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vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:21 am

billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:16 am Has @kodra (the OP) mentioned an MPE MIDI controller?

So many variations on advice here. At least everyone seems to agree on Bitwig.

second reply in the thread.
recent purchase of a linnstrument.

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:22 am

vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:21 am
billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:16 am Has @kodra (the OP) mentioned an MPE MIDI controller?

So many variations on advice here. At least everyone seems to agree on Bitwig.
second reply in the thread.
recent purchase of a linnstrument.

Great, I suppose you want me to start reading now. So pushy.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:24 am

billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:22 am
vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:21 am
billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:16 am Has @kodra (the OP) mentioned an MPE MIDI controller?

So many variations on advice here. At least everyone seems to agree on Bitwig.
second reply in the thread.
recent purchase of a linnstrument.
Great, I suppose you want me to start reading now. So pushy.

don't be daft. i only read it because i was here when it was posted. i never read back through threads (unless they got fiery at some point)

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:27 am

vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:24 am
billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:22 am
vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:21 am
billcarroll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:16 am Has @kodra (the OP) mentioned an MPE MIDI controller?

So many variations on advice here. At least everyone seems to agree on Bitwig.
second reply in the thread.
recent purchase of a linnstrument.
Great, I suppose you want me to start reading now. So pushy.
don't be daft. i only read it because i was here when it was posted. i never read back through threads (unless they got fiery at some point)

Humor was too dry? You must live in a humid climate.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:29 am

i might be high

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:32 am

vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:29 am i might be high

high marks for honesty

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:18 pm

f**k Bitwig. I hated it. It's not good at all for the way I like to work and, at least when I tried it, the included instruments were rubbish. I gave it a red hot go for several months and I never managed to get any of our songs working to an acceptable level. I think it is the only software license I have ever sold.

Jac459 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:04 amI see finally you read Wikipedia, good for you.

Actually, I lived through it. We assessed the viability of a DEC Alpha workstation in the late 90s. We ultimately went with Intel, though, which history has shown to be the right decision. I also had a choice between a Blackberry and Windows Mobile in the mid-2000s, so I looked into that then. Wikipedia really just confirmed a few dates.

Anyway, if you want a conversation about that, I suggest you create your own thread instead of polluting other threads with off-topic comments.

I don't want a conversation about it but I'm not going to let bullshit stand as fact. That helps no-one.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:22 pm

BONES wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:18 pm
I don't want a conversation about it but I'm not going to let bullshit stand as fact. That helps no-one.

this is the thread about equator 2. perhaps stay on topic?

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:28 pm

Sooner or later the diarrhea invades almost every thread on KVR. Pooopehhh, everywhere.

I hope the OP has bought a synth and is making some MPE goodness.

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:38 pm

fisherKing wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:22 pmthis is the thread about equator 2. perhaps stay on topic?

Pot... kettle... black? I'm just responding to other people's input. It's people like you who drag it OT.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:41 pm

BONES wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:38 pm
fisherKing wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:22 pmthis is the thread about equator 2. perhaps stay on topic?
Pot... kettle... black? I'm just responding to other people's input. It's people like you who drag it OT.

ha, sure. well, at least you have a sense of humor. and now, let's let this thread get back on track

kodra · Post by **kodra** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:14 pm

Well if anything now I'm more convinced that Bitwig is good

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:47 pm

It is, and it‘s a perfect companion to my LinnStrument. You would get a free 8-track Bitwig anyway from Roger… And Equator is still the synth that is best suited for MPE controllers with a huge amount of expressive presets…

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:03 pm

pdxindy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:17 am [ but the Bitwig modulators... say Steps or ParSeq-8 can be per voice with Hive and some other CLAP plugins.

Ooooh ... Juicy! I am gonna try that!

SamDi · Post by **SamDi** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:23 am

BONES wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:18 pm f**k Bitwig. I hated it. It's not good at all for the way I like to work and, at least when I tried it, the included instruments were rubbish.

kodra wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:14 pm Well if anything now I'm more convinced that Bitwig is good

Tj Shredder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:47 pm It is, and it‘s a perfect companion to my LinnStrument. You would get a free 8-track Bitwig anyway from Roger… And Equator is still the synth that is best suited for MPE controllers with a huge amount of expressive presets…

Yippee, let's talk about Bitwig now! (Gonna fetch some popcorn and beer...)

To the OT:
Equator 2 itself is worth it IMHO, since it's one of the best synth MPE-integrating synths, but I think the price of 249$ is way too steep. I bought it as an upgrade from Equator 1, which I got with my Seaboard and payed ~90 EUR. You should consider to wait till Black Friday or so. Advantage is, that it delivers all presets as MPE versions, which is normally not the case for other synths, which do MPE. So I guess it's one of the rare synths, offering MPE-presets of acoustic instruments out-of-the-box.

What I discovered recently, but is in another price league are the SWAM instruments from Audio Modeling. They shall be very good, but I don't own anything of their stuff.

Is Equator 2 worth it? And is it safe to buy it from splice.com?