[A6] Andromizer for Windows

[unknown freak]

Agreed.  I'll use anything I think sounds good.

For instance I'll sometimes use the filters in my E-mu sampler (they're
gutless but silky) or ReBirth drums or some patches from Reaktor.  I use
a digital piano.  Digital's a fact of life and a convenience.  But I
wouldn't give it a large percentage of my sound or much of a foreground
role because I honestly dislike it intensely in large doses.

Some people like the sound of the Virus.  There's no question it has
oodles of capabilities, as anything that's essentially a computer is
able to have.  I just personally dislike the sound of the Virus, so it
wouldn't inspire me.

But to be fair, frankly, sometimes even the A6 sounds like shit when
signal levels are a bit overloaded.  I'm surprised that a slew of the
factory patches had that quality.  But when it's at its creamiest, it
can be very, very inspiring.

I tend to measure analog sound by weight.  Modular VCOs are very heavy,
A6 VCOs are welterweight, and digital oscillators have the weight and
density of paper.  I get more pleasure out of sculpting a sound that's
heavy and dense.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com] 
> On Behalf Of Justin Maxwell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:40 PM
> To: mark.strijbos at hccnet.nl
> Cc: A6 at code404.com
> Subject: Re: [A6] Andromizer for Windows
> 
> 
> uOn Tue, 5 Nov 2002 mark.strijbos at hccnet.nl wrote:
> 
> > > reason #45082 why the access virus is one of the best synths ever 
> > > made
> > heretic !
> 
> i know that's a joke, but i'm going to rant anyway:
> 
> the d vs a argument gets a bit tired once one has been 
> working with VSTis, softsynths, etc.  I mean, it's great that 
> the a6 has full midi control. That's amazing for an analog 
> synth, and it allows a $3000 synth to compete with a $1200 
> one.  At the same time, I can run 8 instances of Absynth, a 
> $400 program, and do 10x more what either of these synths can do...
> 
> so in the end, i'm not a heretic, i'm just making the most of 
> the available technology.  and i advise others to do the 
> same.  the "heresy" mentality i learned from years on 
> analogue heaven was the biggest deterrent to actually 
> finishing my music.  if you spend all your time worrying 
> about the tools you use to create it, you can't see the 
> forest for the trees, as the expression goes.  if your goal 
> is to work only with analogue because that's a requirement 
> for your project, that's one thing, but if you hold some 
> anti-digital mentality and pretend it makes your music sound 
> any better than someone else's, you're only fooling yourself ;)
> 
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