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August 21, 2023
What are the topics? Labor Day in America
is fast approaching. This year it lands on
Monday, September 4th, 2023. Thanks to the
artist Izzy Mahoney for her artwork in pen.
The rock band Dangerous Neighbors has yet
another piano tune to download. Zystrix begins
year 4 of online exposure and is voted an Official Modern Retro
Website. The free analog-sounding synthesizer Odin 2 gets a
review. And there are two cool guitar distortion pedals: English
Man by Caline vs Golden Plexi 2 by Tone City. Both pedals are
very affordable. Which one sounds better? That depends.
Unfortunately the shootout video isn’t complete because of some
audio issues, but I posted below what I have so far. So sit back
and relax. Welcome to Zystrix, the heartbeat of the universe.
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Happy Labor Day
Labor Day is the annual federal national holiday celebrated in the
USA on the first Monday of September and is a three-day weekend
celebration with Monday being the last day. There are parades,
barbecues, festivities, and fireworks in some
areas. It is considered the unofficial last day of
summer with students going back to school and
the beginning of fall activities like football. The
holiday recognizes the labor movement and the
contributions of laborers all over the United States.
Oregon was the first state to recognize the holiday
in 1887 and there were 30 states who celebrated it before it
became a national holiday for federal workers in 1894. Over time it
became a holiday for all workers. Canada also celebrates the
same time period as Labour Day.
Distinctive
Artistry
The talented artist Izzy Mahoney did
an original drawing in ink and it is
posted here for the world to see. She
calls it Famous Fred and the likeness
is uncanny. Special thanks goes out to Izzy for her time and effort
– hugs and kisses.
Dangerous Neighbors
This is a new piano piece from Dangerous Neighbors called
Planning the Attack. It’s about 2 minutes
51 seconds long. This tune was intended to
express the thoughts of considering all the
angles before making a decision to end a
major problem. Click this link to hear
Planning the Attack or go to the top of the
Dangerous Neighbors page and hear it there
along with many other tune choices.
Odin 2 Synthesizer Review
Surprisingly the Odin 2 is an open source synthesizer. That
means anyone can download the source code. And it’s also a 12-
voice polyphonic semi-modular synthesizer. And it’s dripping with
old fashion fat analog tones. It has plenty of waveform options or
it’s also possible to draw in your own. The routing and filter options
are fantastic.
The layout is
easy to
understand. It
also has
onboard effects
like the usual
suspects: delay,
reverb, phaser,
chorus, flanger.
I noticed it is
somewhat CPU
intensive but
not all of the
presets are like
that. And
besides, there’s
a work-around for everything; if you land on an intensive sound
and your processor starts to choke simply print it to a track. The re-
sizing option is either the 100% button at the top right or the 150%.
It offers no other GUI (graphic user interface) scaling options. I
wish it had a quick random patch button option for coming up with
different sounds I may have never thought of, but there are many
presets available as starting points so the random button is not a
deal breaker. My present randomizer program wouldn’t play nice
and caused it to freeze. With the Odin 2 synthesizer it is easily
possible to get lost in hours of fun searching and testing out many
of the sonic options. This synth easily competes with most free
synths and many of the not-so-free. Did I hear something like a
Zebra 2? Hmm, maybe it was a Trident, or a Qyooo, a Dune, or a
Surge. If you like chunky tones this one’s for you. Odin 2 is an
excellent analog-sounding synth and should be on your permanent
synth list. Click here to download the Odin 2.
NOTE: This review was also submitted to plugins4free
Zystrix Guitar Pedal
Shootout
Golden Plexi 2
by Tone City
vs
English
Man by
Caline
Since I’m new at making
videos I’d have to say my
abilities are getting better.
However, there are a few live
sound issues that need to be
resolved to make it easier to
hear the pedal differences and my narration. But here is the logo
with sound so far and the photo that also goes with the video.
Click here to check out the video so far. Enjoy.
Don’t touch that dial…
Stay tuned next time…
Aside from getting this damn video done and posted for the
world to see in its entirety, next time, we we’ll look over some
new free pugins and answer the age old question, “What’s
better, Stovetop Stuffing or potatoes”. Yeah, now that sounds
exciting. Have a fun and safe Labor Day.
I can tell when people are being judgmental just by
looking at them.
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