Korg updates its Legacy Collection with a new Arp Odyssey emulation
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- KVRAF
- 2418 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
It is a strange choice, aspecially considering this is a very nice vst.
I for one think you won't be disappointed.
There ARE numerous reports of high cpu usage, so you better have a good cpu/computer.
There are some demo videos around with either the app or the vst.
https://www.google.com/search?q=korg+od ... ms&tbm=vid
I for one think you won't be disappointed.
There ARE numerous reports of high cpu usage, so you better have a good cpu/computer.
There are some demo videos around with either the app or the vst.
https://www.google.com/search?q=korg+od ... ms&tbm=vid
- KVRAF
- 4534 posts since 17 Jun, 2013 from very close to Paris, France
I think that they don't want the users of their hardware Korg Odyssey resale it to purchase the software one after having simply demoed it. That way, the first tentation is to purchase the software edition without being able to demo it... then eventually keep also the hardware one.Stefken wrote:It is a strange choice, aspecially considering this is a very nice vst.
I for one think you won't be disappointed.
There ARE numerous reports of high cpu usage, so you better have a good cpu/computer.
There are some demo videos around with either the app or the vst.
https://www.google.com/search?q=korg+od ... ms&tbm=vid
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- GRRRRRRR!
- 15844 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
That would be a poor strategy because if you can afford the hardware, you won't blink at buying the VST, so it would only delay selling the hardware, not prevent it.
I really couldn't care less. It certainly evokes the sound of the original, and then some, which is all that should matter to anyone. It's also polyphonic and has Unison, so it goes well beyond the hardware.Bump1 wrote:I have a Korg Odyssey hardware unit right here....is there a demo of the plugin?? If so, (and if it hasn't been offered yet) is anyone interested in some 1:1 comparisons on some patches???
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- KVRist
- 356 posts since 3 Oct, 2009
Fixed it for you...BONES wrote:That would be a poor strategy because if you can afford the hardware, you won't blink at buying the VST,
Unless, of course, you already have the hardware.....
Next time maybe you should blink before hitting "submit"
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- 15844 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
Nice try but the hardware doesn't store sounds so the VSTi could come in handy as nothing more than a patch library for those with the hardware. I'd have been all over it if the hardware had a patch memory, even if it was just a handful. A dozen would get you through a live set and that's all I'd need. They managed it for Minilogue and Monologue, I don't see why they didn't do it for Odyssey. It's plain stupid. As it is, though, it is literally useless to us.
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- KVRAF
- 5169 posts since 16 Nov, 2014
Indeed. Everytime i use the unison and begin to spread and detune it, it just sounds really massive and not so thinned out and phased like in most other synths with unison.BlackWinny wrote:It is even probably one of the most impressive unison features that I ever heard in my already long life.
For me Arp Odyssey has the best unison sound.
Only maybe ES2 is even better.
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- KVRist
- 356 posts since 3 Oct, 2009
Because A/D/A conversion would have drove the price up significantly. And they probably wanted to also maintain a pure analog experience.BONES wrote:Nice try but the hardware doesn't store sounds so the VSTi could come in handy as nothing more than a patch library for those with the hardware. I'd have been all over it if the hardware had a patch memory, even if it was just a handful. A dozen would get you through a live set and that's all I'd need. They managed it for Minilogue and Monologue, I don't see why they didn't do it for Odyssey. It's plain stupid. As it is, though, it is literally useless to us.
Patch recall is trivial if you're a good programmer....I certainly do not care. *I* don't see the value in buying the plugin just to recall patches.
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- KVRAF
- 2418 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
They wanted to stay true to the original (schematics) which didn't include digital control.Bump1 wrote:And they probably wanted to also maintain a pure analog experience.
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- 15844 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
But they didn't do that anyway, because they added all three filters, as well as pure digital features like MIDI and USB, not present on the original. And once you put MIDI in there, you may as well put in a patch memory at the same time.
You're an idiot. Why would you need to do any AD/DA conversion just to have a patch memory? And why would Odyssey be three times the price of a Monologue, which is made by the same company and has a patch memory? All you need to do is digitally store/retrieve values read from the analogue circuitry.Bump1 wrote:Because A/D/A conversion would have drove the price up significantly.
There are plenty of vintage analogue synths with patch memory, like the Prophet V and OB-X. And if that was teh case, why put in MIDI and USB? What matters is the signal path, everything else, even things like LFOs, can be digital and it won't ruin the "analogue experience" at all.And they probably wanted to also maintain a pure analog experience.
Pig's arse! Try going from a nice resonant bassline to a screaming lead on stage with lights and smoke machines and an audience waiting for you to be ready so you can start the next song. Yes, the Odyssey's layout was specifically designed around making it easy to change the sound on the fly but it's still a big effort to actually do it on stage. I know, I had to do it for two years before I could afford a full MIDI set-up. Even something as basic as an SH-101 can be a challenge when you're in a hurry.Patch recall is trivial if you're a good programmer...
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- KVRAF
- 9096 posts since 5 Feb, 2004
I think Korg made the Odyssey more as a geek toy than a performance synth. It would be really wonderful if they made a version that was 1:1 the plugin, with patch memory, the sequencer, effects, and full midi implementation. It is not 1974 and the new ones are not 1:1 the vintage synths anyway.
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- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
Yay, more name calling from BONES.BONES wrote:You're an idiot. Why would you need to do any AD/DA conversion just to have a patch memory?Bump1 wrote:Because A/D/A conversion would have drove the price up significantly.
How do you propose
A. making digital signals change analog settings, and
B. storing analog settings as digital data,
without AD/DA conversion?
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- KVRAF
- 2418 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
- KVRAF
- 23077 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Before you start slandering somebody, perhaps educate yourself on how patch memory is actually done on a synthesizer.BONES wrote:You're an idiot. Why would you need to do any AD/DA conversion just to have a patch memory?Bump1 wrote:Because A/D/A conversion would have drove the price up significantly.
- KVRAF
- 11093 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
Guys, this is about the Korg Legacy Collection, NOT the Korg (ARP) Odyssey.
Please stop before entering an endless discussion about the virtues and faults of the modern Korg Odyssey, which would be pointless to this thread. It's much better to keep discussing what Korg should do to improve and expand the KORG LEGACY COLLECTION (you know... THE PLUG-INS)
Please stop before entering an endless discussion about the virtues and faults of the modern Korg Odyssey, which would be pointless to this thread. It's much better to keep discussing what Korg should do to improve and expand the KORG LEGACY COLLECTION (you know... THE PLUG-INS)
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- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
Has anyone mentioned that the GUIs need to be redrawn at a larger scale?fmr wrote:Guys, this is about the Korg Legacy Collection, NOT the Korg (ARP) Odyssey.
Please stop before entering an endless discussion about the virtues and faults of the modern Korg Odyssey, which would be pointless to this thread. It's much better to keep discussing what Korg should do to improve and expand the KORG LEGACY COLLECTION (you know... THE PLUG-INS)
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