Your kidding right? Of all the popular synths out there that sound really good, why is dune 2 the only one which has very few soundsets for it? I've heard people complain over a dozen times that d2 doesn't have enough presets. I think its fair to say, to a degree, its clunky workflow impedes some sound designers.v1o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:41 am
To be honest if you didn't like the workflow in D2 there is little point in expecting major changes. There are many paying customers who are fans of this workflow and would get riled up if things drastically changed too far. There's a reason why Dune 2 became a hit synth - people like the workflow.
DUNE 3 is now available!!
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Touch The Universe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:56 pmYour kidding right? Of all the popular synths out there that sound really good, why is dune 2 the only one which has very few soundsets for it? I've heard people complain over a dozen times that d2 doesn't have enough presets. I think its fair to say, to a degree, its clunky workflow impedes some sound designers.v1o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:41 am
To be honest if you didn't like the workflow in D2 there is little point in expecting major changes. There are many paying customers who are fans of this workflow and would get riled up if things drastically changed too far. There's a reason why Dune 2 became a hit synth - people like the workflow.
... but not others
- KVRian
- 972 posts since 27 Nov, 2014
I also like sound of Dune, but workflow for me is not intuitive.
- KVRist
- 457 posts since 2 Jun, 2015 from Belgrade, Serbia
Ok, now you say you, yourself, moaned like a bitch?! What gives?
Maybe you were just spewing random crap and that kind of behaviour may fit your terminology.
Otherwise, you were making proper suggestions, not "moaning". That's the only way I see it.
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- 6112 posts since 22 Mar, 2009 from gent
Some interesting observations
I created two identical patches on dune 2 and three , no effects , no modulation and no osc. spread .both had the square osc+ the OB 12 filter
In the mod matrix I assigned the constant to osc phase init , so that both would start at the exact same time
Recorded dune 2 left , recorded dune 3 right
Inverted right channel ,they didn't cancel each other out .
Upon closer inspection on the waveform , it seems that dune 2 was two samples delayed ..all the rest looked the same
So I alligned them perfectly , again same procedure . no silencing after phase inverting and collapsing
They did both sound identical , so something has changed ..but I gues it's minor
I created two identical patches on dune 2 and three , no effects , no modulation and no osc. spread .both had the square osc+ the OB 12 filter
In the mod matrix I assigned the constant to osc phase init , so that both would start at the exact same time
Recorded dune 2 left , recorded dune 3 right
Inverted right channel ,they didn't cancel each other out .
Upon closer inspection on the waveform , it seems that dune 2 was two samples delayed ..all the rest looked the same
So I alligned them perfectly , again same procedure . no silencing after phase inverting and collapsing
They did both sound identical , so something has changed ..but I gues it's minor
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- KVRAF
- 2418 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
This whining bitch remembers that e.g. U-he made a very big deal about their reworking of the browser.Stefken wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:06 pmYes and no. A modern preset browser with tagging and favorites will never upset old fans.AdvancedFollower wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:26 amYeah, it's tricky. If you mess too much with the workflow, some of the old fans get upset and refuse to upgrade. If you don't change it, people will complain that there aren't enough changes to justify the upgrade. You could try to keep the old workflow while implementing something new on top, but this might make the plugin a cluttered mess...tony10000 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:59 amYep, why mess with success?v1o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:41 am Dune 3 has been in development for a very long time I'm sure. Possibly more than a year? If I remember correctly they started after they finished The Legend. A huge amount of effort has gone into this and it is definitely worth every penny.
To be honest if you didn't like the workflow in D2 there is little point in expecting major changes. There are many paying customers who are fans of this workflow and would get riled up if things drastically changed too far. There's a reason why Dune 2 became a hit synth - people like the workflow.
Updates will always be incremental by their nature. If you want something completely different, buy a completely different plug-in...
Sorry, a modern browser is pretty much a standard now. I'm certainly not upset about it. It's hardly that important. But off course I may decide to pass on the update and see what future revisions bring.
I just said that not reworking the browser because it would upset existing users is a false argument.
It is how Photoshop stayed with the same crappy ui (valid argument) but this does not translate to the browser of Dune.
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- KVRist
- 459 posts since 5 Jan, 2004 from In the now
I really like everything about Dune3. The gui is much nicer than D2. The sound is quite stunningly good. Only negative is the steep upgrade price.
"If less is more, just think of how much more, more will be".
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Naturally, people are entitled to their opinions. It is valuable information, whether you agree or not. Chastising people for "whining" demeans yourself and is short sighted.
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- 457 posts since 2 Jun, 2015 from Belgrade, Serbia
The reason why l'm spending my mental energy in this thread, and on soft synth arguments in general, is because I truly believe that people who are developing them are holding back.
Nothing sinister with this remark, but IMHO, only Spire and Sylenth1 are in a class of their own in terms of sound quality (and even they could be improved).
I would like to see DUNE get there.
Again, not a sinister remark. I'm just passionate about software synths (the prospect of using computers to produce sound and music still thrills me like it did 20(+) years ago) and I'm stating my point of view.
Nothing sinister with this remark, but IMHO, only Spire and Sylenth1 are in a class of their own in terms of sound quality (and even they could be improved).
I would like to see DUNE get there.
Again, not a sinister remark. I'm just passionate about software synths (the prospect of using computers to produce sound and music still thrills me like it did 20(+) years ago) and I'm stating my point of view.
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I myself have released two. I promise you, if the workflow was better, it'd be more. I put off at least two times making more soundsets because the contrast from going to dune 2 was a pain in the mikta compared to the other synths I was working with (thorn, rapid, hive, etc).AnX wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:00 pmTouch The Universe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:56 pmYour kidding right? Of all the popular synths out there that sound really good, why is dune 2 the only one which has very few soundsets for it? I've heard people complain over a dozen times that d2 doesn't have enough presets. I think its fair to say, to a degree, its clunky workflow impedes some sound designers.v1o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:41 am
To be honest if you didn't like the workflow in D2 there is little point in expecting major changes. There are many paying customers who are fans of this workflow and would get riled up if things drastically changed too far. There's a reason why Dune 2 became a hit synth - people like the workflow.
... but not others
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- 18561 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
Funny, I find it one of the most enjoyable synths to program and I have done hundreds of patches for D2 and several already for D3.
Once you spend a little time with it Dune becomes incredibly intuitive to program and a joy to use.
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- KVRAF
- 21196 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Hey, better for guys like me. My Dune 2 library is my 10th best selling one of all of them. I'm sure not having a ton of competition helps a lot. So let the clunky workflow impede designers. More sales for me.Touch The Universe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:56 pmYour kidding right? Of all the popular synths out there that sound really good, why is dune 2 the only one which has very few soundsets for it? I've heard people complain over a dozen times that d2 doesn't have enough presets. I think its fair to say, to a degree, its clunky workflow impedes some sound designers.v1o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:41 am
To be honest if you didn't like the workflow in D2 there is little point in expecting major changes. There are many paying customers who are fans of this workflow and would get riled up if things drastically changed too far. There's a reason why Dune 2 became a hit synth - people like the workflow.
(Wags, you're such a mercenary )
- KVRAF
- 18561 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
IMHO opinion DUNE has always been in a class of its own going all the way back to version 1 which is why I bought it in the first place.
Dune has always had a high quality, high definition sound in my opinion so it's always "been there".
I love Sylenth1 as well. I've tried the Spire demo three times and just don't get the love but to each his own. But to put Spire and Sylenth in a higher class of sound quality than Dune is just wrong.
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