live 5 + operator upgrade offer - should there be one?

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:07 am

Hehe. This forum is full of smart-asses.
Thats why i feel at home here

I hope stiwi updates automat soon.
Then i can discuss how much more it rocks then pro-53.
( i have an apple sales pitch too

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:57 am

I definitely see both sides here. YES fm7 can do some amazing shit, YES so can absynth - bot honestly, they only come to life once you've been working on the patch for at least 20 minutes.

To me, operator is all about the interface - and I suspect Robert Henke would say the same thing. And part of that interface is the tight integration with live, and especially with live5 - clip envs, device chains... all that. Since Op is so integrated into live now, why *should* we judge it for instance on the amount of operators? If you ever do a synth patch with 8 operators that rocks my world, I'd love to hear it!

I don't own operator - hell, I think it's too expensive! - but I do think the sound is awesome. It's the easiest fm synth I've ever programmed, and the ability to save clips with device chains in live5 blows NI envelopes out of the water!

It's weird, I used to be an absynth freak. Soo light on the cpu, and yet so deep. But honestly, I just can't be bothered anymore, the interface just doesn't cut it. It took NI a couple of years to come up with a decent way to scroll through the envelopes! Meanwhile I'm coming up with weird granular patches - for SIMPLER!

ehmm... apples and oranges, I guess.

nuperspective · Post by **nuperspective** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:16 am

nice one - not as much off as i would have liked but a deal non the less. i'm in.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:38 am

nuperspective wrote:nice one - not as much off as i would have liked but a deal non the less. i'm in.

You wont regret it

jbible · Post by **jbible** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:52 am

That $50 dollar discount might just push Operator within the limits of my budget. Very happy!!

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:20 pm

See my post - WEAK (someone prove me wrong)

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:32 pm

It is tempting that's for sure.

It's sods law though, 2 days ago i had to shell out £200 on pest control, turns out we have (had) woodboring weevil in our lower floorboards, we're having a hot spell in the uk at the moment and these little beetles started coming up out of the carpet

Talk about a month for bug hunting eh

I don't even know if i'll be able to update until next payday let alone convince my girlfrind to 'let me

' get Operator too.