[ddots-l] Re: New synth

  • From: clarence griffin <goldfingas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:59 -0400

Yeah, I am just looking for something that is maybe along the same lines as the 
ion. I have an ion, but I would rather use software.

GF

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On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Gordon Kent wrote:

> Hypersonic is ok but it really is kind of cheap sounding and it is a bitch to 
> program in the synth rack because every channel has hundreds of parameters.  
> If you use it as a multi timbral synth, you need to program every channel you 
> use to get at its paramnetersl.  And it really only has a few good sounds 
> that reallly easure up in my  oppinion.
> Gord
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Omar Binno
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:31 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
> 
> Although I've never done it, I've heard that hypersonic's parameters are 
> accessible. I'm not sure if you can get as extensive with it as you're 
> looking for, but I have heard from several blind users that its parameters 
> are quite accessible. I've messed with its fx very minimally, and they're 
> definitely accessible, but never messed around with or probed its oscillators.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: clarence griffin
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:23 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
> 
> I mean an analog soft synth. I want one with like 3 oscillators and a couple 
> filters, maybe some fx, although I can patch fx in my self. I want to make 
> some nice thick bass sounds and cool leads. maybe something with an arp on it?
> 
> GF
> 
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> 
> On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Omar Binno wrote:
> 
>> Do you mean using third party samples, or do you mean having a synth with 
>> sounds that you would have tweaking access to the way we do with the motif?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: clarence griffin
>> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:00 PM
>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New synth
>> 
>> but I want to build my own sounds, what's a good synth for that?
>> 
>> GF
>> 
>> Goldfinga Productions
>> Phone: 757-412-5494
>> 
>> Follow me on twitter
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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
>>> 
>>> Goldfinga Productions
>>> Phone: 757-412-5494
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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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>>> > 
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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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