Tracktion Software

zzz00m · Post by **zzz00m** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:20 pm

Fleer wrote:Alesis Andromeda. Would be nice to see how it stands up to the IK Syntronik version.

Truth!!!

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:53 am

Maybe a Prophet 5, now that I'm looking back. Any value in a CS-80? I was never very impressed with the CS-80, personally, but if you all like it, I'd go along.

zzz00m · Post by **zzz00m** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:31 pm

Watchful wrote:Maybe a Prophet 5, now that I'm looking back.

I dunno, been running the demo of u-he Repro-5, and that there is the slam dunk IMO.

Watchful wrote: Any value in a CS-80? I was never very impressed with the CS-80, personally, but if you all like it, I'd go along.

Ask Vangelis ...

zimmerabc · Post by **zimmerabc** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:44 am

My top list for retromod is
1. DW 8000 - only
2. D 50 - only
3. Roland System-100 - only
4. Kawai K 5000 - only
5. JD 800 - only

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:24 pm

If you're interested in a near-perfect FREE Korg DW-8000 emulation, Full Bucket Music has the FB-7999 ready for download. I love that thing.

zimmerabc · Post by **zimmerabc** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:02 pm

Thanks for the tip! I'm not sure if it's near-perfect. I'd like to have a tracktion version.

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:54 pm

Well, it lacks an arpeggiator for obvious reasons, but other than that, imports and exports in the DW's formats, and also emulates a DW-6000, which the original didn't do, either. But other than that, it's perfect!

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:54 pm

Also, Tracktion's Digital retromod has a few DW-8000 patches, but they're ultimately just samples.

zimmerabc · Post by **zimmerabc** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:08 pm

You got Digital 1? I only the demo. How many dw8000 patches are there? Are they marked, named?

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:29 am

There are hundreds of sounds available in Digital 1, all cryptically named.

Some have clues as to their origin ("Bellish Vector" is certainly pulled off a Prophet VS, "81Z Voices" is a Yamaha TX81Z, etc.), but most have names like "Fret Bass" or "Repetitions," so it's not easy to say.

"DW Brass," "DW EP Pad," "DW Pad," and "DW Rhodes" are obviously from a 6000 or 8000.

"Korgish Pad," "Slow 8K Pad," too.

But some sounds, such as "Warm DWFM," are combinations or samples of layered synths, as indeed any of these are. You'll likely never know for certain what's a real DW-8000. Again, Full Bucket's DW-8000 emulation is the way to go to get the original sounds in a plugin, including all the original presets that came on that cassette tape, plus the sounds from the MEX-8000 and EX-8000 as well. And all fully editable.

https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb7999.html will get you right to the description. The graphic there of the interface should give you a good indication of how careful Bjorn was in putting it together. Far better than Tracktion's RetroMod for DW-8000 accuracy and flavor.

zimmerabc · Post by **zimmerabc** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:44 pm

Thanks for the cool info! I'll take both of them. Digital 1 maybe till black friday. I wonder why there was no intro sale, or I missed it. Thanks again

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:19 pm

There was an intro sale--I think Digital 1 has been out for at least two years.

zimmerabc · Post by **zimmerabc** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:24 pm

Ooops!

Watchful · Post by **Watchful** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:54 pm

No harm--Tracktion offers dozens of sales throughout the year with some surprisingly deep discounts.

Personally, I think you'll appreciate FB-7999 more, if you're a fan of the DW-8000 and its family. If you prefer the sound of that era, and the actual hardware isn't as essential to you, then the Retromod is the way to go. Either way, the FB-7999 plugin is free and fantastic. And there are quite a few DW-series soundbanks on the web that you can grab and use with it.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:24 pm

Watchful wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:44 pm An Ensoniq VFX. I could do anything with one of these, and was heart-broken when a lightning strike blew out its motherboard. A RetroMod VFX would let you have all that cross-modulation again, without the hassle of the dreaded Keyboard Calibration Error or overheating.

I know that's an old post and it doesn't look like your request was granted in the last five years but I second the desire for a VFX Retro Mod.

I used to own one but sold it on due in large part to the horrible key clack it had and the overall pain of using the hardware.

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