[sdiy] ... Simulating a Moog

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In a message dated 5/3/04 2:28:14 PM, gene at ixiacom.com writes:

<< 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. :) >>

I tend to agree with you, Gene.  However, I really do think the 
hardware-based VA's work and sound better than any of the software/plug-in types.  I've got 
a Roland JP-8080 that I just love -- a lot more than my MKS-80 Super Jupiter, 
actually.  That being said, I'm definitely not selling my soldering iron.

Michael Bacich

P.S. - The Yamaha FS1R is a fantastic instrument!  It almost seems like a 
waste of its talent to make it emulate a boring old Minimoog.