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

[Khazul]

Originally Posted by nomad

Khazul, have you tried NI's FM7?

Nah - I have a Yamaha DX7 MkII equivalent sound module in my Motif ES - About as close as you can get to the real thing these days - only downside - yamaha managed to make it even more painful to use than the original - definately a case of PC editor is madatory

I have been very tempted by the Alesis Fusion for a while for its FM synth (and as a general work-horse type hardware sequencer/multi-tracker/sampler).

Funny enough, it was the new FM capabilities on the TI that got me back into appreciating FM synthesis again

Only thing Im missing is phase distortion synthesis - Remember the Casio CZ series? - I wish I still had my CZ-101 - was the first synth I bought (rather than made)

[Tarekith]

Originally Posted by mnj

like 300$ max

Alesis M1 Actives, MKII's

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by nomad

Keep in mind howver, that I'm not trying to start another thread about what makes a good bass sound. Rather, that listening to mp3s on computer speakers may not be the best way to judge audio.

I'll go one better than that, listening in any digital format is a crap way to judge a good bass synth, but an MP3 will at least help back up a claim - better than nothing in this I-pod world.

As far as not using compression though. I'm guessing your talking about the compression when you lower the size of a file rather than controlling dynamics. At least I hope you are. Compression (in the dynamics form) is more than useful for getting a nice bass sound.

Originally Posted by Tarekith

I haven't heard a synth in ages (RedSound Darkstar is the only one that comes to mind) that wasn't capable of awesome bass if you know what you're doing.

Bullshit. Surely this depends on what sort of bass you're after. If you want a little poppy off beat trance bass then yeah, if you want a ball trembler DnB bass with a lot of movement then no.

Funny thread.

[nomad]

Originally Posted by Hollowcell

As far as not using compression though. I'm guessing your talking about the compression when you lower the size of a file rather than controlling dynamics. At least I hope you are. Compression (in the dynamics form) is more than useful for getting a nice bass sound.

Of course I agree about using compression on bass. What I'm really talking about is the mp3 compression algorithm at what appears to be the standard 128. It's amazing to me how much mp3 collapse the stereo image and dulls the detail of audio.

I do agree with you that an mp3s can used to back up a claim but only as a starting point. When I'm about to spend hard earned cash on a synth, I want to be sure of the sound it's going to produce. That's why I always go hear it in person.. er a.. in curcuit?

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by nomad

I do agree with you that an mp3s can used to back up a claim but only as a starting point. When I'm about to spend hard earned cash on a synth, I want to be sure of the sound it's going to produce. That's why I always go hear it in person.. er a.. in curcuit?

Totaly agree with you here. Definitely have to have hands on before buying a synth. User reviews are so based on personal taste - specially on the web.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Originally Posted by nomad

I'm not trying to start another thread about what makes a good bass sound. Rather, that listening to mp3s on computer speakers may not be the best way to judge audio

Id go one further and say listening to mp3's are synths (whilst fun) is not very informative of the true sonic characterisitc...

DS