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Tobiah
Apr 1, 2012, 8:34:35 PM4/1/12
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I've been trying these out for a while. It's time
consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive.
For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic
or not velocity sensitive. What are the creators thinking?
One little multiply operation, and you have velocity
sensitivity (Ok, a little more than that, but...).
My question is, does anyone know of any interesting
VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive?
I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down
version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but
I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for
it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it
could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive,
but that sounds interesting. What else is out there?
I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products.
I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have
that Komplete 8 thing though for $599. I almost pulled the
trigger on that tonight, but thought I'd look around at more
affordable (free?) options. I would throw $20 at a decent
example in a heartbeat.
Thanks!
Tobiah
consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive.
For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic
or not velocity sensitive. What are the creators thinking?
One little multiply operation, and you have velocity
sensitivity (Ok, a little more than that, but...).
My question is, does anyone know of any interesting
VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive?
I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down
version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but
I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for
it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it
could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive,
but that sounds interesting. What else is out there?
I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products.
I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have
that Komplete 8 thing though for $599. I almost pulled the
trigger on that tonight, but thought I'd look around at more
affordable (free?) options. I would throw $20 at a decent
example in a heartbeat.
Thanks!
Tobiah
Phil W
Apr 2, 2012, 4:02:03 AM4/2/12
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"Tobiah" <to...@tobiah.org>:
> I've been trying these out for a while.
Which ones? There thousands of VST synths and there are BIG differences
between those!
> It's time
> consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive.
> For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic
> or not velocity sensitive.
So, you have a good hand for making the wrong choices.
There are enough, that support all of those functions.
IF you choose to go the free plug-ins route, you need time.
> My question is, does anyone know of any interesting
> VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive?
> I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down
> version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but
> I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for
> it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it
> could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive,
> but that sounds interesting. What else is out there?
go to http://www.kvraudio.com
> I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products.
> I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have
> that Komplete 8 thing though for $599.
NI´s Komplete is a big package with a lot of stuff in there.
But you don´t need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig),
everything is available separately.
> thought I'd look around at more
> affordable (free?) options.
Try Native Instrument´s free versions:
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/reaktor-5-player/
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/powered-by-reaktor/mikro-prism/
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/kontakt-5-player/
> I would throw $20 at a decent example in a heartbeat.
AFAIK the good sounding stuff costs more than that.
There are nice VST synths for free, but once you´ve heard a direct
comparison to a decent commercial synth, you´ll know why the price
difference is there.
> I've been trying these out for a while.
between those!
> It's time
> consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive.
> For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic
> or not velocity sensitive.
There are enough, that support all of those functions.
IF you choose to go the free plug-ins route, you need time.
> My question is, does anyone know of any interesting
> VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive?
> I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down
> version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but
> I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for
> it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it
> could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive,
> but that sounds interesting. What else is out there?
> I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products.
> I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have
> that Komplete 8 thing though for $599.
But you don´t need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig),
everything is available separately.
> thought I'd look around at more
> affordable (free?) options.
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/reaktor-5-player/
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/powered-by-reaktor/mikro-prism/
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/products/producer/kontakt-5-player/
> I would throw $20 at a decent example in a heartbeat.
There are nice VST synths for free, but once you´ve heard a direct
comparison to a decent commercial synth, you´ll know why the price
difference is there.
eth...@ethanwiner.com
Apr 2, 2012, 12:22:42 PM4/2/12
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I use DreamStation that comes bundled for free with Cakewalk's SONAR Producer. It's very much like a MiniMoog, but without the hiss and distortion and pitch drift. It's also velocity sensitive and polyphonic. You can see a demo here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMF8F9z7Zr8
--Ethan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMF8F9z7Zr8
--Ethan
Jonathan
Apr 2, 2012, 12:54:35 PM4/2/12
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Sonar?
eth...@ethanwiner.com
Apr 2, 2012, 1:00:31 PM4/2/12
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What I've seen of DP so far is very cool, and it has a LOT of stuff. So much that I haven't use it enough to comment knowledgeably.
--Ethan
--Ethan
Tobiah
Apr 2, 2012, 1:42:42 PM4/2/12
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> NI愀 Komplete is a big package with a lot of stuff in there.
> But you don愒 need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig),
> everything is available separately.
Yeah, but Reactor is $399, while Komplete 8 is $599. There
is no way I'd buy separately. I can afford Komplete. I'm
sure that when my credit card and a bottle get into the same
room as the computer, I'll order it. It looks quite tempting.
Thanks for the links, I'll check them out.
> But you don愒 need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig),
> everything is available separately.
Yeah, but Reactor is $399, while Komplete 8 is $599. There
is no way I'd buy separately. I can afford Komplete. I'm
sure that when my credit card and a bottle get into the same
room as the computer, I'll order it. It looks quite tempting.
Thanks for the links, I'll check them out.
Nil
Apr 2, 2012, 7:26:35 PM4/2/12
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Sonar 4.
Tobiah
Apr 2, 2012, 7:42:12 PM4/2/12
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> It's not a VST, though. It's a DXi, or at least the one I got with
> Sonar 4.
Reaper handles those, so I'm cool. I shouldn't
> Sonar 4.
have mentioned VST specifically.
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