Hi TheoTheoM wrote:i am just curious, at present, with what's currently *available* on any virtual platform, what do you consider to bt eh standard or "king of" analog virtual synths? TIA
Answer: No one in particular. Depends on your needs.
Hi TheoTheoM wrote:i am just curious, at present, with what's currently *available* on any virtual platform, what do you consider to bt eh standard or "king of" analog virtual synths? TIA
I don't know about that, seems he has a decent sense of humourTheoM wrote:the blamsoft guy is a pretty nasty piece of work, so, he can take the pole he's got permanently shoved up his ass and keep it there afaiac.
Blamsoft wrote:One of Blam's crowning achievements during the Blamco years was his 64 pole Staircase filter design. While other companies were skimping on poles, Blam was not willing to settle for anything but perfection. He was once once quoted as saying, "Boatloads? I'll use oceans if I have to!", when criticized about the number of BJTs in his design. Unfortunately, the hefty price tag, large size, and +/-5kHz temperature variation prevented the filter from being widely adopted. But Blam's basic filters, synthesizers, and guitar pedals fared better, eventually achieving a cult like status among his dedicated following.
Of course, we all have different tastes. I mean even the Moog users argue about the sound between different revisions of the Model D, or differences between Model D and Voyager. Same can be said about Prophet 5 rev.2 vs rev.3 :)IncarnateX wrote:Sure mate. I was just commenting from my point of view. You know, to exhange opinions in mutual respect and not to get you down. But most of all to provide a challenge to those that think DIVA can sound like a real analogue synth and that does not necessarily include you. Sorry if it came out any other way.eXode wrote: So what, am I not entitled to an opinion different from yours?
Fine. But you've completely ignored the phenomenon known as GAS Plus I think the fact this is modelled on a Voyager is just as appealing to a lot of people as how it actually sounds. So, GAS multiplied by Moog Voyager emulation RE divided by 'can these sounds already be done in Reason' plus yummy GUI equals lots of Viking appeal and sales for Blamsoft I'm buying this one I think.eXode wrote:My original intention though is that people should think twice before paying for this synth when Thor (imho) comes close.
Funny because I think THOR can sound pretty warm especially for bass sounds. Tweak the drive settings (I wonder why so few people use this slider) on the LP filter either in mode I or II, use 3 of them in serial (maybe the statevariable as a HP set to 30 Hz as second) and you should be done.fceramic wrote:... To my ears Thor has always sounded rather cold and digital and I would never use it for bass sounds.
That was me. I've taken the files down now but I remember that most people thought Thor was the best / most analogue sounding!! I did a similar test on SoundCloud (removed that file just a couple of days ago as it goes!). It was a surprising result that just said to me that most people don't even really know what analogue sounds like or what makes it supposedly sound better than VA / soft synth. People would pick the sound that they thought sounded the 'most analogue'. In many cases that was Thor! Go figureHalma wrote:Funny because I think THOR can sound pretty warm especially for bass sounds. Tweak the drive settings (I wonder why so few people use this slider) on the LP filter either in mode I or II, use 3 of them in serial (maybe the statevariable as a HP set to 30 Hz as second) and you should be done.fceramic wrote:... To my ears Thor has always sounded rather cold and digital and I would never use it for bass sounds.
Btw on Gearlutz someone did a "guess what synth is this" blind test thread a while ago and mostly everyone favored THOR.
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/electron ... t-2-a.html
I did wonder this myself, given that it's such a blatant rip-off down to the last detail. All it's missing is the Moog logo! It does make you wonder, if this wasn't CLEARLY an emulation of the Moog Voyager then would people even be comparing the two?! People would certainly be saying, 'it's a great sounding synth', and things like, 'it sounds very analogue'. But the first bite is with the eye & often this is the main pull of software emulations of vintage (or not so vintage in the case of the Voyager) analogue hardware. Some might sound very little like the hardware they're emulating. But if they look like them people are drawn in like moths to a flame!danbroad wrote:Have Moog noticed yet? Have their lawyers?
Well, that is one of the problems nowadays. All those cats want to sound as analog as possible but often they don't have a clue about the "analog sound". Back in the days everybody tried to sound as clean as possible (e.g. no hum, good signal to noise ratio etc).Dogboy73 wrote: That was me. I've taken the files down now but I remember that most people thought Thor was the best / most analogue sounding!! I did a similar test on SoundCloud (removed that file just a couple of days ago as it goes!). It was a surprising result that just said to me that most people don't even really know what analogue sounds like or what makes it supposedly sound better than VA / soft synth. People would pick the sound that they thought sounded the 'most analogue'. In many cases that was Thor! Go figure
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