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The Ultra/MiniNovas are actual synths and the UltraNova at least is fully or at least mostly programmable from the panel, though due to the limited number of knobs it might be easier to do some/many things with the plugin. The plugin is just an editor though, it doesn't make any sound. If you want something that's just a controller, I would look at the Akai MPKs, the Korg Taktiles, and the Nektar stuff.
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I'd certainly add the Roland A-500Pro to that list as a known good controller. Korg Taktile looks nice feature-wise though; an arpeggiator is a pretty welcome addition. Haven't seen any user reviews of it because it's pretty new. For maximum tweakability on a real polysynth, take a look at the Waldorf Blofeld + dedicated Behringer BCR2000 combo as well.
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AxeBreaker posted:The waldorf has no keyboard, and I'd be using mycheap, lovely samson keyboard to control it until I get something better. I want the features they have but I think I'd miss the tweak-ability of analogs. Waldorf(s) are fully programmable from the front panel and every/most parameters are cc controllable. The Pulse being a pretty simple synth wouldn't even need a controller, if you need one I'd suggest NOT getting a bcr2000 (unlabelled rows of knobs suck unless you'll only use it for one purpose). If you have ipad/iphone/etc you could make a controller pretty easily as it's just cc, and have the controls grouped and labelled any way you want.
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I use the Impulse 61, I posted a review of it in the equipment review thread but basically I like it quite a lot. I use it both for live work and for composing.
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W424 posted:Waldorf(s) are fully programmable from the front panel and every/most parameters are cc controllable. The Pulse being a pretty simple synth wouldn't even need a controller, if you need one I'd suggest NOT getting a bcr2000 (unlabelled rows of knobs suck unless you'll only use it for one purpose). If you have ipad/iphone/etc you could make a controller pretty easily as it's just cc, and have the controls grouped and labelled any way you want.
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I ended up buying a Korg Taktile 49 and Arturia's V collection (on sale). Now I just gotta get it set up in Reaper, which seems to be a pain.
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Anarch posted:So Steam just launched a storefront in Japan and Ohmicide was briefly mispriced for ¥1249 ($12). The price has since been fixed, but some resellers are selling them near cost ($12-20 in TF2 keys). Even better, since Ohmicide is a VST it doesn't require Steam once installed. RandomCheese posted:Steam Stuff drat, thanks folks. Just got an Ohmicide for 6 keys, almost entirely paid for by trading cards. I like this brave new world. There's still a couple more going for 7 and 9 if anyone else wants one (http://steamcommunity.com/app/279280/tradingforum/). Now I'm going to play with TouchDAW and see if it plays nicely over 5GHz wifi.
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What are your guys thoughts on Serum by Xfer?
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Blue Cat Audio is one of my favorite lesser-known plugin developers. They do cool meters, tools, and processing plugins. They've been firing on all cylinders lately, and this latest thing, Plug'n Script, is really promising for developing your own personal-use plugins.quote:Blue Cat's Plug'n Script is a scripting plug-in that can be programmed to quickly build custom audio and MIDI effects or virtual instruments without quitting your favorite DAW software.
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Radiapathy posted:Blue Cat Audio is one of my favorite lesser-known plugin developers. They do cool meters, tools, and processing plugins. They've been firing on all cylinders lately, and this latest thing, Plug'n Script, is really promising for developing your own personal-use plugins. Which reminds me: has anyone ITT played around with SynthEdit as a sorta similar thing? I feel like it's one of those things I periodically go back to look at, but I've not actually yet tried it out. I'm sure I have at least a few plugins I use from time to time that were made with it, and during one of those occasions where I go to look up more about it and check it out, you see the typical type of forum post where some people claim "real plugins" aren't made with it.  Still, I'm sure there are real limits, but I was wondering what those, y'know, actually are, to see if they matter for things I might like to theoretically make with it. Last time I looked into it some time ago, it seemed like it wasn't being updated for newer platforms and didn't have 64-bit support? I'm not sure.
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minidracula posted:Last time I looked into it some time ago, it seemed like it wasn't being updated for newer platforms and didn't have 64-bit support? I'm not sure. There are lots of limitations to the 64-bit version. http://www.synthedit.com/members/alpha/ It seems more like Reaktor in that it's not script based. I'm probably going to invest some time in ramping up on the JUCE framework, because C++ is my jam: http://www.juce.com/about-juce
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RandomCheese posted:Man that was a complex process. Hell yeah, thanks for this! I just bought an expensive plugin for $17.50 through a game store  I was a bit confused at first because there are multiple types of keys you can get, but I ended up just grabbing 7 of the type you posted (Mann Co. Supply Crate Key). The seller had a bunch of them in his inventory already, confirming that. I also had a problem where Steam made me authenticate my web browser and wanted to make me wait a week before making any trades. I found that Steam has a web browser built into it if you select Big Picture mode. I don't use Steam often, y'see ...and then I watched a 30 minute ad on youtube and bought Serum. I don't know what self control is
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Plugin Boutique is having a sale on lots of Slate Digital products. 50% on some, 60% on others. The prices are lower than the current sale prices if you order direct from Slate. I just went all in, and picked up FG-X (mastering compressor/limiter/metering), Virtual Console Collection, Virtual Tape Machines, and Virtual Buss Compressors. I've got an 80s style track I'm working on right now that's just sounding way too modern and clinical, so I'm going to see what I can do with these plugs to warm it up. Groove 3 has some tuts on several of them, so going through those this week to get ramped up. Will post the track when it's done (assuming I don't gently caress it up). EDIT: VTM is included in the 50% sale. (For some reason it's not listed in that link above.)
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Sadly all of Slate's require you to buy an iLok so to hell with them. Speaking of 80s stuff, theres a new Casio CZ soft synth out. Bought it when it was released and really liking it so far apart from some really screwy preset management. There's some good sport for it on KVR for it as well with links or original documentation and some extra patches, including the factory originals and the optional ROM carts.
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Bananalogue posted:Sadly all of Slate's require you to buy an iLok so to hell with them. But variety is the spice of life. I almost bought that CZ thing last night, though. Sounds great.
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Radiapathy posted:Plugin Boutique is having a sale on lots of Slate Digital products. 50% on some, 60% on others. The prices are lower than the current sale prices if you order direct from Slate. The Slate stuff is really really good, and great value if you pick it up in the sales. Would advise picking this stuff up if you can/need it. I only own the VCC and VTM, but I'm really looking forward to their VMR which has been "coming soon" for what feels like ages.
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Bananalogue posted:Sadly all of Slate's require you to buy an iLok so to hell with them. Well that saved me some time, thanks!
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Y'all got donglephobia.
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Something about paying $54.95 for the pleasure of having some bullshit DRM doesn't sit right with me.
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Bananalogue posted:Something about paying $54.95 for the pleasure of having some bullshit DRM doesn't sit right with me. Yeah, that. The idea of paying money to a company that neither made nor contributed to the functionality of the software that I already paid for, in the interests of copy protection that completely fails to fight piracy, doesn't really excite me much.
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Plus there was the whole "our system hosed up so you can't use your paid plugins anymore" thing that went on over a period of months a few years back, that event alone is enough to ward me away from the iLok system.
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Radiapathy posted:Y'all got donglephobia. I had to buy one after getting the Arturia V collection which was kind of annoying. NI and UVI let me install stuff on multiple computers, why won't you let me Arturia 
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Radiapathy posted:Y'all got donglephobia. I cannot believe that the Plugin Makes are still clinging to Ilok. It adds overhead to developing and maintaining plugins, and not only does it not stop piracy, it actually encourages it.
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HollisBrown posted:I cannot believe that the Plugin Makes are still clinging to Ilok. It adds overhead to developing and maintaining plugins, and not only does it not stop piracy, it actually encourages it. Yep. For audio software I'll just skip using something if it has a dongle. There is a piece of software I use for my work, though, where that wasn't an option for a long time. My response was to buy the software, chuck the dongle in a drawer, and use the pirated version instead.
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HollisBrown posted:I cannot believe that the Plugin Makes are still clinging to Ilok. It adds overhead to developing and maintaining plugins, and not only does it not stop piracy, it actually encourages it. I dunno, I think people are super excited to buy a whole new suite of software and probably Cubase or whatever else if they misplace or damage a 3 inch piece of plastic
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So I just got an email about a new VST wavetable synth with some fun things like drawing/importing your own waves on it's built in wavetable editor. http://www.xferrecords.com/products/serum Haven't listened to demo's yet since I'm on a jobsite but it looks interesting.
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A Winner is Jew posted:So I just got an email about a new VST wavetable synth with some fun things like drawing/importing your own waves on it's built in wavetable editor. Serum is rad as hell. It also makes my processor its bitch. Make sure you try the demo first.
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A Winner is Jew posted:So I just got an email about a new VST wavetable synth with some fun things like drawing/importing your own waves on it's built in wavetable editor. What is "restricted to 20 minutes of use per operation" supposed to mean?  I'll be checking it out though, I'm a sucker for wavetables.
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Your Computer posted:What is "restricted to 20 minutes of use per operation" supposed to mean? It stops working after 20 minutes. You also can't save any patches.
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Oldstench posted:It stops working after 20 minutes. You also can't save any patches. The way they did it is actually pretty neat! Each instance you load up lasts 20 min, after which it'll quietly shut off. The rest of your instances (if you have any) will still continue until they too reach 20 min. It's a super neat synth, but so expensive 
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Your Computer posted:The way they did it is actually pretty neat! Each instance you load up lasts 20 min, after which it'll quietly shut off. The rest of your instances (if you have any) will still continue until they too reach 20 min. Yeah, $130 for a synth is super expensive when Bazille (which is a loving amazing VST modular that everyone should get) is only $90 right now. That and I'm waiting until the 16'th to see if I'm getting my ipad this year or early next year.
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A Winner is Jew posted:So I just got an email about a new VST wavetable synth with some fun things like drawing/importing your own waves on it's built in wavetable editor. People on other boards have been very excited about Serum. Coincidentally, Waves just released a sort of "Serum-lite" called Codex. http://www.waves.com/plugins/codex While it may not be as flexible as Serum, it looks a little more accessible to me, and I'm thinking of picking it up. (Intro price is $99). It has wavetable import, which seems pretty nice. I might have to get in on the Bazille intro offer as well, although I am a little daunted by that UI.
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There is a comprehensive-seeming Codex vs Serum thread on KVR now, which is 100% more entertaining if you read all of the OP's posts in the voice of the Simpsons Comic Book Guy. Functionality-wise people definitely seem to be in favor of Serum, although I think I am still more interested in Codex because I'm afraid Serum would require more time than I'm willing to invest in learning properly, and I'm already familiar with the new Waves UIs that Codex shares similarities to (Element, MetaFilter). Tomorrow (October 7) there is a free live Waves webcast at 11:00am Pacific time where you can get a $50 voucher, which I imagine you could put toward Codex, bringing it down to $50 USD. I might give it a shot... need to find a place to hide with my laptop.
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what sets these apart from Zebra?
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What is it about KVR and insufferable arrogant dickheads?
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KVR is an even split between pedantic dorks and people who type like grandmas.
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Bananalogue posted:What is it about KVR and insufferable arrogant dickheads? GearSlutz can't hold them all.
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BKPR posted:KVR is an even split between pedantic dorks and people who type like grandmas. can it be both
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