[sdiy] Re: Buggy Whips

[Rude 66]

> >heh heh.. no disagreement there. my emu esi-32 sounds fatter that a
software
> >sampler. for me OS isn't really an issue, just keep using the old one..
i've
> >stopped upgrading a while ago, still using cubase vst5.1
>
> That's why you think an ESI-32 sounds fatter than a s/ware sampler. :) If
> you try VST3 you'll hear a big difference in sound quality.
>

really? i hate the new sx look of cubase. it looks like old cakewalk ! ;-)




> The reason people are junking h/ware samplers now is that they no longer
do
> essential things like support 5.1 surround. And when you can have
unlimited
> memory, a maximum of 128MB (or whatever) is very limiting.
>

i think it has to do more with graphical editing and the easiness of just
dumping wav files in there..

i've never mixed surround..i don't even like the way it sounds.

> One thing I do miss in softsamplers is Z-plane filtering. You can sort of
> simulate it with EQ automation, but it would be a lot more convenient to
> have it built right in.

unfortunately my emu misses that..