Folkcafe
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Or what I might call the variations in what would be considered "faithful" reproduction.
In the 70's, I was friends with a number of keyboard players. I really wish I had taken the time to figure out how synthesizers worked back then. Recently I decided to see what it would take to recreate some of the Pink Floyd sounds. Enter the Minimoog comparison.
I picked up the SampleTank V2 Max bundle for really cheap. Not so much for just the MiniMod but it was on my list of instruments to check out getting anyway. Starting just with Osc 1, Filter and Amp settings, right out of the box sounded really off for some reason. Trying to recreate old school patch settings wasn't going to work and after a day of trying to tune by ear, no dice. Somewhat close but even with Chorus and Delay, couldn't get close enough.
Do a bunch more reading through reviews and Reddit. The Arturia Mini V is just out of my price league at least at full price. A number of people suggest the Universal Audio or even directly from Moog, though requires a wrapper to work apparently which was off putting. A number of reports that it was also buggy. Cheap enough though, still haven't decided to give it a go.
Was looking at a couple other UA plug in and got an offer via email for two for $99. So I pulled the trigger on UA version. Closer but somehow still off. Perhaps more time dialing it in. Spent the evening yesterday working on it. Just doesn't quite sound right.
This morning I was watching some videos on synth programming and a few videos for Cherry Audio's MiniVerse, which also has the option of being polyphonic. Interesting and also on sale. Watched a few reviews, decided to give it a try.
Thus far, the MiniVerse starting from a full reset, dialed in as I had hoped. Very quickly, I was able to set it up and tweak it. Haven't even gone through any of the presets. Created and saved a couple of my own and if those are the only ones I use, it will be worth the $40 I spent.
Wish I knew more before I started this. It would have been a bit cheaper but that is the cost of learning I suppose.
In the 70's, I was friends with a number of keyboard players. I really wish I had taken the time to figure out how synthesizers worked back then. Recently I decided to see what it would take to recreate some of the Pink Floyd sounds. Enter the Minimoog comparison.
I picked up the SampleTank V2 Max bundle for really cheap. Not so much for just the MiniMod but it was on my list of instruments to check out getting anyway. Starting just with Osc 1, Filter and Amp settings, right out of the box sounded really off for some reason. Trying to recreate old school patch settings wasn't going to work and after a day of trying to tune by ear, no dice. Somewhat close but even with Chorus and Delay, couldn't get close enough.
Do a bunch more reading through reviews and Reddit. The Arturia Mini V is just out of my price league at least at full price. A number of people suggest the Universal Audio or even directly from Moog, though requires a wrapper to work apparently which was off putting. A number of reports that it was also buggy. Cheap enough though, still haven't decided to give it a go.
Was looking at a couple other UA plug in and got an offer via email for two for $99. So I pulled the trigger on UA version. Closer but somehow still off. Perhaps more time dialing it in. Spent the evening yesterday working on it. Just doesn't quite sound right.
This morning I was watching some videos on synth programming and a few videos for Cherry Audio's MiniVerse, which also has the option of being polyphonic. Interesting and also on sale. Watched a few reviews, decided to give it a try.
Thus far, the MiniVerse starting from a full reset, dialed in as I had hoped. Very quickly, I was able to set it up and tweak it. Haven't even gone through any of the presets. Created and saved a couple of my own and if those are the only ones I use, it will be worth the $40 I spent.
Wish I knew more before I started this. It would have been a bit cheaper but that is the cost of learning I suppose.
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