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Aubrey Lamont · Post by **Aubrey Lamont** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:29 am

Diva (again)

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:48 pm

ftech wrote:NI Massive

Its not Massive ( for wich we have a big soundset already )

Btw the game will probably end tonight around 20h ( french hour wich is similar or close to Kvr timestamp iirc )

Anyway I'll post in this thread when the game over. All votes will be valid until that/ Sorry for not making it longer, but ....... the banks are almost finished

LtZ

bill45 · Post by **bill45** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:50 pm

I still think it's Diva

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:15 pm

bill45 wrote:I still think it's Diva

Well, There an "E" in the name of the synth.

DEva ?

Doc Jon · Post by **Doc Jon** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:36 pm

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:57 pm

Doc Jon wrote:Dune

And we have a winner too ( the same )

Congrats Doc Jon it was Dune.

We might have a second winner as Alysus did guess it too, without any clue or hint in the first place iirc. Please contaxt me Aloysius ( cos you edited your post so well .... not sure if I remeber correctly )

It is DUNE

Thanks to all !!!

LtZ

carrieres · Post by **carrieres** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:07 am

i paste all the cited synths to show how Dune is versatile :
Pro-53
Diva
FM8
Largo
Polykb2
SEM V
Synthmaster
Kinisis
Jupiter8v
monark
Blade
Prophetv
Sylenth
Massive

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:10 am

I'm pretty sure Dune can't do everything Zebra can.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:54 am

carrieres wrote:i paste all the cited synths to show how Dune is versatile :
Pro-53
Diva
FM8
Largo
Polykb2
SEM V
Synthmaster
Kinisis
Jupiter8v
monark
Blade
Prophetv
Sylenth
Massive

And this list is still short because the game itself only run for a couple of days, otherwise it might have been a bit longer.

It mainly shows that the men behind the machines are at least equally important than the instruments themselves I think.

This said you're perfectly right, DUNE is pretty versatile, and its workflow is for 90% of the unit very intuitive and fast.

I was able to program patches remisniscent of the 80s era like the Korg DW series, Ensoniq machines etc. And more than that approach in what I feel an interesting way, presets that people usually associate with rompler insruments, a la M1, TG series, D series, etc. Or FM instruments.

All in all this gives Dune an interesting sound palette. I also made some layered sounds with Dune and the Xils 3, Oxium, and sampled Mach 3 instruments. It gives very quickly very good and inspiring results. You can get some pretty HUGE sounds in a flash.

LtZ

cyphersuit · Post by **cyphersuit** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:04 am

so how much is it?

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:05 am

EvilDragon wrote:I'm pretty sure Dune can't do everything Zebra can.

True.

And the reverse is equally true.

Even in similar territories, they will sound different. Just to recall us than a synth is much more than a pile of technical specifications or features, it has an identity, a sonic imprint, or should I say a "soul".

I know some synths that have much more features than DUNE, or that the PolyKBII. Even freeware ones, with 3km long features lists. Does that mean they sound better ? I dont know. What I know is that I would not hesitate to use the PolyKB II or Dune in tracks and production, and that I would never use some other synths.

Then, you have some very simple synths, like Monark, or its ancester, the Minimoog. Difficult to find synths with less "features". Equally difficult to find synths that do what they do in a better way.

Features, versatility, are just one criteria between a myriad of equally valid other criterias. Its up to people to determine the hierarchy of these criterias, while knowing that at the end of the day, only *some* sounds of *this* synth will stay on their tracks, than all the virtual other possibilities and possible patches will not, and the *this* sound should better serve their tracks the best.

Well my 0.002

L.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:12 am

Lotuzia wrote:
Doc Jon wrote:Dune
And we have a winner too ( the same )

Congrats Doc Jon it was Dune.

We might have a second winner as Alysus did guess it too, without any clue or hint in the first place iirc. Please contaxt me Aloysius ( cos you edited your post so well .... not sure if I remeber correctly )

It is DUNE

Thanks to all !!!

LtZ

Excellent. I love this Synth. I've sent you an email with my details.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:28 am

Lotuzia wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:I'm pretty sure Dune can't do everything Zebra can.
True.

And the reverse is equally true.

Even in similar territories, they will sound different. Just to recall us than a synth is much more than a pile of technical specifications or features, it has an identity, a sonic imprint, or should I say a "soul".

I know some synths that have much more features than DUNE, or that the PolyKBII. Even freeware ones, with 3km long features lists. Does that mean they sound better ? I dont know. What I know is that I would not hesitate to use the PolyKB II or Dune in tracks and production, and that I would never use some other synths.

Then, you have some very simple synths, like Monark, or its ancester, the Minimoog. Difficult to find synths with less "features". Equally difficult to find synths that do what they do in a better way.

Features, versatility, are just one criteria between a myriad of equally valid other criterias. Its up to people to determine the hierarchy of these criterias, while knowing that at the end of the day, only *some* sounds of *this* synth will stay on their tracks, than all the virtual other possibilities and possible patches will not, and the *this* sound should better serve their tracks the best.

Well my 0.002

L.

I agree 100% with everything you've written here.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:48 am

Aloysius wrote:
Lotuzia wrote:
Doc Jon wrote:Dune
And we have a winner too ( the same )

Congrats Doc Jon it was Dune.

We might have a second winner as Alysus did guess it too, without any clue or hint in the first place iirc. Please contaxt me Aloysius ( cos you edited your post so well .... not sure if I remeber correctly )

It is DUNE

Thanks to all !!!

LtZ
Excellent. I love this Synth. I've sent you an email with my details.

Hi Dan,

I've well recived your email ( that I already have as it seems it wont be the first Lotus Bleu soundset you'll have

) and ....

I just sent you Duniverse AND DuneSteps

Hope you'll like them

LtZ

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:49 am

EvilDragon wrote: I agree 100% with everything you've written here.

DUNIVERSE Vintage Presets for Dune I [On Sale until Sep 21st 2015]