[A6] Andromizer for Windows

[Steven Wartofsky]

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Steve


----- Original Message -----
From: "unknown freak" <ospengler at rcn.com>
To: "'Jonathan Baker'" <jonathan at subterfuse.net>; <a6 at code404.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: [A6] Andromizer for Windows


> I'll clarify this a little:  the Virus has way, way more capabilities
> and a way more range than the A6.  I can't really blame anyone for
> saying if they could have only one they'd take the Virus.
>
> It's just that in spite of it's actually pretty incredible range, I'm
> not sold on the overall sound of the Virus, and the inherent drama of
> each of those sounds loses a lot for me in simply not having a certain
> difficult-to-define analog weight.  They're a bit under glass, they
> don't quite occupy my space.  But that may matter more in the playing
> experience than in a mix.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]
> > On Behalf Of unknown freak
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:03 PM
> > To: 'Jonathan Baker'; a6 at code404.com
> > Subject: RE: [A6] Andromizer for Windows
> >
> >
> > Is one of those de-skeletonizing Virus patches available to
> > hear somewhere on the web?  I'd be curious.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]
> > > On Behalf Of Jonathan Baker
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:02 PM
> > > To: a6 at code404.com
> > > Subject: Re: [A6] Andromizer for Windows
> > >
> > >
> > > No rant neccessary!
> > >
> > > My favorite 3 sounds in my studio are the Andro, Virus
> > > b, and FM7. It doesn't get any better. And honestly,
> > > while I *love* my andro, if I had to choose just *one*
> > > synth?... the Virus is the easy winner for me. The Andro is
> > > ubercool and a lot of fun, but the sounds that come from the
> > > virus pull the bones right out of my body and make them dance
> > > around the room. Of course, maybe it's just the skill the
> > > Virus patch programmers. ;-) Just a personal choice.
> > >
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > > --- Justin Maxwell <soc at code404.com> wrote:
> > > > 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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