Digital Emulation of Analogue - Who Cares?
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240 - KVRAF
- 35190 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
Well, some developers do care, I suppose...
Sometimes when I hear some dated music like the old Jarre space stuff, I have to tell myself, don't blame it on analog, one might as well have made great music with his gear
Sometimes when I hear some dated music like the old Jarre space stuff, I have to tell myself, don't blame it on analog, one might as well have made great music with his gear
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
Even from purely an observational point of view: I think that it's fantastic how close they can get! One of my current favorites - is Korg's ODYSSEi - which runs on a iPad! Lol!
Even if your opinion is completely different about it's accuracy then mine (which I respect) it's an amazing sounding app by any reasonable metric - and not for much $$$ -
These are golden times for all synth things, indeed.
Even if your opinion is completely different about it's accuracy then mine (which I respect) it's an amazing sounding app by any reasonable metric - and not for much $$$ -
These are golden times for all synth things, indeed.
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
If money and space were no object - in spite of a huge investment that I'd make into a modular system - there's *no way* that I'd get rid any of the software that I currently use, which includes plenty of instruments and effects that emulate analog hardware.
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- KVRAF
- 12356 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
LAWL! Those were the days...
I've still got a bunch of analogs and a bunch of virtual analogs. "Sound quality" is not an issue for me and hasn't been for a long time. Most synths that are available now are much better than the stuff I started with. I actually seek out shitty sounding stuff because it's often just as fun to play with, as high-end gear.
I'm still glad there are creative devs out there trying to push the envelope. I'll keep trying to make it sound broken.
I've still got a bunch of analogs and a bunch of virtual analogs. "Sound quality" is not an issue for me and hasn't been for a long time. Most synths that are available now are much better than the stuff I started with. I actually seek out shitty sounding stuff because it's often just as fun to play with, as high-end gear.
I'm still glad there are creative devs out there trying to push the envelope. I'll keep trying to make it sound broken.
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240
- KVRAF
- 35190 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
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- KVRAF
- 12555 posts since 7 Dec, 2004
I've gone full circle and am now focused in depth on accomplishing the task of making my electronic circuits sound indistinguishable in comparison to software. Xnalog.
Free plug-ins for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Xhip Synthesizer v8.0 and Xhip Effects Bundle v6.7.
The coder's credo: We believe our work is neither clever nor difficult; it is done because we thought it would be easy.
Work less; get more done.
The coder's credo: We believe our work is neither clever nor difficult; it is done because we thought it would be easy.
Work less; get more done.
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
Hell, yeah! 
Edit: I just watched the whole video - sound turned up - w/the kids doing their homework - they didn't even flinch! Lol!
My daughter, like a lot of kids these days, likes game music - she brought home a violin from school today(!) & then showed me a YouTube video of Taylor Davis playing a theme from a Zelda game.
And now she's showing a YT video of Taylor playing a couple songs from the game: 'Undertales' -
What was once fringe is now mainstream -
Edit: I just watched the whole video - sound turned up - w/the kids doing their homework - they didn't even flinch! Lol!
My daughter, like a lot of kids these days, likes game music - she brought home a violin from school today(!) & then showed me a YouTube video of Taylor Davis playing a theme from a Zelda game.
And now she's showing a YT video of Taylor playing a couple songs from the game: 'Undertales' -
What was once fringe is now mainstream -
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 2167 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
Didn't sound too close to the original when I saw Mr. Bundrick play it live maybe a decade ago - he used a Kurzweil vs the original: a Hammond (BV?) running through a VCS filter (the claim is that a Lowrey organ was used - I don't think so - conventional wisdom is that Pete used what was available in the studio at the time, which was likely a Hammond)
Who cares?
Those of us that notice - and are, at times, somewhat distracted by the difference.
- especially when you can tell that they aren't even trying -
Speaking of trying: Roger has had serious hearing issues for years - but he still showed up. And sometimes: he would even derail - like what's seen in this video, as an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLMo524tPs
In front of millions.
Yet: I wonder how many people really noticed (or even cared) what had happened; and why?
Sometimes - like perhaps in this case: I think that it's probably better that people don't.
Who cares?
Those of us that notice - and are, at times, somewhat distracted by the difference.
- especially when you can tell that they aren't even trying -
Speaking of trying: Roger has had serious hearing issues for years - but he still showed up. And sometimes: he would even derail - like what's seen in this video, as an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLMo524tPs
In front of millions.
Yet: I wonder how many people really noticed (or even cared) what had happened; and why?
Sometimes - like perhaps in this case: I think that it's probably better that people don't.
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- KVRAF
- 2475 posts since 15 Apr, 2004 from Capital City, UK
My empty stomach started singing along to this.
I think I'm going to focus on control of the noises my empty stomach makes - you can't get more analog than that
