RE: Musicians of AF, show us your gear!
January 4, 2018 at 7:23 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2018 at 6:35 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
I have UVI's Synth Anthology 2. And it's basically virtual versions (or rather, actual samples of the real hardware) of the following synthesizers: Access Virus C • Akai AX80 • Alesis Andromeda • Alesis Fusion • ARP Chroma Polaris • ARP Odyssey • ARP Quadra • Casio CZ-1 • Casio VZ-1 • Clavia NordLead • Dave Smith Prophet 6 • Elka EK44 • Elka Synthex • Emu Emax • E-MU Emulator 2 • Ensoniq ESQ-M • Ensoniq Fizmo • Ensoniq SQ80 • Ensoniq VFX • Fairlight CMI IIx • Formanta Polivoks • Kawai K3 • Kawai K4R • Kawai K5000 • Korg DS8 • Korg DSS1 • Korg DW8000 • Korg Minilogue • Korg MS20 • Korg M1 • Korg PS-3200 • Korg Triton • Korg Wavestation • Mellotron M400 • M-Memory • M-Mini • M-Poly • M-Source • M-37 • NED Synclavier 2 • Novation Basstation 2 • Novation Nova • Novation Ultranova • Oberheim Matrix 6 • Oberheim OB6 • Oberheim OB-X • Oberheim Xpander • OSC OSCar • PPG Wave 2.3 • RLD D-Fifty • RLD JD800 • RLD J 60 • RLD J 106 • RLD Jup 4 • RLD Jup 8 • RLD JX8P • RLD 3o3 • RLD VP330 • RSF Kobol • SCI Prophet 5 • SCI Prophet VS • Seiko DS301 • Siel DK80 • Studio Electronics ATC • Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 • Yamaha AN1X • Yamaha CS-80 • Yamaha CS20m • Yamaha DX7 • Yamaha DX100 • Yamaha FS1R • Yamaha SY77 • Yamaha SY22 • Vermona Tiracon 6V • Waldorf MicrowaveXT • Waldorf Pulse • Waldorf Q
All these can be altered virtually like a virtual instrument, but they are manipulated recordings of the real hardware's samples and patches... they are not software emulations. Which is cool.
And, boy, can I tell the difference, to be honest. I now have a sampled hardware version of the Roland TB303 and I have an emulated version and the recording of the hardware knocks the pants off of FL Studio's emulated version. It didn't look like it would when you watched the video of FL's emulation.... but they clearly used only very basic sequences that the emulation was able to emulate easily. Once you get playing around with a sampled hardware version and then play with the emulated version again.... the emulated version sounds really really hollow. At least to my ears. And I'll take analog over digital any day.
All these can be altered virtually like a virtual instrument, but they are manipulated recordings of the real hardware's samples and patches... they are not software emulations. Which is cool.
And, boy, can I tell the difference, to be honest. I now have a sampled hardware version of the Roland TB303 and I have an emulated version and the recording of the hardware knocks the pants off of FL Studio's emulated version. It didn't look like it would when you watched the video of FL's emulation.... but they clearly used only very basic sequences that the emulation was able to emulate easily. Once you get playing around with a sampled hardware version and then play with the emulated version again.... the emulated version sounds really really hollow. At least to my ears. And I'll take analog over digital any day.
