One last consideration I'll throw out there is how you are going to get sound from the synthesizer into your computer and have your sequencer control it. If you end up buying a Virus TI (TI=Total Integration), you are pretty much set because the TI capability sends all of the MIDI and audio data through one USB cable. It works great with Sonar and Cubase in my experience and I've heard that it also works fine with Ableton Live and Logic. But, I've heard that it doesn't work very well with FLS. Which DAW are you using?

For any other synthesizer, you'll need a MIDI interface and an audio interface (w/stereo inputs), if you don't already have one. You'll connect the MIDI in/out of the synth to the MIDI interface in order for the synth and computer sequencer (DAW) to communicate with each other and you'll connect the audio outputs of the synth to the inputs of the audio interface to allow your DAW to record the audio signal of the synth. Many/most audio interfaces nowadays also have MIDI ins/out.

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Last edited by cryophonik on Apr-29-2009 at 16:50

Personally, with that money i would get a variety of synths via the second hand market. Something like a Virus b, nord 2, DSI Mopho and Moog LP would give you a much wider range of timbres than just the virus. Each synth has its "own sound" so to speak.

His first synth and people suggest to him to get hardware?

Why not get something software that is cheap or even free, to see if you even want to make music in the first place?

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or torrented? but with hardware u have more latency hence better sound, or was it less? i dont remember anymore

No latency has 0 effect on quality, that is why everyone uses 32 samples, you didn't know? Ask RichieV. According to him everyone has to use 32 sample and 1ms latency because it doesn't effect sound quality. 32 samples to 2048, according to RichieV? Not a fucking difference in the world.

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i thought 1 ms was atleast 44,1 samples? or am i mixing up stuff?

to the poster though:

id get Reaper.fm sequencer and Synth1 VST-synth to start with, its both free, and u can easily find out whether u have a chance or not making music using that some months. u need a PC too.

im using 1024 samples btw and it sounds fantastic. just as fantastic as when using 512 samples. its beacuse i put rockwool in my wall.

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Originally posted by cronodevir His first synth and people suggest to him to get hardware?

My first synth was hardware - true, it was nearly 30 years ago, long before soft synths, but somehow I managed to survive.

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Originally posted by cryophonik One last consideration I'll throw out there is how you are going to get sound from the synthesizer into your computer and have your sequencer control it. If you end up buying a Virus TI (TI=Total Integration), you are pretty much set because the TI capability sends all of the MIDI and audio data through one USB cable. It works great with Sonar and Cubase in my experience and I've heard that it also works fine with Ableton Live and Logic. But, I've heard that it doesn't work very well with FLS. Which DAW are you using? For any other synthesizer, you'll need a MIDI interface and an audio interface (w/stereo inputs), if you don't already have one. You'll connect the MIDI in/out of the synth to the MIDI interface in order for the synth and computer sequencer (DAW) to communicate with each other and you'll connect the audio outputs of the synth to the inputs of the audio interface to allow your DAW to record the audio signal of the synth. Many/most audio interfaces nowadays also have MIDI ins/out.

I use Logic Pro 8 and Reason 4 (along with Fl 8 rewiring). I have always used Plugins in my DAW. I never had any hardware synths. So i think I should be good.

u already experienced on daws? ok then try some second hands synths like virus b, nord rack 2 etc. i tried those (Virus Rack XL and Clavia Nord Rack 3 and some other crap) and while i like them for what they where i found i dont like hardware at all and sold them for the same amount 1,5 year later. I miss the sound but i dont miss dealing with midi and recording

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Originally posted by ivofivo Hardware. That brings up a question. What if I get software? IS there difference in sound or quality? Why do you need hardware? Whats the difference.

omg ! dangerous question

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