How do you decide/choose the Synths to replace your current ?
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- KVRist
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- 155 posts since 20 Mar, 2012
I want to know how you all choose your new synths what are your criteria's for switching up.
Is it synthesis method,features,or old nostalgia of an emulated synth from the past?
right now my method is features, i am finding that all these synths are all the same clones of each other just different make-up on the same girl lol.
what i mean is that they are all capable of making bass,lead,and pad sounds so the only difference i find are does it come with built in FX ,or sample playback(rom/pcm style) combinations before adding it to my collection.
what drives you to buy ?
Is it synthesis method,features,or old nostalgia of an emulated synth from the past?
right now my method is features, i am finding that all these synths are all the same clones of each other just different make-up on the same girl lol.
what i mean is that they are all capable of making bass,lead,and pad sounds so the only difference i find are does it come with built in FX ,or sample playback(rom/pcm style) combinations before adding it to my collection.
what drives you to buy ?
- KVRian
- 1268 posts since 12 Aug, 2004
Addiction.xenophobic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:30 pm I want to know how you all choose your new synths what are your criteria's for switching up.
Is it synthesis method,features,or old nostalgia of an emulated synth from the past?
right now my method is features, i am finding that all these synths are all the same clones of each other just different make-up on the same girl lol.
what i mean is that they are all capable of making bass,lead,and pad sounds so the only difference i find are does it come with built in FX ,or sample playback(rom/pcm style) combinations before adding it to my collection.
what drives you to buy ?
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- Banned
- 3889 posts since 3 Feb, 2010
I create a topic in the instruments forum asking people to tell me if Synth X is worth for me to buy. Simple.
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- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
I usually don't replace synths I already own. I only buy best things once I check them 10 times thorough.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 33168 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
replace? what means this?
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Do you listen to them? Do they all sound alike?xenophobic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:30 pmright now my method is features, i am finding that all these synths are all the same clones of each other just different make-up on the same girl lol.
Really? I don't know how that works. How, for example, do you equate the features in Aparillo with those of Synthmaster One? They have practically nothing in common.what i mean is that they are all capable of making bass,lead,and pad sounds so the only difference i find are does it come with built in FX ,or sample playback(rom/pcm style) combinations before adding it to my collection.
Sound first, then ease-of-use. I don't really care about features, beyond making sure the basics are covered. My most recent purchase, Monoment Bass, is the perfect example - it is really pretty basic, with a fairly standard architecture, but it manages to sound quite different to a lot of my other synths so I felt it was worth picking up and I've found a few uses for it already.what drives you to buy ?
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- KVRian
- 1286 posts since 25 Jul, 2009
I only replace hardware. When I stop using software it goes back to the same nothingness it came from.
I pick new software mostly by features now.
First thing I look for is if it can use release velocity as a
mod source in a matrix, so that narrows down the field considerably.
Sound is a major factor, of course. And I also consider whether I'm
already overloaded with a particular synthesis type.
I pick new software mostly by features now.
First thing I look for is if it can use release velocity as a
mod source in a matrix, so that narrows down the field considerably.
Sound is a major factor, of course. And I also consider whether I'm
already overloaded with a particular synthesis type.
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- KVRian
- 912 posts since 3 Feb, 2015 from UK
Usually when Dan Worrall makes a video about it...xenophobic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:30 pm I want to know how you all choose your new synths what are your criteria's for switching up.
It varies though - sometimes I'm after a different synthesis method (additive, fm/pm, etc), sometimes the feature set surpasses what I already have, and sometimes 'ooooh shiny' (mostly the last one to be honest). At the moment, I have more than I can eat, but it's good to have a choice - sometimes dusting down an old(er) VST can be inspiring.
I don't replace anything, they sit in the vst folder, waiting patiently...
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- KVRist
- 171 posts since 8 Jun, 2019
Honestly I should exercise more care and concentrate on mastering a small number of synths rather than trying anything that sounds cool. Like, I downloaded HY-Mono after I sold my Telemark, but I sold my Telemark because I wasn't doing anything much with it in the first place, so why bother?
- KVRAF
- 3538 posts since 12 Jan, 2019
Wave table, additive, subtractive, and FM synthesizers of some sort? Maybe research the ones that best fit you in each category. Or find ones that can do multiple types well. Maybe a granular synth would be useful to you as well.
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- KVRAF
- 2269 posts since 10 Jul, 2008 from Orbit NE US
Replace? I’m still using some old synths. Got most everything covered except wavetable. If i were to buy anything at this point it would be Zebra. And nothing would be replaced, just added. My GAS wore off long ago, time to learn to use what i have.
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