[ddots-l] Re: New synth

  • From: clarence griffin <goldfingas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:10 -0400

but I want to build my own sounds, what's a good synth for that?

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On Mar 14, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Omar Binno wrote:

> I really like hypersonic 2 for analog and synth stuff.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: clarence griffin
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:56 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
> 
> I need to find a nice one to use so I can throw all the others away, I don't 
> even know what I have for analog with sonar right now. does anything come 
> with sonar by default?
> 
> GF
> 
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> 
> On Mar 14, 2010, at 9:25 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
> 
> > Yep. Virtual analog has been so done to death that we've already heard as 
> > good as it is going to get for many years, if ever. People should give up 
> > and make something new.
> > 
> > The real reason that we get so many of those type of synth plugs is because 
> > they're cheap as crap to produce. Anything sample based requires either 
> > producing your own sample library (which is very expensive), or else 
> > licensing samples from someone else (which is still expensive for anything 
> > quality). Many of the companies that have been doing sampling 
> > professionally for the longest, and do it the best (like the big 3: Yamaha, 
> > Korg, and Roland), won't license their material to you under any terms or 
> > at any cost.
> > 
> > Its so easy to just throw together another synth that uses computationally 
> > produced sounds, with a slightly different interface for controlling how it 
> > all works. Most of the code for doing all of that (generating waveforms, 
> > digital signal processing, simple effects algorithms) is already public 
> > domain, so bedroom software companies can slap a lot of existing building 
> > blocks together, put a UI on it, and start selling. If you're one of those 
> > guys, the only way you get noticed in the big sea of options is to pay for 
> > promotion, like paying Cakewalk to be featured in their news letter so to 
> > get you visibility and some perceived cred.
> > 
> > If you all have money to spend, go buy the new sample packs for Dimension 
> > Pro. At least those won't sound like synths that you already have, and with 
> > CakeTalking, you'll be able to edit those presets (good luck with 
> > accessibility of this new synth).
> > 
> > Bryan
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf Of D!J!X!
> > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:24 PM
> > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
> > 
> > Lol! Nice post man... It's something I've wondered for a while, why do 
> > companies insist in reproducing the sounds of the old stuff, (yeah it's 
> > sounds cool and some of those sounds are awesome), but can we sort of focus 
> > on making new stuff, using all this computer power to make something 
> > different, as oppose to trying to accurately reproduce every ocilator and 
> > technology of the hardware stuff? Hardware is hardware, software is 
> > software; some of the factors of those old synths can not be reproduced, 
> > there's just that factor of electronics and circuits that change so 
> > randomly and depending on so many different factors that.... It's kind of a 
> > waste of time... I'd rather have a completely digital synth that focuses on 
> > that realm and does it well, instead of trying to imitate/reproduce 10 
> > different synths from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, etc...
> > 
> > D!J!X!
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf Of Bryan Smart
> > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:30 AM
> > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
> > 
> > Doubt it.
> > 
> > That blerb didn't excite me too much. Yawn.
> > 
> > Anywhere, USA - for immediate release.
> > 
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> > modeling softsynth has all of the features that you've been missing in the 
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> > graphics, 100 banks of unusable factory default presets made by supposedly 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> > Bryan
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf Of Greg Brayton
> > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:52 AM
> > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ddots-l] New synth
> > 
> > I got this in a news letter. Just wondering if it's accessible now, or if 
> > David will be scripting for it or any info any  one has reguarding this new 
> > soft synth.
> > The info on the synth is below.
> > 
> > Blurring the lines between hardware and software synths, the FXpansion 
> > Synth Squad Elite Pack offers incredible synth sounds, without all the 
> > hassles associated with hardware synths. Perfect for fans of Rapture, the 
> > FXpansion Synth Squad Elite Pack features three modeled synths-Strobe, 
> > Amber, and Cypher created from meticulously engineered circuit models and 
> > designed from the ground up to take all the abuse you can dish out. 
> > 
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