Mark Mothersbaugh on Classic Hardware vs Software Emulations

[machinesworking]

I can't do a useful Rock vocal. I basically go from EBM style shouting to Light Opera, with not much in between.

Now I have this image of you doing Total Eclipse by Klaus Nomi.

[machinesworking]

Yeah I don't hardly listen to any Jazz or Classical mostly because too much of those genres are about showing off talent.

Agree for modern Jazz. But classical? I don't listen to a ton but I do really enjoy full orchestral works. Are you thinking more about individual performances here (piano concertos, etc)?

I pretty much love everything Chopin did, I just get burned out on the whole "let's take this key and add every orchestral swirl to it we can" routine that a lot of classical does. Not every song needs 30+ parts. I like repeating motifs and patterns, it does not have to be dead simple but it shouldn't be flourishes and variations for 8 minutes. generally prefer classical to jazz and it's a lie I don't listen to some of both, but I prefer commoner music.

[jamcat]

I wish I did not but I do very badly and really should get some training because it's precisely with industrial or electroindustrial where my voice sounds the dumbest

Then you're nailing the style

Ok that was a solid burn

Best part is it was two for the price of one!

[stoopicus]

I wish I did not but I do very badly and really should get some training because it's precisely with industrial or electroindustrial where my voice sounds the dumbest

Then you're nailing the style

Ok that was a solid burn

Best part is it was two for the price of one!

Yeah I was kind of impressed really

[D-Fusion]

Software do sound good these days but they still do sound a bit stiff compared to the original.

I don't mean only tuning wise but also in how the envelopes behave.
Some do also make the filter more aggressive than the original which makes them sound harder which adds a digital harsness to the sound while other emulations make the filter and tone to weak.

So it is more important to buy a emulation if you like what you hear since the most identical thing on most of them is the gui layout.

[stoopicus]

So it is more important to buy a emulation if you like what you hear

this is the only real reason to buy any synthesizer, hardware or software; it has nothing to do with the fact that it is an emulation

[BONES]

I can't do a useful Rock vocal. I basically go from EBM style shouting to Light Opera, with not much in between.

Now I have this image of you doing Total Eclipse by Klaus Nomi.

Not quite in my register.

Software do sound good these days but they still do sound a bit stiff compared to the original.

Bullshit, that's all in your mind. I guarantee you that you wouldn't be able to tell one from the other in any blind test.