If the theory of most effects is similar, then how come there are so many incarnations of it (i.e. different plug-ins)?

[chk071]

In Soviet Union there is only one plugin: the People’s Plugin.

I heard it costs 600 €, and noone is able to afford it.

On the topic: There are lots guitars. In theory, they should all sound and handle the same. After all, they're all basically the same construction.

[Ploki]

Tbh in a context of a mix, most do

[melomood]

> if cars (shoes, milk, clothes, etc) are all the same, why are there so many different brands and types?

How different is cow milk from dairy farm to dairy farm? Do some things have more to do with location & transport to retailers thus making it an extremely false equivalency?
Yes

[AnX]

Tbh in a context of a mix, most do

Burn the witch!

[chk071]

Tbh in a context of a mix, most do

Maybe if you get the same person who always makes everything sound the same.

Actually, there was a guy here once who posted his music on the Music Café forum. He bought and used (and sold, and re-bought) a gazillion of synths. And made them all sound the same, with always the same sounds. He was really good at that.

He actually was pretty good at what he was doing. His stuff sounded quite professional. It just sounded all the same.

[jamcat]

In Soviet Union there is only one plugin: the People’s Plugin.

I heard it costs 600 €, and noone is able to afford it.

It’s only available to members of the Politburo, but I have a contact in the nomenklatura who was able to get me a copy. It only has one button, which doesn’t seem to do anything.


🟡 🟢 The People’s Plugin (DirectX only)




You need this dongle/controller to operate it:





I’m told it’s modeled on this rare piece of analog gear:

[jamcat]

But how does it SOUND, you ask?

Like this!

https://youtu.be/Th-Z6le3bHA

[Neon Breath]

Wow damn it would be deadly boring if we were living in the OP's world!

One type of house, since a house is a house after all.
One type of car, since a car is a car no need more.
One dish. Hey, it's just food why more flavors? Food is food.
One type of music. Why care, music is music.

[Ploki]

No, OP specifically addresses bread in his first post.
A lot of houses are nearly identical anyway so it wouldn’t matter if they were based off the same design - and some even are.

A lot of cars are based on identical platforms and are essentially very similar.

A lot of music is cookie cutter and sounds nearly identical. There’s a lot of redundant bands that are just clones of good bands and it literally wouldn’t matter if they stop existing.

Also there’s a lot of nearly identical food products because people copy other companies successes - also redundant.

So OP absolutely has a point there.

[whyterabbyt]

No, OP specifically addresses bread in his first post.

No, he only addresses two specific aspects of bread, and relatively simple ones at that (texture and flavour).

There's a considerable of other things he overlooks from what seems to be his basic perspective that novelty is the only important factor.

So OP absolutely has a point there.

If that point is as reductionist as 'mass-market products are very rarely unique and novel' then yeah.

But he seemed not to be getting the why of that, rather than making it a point.

[whyterabbyt]

A lot of houses are nearly identical anyway so it wouldn’t matter if they were based off the same design

There are plenty of reasons it could matter.

[v1o]

Did anyone do a test and find out that all digital EQs are nulling out?

[Tj Shredder]

All??? It would take a life time. You’d probably stop after 3…

[vurt]

ive got 20 pairs of underpants that are the same.
sometimes you just fancy a change...

[Tj Shredder]

But nobody will see them until its too late…