But they don‘t suffer from aliasing. My demand for all CA synths: an oversampling option… Certainly on 96 kHz its acceptable at least…starflakeprj wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:40 am Also, analog synths (same model) don't sound 100% identical due to small differencies in the components, and analog components also wear out with time, making the synths vary more sound wise.
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Yeah, that's true, and I have noticed your's and others' complaints about aliasing on CA synths. I'm not bothered too much actually, probably most people aren't, but I respect those who are.Tj Shredder wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:45 amBut they don‘t suffer from aliasing. My demand for all CA synths: an oversampling option… Certainly on 96 kHz its acceptable at least…starflakeprj wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:40 am Also, analog synths (same model) don't sound 100% identical due to small differencies in the components, and analog components also wear out with time, making the synths vary more sound wise.
There are mostly some imperfections sound wise in most synths, and more so, in emulations, because there is something you can compare with.
Price/Performance wise, aliasing or not, the CA synths are great. Which, of course, is one reason I'm not as bothered.
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Synth Master Jedi Synth Master Jedi https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=307346
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I don't get caught up in the whole aliasing thing, though some people seem to obsess over it.
When viewed in the big scheme of things, aliasing is far down on my list of things that are important. We all have our own preferences and priorities of course.
Among things that I see as far more important than obsessing over one minor issue would be these things I'm about to list. If any one of these things is not on point, then it doesn't really matter if there is aliasing on one synth in the project or not.
(1) Song must be great. If your song is crap, and you're obsessing over aliasing, then your priorities are out of wack. You are wasting your time and you are delusional.
(2) Production must be great. Synth patches must be great and fit the song.
(3) Vocals/Instrumentation must be great.
(4) Mix must be great. What's more important, a mix that is too bass heavy causing everything to sound not right, or that a synth used on the song has slight aliasing, which the majority wont even ever hear or notice. I know which is more important to me.
I try to view things through a bigger lens, and aliasing is just not something that will have any significant impact on my track. Those other things I listed will have a huge impact on my track.
Like many people here, I have a ton of synth plugins. When I'm making a track and I want a bass sound for example, I'll choose from one of my many synths, and as long as it sounds good to me, then I couldn't care less about if somebody posts a plugin doctor chart about that synth 2 weeks later and says "look, it's aliasing!". So what.
I don't know the technical specs behind all of my hundreds of synth plugins, nor do I have time to care about that. I'll just open one up and if it sounds good and fits the track, then all is well.
When viewed in the big scheme of things, aliasing is far down on my list of things that are important. We all have our own preferences and priorities of course.
Among things that I see as far more important than obsessing over one minor issue would be these things I'm about to list. If any one of these things is not on point, then it doesn't really matter if there is aliasing on one synth in the project or not.
(1) Song must be great. If your song is crap, and you're obsessing over aliasing, then your priorities are out of wack. You are wasting your time and you are delusional.
(2) Production must be great. Synth patches must be great and fit the song.
(3) Vocals/Instrumentation must be great.
(4) Mix must be great. What's more important, a mix that is too bass heavy causing everything to sound not right, or that a synth used on the song has slight aliasing, which the majority wont even ever hear or notice. I know which is more important to me.
I try to view things through a bigger lens, and aliasing is just not something that will have any significant impact on my track. Those other things I listed will have a huge impact on my track.
Like many people here, I have a ton of synth plugins. When I'm making a track and I want a bass sound for example, I'll choose from one of my many synths, and as long as it sounds good to me, then I couldn't care less about if somebody posts a plugin doctor chart about that synth 2 weeks later and says "look, it's aliasing!". So what.
I don't know the technical specs behind all of my hundreds of synth plugins, nor do I have time to care about that. I'll just open one up and if it sounds good and fits the track, then all is well.
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- 375 posts since 24 Jan, 2021
From what I've seen, the sound designers are more bothered by it than the musicians. It's one thing to obsess over the sound of the instrument to the detriment of your attention to the process of writing the music. It's another to not have any music as context in the first place. Not everyone has room for every tool in their particular workflow, and that's fine.Synth Master Jedi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:31 pm I don't get caught up in the whole aliasing thing, though some people seem to obsess over it.
I hate signatures too.
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- 18434 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
If this truly is going to be a Jupiter 4:starflakeprj wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:40 am Also, analog synths (same model) don't sound 100% identical due to small differencies in the components, and analog components also wear out with time, making the synths vary more sound wise.
"The VCOs can garner unstable tuning if aging or low-quality electrolytic capacitors are used (two for each voice card). Synthesizer repair shops can replace these tuning capacitors with stable polystyrene capacitors for an instant perfect tune. Individual oscillator card VCO tuning is accessed by four capped holes in the middle of the back of the case, but the unit should be allowed to warm up before adjusting for at least 20 to 40 minutes prior to adjustment".
So even whether the Caps have been replaced or not in the test unit will make a difference in the final emulation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Jupiter-4
At any rate I'm going to put $100 down at the sports book on the over/under being four hours after the demo is released before someone says "it doesn't sound like the original"....
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- KVRian
- 766 posts since 18 Nov, 2010
Ditto!Synth Master Jedi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:31 pm I don't get caught up in the whole aliasing thing, though some people seem to obsess over it.
When viewed in the big scheme of things, aliasing is far down on my list of things that are important. We all have our own preferences and priorities of course.
Among things that I see as far more important than obsessing over one minor issue would be these things I'm about to list. If any one of these things is not on point, then it doesn't really matter if there is aliasing on one synth in the project or not.
(1) Song must be great. If your song is crap, and you're obsessing over aliasing, then your priorities are out of wack. You are wasting your time and you are delusional.
(2) Production must be great. Synth patches must be great and fit the song.
(3) Vocals/Instrumentation must be great.
(4) Mix must be great. What's more important, a mix that is too bass heavy causing everything to sound not right, or that a synth used on the song has slight aliasing, which the majority wont even ever hear or notice. I know which is more important to me.
I try to view things through a bigger lens, and aliasing is just not something that will have any significant impact on my track. Those other things I listed will have a huge impact on my track.
Like many people here, I have a ton of synth plugins. When I'm making a track and I want a bass sound for example, I'll choose from one of my many synths, and as long as it sounds good to me, then I couldn't care less about if somebody posts a plugin doctor chart about that synth 2 weeks later and says "look, it's aliasing!". So what.
I don't know the technical specs behind all of my hundreds of synth plugins, nor do I have time to care about that. I'll just open one up and if it sounds good and fits the track, then all is well.
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- 2465 posts since 6 Jul, 2013
I'll add $50 if they specifically use the words "sounds nothing like"...
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I think we're both going to win some money.....
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- 695 posts since 9 Apr, 2005 from Japan
I think you can safely bet a lot more than that, and it will probably be someone who has never even been in the same room as an original JP-4.
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- KVRAF
- 8814 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
I am bothered as a musician mainly. A glide in the high register just sounds wrong if part of the harmonic content of the sound is moving in the opposite direction… If you play it just with a keyboard without any bends, the aliasing is just a bit of harshness which might be acceptable in a mix context…Super Piano Hater 64 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:23 pmFrom what I've seen, the sound designers are more bothered by it than the musicians.Synth Master Jedi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:31 pm I don't get caught up in the whole aliasing thing, though some people seem to obsess over it.
I do like the character of the CA synths a lot and prefer them over other emulations mostly. I just must not play them in the higher registers…
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- 7624 posts since 13 Nov, 2015 from Norway
So a Jupiter 4 eh? A Jupiter 6 then next perhaps? Dont think either of them has been done before. I'm down fo dat!
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- KVRAF
- 1555 posts since 28 Jul, 2006
Yeah they definitely should have an oversampling option imo.