Anaon wrote:What do you think of MusicRow Vintage Strings MkIII: http://www.mcrow.net/Vintage%20Strings.htm ?

I did not care for the sound at all. It didn't sound like a stringer to me. Where was the buzz of the divide-down osc tone, and where was the ensemble swirl? A big miss, IMHO.


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Ian

Christopher Winkels wrote:Fantom XR - I had a Fantom Xa and hated it. The ratio of menu-diving to playing was unacceptably high.

Roland does make a software editor for it.


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Ian

For analog sampling, the A5K (and A4K) can use the following rates: 44.1KHz, 22.05KHz, 11.025KHz, and 5.5125KHz. For the latter three rates, the antialias filter may be turned off. For digital sampling, the A5K (and A4K) can use the following rates: ext, ext/2, ext/4, ext/8, which is full rate, half...

Not what the OP wanted, but the Yamaha A5K can sample at low rates with the antialias filter turned off, and get all the digi-grunge you want.


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Ian

Moog MF-104 = up to 800 ms
Moog MF-104Z = up to 1000 ms
Moog MF-104SD = up to 1400 ms


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Ian

For a half-rack, go for the Boss VF-1.


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Ian

From something I said just the other day on another forum regarding my Moog MF-104SD Super Delay: ...the Moog excels in creating a delay voice that is out front, present, and with character. It is great as a lead voice - not one that sits back. Using it is like playing an instrument - it begs to be ...

Seems like it would be perfect for getting those old-school string machine sounds if used with standard synth plugins. You'd still need to have some way of generating the ensemble effect to get those sounds - the plug you mention would only do the phasing. Solina has a triple-line, dual-LFO BBD del...

OK to fight the G.A.S. I'm going to try out d16 group's plug-in called fazortran http://www.d16.pl/index.php?menu=189 Costing about $45 US. It only has two LFO modulated paths with selectable offset phase between them. But if you plug-in another instance and set the depth of one to zero, you can ge...

I thought about it (and considered my gear), and the answer is yes for effects, less so for synths. Part of that might be the relative price difference - effects are usually less coin, and subject to inspired whims. Part might be that so many synth demos are post-effected, so I don't have the sense ...

Is it one thing to listen for snappy envelopes, responsive VCAs and precise sound, but something else to hear a great demo and think "Damn, I want that, that's exactly what I'm trying to accomplish?" Is the latter silly? If one has overlooked the nature of the gear in favor of enjoying the visceral...

See, that I think is the issue... I've already mixed and loaded my tracks, then am trying to do the buss compression... I should've started with it. Aha, so you were meaning doing compression on the 2-buss, after a track was mixed. That's a whole other bag of tricks. Of course, you can do 2-buss st...

How's it feel to compose with the Octopus? Ever use it live? I was watching the videos and making patterns can be pretty fast when you know it. I don't truly and deeply know because I do not own one yet. What I do know from the afternoon I spent with one is that it is simply incredible - not just b...

• E-mu Command Station
• Elektron MonoMachine SFX-6
• GenoQs Octopus
• Yamaha QX3

• Five12 Numerology
• Apple/Emagic Logic
• Opcode Studio Vision Pro
• Angry Red Planet Sequitur

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Ian

gcoudert wrote:No, I didn't, it's probably just C3. I didn't think it would make much different for such simple waveforms. Does it?

Depends on the use. In general, it does. Simple waveforms work best with samples every fifth, or at least every octave, C1-C6.


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Ian