Really like the sound of it. Another winner for Rob an Jon!
Rob Papen Blade is now available
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- KVRAF
- 2258 posts since 25 Jun, 2008 from Montreal, Canada
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- KVRAF
- 1624 posts since 14 Sep, 2007 from www.koeln.de/en/
when I see the big pad in the middle, I really want it on a touchscreen device.
Gonna demo it soon, though.
Gonna demo it soon, though.
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- KVRAF
- 7872 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
my music: http://www.alexcooperusa.com
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." Muhammad Ali
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." Muhammad Ali
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- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 27 Mar, 2010 from UK
What aspects do you like?What other instruments does it equate to?xx JPRacer xx wrote:http://www.robpapen.com/blade.html
Really like the sound of it. Another winner for Rob an Jon!
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- KVRAF
- 4373 posts since 15 Sep, 2010
Since I'm quite busy these days and won't have time to really dive into it to test and try it, I'm looking forward to see people's reviews and opinions.
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- KVRAF
- 14114 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
me too. will post some thoughts after I give it a go.
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- KVRAF
- 14114 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
Well now. Here's what I think:
I think people will complain some of the knobs are too small and the color will hurt their eyes.
I think it sounds amazing with the caveat; I'm wondering what these will sound like on a mix bus with a HP on it to clear it from kick and bass.
There's an AWFUL lot of Wobs or Wubs or whatever they are called.
Some sounds were extremely light on CPU. A couple of Syn patches hit 70% playing a midi loop. (I'm doing this on an older Pentium dual core T4200, so take that with a grain of salt.)
Lots of amazing atmospheres and soundscapes, so I can't really tell who this synth is aimed for. Some of these sounds are good enough for a movie soundtrack.
You will be hypnotized by the bouncing balls......
So, that's what I think taking a quick tour. Please demo yourself and decide for yourself.
I will say, for the intro price, there's NOTHING that sounds close to it. This could be a piece of hardware.
I think people will complain some of the knobs are too small and the color will hurt their eyes.
I think it sounds amazing with the caveat; I'm wondering what these will sound like on a mix bus with a HP on it to clear it from kick and bass.
There's an AWFUL lot of Wobs or Wubs or whatever they are called.
Some sounds were extremely light on CPU. A couple of Syn patches hit 70% playing a midi loop. (I'm doing this on an older Pentium dual core T4200, so take that with a grain of salt.)
Lots of amazing atmospheres and soundscapes, so I can't really tell who this synth is aimed for. Some of these sounds are good enough for a movie soundtrack.
You will be hypnotized by the bouncing balls......
So, that's what I think taking a quick tour. Please demo yourself and decide for yourself.
I will say, for the intro price, there's NOTHING that sounds close to it. This could be a piece of hardware.
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- KVRian
- 1445 posts since 1 Jun, 2008
Sorry to say this, but to my ears this just sounds nasty, even after a lot of tweaking. Try turning off the effects of the insanely effect section for one (I hate effect-heavy synth patches!!).
I also think this is the worst GUI design I have ever used. The glowing text is almost unreadable and stings the eyes.
And WTF is that huge pointless batman blade??
I have to admit I've always thought Rob Ropen synths sounded slightly thin and lifeless, but this takes the cake!
If people want a similar kind of modulation orbit thingy they're better off with Animoog. Now that's a beauty!.
Sorry for seeming a bit harsh, I will however give them credit for trying out some new synthesis methods.
I also think this is the worst GUI design I have ever used. The glowing text is almost unreadable and stings the eyes.
And WTF is that huge pointless batman blade??
I have to admit I've always thought Rob Ropen synths sounded slightly thin and lifeless, but this takes the cake!
If people want a similar kind of modulation orbit thingy they're better off with Animoog. Now that's a beauty!.
Sorry for seeming a bit harsh, I will however give them credit for trying out some new synthesis methods.
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- KVRian
- 530 posts since 1 May, 2011
If I saw this on the first of April I would consider myself April fooled. The intended demographic might be 15 year old's. Unfortunately I was drinking milk when I opened that screenshot so now I have a bunch of dry cleaning to do. Looks like RP wants to taint their credibility for some reason. Val Kilmer did the same thing so that paparazzi would stop following him around.
miedex
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- KVRAF
- 1629 posts since 11 Dec, 2005 from Malmö, Sweden
You can have the GUI doubled in size if you click on the BLADE name up at the top. There you can choose "Big screen" and "Plain text" which only affects the value texts though.fceramic wrote:The glowing text is almost unreadable and stings the eyes.
And WTF is that huge pointless batman blade??