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musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:49 am

trimph1 wrote:
hibidy wrote:this thread sucks :p
And where does it do the sucking?

On the internet for all to see.

standalone · Post by **standalone** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:05 am

THIS IS THE THREAD
MY ONLY FRIEND
THE THREAD

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:16 am

SJ_Digriz wrote:
djshire wrote:THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIEND
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE END WAS NEAR
BUT FORTUNE CHANGED ALL THAT I FEAR
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS
BECAUSE
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS

THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
SOMEDAYS IT DRIVES ME ROUND THE BEND
YOU ALL STINK PLEASE DON'T BE OFFEND-ED
I REALLY THINK YOU'RE ALL QUITE SPLENDID!

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:19 am

Gonga wrote:There are a lot of variables. My 1976 Roland analog, which I got for $200 in 1977, still works great, and it has never seen a repair shop except for mods. But that is unusual. My Oberheim FVS-1 four-voice never worked perfectly, and needed constant repair. If you play live, hardware will fail eventually. If a machine never gets moved and sits in a clean studio, it may never need anything.

I often wonder how long I'll be able to use my vsts. I figure 15 years maybe on average if I'm lucky.

I purchased Zebra 2 when it was still in beta over 6 years ago. It cost me $169 (IIRC) at the pre-release price and since then, it has received an array of new features, improvements and presets and it has not cost me a single cent more. Not only is it not worn out, but it is better than when I purchased it. It continues to get better without incurring any additional cost.

Because it is so easy to use, edit, make presets, recall presets, create automation, etc etc, I have had more productive use with Zebra than any of my hardware synths. And though I do not primarily make money with audio work, I still earned enough to pay for Zebra within a short time of purchasing it doing some soundtrack work for video documentaries.

So here I have a synth that sounds great, has a vast sonic landscape, was ridiculously inexpensive and easily paid for itself, which does not wear out, keeps getting better and incurs no additional costs or maintenance, and it comes with free tech support from the actual developer.

It's a synthesists fantasy! We never had it so good!

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:32 pm

musikmachine wrote:
trimph1 wrote:
hibidy wrote:this thread sucks :p
And where does it do the sucking?
On the internet for all to see.

True dat...

SJ_Digriz · Post by **SJ_Digriz** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:39 pm

musikmachine wrote:
SJ_Digriz wrote:
djshire wrote:THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIEND
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE END WAS NEAR
BUT FORTUNE CHANGED ALL THAT I FEAR
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS
BECAUSE
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
SOMEDAYS IT DRIVES ME ROUND THE BEND
YOU ALL STINK PLEASE DON'T BE OFFEND-ED
I REALLY THINK YOU'RE ALL QUITE SPLENDID!

Now you did it, you ended the song

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:48 pm

SJ_Digriz wrote:
musikmachine wrote:
SJ_Digriz wrote:
djshire wrote:THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIEND
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE END WAS NEAR
BUT FORTUNE CHANGED ALL THAT I FEAR
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS
BECAUSE
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVER ENDS
SOMEDAYS IT DRIVES ME ROUND THE BEND
YOU ALL STINK PLEASE DON'T BE OFFEND-ED
I REALLY THINK YOU'RE ALL QUITE SPLENDID!
Now you did it, you ended the song

...the song remains the same..

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:56 pm

My excursion into hardware synths started pretty early...I saw TD in 1972. I bought my first synth, the Arp2600, from a music store in Toronto in 1973. I then came across the Minimoog about the same time in a pawn shop of all things in Toronto. Those two plus a few extra things, like, the Voyetra 8 that I got from a fellow in London ON for a ridiculously low sum of $$$ became the core of my studio...I also came across a few VST's that I also ended up buying that became that part of my palette as well.

I like me all my instruments...

Fritze · Post by **Fritze** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:05 pm

trimph1 wrote:I like me all my instruments...

This could be the worthy end of this thread.

Or as they use to say on another forum: Audios or it never happened!

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:29 pm

trimph1 wrote:
musikmachine wrote:
trimph1 wrote:
hibidy wrote:this thread sucks :p
And where does it do the sucking?
On the internet for all to see.
True dat...

Some websites you'd have to pay to watch the sucking but here you can watch for free!

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:33 pm

musikmachine wrote:
trimph1 wrote:
musikmachine wrote:
trimph1 wrote:
hibidy wrote:this thread sucks :p
And where does it do the sucking?
On the internet for all to see.
True dat...
Some websites you'd have to pay to watch the sucking but here you can watch for free!

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:59 pm

trimph1 wrote:My excursion into hardware synths started pretty early...I saw TD in 192. I bought my first synth, the Arp2600, from a music store in Toronto in 1973. I then came across the Minimoog about the same time in a pawn shop of all things in Toronto. Those two plus a few extra things, like, the Voyetra 8 that I got from a fellow in London ON for a ridiculously low sum of $$$ became the core of my studio...I also came across a few VST's that I also ended up buying that became that part of my palette as well.

I like me all my instruments...

How could you not like em!? Steeped in history and lots o knobs!

There is one undeniable advantage to hardware... 3-4 keyboards are much more likely to get you laid than 3-4 vst's... hehehe

DocAtlas · Post by **DocAtlas** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:08 pm

pdxindy wrote:
trimph1 wrote:My excursion into hardware synths started pretty early...I saw TD in 192. I bought my first synth, the Arp2600, from a music store in Toronto in 1973. I then came across the Minimoog about the same time in a pawn shop of all things in Toronto. Those two plus a few extra things, like, the Voyetra 8 that I got from a fellow in London ON for a ridiculously low sum of $$$ became the core of my studio...I also came across a few VST's that I also ended up buying that became that part of my palette as well.

I like me all my instruments...

How could you not like em!? Steeped in history and lots o knobs!

There is one undeniable advantage to hardware... 3-4 keyboards are much more likely to get you laid than 3-4 vst's... hehehe

That is very true.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:21 pm

pdxindy wrote: There is one undeniable advantage to hardware... 3-4 keyboards are much more likely to get you laid than 3-4 vst's... hehehe

true, the money you get from selling those pieces of shit can get you a pretty decent hooker, and still leave you enough cash to buy a quality vst or two and make some real music

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:13 am

Kriminal wrote:
pdxindy wrote: There is one undeniable advantage to hardware... 3-4 keyboards are much more likely to get you laid than 3-4 vst's... hehehe
true, the money you get from selling those pieces of shit can get you a pretty decent hooker, and still leave you enough cash to buy a quality vst or two and make some real music

Pretty much.

I've always found vocals, guitars and saxes to be much more efficient babe magnets. It think it was Dexter Gordon who started playing the sax because as a drummer he was tired of getting last dibs on the girls.

Anyway, it's a lot more the personality than the gear that works in the end.

So really, in my experience, this advantage is quite deniable...

Diva Vs. Real Analog