From Andrew Horton Sent Tue, Mar 27th 2018, 21:52
From Andrew Horton Sent Tue, Mar 27th 2018, 21:52
Well sure, if you=E2=80=99re drawing the false constraint of =E2=80=9Cmust b= e analog.=E2=80=9D Look at the Emu E4 series - hilariously deep sample synth= s with hundreds of zplane filter shapes that sound amazing. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Brent Busby <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > Sam Mims <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> writes: >=20 >> The samplers with analog filters came out during an era when sampling >> was brand new, and it was still easier to make analog filters (using >> dedicated analog filter ICs). As technology marched forward, sampling >> became better, and at the same time it became easier/cheaper to use >> digital filters (for example, the EPS and then ASR-10 samplers). The >> Mirage is a horrible beast to sample on, but boy, does it have >> character! The ASR-10 is a breeze to sample on, but you don't get the >> rich filtering. >=20 > It seems like the DSS-1 was a victim of the time it came out in. In > 1986, most keyboardists were not getting samplers so they could do > synthesis, so it probably just seemed like an awkward and weird machine. > Also, the techology for what it was trying to do was barely possible at > that price point in 1986. >=20 > I think something like a DSS-1 now would be much easier to do and would > sell like hotcakes if you did it right, and you could go far beyond the > original's architecture without even trying hard today. >=20 >> One correction to your post: the Soundprocess OS disk is $19.95 from >> Syntaur, the $90 product is a collection of 7 disks (21 banks) of >> Soundprocess sounds. Soundprocess does add some cool features, and >> lets you create sounds more in a wavetable-synth way - but the voice >> architecture is still fairly limited. >=20 > I looked more at the Syntaur site, and it sounds interesting though. > Once I'm up and running on my Mirage, I think I may still get the full > Sound Process disk set. The Mirage may end up being very useful -- > after all, technically the Minimoog has a limited voice engine, too... > :) >=20 > --=20 > - Brent Busby + =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D > + With the rise of social networking > -- Studio -- + sites, computers are making people > -- Amadeus -- + easier to use every day. > ----------------+ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D