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Originally Posted by annikk.exe
There are something like 2000 preprogrammed patches on my Virus TI. When I first got it, I tried (i really did) to listen to them all, but I got bored after the first few hundred and started writing my own ones. :>
I view preprogrammed patches as a means to demonstrate the capabilities of the synth. I would never dream of using a preprogrammed patch in a song and presenting the song as my own work...
That's just me maybe. I r elitist 
-Annikk |
Did you really, I mean, REALLY get bored trying out the presets? I believe I've yet to stumble upon one that hasn't captured my total interest in how it was created! That's not to say I do not have the least idea how it was created, but rather I want to see each and every parameter with my own eyes!
As for the use of presets, I can see your point, but I would view many instances of doing such a thing as purely academic exercise. Ben, Marc, Howard, et al, really know their stuff, and I intend on extracting all I can from their creations. After all, if I was to create my own 303 Bassline clone for a tune, sure, it's cool that I know how to do it (and I can claim the sound is my creation) but they've already created a sound I require. The way I see it, knowing how to do it is more important than doing it just to prove I can. However, that's a limited example above, I appreciate that. Every major change to a preset I use technically alters the status from 'preset' to 'my sound' (not that I would feel it is...). Also, I suppose it only applies to the generic sounds of certain basses, Leads, Pads, characteristics of each which we hope to identify in the sound when we browse by category (^_^)
I hope I've expressed the point I was trying to make. I almost always assess my ramblings as having not made any sense! (?_?)
P.S. I forgot to mention, the thing i love most about my TI2 Polar, creating my own sounds! (^_^)