Right, I'm sure this argument has probably cropped up more than a few times on this forum but just out of interest, I wondered what people's opinions on the subject were. The other day I was outbid on Ebay for a Korg MS2000 synth. I had hoped to be able to get it for about £200 but do you lot reckon it's worth spending £200 on a synth that only has 4 voice polophony and 2 voice multitimbrality.
I had considred buying an Access Virus Ti at the begining of the year but used the money for CD decks, so now I'm looking out for an old second Hand Virus B/C or a Roland JP8000, but sometimes I reckon I'm maybe better off spending the money on a softsynth like Cakewalk Rapture or Z3TA+
At the moment, I've got Reason 3, Sonar 5 Producer and NI FM7 and a couple of other soft synth's I just find I'm strugling to use complex soft synth's if I'm using Reason and Sonar cause I've only got a 2.4 Ghz machine, but if I was to buy something like the Korg, your kinda limited in what your gonna be able to do with it anyway so what would you lot do?
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Jul-10-2006 18:48
optik
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: oxford
I have a Jp8k amongst my hardware, and my last 10 or so productions have been entirely virtual.
make of that what you will
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Jul-10-2006 19:36
RichieV
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location:
at one point i owned
Virus B
Nord 2
Korg Ms2000
Waldof Q
Waldorf Pulse
Roland SH 101
YAMAHA CS6
i only use software now.
Jul-10-2006 19:37
Eldritch
Eldritch Project
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Sweden
Re: Hardware vs Software
quote:
Originally posted by michael00elder
At the moment, I've got Reason 3, Sonar 5 Producer and NI FM7 and a couple of other soft synth's I just find I'm strugling to use complex soft synth's if I'm using Reason and Sonar cause I've only got a 2.4 Ghz machine, but if I was to buy something like the Korg, your kinda limited in what your gonna be able to do with it anyway so what would you lot do?
As long as you can get the soft synths to play live solo, there shouldn't be any problem. You can bounce them to audio, which is basically what you would have to do with hardware synths anyways.
Some people will say hardware sounds better than software. Well, not really, unless you're talking real analogue hardware.
Imo, hardware synths aren't worth the price and hassle.
Jul-10-2006 20:01
Uber Hypnotiq
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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast
I got only one statement, if nord is in the name of the hardware you get fucking crush it break it hide it something
even nords are virual really - just virtual on custon hardware - all of the current crop of trance worthey hardware synths are basically a computer running some software.
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Jul-10-2006 20:20
fr0st
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Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Brooklyn NY
I went from software to hardware...
From logic + plugs
to
Roland JD 990
Roland Jupiter 6
Oberheim Xpander
Oberheim OB1
Sequential CIrcuits Pro One
And honestly i couldnt be happier, i did not like using a mouse to make music or create sounds. Also i dont like the cold sound of virtual synths. Though most trance music relies on that cold digital sound. Then again i dont make trance nor do i really like trance post 99 soon as those dutch boys started producing it all wetn to shit.
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Jul-10-2006 22:29
optik
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: oxford
yeah, but no-one is arguing that analog sounds beter than digital are they?
it's current digital hardware synths vs VSTi
you could allways get a master keyboard like the keystation pro 88, that has all the nobs and sliders I've ever needed to control my vstis - I never use the mouse to make sounds.
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Jul-10-2006 23:57
RichieV
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for me I found hardware sounded too fat and was harder to mix in. I find software is a bit thinner but when you are cutting so much out with EQ , i find it doesn't matter. I find having the synth already in your box so much less of a creativity block. I'm impatient, i like having things right away.
Jul-11-2006 00:33
fr0st
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Brooklyn NY
quote:
Originally posted by RichieV
for me I found hardware sounded too fat and was harder to mix in. I find software is a bit thinner but when you are cutting so much out with EQ , i find it doesn't matter. I find having the synth already in your box so much less of a creativity block. I'm impatient, i like having things right away.
I try and use a minimal amount of eq if you take the time and find proper sounds. And i totaly agree sometimes analog synths are too fat and crowd a mix .
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Jul-11-2006 00:36
LENG
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
hey michael00elder, i'm more of a virtual synthesizer instrument guy... i'd suggest you getting v-station, reaktor and rb2k1's ensemble. vstation is pretty cool for making trance leads and basses (tho i have not made any bass patch yet) and rb2k1's supersaw v2 for your supersaw needs. if ya have anymore to spare, pro-53 is another way to go.
