Well sorry to pres the point, but such, in my
opinion, is simply misinformation. I don't think we are talking semantics here.
While you may claim the virus isn't *all* virtual analog, it is clear tha the
rest of it is. it is so, not because someone name it, but because of the type of
programming and tools it uses to make the sound.
The MWs on the other hand do not use *any* VA
coding that I am aware of, save perhaps the filter, but even then I doubt it.
And I am at a loss to recall any mention or implication of such in any Waldorf
literature or statements.
VA is virtual analog synthesis, not just something
that kind of sounds pretty close to analog. If that were the case I might start
calling my Yamaha FS1R a VA because it can pull off some good fakes. That of
course would be nonsense and misleading.
Finally what's the big push to call the MW
something it isn't? It doesn't change its sound, which is all that matters. Or
am I missing something?
----- Original Message -----From: Miles BaderTo: simon leclercSent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:53 AMSubject: [Evolver] Re: Evolver as an FX Processor // MWXTsimon leclerc <bontrip@videotron.ca> writes:
> The XT is a VA but IS different from other VA.
`VA' is a very vague term; I think it really has more to do with intent
and style rather than exact technical implementation details, but some
people probably would claim that a VA can't use sampled oscillators...of
course, the virus includes sampled oscillators!
Since a large part of the uwave's sound stems from its use of sample
manipulation, it's arguable that it wasn't intended to be a VA -- which
in some sense makes it not one. However as VA became more popular,
it's my impression that Waldorf focused more on the `VA' aspects of the
uwave and XT in both software upgrades and in marketing, so perhaps it
later became one...
-Miles
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