Hardware vs software synths take infinity : topic initial focus Andromeda A6

[whyterabbyt]

So nobody prefers the hardware over the software?

I prefer my hardware and my software to yours, because my choice of gear is reflective of my absolute f**king genius and insight, and yours is reflective of ignorance, insanity, moral corruption and antibiotic-resistant syphilis.

So there.

[chk071]

Theo, 2 things. And nothing personal.

1) You do come off as a hardware elitist.

Wait a bit and you'll see an "all hardware is crap, I'm selling it all out" thread

No doubt.

[Mutant]

So nobody prefers the hardware over the software?

I like sounds, i don't give an excrement where they come from, as long as they are "my kind" of sounds.

Both hardware and software can produce some extremely ugly sounds (yeah even the most legendary synths like the Minimoog) that hurt my ears and make me reach for the volume knob to turn it down.
And both hardware and software can produce heavenly sounds that give me goosebumps and make my eyes wet from the joy.

[HunterKiller]

you misunderstand..

Ok. Just use different language next time, it came off weird. Maybe: "from my observations"

As far as giving, i give enough.. I'm not going to cause my body to suffer to go on a quest to measure what is better about hardware.. i barely am able to sit upright often enough to play it anywhere near as much as i'd lie.

Ok. May you get well.

Sorry, not going to feel remotely guilty about your request.

No one wanted to make anyone guilty. You give because it outflows, not because you are counting how much.
Being wise of course to not forget oneself. I did not imply you were not giving.

You can do it yourself.

I intend to.

[goldenanalog]

[PAK]

I really didn't start it to upset anyone, not even remotely, but a lot here seem to think it's a stupid topic.

A Vs D is no more stupid than topics from any other area of life - in that it usually ends up being discussions about personal preference, and how some want to tell others why they're right and you're wrong. Those who complain may as well shut down anywhere on the internet where humans can input text.

But, if such things didn't raise reasonable questions, a lot of plugins wouldn't exist

What's discussed ultimately isn't so much about differences either, as the crossover between the physical (analogue) world, and the virtual, and the blur of the boundary. The debates arrived earlier with audio since it mainly involves the one (hearing) sense.

It takes the physical world to enable the virtual, and the virtual must be transformed back to the physical to be experienced. So maybe, in amongst all that, you might find ways where the two can happily co-exist.

[Numanoid]

Analogue Monsters contain many fine pathces sourced from A6

http://www.kontaktbanks.com/kb_amonsters.html

[wwjd]

didn't read whole thread.... did anyone suggest the OP simply install the DIVA and OP-X demo versions and play/LISTEN to them? I had an A6, it was lovely, and had it's OWN tone, but new VSTs work as well IMHO

[zerocrossing]

Theo, 2 things. And nothing personal.

1) You do come off as a hardware elitist.

Wait a bit and you'll see an "all hardware is crap, I'm selling it all out" thread

It's interesting to me that at one point I was 100% ITB and I would have totally thought "hardware elitist"' but now I an probably thought of as that. One thing I did was start what might have been seen as a trollish thread where I threw down the gauntlet and challenged someone to prove to me that there was an advantage to analog hardware. Someone did and I'm glad I was open enough to take their advice.

[chk071]

didn't read whole thread.... did anyone suggest the OP simply install the DIVA and OP-X demo versions and play/LISTEN to them? I had an A6, it was lovely, and had it's OWN tone, but new VSTs work as well IMHO

There's no point in suggesting that, because the OP literally owned and owns every soft synth which is out there. At least from what i gathered.

[bronxsound]

There's no point in suggesting that, because the OP literally owned and owns every soft synth which is out there. At least from what i gathered.

[toine6]

didn't read whole thread.... did anyone suggest the OP simply install the DIVA and OP-X demo versions and play/LISTEN to them? I had an A6, it was lovely, and had it's OWN tone, but new VSTs work as well IMHO

There's no point in suggesting that, because the OP literally owned and owns every soft synth which is out there. At least from what i gathered.

Seems he falls in and out of love with infatuation. Don't touch that dial, more drama to unfold. Tune in for next weeks episode of "Software AND Hardware are overrated, I'm taking up ballet!"

[AnX]

So nobody prefers the hardware over the software?

I prefer my hardware and my software to yours, because my choice of gear is reflective of my absolute f**king genius and insight, and yours is reflective of ignorance, insanity, moral corruption and antibiotic-resistant syphilis.

So there.

Good point well made.

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[sazb30]

I've just recently been bitten by the hardware bug after being 100% ITB for the best part of 10 years. I'm just enjoying owning a few real, solid, beautiful machines that I can touch and explore. They all sound wonderful to me but I'm prepared to accept that I'm probably in the honeymoon period and certainly wouldn't make an objective statement about them sounding better...

Actually the best part for me has been learning them inside out. I never really did that with my softsynths. There was always another new one around the corner that would make 'that type of sound', so there was never any reason to learn how to coax a range of sounds from a single source. That's what hardware has done for me and I'm loving every minute of it. These real things seem to possess a value to me.. a magic.. that no virtual instrument ever has..

But that's just me...