By midisax
On 12th November 2001
Version: latest
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rgc:audio Pentagon I
Finally a VSTI with the fatness of the memorymoog. This is the analog synth vsti we've all been waiting for.
Not everyone likes the gui but for me its killer, I just love the vibe of those lucite knobs, and it feels like a vintage synth to program.
The sound capabilities, the QUALITY of the sound, are powerful in the extreme.
It sets a new standard for features in a vsti, with unsurpassed midi implementation beyond anything before, its uniquely suited for use with a midisax (wind synth) with its controller range scaling and luxurious choice of pitch bend modes and ranges.
The manual is quite good, and quite detailed. The presets are many and also quite good.
The customer support is the best.
The only VSTI synth that really compares is Reaktor, and i kinda see Reaktor as being more Arp-like and Pentagon 1 being more like a memorymoog or oberheim.
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By midisax
On 12th September 2001
Version: 1.1
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rgc:audio Square I
You can check out my review of triangle 1 to get my feelings about the incredible quality of RGC plugins and their steller customer relations.
Square just multiplies the power. |
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By midisax
On 12th September 2001
Version: 1.1
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rgc:audio Triangle I
Perhaps the fattest sounding analog modeled vsti's available now are these new ones from rgc, and I consider this a favorite for use with midisax because of the very smooth mono legato it features and the very smooth filter response. If you look around you'll see very few vsti's have a truly smooth mono legato AND respond to pitch bend and you need that for midisax use, or any true mono lead synth.
RGC is not above working with a customer to get rid of bugs either, rene actually personally contacted me on a problem I was having, and that few if any others were, and fixed it literally overnight. That kind of service is literally the extra mile. |
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By midisax
On 12th September 2001
Version: newest
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Muon Software Tau Pro
I bought Tau Pro but was very disappointed when I found it doesnt support pitch bend at all, despite the web site saying full midi.
Seems like a waste of time to implement midi if you are going to leave out huge parts of the spec like pitch bend.
I was assured that pitch bend was easy to add and would be added quickly.
That was about 3 months ago.
After complaining about it here I was suprised to get mail saying that a refund had been issued and i was to destroy all copies I had. Would've been nice to get an initial mail asking me if thats really what i want to do first..
...and yet after all that i'll probably buy it again once pitchbend is added, the tone of it is that good! |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1.2
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ProjectOne BombThatBeat
The updates have solidified this unique and powerful VSTI, its nice to see someone try something different!! |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1
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Waldorf Attack
Software that makes hardware jealous!
Frequent updates add to the quality. This is the real deal! |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1
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Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V
A totally satisfying vsti recreation, definitive! |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1
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LoftSoft FMHeaven
The first comprehensive FM vsti really, its STILL holding its own as only now are other companies coming out with good FM vsti's |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: beta
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SpeedSoft VX7
Speedsoft take "the other" approach to the yamaha FM series with a mor sy-77 kind of look and feel.
Its good now but with speedsofts continuous support, as they've shown with Vsampler, its only gonna get lots better.
and of course the incredibly low price! |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1.2
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A0 DK1
Very inexpensive and rock solid stable. A weird but very very powerful midi implementation makes this a drum vsti that keeps its place by offering unique features. |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 1.11
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Native Instruments (NI) B4
Native Instruments easily have cornered the market on VSTI's with breakthrough sound modeling, and they could stop there and we'd be happy but instead they go ON to update and improve and expand their products. B4 on its own is the best Hammond emulation around, and now NI is releasing updates and upgrades, instead of forcing users to instead buy b5 and b6 and b7.
I personally see the release of B4 as the point where vsti's started getting really serious. |
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By midisax
On 10th September 2001
Version: 2.7
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SpeedSoft VSampler
Speedsoft fully deliver on value and power and support. Vsampler Holds its place tied right next to Halion and EXS24, each having its own advantages and disadvantages, but Vsampler only costs $75 and is supported BIG TIME! On Vsampler.com user forum you can see a literal record of bugfixes, user requested feature additions, user requested changes that speedsoft has quickly responded to. New versions come out often and user interaction is handled very well.
Speedsoft are a model for all independent vsti developers. |
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