[sdiy] Wakeman

[Rude 66]

you guys hit the nail on the head, both with software and a 'hardware' synth
like the v-synth: the sound. what i loved about the last one was its
interface, and the hands-on way the variOS trickery can be used, like
spinning a disc or using the d-beam to edit an audioloop tempo in realtime.
combine it with that fabulous touchscreen (when are you guys going to
implement that? ;-) and you have something that is actually FUN to edit and
actually encourages the layer to experiment. the fun factor is that of a
modular synth, the sound that of.. well..hmpf.. ehm..sonething not quite
good. it has a very limited timbre, especially opposed to an analogue synth.
get that thing to sound right and you have the future of synthesis in your
hands.
same for those creamware-emulations: very nice, but ehmm... no. and from the
noah i'd at least expected a whole lot more knobs than those on there now..

r./



----- Original Message -----
From: "jbv" <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr>
To: "SynthDIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Wakeman


>
>
> > > I agree with you about the roland VariOS there's a lot of work to be
done,
> > > given the have an emulation of ONE Tb303 in that rack and yet the
> > > Chameleon
> > > manages two TB303 plus an 808,909, 26channel mixer 4 delays, reverbs 4
> > > distortion units and flixible routing, what did roland do wrong?
> >
> > I've heard the VariOS 'emulation' of the 303.
> > Best thing I can say about it is the front panel looks very like the
> > original.
> > Ignoring the argument of whether a 303 is worth emulating on a pricey
> > digital module when you can put an Oakley 3031 together for a fraction
of
> > the price, if you are going to do it, you should at least do it well.
> >
>
> Just a couple of (innocent) questions :
>
> - why the hell this thread about synth innovation focuses
> mainly on emulation of old gear ?
>
> - why the hell this thread about synth innovation is still
> entitled "Wakeman" ?
>
> JB
>
>