Pulsar 900 Series
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- Banned
- 1792 posts since 8 Sep, 2019 from Calenberg
Very good news!
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- KVRist
- 167 posts since 27 Aug, 2009
Yes. There is a new website with no information. Maybe it is too early
https://www.pulsarnovation.com/
Yorgos Simeonidis
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- KVRAF
- 25393 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Mac VST version would be cool too. Then I could think about buying it...
Although, now that Bitwig has the Grid, I’m not sure. Plus I have enough modular hardware.
Although, now that Bitwig has the Grid, I’m not sure. Plus I have enough modular hardware.
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- KVRAF
- 5179 posts since 16 Nov, 2014
I have a ton of modulars too and think i demoed nearly all i could and P900 has limited kind and numbers of modules BUT the sound is just so much better for me (including also emulations like Repro, The Legend etc.).
And especially Bitwig might be nearly unlimited but the filters, saturation and FX are lightyears away for me. At least what i could demo does not impress me.
I played with a hardware Moog and damn i like P900 better
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- KVRAF
- 3182 posts since 31 Dec, 2004 from People's Republic of Minnesota
I hope there’s a relaunch sale
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- KVRAF
- 25393 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Nothing in software gets close to the results I get with my analog hardware. There’s a character, nuance and dynamic presence that I don’t hear in any software. And hardware is so much more fun for me when it comes to modular and patching.Cinebient wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:42 amI have a ton of modulars too and think i demoed nearly all i could and P900 has limited kind and numbers of modules BUT the sound is just so much better for me (including also emulations like Repro, The Legend etc.).
And especially Bitwig might be nearly unlimited but the filters, saturation and FX are lightyears away for me. At least what i could demo does not impress me.
I played with a hardware Moog and damn i like P900 better
If I want to emulate analog... I’ll just use real analog. Bitwig’s Grid can produce a far wider range of tones... wavetable, granular, multi-samples, fm and I can easily play 16+ voices even with unison and it’s fully MPE capable. Bitwig Grid also has a far faster workflow for patching than the usual suspects... not as fun as hardware, but good enough to not be tedious and an inspiration downer
My Voltage Research Laboratory is arriving at my home early next week! Very exciting!!
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- KVRist
- 339 posts since 20 Sep, 2006
Sorry,
but no way to find "My Account" logo for registered users...
Anybody find this?
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- KVRian
- 976 posts since 12 Jan, 2013 from Foolish Shepherd
https://www.pulsarmodular.com/products/
on the right top corner
its should be on www.pulsarmodular.com and not www.pulsarnovation.com
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- KVRAF
- 1525 posts since 29 Oct, 2015 from Jupiter 8
Sound is a very subjective thing.
I agree that software might not yet be able to absolutely acurately replicate absolute extreme settings, but i don't think of it as lacking in something, it's just different.
Maybe the sonics behavior of Diva, or this Pulsar are actually more pleasing to someone, than those of an actual Moog, where there's warning: sacrilege incoming!) something off in the sound to someone.
Even if software might never reach the last few percent at those extreme settings (which would actually surprise me, but still), you can still sculpt your sound engines to overcome things that are not perfect in the analog realm to the virtual synth's creator's ears.
I also have analog hardware, but i don't think i have to take a step down anymore when i reach for my virtual instruments at all.
‘Even‘ the pretty old Diva sounds legitimately awesome, even if some it's modeling techniques might have been surpassed on a pure technical perspective by a few newer plugs.
It's also perfectly valid that this ‘inferior‘ Diva actually sounds ‘better‘ / has nicer characteristics than a technically more accurate replication, or even the actual analog synth itself.
And of course good luck spotting if some recordings where not done on actual analog hardware unless you deliberately pick the wrong instrument for this task
I agree that software might not yet be able to absolutely acurately replicate absolute extreme settings, but i don't think of it as lacking in something, it's just different.
Maybe the sonics behavior of Diva, or this Pulsar are actually more pleasing to someone, than those of an actual Moog, where there's warning: sacrilege incoming!) something off in the sound to someone.
Even if software might never reach the last few percent at those extreme settings (which would actually surprise me, but still), you can still sculpt your sound engines to overcome things that are not perfect in the analog realm to the virtual synth's creator's ears.
I also have analog hardware, but i don't think i have to take a step down anymore when i reach for my virtual instruments at all.
‘Even‘ the pretty old Diva sounds legitimately awesome, even if some it's modeling techniques might have been surpassed on a pure technical perspective by a few newer plugs.
It's also perfectly valid that this ‘inferior‘ Diva actually sounds ‘better‘ / has nicer characteristics than a technically more accurate replication, or even the actual analog synth itself.
And of course good luck spotting if some recordings where not done on actual analog hardware unless you deliberately pick the wrong instrument for this task
The GAS is always greener on the other side!
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- KVRAF
- 25393 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
I don’t particularly care if an emulation is perfect in the exact sense. I do care if it handles audio-rate modulations and feedback etc well.
I love the u-he synths... Diva, RePro and Bazille. Very high quality sound and beautiful.
Still, there is something so lovely about the Moog Matriarch... even on extreme settings and patching it always sounds effortless. Even the very best digital recreations still get some amount of digital harshness once one is out in the wild places. That particular sort of digital harshness so easily grates on my ears.
Playing very high notes usually gets some artifacting on even the best softsynths.
I love the wild places... but even a bit of Osc FM and PWM I can hear the difference in coherence and artifact free clarity.
I love playing the Matriarch straight out to the speakers... it’s so alive! That is when it is just so obviously different than software.
So much effort (and cpu) has to be put into digital to replicate the inherent complexity of the analog world and it is still straining to do it.
Well... wandering off topic here...
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- Banned
- 1792 posts since 8 Sep, 2019 from Calenberg
129€ 
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- Banned
- 1792 posts since 8 Sep, 2019 from Calenberg
I'll stay with my Reaktor Block Collections.
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- KVRist
- 223 posts since 18 Dec, 2005
Well, if what you're after is a great-sounding analog-style modular software, then those 129 euros are a bargain, because Pulsar Modular delivers in spades.
Reaktor Blocks are cool but, talking about software modular synths specifically, PM's musicality is unequaled.
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- KVRAF
- 5179 posts since 16 Nov, 2014
Not off topic....this is exact what i feel when i play with P900pdxindy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:11 pmI don’t particularly care if an emulation is perfect in the exact sense. I do care if it handles audio-rate modulations and feedback etc well.
I love the u-he synths... Diva, RePro and Bazille. Very high quality sound and beautiful.
Still, there is something so lovely about the Moog Matriarch... even on extreme settings and patching it always sounds effortless. Even the very best digital recreations still get some amount of digital harshness once one is out in the wild places. That particular sort of digital harshness so easily grates on my ears.
Playing very high notes usually gets some artifacting on even the best softsynths.
I love the wild places... but even a bit of Osc FM and PWM I can hear the difference in coherence and artifact free clarity.
I love playing the Matriarch straight out to the speakers... it’s so alive! That is when it is just so obviously different than software.
So much effort (and cpu) has to be put into digital to replicate the inherent complexity of the analog world and it is still straining to do it.
Well... wandering off topic here...
It just feels alive for me.
