okay - ive totalled up all the votes in that other thread and the top ten are polled above to get a final winner - ive not checked release dates so if you think a plugin is not from 2003 then dont vote for it !!!

49 instruments were suggested in total (well ... 48 instruments and one effect) and the original voting is as follows (please note ive left ALL votes in so you can see how many people would rather take the piss than treat the vote seriously) ...

right ... vote away

slainte rob

pHz wrote:

(please note ive left ALL votes in so you can see how many people would rather take the piss than treat the vote seriously) ...

Heheheheh, are you a teacher by any chance? 'You're only hurting yourselves by not paying attention in class you know' etc etc.

fuck off

wait a minute... I appreciate energyXT, but... I don't think it's an instrument at all!
can anyone explain me?

regards!

zeta, the rest are shite...

lanark wrote:

wait a minute... I appreciate energyXT, but... I don't think it's an instrument at all! can anyone explain me? regards!

No, its not an instrument, but it is a vst. That was some smart arsed twats argument anyway

BTW, what is the point of this thread

We already had a thread, and we all voted, and you just posted the results....

so now we got to vote again, with a limited choice?

Why not just say 'these are the results'

hmm I'm not sure that eXT nor z3ta were initially released in 2003, but nonetheless I cast my vote for z3ta, most flexible and inspiring virtual instrument for me.

eXT and sfz+ are close seconds I think, but I just cannot help but vote z3ta

Hard to believe that an effect wins the title of "Best Virtual Instrument"!?

Peter.

I think that energyXT being a dubious instrument, and z3ta (and others) not being released on 2003, this is a completely questionable voting...

energyXT was released in 2003, is a standalone host and a VST instrument AND a VST effect. As an instrument, it is an instrument of instruments and effects. It's just as much an instrument as many samplers are or Highlife would have been. They host and play back sounds. energyXT hosts and plays back sound generators.

Having said all that, though, I have to admit that I didn't vote for it. I didn't vote for anything. I'm not a fan of popularity contests and nothing stands out as the best to me since there were so many excellent things released last year. Also, I consider many of the developers to be friends. A vote for one of them ends up being a vote against the others.

you cant win can you ???

someone posts a poll on best vsti of 2003

people complain its exclusive and misrepresentational

i set up another

various people suggest "use the top ten for a new more representational poll"

i do

some redneck complains

ferfucksake



slainte (i think) rob

btw ...

those are the results

slainte rob

G R O O V E A G E N T

the best of the best,

I think it's clear now that zeta is the best because energyXT is not an instrument.. It should fall more in the host category...

For me it's MicroTonic by Sonic Charge ... Drumsynth, but still synth !

I thought that Xphraze was supposed to be the super-duper greatest and most innovative plug ever etc. etc. (I've never used it myself). How come no-one really ever mentions it?

Also, I don't suppose someone has ever done a poll like:

Polls - Fun or Mean?

i can't believe how low rhino's polling so far

best virtual instrument of 2003 ... the final vote...
Aint that just a stupid thread ? Stupid question...
Nothing to read in here except probably some people saying this synth is the best in the world!!! and people would reply hell no! THIS synth is the best in the world...

Pointless to have such discussions and espacially to have them sticky in a topic because they are plain STUPID.

stupid enough for you to reply to though



slainte rob

Hi PHZ, got nothing against you of course.
Simply I and other users find such topics not contributing by any way.
Anyway, my intention wasn't to insult anyone.
Have a good day everyone

Scr1pt3r wrote:

...stupid ... Stupid ...Nothing to read in here ... Pointless ... STUPID.

Scr1pt3r wrote:

my intention wasn't to insult anyone

Well, don't worry. Someone would have to be pretty fuckin' stupid to think that you were trying to insult anyone.

That's glory for you!

I'm also amazed at how low Rhino is being rated in this poll. It's also strange to see z3ta+ being listed when it was actually a 2002 VSTi

-Tronam

I voted ENergy XT

Edited to remove negative comments
ding dong

Where the hell's PLASTICz on that list? It's my fave VSTi that I have!

i think the hypersynth should be really noted as far as pads are concered....pretty killer.....and as far as DXi/VSTi are concerned the NI FM7 is my choice...not 2003 but you know....man that is a tastey synth....and B4.....and edirol stuff is unbelievable...both string ensemble and Orchestral........that is what i like to see in quality.....

I want to see a Korg M1 DXi/VSTi .........

what do you guys think???

Tennant wrote:

Where the hell's PLASTICz on that list? It's my fave VSTi that I have!

um, that one is like, um, really old now

it's a poll for 2003

Oh, sorry for being so old fashioned. I like what I like. I thought plasticz was a 2003 vsti?

I have to say BFD

hooked up to an mpd16 is amazing, truly amazing.

pHz wrote:

(please note ive left ALL votes in so you can see how many people would rather take the piss than treat the vote seriously)

I guess my knowledge of English get's to a limit here. I have no clue what this means.
Could someone translate it to proper English for me?

Tennant wrote:

Oh, sorry for being so old fashioned. I like what I like. I thought plasticz was a 2003 vsti?

hey, plasticz is a GREAT vsti mate! please, i hope you didn't get offended by my comment. I noticed you are new here, so maybe your not used to us joking around an all. i was just stirring ya...cheers