oooh oooh, just got my girlfriend to pick up a copy of Computer Music with Crystal 2.0 on it but i'm at work so i'll have to wait to try it out. Anybody had a go yet?

Yes indeed Crystal 2 rules

No unfortunatly we in America must wait for our copies to come across on the Mayflower then cross the continent in Ox carts.I figure we'll get ours about the time 2.1 is available for download.I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

I know I'm going to sound like a freakin' democrat here(although I'm not!) but I must whine
It's not fair!!

bluedad

sorry blue dad, i sometimes forget that there are other countries outside of england. it all goes back to those days of the empire.....

thedancingfish wrote:

sorry blue dad, i sometimes forget that there are other countries outside of england. it all goes back to those days of the empire.....

I think its time to retake America...

Cool! Where are we taking it? Can I ride in the front seat?

Australia is in the same situation. I just bought issue 51 today.

Maybe you should start dumping the new issues over here with the next load of convicts.

vbfischer wrote:

thedancingfish wrote: sorry blue dad, i sometimes forget that there are other countries outside of england. it all goes back to those days of the empire..... I think its time to retake America...

You can have Ohio if it makes you feel better.

Robert

Can I have a lap-dancing club in downtown LA please?

Hey! Don't go giving away Ohio! That's one of my favorite ones!

Please take New Jersey!

Scot Solida wrote:

Cool! Where are we taking it?

From behind, screaming

[silent] wrote:

Please take New Jersey!

I can second that!!

you can take the americans but if yourlok at quebe we'll fight to the bitter end

No one's taking New Jersey anywhere unless they want a fight. And I'm in favor of keeping Ohio around as well, you get your own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now if you want, I'd be completely willing to give you Brits back the rest of the United States excluding the East and West Coasts as well as Ohio and Illinios. It's a good deal and will come out to more land than you ever had here to begin with.

God, I know I've had Crystal for quite some time and never used it in anything (shame), but now I'm really excited about Crystal 2.0.

I'm determined to make that bastard one of the key synths of my arsenal. I've been waiting for quite a while for an extremely clever use of sf2 in a synth like this. It's so much better than using .wav samples.

I think I should really sit down and work out what synths are going to be my core ones...and then learn how to use the bastards. I've had VAZ for how long now and I'm still yet to use it in anything. Shame on me!

*sigh*

>>>Please take New Jersey!

you took the words out of my mouth

Teksonik wrote:

No unfortunatly we in America must wait for our copies to come across on the Mayflower then cross the continent in Ox carts.I figure we'll get ours about the time 2.1 is available for download.I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

So true. I also hate the fact that nobody knows exactly when they expect the magazines to arrive! You would think they would be able to track this type of thing nowadays. Plus I live on the west coast which adds an extra 3000 miles to my Ox cart delivery service.

Ok enough whinning, both Crystal 1.0 and CM magazine are awsome. Cant wait for 2.0.

the fact that it will be available in a couple months takes the sting out.
still plenty to figure out in the present.

AD80 wrote:

Ok enough whinning, both Crystal 1.0 and CM magazine are awsome. Cant wait for 2.0.

I hope you're aware of the fact that it's up to 1.5 now...?! Since 1.0, shitloads of things have been added, like MIDI CC automation through the matrix, more (and better organized) modulation targets, extra waveforms for each oscillator...

Believe me, if you start playing with 1.5 now, you *might* be able to explore in detail maybe half of its current capabilities by the time your 2.0 arrives, even if it's 1-2 months from now...

1-2 months if I'm lucky! You're right, I'm barely scratching the surface of crystal 1.5. This thing is deep. By the time I push this thing to its limits there will be a crystal v3.5

Hey I just bought a copy of CM at the book store! A copy from October but a copy none the less.They don't even have November's issue yet.I asked the lady at the "customer service" counter if I could special order issue 54.Her reply?Dude you want a Latte?No I don't want a Latte I want Crystal 2.0! We have some healing crystals in the new age section.No not that kind of crystal it's a soft synth!Our poppy seed muffins are soft.Oh never mind Tiffany never mind.Sigh*patience is not my strong point

Can I claim Uma Thurman?


G'day Calem, U wrote:
Australia is in the same situation. I just bought issue 51 today.

I'm in QLd (Ten years and I hour behind etc...) we have issue 53 here on the Gold Coast. Must be shome mishtake?

syd wrote:

I'm in QLd (Ten years and I hour behind etc...) we have issue 53 here on the Gold Coast. Must be shome mishtake?

Is that self-depracating Qld humour I sense?

I would love issue 53. I want to actually see the ComputerMuzys tutorial in print. I might hunt around in a couple of other Newsagents and see if I can find some more current issues. I also need issue 50 because now I've got the DS404 but not all the patches that went with it.

What's this "not so regular"? I go every morning!

Caleb:
To live in Qld a sense of humour is a must

Hmm..I hate living in Sweden..I must wait at least another week for latest CM to appear at my local newsagents..

the uk can take back california, well at least san francisco and berkeley...

If it makes you all feel any better, being in California, I'll probably be the last one to see the magazine (although I did have early access to the synth ).

Regarding the previous CM issue, number 53, that has an article that may be of interest to Crystal users. It's a tutorial that demonstrates how to make atmospheric patches.

- Glenn

whoever gave us oklahoma can have it back as well...lol
I want to move somewhere like NYC....tons of girls, stuff to do, musicians, studios, concerts, etc etc etc...........

How is Crystal 2.0 on the CPU?

GlennO wrote:

If it makes you all feel any better, being in California, I'll probably be the last one to see the magazine (although I did have early access to the synth ). Regarding the previous CM issue, number 53, that has an article that may be of interest to Crystal users. It's a tutorial that demonstrates how to make atmospheric patches. - Glenn

Yes Glenn. I just managed to find myself Issue 53 today at huge expense and I noticed that article. Always happy to get tutorials on Crystal because it's so extensive and feature-packed that I need a tutorial to help get the message through my thick brain.

I'm hoping this will start one of those musical love affairs between myself and Crystal...with any luck.

Didn't think much of the pad created as part of the CM53 pad creation tutorial, but got a better appreciation for Crystal. Time to have some fun.