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| kaymak |
hi guys, im producing trance form software at the moment (logic/atmosphere, pro 53, albino etc..) but i am looking to get into using hardware, im just wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction, what to get, how to usew, general tips, etc,
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| eladla |
As your first synth, you want to get a synth with meny multitimbral parts.
This is the number of different sounds you can play on it at a given time and high polophony (the number of notes that can be played at one time).
My first synth (the JP-8080) was great but simce it can only play two parts at any given time.....it really made my move into hardware slow.
I would recommend the Virus (even the new cheapper classic) or a Novation K-Station. If you get a module (i.e. no keyboard) then you must also get a midi controller, thats why I think the k-station is a great first synth coz it has a little built in keyboard.
Now.....you will also need a sound card with good ASIO drivers.
If you don`t have one yet, for starters I would go with the M-Audio Audiophile. Thats about all you need. |
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| kaymak |
| thanks for that, i am running the SB audigy platnum 2, hasnt let me sown for software amyway, would that work for hardware |
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| Cosmic Energy |
| quote: | Originally posted by eladla
As your first synth, you want to get a synth with meny multitimbral parts.
This is the number of different sounds you can play on it at a given time and high polophony (the number of notes that can be played at one time).
My first synth (the JP-8080) was great but simce it can only play two parts at any given time.....it really made my move into hardware slow.
I would recommend the Virus (even the new cheapper classic) or a Novation K-Station. If you get a module (i.e. no keyboard) then you must also get a midi controller, thats why I think the k-station is a great first synth coz it has a little built in keyboard.
Now.....you will also need a sound card with good ASIO drivers.
If you don`t have one yet, for starters I would go with the M-Audio Audiophile. Thats about all you need. |
I've got some nice soft synths but I'm want to use some hardware too
I like to buy one or too hardware synth to start playing with,
and would it be better to buy Nord Lead 3 or Nord Rack for the start instead of K-Station cause K-Station has it's software analog V-Station 1.2 (and it's a very good softsynth)? |
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| DeZmA |
| quote: | Originally posted by eladla
As your first synth, you want to get a synth with meny multitimbral parts.
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I would recommend the Virus (even the new cheapper classic) or a Novation K-Station. If you get a module (i.e. no keyboard) then you must also get a midi controller, thats why I think the k-station is a great first synth coz it has a little built in keyboard.
Now.....you will also need a sound card with good ASIO drivers.
If you don`t have one yet, for starters I would go with the M-Audio Audiophile. Thats about all you need. |
Thats quite contradictorial, you recommend a multitimbral synth and you say go for the k-station, which is mono (or bi) timbral and only 8 note polyphony as far as I know.
I'd say buy a novation nova, waldorf micro q or virus b cheap from ebay and you'll fall in love pretty soon |
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| DeZmA |
| quote: | Originally posted by kaymak
thanks for that, i am running the SB audigy platnum 2, hasnt let me sown for software amyway, would that work for hardware |
It will work but I really don't like creative for producing, it's designed for gaming. From the moment you have the money get rid of it and buy a terratec, echo, m-audio or another semi-professional soundcard. |
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| kaymak |
| cheers, you'll have to bear with me as i am a hardware virgin, is hardware basically like a vst for automation within your sequencer, you program a synth then automate it normally or do you automate is manually. |
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| DeZmA |
| quote: | Originally posted by kaymak
cheers, you'll have to bear with me as i am a hardware virhim, is hardware basically like a vst for automation within your sequencer, you program a synth then automate it normally or do you automate is manually. |
I didn't completely understand your question. On modern synths you can automate every single parameter, just look in the cc list in the manual and set the right cc. |
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| Etherium |
| quote: | | Thats quite contradictorial, you recommend a multitimbral synth and you say go for the k-station, which is mono (or bi) timbral and only 8 note polyphony as far as I know. |
Yeah, that's what I was thinking! I would stay away from the K-Station. It has to be one of the worst buys ever. 1 part mulitimbral, scant effects section. Lord, you could buy a Supernova for just a little more. |
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| eladla |
| quote: | Originally posted by DeZmA
Thats quite contradictorial, you recommend a multitimbral synth and you say go for the k-station, which is mono (or bi) timbral and only 8 note polyphony as far as I know.
I'd say buy a novation nova, waldorf micro q or virus b cheap from ebay and you'll fall in love pretty soon |
Hmm.....didn`t think of that :toothless .....your right I guess....my bad.
But the K-Station is still nice to start with coz it`s an easy synth to program and it doubles as a midi controller (and it`s cheap).
I still stand by what I said.....if your gona get just one synth, get one thats at least 4-parts (like the nord lead 3).
But if you only get the nord as your only hardware you`ll need the non-rack model unless you wanna program it all into the piano roll and not by playing on a keyboard.....it`s possible....but kills the mood for me. |
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| Vert |
| quote: | Originally posted by eladla
Hmm.....didn`t think of that :toothless .....your right I guess....my bad.
But the K-Station is still nice to start with coz it`s an easy synth to program and it doubles as a midi controller (and it`s cheap).
I still stand by what I said.....if your gona get just one synth, get one thats at least 4-parts (like the nord lead 3).
But if you only get the nord as your only hardware you`ll need the non-rack model unless you wanna program it all into the piano roll and not by playing on a keyboard.....it`s possible....but kills the mood for me. |
Do parts really matter if you are recording individually though?
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| hey cheggy |
Polyphony is definitely important, but I don't consider timbrality to be an issue. I run a virus C and I've never used it in multi mode. In a studio environment, I tend to do each sound by itself so that I can adjust it to fit.
As far as good synths go, the more popular are the VAs like the Virus, the jp-8080 and the nord and to a lesser extent the Waldorf Q. |
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