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spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:59 pm

dr.wackler wrote:
spaceman wrote:
Phaedo wrote:Absynth sounds amazing. I don't understand it at all, though.
it's just like any other synth..
it's actually surprisingly easy to program if you spend some time in it
This might seem like nitpicking, but actually it is not just like any other synth, and that's what makes it take some time to get into even for experienced sound programmers:
There is a fundamental difference in how modulations are handled. On about every other synth a modulation either adds/subtracts to/from a value, while in Absynth a modulation scales the value. This means that you set the actual maximum modulation amount by the parameter itself, and not by the modulation amount. A completely different concept.

of course.. but that takes 5 minutes of your time reading through the manual.. and after that.. you already know what modulation is so there's no mysteries left

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:00 pm

what's modulation?

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:02 pm

CypherOne wrote:what's modulation?

Something to do with keyboards I think, don't let it worry you son.

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:03 pm

vurt wrote: dodgy or different?
suppose its a point of view thing
like i said i like it but like i aalso said somewhere else yes more patches please and more and more.
some nice spacey ambient pads n sounds might help too
ive been commisioned to do a 3 hour piece of music for a school space project(my sons school)so any new inspirational sounds would be cool
that goes for anyone

nice..

well my cd project is going rather slow lately (not much inspiration) and I normally start programming sounds when I'm in that mood.. I'll send you the spacey ones

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:08 pm

CypherOne wrote:what's modulation?

Same stuff as Scot Solida, I think. It's in the manual somewhere.

Meffy

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:11 pm

Meffy wrote:
CypherOne wrote:what's modulation?
Same stuff as Scot Solida, I think. It's in the manual somewhere.

Meffy

it's like adoration but for modules

it just means you really like modules.. or is that models

meister eder · Post by **meister eder** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:58 pm

spaceman wrote:
dr.wackler wrote:
spaceman wrote:
Phaedo wrote:Absynth sounds amazing. I don't understand it at all, though.
it's just like any other synth..
it's actually surprisingly easy to program if you spend some time in it
This might seem like nitpicking, but actually it is not just like any other synth, and that's what makes it take some time to get into even for experienced sound programmers:
There is a fundamental difference in how modulations are handled. On about every other synth a modulation either adds/subtracts to/from a value, while in Absynth a modulation scales the value. This means that you set the actual maximum modulation amount by the parameter itself, and not by the modulation amount. A completely different concept.

of course.. but that takes 5 minutes of your time reading through the manual.. and after that.. you already know what modulation is so there's no mysteries left

See, that's exactly why I pointed it out. It's not about understanding it (that's easy, though it's not really explained in the manual) but about adjusting your habit in programming to it - especially when for years* you have been programming synth following the common modulation concept ...

*that might be the reason we have yet to see some Scot Solida presets for Absynth

DHR53 · Post by **DHR53** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:36 pm

Oh, and Absynth 2.0 is THE cpu king on the Mac! Nothing comes close to offering such diverse sounds with such a low overhead... I wish every other company out there making soft synths could figure out how it's done...

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:03 pm

DHR53 wrote:I wish every other company out there making soft synths could figure out how it's done...

remote mind control technology

DHR53 · Post by **DHR53** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:35 pm

Seriously, I'm considering using it for everything... because the cpu on my G4 1.25ghz never goes over 50%... FM7 is close too! Hmmm, you know,
Pro-53 is also very cpu friendly... there could be a pattern here?

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:19 pm

A few months back, CM magazine had an article on making your own presets from scratch, and its VERY helpful. Maybe you could find it on the net somewhere.

uncadave · Post by **uncadave** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:19 am

general reply here...bought dynamo a few years ago and loved it. bought absynth a couple years ago and wept for joy on numerous occasions, especially after the absynth2 upgrade.....then this deal came out for Komplete2 for about $500...... can't beat that bang for the buck

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:21 am

DHR53 wrote:Seriously, I'm considering using it for everything... because the cpu on my G4 1.25ghz never goes over 50%... FM7 is close too! Hmmm, you know,
Pro-53 is also very cpu friendly... there could be a pattern here?

we need to investigate this pattern further to come to the truth.. my first guess is a German conspiracy

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:26 am

Chase wrote:A few months back, CM magazine had an article on making your own presets from scratch, and its VERY helpful. Maybe you could find it on the net somewhere.

dont suppose you remember the issue number

Phaedo · Post by **Phaedo** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:49 am

I probably just need to sit down with the manual. That first xylophone/arp sound is a cracker, though.

B4, now that I can understand easily.

Some praise for Native instruments...