LinPlug Octopus 2
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- KVRian
- 1184 posts since 13 May, 2004 from SF Bay Area, California
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- Banned
- 2623 posts since 20 Feb, 2004 from in ur head pullin cablez out [boston, ma]
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- KVRian
- 522 posts since 11 Sep, 2004 from inne Büchs
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Why isn't this synth getting more press?
When it comes to FM synths, why do FM8 get most of the attention and other plugs like Octopus get kinda forgotten ?
And Octopus got more than just FM:
Octopus's oscillators depart from conventional FM oscillators in that they employ additive synthesis to produce timbres that are harmonically complex right at the operator level.
It can't be the price, costing just €79, and got good reviews, like
http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... opus-22143
When it comes to FM synths, why do FM8 get most of the attention and other plugs like Octopus get kinda forgotten ?
And Octopus got more than just FM:
Octopus's oscillators depart from conventional FM oscillators in that they employ additive synthesis to produce timbres that are harmonically complex right at the operator level.
It can't be the price, costing just €79, and got good reviews, like
http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... opus-22143
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- KVRAF
- 35297 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Damn I thought it was hereWith a bit more attention to things like formant filters Octopus could finally be the FS1R contender everyone has been hoping for.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
I expect there will be a 33% off sale at Linplug eventually. Picking this up at just about €50 is tempting.
For some reason or other I have not been looking much at this synth before, I like Rhino a lot and it appears this is something of a similar creature.
For some reason or other I have not been looking much at this synth before, I like Rhino a lot and it appears this is something of a similar creature.
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- KVRAF
- 35297 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
I guess the obstacle is it wasn't really developed by Linplug in-house developers but by a third party.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
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- KVRAF
- 4420 posts since 13 Jul, 2004 from Earth
Maxx Claster that created Poizone, Toxic, EJ FM, Sawer and a bunch of other things was behind OctopusaMUSEd wrote:I guess the obstacle is it wasn't really developed by Linplug in-house developers but by a third party.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Wow, that guy has coded a lot of stuff 
As Octopus incorporates some kind of additive synthesis, would it be right to think that Claster took Octopus further by making Harmor?
As Octopus incorporates some kind of additive synthesis, would it be right to think that Claster took Octopus further by making Harmor?
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- KVRAF
- 2202 posts since 2 Jan, 2003 from right here...
...no, harmor was coded by image-line, not maxx cluster.
...and about your question why octupus doesn't get more attention - because it was probably a one time thing between linplug and maxx cluster. a better question would be why linplug's products don't get more attention. spektral is one of the most interesting synths that came out in the last couple of years...
...and about your question why octupus doesn't get more attention - because it was probably a one time thing between linplug and maxx cluster. a better question would be why linplug's products don't get more attention. spektral is one of the most interesting synths that came out in the last couple of years...
