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Post by suilebhain on Mar 16, 2009 19:11:50 GMT
The demo sounds awesome!
I have a question, though. Never having heard an Andy before, and now having heard this collection, is the Fusion not capable of producing many of those sounds using VA or FM? After all, the andy only, if I recall my reading about it, only has two oscillators?
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Post by kpr on Mar 16, 2009 19:58:54 GMT
No, the Fusion's VA and FM is rather useful and for a digital synth it sounds pretty nice analog, but there is a big difference to a real analog like Minimoog and Andromeda. The main strength of this analog synths is the fatness of the pure Oscilators and the unique filters. In case of Andromeda there are 2 filter types: Oberheim and Minimoog, and you can even mix them. And they come with notch filter too. All this makes it a fascinating synth and even the analog FM is totally different to the Fusion. The good news is: The Fusion can load samples. And the Andromeda samples now are in the Fusion for a new life. Because the Fusion has 4 OSCs, more polyphony, a better Reverb and other effects, a better keyboard action and convenient Controller knobs, buttons and switches. Better is just this: Own a Fusion AND a Andromeda Cheers Klaus P.S.: If someone is also using VSTs for his/her music production then you should know that I did the same library also as UX3 VST Expansion.
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Post by rainbow on Mar 16, 2009 20:04:48 GMT
Just placed my order Klaus ... I'm looking forward to this one
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Post by Shreddie on Mar 16, 2009 20:52:26 GMT
Better is just this: Own a Fusion AND a Andromeda I do! ;D In my opinion, the difference is that real analogue sounds 'alive' and virtual analogue doesn't.
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Post by suilebhain on Mar 27, 2009 15:57:33 GMT
When you pile enough layers up, the difference gets lost in the mix... unless all that loud music in the '70's and '80's has caught up to my hearing. ;-)
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Post by kpr on Apr 17, 2009 19:38:04 GMT
So, the next item is on the schedule:
Fusion Secrets - the book.
This is your chance. Although the writing is nearly completed there is still space for your wishes. Let me know what you would like to read in this book. It will be released in a few weeks, so you should tell me that now.
What is a Fusion secret you want to get unveiled, described, explained? Data handling? Making bass sounds with FM? How to import a MIDI file to make an Arpeggio out of it?
Let me know!
Cheers
Klaus
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Post by djnorythm on Apr 19, 2009 5:23:47 GMT
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Post by comradec on Apr 19, 2009 13:56:21 GMT
So, the next item is on the schedule: Fusion Secrets - the book. This is your chance. Although the writing is nearly completed there is still space for your wishes. Let me know what you would like to read in this book. It will be released in a few weeks, so you should tell me that now In what format are you planning to release this book, Klaus? It's increasingly common for people to publish such things as PDFs these days, but it would be great if you could link up with a service that provides a bound and printed version for customers who are willing to pay the extra. A PDF book is not much fun to work with, especially if you're using it to follow a procedure that involves using other Windows on your computer. And the average home printer isn't really up to the job. The user manual for the REAPER digital audio workstation, for example, uses the Lulu.com self-publishing system so that users can purchase coil-bound editions of the manual. See www.lulu.com/content/1295509. I haven't looked into how it all works and the viability of the economics for authors like yourself, but it's really useful to have a decent quality 'book' version of the manual rather than a PDF or a scrappy print-out.
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Post by kpr on Apr 19, 2009 17:40:03 GMT
It will be a printed book, comradec. There are several services like lulu, cafepress, etc. and they all are quite good. Perhaps I will use two different print services, one for Europe and one for USA to avoid overseas shipping costs. More details about the Fusion Secrets will be posted in an extra thread very soon.
Don't hesitate to tell me everything you want to be covered with this book. I can't promise that I will consider even the tiniest detail, but I will try to make the best possible.
Cheers
Klaus
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Post by brianos on Apr 21, 2009 21:17:19 GMT
So, the next item is on the schedule: Fusion Secrets - the book.... What is a Fusion secret you want to get unveiled, described, explained? Data handling? Making bass sounds with FM? How to import a MIDI file to make an Arpeggio out of it? Let me know! Oh, I'd definitely like to see detailed explanations of Arpeggios - making new patterns from scratch, creating them from midi files, etc. Will you also discuss the internal file structures of the Fusion? I will buy your book the day it is published!
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Post by lildave on Apr 22, 2009 3:52:28 GMT
I second the ARP's tutorial. I'd like to know how to make guitar strums.
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Post by twokks on Apr 22, 2009 4:09:55 GMT
My only reservation regarding a printed book of this kind (manual) is that one cannot use a search function (like I know it's in the book somewhere).
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Post by comradec on Apr 22, 2009 9:58:37 GMT
I second the ARP's tutorial. I'd like to know how to make guitar strums. That would be pretty useful, yes. That sort of arpeggio can be great for writing a song around. Tips on using the Fusion as the main sound source for an external sequencer would be interesting too. The built-in sequencer isn't the easiest to use.
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Post by comradec on Apr 22, 2009 10:04:29 GMT
My only reservation regarding a printed book of this kind (manual) is that one cannot use a search function (like I know it's in the book somewhere). That is the advantage of electronic publications, yes, but a well-structured contents page and/or a decent index gets around this issue for a printed book. I really do hate it when you have to switch between multiple windows on a computer to find information, follow instructions and then carry out those instructions. I can't remember than one step of a process at once. As readers/customers it might not be the first thing on our minds, but publication via PDF is also problematic for authors who want people actually to buy their work rather than have it circulated for free via the internet. I admire KPR's perseverence with his Fusion work. This synth has, after all, been discontinued now so the pool of potential customers for spin-off products must be diminishing.
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Post by suilebhain on Apr 22, 2009 14:05:34 GMT
I admire KPR's perseverence with his Fusion work. This synth has, after all, been discontinued now so the pool of potential customers for spin-off products must be diminishing. Perhaps, but we Illuminated Ones are a fairly loyal following.
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