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    Spectrasonics Omnisphere

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    Yeah your right, this isn't electronic music enough. bontempi, please supply me a suitable list of synths that I am able to use, and methods of using them. If we make our own samples, are we allowed to use presets, please help me drawn the line between electronic music and non electronic music, thanks!

    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    woooo I got the apartment. getting my stuff picked up my the movers within the week, and then about 2 weeks until it gets here.

     

    FREAKING OUT

     

     

    in the mean time, my studio consists of the nord modular g2 demo, a trial version of wiretap studio, and garage band (which I just discovered is on my girlfriends laptop). its amazing how desperate I am.... but its kind of good... being so limited has forced some nice results!

     

    pics or stfu

    WNSN

    in Autechre

    Posted

    My favorite track off quaristice

     

    Mine too, I love the way the percussion adopts tonality and forms some sort of chroniced out chill yet paranoid vibe. I usually skip the first minute or so however

    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    I think I expect that though from a new synth above 1000 quid.

     

    I've heard a lot of good things about Access, but personally I prefer the old analog equipment - at least for melodies and effects anyway. I am quite swayed in the modern direction to try out percussion on the very latest drum machines available, but when I create my own music, I like to push a synth to the limit in a certain sense - try my best to get the most unique sounds which were not really intended to be produced from such equipment. It feels so much more rewarding when doing things in this process, so that's why a lot of these modern digitalised synths on sale for huge amounts of money do not appeal to me, because like you say, it's such an easy process of making music. I can imagine how it would be, there's no fun in turning on a synth, and for the first time, you check out the arp patterns, and there's something there thrown right at you which sounds ace, but required little work to churn out that melody/pattern.

     

    Still... Each to their own

     

    Nothing is stopping you from going to your init patch. There are a few of them right there in your first ROM bank, and you can defiantly max out the synth's with its grain complex and format oscillators mixed with the mod matrix. Practically any value of the synth can be pushed beyond recognition and the worst thing that will happen is some of the 100 or so polyphony will be cut out under your sound. I'd hope that anyone who would reach for this kinda synth has obviously been able to max out something like a juno or a roland system 700 and especially soft synths on their computer.

     

    I think the debate of whether this piece of machinery or that piece or doing things with any sort of limitation be it with recorded sound or writing out musical scores by hand is only meaningful to aid the creative process of the composer (I tend to work better in limitations myself as well) but I don't believe it speaks negatively about the means of production itself.

    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    couple small upgrades from last year:

     

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    access virus polar

    tc electronic konnekt 24d

    akg 701

    h2 zoom

    What's the polar like? Is it really worth it's price tag?

     

    The Virus has a specific sound which much of the price tag weighs on, and despite attempts I've heard from people with z3ta, zebra, and massive, the sound itself has never been really copied successfully. You should really hit up your local music store and listen to one yourself, if you don't like the way it sounds, then don't bother. I like the sound quite a bit (especially the more aggressive midrangy bass tones and etheral aphex type keys and pads).

     

    Virus Control is very friendly and does its job despite horror stories I've read. When I open my host (Ableton Live) the virus is detected and it engages usb mode. After I drop the VST into a channel, I can load up 16 different voices at a time and tweak all the variables on the VST gui(since i use ableton, when i tweak a parameter it auto opens up an automation swim lane that I can start recording into or drawing on). Each part of the virus control is a different midi channel and the usb connection handles both the midi and audio. I personally have mine set up to use spdif instead of the usb for audio, and dedicate the usb connection to midi and control over the virus.

     

    Another small added bonus (which I would never use) is that the virus itself acts as a audio interface, so if I didn't want to lug around my sound card on the road, I could just use the virus as an audio card, but I don't plan on taking this thing anywhere.

     

    To answer your question .. typically with gear I finance them to the point where I don't realize the payments are there (like 70 bucks a month) when interest free deals are announced. This way my credit score goes up and I got new sounds to play with. Thus there was no dent in my wallet when I purchased it. Is the audio and features worth the tag? I'd say yes, it does feel a little bit too nice tho and with all the thousands of patches it comes with and flexibility to morph things, it kinda makes the process of sound designing feel a bit like ezmode which is either a good thing or a bad thing depending upon how you look at it.

    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    Woah nice setup 10f10t...

     

    You've convinced me that I can get unmatching monitors which is something i've been debating for a while btw, I kinda like how they are not identical.

     

    Now I just need to hunt down some of your tunes...

    Free Audio Software for Windows/MacOS

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by acid1

    how do i go on them :P

     

    I just wanted to mention that this post changed the entire social structure of my group of friends. "go on" has become a universal verb for everything and is used daily if not hourly.

     

    Ex:

    What prompted this message was a buddy just called me up and was like "I'm trying to change this cold fusion code but i'm not sure how to go on it"

     

    Another buddy text messaged me an hour ago and said "I just got some McDonalds and I'm about to go on it"

     

     

    I wanted to express my appreciation for this, thanks!

    Free Audio Software for Windows/MacOS

    in EKT General Discussion

    Posted

    I work on a lot of music at work, and maybe due to paranoia I keep all my stuff on my flash drive with either free software or stuff I paid for. I've been through a lot of it, and honestly a bunch is bullshit but here are things I end up using daily.

     

    A few of my favorites:

     

    Ugo Texture - Good for bizarre sounds

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1002.html

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    Ugo Rez - Meat and potatos arp synth

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/748.html

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    Ugo StringTheory - Really bad physical modelling but its great none the less

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1074.html

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    props to ugo!

     

    Iblit - Decent Subtractive synth, i use it more then I should

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/366.html

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    Neokiller - Great aggressive synth, skip the presets

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1564.html

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    The Hands Of Darkness V1.0 - Basically anything by jack dark owns your soul

    http://www.jackdark.net/novuzeitthehandsofdarkness.html

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    Triple Cheese - Wierd physical modelling vst, similar to Sculpture but not as powerful

    http://www.u-he.com/TripleCheese/

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    Claw - not bad for basses

    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/305.html

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    :laughing: Enjoy fellas

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