Here is why you should feed your clavinet through a 5-pin DIN cable. In live funk, the drummer rushes the fills and drags the snare backbeats. It breathes.
Let’s be honest. For decades, the words “MIDI” and “Funk” were kept in separate rooms. funk goes on midi
So why is the niche genre of suddenly un-ironically awesome? Here is why you should feed your clavinet
Funk is sweat. It’s the squeak of a drum pedal. It’s the natural tape saturation of a 1978 Studer. It’s James Brown demanding a rest —the negative space that hits you in the chest. Let’s be honest
In a world of infinite analog warmth (spend $5k on a Moog or use the free plugin?), the thin, bright, digital "MIDI Grand" sound cuts through a mix like a laser. It doesn’t compete with a live drummer’s cymbals. It sits on top of the beat.