Roland Kuit's G2 tutorial

data_recovery · Joined: Jun 28, 2011 Posts: 1 Location: New York

Roland's synthesis tutorial is hands down the best reference for the Nord G2. Period. It also serves as an outstanding resource and workbook for general synthesis. All the concepts covered in SoundLab can easily be applied to Max, Reaktor, or whatever you use. I ordered SoundLab because I was having trouble with Logic modules and needed to see some practical applications. What I got was an all-encompassing roller-coaster ride through every aspect of modular synthesis. If you love your G2 but feel as though you're not getting everything out of the editor, you will definitely benefit from SoundLab. It's like taking a comprehensive course in the G2. It's amazing.

Roland Kuit · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:13 am Post subject:

Thanks Adam. At this moment I'm busy with SoundLab II and repatching SoundLab I for Max and Reaktor.

mickeyl · Joined: Oct 12, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Dear Roland, do you have an excerpt of the version when it comes as a hardcopy as PDF? I'm a typography fan and I wonder whether it's "worth" buying the printed version as opposed to the ebook one. Or are there other differences?

Thanks,

jksuperstar · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:00 am Post subject:

As an owner of the first Soundlab for G2, I'd say having it in computer format is a very good bonus. The links to audio clips, patches, video, and other things makes the tutorial much more effective than had it been in hardcopy only.

mickeyl · Joined: Oct 12, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Effectiveness yes, but isn't part of the learning deal reconstructing the work with your own hands? It will surely take longer to reproduce all the patches, but I'd expect that I learn better if i do... hmm... or not.

Roland Kuit · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:07 am Post subject:

Dear Mickeyl,
I have tried that. But I had a lot of problems with the hyperlinks. And I didn't like the view of it. I think it is as handy as it can be now. You have direct acces to the sound and pch architecture. Everybody is carrying a lap/i-pod nowadays. Maybe it was the converter program I used to get the pdf?

Roland Kuit · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:13 am Post subject:

An other thing. As a PDF, I have to rewrite the whole book. Pch's say so much more than words. I used to draw the pch architecture, so you can redraw this from the pch's. That is what i'm telling in the book. A mind puzzle Smile

B.t.w. I have re-hyperlinked a lot in chapter History. So for SoundLab I owners who want the free update, mail me at my home adress, see blog.

Estarriol · Joined: Aug 09, 2011 Posts: 25 Location: Moscow

Roland, can you please tell the differences SoundLab I and II will have?

Roland Kuit · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:08 am Post subject:

In SL 1, I had to make a start from beginners level to the experienced users level and kept it as plain as possible. It is also a great overview/refference of electronic music starting from 1950 till now. Both in chapter History, as in patching. SL II will be only higher level patching and a lot of maths.

Roland Kuit · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:15 am Post subject:

b.t.w. DEconstructing pch's, is a learning tool too Wink

Roland Kuit · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:01 am Post subject:

Dear SoundLab friends,

Because of the fact that the newsletter of my blog wasn't working for attachments, I have created on Facebook the SoundLab Roland Kuit page.
If you join in, we can talk about issues of SL 1.

Roland Kuit

Hi SoundLabbers,
See my last post here:
http://rolandkuit.blogspot.com/2011/10/soundlab-ii.html

GovernorSilver · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject:

Ok, the section on composing techniques sold me on this tutorial. Just ordered the download version.

Roland Kuit · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:43 am Post subject:

@GovernorSilver,

Thank you for your interest. You got mail. The download link. I hope, except composition techniques, you will find other interesting stuff too. Think modular, implement different techniques from other chapters to completely new ones.

GovernorSilver · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject:

Roland, thanks for sending the tutorial in such a short amount of time. I started working through it last night with my G2X attached. The idea of an electronic book with embedded patches is brilliant!

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