On 2005-05-17 11:24, geoffd99 wrote:
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All I'm saying here is, the virtual model of trad studio and synths which Creamware use, leaves the fun element out, as everything is conceptually based on the old designs.
See how GForce have added to the Minimoog spec, rather than emulating it exactly.
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maybe it's because I'm old fashioned and favour the same sound as Darkrezin (60/70s Jazz and Funk - and I'm a passionate hunter for mint vinyls from that time), but SFP is entirely fun for me
just because of that trad model.
It's so much more convenient and allows you to quickly setup any idea - your multi-speaker setup would be easy with an A16 for output and even allow custom cross-overs for speakers and signal time compensation.
A current example from my (cheapo) bass:
I stripped all the passive parts and connected the 2 pickups to a stereo plug going directly into the A16.
They arrive in SFP on 2 Adat channels, first device is the chain is 'PhaseFix', then Wavelength Mixmaster, then Celmo' BassAmpModeller.
The PhaseFix allows to sub-millisecond time adjust the 2 pickups, which should be more or less equal to modify their position on the instrument.
The Mixmaster is a small DJ-type mixer that can crossfade between the the 2 pickups with separate level and eq adjustment for each one.
This was an idea setup in ten minutes and it gives me a great flexibility to tune the instrument's sound, and I've already found a couple of other devices to replace the BassAmp for yet a different spectrum
Which other system is capable of such a straight forward approach ?
Honestly, if you complain about old fashioned - then that Moog emulation is it for shure.
My Yamaha DX200 does the exact same preset morphing based on midi data...
in fact I've used it to play the Mini demo by feeding it the synth and controller data of the Yamaha presets - which was really fun - as the result was not predictable at all, yet useful in many cases
cheers, Tom
