted but if that bothers you, you can apply downward pressure when you slide it and it feels a lot more normal. I’m fairly new to synthesis but I’m learning all the ins and outs thanks to turorials like yours. I’ve bought quite a few of the Behringer clones in the last couple of years and I’m in analog heaven. Behringer’s Systenm 55 clone is supposed to be delivered in October or November. That’s the one I’m really going to need a tutorial for!
awesome! I'm happy to help. I have a playlist on my channel for "eurorack A to Z," which will help you learn the system 55. Once you learn the signal flow, the the possibilities become endless
@@EthanJamesMusic1 Thanks to Behringer, not TOO expensive. I’ve been buying stringed instruments for years, now it’s time to build a respectable keyboard collection. Ten Behringers, a Moog and a Mellotron Micro are enough to keep me happy for a while! 😄
I appreciate your attempt to making this a good video, but a very important thing is missing when you can only use one hand at a time. It would be much better if you had something holding the camera so that you could be playing a note and then play with the Adjustments so that viewers could hear the changes in real time.
The sustain doesn't require a patch, but everyone so far has said that the slider feels very loose. If you turn the decay all the way down, does the sustain still do nothing?
@@EthanJamesMusic1 I’ll have to try that but I’m not sure why it would matter. Maybe I don’t understand the concept yet but I just came from using the Korg Minilogue xd where the sustain knob made a substantial difference when you used it no matter what. Noticeable at the slightest turn.
I walked up to a Grandmother in a music store. The first thing I did was touch the sustain fader, said "eww" and decided I didn't want one. I do not understand how that made into what is otherwise a very nice instrument.
I'm glad to hear that it's intentional. In all fairness, I don't love the way the fader feels, but it has been completely roadworthy. I live in NYC, and my grandmother has been in and out of cabs and on subway trains with no issues.
Ok great lol. Just wanted to make sure. Thanks! Also - if you're in LA and looking for an engineer or assistant, Lmk! I love your vids and work! @@EthanJamesMusic1
The Sustain lever is like that one mine as well. It's definitely "free", but not 'loose' - just the way it's designed. Feels a little weird at first. Was wondering, have you ever tried the MIDI/USB cables. Only way I can get my GM working on mac (without an audio interface) is direct connect into the mic from the analog output. THE MIDI USB adapters show up in hardware, but never as an "audio input" - maybe midi is different (not an audio input). Do I just basically need an audio interface to record (well) on Mac? Thanks
Hi, Yes, you can control the Grandmother over MIDI or USB, but to get the audio, you have to use the audio output of the Grandmother into an interface. That's how mine is hooked up for these videos.
@@EthanJamesMusic1 - thanks, definitely helps - have to pick up one soon. New to electronic instruments in general, so still clueless for the most part.
I think you should start with the thing that's most inspiring for you. if you love the Grandmother, then it will be great! Truly, you can pick anything as a place to start, and you will learn everything you need to know. I'm here to help, so let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
@@EthanJamesMusic1 That's the best answer/advise that anyone could give. I just bought a Grandmother Dark and Minilogue XD at the same time to start my synthesis journey. I like them both very much (but honestly, I always seem to pull off the dust cover to the Moog first).
