the ass ultra is a nice sounding vst and its oscillators produce the drift betwwen each osc to produce that beating sound of analog but i find that the vst instruments have no umph plus if you drive them to hard you get drop out notes and glitches
hardware sounds way better specialy the bottom end bass wise my korg dss1 bass kills any vst hands down and this sampler is 20 years old and it can sync its oscilators with sampled sounds no vsti can do that or any other sampler
an1x sound is nice not quite a prophet 5 but close but the envelope modulation of the fm and the 8 controllers go way beyond the capabilities of the prophet 5 so you get extended sound creation which the p5 cant but the new p8 can
i also like the controller sequences which is a nice touch which no aanalog has
i use vsti but only for sampling sound sources i then stick it into my old sampler synth engines for better manipulation
dont get rid of the hardware you will regret it in the end when you have to upgrade comps and os and find that the vsti you brought dont work any longer
i like the switch on and play features of hardware not having to play with a mouse and having to buy expensive hardware controller keyboards so that i can play the danm vst
i buy hardware synths and use there controllers to play vsti i use my an1x with wusicstation and blend the both sounds to gether and use the contollers and ribbon to control the vsti aswell
you can pick up old hardware for the price of a vsti now days
----- Original Message -----
From: spaceanimals
To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 2:18 PM
Subject: [AN1x] AN1X vs AAS Ultra VA
I went nuts last week and bought a virtual analog vst plugin. I found some things were very nice about computer synths, mainly getting all the lfos, effects, etc to sync with the music.
The VST sounds more like a real analog synthesizer. I personally like the AN1X sound better, but I haven't explored the VST synth in depth.
I know how to use the ribbon controller on the AN1X which gives it a huge advantage. I suppose I will have to trudge through the owner's manual and learn how to use the controller on the VST.
Also, although there are plugin amp simulators, the AN1X through a low watt tube amp and a 2X12 cabinet is a glorious sound.
Given that the plugin was marked down to $15.00 it's easy to see why companies might be reluctant to put hardware synths on the market.
Rainbow Jimmy
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