[A6] RE: Neuron (ot)

[unknown freak]

I have to admit, that was my impression too, but then I've never been
much in love with froofy overlush pads that morph a little bit and/or
incorporate samples.  With some messing around, it ought to be possible
to come up with more personal and more interesting configurations in
Reaktor.  But the $5000 price tag is the clincher.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com] 
> On Behalf Of Justin Maxwell
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:37 PM
> To: F.A.S. Truhan III
> Cc: a6; MelloT at aol.com; Stengel, Kurt
> Subject: Re: [A6] RE: Neuron (ot)
> 
> 
> 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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