Sound Character Of Diva
- KVRAF
- 1571 posts since 19 May, 2011 from North Carolina
I'm not hearing what the OP is hearing, but even if that were the case:
Running audio direct is a recent phenomenon - open a DAW plug-in and run straight to reference monitors or headphones and what's sitting between the sound source and your ears is almost transparent. Plug phones into a Pro One and it might not sound as hot as you remember. Even if you just ran to a board you had the channel strip to impart some character.
Take any soft synth, mix in a little A tape emu - even one that replicates more modern character - maybe some gentle putlec EQ emu, tube sat, etc., and stir.
I think a lot of us forget that back in the "good old days", there was a lot of analog after the analog. I'm not suggesting a MiniMoog run thru a DAW and audio interface sounds harsh, but it ain't Lucky Man, either.
Running audio direct is a recent phenomenon - open a DAW plug-in and run straight to reference monitors or headphones and what's sitting between the sound source and your ears is almost transparent. Plug phones into a Pro One and it might not sound as hot as you remember. Even if you just ran to a board you had the channel strip to impart some character.
Take any soft synth, mix in a little A tape emu - even one that replicates more modern character - maybe some gentle putlec EQ emu, tube sat, etc., and stir.
I think a lot of us forget that back in the "good old days", there was a lot of analog after the analog. I'm not suggesting a MiniMoog run thru a DAW and audio interface sounds harsh, but it ain't Lucky Man, either.
- u-he
- 28062 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
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- KVRist
- 349 posts since 5 Nov, 2012
Well, I'm glad you're at least considering it because I wanna buy all your shizzle with a little disconizzle, namean?Urs wrote:We'll be thinking about this. It's a bit of an effort because it entails additions to our licensing system and webinterface. Atm we're busy though with what I hinted at in the previous post, and preparations for our fun event, Musikmesse.OzWozEre wrote:So the only thing left to say is: where's the U-He Bundle?!
Good luck with whatever you got brewing for Musikmesse -- I'm sure you won't disappoint!
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- KVRian
- 969 posts since 6 Jul, 2009
Urs wrote:Don't be fooled by the price tag of Kumplete. It's worth much more. However, NI has become a hardware manufacturer. Naturally they subsidize the software to sell more hardware. Like Apple does.OzWozEre wrote:Tell me, would this Diva be held in the same high-regard if it was bought and offered by NI and dumped in its $500 Komplete bundle?
Yet, no-one can afford to buy Diva off of us. Some tried one way or the other, but as I wrote elsewhere, I wouldn't swap my passion for being bored shitless on a yacht.
And hehehe, poor those who can't stand the hype. It'll become much worse in exactly two months from today
Did I miss an announcement or a hint in another thread? New filter model, arpeggiator, audio-in?
- KVRAF
- 1731 posts since 28 Dec, 2007
Mmm this is interesting...wonder what Sacha is up to...Urs wrote:Yeah, a bit of tape emu is never sniffed at
And wonder what is coming in two months...
- u-he
- 28062 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
I think there was a video leaked showing Sascha tweaking a tape emu.analoguesamples909 wrote:Mmm this is interesting...wonder what Sacha is up to...Urs wrote:Yeah, a bit of tape emu is never sniffed at
And wonder what is coming in two months...
In two months is Musikmesse, we're presenting a bunch of new stuff. And a Diva update, obviously with an Arpeggiator but also with approximately two new models of something (not complete synths, but the best bits of them)
- u-he
- 28062 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
As always, don't buy anything based on expectation. Once it's there and if you like it, you can save up then.Nanakai wrote:At least tell me if I should save some money....Urs wrote: And hehehe, poor those who can't stand the hype. It'll become much worse in exactly two months from today
We've made a few too optimistic promises in the past which reality and circumstance never could live up to. Which led to quite some disappointments. Which is why we don't post any details anymore, even if stuff is nearly finished
- KVRAF
- 1731 posts since 28 Dec, 2007
interesting has anyone seen this leaked video?Urs wrote: I think there was a video leaked showing Sascha tweaking a tape emu.
In two months is Musikmesse, we're presenting a bunch of new stuff. And a Diva update, obviously with an Arpeggiator but also with approximately two new models of something (not complete synths, but the best bits of them)
- KVRAF
- 5234 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
This may or may not be a clue:Nanakai wrote:At least tell me if I should save some money....Urs wrote: And hehehe, poor those who can't stand the hype. It'll become much worse in exactly two months from today
Going by that luke warm description it would perhaps be an odd choice.Urs wrote:We're evaluating an attempt to OB-X filters. It's all nice and juicy, but it's really not that far off from the 12dB multimode filter, sound-wise. The mere difference is in the choice of OTA chips (CA3080 rather than IR3109) and the clipping in the feedback path. They're basically indistinguishable at low resonance settings. The other difference is, of course, Oberheim's SEM/OB-X filter doesn't go into self oscillation while Roland's Jupiter-6 and Alpha Juno filters do. Which I guess is merely a choice of parameter design rather than a limitation of the circuit (not sure).
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- KVRian
- 588 posts since 3 Oct, 2011
A solid plan. All I'm wondering is, are you talking about new products with introductory prices that I could work into my budget (if the demos please me), or updates to existing products? Didn't mean to put you on the spot, though. I'll try to pretend I didn't read anything....Urs wrote:As always, don't buy anything based on expectation. Once it's there and if you like it, you can save up then.Nanakai wrote:At least tell me if I should save some money....Urs wrote: And hehehe, poor those who can't stand the hype. It'll become much worse in exactly two months from today
We've made a few too optimistic promises in the past which reality and circumstance never could live up to. Which led to quite some disappointments. Which is why we don't post any details anymore, even if stuff is nearly finished
...while secretly
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- KVRian
- 1107 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from the high desert
Completely false analogy.Urs wrote:Don't be fooled by the price tag of Kumplete. It's worth much more. However, NI has become a hardware manufacturer. Naturally they subsidize the software to sell more hardware. Like Apple does.
NI's stuff will run on any computer, any hardware.
Apple's stuff will only run on Apple's computers.
- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Not true, you can install OSX on a regular PC. It's Linux (FreeBSD) at its core, after all.
- KVRAF
- 2545 posts since 15 Jan, 2013 from L'Écosse
If you're talking about the kernel it is completely unrelated to Linux. It is based on the Mach operating system. They're as different as chalk and cheese. Tagged on top of both is a Unix-like system, which itself was derived from Bell labs.EvilDragon wrote:Not true, you can install OSX on a regular PC. It's Linux (FreeBSD) at its core, after all.
- Beware the Quoth
- 33159 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
<pedantry> as is FreeBSD </pedantry>Nightpolymath wrote:If you're talking about the kernel it is completely unrelated to Linux.EvilDragon wrote:Not true, you can install OSX on a regular PC. It's Linux (FreeBSD) at its core, after all.
my other modular synth is a bugbrand