The people that listen to my work are my clients and their audience. And they pay for it.nuffink wrote:Ain't it strange how the gearheads never have a link to their tunes?
I never said i'm a gearhead anyway.
After 10 yrs of s/w, I just bought a h/w synth
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- Banned
- 851 posts since 14 Mar, 2004
I never said i'm a gearhead anyway.
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- KVRAF
- 6519 posts since 13 Mar, 2002 from UK
Yeah, of course. You and sweet f_a.Another pro without a www, hoffy wrote:The people that listen to my work are my clients and their audience. And they pay for it.nuffink wrote:Ain't it strange how the gearheads never have a link to their tunes?
Now with improved MIDI jitter!
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- KVRAF
- 2036 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from Seattle, WA - USA
Ok, well I'm an amateur and not much of a "gearhead", but here is an ambient techno tune I created using only a Nord Lead 2X and some delays, with a light limiter on the output. No reverbs, EQ, phasers, etc...nuffink wrote:
Ain't it strange how the gearheads never have a link to their tunes?
http://tronam.com/audio/dark_passage.m3u
Nothing spectacular, but was a lot of fun!
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- KVRAF
- 8734 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
There are certain old synths I'll never get rid of, and some VSTi that I hope to be able to use for ever (PC and OS depending in the future... 
), as they all do their own thing uniquely.
One thing I certainly do notice though is that I make completely different music with s/w and h/w.
I wouldn't necessarily say one is better than the other, but there are obvious differences.
With h/w, I tend to have far more simpler arrangements, less fancy riffs, but I'll play to great extent with the actual synth sounds - I pay great attention to sonic detail. Lots of fluidity and movement, parts merging organically into other parts etc, but not necessarily much musical variation.
The s/w stuff has fancier arrangements, less attention to sonic detail, but definitely alot more musical variation and big sweeping changes.
And I play around with FX etc much more.
My mixes are probably a bit better with the s/w stuff (cleaner, rather than "better"), my h/w stuff is often a bit muddier, less transparent, but big forceful sounds.
But I do know I always "enjoy myself" far more when I twiddle h/w knobs. Even if I never finish a song often that way - the fun factor is huge, and that's really what I do it for - not for the "song".
And...no I'm not going to link to any songs...I don't even have a website. Not going to either. I don't make my music for anyone but me, and I don't use my h/w or s/w for anyone but me. It even takes the missus a fair bit of persuasion for me to play my tracks to her. Dunno why, but to me playing my own music in public is a bit like whipping out my todger on flopping it on the desk at work. Mkes me cringe. Don't know why and don't really care either. I have no public any more (I used to, but never felt comfortable with it) and don't want one. So there
), as they all do their own thing uniquely.One thing I certainly do notice though is that I make completely different music with s/w and h/w.
I wouldn't necessarily say one is better than the other, but there are obvious differences.
With h/w, I tend to have far more simpler arrangements, less fancy riffs, but I'll play to great extent with the actual synth sounds - I pay great attention to sonic detail. Lots of fluidity and movement, parts merging organically into other parts etc, but not necessarily much musical variation.
The s/w stuff has fancier arrangements, less attention to sonic detail, but definitely alot more musical variation and big sweeping changes.
And I play around with FX etc much more.
My mixes are probably a bit better with the s/w stuff (cleaner, rather than "better"), my h/w stuff is often a bit muddier, less transparent, but big forceful sounds.
But I do know I always "enjoy myself" far more when I twiddle h/w knobs. Even if I never finish a song often that way - the fun factor is huge, and that's really what I do it for - not for the "song".
And...no I'm not going to link to any songs...I don't even have a website. Not going to either. I don't make my music for anyone but me, and I don't use my h/w or s/w for anyone but me. It even takes the missus a fair bit of persuasion for me to play my tracks to her. Dunno why, but to me playing my own music in public is a bit like whipping out my todger on flopping it on the desk at work. Mkes me cringe. Don't know why and don't really care either. I have no public any more (I used to, but never felt comfortable with it) and don't want one. So there
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- addled muppet weed
- 111327 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
so the missus has to persuade you to get your todger out?
mine doesnt even get to finish asking once...
mine doesnt even get to finish asking once...
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 492 posts since 17 Jun, 2006
tronam - nice work btw. We have the same synth (rack version here) so it's good to hear some examples of multitimbral NL2 work - aside from the "interesting" (ahem) clavia demo.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35518 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
$2000 seemingly. which aint, really.Overflow wrote:Interesting...how much? Probably expensive one.whyterabbyt wrote:Think Im gonna pick up a DSI Prophet-8 just to f**k off the Virus/NL owners.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 9600 posts since 17 Sep, 2002 from Gothenburg Sweden
If you're going to buy a new analog poly it's the cheapest one you can get. There are'nt many of those around nowadays.whyterabbyt wrote:$2000 seemingly. which aint, really.Overflow wrote:Interesting...how much? Probably expensive one.whyterabbyt wrote:Think Im gonna pick up a DSI Prophet-8 just to f**k off the Virus/NL owners.
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- KVRist
- 358 posts since 19 Feb, 2003
Really beautiful tune!Tronam wrote:Ok, well I'm an amateur and not much of a "gearhead", but here is an ambient techno tune I created using only a Nord Lead 2X and some delays, with a light limiter on the output. No reverbs, EQ, phasers, etc...nuffink wrote:
Ain't it strange how the gearheads never have a link to their tunes?
http://tronam.com/audio/dark_passage.m3u
Nothing spectacular, but was a lot of fun!
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- KVRist
- 358 posts since 19 Feb, 2003
hmm...not that much. Maybe it's time to sell my Virus B?whyterabbyt wrote:$2000 seemingly. which aint, really.Overflow wrote:Interesting...how much? Probably expensive one.whyterabbyt wrote:Think Im gonna pick up a DSI Prophet-8 just to f**k off the Virus/NL owners.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
I mentioned to a friend that perhaps I should get a Prophet-8. He suggested I just turn down the digital oscillators on my PEK.whyterabbyt wrote:Think Im gonna pick up a DSI Prophet-8 just to f**k off the Virus/NL owners.
How much it truly differs from the Evolver series remains to be seen...
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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- KVRAF
- 8644 posts since 2 Oct, 2006 from Leeds, UK
+1Overflow wrote:Really beautiful tune!Tronam wrote:Ok, well I'm an amateur and not much of a "gearhead", but here is an ambient techno tune I created using only a Nord Lead 2X and some delays, with a light limiter on the output. No reverbs, EQ, phasers, etc...nuffink wrote:
Ain't it strange how the gearheads never have a link to their tunes?
http://tronam.com/audio/dark_passage.m3u
Nothing spectacular, but was a lot of fun!
Definitely doesn't sound amateur and that 303 is well squelchy
How did you link your song so that it played in media player?
Latest release and Socials: https://linktr.ee/ph.i.ltr3
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- KVRian
- 1185 posts since 2 Jan, 2004 from England
Actually had a chance this morning to play a Virus TI, a Lead 3, a PolyEvolver and a Moog Voyager side by side [they're on the wall in soundcontrol Manchester UK if you're interested in doing the same].
Each had a wonderful sound that I would recognise instantly [rich, cool, harsh and historic, in that order] - and all were built well. I noticed that the Korg Radias looked like the poor relation, and for me was paled into insignificance by the 'big boys' of pure synthesis in its various forms. The only one missing was an Andromeda, and if Soundcontrol put one next to these, they'll have the best place in the UK to choose a £1500 synth...
Anyway, I'm glad I bought the right one. The Virus for me even outperformed the Voyager, a synth that I have an unreasonable gear lust for...
Each had a wonderful sound that I would recognise instantly [rich, cool, harsh and historic, in that order] - and all were built well. I noticed that the Korg Radias looked like the poor relation, and for me was paled into insignificance by the 'big boys' of pure synthesis in its various forms. The only one missing was an Andromeda, and if Soundcontrol put one next to these, they'll have the best place in the UK to choose a £1500 synth...
Anyway, I'm glad I bought the right one. The Virus for me even outperformed the Voyager, a synth that I have an unreasonable gear lust for...
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