What....? You jumped the gun there bud. By modern counterparts I'm referring to other softies and developers. I've no interest in comparing Artuia soft synths to their actual hardware counter parts. That sounds like far too much hard work. Have at it tho', if that's your thing.fmr wrote:So, this is just your opinion, since you have no knowledge whatsoever about the hardware couterparts? Wold you be surprised if I say to you, that, for example, the Arturia Jupier-8 V is the closest software where you can pick a real Jupiter-8 patch sheet and create a sound similar to the hardware out of it? Tha same can be said about the Minimoog V, and several others. So, your opinion is just that, your opinion. You din't like Arturia synths? Fine. That doesn't make them inferior, since you aren't any kind of taste ruler.Robmobius wrote: But I will compare Arturia synths to their modern counterparts and say they are now quite far behind (imo).
FWIW, the Matrix V, Prophet V (with the hybrid approach), Minimoog Modular, etc, have no competition in the market, so, no matter how good they are, they are the best emulations available, period.
Arturia passed for a difficult period after they lost their main (or one of their main) developer (Xavier Oudin), Only recently (like a couple of years ago or little more than that) did they manage to find substitutes. So, I'm really optimistice rgarding the future of Arturia synths.
Let me try and break it down for you. I don't like Artura's soft synths, especially at what's on offer today - Uhe, Xils, Tone2, Xfer, (I could go on). If you love them, pat yourself on the back and say 'well done'. But as you're no kind of 'Taste Ruler' either, that doesn't make them in anyway 'superior'.
'So, your opinion is just that, your opinion.' Just going on your own logic.
Also, thanks for letting me know that I've had no hardware experience. I must have dreamt up the time I used the Jupiter 8 in a mates house. Damn, I must be getting old.
The mini-moog modular has no competition you say? So what... I don't have any garden Gnomes btw. I don't like it, so I never bought it.
Genuinely sorry to hear about Xavier. But I can't say I'm optimistic about Arturia on the software front. Considering the few I own, I never use. Thier hardware looks far more appealing.
But I have to disagree with you when you say I'm not the ultimate 'taste ruler'. Because the first thing everyone on KVR always asks, when any new synth is released, is good enough for Rob to use? If not, then no one will buy it. In fact. I have a special phone in my house so devs can phone me up and ask to chek their new synth sounds. Ugh...
Must just cut you up inside when someone dislikes Arturia softies. Unfortunately, I'm not alone in my 'taste ruling' as you've pointed out, at yet another Arturia bashing thread'.