[sdiy] ... Simulating a Moog

[Gene Stopp]

While we are in sacriledge mode I was debating whether or not to pitch in
with an observation about the hardware side...

With some deliberation and focus I've found it possible to get a Yamaha FS1R
to pass the "Analog Turing Test" against a mid-serial-number Minimoog.
Likewise and even easier with an Alesis Ion. I think we're here, we've
arrived, we're living in the future. Even so I'll still be soldering
thru-hole parts together till I'm an old guy. :)

Best Regards,

- Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Richard Wentk
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 1:45 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: RE: [sdiy] ... Simulating a Moog


At 10:13 03/05/2004 -0700, Julian Bunn wrote:

>I guess I'm agnostic on this point.

That's probably wise.

The current state of play is that analogue synths still sound more like 
analogue synths - or at least *good* analogue synths sound more like good 
analogue synths - than any softsynths do.

But softsynths win easily on reliability, polyphony, versatility, cost, 
size, and ease of transportation. And the only musical application for an 
old analogue is to sound like an old analogue. You can do a lot more with a 
good digital synth, especially patchable designs like Reaktor and Max/MSP.
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