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Re: Perceived Sound Quality of popular soft-synths (discussion)
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 2:49 am
by nathannn
mr.ergonomics wrote:necho wrote:I always create my own presets in Alchemy. And while it is easy to make great sounds, you have to be aware of its sonic limitations.
and that are? i'm really curious about what you have in mind.
I have problems with absynth, massive. I really try hard with them, because i have limited myself to ni komplete and ableton, but the sounds often have a colour i dont like. i really dont know if its just me or them.
i think both massive and absyth use samples as their oscillators. maybe this is why you dont like them.
i could never get good classic synth sounds out either.
Re: Perceived Sound Quality of popular soft-synths (discussion)
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 3:43 am
by Machinesworking
nathannn wrote:
i think both massive and absyth use samples as their oscillators. maybe this is why you dont like them.
i could never get good classic synth sounds out either.
Massiver is a wavetable synth a little like the PPG, Absynth can use samples, waves, or you can draw the wave yourself. Neither are trying to emulate analogue synths. Though maybe filter wise Massive is.
Re: Perceived Sound Quality of popular soft-synths (discussion)
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 4:02 am
by nathannn
Machinesworking wrote:nathannn wrote:
i think both massive and absyth use samples as their oscillators. maybe this is why you dont like them.
i could never get good classic synth sounds out either.
Massiver is a wavetable synth a little like the PPG, Absynth can use samples, waves, or you can draw the wave yourself. Neither are trying to emulate analogue synths. Though maybe filter wise Massive is.
ok so i was right.
Re: Perceived Sound Quality of popular soft-synths (discussion)
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 2:39 pm
by glitchrock-buddha
nathannn wrote:Machinesworking wrote:nathannn wrote:
i think both massive and absyth use samples as their oscillators. maybe this is why you dont like them.
i could never get good classic synth sounds out either.
Massiver is a wavetable synth a little like the PPG, Absynth can use samples, waves, or you can draw the wave yourself. Neither are trying to emulate analogue synths. Though maybe filter wise Massive is.
ok so i was right.
No. Absynth uses dsp oscillators, though it can use samples too.
Alchemy, like massive, uses single cycle waveforms.