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Originally Posted by oscillator
I lived a period computer-free and it was nice, but when i discovered Ableton Live i jump off the chair! Simply because of the endless possibilities of DAW.
I mean in terms of workflow and unique combinations possibilities that are impossible in the 'real world'.
Iris seems cool, but i watched some basic sample manipulation around that gives you similar results. I don't like too much tweaking samples, and maybe for that Iris could be good, 'cause it gives you a sort af 'automated creativity' for new sounds.
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Both the visual artist and musician in me loves what it can do as a "tool" nothing more and nothing less. As it also has full keyboard assignment to sounds created. But, in just listening to the demo, it actually made me realize MORE I can do without IRIS using the crazy-deeper filters and mod-matirx of my Waldorf Q and of course our beloved Virus! By the way, the big Q and my Virus B and C are all equally deep, yet the Q is significantly different or vice versa, that together they are stronger than any single component. Oscillator, after hearing your SoundCloud stuff especially, I think you can realize where we can not necessarily have to buy software like IRIS nor copy it, yet be further inspired knowing our instruments are so ahead of any hardware still in sound design capabilities, that especially using say the external input to bring one's cooked-up crazy-ass alien filter-playing madness BACK into itself or from another synth (such as highly rec. microwave XT), we gain a new perspective/inspiration by IRIS or even a visit to a Museum of Modern Art and how that stimulates the creative thought processes??!! I hope I made some sense...just started first cup of coffee for day!
Thanks for the shared experience with Ableton Live as I have a Lite version that came with a Novation Remote SL61 MKII still residing in closet and keep being told would like the work-flow of it for it's intuitiveness, if anything. Have some tutorial DVD's picked-up on Reaper and like it's approach because unlike most other DAW's, YOU set-up Reaper to how you want it to work for YOU rather than the rather sterile pro tools (barrrf) approach. I also like Reaper's open source approach and constantly improving features for free given the donationware is honored of like $60. usd for vast future window of updates. The PC is simply a tool and for me, do not like to be spending more time alved to it rather than actually exploring sonic frontiers with my hardware.
Do you have an interest Oscillator, in the Korg Mini-MS20 100% analog monosynth? It in fact could be another source of running output of Virus through real analog filters and more or using cv from pedal out to activate an open filter, et al...entirely new territories at an unbeatable sound and know that the MS20 can be made to sound chaotic-rip frontal lobe out as well as smooth and nice--not a typical "Korg sound" one would identify with their digital synths, YET it's own sound unlike say a Moog or DSI DCO. These are exciting times for sound design and I know for fact there's many people that would love to have any incarnation of Virus, even if it is smothered in sour grapes, once they realize the rather silly stereotype many have mentally adopted that Virus is ONLY good for trance genre...kind of like saying my washing machine is best used for all white clothes and a different washing machine is better at colored clothes. It's ALL dependant on a person going beyond presets and diving in and exploring infinite possibilities with the tools in front of them.