From Kent Williams Sent Fri, Oct 16th 1998, 15:05
From Kent Williams Sent Fri, Oct 16th 1998, 15:05
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx wrote: > On 10/14/98 22:11:24 you wrote: > > > >Any of you folks out there that make the IDM have opinions on this Access > >Virus machine, particularly in comparison with the Nord 2? > > that blue novation box (supernova?) sounded much more convincingly analog > to me...it'd be a great synth for doing generic techno...one good point > about the virus is that you can run external signals through its filter... All of the new boxes are just fine, but in my opinion the whole retro-analog thing is just about played out. The fact that there is enough of a market for 'new analogues' and 'virtual analogues' indicates to me that the wannabe market is coming into play -- there aren't enough real musicians out there to support the R&D, manufacturing and marketing of a new synth like the JP8000 or the Nord Lead 2, so they're designed to appeal to amateurs with disposable income. If you want analogue sounds, look around for an old analogue. A jupiter6 for 700 dollars is a lot more machine than a JP8000 at twice the price. You have to put some effort into locating instruments, but you can get the real deal for less than the tacky imitation.