[A6] RE: Neuron (ot)

[Justin Maxwell]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, F.A.S. Truhan III wrote:

> it uses. So, ignoring the supposedly original synthesis method the Neuron
> uses, am I the only one that thinks that any decent sampler can be used to
> synthesize such sounds?

Nope.  I have absynth, I've been eyeing steinberg's Plex, and we run
Kontakt in the studio.  The three of these cost under $1000.  I see no
reason to spend $5000 to be another company's beta tester.  I'm sure the
Neuron is neat, but it's going to be obsolete by the time the hardware is
finished.  I mean, people still buy the Waldorf Wave for the bragging
points, but you can do everything that unit can with a good computer
anyway.

>      Now, this isn't the first batch of sound samples of the Neuron I've
> heard. I know I've heard about a half a dozen sets of samples of it from
> various tradeshows and such, any I can't help but be horribly disappointed.

Same, agreed.

> To me, the sounds it makes are like a good sampler meets a so-so
> VA...perhaps a glorified and turbocharged D50. Am I the only one in
> thinking this? I would really love to hear the opinions of others on this
> point.

I think it was a big waste of time and effort on Hartmann's part,
designing a niche product for a niche market that's decreasing with every
new microprocessor released.

If they send me one for free, perhaps I'll change my mind. :)  Otherwise,
it's just more of the same.  Innovative, to me, is Absynth 2.0, Ableton
Live, the Yamaha 01x, and that keyboard-with-a-pc-in-it, the name of which
i can't remember.  Perhaps the technology behind the Neuron is innovative,
but it's drowned in so much marketing nonsense that I really can't tell.

>      Also, this seems to be going dangerously off-topic, perhaps we should
> take this discussion somewhere else?

It's fine with me, really.  Better than a wishlist for an OS alesis won't
even update. :)

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