The Legend vs repro-1

[whyterabbyt]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

Because I use the best one, which is the best one because I use it, and because the other one sucks, which sucks because I say it does, because its not as good as the best one, which is the one I use, so Im great. Im great, you suck.

[wagtunes]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

Because I use the best one, which is the best one because I use it, and because the other one sucks, which sucks because I say it does, because its not as good as the best one, which is the one I use, so Im great. Im great, you suck.

Thank you for clarifying that. I kind of suspected that.

[Gosh]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

Because I use the best one, which is the best one because I use it, and because the other one sucks, which sucks because I say it does, because its not as good as the best one, which is the one I use, so Im great. Im great, you suck.

what if i have and use both?

[wagtunes]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

Because I use the best one, which is the best one because I use it, and because the other one sucks, which sucks because I say it does, because its not as good as the best one, which is the one I use, so Im great. Im great, you suck.

what if i have and use both?

Then you suck great???

[chk071]

Then you need to create a The Legend & RePro-1 vs. Analog modelled synth XY thread.

[wagtunes]

Then you need to create a The Legend & RePro-1 vs. Analog modelled synth XY thread.

Why don't we just create a Godzilla Mothra and Rodan vs Ghidorah, the three headed monster thread?

[egbert101]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

This is indeed an odd thread.

They're both vintage analogue synthesizer emulations.
They're both based on monophonic synthesizers.
They represent current cutting edge analogue modelling technology.

Why wouldn't they be compared?

[beely]

Regarding the polyphony "debate" - quite frankly, I'm shocked at the amount of KVR'ers here who are actually using chords... !!

I thought it was likely to be 90% one-finger doodlers, arpeggiators, beat-makers and mouse-note-entry types here in the main...

[fluffy_little_something]

Wow, this thread is still going strong
And the results have flipped, some time ago Legend was ahead, now Repro 1 has a big lead...

[wagtunes]

You know, I'm looking at the title of this thread again and I'm saying to myself "Why are we comparing two synths that have almost nothing in common?"

This is indeed an odd thread.

They're both vintage analogue synthesizer emulations.
They're both based on monophonic synthesizers.
They represent current cutting edge analogue modelling technology.

Why wouldn't they be compared?

Normally, I would get into a long discussion about those 3 points but in keeping with my New Year's resolution, I'm just gonna give you the touchdown and move on.

Life is too short.

[egbert101]

Normally, I would get into a long discussion about those 3 points but in keeping with my New Year's resolution, I'm just gonna give you the touchdown and move on.

Life is too short.

[wagtunes]

Given the discussion, I think this is relevant. Notice what's listed and what's not listed.

Now, I'm not saying I agree with this list. In fact, there are some on it that I find highly questionable. But that's just my opinion. Still, as meaningless as these biased lists are, I found this interesting.

https://ask.audio/articles/7-virtual-sy ... -the-water

[fmr]

They're both vintage analogue synthesizer emulations.
They're both based on monophonic synthesizers.
They represent current cutting edge analogue modelling technology.

Why wouldn't they be compared?

Well, back in the days, they were compared, for sure:

According to VSE, the Pro-1 was in production from 1981 to 1984, and 10.000 were produced.
The Minimoog was in production from 1970 to 1982, and, according to Synthmuseum, 12.000 were produced.

It's strange that 10.000 Pro-1 were produced in only four years, while the Mini had only 12.000 units produced during a lifespan of 12 years. But I would say that people have spoken, and the Mini wins.

[egbert101]

Well, back in the days, they were compared, for sure:

According to VSE, the Pro-1 was in production from 1981 to 1984, and 10.000 were produced.
The Minimoog was in production from 1970 to 1982, and, according to Synthmuseum, 12.000 were produced.

It's strange that 10.000 Pro-1 were produced in only four years, while the Mini had only 12.000 units produced during a lifespan of 12 years. But I would say that people have spoken, and the Mini wins.

Haha, for some reason I was thinking Minimoogs were sold in the hundred thousands. Probably confusing Minimoogs with the DX7.

It would be kinda odd, if emulations of those synths have outsold those synths. Does that make the emulations even more important? Hehe.

[egbert101]

Given the discussion, I think this is relevant. Notice what's listed and what's not listed.

Now, I'm not saying I agree with this list. In fact, there are some on it that I find highly questionable. But that's just my opinion. Still, as meaningless as these biased lists are, I found this interesting.

https://ask.audio/articles/7-virtual-sy ... -the-water

I can understand why Massive and Sylenth1 are there, because of their influence and recognizable sound, even if their features and quality don't match the others. However the title 'Blow Most Hardware Synths' seems to be more hyperbole, so as to get people to click the link, so I wouldn't take it too seriously.