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By puerileboy
On 12th July 2004
Version: 1.06

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Ichiro Toda Synth1

Ok, there are over a billion 'analog' emulation vst synths out there. Some with one OSC, some with eight. I have always found two to be the best compromise in sound vs resources. Maybe because i grew up on a Micromoog instead of a Mini. Anyway, I played around with Synth1 for a few months, and found it very easy to use. Everything did what I expected it to do. It is unusually light in the resources hit, and never had it crash.

Okay, so then after all this time I download some of the banks other people have created and was completely blown out. If you do not have this synth in your arsenal your crazy.
 
    

By puerileboy
On 3rd June 2004
Version: 1.25

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XT Software energyXT

Having worked with "The Big Boys" (Cubase and Cakewalk) for years i was getting very tired of having to force my creative process to their work flow (i still get completely confuzeled everytime i have to get into the mixer section in Cubase SX). i tried out Tracktion and was impressed, but there seemed no way to get in with tweezers. i also checked out Buzz, but being a Keyboardist first and foremost i bristled at having to enter notes via the computer keyboard. Then i downloaded EnergyXT. After my first session with it i had my Credit Card out. True there is a bit of a learning curve, and i have really only scratched the surface, but i am in complete awe of this application.

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Okay after using energyXT for a while i am so incredibly impressed. For being a modular system, it is very easy to move around once you get the concept down.

Jorgen Rocks My World
 
Last edited : 15th June 2004     
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