Neutron newbie time!

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Neutron newbie time!

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/ia9mra/neutron_newbie_time/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/s3RXudGKZxRnrXErSgAax7U-nDAO81VOdqaeSk5qP4w.jpg" alt="Neutron newbie time!" title="Neutron newbie time!" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>OMG. No review to link to, or anything - I bought a Neutron!</p> <p>(Have been quiet recently due to impending house move, but have plenty of things coming soon).</p> <p>Anyway - I didn't buy A Neutron. I ended up with two - but one may go back, or it may not.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8dsol5ser6h51.jpg?width=4032&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=f745fc3a2ba01e6062f9ce0e7e9a1830458d5b95">You've seen one of these before...</a></p> <p>So what happened was I wanted a TD-3-AM despite the financial uncertainty of a house move, because Amazon had them at £93. In fact, I ordered the AM, but that was delayed, so I ordered a BK and SR as well (also £93), and Amazon took the money from the account, and three weeks later I still had no TD-3. Having poked the GAS and got the WANT for a Behringer, I cancelled the BK and SR and ordered a Neutron instead - the AM got cancelled as out of stock, so I bought one from GAK (I haven't even opened it yet).</p> <p>The first Neutron arrived and I had real issues with levels. I played with bypassing and it was okay, but 'off', and then the overdrive didn't seem very 'overdrivey', and eventually because stress etc. I just asked Amazon to replace it.</p> <p>The new one arrived, and it's more sensible. But it also made me think that I maybe didn't really understand the signal chain on the first - I have a month to decide if I return the other one, or pay for a second one.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>Well, the one I'm using sounds AMAZING. I'm finding it so intuitive and fun to make complex patches (still exploring, so ignore the rather basic routing above). I originally bought it in part to finish the review of the Keystep Pro, to use the CV outs for animation, but I've been too busy <strong>PLAYING IT AS AN INSTRUMENT</strong> to write an article.</p> <p>And the logic is, the second one would cost me £250ish. For two envelope generators, an audio filter, a delay and probably, really, a perfectly good synth I just hadn't grokked how drive, level and volume related on them. And had forgotten about gainstaging. Doesn't help that I'm working with a new mixer, Korg MW-2408, which I've nicknamed Max Headroom. For obvious reasons.</p> <p>Anyway. Flipside of that if if I do that I may as well return it and buy a Model D and really I need the money more than the synth. But eh, temptations.</p> <p>So. How do I get the best out of this thing? Any tips, tricks, things that might catch me out (again)? It's got an Argon8 to complement when I set my studio up again (for the first time in almost two years!).</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/GeeXtreme"> /u/GeeXtreme </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/ia9mra/neutron_newbie_time/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/ia9mra/neutron_newbie_time/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>