[A6] RE: Neuron (ot)

[Chad Gould]

> I already understood the synthesis concept behind it. The point I was
> making was, when you make a new synth that uses new methods, you'd imagine
> when they show the synth at trade shows they'd be sure to make some
patches
> that sound impressive, so that anyone who hears it will know that it makes
> sounds nothing else can make. So, if Axel and crew have made patches that
> exploit the Neuron's sound making potential to the fullest of it's
> abilities, I think he may have made a turkey, as the sounds of it I've so
> far heard just sound like typical late 80's digital synth sounds. Again,
> nothing wrong with those types of sounds (used in context I like them
quite
> a bit myself), but can't other things do them more easily and less
> expensively?

Yep. The demos to me are in the vein of "instant Hearts of Space". This is
very 01/W, D-50, Proteus, and especially Wavestation - good stuff sometimes
(hey I like a bit of D-50 in my deep ambient), but horribly out of date. Not
only are there cheaper ways to get that sound, but the sound isn't exactly
the sort of "trendy" thing you want to latch onto to sell a $5000 machine.
Even Hearts of Space is all Celtic/World now.

Maybe there's more to it, I don't know. For my needs, I need nothing that
complex for now (complex subtractive is far more intuitive to me than other
synthesis forms :) ), but exploration is fine for those with the desire. :)
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CHAD GOULD