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Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:27 pm

groinblister ?

sicklecell666 you sound just like a few of the boy wonders i have personally 'escorted' from clubs. maybe we've met ?

kovacs · Post by **kovacs** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:38 pm

Weee. My upgrade arrived today. This will be fun...

ew · Post by ew » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:07 pm

aMUSEd wrote:This 3D surround sound thing looks interesting - but I only have 2 speakers

Read my recent posts on this,aMUSEd.It's still a very useful feature because of the added outputs.Also,you DO get a little front/back soundfield motion even in stereo.
ew

jcroot · Post by **jcroot** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:55 pm

saturday - winter - freezing rain - absynth 3.

sigh

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:00 pm

Cabinfever wrote:groinblister ? sicklecell666 you sound just like a few of the boy wonders i have personally 'escorted' from clubs. maybe we've met ?

I doubt I'm someone you would enjoy meeting very much & nope, no escorting here unless it was in a squad car..

But it's good to know your sexual preference & modus operandi..Watch out, young ones, don't let Chester the molester buy you a drink or you're gonna wake up with your pants unbuttoned..

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:56 pm

Wow.

Now we know you personally escort people from clubs..

...are you trying to say you're a bouncer? Coz it sounds more like your a fuckin' rentboy.

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:06 pm

Acolmiztli wrote:Wow.

Now we know you personally escort people from clubs..

...are you trying to say you're a bouncer? Coz it sounds more like your a fuckin' rentboy.

just a long shot.. but what if he just picked someone up in a club (him being gay, that would be a man) just like you would pick up a girl in a club, after wich you 'escort' him/her to your/her/his home for some erm.. a cup of tea

just an idea

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:49 pm

Sicklecell666 wrote:Steve, I might not know a whole lot, but what I can say is Absynth is one of the ONLY things I would stand behind as a purchase sheerly from wieght of recommendation..

I can realy hear it getting applied to your music..

Why not get Dystonia's opinion of it? He's a recent Absythn convert..if you don't value my opinion, why hear his?

I have no doubt it's top quality, and you, DEK, ew, normal, and x_bruce all make for an excellent advert for it. But I would never buy something I couldn't try out fully. I'm now leaning towards Crusher-X for my next sfotsynth purchase somewhere down the line. Besides, there's a Korg Prophecy in the mail heading my way, should probably make use of that first while my bank account recovers.

Cheers,
Steve

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:58 pm

i dont use crusher enough i need a tutorial

x_bruce · Post by **x_bruce** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:36 pm

Thanks Cabinfever, I always love being accused of something indirectly. So now, do it right and state exactly how I'm controlled by, cause you see, I don't appreciate lies about me, observations I make about a synth I wasn't sure would live up to the hype, etc.

Gee, sounds like a fanboy? Not.
Sounds like I work for N.I. or am affiliated in some way. Not

Thanks to all who've contributed reasonable, polite discussion. To those that won't buy something without a demo I understand, I feel that way about a lot of synths. Personally, Absynth 1 is still on my system because it does some things that are easier to do than Absynth 3 which is warmer than 1. That seems to be available and at the least people will get a general impression, assuming they keep in mind this is the synth 2 versions ago. In every area it has improved.

Cabinfever, I don't like people like you that hide in anonymity and act like strutting asses. I don't have much but I have my name and a somewhat reasonable reputation and will not have you or any other cranky wannabe accusing me of something without proof. If in fact you're a bouncer you might want to try your way onto the stage where I played for most of my life until illness took that pleasure away from me.

I expected some whining jerks to start in on ABsynth 3 but I won't stand for personal attacks or accusations that can't be followed up. Got it?

kovacs · Post by **kovacs** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:55 pm

I just got to play with the presets so far but wow I think Absy 3 is a great improvement. The envelope screen is great. Being a preset junkie I'm already in love with this stuff...

jsd · Post by **jsd** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:20 am

the best change in abs3 is that you can now see where each envelope is in real time. that alone makes it worth the $$.

strav100 · Post by **strav100** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:36 am

I agree - the scrolling line scanning the envelope is such a simple but wonderful addition - it makes it easy to understand the functioning of the envelopes! Absynth is a strange beast with a very odd interface but it works because the Brian Clevinger thought about how to create sound on a computer rather than a virtual representation of a synth.

With Absynth the 2 big factors that produce the unique sound is:-

1) The Pipe and Multitap effects units - they are works of genius - they give the 'organic' quality - try the patches with the effects turned off - you will see what I mean

2) The envelopes - but the Sytrus synth equally has just as flexible envelopes (plus more than 68 breakpoints) !

So, perhaps try running an ordinary synth as the audio in though Absynth 3 effects - that will give some of the 'Absynth sound'

BTW - z3ta+ is highly regarding as having a great sound - again due to the effects - the filters aren't fantastic IMHO.

xander · Post by **xander** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:02 am

Sicklecell666 wrote:
shamann wrote:
ew wrote:What demo?There hasn't been one for a while,and the old demo was Absynth 1-that's even pre sampling and sync.
The old demo was only v1? Really? Because it really sucked. I can think of at least one sale NI lost over it.
The kazzaa demo's way more recent..maybe xander can hook you up

Well, you just chalked up another bunch of posts you hemolytically-challenged posting monster you -- you'll beat vurt's record shortly I bet

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No, casting all negative aspersions asisde, I try almost every new product that gets released, and the Absynth 3 demo running at Yodobashi Camera store (just ask Ford Prefect or maybe even Knockman) -- where most of us traveling wackster musos go to hang in Japan because we're too poor to do aything else -- is where I tested it prior to the point of which we bagan to speaketh. However, to try it, you are required to actually log off from your PC and take your hand off your mouse, (if that doesn't cause you too much angst), physically move your body from it's comfortably seated throne, go down to your local music store and actually live-test stuff.

This is way cool for those who want to try out state-of-the-art DAWs which they otherwise could never afford (especially in Japan). I recommend this activity highly.

Kazzaa? No way -- Bit Torrent is way better

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:43 am

jsd wrote:the best change in abs3 is that you can now see where each envelope is in real time. that alone makes it worth the $$.

Yummy!

Let's talk Absynth 3, shall we?