Are synth preset vendors like food vendors?

[V0RT3X]

I was browsing various preset vendor sites and thought that each preset vendor is kind of like a food vendor..

How do you like your presets done?

[Patch_Pachino]

I like patches that show movement in the sound like how you would modulate the wavetable in serum. This is the era of the power soft synths so I would like to see more bank developers program patches that take you from one place and move you to the next and have you thinking "Dam how did he do that"

[Ridan]

How do you like your presets done?

Extra spicy. Easy on the bread/butter, and no EDM. The latter usually adds an extra $5-10+ when i could just open up the fridge at home.

While preferring to make my own sounds there are two specific sound designers that i regularly buy patches from, and it's been that way for a long time.

Deeply admire those that stray away from the hotdog and mustard category and aren't afraid to experiment with extra ingredients that one wouldn't expect to go well together. It's not for everyone and can definitely be an acquired taste, but having a free demo usually balances these things out.

Don't care much for designers that under cook their food and shell out hundreds of presets every month. There's no love in that, and almost always shows. Granted, i understand that it would be nice to make some sort of living from selling presets alone, but only a few have succeeded in this, and am sure it took years to get to that point. Not to mention (maybe) starting out in a time when there were less vendors and sound designers to push through.

In any case this is all coming from a patch maker perspective and not so much from a musicians point of view.

Just my two pickles.