By Emerald Tablet
On 5th March 2003
Version: 1.0
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Land of Cockaigne Satyr
Put on your starscaped glasses and your neon coloured suit
Its time to rattle roll and funk the night away with SATYR
This beauty is the cream of the crop when it comes to simulation of crackling transistors in a old lo fi raw synth
I managed to squeeze out some of the funkiest sounds, and don't ask me how I did it because this beast is over packed with features.
Let me sum them up for you audiofreakz out here
3 mainsectionz : oscillators / envelopes / modulators
each section comes with its own features, for the oscillators o.c. all features to control these two great oscillators.
you can widen or narrow the field you can fine detune or rough detune the sound add depth / ring modulation / FM soften
set an internal clock bpm and use pitch / portamento
for the envelopes all the settings you possibly need to make the sound you have in mind ... attack / decay / release / velocity sensibility / etcetera. first for volume / amplitude and 2 other envelope sections with the same features as the first with the difference they are freely assignable for the purpose you have in mind for them.
In the modulation section we find the filters with lfo and resonance as most important (to me ) and further on freq cut off band filters and some features I haven't mastered yet because I lack time ;)
However .. this is one of the most flexible monophonic (4 voices polyphonic) synths that is very usefull for lead synth sounds
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By Emerald Tablet
On 19th February 2003
Version: 2.21
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Green Oak Crystal
Howdy ... It's been a while since I did a review
but on this one I simply am under an obligation since they gave this (worth many dollars) one for free to me !
pro`s :
* easy programmable interface
* the possibility to draw envelopes ! (yep like adaptive synth but better)
* Its modular
* drawable frequency modulation
* tempo sync for delay and filters and modulators
* band splitter
* an astonishing row of effects
must I go on ? I could name a hundred uses for this beast and it would still be a thin review for
this multi-purpose mega cool work of art.
boundless possibilities for the use of this ... ranging from rhythmic effects to spread out pads
any self appreciating / respecting computer artist / vsti musician should have this !
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By Emerald Tablet
On 3rd May 2002
Version: 1.0?
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SK Vivaldi
Get ready for lift of
This plugin creates very odd test-tone like sounds
Use it for electro tunes or other space like futuristic creations.
overall rating a 7 ++
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By Emerald Tablet
On 18th April 2002
Version: ?
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Tobybear Electric Cowboy 3000
After a couple of good reviews from my hand a critical one. Many have tried to simulate the sound of guitar strings, and I have heard some nice sounds ... I have a beautiful nylon string on my kurzweil k2500s for instance. So one can make a guitar sound.
I normally hail everything Toby bear makes
As for this thing ... sorry Toby ... but its def. not a guitar strings sound. I tried it before when it was in a very early stadium ( the gui wasn’t there and I had clicks in the attack) I must say it developed very well from there on ..Maybe one day it will be a fantastic guitar simulation. You get my blessings :-)
I do give you credit for always being very creative in your interfaces and stuff! Therefore the simple and intuitive (as always in Toby bear plugins) interface gets a 10 from me.
Anyway ... it’s not a good guitar sound ... but it’s a sound! And maybe one can use it for something else
..It is a stable plugin and I hear no clipping in the sound or other strange side effects. It is a free plugin and all I can say is try it out!
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By Emerald Tablet
On 16th April 2002
Version: 1
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Rumpelrausch Taips Crazy Diamonds
Is it an organ ? or is it a string pad ?
NO ... it is an organ string pad.
This plugin comes with some nice pads
I find them good to use for sinister dark horror like sounds or new wave music
For a free plugin it offers a lot
check out the milk section ... some creamy buttons to make a very smooth pad.
The cpu usage on my PIII 100mhz is not very high
overall a good plugin that is worth the download.
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By Emerald Tablet
On 15th April 2002
Version: 1.0 ?
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Emagic EVP73
Ok not a very good rating ...but that could change if they make a second version
Is sounds a bit digital and clean
It surely looks very kewl
The early Rhodes had no output
It was recorded over microphone and was often distorted through a microphone ... therefor the hard sounds sounded grainy and the soft sounds misty ... when you listen to the old recordings the sound sings (you now in a way a detuned string would do) ... that is because they used tape for recordings... the distortion combined with the singing gave it a mistical sound.
They did the distortion part very well on the B4 but it seems they forgot about it in the evp73.
They probably did the distortion for the b4 because they new it had a lesley speaker that wasn`t connected to an output so the mic overdrive was always there on old records.
I once downloaded a sampled 30 MB rhodes for my kurzweil
that one sounds a 100 times better. Via vast i manipulated it to get the same sound as the rhodes on old stevie wonder records and some of the jazz stuf of herbie hancock and the legendary la woman record from the doors.
anyway ... not bad ... but you better buy a good sampled rhodes for giga sampler or battery or whatever sampler you use if that will cost you 99$ as well
Regards and good luck to all
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By Emerald Tablet
On 15th April 2002
Version: dunno
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Muon Software Tau
I used to own a roland 101 once
this thing comes very close
simple and easy to use
I give it a big 10
and since it is a free plugin .... don`t be to critical on this one people
Regards
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By Emerald Tablet
On 11th April 2002
Version: latest
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Rumpelrausch Taips ZR-1
** User Interface, easy to use? Can it be confusing?
life itself is confusing ... this thing lightens up my burdons
** What does it sound like?
It sounds like a drawbar organ :-)
** does it offer more than you'd expect?
I expected a drawbar organ
** does it even have a manual?
Dunno ... didn`t need one
** Does it come with presets? How many? Any good?
Yup ... all good
if you are a poor basterd like me use this one ...
if you have enough money ..use the NI B4
poor basterds will make better music anyway (with any sound) because they are not spoiled and they know making good music is doing hard work.
ALL Hail the affordable and free plugins makers !!!
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By Emerald Tablet
On 10th April 2002
Version: 1.01
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rgc:audio Triangle II
Hi there
Ok i am being a bit generous in my reviews the last days
But this one deserves all the credits In one one word wow ...
The tuned noice generator can realy do good jobs in making atmospheric by-sounds The Hard drive / bass / and chorus knob can do great jobs ... however i use a different tool voor chorus on bass ... a toby bear plugin but forgot the name. This chorus makes the sound a bit blobby (dunno another word for it :-)) anyway ...adjustable freq. could do miracles but didn`t play with it yet. The hard drive was only clicked on once ...after that i never clicked it out :-)
This synth is very good for making bass sounds ... brasses and other low noises ....
I managed very easy and fast to make absolutely super grazy sounds ... i don`t know who made the presets ... but this thing can do 1000 more then what you hear in the middle of the road presets.
therefore all the features in it get a 10 from me besides the presets :-) Download it ...its free ..after that knock yourself out and never sleep before 2 o clock midnight anymore.
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By Emerald Tablet
On 9th April 2002
Version: ?
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mda Piano
About all this logic audio users who complain about crashes .... fruity loops never crashes.
anyway ...great plugin this mda piano, simple in use but a bit tin. When used with pianoverb you can create a good clasic piano with the preset : "concert piano" that sounds much more realistic and fatter (if you can speak of fat with a piano sound :-))
anyway ...want a more realistic piano ...buy a steinway (if you can affort it) This is a good vst alternative. |
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By Emerald Tablet
On 9th April 2002
Version: ?
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FXpansion Mysteron
Very Odd and very very very kewl !
I used the theremin in fractal tune smithy a lot
And now i have the same theremin adjustable with various knobs
Only one sound provided ... would be fun to play with this thing with other sounds ...
with the theremin from fractal tune i controll my kurzweil k2500s in realtime ... however i need to switch from the screen to my workstation to make soundadjusts
anyway .def. a one trick that is mega kewl ...would like to see a newer version .... no problem to pay for it ...
fx pansion ...thank you for the free plugin ...it is being used heavily in my dub and funk creations !! |
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By Emerald Tablet
On 9th April 2002
Version: 1.0
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Big Tick Ticky Clav
rendered a midi file of marley (could you be love) which had the clavinet init .... used the preset "duck"
Rendered a midi file of stevie wonders superstition with the preset "funky comp" sounded very much like the original.
Even the backslab of the strings (dunno if that was a fault in the original) is being simulated ... i would like to have a button to choose for that "feature" but hey ...mabey i am the only one who needs it.
overall .... a super plugin for the funk people
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By Emerald Tablet
On 8th April 2002
Version: ?
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Smart Electronix GalactiX
If you like good old depeche mode like dark sounds
This thing is a must have
I find the user interface ugly as hell ...but hey ...who needs a glossy look when the inside is fabulous
Good presets provided but it`s even more fun to make your own sounds with this thing.
If you like fine realistic acoustic sounds don`t use it
If you like fat synth sounds with a strange dark reverb and that old 80`s new-wave like sound .. USE IT
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By Emerald Tablet
On 8th April 2002
Version: ?
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Big Tick Cheeze Machine
The Big Tick Cheeze Machine gives nice string-like moddy sounds
I played with the rainbow synth a couple of months ago and i was delighted by the good presets and sounds ...however i had a ending trial and no money in the pocket to buy it
this cheese machine is free and gives some nice string sounds ... i personaly like the flute pad preset ..very atmospheric sounds ... good for backing strings bad for leading realistic string sounds.
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