At the risk of looking silly... (about bass mp3s)

[nomad]

I've noticed a number of posts where people are asking questions about which synth gets a good bass sound. It often ends with a request for an mp3 expample. I have a couple of points for your consideration:

1) Mp3s are often so compressed that I would not trust what I hear and

2) If you are downloading the mp3 samples on your computer, you are probably listing to them on computer speakers. Even if they are high end gaming speakers they will not tell you the same story that studio speakers will.

3) When comparing synth bass sounds, the differences can be very subtle but meaningful to you.

Therefore

a) Go to a music store or your friend's studio if you can. Hear the beasts in person on a good system.

b) If the previous suggestion is impractical, at least move the mp3 to as good of a playback system as you can.

c) If possible, get a sample with loss-less compression or no compression.

Otherwise, you might be in for a shock when you actually purchase your new synth.

Hope this helps someone.