I have one a blofeld which is sort of the Q+ some stuff and largo the software that is pretty much the blofeld. Largo sounds better than the hardware version.
had a blofeld but got rid of it, just found it waaaay to tedious to program
Q is much better in that department, really nice sound as well, probably too much overlap between it and the virus - i didnt expect to get the both of them at the same time but they are there now!
i found the Q much more raw and a little more round. The fx were also different. The Q does have that sort of distortion when just playing one osc. saw 3 notes spread apart, you start to get those non linearities and oscillations that sound great.
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Nov-07-2012 23:35
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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
i found the Q much more raw and a little more round. The fx were also different. The Q does have that sort of distortion when just playing one osc. saw 3 notes spread apart, you start to get those non linearities and oscillations that sound great.
largo is just so much easier to mix.
I just find it much more enjoyable with hardware, i get sick of using the mouse all the time, its nice sometimes to sit there and program some sounds, i just find i come up with sounds i wouldnt come up with on softsynths, i just end up using presets
id say Largo is close enough to the blofeld sound that you wouldnt raelly tell them apart blindfolded
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
i found the Q much more raw and a little more round. The fx were also different. The Q does have that sort of distortion when just playing one osc. saw 3 notes spread apart, you start to get those non linearities and oscillations that sound great.
thats exactly the reason i like the pulse so much, although its monophonic of course, but you detune 3 saws by a few semitones, turn up the amp for some analog saturation and already you have an extremely fat, nasty sound
experimentation - i like to route synths to other synths in particular the nord G1 and the micromod but this is really when i'm just experimenting.
I find the fx you add can just change the synth completely, the ability to send it to multiple aux doing multiband stuff, sending the signal to the input of another synth like absynth in real time.
I do check kijiji and pick up anything that is nostalgic but it is not really something that gets used for actual practical things.
I find almost al the guys doing real cutting edge sound design are pretty much using 100% software.
