XW-Addict Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I like hardware synth the most, I've tried several soft synthdoesn't matter how good they are or sound with theprocessing power of the cpu behind it The depth of programming seems simple but can be a deep dip wading through a forest of functionsenvelopes , effects and what not. I like certain limits to get most out of something ease of programmingis one of them it takes time getting an idea and sculpt it out of concept. Such steers my creativity shaping not only how to workaround things but how it needs to sound and if getting asatisfying sound. Most sound created in a synthesizedway are either because of the wanted result or by accident. I've have not as of yet put much effort in sculpting sound with envelopes could not wrap my head around but eventually learningdoing it step wise entering value's for parameters could pay of in time. I'm still stuck as in the big bad wolf huffing and puffing blowing the house down. To me sound is just a gush of wind instead ofa blowing effect of an brass ensemble which would sound nicer ifI could make such early reference of such, Experimenting gavesuch insight. Creating something like a slow whoop sound is a challenge. Itsjust recently that I've started keeping zone 1 free for the solo-synthfor the sake of programming envelope style or any sound movementin performance mode doing it on the G1, Should reference more to theexemplary template available to get a feel for it adjusting settings what not.I'm glad synthesizers have more then two knobs or sliders . Sounds a bit biased saying my preference is to hard synth more then soft synth,honestly I've put more time in G1 then my other gear which as a learning base should not be solely at one instrument to say the least. But all in all the effortput in there gave me a wider view in sound design and synthesis so it doesn't feel like a total loss . I've got two more powerful instruments the PX5S and MW1 and the sonar software synths the only time consuming is the time to lay it out for an,performance level aka Vangelis studio but that a different story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I prefer hardware as well, but I use software synths quite a bit as well, esp. when I travel. Here's some of my portable rigs in action: y 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I'm another vote for hardware over soft synths. There's just no substitute for having a physical presence of knobs and sliders to create a reproduceable sound consistently and reliably. Furthermore there's no 30 to 60 second bootup time for turning on a hardware synth and simply put, a hardware synth simply won't crash when you're smack in the middle of a three hour recording session. And finally while this may not apply to tablets, the mouse is simply a horrible interface for real time adjustments and parameter inputs. Gary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Amen to that Gary I remember being in the middle of a soft synth session when it crashed and again to say the least I did feel delighted by the result I've made not with losing it all :|>. I't will occur to hardware once when many moons have passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Amen to that Gary I remember being in the middle of a soft synth session when it crashed and again to say the least I did feel delighted by the result I've made not with losing it all :|>. I't will occur to hardware once when many moons have passed. Already happens my friend! I have heard many sad tales of keyboards going down in the middle of a gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Yeah but recovering from a hardware synth crash is a 6 second reboot compared to a 2 minute plus(???) recovery from a computer lockup Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yeah but recovering from a hardware synth crash is a 6 second reboot compared to a 2 minute plus(???) recovery from a computer lockup Gary I'll just go ahead and leave this here.... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yeah but who in their right mind buys a Kronos? Overpriced piece of crap. My Kurzweil PC3K8 is the slowest thing on my rack and it boots up in under 6 seconds flat (it's also never crashed on me :D ) Gary PS... According to my own rule of thumb, once you shove a hard drive into a keyboard it is no longer a synth. It becomes a friggen computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeah but who in their right mind buys a Kronos? Overpriced piece of crap. Tempted to spend next years saving on that my head still riding the band wagon / do it / don't / do it / don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Tempted to spend next years saving on that my head still riding the band wagon / do it / don't / do it / don't If you can live with a 3 minute boot time and mysterious OS crashes then more power to ya buddy :D Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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