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putte · Post by **putte** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:45 pm

.. congrats to that new approach, magnus ..

very interesting indeed, even though i'm not a synth-guy.
cheers,

putte

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:45 pm

shamann wrote:There's a wall between performer and sound designer?

Sure. Most of us just dial up and tweak presets designed by pros. With Synplant I can go from nothing to an interesting, musical sound fast enough that it doesn't break my compositional flow.

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:46 pm

pandashake wrote: Not just drum sounds, but whole kits! That, to me is the beauty of this beastie.

Yeah. Weird percussion effects just fall out of this thing and the way that each note can be a totally different sound is genius.

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:48 pm

Trusty wrote: Yeah, this and soon Alchemy...wow! A great year for new instruments...there was this 40 gig what's-it-called...oh, nevermind, it wasn't that important.

Yeah. I also bought that $500, 50gig monster but I honestly haven't even loaded it up in the last month I've been so busy with this.

For some more sound examples, I used Synplant *heavily* in most of the tracks in this thread:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 04#3298204

Trusty · Post by **Trusty** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:56 pm

kuniklo wrote:
Trusty wrote: Yeah, this and soon Alchemy...wow! A great year for new instruments...there was this 40 gig what's-it-called...oh, nevermind, it wasn't that important.
Yeah. I also bought that $500, 50gig monster but I honestly haven't even loaded it up in the last month I've been so busy with this.

For some more sound examples, I used Synplant *heavily* in most of the tracks in this thread:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 04#3298204

Yeah, it is that rare synth that is both fun to program and fun to play at the same time. I've never used it to just load and play and I've also never loaded it just to program it and save patches never bothering to play it until later.

It demands both at the same time...I like that in an instrument.

blortblort · Post by **blortblort** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:13 pm

wow. quickest synth purchase I've ever made. this is amazing

Doug B · Post by **Doug B** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:22 pm

ATS wrote:I am really not impressed at all.

To me it just looks like a fancy way of using a random function on a synth. Chainer and eXT1.4 and others already do a random function quite nicely.

Maybe I just need to use it some more, but so far, it just strikes me as a random function in fancy dress.

Oh well, saves me some money!

PulseAngel · Post by **PulseAngel** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:23 pm

OMFG !!!!

Just tried the demo on my work computer using just the
keys on my computer and messing about,did some gene manipulation,
cut some branches and did some more gene manipulation.

THIS THING IS FREAKING WILD ! the sounds,FANFREAKINTASTIC !
CPU,VERY LOW,I am one that is into weird and bizarre sounds
and Atmospheric soundscapes,this thing will definately be
used alot in my studio.

This thing sounded good on my cheap computer speakers at work,
I simply cannot wait to get home tonight to see how this thing sounds
in my studio.

going to buy it this week after payday.

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:24 pm

Doug B wrote:
ATS wrote:I am really not impressed at all.
To me it just looks like a fancy way of using a random function on a synth. Chainer and eXT1.4 and others already do a random function quite nicely.

Oh well, saves me some money!

Anybody that writes this off after 15 minutes is doing themselves a huge disservice. It most certainly is *not* just another random function.

auricle · Post by **auricle** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:25 pm

This is one of the most inspirational synths I have ever played. I must have created about twenty new patches in as many minutes, all of them very useable. It's so easy to use and so great to play!

Doug B · Post by **Doug B** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:25 pm

Ben [Camel Audio] wrote:many congratulations for innovating and creating something really different from everything else that is out there

Speaking of which, any word on the Alchemy release?

Doug B · Post by **Doug B** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:35 pm

kuniklo wrote:
Doug B wrote:
ATS wrote:I am really not impressed at all.
To me it just looks like a fancy way of using a random function on a synth. Chainer and eXT1.4 and others already do a random function quite nicely.

Oh well, saves me some money!
Anybody that writes this off after 15 minutes is doing themselves a huge disservice. It most certainly is *not* just another random function.

Never said that I was writing it off, I just mentioned that it seems to be merely a fancy random function.

If not, why not?

Glad you like it, but my world doesn't come to a screeching halt just because a new synth comes out that I may not decide to buy!

Look, just because someone changes the names of commonly used synth parameters to words like plant, weed, etc,etc. doesn't make it signifigant, it just makes it a clever marketing ploy by repackaging existing concepts.

Have fun with your synth-oh,sorry-GARDEN sounds!

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:43 pm

Doug B wrote: Have fun with your synth-oh,sorry-GARDEN sounds!

Maybe you could actually use it before making up your mind?

JediMind · Post by **JediMind** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:45 pm

What on EARTH is this? It sounds weird and awesome. And I though Malstrom was whack!

pico · Post by **pico** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:49 pm

WOW what a nice invention !

sonic charge synplant is out!