I managed to pick up a copy of Emulator 3 When Creative was discontinuing it. It is a very capable piece of software ... but with a good collection of ROMs I must say my preference is to tweak those hardware knobs.
Of course, Emulator X3 is true sampling software, regarded by many as the best ever made and not simply a sample player like Kontakt.
As far as audio quality goes, I imagine your friend is saying that with a PC and current DACs, you can get a cleaner/ purer sound than through those in the modules or Emulators.
Probably true ... but then people are going to add all those distortion and saturation effects to get closer to that 'analog sound.'
DF
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From: "Luc-Eric Rousseau lucericml@... [xl7]"
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Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: Programmable ROMs?
�On that subject, has anyone decided to instead build a Emulator X3 Windows PC with all sample packs instead of hunting for all of those ROM?I've had a colleague convince me that the audio quality is superior with it due to the advanced in technology. �It's dampened my enthusiasm significantly with regards to my E-MU nostalgia, recently jolted by this 1h TV special on EMU�http://youtu.be/pDS2sDg0eP0On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:51 AM, D F Tweedie bienpegaito@... [xl7] <xl7@yahoogroups.com> wrote:�Very thorough, Bruno! :)Of course the Stradavari are an unfair comparison ... but the point is not.What ever the production economies of scale with Emu gear, the real 'business model' story is that it had a relatively small market and was plucked as low hanging fruit by Creative for it's DSP and Audio technology to feed a mass market. Creative then took what it wanted and abandoned the rest.Whether people hold on to ROMs they no longer really want or use because they want to get the the current crazy prices or not is just a reflection of the most basic economic truth: things are worth what people will pay for them.DF�CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.Attachments
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