[A6] RE: Neuron (ot)

[F.A.S. Truhan III]

> Imo the neuron is more a "musicians paintbox" or "lets do some good nice
> sounds" machine.. It is a synthesizer. But its parameters are more like a
> hard-wired plugin, so it's not really easy to SYNTHESIZE A CERTAIN SOUND.
> That=B9s for some of us important...
>  Ok you still got envs, lfo etc.. And a filter.. But the basic idea is
more
> to change a sound easily.. And: it does that fine.
> But it may not be the machine for synthesists but for the "musicians".
(thi=
> s
> refers to the way you make sounds!!).And no: it is NOT a bad machine..
But its philosophy is a >bit different.. S=
> o
> it depends on the user and what "kind of guy" you are..
> 
> Hope it makes sense?

     Well, your standpoint makes sense, I think maybe you misunderstood
what I said/asked. I wasn't criticizing the method of synthesis it uses,
I'm all for new and unusual techniques. I wasn't criticizing the type of
sounds it makes, some of them seem neat enough to me. 
     What I was saying was, for the type of sounds it makes, don't you
think a decent sampler or late eighties digital synths
(D50/JD800/Wavestation) can make the same sounds for about $500? I'm all
for new and unusual synthesis techniques as long as the end result, the
sounds, are also new and unusual. To me it sounds like a late 80's
sample+digital synthesis engine, not that there is anything wrong with that
type of sound. But, to pay $5,000 to get the sounds a 15 year old $200-$800
unit can make seems like little more than bleeding-edge bragging rights,
and that's not even mentioning how easily/cheaply computer plug-ins can
make the same sound.
     So do you see what I mean now? Ignore the synthesis method, and tell
me if you think the sounds it makes can be made with the synth family I
mentioned for much less money, or do I imagine this?

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