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Re: [xpantastic] Synthesiser audio (musician's) feedback as important as technological brilliance? (theory)

2008-08-24 by Jeremy Smith

PeWe wrote:
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> Jeremy Smith schrieb:
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>> Hi,
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>> I was wondering why the Xpander, made from 'crummy' Curtis chips, can
>> out-sound any of the VST soft synths I've heard.
>>
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> I don“t know what makes you believe Curtis chips are "crummy".
> These are nothing else than miniaturized analog circuits and without 
> these you would have never seen any polyphonic analog synth in a 
> compact design.
Hi,

I didn't mean they were bad. But there's a review of the Xpander which 
says they "Screwed the t**s off crummy Curtis chips" to get the best sound.

I was just going on 2nd-hand opinion, but I personally think they sound 
great.

Jeremy.

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