That might be the difference between the real analog and VA synths. I must admit that I personally never really worked with real analog (only quickly tried out). But there is one VA synth (I think I have been mentioning it a little too often recently, so I'll skip the name) which I believe is the closest emulation of the analog gear ever. And the sound design feels so incredibly different on that synth. I mean, anything you dial in sounds good. It might be not the sound you're looking for, but it sounds good. With ALL other VA synths I have or had, I spend lots (or at least significant amounts) of time looking for tiny sweet spots in the knob position ranges. In most cases I needed to use the fine-tune mode of the knobs to hit those sweet spots. So, I'm under the impression that the sound design is incredibly more difficult on VAs, for whatever reason. Others with real analog synth experience might correct me.murnau wrote:interesting sidenote. i think thats the difference between you both.fluffy_little_something wrote:I think having as many synths as shown on that studio pic is counterproductive. I would get lost in sound design and technology instead of making music And my music would be too synth-etic
PS. The "sweet spot" problem goes away if I'm not so picky about the "analogishness" or "JMJ-ness" of the sound. The sounds are usable. But they feel very different in style.